is a

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female

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(MMA) fighter and

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. Her real name is . Her

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s are and . She participated in MMA promotions ReMix,

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and Ax.

Background

Hoshino was born on in

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. She began training in

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while in

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and got in the best four in the

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senior high school tournament.

Mixed martial arts career

At 19 years old, Hoshino debuted at ''ReMix Golden Gate 2001'' on , defeating four-time national judo champion, 1993 and

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list and three-time World Cup winner,

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Tatyana Kuvshinova via KO. Hoshino got another KO victory against Akemi Torisu, whom she defeated on at ''Smackgirl: Starting Over''. At ''Smackgirl: Fighting Chance'' on , Hoshino defeated Mika Harigai with a

guillotine choke The guillotine choke, also known as Mae Hadaka Jime (前裸絞, "front naked choke"; compare to a rear naked choke) in judo, is a chokehold in martial arts applied from in front of the opponent, often on the ground but can also be done while stan ...

submission. Hoshino got her second victory via guillotine choke against

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on at ''Smackgirl: Indeed''. Continuing her undefeated streak, Hoshino defeated Mako Ito by submission ( straight armbar) on at ''Smackgirl 4: Burning Night''. Hoshino's first and only unanimous decision win came on at ''Ax Vol. 1: we do the justice'', where she defeated women's MMA pioneer

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. On , Hoshino was defeated for the first and only time by then debutant

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via armbar submission at ''Ax Vol. 2: we want to shine'', a shocking upset at the time, when Hoshino was the most accomplished female Japanese MMA fighter. Hoshino rebounded with a TKO victory over Yoshiko Onoue on at ''Shooto Gig East Vol. 8''. Hoshino submitted Hiromi Oka with a scarf hold armlock on at ''Ax Vol. 3''. At ''Ax Vol. 5'', Hoshino won against Tomomi Sunaba when Sunaba illegally kicked Hoshino in the face while she was on the ground, getting disqualified for that action on . On , Sunaba drew with

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fighter Audrey Kruyning at ''Shooto - 2/23 in Korakuen Hall''. After the bout she declared that she wanted to return with her family in Wakayama and to take a rest from professional activities for a while. She has not fought since then.

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Draw , align=center, 9-1-1 , Audrey Kruyning , Draw (0-1) , Shooto - 2/23 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Bunkyo,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7-1-0 , Yoshiko Onoue , TKO (corner stoppage) , Shooto: Gig East 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:38 ,

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References

External links

Ikuma Hoshino Awakening Profile
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Profile
at Fightergirls.com
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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoshino, Ikuma 1981 births Living people Japanese female mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Japanese female judoka People from Wakayama Prefecture Flyweight mixed martial artists 21st-century Japanese women

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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