Thursday, March 31, 2011

Jessica Prather defeats Kimmy VanSickle




On Saturday March, 26 at Ohio Fighting Championship X in Canton, Ohio.

Jessica Prather (1-0-0) defeated Kimmy VanSickle (0-3-0) by unanimous decision in their 155-pound amateur MMA match.


Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Jess Offermans defeats Clare Malone





Sunday March, 27 at AMMA Fighting Championship in England.
Jess Offermans (2-1-0) defeated Clare Malone (0-1-0) by submission (armbar) in the first round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Jess trains out of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom, where she is coached by Dougie Wildman and Andy Molyneux. 

Sheanna Griffith defeats Keisha Turly





On Saturday March, 26 at XFI "Champions Of The Cage in Fort. Smith, Arkansas.

Sheanna Griffith (1-0-0) defeated Keisha Turly (0-1-0) by TKO (ref stoppage) in the first round of their 120-pound amateur MMA match.

Sheanna trains at the PIT in Poteau, Oklahoma where she is coached by Steve Young.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Andrea Whitney defeats Ashley Milton




On Saturday March, 26 at Shofight 6: "Branson Beatdown" in Branson, Missouri.

# 17 ranked 125-pound fighter Andrea "Pitbull" Whitney (4-3-0) defeated Ashley Milton by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Andrea trains with Team Ambition in Columbia, Missouri.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Robin Woods defeats Deidra Gravina




On Saturday March 26 at FCFF: "Caged on the Coast in Lincoln City, Oregon.

Robin Woods (2-0-0) defeated Deidra Gravina (2-2-0) by TKO in the first round of their 135-pound amateur MMA match.

Robin followed up her shocking victory over Emily Whitmire on January 22nd of this year with this impressive victory over another standout fighter.

Robin lives in SE Portland and trains at Alive MMA in Portland, Oregon where she is coached by David Lloyd, who also fights out of Alive.

Randie Lemons defeats Alex Stobbe




On Saturday March, 26 at Shofight 6: "Branson Beatdown" in Branson, Missouri

Randie Lemons defeated (1-2-0) defeated Alex Stobbe (5-11-0) by submission (arm triangle) in the second round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Randie started Training with Savage Grappling in Osage Oklahoma where she was coached by Cris Powell she was with them in my first fight against Lylna Thao at 135 and lost in the first round by a TKO.
 
She then  moved to Missouri and started training with Team Fusion in Springfield where she is coached by Mike Craft and Eric Stevens.
 
In her second fight she fought Andrea Whitney at 135 and lost to a three round Decision.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Ronda Rousey defeats Ediane Gomes




On Sunday March, 27 at KOTC: "Turning Point" in Tarzana, California.


Ronda "Rowdy" Rousey (1-0-0) defeated Ediane Gomes (6-2-0) by submission (armbar) in the first round of their 145-pound professional MMA match.

Ronda who made her pro debut in this match submitted her opponent Gomes in twenty five seconds of the first round in what was a repeat performance of what she did against Taylor Stratford in her last amateur match for Tuff-N-Uff. Ronda who was scheduled to move on in the tournament for Tuff-N-Uff instead decided to turn pro and now we see why.

Ronda is a Judo black belt who won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.

She was the #1 ranked amateur fighter at 145-pounds with a record of 3-0.

The question now is what is next for this MMA phenom hopefully Strikeforce will sign her and we can see her against the top women in the world at 145-pounds.

During her post fight victory interview at Tuff-N-Uff, Ronda proclaimed that she would be fighting Christiane "Cyborg" Santos before the end of 2011 and with one more victory that could very well be the case.



Rachael Swatez defeats Wendy Roy




On Saturday March, 26 at Battlefield Fight League 7 "Invasion" in Nanaimo British Columbia, Canada.

Rachael Swatez (4-2-0) defeated Wendy Roy (0-2-0) by submission (armbar) in the third round of their 125-pound professional MMA match.

Rachael was coming off of a September 2010 loss to Sy Jewett at 130-pounds. This was not Rachael's first fight at 125.

Laura Marcusse: Post Fight Video Interview

Friday, March 25, 2011

Bethany Marshall defeats Stacy Grant


On Saturday March, 25th at M-1 challenge: 24 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Bethany Marshall (5-0-0) defeated Stacy Grant (1-2-0) by submission (toe hold) in the second round of their 135-pound professional MMA match.

Bethany will definitely make her way back into the top 15 at 135-pounds after being dropped from the rankings due to a fourteen month absence from the cage.

Bethany trains at Modern American MMA in New Port News, Virginia.

Laura Marcusse defeats Emily Reed






On Friday March, 25th at Titan Fighting Championships 17 in Kansas City, Missouri

#24 ranked 115-pound fighter Laura Marcusse (2-1) defeats Emily Reed (2-1) by  submission (rear-naked choke) in the second round of their 110-pound amateur MMA match.

Laura who is also ranked #7 at 105, fights out of Kansas City, Missouri.

Sarah Allen defeats Nicki Chumpkaphai





On Saturday March, 19 at Clash of the Titans in Sedalia, Missouri.

Sarah Allen (1-0-0) defeated Nicki Chumpkaphai (1-1-0) by TKO (doctor stoppage) in the first round of their 155-pound amateur MMA match.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Sharita Fane-Davis defeats Keisha James





On Saturday March, 19 at Clash of the Titans in Sedalia, Missouri.

Sharita Fane-Davis (1-0-0) defeated Keisha James (1-3-0) by submission (inverted triangle choke) in the first round of their 115-pound amateur MMA match.

Kyla Potter defeats Alexis Petree




 
On Saturday March, 19 at Clash of the Titans in Sedalia, Missouri.

Kyla Potter (1-0-0) defeated Alexis Petree (0-1-0) by unanimous decision in their 115-pound amateur MMA match.

This was the amateur debut of both fighters.

This match also won female fight of the night.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Christina Fulton defeats Lydia Otten




On Saturday March, 19 at Clash of the Titans in Sedalia, Missouri.

Cristina Fulton (1-0-0) defeated Lydia Otten (0-2-0) by submission (due to strikes) in the first round of their 145-pound amateur MMA match.

The fight was scheduled to be at 135 which is what Lydia weighed (134) but Christina came in at 145.

Tiona Descloux defeats Allis Dean




On Saturday March, 19th at Fight Night XVIII in Kelso, Washington.

Tiona Descloux (1-1-0) defeated Allis Dean (0-2-0) by unanimous decision in their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

This match was awarded fight of the night, Tiona has now won fight of the night in both her amateur MMA fights.

Tiona only weighed in at 116 so she will be listed in the 115-pound division in my rankings.
Tiona is coming off of a loss to a teammate of Allis, Bailey Jackson on February 12th of this year.

Tiona lives and trains in Yacolt, Washington with Team Lab Factory and also works out at Battle Ground Fitness.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Miesha Tate: Video Interview

Amber Ignatowski defeats Christianna Daniels



On Saturday March, 19 at Warrior Xtreme Combat 26 : "Evolution" in Westland, Michigan.

#13 ranked 125-pound fighter Amber "Iggy" Ignatowski (3-0-0) defeated Christianna Daniels (1-1-0) by TKO in the second round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Amber trains out of Toledo, Ohio at USA Martial Arts in Holland, Ohio where she is coached by Mike Gray, her boxing coach is Dave Blakeman.

Karina Taylor defeats Lili Estrada



On Saturday March, 19 at Fight Factory 2 in San Luis, Sonora, Mexico

Karina Taylor (1-4-0) defeated Lili Estrada (0-1-0) by unanimous decision in their 115-pound professional MMA match.

After many tough and close fights Karina has now won her first MMA match, in her last fight she was defeated by Patricia Vidonic.

Karina was a member of the female reality telivision show "Ultimate Women Challenge."

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Cindy Dandois defeats Jorina Baars




On Saturday March, 19 at Staredown 5 in Antwerpen, Belguim.

#9 ranked 145-pound fighter Cindy Dandois (5-1-0) defeated Jorina Baars (0-1-0) by TKO in the second round of their 145-pound professional MMA match.

Cindy is coming off of a controversial loss in December of 2010 to Yana Kunitskaya.

Cindy trains at Perfect Team MMA Fighting Academy in Belguim

Candace Eich defeats Emily Loewer



On Saturday March, 19 at FCF: "Fight Night III in Tulsa, Oklahoma

#25 ranked 135-pound fighter Candace Eich (2-0-0) defeated Emily Loewer (0-1-0) by unanimous decision in their 130-pound amateur MMA match.

Candace trains out of Wichita Falls, Texas with The Wichita Falls Team, she is coached by Abel Villalobos and Mike Zapata she also trains at Texoma BJJ under Griffin Phillips.

Katalina Malungahu defeats Kari Lichtenwalner




On Friday March 18 at Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night 13 in Lahi, Utah.

#17 ranked 155-pound fighter Katalina Malungahu (2-0-0) defeated Kari Lichtenwalner (1-1-0) by TKO in the first round of their 155-pound amateur MMA match.

In her last match in January, Katalina defeated Jennifer Raff by TKO in the first round.

Katalina trains at Jeremy Horn's Elite Performance in Sandy, Utah.


To watch the video of the fight click read more below.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Jenna Rea defeats Patricia Armour




On Saturday March, 6 at Kamikaze 4 in New Castle, England

Jenna Rea (2-0-0) defeated Patricia Armour (0-1-0) by TKO in the first round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Jenna trains at The Reaper Squad in Limoux, France where she is coached by Christophe Rea (her husband)

Romeo Rupp defeated by unnamed fighter


On Saturday March, 12 at XXX Extreme Fighting: "Invasion" in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Romeo Rupp (3-1-0) was defeated by an unknown fighter (1-0-0) by TKO (doctor stoppage) due to a broken nose in their 170-pound amateur MMA match.

I have asked both Romeo and the two promoters of the show to disclose the name of the fighter but all have refused to name the opponent.

What I do know is that it was the unnamed fighters first time ever fighting and that she is actually a football teammate of Romeo who was there to watch Romeo fight.

As the creator of the Amateur WMMA rankings I use this website as my database for all ranked fighters records, therefore I must report and write about all losses by a fighter, even if I don't know the name of the girl who beat her, sorry.

Kristana Lopez defeats unknown fighter




On Saturday March, 12 at XXX Extreme Fighting: "Invasion" in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Kristana Lopez (4-2-0) defeated her opponent by armbar in the first round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Tara LaRosa vs. Carina Damm: Fight Video

Fukuko Hamada defeats Mamiko Mizoguchi




On Sunday March, 13 at Pancrase: "Impressive Tour 2" in Osaka, Japan.

Fukuko "Happy" Hamada (6-6-0) defeated Mamiko Mizoguchi (2-5-1) by TKO in the second round of their 105-pound professional MMA match.


Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Mattie Parent defeats Nicolla Cottrell




On Saturday March, 12 at Battlefield Fight League: 6 in Richmond, British Columbia Canada.

Mattie Parent (1-0-0) defeated Nicolla Cottrell (0-1-0) by TKO (ref stoppage) in the first round of their 135-pound amateur MMA match.

Matti trains at Team Bad Boy Outreach.




To see the pre-fight interview video click read more below.


Roxanne Modafferi: Audio Interview






Join me and Rammy as we interview Roxanne Modafferi and discuss her experiences during and after the terrible 9.0 earthquake in Japan.




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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Katie Merrill defeats Kaline Medeiros






On Saturday March, 12 at Cage Fighting Xtreme: "Rumble In The Jungle." in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Katie Merill (1-1-0) defeated Kaline Medeiros (3-2-0) by submission in the first round of their 120-pound amateur MMA match.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Pearl Gonzalez defeats Amanda English




On Saturday March, 12 at MMA Sports Federation: USA vs. Ireland in St, Charles, Illinois.

#1 ranked 135-pound fighter Pearl Gonzalez (8-1-0) defeated Amanda English (2-1-0) by submission (arm bar) in the first round of their 130-pound amateur MMA match.

Pearl who is a member of Team USA MMA trains at 
Combat Do in Cicero, Illinois where she is coached by Bob Schirmer and Andrew Krzeptowski
 




Taylor Stratford: Audio Interview





Join me and Rammy as we interview amateur MMA phenom Taylor Stratford about her two Championship titles in eight days!



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Kyane Hampton defeats Carrie Campbell




On Saturday March, 12 at Beatdown at 4 Bears 8 in New Town, North Dakota.

Kyane "The Pepper" Hampton (2-3-0) defeated Carrie Campbell (0-1-0) by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round of their 125-pound professional MMA match.

Kyane is coming off of a loss to Heather Clark in October of 2010.

Hitomi Akano defeats Chisa Yonezawa




On Sunday March, 13 at Pancrase: "Impressive Tour II" in Osaka, Japan.

Hitomi "Girl Fight Monster" Akano (17-8-0) defeated Chisa Yonezawa (1-4-0) by submission (armbar) in the first round of their 135-pound professional MMA match.

Hitomi is coming off of a potential fight on New Years Eve where she was scheduled to face Roxannae Modafferi, but before the fight started Roxy had to pull out due to sickness.

Before that Hitomi lost to Miesha Tate in the finals of the Strikeforce 135-pound tournament after beating Carina Damm in the first round of the tournament.

Sophie Cook defeats Ruth Walker




On Friday March, 11 at ZT Fight Skool MMA in Eastbourne, England

#13 ranked 125-pound fighter Sophie Cook (3-0-0) defeated Ruth Walker (0-1-0) by split decision in their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Sophie trains at ZT Fight Skool in Eastbourne, England

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Raquel Paaluchi defeats Nikohl Johnson




On Saturday March, 12 at X-1 "Champions III" in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Raquel Paaluchi (2-1-0) defeated Nikohl Johnson (3-4-0) by TKO in the third round of their 135-pound professional MMA match.

Raquel who has fought all three of her matches for the X-1 organization was coming off of a loss to Sarah D'Alelio in September of 2010.

Her other victory came against Jenny Trujillo in June of 2010.

Raquel trains at the Hakuilua Training Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Shannon Culpepper defeats Margaret Bloom




On Saturday March, 12 at Kick Down 90: "Cage Rage" in Denver, Colorado.
Shannon Culpepper (1-0-0) defeated Margaret Bloom (5-4-0) by TKO in the first round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Shannon is a very accomplished grappler who has transitioned over to MMA, she has only bee training for 18 months she trains out of Fusboxe MMA in Broomfield, Colorado where they specialize in Russian Sambo her coach is Michael Sullivan.

In September she won the NAGA Grappling Championships in Las Vegas and won the NAGA tournament in Colorado early last year. She has also taken gold in 5 other Colorado tournaments.



To see the video click read more below.

Maiju Kujala defeats Emma Watson




On Saturday March, 12 at Fight Festival 30 in Helsinki, Finland.

Maiju Kujala (5-3-0) defeated Emma Watson (1-1-0) by TKO in the first round of their 125-pound professional MMA match.

Maiju had lost two fights in a row prior to this victory, her losses came against Miesha Tate in the first round of the Strikeforce Womens 135-pound tournament the other loss was at 125-pounds against undefeated fighter Hanna Sillen in October of last year.

Maiju trains out of MMA Lappeenranta in Limatra, Finland.

Meghan Joyce defeats Rebecca Gruitza




On Saturday March, 12 at NAAFS: "Midwest Combat Challenge 13" in Akron, Ohio.

Meghan Joyce (1-0-0) defeated Rebecca Gruitza (0-1-0) by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round of their 120-pound amateur MMA match.

Meghan trains with Nutter MMA

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Taylor Stratford defeats Ashlee Evans-Smith




On Saturday March, 12 at Tuff-N-Uff in Las Vegas, Nevada.

#2 ranked 145-pound fighter Taylor Stratford (8-1-0) defeated #11 ranked 145-pound fighter Ashlee Evans-Smith (4-3-0) by submission (rear-naked choke) in the second round of their 145-pound amateur tournament championship match.

Taylor has now won her second 145-pound championship in eight days.

Last week she defeated Amanda Bell to win the Reno Combat 145-pound amateur  championship.

The only loss of Taylor's career came in the quarterfinals of the Tuff-N-Uff 145-pound tournament against Ronda Rousey who withdrew from the tournament so that she could turn pro. 

Taylor was then asked to move on to the finals where she was supposed to fight Tori Adams who lost in the first round of the tournament but was allowed to pass on to the semi-finals because her opponent Tamikka Brents missed weight. Tori then defeated Ashley Evans Smith in the semi-finals but had to withdraw because of a death in the family.

Taylor who trains out of Reno, Nevada at Reno Academy of Combat has also fought in the past at 135-pounds and in this reporters opinion that is the division she should turn pro at.

Raquel Paaluhi vs. Nikohl Johnson: Weigh-In Photos




Raquel Paaluchi weighed in at 135-pounds

Nikohl Johnson weighed in at 135-pounds.

Titana Van Petel defeats Outi Louhimo



On Friday March, 11 at ADFC: "Round 3" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 

Titana Van Polanen Petel (1-1-0) defeated Outi Louhimo (2-3-0) by TKO in the first round of their 127-pound professional MMA match.

This was the first ever female fight to take place in the Arab Emirates.

Titana suffered the only loss of her professional career versus Maiju Kujala a little under a year ago.

Barb Honchak defeats Amber McAvoy




On Friday March, 11 at Wright Fight 2 in St. Charles, Missouri.

Barb "Lil Warrior" Honchak (3-1-0) defeated Amber "A.J." McAvoy (1-1-0) by unanimous decision in their 125-pound professional MMA match.

Barb has now won two fights in a row since her January 2010 loss to Cat Zingano.

In her last fight before this one Barb defeated Felice Herrig also by unanimous decision.

Barb was also a member of the reality television show "Ultimate Women's Challenge." where she participated in at least one sanctioned match, the results of those fights have still not been released however.


Friday, March 11, 2011

Tara LaRosa defeats Carina Damm




On Friday March, 11 at Shark Fights 14 in Lubbock, Texas.

#1 ranked 125-pound fighter Tara LaRosa (20-2-0) defeated #4 ranked 125-pound fighter Carina Damm (15-6-0) in a 125-pound professional MMA match.

Tara is now expected to face the winner of a April fight between Cat Zingano and a undetermined opponent.
Tara has now won two matches in a row since her May 2010 loss to Roxanne Modafferi.
Tara is also the DaMMAage 125-pound champion a title she won in November od 2010 when she defeated Takayo Hashi.

Tara lives in Woodstown, New Jersey and fights out of Philadelphia Fight Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Tara LaRosa vs. Carina Damm: Weigh-In Video

Jewels 12th Ring: Weigh-In Photos & Results











Ayaka Hamasaki weighed in at 114.2
Jessica Aguilar weighed in at 113.1


















Danielle West weighed in at 145.2
Esui weighed in at 142.1


To see more pics click read more below








Sunday, March 6, 2011

Zoila Frausto-Gurgel: Post Fight Interview & Press Confrence

Reagen Benedetti defeats Maylee Siekawitch



 
On Saturday February, 5 at Ax Fighting Championships 33 in Edmunds, Washington

#13 ranked 115-pound fighter Reagen Benedetti (3-0-0) defeated #14 ranked 115-pound fighter Maylee Siekawitch (5-2-0) by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round of their 115-pound amateur championship match.

Reagen has now won titles in back-to-back fights her last title win was at 120-pounds when she defeated Amy Cadwell.