Jewels 12th Ring explained

Jewels 12th Ring
Promotion:Jewels
Venue:Shinjuku Face
City:Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan
Previousevent:Jewels 11th Ring
Followingevent:Jewels 13th Ring & 14th Ring

Jewels 12th Ring was a planned mixed martial arts (MMA) to be held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event was planned to be held on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan[1] but it was cancelled a few hours before the start due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2] [3] [4]

Background

The first two bouts of the event were disclosed on .[5] [6] Four more bouts were announced on, including the addition of American fighter Lisa Ellis as an opponent for Jewels lightweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki in a special rules non-title bout.[7] [8] The rest of the card was revealed on, which included the debut in MMA of South Korean boxer Ji Yun Kim and a kickboxing match.[9] [10] It was announced the next day that Ellis had suffered an injury in training and that fellow Bellator season three semi-finalist Jessica Aguilar would face Hamasaki instead.[11] [12]

The weigh-ins took place on, with American fighter Danielle West missing weight and being penalized with a red card (point deduction) in her bout against Mongolian Esui.[13] [14] Fighters Sakura Nomura and Kim did not take part in the weigh-ins and instead were going to be weighed on the day of their match.

Announced card

Miyoko Kusaka (Grabaka Gym) vs. Yuka Okumura (Soul Fighters Japan)

Rina Tomita (AACC) vs. Sadae Suzumura (Cobra Kai MMA Dojo)

Esui (Smash Alley Gym) vs. Danielle West (Fuzion MMA)

Miku Hayashi (Bungeling Bay Spirit) vs. Suzuna Nakamura (Sakigake Juku)

Shizuka Sugiyama (62kg (137lb), Zendokai Yokohama) vs. Mayumi Aoki (61.7kg (136lb), Gamurannac)

Sakura Nomura (Club Barbarian Impact) vs. Ji Yun Kim (CMA Korea Team Posse)

Mika Nagano (Core) vs. Emi Murata (AACC)

Ayaka Hamasaki (AACC) vs. Jessica Aguilar(American Top Team)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jewels - 12th Ring. Events. Sherdog. USA. 2011-03-11.
  2. Web site: Jewels Cancels "Twelfth Ring" After Massive Earthquake. Sargent, Robert. 2011-03-11. News. MMARising.com. Canada. 2011-03-11.
  3. Web site: Massive Earthquake Puts Japanese MMA on Hold. Breen, Jordan. 2011-03-11. News. Sherdog. USA. 2011-03-11.
  4. Web site: http://www.kakutoh.com/pc/blog/jewels/2011/03/post_273.php . ja:ジュエルス、大会中止です。 . 2011-03-10 . Jewels official blog . Japan . Japanese . 2011-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713132047/http://www.kakutoh.com/pc/blog/jewels/2011/03/post_273.php . 2011-07-13 . dead.
  5. Web site: Two Fights Set For Jewels: "Twelfth Ring" On March 11th. Sargent, Robert. 2011-02-07. News. MMARising.com. Canada. 2011-03-11.
  6. Web site: JEWELS 12th RING:第一弾カード発表!. 2011-02-08. Jewels official blog. Japan. Japanese. 2011-03-11.
  7. Web site: Four More Fights Added To Jewels: "Twelfth Ring" Card. Sargent, Robert. 2011-02-17. News. MMARising.com. Canada. 2011-03-11.
  8. Web site: 12th RING:浜崎の対戦相手は強豪外国人、リサ・ワードに決定!. 2011-02-17. Jewels official blog. Japan. Japanese. 2011-03-11.
  9. Web site: Additional Matchups Announced For Jewels: "Twelfth Ring". Sargent, Robert. 2011-03-03. News. MMARising.com. Canada. 2011-03-11.
  10. Web site: 12th RING:追加カード発表!能村さくら参戦. 2011-03-03. Jewels official blog. Japan. Japanese. 2011-03-11.
  11. Web site: Ward Injured, Aguilar To Face Hamasaki At "Twelfth Ring". Sargent, Robert. 2011-03-04. News. MMARising.com. Canada. 2011-03-11.
  12. Web site: 12th RING:浜崎選手の対戦相手が変更、ATTからの刺客が初来日!. 2011-03-05. Jewels official blog. Japan. Japanese. 2011-03-11.
  13. Web site: Jewels: "Twelfth Ring" Weigh-In Results & Fighter Quotes. Sargent, Robert. 2011-03-10. News. MMARising.com. Canada. 2011-03-11.
  14. Web site: 12th RING:前日計量の結果. 2011-03-10. Jewels official blog. Japan. Japanese. 2011-03-11.