Hitomi Akano (赤野 仁美, Akano Hitomi, born July 27, 1974) is a retired Japanese female mixed martial artist.[2] She announced her formal retirement from MMA on August 1, 2013.[3][4]
Akano used a song she penned herself called "Between the Sky" as her entrance music.[5] She is a former Smackgirl Middleweight Champion at 128 pounds.[6]
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^"20130731" (in Japanese). Hitomi Akano's official blog. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
HitomiAkano (赤野 仁美, AkanoHitomi, born July 27, 1974) is a retired Japanese female mixed martial artist. She announced her formal retirement from MMA...
wrestling coach for the gym. Hiroyuki Abe HitomiAkano Antonio Carvalho Megumi Fujii Shinichi Kojima Hitomi Sakamoto Yasuko Tamada Ayaka Hamasaki Koyomi...
round. McMann returned to ProElite to face HitomiAkano at ProElite 3 on January 21, 2012. She defeated Akano by unanimous decision. On April 28, it was...
debut, she faced HitomiAkano on April 11, 2009, at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz. Cyborg came in six pounds overweight for the fight. Akano originally rejected...
after two rounds to advance to the tournament final. She then defeated HitomiAkano by unanimous decision after three rounds to become Strikeforce Women's...
losing both her fights with the promotion. She was scheduled to face HitomiAkano at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight on December 30, 2010, but...
non-title bout as part of the Open Weight World ReMix tournament by HitomiAkano, who submitted Yamanaka with an armbar on April 25, 2008 (2008-04-25)...
Harumi vs. Shizuka Sugiyama. Abe Ani Combat Club members Megumi Fujii and HitomiAkano were confirmed for the card at a press conference held on November 7...
She has trained several other female MMA fighters herself, including HitomiAkano.[citation needed] Fujii is a decorated grappler, including being a Japanese...
MMA in 2005 when she was submitted by HitomiAkano. She then won eight straight fights and avenged the loss to Akano in their 2007 rematch. Hashi faced Amanda...
2010 (2010-02-17), Jewels announced the first four fights of the event with HitomiAkano versus Hiroko Yamanaka headlining it. On March 3, 2010 (2010-03-03),...
on the plane en route to the Lakemoor location of the bout. She faced HitomiAkano at MFC: USA vs. Russia 3 on June 3, 2006, and won the fight by unanimous...
Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor Women's Bantamweight Miesha Tate HitomiAkano August 13, 2010 Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Heavyweight Daniel Cormier...
five-minute rounds, the first match with full MMA rules held in Jewels. HitomiAkano was added to the card later on, along with three other matches and a...
from the event due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by HitomiAkano. Porto defeated Akano via split decision after five rounds. Her match for the FFF...
Activation, defeating HitomiAkano in Akano's professional debut and in a match in which Yabushita applied a giant swing on Akano. On December 19, 2004 (2004-12-19)...
Mei Yamaguchi against South Korean kickboxing specialist Seo Hee Ham, HitomiAkano versus American Roxanne Modafferi and Hiroko Yamanaka against Mongolian...
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