Saori “Little Large” Oshima earned a swift victory and one other championship title within the Deep Jewels 45 important occasion tonight in Tokyo, Japan. Oshima stopped Aya Murakami to unify the Deep and Deep Jewels Microweight Championships, then introduced that she had signed with Invicta FC.
Additionally on tonight’s Deep Jewels 45 card, Si Woo “Korean Queen Bee” Park scored a hard-fought Cut up Determination victory in opposition to Machi Fukuda to win the Deep Jewels interim strawweight title, and Rin Nakai choked out Namiko “Hime” Kawabata within the third spherical of their 58kg catchweight matchup.
Oshima (14-4-0) caught a kick from Murakami (7-2-0) within the opening seconds of tonight’s important occasion and she or he tried a toe maintain earlier than Murakami scrambled free. Oshima scored two extra takedowns together with a throw into her signature scarf maintain armlock place. Murakami fought off the submission makes an attempt and refused to submit, however Oshima fully trapped her left arm and that allowed her to land quite a few unanswered punches to Murakami’s face. Referee Minoru Toyonaga had finally seen sufficient and he referred to as off the struggle on the 3:05 mark of spherical one.
Instantly following her TKO triumph, Oshima spoke briefly about overcoming a knee damage with a view to compete tonight and she or he additionally famous that she desires to show her potential in Invicta FC. That was additional elaborated upon backstage when Oshima confirmed and mentioned her Invicta FC contract.
“I actually needed to win and I educated arduous in my hanging as a result of [Murakami’s] hanging is just not predictable,” Oshima stated backstage. “I harm my knee and I’m not glad with my struggle, however I used to be capable of end it with punches after I couldn’t get the submission.
“I’ve obtained my [Invicta FC] contract right here,” she added. “I needed to avenge my loss to ‘Sankaru’ [Si Yoon Park], however she retired, and I hoped to struggle Seika [Izawa] earlier than heading to Invicta FC, however I can’t. I’m grateful to my husband, who will deal with our youngsters when I’m away from dwelling.”
Unified Microweight Champion Saori Oshima Reveals Invicta FC Contract.
Within the co-main occasion, Park (12-5-0) edged out Fukuda (4-2-0) in a aggressive three-round matchup to say the Deep Jewels Interim Strawweight Championship that was not too long ago vacated by Arisa Matsuda.
Fukuda took Park down after catching a kick within the first spherical. Park countered with a triangle choke try from the underside and she or he landed punches earlier than getting again to her ft. Following a timeout when Park landed one unlawful grounded knee, motion resumed and Park reversed a takedown into Fukuda’s guard.
The second spherical started with a fast takedown for Fukuda, who attacked with Achilles lock and heel hook makes an attempt on the bottom earlier than taking Park’s again. Park fought her means again to full guard, then briefly hunted for a rear-naked choke throughout a scramble earlier than trapping Fukuda in a reverse triangle choke within the dying seconds.
Halfway by spherical three, Fukuda took Park down and Park answered with punches from the underside. Park initiated a scramble and took mount, then moved to Fukuda’s again and trapped her in a rear-naked choke. Fukuda was capable of spin to her aspect to flee, and she or he later moved to aspect management, however Park countered with an inverted triangle choke earlier than the top of the back-and-forth struggle.
Decide Shibata scored the shut struggle 29-28 for Fukuda, however her was overruled by judges Hashimoto, Ishikawa, Toyonaga and Matsumiya, who all had it 29-28 for Park.
“I’m not comfortable concerning the struggle’s content material and I want to enhance,” a reflective Park stated backstage after her interim title win. “[Fukuda] is getting lots higher in all points, so I couldn’t predict how the struggle would go. I was a striker, however I’m a whole fighter now. I’ve achieved martial arts for ten years, however I’ve not been capable of present my true potential but. I acquired assist from each Japanese and Korean followers for this, and I thank them. I wish to struggle Seika [Izawa] once more.”
“I believed that she could be more durable, and I used to be capable of struggle greater than I had thought, so I’m glad,” Fukuda stated. “I used to be hopeful when it went to a choice, however I wanted to maneuver ahead extra. I needed to interact in additional scrambles, however I felt like my hanging was good in the present day and so I did extra of that. I’ll come again and win.”
After two lacklustre and uneventful rounds, Nakai (27-2-1) rendered Kawabata (4-4-0) unconscious with a standing guillotine choke in the course of the third spherical of their 58kg catchweight bout, which Kawabata took on quick discover after Aoi Kuriyama withdrew resulting from damage.
Little or no transpired within the first two rounds as Kawabata circled and jabbed whereas Nakai dedicated to zero offence in anyway. Solely when Nakai was capable of get takedowns late within the rounds did she instantly take management with robust floor and pound and an Achilles lock try. In spherical three, Nakai pinned Kawabata in opposition to the cage after which locked on a standing guillotine choke. Kawabata was choked out and the struggle was stopped on the 1:33 mark of spherical three.
“I felt that I may end her at any time, however I went to a 3rd spherical,” Nakai acknowledged backstage. “We each tried to counter one another and she or he needed to counter my takedowns. My attain is shorter, however I obtained the end and it was my first win by way of entrance choke. I wish to compete overseas.”
Earlier on the cardboard, Momoko Saito (1-2-0, 1 NC) lastly secured her first professional win with a second-round TKO stoppage in opposition to Tae “Te-a” Murayama (3-6-0). Saito, who would have defeated Yuka Okutomi in March, needed to accept a No Contest resulting from lacking weight for that struggle, however that was not an issue tonight. In each rounds, Saito was capable of take Murayama down and hold her there. She pinned down Murayama’s arm and unloaded with hammerfists for a TKO stoppage on the 3:39 mark of spherical two.
Competing on at some point’s discover and giving up a major measurement benefit, Hikaru Aono simply defeated Haruka “Boss” Suzuki in a 59kg grappling match. Suzuki was initially set to compete in a flyweight MMA bout on the cardboard earlier than opponent Juki Sue sustained an damage. Aono scored a takedown, then spent the rest of the five-minute match attacking with choke makes an attempt and a face crank late within the bout. Scores have been 10-9 and 10-8 twice for Aono, who took the Unanimous Determination win.
In a 49kg newbie bout, Misaki Suda (2-5-0 newbie) put forth the perfect efficiency of her profession by steamrolling Seari Sumimura (4-2-0 newbie). Suda took Sumimura down after which postured up with rapid-fire punches that bounced a dazed Sumimura’s head off the canvas and ended the struggle on the 1:37 mark of spherical one.
The cardboard opened with a 58kg newbie bout between Cocoa Kitaoka (2-1-0 newbie) and Luane Akemi (0-1-0 newbie) that ended abruptly when Akemi dislocated her shoulder whereas throwing a punch and Kitaoka was declared the winner simply 56 seconds into the match.
“We noticed enhancements from Machi in the present day and she or he has higher hanging now,” Deep boss Shigeru Saeki stated after the occasion. “There aren’t many opponents left for her. I spent a yr negotiating a deal for Saori with Invicta FC and I stated that it’s okay for Saori to speak about it from in the present day.”
Full play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 45 card could be discovered right here.
