Jewels (mixed martial arts)

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Jewels
Company typePrivate
Industry Mixed martial arts promotion
Predecessor Smackgirl
FoundedOctober 2008 (2008-10)
Headquarters Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Area served
Japan
Key people
Yuichi Ozono (president)
Shigeru Saeki (supervisor)
Parent Marverous Japan Co., Ltd.
Website http://www.deepjewels.com/

Jewels (styled JEWELS in capitals) is a mixed martial arts organization owned by Marverous Japan Co., Ltd. focused on female fighters. It is the direct successor of Smackgirl. [1] [2] [3] It has a working relationship with fellow mixed martial arts promotion Deep presided by Shigeru Saeki (also the Jewels supervisor). [4]

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History

After the women MMA promotion Smackgirl faced severe financial difficulties caused by the unexpected departure of major sponsors and television network deals, an executive from Japanese event production company Archery Inc., Yuichi Ozono, formed the company Marverous Japan and acquired the assets and rights formerly belonging to Smackgirl parent company Kilgore. [3] Since the reputation of Smackgirl was tarnished by all the problems it faced, it was decided to start anew. [3]

On June 9, 2012, it was announced that Jewels has formed a strategic partnership with American promotion Invicta Fighting Championships to cross-promote the world's top female fighters on their respective fight cards in the United States and Japan. [5]

On May 25, 2013 Jewels announced that it would cease operations as an independent company, with Yuichi Ozono, then head of Jewels, stepping down and Shigeru Saeki from Deep, formerly supervisor, taking the full direction, and transferring fighters and brand to the new Deep Jewels brand, which would be managed by Deep . [6] [7]

Current champions

ClassChampionSinceDefences-
Featherweight
65.8 kg (145.1 lb)		 Flag of Japan.svg Yoko HigashiMay 8, 2022
0
Bantamweight
61.2 kg (134.9 lb)		Vacant
Flyweight
56.7 kg (125.0 lb)		 Flag of Japan.svg Rin Nakai May 8, 2022
0
Strawweight
52.2 kg (115.1 lb)		 Flag of Japan.svg Seika Izawa March 15, 2022
0
Atomweight
47.6 kg (104.9 lb)		 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Si-yoonSeptember 18, 2023
0
Microweight
44 kg (97.0 lb)		 Flag of Japan.svg Aya Murakami September 10, 2023
0

Championship history

Featherweight championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yoko Higashi
def. Reina Miura 		Deep Jewels 37
Tokyo, Japan		May 8, 2022

Bantamweight championship

Formerly known as middleweight until May 2015.
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Japan.svg Takayo Hashi
def. Shizuka Sugiyama 		Deep Jewels 4
Tokyo, Japan		May 18, 2014
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Ji Yeon Kim Deep Jewels 9
Tokyo, Japan		August 22, 2015
Kim vacated the title when she signed with the UFC.

Flyweight championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Japan.svg Rin Nakai
def. Shizuka Sugiyama 		Deep Jewels 37
Tokyo, Japan		May 8, 2022

Strawweight championship

Formerly known as lightweight until May 2015.
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Hamasaki
def. Seo Hee Ham 		Jewels 11th Ring
Tokyo, Japan		December 17, 2010

1. def. Seo Hee Ham at Jewels 17th Ring on December 17, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Yuka Tsuji at Jewels 19th Ring on May 26, 2012 in Osaka, Japan
3. def. Emi Fujino at Jewels 22nd Ring on December 15, 2012 in Osaka, Japan

Ayaka Hamasaki vacated the title on August 31, 2013.
2 Flag of Japan.svg Emi Tomimatsu
def. Mizuki Inoue 		Deep Jewels 3
Tokyo, Japan		February 16, 2014
3 Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Inoue Deep Jewels 5
Tokyo, Japan		August 9, 2014

1. def. Emi Fujino at Deep Jewels 9 on August 29, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan

Inoue vacated the title on March 15, 2022. Izawa was promoted to full champion status. [8]
- Flag of Japan.svg Miki Motono
def. Asami Naki for interim title		 Deep Jewels 29
Tokyo, Japan		July 23, 2020
- Flag of Japan.svg Seika Izawa
def. Miki Motono for interim title		 Deep Jewels 33
Tokyo, Japan		June 19, 2021
4 Flag of Japan.svg Seika Izawa
promoted to undisputed champion		—March 15, 2022
- Flag of Japan.svg Arisa Matsuda
def. Machi Fukuda for interim title		 Deep Jewels 43
Tokyo, Japan		November 23, 2023

Atomweight championship

Formerly known as featherweight until May 2015.
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Japan.svg Naho Sugiyama
def. Misaki Takimoto		 Jewels 17th Ring
Tokyo, Japan		December 17, 2011
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Ham Seo-hee Jewels 24th Ring
Tokyo, Japan		May 25, 2013

1. def. Sadae Numata at Deep Jewels 2 on November 4, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Saori Ishioka at Deep Jewels 6 on November 3, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan

Seo Hee Ham vacated the title on December 11, 2014.
3 Flag of Japan.svg Mei Yamaguchi
def. Satomi Takano		 Deep Jewels 8
Tokyo, Japan		May 31, 2015
Mei Yamaguchi vacated the title on April 19, 2016.
4 Flag of Japan.svg Naho Sugiyama (2)
def. Emi Tomimatsu		 Deep Jewels 12
Tokyo, Japan		June 5, 2016
5 Flag of Japan.svg Mina Kurobe Deep Jewels 15
Tokyo, Japan		February 25, 20171. def. Satomi Takano at Deep Jewels 19 on March 10, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan
6 Flag of Japan.svg Tomo Maesawa Deep Jewels 22
Tokyo, Japan		December 1, 20181. def. Emi Tomimatsu at Deep Jewels 26 on October 21, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Hikaru Aono at Deep Jewels 30 on October 31, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan
Maesawa retired following her second title defense. [9]
7 Flag of Japan.svg Saori Oshima
def. Hikaru Aono		 Deep Jewels 33
Tokyo, Japan		June 20, 20211. def. Moeri Suda at Deep Jewels 37 on May 8, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan
8 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Si-yoonDeep 115 Impact: Deep Vs. Black Combat 2
Tokyo, Japan		September 18, 2023
9 Flag of Japan.svg Seika Izawa Deep Jewels 44
Tokyo, Japan		March 24, 2024

Microweight Championship

A four woman tournament was scheduled prior to Deep Jewels 28 to crown the promotions first Microweight Champion with the challengers being Emi Sato, Mizuki Furuse, Suwanan Boonsorn and Yasuko Tamada with Moe Sasaki as reserve. Furuse and Boonsorn advanced to the final which was scheduled to take place at Deep Jewels 29 before the COVID-19 pandemic, however this event and the match couldn't be rescheduled when the promotion returned with the show. On November 5, it was announced that Furuse would be taking an extended absence as she was both pregnant and getting married. As a result of these developments, Jewels declared Boonsorn as the inaugural champion.

No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Thailand.svg Suwanan Boonsorn -November 5, 2020
2 Flag of Japan.svg Aya Murakami Deep Jewels 42
Tokyo, Japan		September 10, 2023

Tournament champions

TournamentWinner
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -60 kilograms (132 lb) Flag of Germany.svg Alexandra Sanchez
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -54 kilograms (119 lb) Flag of Japan.svg Mika Nagano
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -48 kilograms (106 lb) Flag of Japan.svg Asami Kodera
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -56 kilograms (123 lb) Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Inoue
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -52 kilograms (115 lb) Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kitamura
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -48 kilograms (106 lb) Flag of Japan.svg Kikuyo Ishikawa
First lightweight queen decision tournament Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Hamasaki
First featherweight queen decision tournament Flag of Japan.svg Naho Sugiyama
Jewels/Deep Kickboxing Tournament 2012 -47 kilograms (104 lb) Flag of Japan.svg Momoka
Deep - Jewels Lightweight Grand Prix 2013 -52 kilograms (115 lb) Flag of Japan.svg Emi Tomimatsu
Deep - Jewels Featherweight Grand Prix 2015 -48 kilograms (106 lb) Flag of Japan.svg Mei Yamaguchi
Deep - Jewels Atomweight Grand Prix 2021 -48 kilograms (106 lb) Flag of Japan.svg Saori Oshima

Events

#Event TitleDateArenaLocationAttendance
68 Deep - Jewels 44 March 24, 2024New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
67 Deep - Jewels 43 November 23, 2023New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
66 Deep - Jewels 42 September 10, 2023New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
65 Deep - Jewels 41 May 28, 2023New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
64 Deep - Jewels 40 February 18, 2023Shinjuku FACE Shinjuku, Japan
63 Deep - Jewels 39 November 22, 2022New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
62 Deep - Jewels 38 September 10, 2022New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
61 Deep - Jewels 37 May 8, 2022 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
60 Deep - Jewels 36 March 12, 2022New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
59 Deep - Jewels 35 December 11, 2021New Pier Hall Minato, Tokyo, Japan
58 Deep - Jewels 34 September 4, 2021 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
57 Deep - Jewels 33 June 19, 2021New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
56 Deep - Jewels 32 March 7, 2021 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
55 Deep - Jewels 31 December 19, 2020 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
54 Deep - Jewels 30 October 31, 2020New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
53 Deep - Jewels 29 July 23, 2020 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
52 Deep - Jewels 28 February 24, 2020New Pier Hall Tokyo, Japan
51 Deep - Jewels 27 December 22, 2019Abeno Activity Center Osaka, Japan
50 Deep - Jewels 26 October 21, 2019 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
49 Deep - Jewels 25 September 1, 2019 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
48 Deep - Jewels 24 June 9, 2019 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
47 Deep - Jewels 23 March 8, 2019 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan
46 Deep - Jewels 22 December 1, 2018 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
45 Deep - Jewels 21 September 16, 2018 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
44 Deep - Jewels 20 June 9, 2018 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
43 Deep - Jewels 19 March 10, 2018 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
42 Deep - Jewels 18 December 2, 2017 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
41 Deep - Jewels 17 August 26, 2017 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
40 Deep - Jewels 16 May 20, 2017 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
39 Deep - Jewels 15 February 25, 2017 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
38 Deep - Jewels 14 November 3, 2016 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
37 Deep - Jewels 13 August 27, 2016 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan
36 Deep - Jewels 12 June 5, 2016 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
35 Deep - Jewels 11 March 5, 2016 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
34 Deep - Jewels 10 November 22, 2015 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
33 Deep - Jewels 9 August 29, 2015 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan
32 Deep - Jewels 8 May 31, 2015 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
31 Deep - Jewels 7 February 21, 2015 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
30 Deep - Jewels 6 November 3, 2014 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
29 Deep - Jewels 5 August 9, 2014 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
28 Deep - Jewels 4 May 18, 2014 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
27 Deep - Jewels 3 February 16, 2014 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
26 Deep - Jewels 2 November 4, 2013 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
25 Deep - Jewels 1 August 31, 2013 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
24Jewels 24th RingMay 25, 2013 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan
23Jewels 23rd RingMarch 30, 2013Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan
22Jewels 22nd RingDecember 15, 2012 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan
21Jewels 21st RingSeptember 22, 2012Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan
20Jewels 20th RingJuly 21, 2012 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan
19Jewels 19th RingMay 26, 2012Azalea Taisho Hall Osaka, Japan
18 Jewels 18th Ring March 3, 2012Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan
17 Jewels 17th Ring December 17, 2011 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan370
16 Jewels 16th Ring September 11, 2011Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan822
15 Jewels 15th Ring July 9, 2011 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan426
14 Jewels 13th Ring & 14th Ring [n 1] May 14, 2011Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan328 / 324
- Jewels 12th Ring March 11, 2011 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japancancelled [n 2]
13 Jewels 11th Ring December 17, 2010 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan1216
12 Jewels 10th Ring October 10, 2010Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan464
11 Jewels 9th Ring July 31, 2010 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan578
10 Jewels 8th Ring May 23, 2010Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan438
9 Jewels 7th Ring March 19, 2010 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan696
8 Jewels - Rough Stone: Second Ring January 31, 2010Caesar Gym Shin-Koiwa Tokyo, Japan
7 Jewels 6th Ring December 11, 2009 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan762
6 Jewels 5th Ring September 13, 2009 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan610
5 Jewels 4th Ring July 11, 2009Shin-Kiba 1st Ring Tokyo, Japan464
4 Jewels 3rd Ring May 16, 2009 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan734
3 Jewels: Rough Stone: First Ring April 19, 2009Isami Wrestle Budokan Warabi, Saitama, Japan
2 Jewels 2nd Ring February 4, 2009 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan588
1 Jewels 1st Ring November 16, 2008 Shinjuku Face Tokyo, Japan645

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Jewels 14th Ring was originally an independent event planned for July 9, 2011. Jewels merged both events in a single date after the cancellation of Jewels 12th Ring.
  2. ↑ The event was cancelled a few hours before the start due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

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