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Hisae Watanabe (渡辺久江, Watanabe Hisae, born October 21, 1980) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and former kickboxer.

She stands out with her distinctive two-piece leopard-print outfit and matching hair, which was formerly auburn or red but is now blond. She is a former DEEP Women's Lightweight (106-Pound) Champion and currently holds an MMA record of 19-6-0.

Watanabe is featured in the martial arts-themed movie High-Kick Girl! which was filmed with real fighting scenes and did not use any stunt actors. It is set for release in select countries in May 2010.

MMA career

Following a successful career in kickboxing, Watanabe debuted in mixed martial arts on April 7, 2002 at Smackgirl: "Royal Smack 2002" but was disqualified after an illegal kick. She won four of her next five fights before losing to Satoko Shinashi in the Grand Final of the 2002 Smackgirl Japan Cup.

Watanabe then won nine straight fights, including two in Pancrase, and became the 2004 Golden Muscle Strongest Queen Tournament Champion.

On August 4, 2006, Watanabe knocked out the previously undefeated Shinashi in a rematch to capture the DEEP Women's Lightweight Championship. However, she was defeated by Seo Hee Ham in a non-title bout at DEEP: 28th Impact on February 16, 2007.

Watanabe submitted Masako Yoshida on April 13, 2007, but lost the DEEP Women's Lightweight Championship to Miku Matsumoto at DEEP: 31st Impact on August 5, 2007.

Following a December 2007 victory over Genkaam Lookjuapoakum at DEEP: 33rd Impact, Watanabe announced her retirement from mixed martial arts.

More than one year later, she competed in an exhibition match against Megumi Fujii in August 2009 and announced her intentions to return to MMA at Jewels: "Sixth Ring" in December. However, a broken foot suffered in training prevented her from competing and she will now make her return in a shoot boxing match with 2009 Girls S-Cup Champion Rena on April 11, 2010.