Earlier this week, it was announced that Deep Jewels 34 will include a tag team grappling match between Hikaru Aono, Emi Tomimatsu, Seika Izawa, and Mika Nagano. A similar match was held in July of 2020 involving Ayaka Hamasaki, Emi Tomimatsu, Tomo Maesawa, and Mizuki Furuse. Like that match, the teams will be decided the day of and will likely be decided via rock-paper-scissors. Unlike the match last July, all the participants in this match come from a grappling background.
Seika Izawa
- Current 52kg Champion
- Highly decorated amateur wrestler
- Highly decorated amateur judo player
- Competed in Sumo for fun
- Competed in a grappling match this March against a former collegiate wrestler and won in under a minute
Hikaru Aono
- 48kg Tournament finalist
- Highly decorated amateur wrestler
- Wrestled against Miyuu Yamamoto
- Lost to Tomimatsu in 2019 via Rear-Naked-Choke
- Trains with Seika Izawa
Emi Tomimatsu
- BJJ Blackbelt
- Won numerous BJJ and grappling tournaments
- Has fought Hikaru Aono and Mika Nagano (2xs)
- Started grappling in 2005, when Seika Izawa was 8
Mika Nagano
- Highly decorated amateur wrestler
- Ranked 2nd place in Japan as a wrestler
- Was ranked 4th in Japan in college
- 13 MMA wins by submission, including 12 by armbar
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