DEEP JEWELS 21 was held yesterday at Shunjuku FACE. The main thrust of the show was to spotlight young emerging fighters. But the main event between Tomo Maesawa and Jung Eun Park determined the next challenger for Mina Kurobe's DEEP JEWELS Atomweight Championship. In other words, it was a midcard fight disguised as a main event. So what it really spotlighted was the low talent level at DEEP JEWELS. That it was accidental only shows how out to lunch matchmaker Shigeru Saeki really is. These are not elite fighters. But neither is Mina Kurobe. Because Park is mainly a kickboxer, Tomo is more experienced at MMA. So it's not surprising that Tomo won by unanimous decision. Let's look at the rest of the card. In a Flyweight bout, Karate Komachi beat Hikari by a second round TKO. In a Strawweight bout, Mika Nagano beat Jet Izumi by first round TKO. Both are veteran fighters. Mika has been around DEEP JEWELS since they began. These days motherhood is a priority as it should be. Jet is a 43 year old kickboxer who rarely does MMA. In a Strawweight bout, Yukari Nabe beat Amiba by unanimous decision. In an Atomweight bout, Yuko Kiryu who is now calling herself Yuko S. beat Nanaka Kawamura with a first round rear naked choke. Recent marriage is the reason for Yuko's name change. As I have mentioned before, Nanaka is a member of the Masked Woman idol group. She has star potential if she can be a decent fighter. It doesn't look good. She's now 1-2 and she has looked bad against low level fighters. So I don't know how long Saeki can keep trotting her out. In an Atomweight bout, Hikaru Aono beat ARAMI by unanimous decision. ARAMI got a two point penalty for missing weight. Aono won 19-17. It looks like ARAMI won the fight but lost because of the penalty. And have I said lately how much I hate two round fights? In an Atomweight bout, Emi Sato beat Mizuki Furuse by first round armbar. Mizuki is a high school student who probably should quit fighting before she gets hurt. In a Microweight (43kg) bout, Madeleine beat Ai Takei by a first round armbar. Madeleine's real name is Madoka Ishibashi. Her record was 0-3 at Atomweight and that's why she's fighting at the lighter weight. They were going to call her Madonna but I guess they can't for copyright reasons. They are emphasizing her sex appeal. I think she's supposed to be a sexy fairy. Ai was making her MMA debut. She's a body makeup artist. If they are going to continue this Madeleine character, they will have to find some 43kg fighters. The opener had Sayuri Yamaguchi over MAO by unanimous decision in a Strawweight bout.
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