Jewels (mixed martial arts)#Microweight Championship
{{Short description|MMA promoter based in Japan}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Jewels
|image = Jewels logo.gif
|image_size = 200px
|type = Private
|predecessor = Smackgirl
|foundation = {{start date|2008|10}}
|founder =
|industry = Mixed martial arts promotion
|parent = Marverous Japan Co., Ltd.
|homepage = {{Official URL}}
|location = Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
|area_served = Japan
|key_people = Yuichi Ozono (president)
Shigeru Saeki (supervisor)
}}
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.{{cite web
|url=http://www.japan-mma.com/2008/10/1116-smackgirl-jewels.html
|title=SmackGirl -> JEWELS
|date=2008-10-24
|access-date=2010-08-22
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713090434/http://www.japan-mma.com/2008/10/1116-smackgirl-jewels.html
|archive-date=2011-07-13
| url = http://frankp316.blogspot.com/2008/10/smackgirl-is-dead-long-live-jewels.html
| title = SMACKGIRL is dead, long live JEWELS
| author = Pozen, Frank
| date = 2008-10-24
| access-date = 2010-08-22
| url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Jewels-Gets-Debut-Hioki-Sato-Set-for-Shooto-14970
| title = Jewels Gets Debut; Hioki-Sato Set for Shooto
| author = Breen, Jordan
| date = 2008-10-30
| publisher = Sherdog
| location = USA
| access-date = 2010-08-22
}} It has a working relationship with fellow mixed martial arts promotion Deep presided by Shigeru Saeki (also the Jewels supervisor).[http://www.fight-hihokan.com/archives/51754515.html 2月19日はDEEPイベントですよ!]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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. Since the reputation of Smackgirl was tarnished by all the problems it faced, it was decided to start anew.
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.{{cite web
|url = http://www.mmaweekly.com/invicta-fighting-and-jewels-form-strategic-partnership-for-womens-mma| title = Invicta Fighting and JEWELS Form Strategic Partnership for Women's MMA| date = 2012-08-29| work = Articles| publisher = MMAWeekly.com| access-date = 2012-06-09
}}
On {{start date|2013|05|25}} 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.{{cite web
|url= http://www.mmarising.com/news/2013/05/25/jewels-to-cease-operations-deep-restores-womens-divisions/
|title= Jewels To Cease Operations, DEEP Restores Women's Divisions
|author1= Sargent, Robert
|author2= Marchand, Dean
|author3= Yamamoto, Go
|date= 2013-05-25
|work= News
|publisher= MMARising.com
|location= Canada
|access-date= 2013-12-23
|url= http://efight.jp/news-20130526_17347
|title= 【ジュエルス】尾薗代表が辞任、DEEP JEWELSとして再出発
|date= 2013-05-26
|work= News
|publisher= eFight
|location= Japan
|language= ja
|access-date= 2013-12-23
}}
Current champions
class="wikitable sortable"
!Class!!Champion!!Since!!Defences!!Next Fight | |||||||
Featherweight {{small|{{convert|65.8|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoko Higashi | {{Start date|2022|05|08}} | {{center|0}} | ||||
Bantamweight {{small|{{convert|61.2|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}}} | Vacant | ||||||
Flyweight {{small|{{convert|56.7|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Rin Nakai | {{Start date|2022|05|08}} | {{center|0}} | ||||
Strawweight {{small|{{convert|52.2|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seika Izawa | {{Start date|2022|03|15}} | {{center|0}} | {{flagicon|KOR}} Si Woo Park {{small|(interim)}} | {{Start date|2024|05|26}} | {{center|0}} | |
Atomweight {{small|{{convert|47.6|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seika Izawa | {{Start date|2024|3|24}} | {{center|0}} | ||||
Microweight {{small|{{convert|44|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Saori Oshima | {{Start date|2024|05|26}} | {{center|0}} |
Championship history
=Featherweight championship=
class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=25%|Name !width=14%|Event !width=14%|Date !width=46%|Defenses |
1
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoko Higashi}} |align=center | {{nowrap|Deep Jewels 37}} |align=center | {{nowrap|May 8,}} 2022 | |
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=Bantamweight championship=
:Formerly known as middleweight until May 2015.
class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=25%|Name !width=14%|Event !width=14%|Date !width=46%|Defenses |
1
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takayo Hashi |align=center | Deep Jewels 4 |align=center | May 18, 2014 | |
---|
2
|align=left | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ji Yeon Kim |align=center | {{nowrap|Deep Jewels 9}} |align=center | August 22, 2015 | |
align="center" colspan="5"| Kim vacated the title when she signed with the UFC. |
=Flyweight championship=
class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=25%|Name !width=14%|Event !width=14%|Date !width=46%|Defenses |
1
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Rin Nakai |align=center | {{nowrap|Deep Jewels 37}} |align=center | May 8, 2022 | |
---|
=Strawweight championship=
:Formerly known as lightweight until May 2015.
class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=25%|Name !width=14%|Event !width=14%|Date !width=46%|Defenses |
1
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayaka Hamasaki |align=center | {{nowrap|Jewels 11th Ring}} |align=center | December 17, 2010 | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Seo Hee Ham at Jewels 17th Ring on December 17, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan}}}} {{small|2. def. Yuka Tsuji at Jewels 19th Ring on May 26, 2012 in Osaka, Japan}} {{small|3. def. Emi Fujino at Jewels 22nd Ring on December 15, 2012 in Osaka, Japan}} |
---|
align="center" colspan="5"| Ayaka Hamasaki vacated the title on August 31, 2013. |
2
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Emi Tomimatsu |align=center | Deep Jewels 3 |align=center | February 16, 2014 | |
3
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mizuki Inoue |align=center | Deep Jewels 5 |align=center | August 9, 2014 | {{small|1. def. Emi Fujino at Deep Jewels 9 on August 29, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan}} |
align="center" colspan="5"| Inoue vacated the title on March 15, 2022. Izawa was promoted to full champion status.{{cite web |title=【DEEP】武田光司と魅津希がベルト返上、大原樹理と伊澤星花が正規王者に「胸を張れる肩書きができました」(大原) |url=https://efight.jp/news-20220315_957799 |website=efight.jp |date=15 March 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022}} |
-
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Motono |align=center | Deep Jewels 29 |align=center | July 23, 2020 | |
-
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seika Izawa |align=center | Deep Jewels 33 |align=center | June 19, 2021 | |
4
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seika Izawa |align=center | — |align=center | March 15, 2022 | |
-
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Arisa Matsuda |align=center | Deep Jewels 43 |align=center | November 23, 2023 | |
-
|align=left | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Si Woo Park |align=center | Deep Jewels 45 |align=center | May 26, 2024 | |
=Atomweight championship=
:Formerly known as featherweight until May 2015.
class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=25%|Name !width=14%|Event !width=14%|Date !width=46%|Defenses |
1
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Naho Sugiyama |align=center | Jewels 17th Ring |align=center | December 17, 2011 | |
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2
|align=left | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ham Seo-hee |align=center | {{nowrap|Jewels 24th Ring}} |align=center | May 25, 2013 | {{small|1. def. Sadae Numata at Deep Jewels 2 on November 4, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan}} {{small|2. def. Saori Ishioka at Deep Jewels 6 on November 3, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan}} |
align="center" colspan="5"| Seo Hee Ham vacated the title on December 11, 2014. |
3
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mei Yamaguchi |align=center | Deep Jewels 8 |align=center | May 31, 2015 | |
align="center" colspan="5"| Mei Yamaguchi vacated the title on April 19, 2016. |
4
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} Naho Sugiyama (2)}} |align=center | Deep Jewels 12 |align=center | June 5, 2016 | |
5
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mina Kurobe |align=center | Deep Jewels 15 |align=center | February 25, 2017 |{{small|1. def. Satomi Takano at Deep Jewels 19 on March 10, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan}} |
6
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomo Maesawa |align=center | Deep Jewels 22 |align=center | December 1, 2018 |{{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Emi Tomimatsu at Deep Jewels 26 on October 21, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan}} |
align="center" colspan="5"| Maesawa retired following her second title defense.{{cite web |title=Tomo Maesawa taps Hikaru Aono, retires with Deep-Jewels atomweight title |url=https://asianmma.com/tomo-maesawa-taps-hikaru-aono-retires-with-deep-jewels-atomweight-title/ |website=asianmma.com |date=November 2020 |access-date=1 November 2020}} |
7
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Saori Oshima |align=center | Deep Jewels 33 |align=center | June 20, 2021 |{{small|1. def. Moeri Suda at Deep Jewels 37 on May 8, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan}} |
8
|align=left | {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Si-yoon |align=center | Deep 115 Impact: Deep Vs. Black Combat 2 |align=center | September 18, 2023 | |
9
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seika Izawa |align=center | Deep Jewels 44 |align=center | 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.
class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=25%|Name !width=14%|Event !width=14%|Date !width=46%|Defenses |
1
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|THA}} Suwanan Boonsorn}} |align=center | - |align=center | November 5, 2020 | |
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2
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Aya Murakami |align=center | {{nowrap|Deep Jewels 42}} |align=center | September 10, 2023 | |
3
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Saori Oshima |align=center | {{nowrap|Deep Jewels 45}} |align=center | May 26, 2024 | |
=Tournament champions=
class="wikitable sortable"
!Tournament!!Winner | |
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -{{convert|60|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|GER}} Alexandra Sanchez |
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -{{convert|54|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Mika Nagano |
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -{{convert|48|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Asami Kodera |
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -{{convert|56|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Mizuki Inoue |
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -{{convert|52|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Hiroko Kitamura |
Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -{{convert|48|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Kikuyo Ishikawa |
First lightweight queen decision tournament | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Ayaka Hamasaki |
First featherweight queen decision tournament | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Naho Sugiyama |
Jewels/Deep Kickboxing Tournament 2012 -{{convert|47|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Momoka |
Deep - Jewels Lightweight Grand Prix 2013 -{{convert|52|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Emi Tomimatsu |
Deep - Jewels Featherweight Grand Prix 2015 -{{convert|48|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Mei Yamaguchi |
Deep - Jewels Atomweight Grand Prix 2021 -{{convert|48|kg|lb|0}} | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Saori Oshima |
Events
class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;" |
scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Event Title ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Arena ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Attendance |
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align=center| 68
| {{dts|2024|March|24}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 67
| {{dts|2023|November|23}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 66
| {{dts|2023|September|10}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 65
| {{dts|2023|May|28}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 64
| {{dts|2023|February|18}} | Shinjuku FACE | Shinjuku, Japan | |
align=center| 63
| {{dts|2022|November|22}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 62
| {{dts|2022|September|10}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 61
| {{dts|2022|May|8}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 60
| {{dts|2022|March|12}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 59
| {{dts|2021|December|11}} | New Pier Hall | Minato, Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 58
| {{dts|2021|September|4}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 57
| {{dts|2021|June|19}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 56
| {{dts|2021|March|7}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 55
| {{dts|2020|December|19}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 54
| {{dts|2020|October|31}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 53
| {{dts|2020|July|23}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 52
| {{dts|2020|February|24}} | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 51
| {{dts|2019|December|22}} | Abeno Activity Center | Osaka, Japan | |
align=center| 50
| {{dts|2019|October|21}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 49
| {{dts|2019|September|1}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 48
| {{dts|2019|June|9}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 47
| {{dts|2019|March|8}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 46
| {{dts|2018|December|1}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 45
| {{dts|2018|September|16}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 44
| {{dts|2018|June|9}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 43
| {{dts|2018|March|10}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 42
| {{dts|2017|December|2}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 41
| {{dts|2017|August|26}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 40
| {{dts|2017|May|20}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 39
| {{dts|2017|February|25}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 38
| {{dts|2016|November|3}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 37
| {{dts|2016|August|27}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 36
| {{dts|2016|June|5}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 35
| {{dts|2016|March|5}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 34
| {{dts|2015|November|22}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 33
| {{dts|2015|August|29}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 32
| {{dts|2015|May|31}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 31
| {{dts|2015|February|21}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 30
| {{dts|2014|November|3}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 29
| {{dts|2014|August|9}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 28
| {{dts|2014|May|18}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 27
| {{dts|2014|February|16}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 26
| {{dts|2013|November|4}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 25
| {{dts|2013|August|31}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 24
| Jewels 24th Ring | {{dts|2013|May|25}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 23
| Jewels 23rd Ring | {{dts|2013|March|30}} | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 22
| Jewels 22nd Ring | {{dts|2012|December|15}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 21
| Jewels 21st Ring | {{dts|2012|September|22}} | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 20
| Jewels 20th Ring | {{dts|2012|July|21}} | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 19
| Jewels 19th Ring | {{dts|2012|May|26}} | Azalea Taisho Hall | Osaka, Japan | |
align=center| 18
| {{dts|2012|March|3}} | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 17
| {{dts|2011|December|17}} | Tokyo, Japan | 370 |
align=center| 16
| {{dts|2011|September|11}} | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 822 |
align=center| 15
| {{dts|2011|July|9}} | Tokyo, Japan | 426 |
align=center| 14
| Jewels 13th Ring & 14th RingJewels 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. | {{dts|2011|May|14}} | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 328 / 324 |
align=center| -
| {{dts|2011|March|11}} | Tokyo, Japan | cancelledThe event was cancelled a few hours before the start due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. |
align=center| 13
| {{dts|2010|December|17}} | Tokyo, Japan | 1216 |
align=center| 12
| {{dts|2010|October|10}} | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 464 |
align=center| 11
| {{dts|2010|July|31}} | Tokyo, Japan | 578 |
align=center| 10
| {{dts|2010|May|23}} | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 438 |
align=center| 9
| {{dts|2010|March|19}} | Tokyo, Japan | 696 |
align=center| 8
| Jewels - Rough Stone: Second Ring | {{dts|2010|January|31}} | Caesar Gym Shin-Koiwa | Tokyo, Japan | |
align=center| 7
| {{dts|2009|December|11}} | Tokyo, Japan | 762 |
align=center| 6
| {{dts|2009|September|13}} | Tokyo, Japan | 610 |
align=center| 5
| {{dts|2009|July|11}} | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 464 |
align=center| 4
| {{dts|2009|May|16}} | Tokyo, Japan | 734 |
align=center| 3
| Jewels: Rough Stone: First Ring | {{dts|2009|April|19}} | Isami Wrestle Budokan | Warabi, Saitama, Japan | |
align=center| 2
| {{dts|2009|February|4}} | Tokyo, Japan | 588 |
align=center| 1
| {{dts|2008|November|16}} | Tokyo, Japan | 645 |
See also
Notes
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.sherdog.com/organizations/Jewels-1817 JEWELS event results on Sherdog]
- [http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/promotions/1128-deep-jewels-dj DEEP JEWELS event results on Tapology]
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Category:2008 establishments in Japan
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