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is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

female mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. She fights primarily in the MMA promotion Jewels

Jewels (mixed martial arts)

Jewels is a mixed martial arts organization owned by Marverous Japan Co., Ltd. focused on female fighters. It's the direct successor of Smackgirl...

and has also fought in Valkyrie

Valkyrie (mixed martial arts)

Valkyrie, sometimes styled VALKYRIE in capitals, is a women mixed martial arts promotion. It's the sister of Japanese MMA promotion Cage Force, both operated by Greatest Common Multiple Communication...

. Kitamura won the 2010 Jewels -52 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix.

Martial arts training

A member of the since 2007, Kitamura joined the gym for dieting

Dieting

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purposes since it was in the vicinity of her home and her children had joined the gym two years before her. Kitamura won the 2008 Real Fighting Karate-do 52 kg championship, earning her black belt

Black belt (martial arts)

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Mixed martial arts career

Having debuted as an amateur at Jewels' event Rough Stone 1st Ring, Kitamura's professional debut took place on at Jewels 4th Ring
Jewels 4th Ring
Jewels 4th Ring was a mixed martial arts event hosted by promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...

, where she defeated winless fighter Harumi via triangle choke

Triangle choke

A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...

submission in the first round.

In her next fight, Kitamura defeated Yoko Kagoshima by referee decision after two rounds at the event Rough Stone 2nd Ring on .

On , Kitamura debuted with the Valkyrie promotion as a late replacement at Valkyrie 04 where she defeated Kimie Okada by TKO

Knockout

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(referee stoppage, punches) in the second round.

At Jewels 7th Ring
Jewels 7th Ring
Jewels 7th Ring was a mixed martial arts event hosted by MMA promotion Jewels. It was held on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...

on , Kitamura faced and defeated Joachim Hansen's trainee, Norwegian

Norwegians

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Celine Haga, in the first round via technical submission after she caught Haga in a Kimura that prompted the referee to stop the fight.

Competing for the first time outside of Japan, at Legends MMA event Lightning at Legends on in a fight for the Legends MMA title, Kitamura suffered her first professional loss when she was defeated by American

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Sally Krumdiack via TKO in the first round. Krumdiack punished Kitamura with elbows (not allowed in Japan) that prompted Kitamura's corner to throw in the towel to stop the fight.

During the 2010 Jewels -52 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix semi-finals, Kitamura defeated Abe Ani Combat Club

Abe Ani Combat Club

The Abe Ani Combat Club is a mixed martial arts gym and training camp located in Japan. The gym is renowned mostly for its female staple of fighters who were regular competitors in the Smackgirl promotion. On its roster are prominent MMA stars such as Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii and Hitomi Akano...

fighter Rina Tomita by unanimous decision

Unanimous decision

A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....

at Jewels 10th Ring
Jewels 10th Ring
Jewels 10th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan...

on .

At Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan....

on , Kitamura defeated pro-wrestler

Professional wrestling

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Mai Ichii

is a Japanese female wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer.-Background:Ichii was born on in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.-Professional wrestling career:Ichii debuted in 2004 in a match against Emi Sakura.-Mixed martial arts career:...

by unanimous decision in the final of the 2010 Jewels -52 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix, winning the tournament.

Mixed martial arts record

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Mai Ichii

| Decision (3-0)
| Jewels 11th Ring

Jewels 11th Ring

Jewels 11th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan....

Bunkyo, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there...

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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Rina Tomita
| Decision (3-0)
| Jewels 10th Ring

Jewels 10th Ring

Jewels 10th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan...

Koto, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 442,271 and a population density of 11,070 persons per km². The total area is 39.48 km². The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English....

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, Japan

Japan

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Toppenish, Washington

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, United States

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| Win
|align=center| 4-0-0
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Celine Haga
| Technical Submission (kimura)
| Jewels 7th Ring

Jewels 7th Ring

Jewels 7th Ring was a mixed martial arts event hosted by MMA promotion Jewels. It was held on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...

Tokyo

, Japan

Japan

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Koto, Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Japan

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Katsushika, Tokyo

is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It lies in the northeast of the ward area. The ward calls itself Katsushika City in English.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 429,289 and a density of 12,600 people per km²...

, Tokyo

Tokyo

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Japan

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| Win
|align=center| 1-0-0
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Harumi
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Jewels 4th Ring

Jewels 4th Ring

Jewels 4th Ring was a mixed martial arts event hosted by promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...

Koto, Tokyo

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, Japan

Japan

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