Ett flertal kända fighters inom MMA idag började tävla i kampsport redan när de var 16 år gamla, bland andra Rory MacDonald, Michael McDonald och Jordan Mein. Förra året fick vi även höra om att den tjetjenske diktatorn Ramzn Kadyrob anordnat matcher mellan barn, där ett par av deltagarna var hans egna söner.
I japan har man nu bokat en match för galan ’Deep Jewels 16’, där den 12-åriga flickan ’Momo’ är tänkt att göra sin MMA-debut mot Momoko Yamazaki, som är 24 år gammal. Man kan fråga sig hur en matchning som denna kan tillåtas.
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One thing about this matchup which has got the Japanese world talking is the fact that a 12-year-old will make her MMA debut against an adult veteran of four fights. In the amateur rules for DEEP JEWELS, striking to the head on the ground is not allowed. Both fighters will be wearing head gear.
Yamasaki (2-2 Am) is coming off two losses and is hoping to get back in the win column by taking out her 12-year-old opponent who is currently a seventh grader. The 24-year-old is a former street-fighter who was bullied in junior high school. According to the press release from DEEP JEWELS, the experience is said to have triggered her to became a delinquent which lead to series of “tale of triumphs on the street.”
MoMo (0-0 Am) will be hoping for a successful showing in her MMA debut. It should be noted that the 12-year-old weighs roughly 86-pounds, so Momo will be giving up around 9 lbs to fight an adult. She trains out of Hakuhinkai Karate, the team that has produced notable Japanese talents including Mizuki, Naoki Inoue, and Yukari Yamaguchi.
