Two-time Shoot Boxing JKS48 tournament winner Mio Tsumura picked up her 15th career victory on Saturday night in a featured bout at Shoot Boxing 2015: Act.1 in Tokyo, Japan. Tsumura outstruck opponent Miho Matsuda in rounds two and three en route to an impressive Unanimous Decision win.

Saturday’s fight was Tsumura’s second since she was edged out by highly-touted Japanese prospect Yukari Yamaguchi in the finals of the 48kg Shoot Boxing Japan Girls S-Cup in August. She landed crisp combinations in each round against Matsuda to take a well-deserved win on the scorecards.

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In what proved to be her toughest fight to date, KSW Women’s Strawweight Champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz kept her undefeated record intact with a close decision victory tonight at KSW 30: “Genesis” in Poznań, Poland. Kowalkiewicz edged out Brazilian standout Kalindra Faria in a non-title bout.

Kowalkiewicz and Faria battled back and forth on the feet for 15 minutes in one of the most action-packed and entertaining women’s bouts in recent history. Kowalkiewicz’s superior boxing proved to be the difference maker in rounds two and three and she was rewarded with a Split Decision win.

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The inaugural Deep Jewels featherweight title tournament began with the quarterfinal round on Saturday afternoon at Deep Jewels 7 in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, former Valkyrie champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi earned her spot in the grand prix semi-finals by destroying veteran Miyoko Kusaka.

Grappling specialist Mina Kurobe kept her unbeaten record intact with a close decision win over former Deep Jewels interim lightweight champ Emi Tomimatsu. Joining Yamaguchi and Kurobe in the next round are Satomi “Sarami” Takano and Tomo Maesawa, who each scored decision victories.

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Deep Jewels held its seventh all-female event today at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The abbreviated Deep Jewels 7 fight card featured all four quarterfinal bouts in the inaugural Deep Jewels Featherweight Grand Prix, which will ultimately crown a new 48-kilogram (105.6-pound) champion.

In grand prix action, Miyoko Kusaka took on “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi, Mina Kurobe battled Emi Tomimatsu, Masako Yoshida faced Satomi “Sarami” Takano, and Yukiko Seki met Tomo Maesawa. The event also featured tag-team grappling. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Following an impressive win in her UFC debut, Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood has received an opponent for her second UFC bout. The Scottish standout will face unbeaten Ukrainian Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz on April 11th at UFC Fight Night 64: “Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2” in Kraków, Poland.

UFC officials announced the strawweight fight this morning. Calderwood made it to the quarterfinal round of TUF 20 before falling to “Thug” Rose Namajunas, but won her first official UFC bout in December. Moroz, who was previously signed to XFC, has finished all of her opponents to date.

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Former Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham looks to pick up her first UFC victory when she returns to the Octagon on May 10th at UFC Fight Night 65: “Miocic vs Hunt” in Adelaide, Australia. Ham is set to battle outspoken Australian star “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings on the card.

UFC officials announced the strawweight fight today. The card also features a second 115-pound women’s bout between former amateur standout Kailin Curran and Australian prospect Alex “Astro Girl” Chambers. All four fighters face potential must-win scenarios following defeats in their UFC debuts.

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With injuries and illness resulting in a pair of late changes to the card, former Valkyrie champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi has a new opponent for her featherweight grand prix quarterfinal bout at Deep Jewels 7 on February 21st in Tokyo, Japan. Yamaguchi is now set to face veteran Miyoko Kusaka.

Deep Jewels officials announced the change today. Yamaguchi was initially slated to face Ayaka Miura, but Miura was removed from the fight this week on the advice of her doctor. Kusaka’s scheduled reserve bout opponent, Pan Hui, was forced to withdraw from the card due to an injury in training.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado today for UFC Fight Night 60: “Henderson vs Thatch.” The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former lightweight champion “Smooth” Benson Henderson and Brandon “Rukus” Thatch.

Also on the card tonight, Max “Blessed” Holloway took on Cole “Magrinho” Miller in the featherweight co-feature. Neil Magny battled “Strasser” Kiichi Kunimoto at 170 pounds and Daniel Kelly met Patrick “The Beast of the East” Walsh. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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