Deep Jewels returned to New Pier Corridor in Tokyo, Japan tonight with 11 fights on its newest all-female card. Deep Jewels 48 was headlined by a 49kg tremendous atomweight contest between former Jewels, Rizin FF and Invicta FC champion Ayaka Hamasaki and prime prospect Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda.
Within the bantamweight co-main occasion, Deep Jewels featherweight titleholder Yoko Higashi made her return to the promotion in opposition to Mana Akagi, who had posted first-round submission victories in two of her previous three fights. MMARising.com has dwell play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 48 card.
Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda vs Ayaka Hamasaki
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Naoya Uematsu. Hamasaki caught a kick and whipped Suda right down to the mat. Suda countered with a heel hook and she or he used it to get to her toes, then scored a takedown of her personal. She took Hamasaki’s again and tried a rear-naked choke. Suda locked on the choke and Hamasaki tapped out. Large upset.
Winner: Moeri Suda by Submission (Rear-Bare Choke) at 2:28 of spherical one. She improves to 13-6-0.
Yoko Higashi vs Mana Akagi
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Masato Fukuda. Akagi landed two proper palms after which dropped ranges for a quick takedown. Higashi stood and she or he sprawled out of an Akagi takedown, then punched the facet of her face. Akagi stood and Higashi dragged her down. Extra punches landed for Higashi and she or he postured up with extra damaging strikes. Akagi tried an armbar and landed an upkick from the underside. Higashi dropped extra punches to Akagi’s face and Akagi rolled over. Higashi punched and secured a face crank within the closing seconds.
Spherical 2:Higashi dropped Akagi with a lead left hook early within the second spherical and adopted with extra punches on the bottom. She hunted for a rear-naked choke and Akagi tried to get to her toes. Higashi landed quite a few proper palms and prevented Akagi from standing. She mounted Akagi with 90 seconds remaining and landed proper palms till the battle was stopped.
Winner: Yoko Higashi by TKO (Punches) at 3:48 of spherical two. She improves to 9-5-0.
Hikaru Aono vs Saki Kitamura
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Minoru Toyonaga. Aono took Kitamura’s again and dragged her right down to the mat. Kitamura briefly stood and Aono pulled her again down with a decent headlock. Kitamura prevented Aono from establishing a shawl maintain armlock, however Aono moved to Kitamura’s again and she or he transitioned from a rear-naked choke to an armbar. Kitamura spun free and escaped to her toes. Aono dove at her legs and pulled her down into again management once more. Kitamura stood up momentarily and landed a tough knee, however she was taken down once more. Aono virtually received a tornado setup late within the spherical, however Kitamura turned to her facet to stop it and time expired.
Spherical 2:Kitamura sprawled to defend in opposition to an Aono takedown try and she or he landed punches to the facet of Aono’s head earlier than taking her again. Aono grabbed Kitamura’s ankle and used that to arrange a sweep into prime place. Kitamura rolled and Aono trapped her proper arm together with her legs. She landed left palms to Kitamura’s face and Kitamura tried to get to her toes in opposition to the cage. Aono held her down and she or he completed the spherical by touchdown punches to either side of Kitamura’s face.
Winner: Hikaru Aono by Unanimous Choice (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) after two 5:00 rounds. She improves to 12-7-0.
Momoko Yamazaki vs Kimika “Jaka” Kawaguchi
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Akira Shibata. Yamazaki landed a proper hook early on and the taller Kawaguchi clinched and held her in opposition to the fence. Yamazaki countered with a takedown and she or he postured up with punches to Kawaguchi’s face. Kawaguchi tried an armbar from the underside, however Yamazaki stayed calm and freed her arm. She then dropped arduous punches from the highest and Kawaguchi tried once more for an armbar and a triangle choke. Yamazaki escaped once more and she or he landed just a few extra punches earlier than the top of the spherical.
Spherical 2:Yamazaki countered a clinch with a knee to Kawaguchi’s midsection. She took Kawaguchi’s again in a standing clinch, however Kawaguchi become it and each girls battled for place. Kawaguchi received Yamazaki down and Yamazaki punched from the underside as Kawaguchi threw hammerfists from the highest. Yamazaki scrambled as much as her toes and Kawaguchi used a body-lock takedown to get her down into facet management. Late within the spherical, Kawaguchi took Yamazaki’s again, however Yamazaki turned over into her guard simply earlier than the bell.
Winner: Momoko Yamazaki by Cut up Choice (19-19 [Must Decision: Yamazaki], 19-19 [Must Decision: Yamazaki], 19-19 [Must Decision: Kawaguchi]) after two 5:00 rounds. She improves to 5-7-0.
Rena Kobayashi vs Kyoka “Chibisai” Minagawa
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Minoru Toyonaga. Kobayashi clinched and tried to take Minagawa down within the opening minute. She did so on her second attempt to Minagawa popped proper again up. Kobayashi tripped Minagawa into mount and punched till Minagawa gave up her again. Kobayashi secured a rear-naked choke, however Minagawa refused to submit and she or he broke Kobayashi’s grip. Minagawa received to her knees as Kobayashi punched the facet of her head. Dominant spherical for Kobayashi.
Spherical 2:Kobayashi instantly clinched and she or he swept out Minagawa’s leg. Kobayashi postured up with punches after which moved to half-guard, the place she landed extra brief strikes. Minagawa was unable to rise up and Kobayashi took her again and sunk in each hooks. She punched the facet of Minagawa’s head after which turned over into mount. Kobayashi landed quite a few punches as Minagawa rolled and tried to flee. Kobayashi continued to land hammerfists to the perimeters of her head and the bout was finally waved off.
Winner: Rena Kobayashi by TKO (Punches) at 4:18 of spherical two. She improves to 5-4-0.
Misaki Suda vs Princess Saaya
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Masato Fukuda. Suda landed two proper palms and shortly adopted up with three knees to Saaya’s physique from a Thai clinch. She dropped Saaya with a proper cross, however Saaya recovered shortly and locked on an armbar from the underside. Suda tried to spin free, however she couldn’t pull her arm out. Suda finally escaped and she or he secured a standing rear-naked choke because the fighters rose to their toes. Suda pulled Saaya right down to the mat and continued to attempt to end the choke, however Saaya defended properly. Suda locked on yet one more choke within the dying seconds of the spherical, however Saaya made it to the bell.
Spherical 2:Saaya clinched and held Suda in opposition to the cage whereas touchdown brief knees within the second spherical till Suda used a formidable throw to get her down into facet management. Saaya managed to get a leg in to get to half-guard, however Suda returned to facet management after touchdown two brief proper palms. Saaya swept and wound up on prime in facet management herself. She mounted Suda after which took her again. Suda was in a position to shake Saaya off and each girls stood up, just for Suda to whip Saaya again right down to the mat simply earlier than time expired.
Winner: Misaki Suda by Cut up Choice (20-18, 19-19 [Must Decision: Suda], 19-19 [Must Decision: Saaya]) after two 5:00 rounds. She improves to 2-0-0.
Elena vs Yuko “Pochan Z” Matsuura
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Minoru Toyonaga. Matsuura tried to brawl immediately and she or he fired off proper palms whereas ducking her head. Elena used leg kicks to arrange jab-cross combos and the fighters clinched in opposition to the cage. Elena kneed Matsuura within the physique and she or he walked her down with jabs and a proper hook after breaking free from the clinch. Elena landed physique kicks after which started to focus on Matsuura’s lead leg. A tough proper cross and a head kick landed for Elena, however Matsuura was unfazed. Elena completed a mix with a spinning again kick to the physique, then backed Matsuura up with extra punches. She misplaced her stability whereas throwing a kick and Matsuura took prime place in Elena’s half-guard. Matsuura received to mount and rained down hammerfists, however time expired.
Spherical 2:Elena grazed with a head kick and she or he was the clear aggressor within the second spherical as Matsuura circled away. The fighters clinched within the centre of the cage after which moved to the fence earlier than separating. Elena landed a pleasant one-two and time was known as to examine on Matsuura’s proper eye, which had developed vital swelling beneath the attention. Motion was allowed to proceed and Elena landed jabs and a head kick as Matsuura’s eye swelled shut. Elena landed 5 punches after which two kicks to Matsuura’s higher physique. Matsuura fired again with two looping proper hooks, however Elena continued to jab and referee Toyonaga lastly waved off the battle resulting from Matsuura’s broken eye.
Winner: Elena by TKO (Eye Harm) at 4:50 of spherical two. She improves to 1-0-0.
Yua Yokose vs Karin Horii
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Naoya Uematsu. Very similar to her sister had simply executed within the earlier battle, Yokose punched her approach into an early clinch and she or he landed a knee earlier than Horii pushed her away. Yokose scored with one other mixture and she or he took Horii down. Yokose briefly held mount and she or he struck from the highest, however an try and take Horii’s again failed and Horii managed to take Yokose’s again throughout a scramble. Yokose stood and pushed Horii up in opposition to the cage till the fighters have been separated. Yokose landed punches and knees earlier than taking Horii down into half-guard, the place she landed left palms whereas pinning down Horii’s proper arm. Yokose moved to a top-side crucifix and landed unanswered punches to Horii’s face till the top of the spherical.
Spherical 2:Yokose landed a robust proper cross to start the second spherical and Horii tried to take her down after catching a kick. Yokose sprawled and trapped Horii in an Anaconda Choke. She rolled to her facet to tighten the choke, forcing Horii to submit.
Winner: Yua Yokose by Submission (Anaconda Choke) at 1:10 of spherical two. She improves to 1-1-0.
Miku Yokose vs Asuka Yokoe
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Naoya Uematsu. Yokose shocked Yokoe with a left hook seconds into the battle and she or he dropped her to a knee with a follow-up barrage. Yokoe recovered and the fighters circled till Yokose landed an overhand left and clinched. She received Yokoe down and briefly landed punches earlier than taking Yokoe’s again and locking on a rear-naked choke. Yokoe defended and broke Yokose’s grip as soon as, however she secured a second choke and Yokoe tapped out.
Winner: Miku Yokose by Submission (Rear-Bare Choke) at 2:25 of spherical one. She improves to 1-1-0.
Saki Nakamura vs Yuka Shimamura
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Akira Shibata. Punching flurries have been exchanged immediately and Nakamura backed Shimamura up with two entrance kicks. She fell as soon as, however resumed marching ahead and swarmed on Shimamura with extra punches. Shimamura threw three spinning backfists, however she was in any other case utterly on the defensive as Nakamura outlanded her by a big margin and by no means stopped throwing punches, which bloodied Shimamura’s nostril.
Spherical 2:Nakamura remained the aggressor within the second spherical, however Shimamura did have some success with counter left hooks and knees. Nakamura landed two overhand rights and a physique kick, adopted by a knee to the liver. Shimamura scored with a flurry of punches and the battle ended with each girls touchdown looping hooks. Continuous motion all through.
Winner: Saki Nakamura by Majority Choice (20-18, 20-18, 19-19) after two 2:00 rounds.
Akipi vs Serina Wada
Spherical 1:Referee for this bout is Akira Shibata. Wada instantly clinched and she or he landed two brief proper palms because the fighters battled for place in opposition to the cage. Akipi tripped her to the mat and shortly transitioned to her again. She locked on a decent rear-naked choke and Wada tried to roll to flee. She couldn’t break Akipi’s grip and was pressured to faucet out.
Winner: Akipi by Submission (Rear-Bare Choke) at 1:01 of spherical one.
