10 December Tussles Worth Watching It has been a great year for independent MMA so far. From Ian McCall’s battle with Jussier da Silva in California and the $270,000 tournament final between Marcos Oliveira and...

Pictures: Jewels ‘16th Ring’ Jewels 115-pound champion Ayaka Hamasaki fended off 17-year-old upstart Mizuki Inoue in the main event of “16th Ring” on Sept. 11. Taro Irei...

Jewels Champ Hamasaki Bests 17-Year-Old Prospect Inoue TOKYO -- In a clash between in-house titlists, Jewels 115-pound champion Ayaka Hamasaki took a commanding decision over 2010 Rough Stone grand prix winner Mizuki Inoue on Sunday in the main event of...

Pictures: Jewels ‘15th Ring’ Women’s pound-for-pounder Megumi Fujii returned to once again best Mika Nagano, and “Vale Tudo Queen” Yuka Tsuji beat out Saori Ishioka at...

Fujii, Tsuji Victorious; Akano Decisions Modafferi in Jewels TOKYO -- Bellator Fighting Championships 115-pound women’s tournament finalist Megumi Fujii successfully returned to Jewels with a lopsided victory at...

‘Mega Megu’ Returns, Rematches Nagano at Jewels ‘15th Ring’ After one of the most active stretches of her seven-year career, women’s pound-for-pounder Megumi Fujii has thus far remained dormant in 2011. That will change on July 9, officials from Japanese all-female...

Pictures: Jewels 'Seventh Ring' Daniel Herbertson photographed Jewels “Seventh Ring” at the Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. In the main event, Hiroko Yamanaka bested Hitomi Akano.

Pictures: Jewels ‘Sixth Ring’ Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Shinjuku Face in Tokyo to photograph Jewels “Sixth Ring” for Sherdog.com.

Pictures: Jewels 'Fifth Ring' Sherdog.com's Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Shinjuku Face in Tokyo to photograph Jewels "Fifth Ring."

Ham Returns to Winner’s Circle at Jewels ‘Fifth Ring’ TOKYO -- More than a year after she lost to Megumi Fujii in the ill-fated Smackgirl “World Remix 2008” tournament, Seo Hee Ham returned to Japan and took a well-earned unanimous decision over mixed martial...