Ikuma Hoshino
| Ikuma Hoshino | |
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| Born | Mariko Yamanishi November 6, 1981 Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Other names | Natural grappling girl, Mar★tin, Marting Star |
| Residence | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Division | Flyweight |
| Fighting out of | Japan |
| Team | Very Good Man→DB55 |
| Years active | 2001-2003 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | Official website (Internet Archive) |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Ikuma Hoshino (星野 育蒔 hoshino ikuma, born on November 6, 1981) is a retired Japanese female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and judoka. Her real name is Mariko Yamanishi (山西 真理子 yamanishi mariko). Her nicknames are natural grappling girl (天然格闘少女 tennen kakutō shōjo) and Mar★tin (マァ★ティン maa ★ tein, occasionally transliterated as Marting Star).
She participated in MMA promotions ReMix, Smackgirl, Shooto and Ax.
Hoshino was born on November 6, 1981 in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. She began training in judo while in senior high school and got in the best four in the Kinki senior high school tournament.
At 19 years old, Hoshino debuted at ReMix Golden Gate 2001 on May 3, 2001, defeating four-time national judo champion, 1993 and 1998 silver medallist and three-time World Cup winner, Russian Tatyana Kuvshinova via KO.
Hoshino got another KO victory against Akemi Torisu, whom she defeated on May 24, 2001 at Smackgirl: Starting Over.
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