| Jewels 16th Ring | |
| Promotion: | Jewels |
| Venue: | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring |
| City: | Koto, Tokyo, Japan |
| Attendance: | 426 |
| Previousevent: | Jewels 15th Ring |
| Followingevent: | Jewels 17th Ring |
Jewels 16th Ring was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by Jewels at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan on .[1]
The event featured the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament, which determined the first featherweight (-48 kg) titleholder of the promotion.
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.[2] [3]
On, 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.[4] [5]
Five days later on, 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.[6] [7] A kickboxing bout between Kozue Nagashima and South Korean Kim Sung Eun was added to the card on .[8] [9]
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.[10] [11]
The day before the event, all fighters made weight on their first attempt during the weigh-ins.[12]
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 .
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.[13]
In the main event, Ayaka Hamasaki defeated Mizuki Inoue via unanimous decision.
Tamaki Usui (Reversal Gym Tokyo Standout) vs. Nana Ichikawa (freelance)
Usui defeated Ichikawa by submission (armbar) at 2:01 of round 1.[1] [14] [15]
Chihiro Imoto (Kokushi Gym) vs. Mili Sasaki (Shobukai)
Imoto defeated Sasaki by decision (3-0).[1] [14] [15]
Ryoka Yasuoka (T.B. Nation) vs. Saya Ito (Shobukai)
Ito defeated Yasuoka by decision (3-0).[1] [14] [15]
Rina Tomita (AACC) vs. Anna Saito (Fight Chix)
Tomita defeated Saito by technical submission (referee stoppage, armbar) at 4:24 of round 1.[1] [14] [15] [16]
Akiko Naito (Deep Official Gym Impact) vs. Yuko Oya (Wajutsu Keishukai RJW)
Oya defeated Naito by decision (2-1).[1] [14] [15] [16]
Celine Haga (Team Hellboy Hansen, Jewels) vs. Emi Tomimatsu (Paraestra Matsudo)
Tomimatsu defeated Haga by decision (3-0).[1] [14] [15] [16]
Chikako WSR (WSR Fairtex) vs. Satoko Ozawa (Team Dragon)
Ozawa defeated Chikako WSR by decision (2-0).[1] [14] [15]
Yukiko Seki (Fight Chix) vs. Sachiko Yamamoto (Angura)
Seki defeated Yamamoto by decision (3-0).[1] [14] [15] [16]
Misaki Takimoto (Zendokai Yokohama) vs. Miyoko Kusaka (Grabaka Gym)
Takimoto defeated Kusaka by decision (3-0).[1] [14] [15] [16]
Yasuko Tamada (AACC) vs. Kikuyo Ishikawa (Reversal Gym Yokohama Groundslam)
Ishikawa defeated Tamada by decision (3-0).[1] [14] [15] [16]
Naho Sugiyama (Wajutsu Keishukai Akza) vs. Ayumi Saito (Angura)
Sugiyama defeated Saito by decision (3-0).[1] [14] [15] [16]
Kozue Nagashima (y-park) vs. Kim Sung Eun (Kokusai Muay Thai Gym)
Nagashima defeated Kim by KO (knee to the body) at 0:34 of round 2.[1] [14] [15]
Ayaka Hamasaki (AACC) vs. Mizuki Inoue (White Heart Karate Association)
Hamasaki defeated Inoue by decision (3-0).[1] [14] [15] [16]