Girls S-Cup Explained

Girls S-Cup is an annual women's kickboxing tournament promoted by Takeshi Caesar's Shoot Boxing Association and competed under shoot boxing rules. The tournament format is the 8-woman single elimination. Caesar Gym star Rena Kubota has dominated the tournament since its inauguration in 2009.

Shoot Boxing Girls Tournament 2009

Shoot Boxing Girls Tournament 2009
Promotion:Shoot Boxing Association, JEWELS
Date:August 23, 2009
Venue:Stellar Ball,
Shinagawa Prince Hotel
City: Tokyo, Japan
Followingevent:Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2010

Shoot Boxing Girls Tournament 2009 or Girls S-Cup 2009 was the event that featured the first of Girls S-Cup tournaments. The event was promoted by the Shoot Boxing Association and JEWELS MMA promotion. It was competed in the 52 kg weight class, also featuring a 57 kg opening match and the semi-final for the Shoot Boxing women's open weight tournament. The event also featured an MMA match under co-promoter JEWELS' rules.

Retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer Hisae Watanabe declined to participate in the tournament due to an injury and instead faced Megumi Fujii at an exhibition match under "mixed" shoot boxing and JEWELS rules.

Shoot Boxing Girls Tournament 2009 Results[1]
Opening Fight –57 kg: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R Ext.1R
HARI def. Kanako Oka
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Girls S-Cup '09 Quarter-finals: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R Ext.1R
RENA def. Masako Yoshida
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Saori Ishioka def. Ai Takahashi
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Madoka Okada def. Misato Tomita
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V. Hajime def. Lim Su-Jeong
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Girls S-Cup '09 Reserve Fight: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R Ext.1R
Keiko Onuma def. Eri Nishida
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Exhibition Match - Shoot Boxing Rules / JEWELS rules 2Min. 2R
Megumi Fujii - Hisae Watanabe
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Girls S-Cup '09 Semi-finals: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R Ext.1R
RENA def. Saori Ishioka
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V. Hajime def. Madoka Okada
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MMA Match: JEWELS rules 57 kg / 5Min. 2R
Shizuka Sugiyama def. Hitomi Sakamoto
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Shoot Boxing Open Weight Women's Tournament Semi-final: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R
HIROKO def. Super Benkei
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Girls S-Cup '09 Final: Shoot Boxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
RENA def. V. Hajime
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Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2010

Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2010
Promotion:Shoot Boxing Association, JEWELS
Date:August 29, 2010
Venue:Crystal Palace,
Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka
City: Tokyo, Japan
Previousevent:Shoot Boxing Girls Tournament 2009
Followingevent:Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2011

Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2010 was the event that featured the second of Girls S-Cup tournaments. The event was promoted by the Shoot Boxing Association and JEWELS. It was competed in the 51 kg weight class, also featuring a 54 kg opening match, one exhibition match between Nanae Takahashi and Fuka Kakimoto, and a 59 kg match. The event also featured an MMA match under co-promoter JEWELS' rules.

Two special rules children's bouts under Fuka's management were presented, one of which showcased later puroresu prodigy Haruka.

Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2010 Results[2]
Opening Fight –54 kg: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R Ext.1R
Kanako Oka def. Junko Masaki
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Girls S-Cup '10 Quarter-finals: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R Ext.1R
RENA def. Hisae Watanabe
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Kate Martinez def. Zaza Sor. Aree
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V. Hajime def. Samanta van Dole
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Ai Takahashi def. Christina Jurjevic
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Girls S-Cup '10 Reserve Fight: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R Ext.1R
Mai Ichii def. Sumie Yamada
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Girls S-Cup '10 Semi-finals: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R Ext.1R
RENA def. Kate Martinez
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Ai Takahashi def. V. Hajime
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Exhibition Match - Shoot Boxing Rules 2Min. 2R
Nanae Takahashi - Fuka Kakimoto
Shoot Boxing 59 kg: Shoot Boxing Rules / 3Min. 3R
AZUMA def. Super Benkei
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MMA Match: JEWELS rules 65 kg / 5Min. 2R
HIROKO def. Sandy Furner
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Girls S-Cup '10 Final: Shoot Boxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
RENA def. Ai Takahashi
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Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2011

Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2011
Promotion:Shoot Boxing Association
Date:August 19, 2011
Venue:Shibuya-AX
City: Tokyo, Japan
Previousevent:Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2010
Followingevent:Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2012

Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2011 was the event that featured the third of Girls S-Cup tournaments. The event was promoted by the Shoot Boxing Association. It was competed in the 51 kg weight class, also featuring a 48 kg opening match, one 70 kg and one 50 kg "Super Fight".

Former champion Rena Kubota did not participate in the tournament and instead faced Muay Thai practitioner Zaza Sor. Aree in the 50 kg "Super Fight". Former runner-up Ai Takahashi failed to participate due to an injury.[3]

Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2011 Results[4] [5]
Opening Fight –48 kg: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 2R Ext.1R
MIO def. Yoko Yamada
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Girls S-Cup '11 Quarter-finals: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 3R Ext.1R
Erika Kamimura def. Kanako Oka
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Miyo Yoshida def. Windy Tomomi
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MINA def. V.V. Mai
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Ham Seo-hee def. Emi Fujino
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70 kg Super Fight: Shoot Boxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
HIROKO def. Megumi Yabushita
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Girls S-Cup '11 Semi-finals: Shoot Boxing Rules / 2Min. 3R Ext.1R
Erika Kamimura def. Miyo Yoshida
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Ham Seo-hee def. MINA
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50 kg Super Fight - Shoot Boxing Rules 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
RENA def. Zaza Sor. Aree
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Girls S-Cup '11 Final: Shoot Boxing Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
Erika Kamimura def. Ham Seo-hee
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Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2012

Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2012
Promotion:Shoot Boxing Association
Date:August 25, 2012
Venue:Yamano Hall
City: Tokyo, Japan
Previousevent:Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2011

Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2012 was the event that featured the fourth of Girls S-Cup tournaments. The event was promoted by the Shoot Boxing Association. It was competed in the 50 kg weight class, also featuring a bantamweight single match and two additional tournaments: 53.5 kg Girls S-Cup won by Mizuki Inoue and JKS (JoshiKouSei) 48 won by Mio Tsumura alias "Mio Kubota".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 『Girls S-cup』 大会速報 . 2010-11-25 . shootboxing.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122214406/http://shootboxing.org/2news/2009/090823.html . 2010-11-22.
  2. Web site: 【シュートボクシング】5Rの死闘の末、RENAが高橋藍を破りGirl'sS-cup二連覇を達成!. 2010-11-25. gbring.com.
  3. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2011/08/08/2011-shoot-boxing-girls-s-cup-quarterfinals-announced/ 2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Quarterfinals Announced
  4. Web site: RENAの妹弟子デビュー 全対戦カード発表 . https://archive.today/20130415235727/http://shootboxing.org/new/wp/archives/630 . dead . 2013-04-15 . 2011-11-25 . shootboxing.com .
  5. Web site: 「Girls S-cup」大会結果速報 . 2011-11-25 . shootboxing.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111128043410/http://shootboxing.org/new/wp/archives/662 . 2011-11-28 .