Jewels 6th Ring

Jewels 6th Ring was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by MMA promotion Jewels. It took place on December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11) at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.^[2][1][3]

Jewels 6th Ring
The poster for Jewels 6th Ring
Promotion	Jewels
Date	December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11)
Venue	Shinjuku Face
City	Kabukicho, Tokyo,  Japan
Attendance	762[1]
Event chronology
Jewels 5th Ring Jewels 6th Ring Jewels 7th Ring

Background

The event featured the Rough stone grand prix tournament finals, in which Asami Kodera, Mika Nagano and Alexandra Sanchez became the first Jewels champions. The first fights and participants besides the Rough stone GP card were announced in October 2009 (2009-10).^[4] On November 9, 2009 (2009-11-09), Saori Ishioka and Sally Krumdiack along with two more fights were added to the event.^[5][6] Mari Kaneko was added to the card and it was announced that the event was sold out on November 30, 2009 (2009-11-30).^[7] The fight order announcement and weigh-ins were done on December 10, 2009 (2009-12-10).^[8] Hisae Watanabe was expected to make her return to MMA in this event, but suffered a broken foot during training and was unable to participate.^[7][9]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
-52.5 kg	Saori Ishioka	def.	Sally Krumdiack	Technical Submission (Armbar)	1	2:45	[a]
–48 kg	Asami Kodera	def.	Kikuyo Ishikawa	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	[b]
–54 kg	Mika Nagano	def.	Yoko Kagoshima	Submission (Armbar)	2	3:56	[c]
–60 kg	Alexandra Buch	def.	Tomoko Morii	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:39	[d]
-60 kg	Shizuka Sugiyama	def.	Yukiko Ozeki	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	[e]
-53.5 kg	Mari Kaneko	def.	Rina Tomita	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	[f]
-48 kg	Misaki Ozawa	def.	Yumiko Inoue	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	[g]
-48 kg	Yoko Yamada	def.	Miyoko Kusaka	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	[h]
Shoot Boxing Rules
-52 kg	Syuri Kondo	def.	Asako Saioka	Decision (3-0)			[i]

1. ^{[2][1][10][11][12]} In a controversial decision, after Ishioka got Krumdiack with a weak armbar. The referee asked Krumdiack if she was okay, to which Krumdiack responded with her that she was. But the referee mistook the answer and incorrectly stopped the fight. Ringside official immediately recognized the error and it was expected that the fight would be ruled a no contest, but, so far, the result still stands as a victory for Ishioka.^{[2][10][11][12]}
2. ^{[2][1][10][11][13]} In a competitive bout, Kodera outmatched Ishikawa on the ground, which gave her the unanimous decision.^[11][13]
3. ^{[2][1][10][11][14]} Despite launching some strikes, Kagoshima was unable to have a significant offense on Nagano, who dominated both rounds and tried several submissions before finally getting an armbar.^[11][14]
4. ^{[2][1][10][11][15]} Sanchez overwhelmed Morii with strikes and was able to submit Morii with her first armbar attempt.^[11][15]
5. ^{[2][1][10][11][16]} Sugiyama attempted several submissions through the fight, with Ozeki being able to defend without mounting an offense.^[11][16]
6. ^{[2][1][10][11][17]} Despite a four-year absence, Kaneko dominated Tomita the whole fight with Tomita trying ineffectively submission attempts and Kaneko connecting knees and punches.^[11][17]
7. ^{[2][1][10][11][18]} Ozawa got her first professional victory in a match that Inoue started dominating but could not keep up the pace. Ozawa took the offense and was dominating the fight by the second round.^[11][18]
8. ^{[2][1][10][11][19]} Although Kusaka was making her MMA debut, she managed to make Yamada go to a decision, the first time in Yamada's career, but Yamada still won the unanimous decision.^[11][19]
9. ^{[2][1][10][11][20]} Asako dominated most of the first round, but Kondo responded and controlled the other two, and the pro-wrestler went on to win on her kickboxing debut.^[20]

See also

• Jewels (mixed martial arts)
• 2009 in Jewels