''Jewels 4th Ring'' was a

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(MMA) event hosted by promotion

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. The event took place on at

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Background

On , Jewels held a press conference in which president Yuichi Ozono announced the bout between

Megumi Fujii Megumi Fujii (藤井恵 ''Fujii Megumi'', born April 26, 1974) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. Biography Fujii started Judo at the age of 3 due to her father's influence and continued Judo at Shukugawa Gakuin Junior High School a ...

and

Saori Ishioka is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, kickboxer and karateka. She has participated in MMA promotions Smackgirl and Jewels. Her nickname is Shooting Star. Background Ishioka was born on in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. She started judo dur ...

for the show to be held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring on , in a match that would allow ground and pound with three five-minute rounds, the first match with full MMA rules held in Jewels.

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was added to the card later on, along with three other matches and a few days after that, two more matches were added. The show attracted enough attention that tickets were sold out almost a week before the event. The final order of the card was announced three days before the event. The event was kickboxer

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's debut with Jewels in a shoot boxing match.

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Official results
at

Event results
at

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Event results
at Fightergirls.com

at Bout Review

at God Bless the Ring
Event results
at kakutoh.com

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