MMA promoter based in Japan
Jewels (styled JEWELS in capitals) is a mixed martial arts organization owned by Marverous Japan Co., Ltd. focused on female fighters. It is the direct successor of Smackgirl.[1][2][3] It has a working relationship with fellow mixed martial arts promotion Deep presided by Shigeru Saeki (also the Jewels supervisor).[4]
History
After the women MMA promotion Smackgirl faced severe financial difficulties caused by the unexpected departure of major sponsors and television network deals, an executive from Japanese event production company Archery Inc., Yuichi Ozono, formed the company Marverous Japan and acquired the assets and rights formerly belonging to Smackgirl parent company Kilgore.[3] Since the reputation of Smackgirl was tarnished by all the problems it faced, it was decided to start anew.[3]
On June 9, 2012, it was announced that Jewels has formed a strategic partnership with American promotion Invicta Fighting Championships to cross-promote the world's top female fighters on their respective fight cards in the United States and Japan.[5]
On May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25) Jewels announced that it would cease operations as an independent company, with Yuichi Ozono, then head of Jewels, stepping down and Shigeru Saeki from Deep, formerly supervisor, taking the full direction, and transferring fighters and brand to the new Deep Jewels brand, which would be managed by Deep.[6][7]
Championship history
Featherweight championship
Bantamweight championship
- Formerly known as middleweight until May 2015.
Flyweight championship
Strawweight championship
- Formerly known as lightweight until May 2015.
| No.
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Name
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Event
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Date
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Defenses
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| 1
|
 Ayaka Hamasaki
def. Seo Hee Ham
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Jewels 11th Ring
Tokyo, Japan
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December 17, 2010
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1. def. Seo Hee Ham at Jewels 17th Ring on December 17, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Yuka Tsuji at Jewels 19th Ring on May 26, 2012 in Osaka, Japan
3. def. Emi Fujino at Jewels 22nd Ring on December 15, 2012 in Osaka, Japan
|
| Ayaka Hamasaki vacated the title on August 31, 2013.
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| 2
|
Emi Tomimatsu
def. Mizuki Inoue
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Deep Jewels 3
Tokyo, Japan
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February 16, 2014
|
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| 3
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Mizuki Inoue
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Deep Jewels 5
Tokyo, Japan
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August 9, 2014
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1. def. Emi Fujino at Deep Jewels 9 on August 29, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan
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| Inoue vacated the title on March 15, 2022. Izawa was promoted to full champion status.[8]
|
| -
|
Miki Motono
def. Asami Naki for interim title
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Deep Jewels 29
Tokyo, Japan
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July 23, 2020
|
|
| -
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Seika Izawa
def. Miki Motono for interim title
|
Deep Jewels 33
Tokyo, Japan
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June 19, 2021
|
|
| 4
|
Seika Izawa
promoted to undisputed champion
|
—
|
March 15, 2022
|
|
| -
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Arisa Matsuda
def. Machi Fukuda for interim title
|
Deep Jewels 43
Tokyo, Japan
|
November 23, 2023
|
|
Atomweight championship
- Formerly known as featherweight until May 2015.
| No.
|
Name
|
Event
|
Date
|
Defenses
|
| 1
|
Naho Sugiyama
def. Misaki Takimoto
|
Jewels 17th Ring
Tokyo, Japan
|
December 17, 2011
|
|
| 2
|
 Ham Seo-hee
|
Jewels 24th Ring
Tokyo, Japan
|
May 25, 2013
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1. def. Sadae Numata at Deep Jewels 2 on November 4, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Saori Ishioka at Deep Jewels 6 on November 3, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan
|
| Seo Hee Ham vacated the title on December 11, 2014.
|
| 3
|
Mei Yamaguchi
def. Satomi Takano
|
Deep Jewels 8
Tokyo, Japan
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May 31, 2015
|
|
| Mei Yamaguchi vacated the title on April 19, 2016.
|
| 4
|
Naho Sugiyama (2)
def. Emi Tomimatsu
|
Deep Jewels 12
Tokyo, Japan
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June 5, 2016
|
|
| 5
|
Mina Kurobe
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Deep Jewels 15
Tokyo, Japan
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February 25, 2017
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1. def. Satomi Takano at Deep Jewels 19 on March 10, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan
|
| 6
|
Tomo Maesawa
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Deep Jewels 22
Tokyo, Japan
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December 1, 2018
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1. def. Emi Tomimatsu at Deep Jewels 26 on October 21, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Hikaru Aono at Deep Jewels 30 on October 31, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan
|
| Maesawa retired following her second title defense.[9]
|
| 7
|
Saori Oshima
def. Hikaru Aono
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Deep Jewels 33
Tokyo, Japan
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June 20, 2021
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1. def. Moeri Suda at Deep Jewels 37 on May 8, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan
|
| 8
|
Park Si-yoon
|
Deep 115 Impact: Deep Vs. Black Combat 2
Tokyo, Japan
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September 18, 2023
|
|
Microweight Championship
A four woman tournament was scheduled prior to Deep Jewels 28 to crown the promotions first Microweight Champion with the challengers being Emi Sato, Mizuki Furuse, Suwanan Boonsorn and Yasuko Tamada with Moe Sasaki as reserve. Furuse and Boonsorn advanced to the final which was scheduled to take place at Deep Jewels 29 before the COVID-19 pandemic, however this event and the match couldn't be rescheduled when the promotion returned with the show. On November 5, it was announced that Furuse would be taking an extended absence as she was both pregnant and getting married. As a result of these developments, Jewels declared Boonsorn as the inaugural champion.
Tournament champions
| Tournament |
Winner
|
| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -60 kilograms (132 lb) |
 Alexandra Sanchez
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| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -54 kilograms (119 lb) |
Mika Nagano
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| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -48 kilograms (106 lb) |
Asami Kodera
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| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -56 kilograms (123 lb) |
Mizuki Inoue
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| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -52 kilograms (115 lb) |
Hiroko Kitamura
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| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -48 kilograms (106 lb) |
Kikuyo Ishikawa
|
| First lightweight queen decision tournament |
Ayaka Hamasaki
|
| First featherweight queen decision tournament |
Naho Sugiyama
|
| Jewels/Deep Kickboxing Tournament 2012 -47 kilograms (104 lb) |
Momoka
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| Deep - Jewels Lightweight Grand Prix 2013 -52 kilograms (115 lb) |
Emi Tomimatsu
|
| Deep - Jewels Featherweight Grand Prix 2015 -48 kilograms (106 lb) |
Mei Yamaguchi
|
| Deep - Jewels Atomweight Grand Prix 2021 -48 kilograms (106 lb) |
Saori Oshima
|
