Japan’s all-female Deep Jewels promotion returned with its sixth fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo. Deep Jewels 6 was headlined by a Deep Jewels Featherweight Championship trilogy fight between reigning champ Seo Hee Ham and top title challenger Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka.

Also on tonight’s card, recent WSOF title challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino looked to get back on track in her Deep Jewels return against Ayaka Miura. Top star Shizuka Sugiyama faced Yurika Nakakura in a rematch from September 2012. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Deep Women’s Flyweight Champion “Princess” Satoko Shinashi made a successful return to action tonight at Deep: “69th Impact” in Tokyo, Japan. Competing for the first time in more than six years, Shinashi stopped 15-year-old striker Ye Jin Jung with ground and pound in just 75 seconds.

Shinashi last fought inside a Deep ring in October 2008 and she wasted no time in securing a win during her long-awaited return. The talented judoka took Jung down right away and overwhelmed her with strikes on the mat, then called out Road FC star Ga Yeon Song for a New Year’s Eve battle.

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Veteran journeywoman Yukiko Seki looks to rebound from a loss in May when she returns to action at Deep Jewels 6 on November 3rd in Tokyo, Japan. Seki is set to face off against Naomi Taniyama in one of two featherweight (105.6-pound) bouts announced for the card on Friday.

Also on the Deep Jewels 6 card, Brittany Ann “Briko” Decker tries for her first pro win when she takes on Chinese striker Pan Hui, who makes her MMA debut on the card. Decker dropped a close decision in her Deep Jewels debut in May. She drops down to 48kg to face Hui next month.

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Four additional matchups have been added to the all-female Deep Jewels 6 card, which will take place on November 3rd at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The event is set to feature a 135-pound rematch between top Deep Jewels star Shizuka Sugiyama and once-beaten prospect Yurika Nakakura.

Recent WSOF title challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino returns to the Deep Jewels ring to face Ayaka Miura, who earned an impressive win in her pro debut at Deep Jewels 4. Tomo Maesawa meets Yuko “Amiba” Oya and Satomi “Sarami” Takano looks to get back on track against Mina Kurobe.

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Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham will make the next defence of her title against a familiar foe at Deep Jewels 6 on November 3rd in Tokyo, Japan. The South Korean standout faces off against top Japanese star Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka for a third time in a three-round title fight.

Deep Jewels officials announced the championship bout today. Ham has won five straight fights and she currently reigns supreme atop the Deep Jewels 106-pound featherweight division. Ishioka returned to action with an impressive victory over Satomi “Sarami” Takano at Deep Jewels 4 in May.

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Multi-time kickboxing and shoot boxing world champion Erika Kamimura, one of the most skilled female strikers in Japan, has been forced to retire from combat sports due to a long-term incurable illness. The 21-year-old announced the news during a press conference on Monday in Tokyo.

Kamimura first began experiencing health issues shortly before her lone Sengoku appearance at “Soul of Fight” in late 2010. She opted to fight on and has since captured four world titles including the vacant Rise Queen Championship in September, but now retires at the height of her career.

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Highly-touted Japanese prospect Mizuki Inoue captured her first major MMA title tonight at Deep Jewels 5 in Tokyo. The 19-year-old rising star submitted interim champion Emi Tomimatsu with a third-round armbar to become the Undisputed Deep Jewels Lightweight Champion at 52 kg (114.4 pounds).

Inoue submitted Tomimatsu with a third-round armbar in the pair’s first bout in February, but she was disqualified for missing weight and Tomimatsu was awarded the interim belt. Elsewhere tonight, Ayaka Hamasaki picked up a big TKO victory over fellow ex-Jewels champ Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama.

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Deep Jewels staged its fifth all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 5 was headlined by a Deep Jewels Lightweight Championship rematch between interim titleholder Emi Tomimatsu and teen prodigy Mizuki Inoue. Tonight’s bout determined an undisputed champion.

Also on the card, ex-Jewels champs met when former Jewels Lightweight Queen Champion Ayaka Hamasaki dropped to 106 pounds to face one-time Jewels Featherweight Queen Champion Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama in the co-main event. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Deep Jewels 5.

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