''Jewels 12th Ring'' was a planned

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(MMA) to be held by MMA promotion

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. The event was planned to be held on at

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in Kabukicho,

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but it was cancelled a few hours before the start due to the

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Background

The first two bouts of the event were disclosed on . Four more bouts were announced on , including the addition of

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fighter Lisa Ellis as an opponent for Jewels lightweight champion

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in a special rules non-title bout. The rest of the card was revealed on , which included the debut in MMA of South Korean

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Ji Yun Kim and a

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match. It was announced the next day that Ellis had suffered an injury in training and that fellow Bellator season three semi-finalist

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would face Hamasaki instead. The weigh-ins took place on , with American fighter Danielle West missing weight and being penalized with a red card (point deduction) in her bout against Mongolian

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. Fighters

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and Kim did not take part in the weigh-ins and instead were going to be weighed on the day of their match.

Announced card

*1st match: Jewels official rules -50 kg bout, 5:00 / 2 R Miyoko Kusaka (, Grabaka Gym) vs. Yuka Okumura (, Soul Fighters Japan) *2nd match: Jewels official rules lightweight bout, 5:00 / 2 R Rina Tomita (, AACC) vs. Sadae Suzumura (, Cobra Kai MMA Dojo) *3rd match: Jewels special rules ( pound allowed) -65 kg bout, 5:00 / 2 R

(, Smash Alley Gym) vs. Danielle West (, Fuzion MMA) *4th match: Jewels kickboxing rules -52.16 kg bout, 5:00 / 2 R Miku Hayashi (, Bungeling Bay Spirit) vs. Suzuna Nakamura (, Sakigake Juku) *5th match: Jewels official rules -62 kg bout, 5:00 / 2 R

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(, Zendokai Yokohama) vs. Mayumi Aoki (, Gamurannac) *6th match: Jewels official rules -58 kg bout, 5:00 / 2 R

(Club Barbarian Impact) vs. Ji Yun Kim (CMA Korea Team Posse) *7th match: Jewels official rules -54 kg bout, 5:00 / 2 R

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(, Core) vs. Emi Murata (, AACC) *8th match: Jewels special rules (pound allowed) lightweight bout, 5:00 / 2 R

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)

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