Jewels 16th Ring

Jewels 16th Ring was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by Jewels at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan on September 11, 2011.

The event featured the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament, which determined the first featherweight (-48 kg) titleholder of the promotion.

Background
At the end of Jewels 15th Ring, it was announced that Jewels 16th Ring would hold the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen Grand Prix; a tournament that will crown the first featherweight queen (champion) of the promotion. Naho Sugiyama, Yasuko Tamada, Misaki Takimoto, Sachiko Yamamoto, Kikuyo Ishikawa, Yukiko Seki, Miyoko Kusaka and Ayumi Saito were revealed as the participants in the tournament.

On August 17, 2011, six bouts were announced for the card. Naho Sugiyama vs. Ayumi Saito, Yasuko Tamada vs. Kikuyo Ishikawa, Misaki Takimoto vs. Miyoko Kusaka and Yukiko Seki vs. Sachiko Yamamoto would be the quarterfinals in the Jewels Featherweight GP. Rina Tomita, competing for the first time since undergoing surgery six months earlier, would face Anna Saito in a regular MMA match, and Chikako WSR would face Satoko Ozawa in a kickboxing match.

Five days later on August 22, 2011, it was announced that 2010 Rough Stone GP -56 kg winner and kickboxing standout Mizuki Inoue would face Jewels Lightweight Queen Champion Ayaka Hamasaki in a non-title match. Two other matches, Emi Tomimatsu vs. Celine Haga and Yuko Oya vs. Akiko Naito were also added to the card. A kickboxing bout between Kozue Nagashima and South Korean Kim Sung Eun was added to the card on August 26, 2011.

Three more undercard amateur matches were announced a day before the event. Saya Ito vs. Ryouka and Mili Sasaki vs. Chihiro Imoto would compete as part of the Jewels Under-15 Kickboxing mini-tournament and Tamaki Usui vs. Nana Ichikawa would fight under amateur MMA rules.

The day before the event, all fighters made weight on their first attempt during the weigh-ins.

Event
Saya Ito and Chihiro Imoto won their semi-final matches in the Jewels Under-15 amateur kickboxing tournament. They will face each other in the tournament final at Jewels 17th Ring on December 17, 2011.

Naho Sugiyama, Kikuyo Ishikawa, Misaki Takimoto and Yukiko Seki were victorious in quarterfinal matches in the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament. A drawing was held after the event to determine semi-final matchups. Sugiyama faced Ishikawa, while Takimoto faced Seki. The semi-final and final will take place at Jewels 17th Ring.

In the main event, Ayaka Hamasaki defeated Mizuki Inoue via unanimous decision.

Opening card
🇯🇵 Tamaki Usui (Reversal Gym Tokyo Standout) vs. 🇯🇵 Nana Ichikawa (freelance)
 * 1st opening fight: Jewels amateur rules -48 kg, 4:00 x 1 round
 * Usui defeated Ichikawa by submission (armbar) at 2:01 of round 1.

🇯🇵 Chihiro Imoto (Kokushi Gym) vs. 🇯🇵 Mili Sasaki (Shobukai)
 * 2nd opening fight: Jewels U-15 Kickboxing Tournament semi-final, Jewels amateur kickboxing rules -46 kg, 2:00 x 2 rounds
 * Imoto defeated Sasaki by decision (3-0).

🇯🇵 Ryoka Yasuoka (T.B. Nation) vs. 🇯🇵 Saya Ito (Shobukai)
 * 3rd opening fight: Jewels U-15 Kickboxing Tournament semi-final, Jewels amateur kickboxing rules -46 kg, 2:00 x 2 rounds
 * Ito defeated Yasuoka by decision (3-0).

Main card
🇯🇵 Rina Tomita (AACC) vs. 🇯🇵 Anna Saito (Fight Chix)
 * 1st match: Jewels official rules -54 kg bout, 5:00 x 2 rounds
 * Tomita defeated Saito by technical submission (referee stoppage, armbar) at 4:24 of round 1.

🇯🇵 Akiko Naito (Deep Official Gym Impact) vs. 🇯🇵 Yuko Oya (Wajutsu Keishukai RJW)
 * 2nd match: Jewels official rules lightweight bout, 5:00 x 2 rounds
 * Oya defeated Naito by decision (2-1).

🇳🇴 Celine Haga (Team Hellboy Hansen, Jewels) vs. 🇯🇵 Emi Tomimatsu (Paraestra Matsudo)
 * 3rd match: Jewels official rules lightweight bout, 5:00 x 2 rounds
 * Tomimatsu defeated Haga by decision (3-0).

🇯🇵 Chikako WSR (WSR Fairtex) vs. 🇯🇵 Satoko Ozawa (Team Dragon)
 * 4th match: Jewels kickboxing rules -58 kg bout, 2:00 x 3 rounds
 * Ozawa defeated Chikako WSR by decision (2-0).

🇯🇵 Yukiko Seki (Fight Chix) vs. 🇯🇵 Sachiko Yamamoto (Angura)
 * 5th match: Jewels Featherweight Queen GP 2011 first round, Jewels official rules, 5:00 x 2 rounds
 * Seki defeated Yamamoto by decision (3-0).

🇯🇵 Misaki Takimoto (Zendokai Yokohama) vs. 🇯🇵 Miyoko Kusaka (Grabaka Gym)
 * 6th match: Jewels Featherweight Queen GP 2011 first round, Jewels official rules, 5:00 x 2 rounds
 * Takimoto defeated Kusaka by decision (3-0).

🇯🇵 Yasuko Tamada (AACC) vs. 🇯🇵 Kikuyo Ishikawa (Reversal Gym Yokohama Groundslam)
 * 7th match: Jewels Featherweight Queen GP 2011 first round, Jewels official rules, 5:00 x 2 rounds
 * Ishikawa defeated Tamada by decision (3-0).

🇯🇵 Naho Sugiyama (Wajutsu Keishukai Akza) vs. 🇯🇵 Ayumi Saito (Angura)
 * 8th match: Jewels Featherweight Queen GP 2011 first round, Jewels official rules, 5:00 x 2 rounds
 * Sugiyama defeated Saito by decision (3-0).

🇯🇵 Kozue Nagashima (y-park) vs. 🇰🇷 Kim Sung Eun (Kokusai Muay Thai Gym)
 * 9th match: Jewels kickboxing rules -57.15 kg bout, 3:00 x 3 rounds
 * Nagashima defeated Kim by KO (knee to the body) at 0:34 of round 2.

🇯🇵 Ayaka Hamasaki (AACC) vs. 🇯🇵 Mizuki Inoue (White Heart Karate Association)
 * 10th match: Jewels official rules -54 kg bout, 5:00 x 2 rounds
 * Hamasaki defeated Inoue by decision (3-0).