Japan had some very strange matches to this date. But perhaps one of the most controversial was matching 12 year old girl against the 24 year old woman.
Some controversy when that fight was made, as Shimizu (training partner of Mizuki Inoue) is only 12 years old, but she steamrolled Yamazaki.
— Robert Sargent (@MMARising) May 20, 2017
12 years old girl, Momo got a RNC win against Momoko Yamasaki at Deep Jewels event in Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/OF2ccBuz7N
— Bruno Massami (@BrMassami) May 20, 2017
As transribed by MMARising:
43kg Amateur Bout – 2×3
Momo Shimizu vs Momoko Yamazaki
Round 1:
Referee for this bout is Kenichi Serizawa. Shimizu ignores Yamazaki’s front kicks and secures a clinch. She turns quickly and Yamazaki loses her balance and falls. Shimizu immediately takes her back and attempts a rear-naked choke. Yamazaki defends well, but Shimizu sticks with the choke until the end of the round. Just as the bell sounds, referee Serizawa checks on Yamazaki and realises that she is out cold. He waves off the fight, giving 12-year-old Shimizu an impressive win in her debut.Winner: Momo Shimizu by Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:59 of round one.
