Microweight Title Bout Headlines Deep Jewels 42 On September 10Deep Jewels has announced a strong lineup for its 10th anniversary event, which will take place on September 10th at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 42 is headlined by a 44kg microweight title bout between Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn and challenger Aya Murakami.

In the 49kg super atomweight co-main event, Rizin FF contender Si Woo “Korean Queen Bee” Park returns to Deep Jewels to battle Namiko “Hime” Kawabata. Also in the growing super atomweight division, Moeri Suda and Kate “Lotus” Oyama will face off in a key matchup between prospects.

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Saori Oshima, Aoi Kuriyama Score Quick Wins At Rizin FF 43Saori Oshima wasted no time in securing her third Rizin FF victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 43 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The two-division Deep and Deep Jewels champion quickly submitted Strawweight Queen of Pancrase Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa with a first-round scarf hold armlock.

Despite giving up seven inches in height and ten pounds to Hasegawa, the smaller Oshima steamrolled her opponent in their brief strawweight bout. Also on the Rizin FF 43 card tonight, Aoi Kuriyama earned a devastating first-round knockout victory over Marina Kumagai in bantamweight action.

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Seika Izawa, Jeong Eun Park Score Quick Finishes At Deep Jewels 41Rizin FF and Deep Jewels champion Seika Izawa earned her fifth stoppage victory in tonight’s 49kg super atomweight main event at Deep Jewels 41 in Tokyo, Japan. The undefeated Izawa submitted a returning Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn with a slick triangle choke in the first round.

In the co-main event, Jeong Eun “Little Wolf” Park prevailed in her return to Deep Jewels. Park stopped teen standout Moeri Suda with punches late in the first round of their 49kg matchup. At strawweight, unbeaten rising star Machi Fukuda finished You Jeong Kim with a first-round hammerlock.

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Deep Jewels 41 Live Play-By-Play & ResultsDeep Jewels headed to New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight with its latest all-female event. The Deep Jewels 41 card was headlined by a 49kg super atomweight bout between current Deep Jewels and Rizin FF titleholder Seika Izawa and the returning Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn.

In the co-main event, also at 49kg, Moeri Suda clashed with top Road FC contender Jeong Eun “Little Wolf” Park. Elsewhere on the card, highly-touted prospect Machi Fukuda took on You Jeong Kim in a strawweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Deep Jewels 41.

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Shooto: “Colors 1” Live Play-By-Play & ResultsShooto held its inaugural “Colors” event on Sunday afternoon at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The all-female card was headlined by a 110-pound Shooto Women’s Super Atomweight Championship bout between champ Satomi “Sarami” Takano and highly-touted challenger Ayaka Watanabe.

In the atomweight co-feature, Aira Koga met former ONE Championship contender Zenny “Lady Gogo” Huang. Also at 105 pounds, Shooto veteran Miku Nakamura faced off against undefeated prospect Mayu Kawanishi. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Shooto: “Colors 1” event.

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Kanna Asakura, Claire Lopez Victorious At Rizin: Landmark Vol. 5With thoughts of a potential retirement on her mind, Kanna Asakura put on one of her best performances to date tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 5” in Tokyo, Japan. Asakura scored a Unanimous Decision victory over “V.V.” Mei Yamaguchi in featured super atomweight action.

In a second women’s clash on tonight’s card, Combate Global contender Claire Lopez upset top Rizin FF star Rena Kubota in their 51kg bout. Lopez overcame fatigue and submitted Kubota with a unique kneebar variation late in the third round, which resulted in Kubota being transported to a hospital.

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Seika Izawa vs Suwanan Boonsorn Headlines Deep Jewels 41After her planned Rizin FF 42 bout was scrapped due to opponent Miyuu Yamamoto’s injury, Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Seika Izawa will compete on May 28th in the main event of Deep Jewels 41 in Tokyo, Japan. Izawa faces Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn in a 49kg matchup.

Deep Jewels officials announced the fight earlier today, along with five additional matchups on Monday. In another featured 49kg super atomweight clash, teen standout and recent Deep Jewels title challenger Moeri Suda takes on veteran South Korean contender Jeong Eun “Little Wolf” Park.

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Kubota vs Lopez, Asakura vs Yamaguchi Set For Rizin: Landmark Vol. 5A pair of marquee women’s bouts have been announced for the upcoming Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 5” event, which takes place on April 29th at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. In 51kg action, Rizin FF star Rena Kubota battles Combate Global standout Claire Lopez.

Also confirmed for the event is a 49kg super atomweight bout between 2017 Rizin GP winner Kanna Asakura and former Valkyrie and Deep Jewels champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi, who makes her Rizin FF debut following two title challenges and nearly seven years spent in ONE Championship.

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