Jewels 3rd Ring

The event was first announced in {{Start date|2009|02}}{{cite web

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|title=5/16 JEWELS 3rd Ring - New Web-Site

|date=2009-02-05

|publisher=Japan-MMA.com

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|archivedate=2011-03-19

}} and the first part of the card was revealed in {{Start date|2009|04}}, with Hiroko Yamanaka as the main event and two shoot boxing matches with Misato Tomita and Saori Ishioka.{{cite web

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|title=5/16 JEWELS 3rd Ring - Card Updated

|date=2009-04-15

|publisher=Japan-MMA.com

|accessdate=2010-09-17

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}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.adcombat.com/news/2009-04-27/jewels-05162009-hiroko-main-event-no-opponent-yet

|title=JEWELS - 05/16/2009: HIROKO is The Main Event but No Opponent Yet....

|author=Hirata, Shu

|date=2009-04-26

|publisher=ADCC News

|location=USA

|accessdate=2010-09-17

|url-status=dead

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|archivedate=2011-07-07

}} Most of the rest of the card was revealed by the end of that month{{cite web

|url=http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/04/516-jewels-3rd-ring-fights-announced.html

|title=5/16 JEWELS 3rd Ring- Fights Announced

|date=2009-04-27

|publisher=Japan-MMA.com

|accessdate=2010-09-17

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|archivedate=2010-03-17

}} and the order of the bouts was announced shortly before the event.{{cite web

|url=http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/05/516-jewels-3rd-ring-fight-order.html

|title=5/16 Jewels 3rd Ring - Fight Order

|date=2009-05-15

|publisher=Japan-MMA.com

|accessdate=2010-09-17

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004142804/http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/05/516-jewels-3rd-ring-fight-order.html

|archivedate=2011-10-04

}}

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{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Openweight

| Hiroko Yamanaka

| def.

| Shannon Hooper

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

| In the first round, Hooper tried to close the distance to land punching combinations but Yamanaka used her reach advantage and leg kicks to keep Hooper away. Using jabs, kicks and occasional knees while in the Thai clinch, Yamanaka controlled the first round, damaging Hopper's legs. In the second, Yamanaka continued to use the same tactics, winning a unanimous decision.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| -48 kg

| Misaki Takimoto

| def.

| Yukiko Seki

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 3:40

| Seki took the initiative landing some punches at the beginning, but Takimoto kept her distance and while in the clinch dropped Seki with knees. Takimoto then tried to get a rear naked choke, which Seki defended, and Takimoto transitioned into an armbar and forced Seki to submit.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| -58 kg

| Shizuka Sugiyama

| def.

| Celine Haga

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

Using kicks, punches and ground control, Sugiyama dominated Haga, with Haga only trying occasional haymakers and trying ineffectively to take the fight to the ground during the first round. During the second round, Sugiyama continued to dominate the fight, receiving a yellow card for accidentally striking Haga's head on the ground, an action forbidden in Jewels, but winning a unanimous decision.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| -54 kg

| Mika Nagano

| def.

| Misaki Ozawa

| Technical Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 2:09

|

The fight started with a takedown by Nagano. Ozawa defended well while on the ground and the referee stood both fighters up. Ozawa went for a takedown, but Nagano reversed it and got an armbar, which prompted the referee to stop the fight.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Openweight

| Chihiro Oikawa

| def.

| Harumi Harumi

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 2:22

|

Oikawa started striking Harumi aggressively and went to clinch trying to throw Harumi to the mat, but Harumi defended until Oikawa started changed tactics and started punching Harumi from the close distance. Harumi fell and Oikawa got the armbar.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| -57 kg

| Yuko Oya

| def.

| Hanako Kobayashi

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

Both fighters traded punches during the first round, until Oya went for takedowns. In the second round, Oya kept taking the fight to the ground and the rhythm slowed down eventually, with Oya taking the unanimous decision.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| -60 kg

| Miki Morifuji

| def.

| Mayu Yamagishi

| KO (Punches)

| 1

| 0:16

| {{cite web

| url = http://www.mmarising.com/news/2009051601.html

| title = Jewels: "Third Ring" Results

| author = Sargent, Robert

| date = 2009-05-16

| publisher = MMARising.com

| location = Canada

| accessdate = 2010-09-17

}}{{cite web

| url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Jewels-3rd-Ring-Yamanaka-Outpoints-Hooper-17502

| title = Jewels 3rd Ring: Yamanaka Outpoints Hooper

| author = Loiseleur, Tony

| date = 2009-05-16

| publisher = Sherdog

| location = USA

| language =

|trans-title=| accessdate = 2010-09-17

}}

Morifuji launched a series of punches which weren't defended by Mayu, knocking her down and rendering her unable to get up.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| -54 kg

| Hiroko Kitamura

| def.

| Emi Murata

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 2:31

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| -52 kg

| Miyoko Kusaka

| def.

| Yoko Kagoshima

| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

| 1

| 2:50

| {{cite web

| url = http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/jewels/090516jewels.html

| title = ?????SB????????????????

| author =

| date = 2009-05-20

| publisher = Bout Review

| location = Japan

| language = Japanese

|trans-title=| accessdate = 2010-09-17

}}{{cite web

| url = http://gbring.com/sokuho/result/result2009_05/0516_jewels.htm

| title = ???????HIROKO??????????????!?????SB??????

| author =

| date = 2009-05-16

| publisher = God Bless the Ring

| location = Japan

| language = Japanese

|trans-title=| accessdate = 2010-09-17

}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/05/516-jewels-3rd-ring-results.html

|title=5/16 Jewels 3rd Ring - RESULTS

|date=2009-05-16

|publisher=Japan-MMA.com

|accessdate=2010-09-17

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917182438/http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/05/516-jewels-3rd-ring-results.html

|archivedate=2009-09-17

}}

}}

{{MMAevent card|Shoot Boxing Rules|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| -53.5 kg

| Kozue Nagashima

| def.

| Misato Tomita

| decision (1-2)

|

|

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| -53.5 kg

| Saori Ishioka

| def.

| Kanako Oka

| decision (3-0)

|

|

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

• Jewels (mixed martial arts)
• 2009 in Jewels

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120310205737/http://w-jewels.jp/index.php?act=history20090516 Official results] at Jewels {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://www.sherdog.com/events/Jewels-Third-Ring-9819 Event results] at Sherdog
• [http://www.fightergirls.com/event.asp?ID=1157 Event results] at Fightergirls.com
• [http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/jewels/090516jewels.html Event results] at Bout Review {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://gbring.com/sokuho/result/result2009_05/0516_jewels.htm Event results] at God Bless the Ring {{in lang|ja}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311224049/http://www.kakutoh.com/pc/results/shosai.php?id=3767 Event results] at kakutoh.com {{in lang|ja}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110824155217/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/2009/2009051601/index.html Event results] at sportsnavi.com {{in lang|ja}}

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