Jewels 15th Ring

Jewels 15th Ring
A poster or logo for Jewels 15th Ring.
Information
Promotion	Jewels
Date	July 9, 2011 (2011-07-09)
Venue	Shinjuku Face
City	Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan
Attendance	872
Event chronology
Jewels 13th Ring & 14th Ring Jewels 15th Ring Jewels 16th Ring

Jewels 15th Ring was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by promotion Jewels on July 9, 2011 (2011-07-09) at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.

As in the previous Jewels event, 15th Ring featured a Jewels vs. Valkyrie theme, pitting fighters from both promotions in four bouts that ended with two victories for each promotion. Former Valkyrie featherweight champion Yuka Tsuji made her return to active competition after having surgery to correct shoulder and knee injuries.

Yuka Tsuji, who was returning after 17 months, was booked to face Saori Ishioka under Jewels special rules (ground-and-pound allowed) as the first bout announced for the event on June 1, 2011 (2011-06-01). On June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06), Jewels added three more fights to the card; Valkyrie featherweight champion Mei Yamaguchi against South Korean kickboxing specialist Seo Hee Ham, Hitomi Akano versus American Roxanne Modafferi and Hiroko Yamanaka against Mongolian Esui, all of which would be contested under Jewels special rules.

Jewels next announced on June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20) a rematch between Bellator tournament finalist Megumi Fujii and Jewels promotional star Mika Nagano, along with matches between Valkyrie's featherweight contender Kyoko Takabayashi and Norwegian Celine Haga, 2010 Jewels 48 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix winner Kikuyo Ishikawa versus Sachiko Yamamoto, Miyoko Kusaka versus Yuka Okumura and two kickboxing bouts pitting Miku Hayashi against Anna Saito, and Chikako WSR against Hanako Nakamori.