Thursday, May 8, 2014

Jujeath "Bad Girl" Nagaowa defeats Jeet Toshi

 

On Friday May, 2 2014 at One Fighting Championship 15:"Rise of Heroes" at SM Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

Jujeath "Bad Girl" Nagaowa (1-0-0) defeated Jeet Toshi (2-2-0) by TKO due to (punches) at 1:07 of the second round in their 105-pound professional MMA match.

Jujeath is a 26 year old 4'11 fighter from Benguet, Philippines and now living and training in  Makati, Philippines at Team Insider Boxing Gym where she is trained by Jessie Paul Rafols and Kulba Rubillar.

I asked Jujeath how long has she been training and what got her into MMA and these were her answers, "I have been a pro-boxer for almost 7 years.and I have  always been a fan of MMA so when I was given the chance to be contacted by One FC, I agreed without any double thought. been training MMA for almost 2 months for this fight."

Amber Marie Leibrock defeats Stacey Vandiest


On Saturday May, 3 2014 at Ultimate Reno Combat 46 at The Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.

Amber Leibrock (1-1-0) defeated Stacey Vandiest (0-2-0) by verbal submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:58 of the first round in their 145-pound amateur MMA match.

Amber is a 26 year old 5'11 fighter from Hayward, California. She trains at Bay Area Fight Academy where she is trained by Eric Emananzan, Kennel Boxing under Arvin Jugarap and at Charles Gracie Jiu Jitsu under Matheus Colhado, Cristiano Xiaver and Clint Gerrona.

I asked Amber how long has she been training and what got her started in MMA and these were her answers, "I've been training for two years. What started me in MMA was I was going no where fast and needed something to discipline myself and keep me out of trouble and at the time I was dating a pro fighter who introduced me to her gym And once I started training I just couldn't stop. Then when I competed for the first time I knew I had found my thing in life that I was always meant to do."

Elizabeth Warner defeats Krissy Hunter



On Friday May, 3 2014 at Princess of Pain: "Round Robin Tournament" at the Auckland Boxing Association, Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand.

 Elizabeth Warner (1-2-0) defeated Krissy Hunter (2-2-0) by Majority Decision in their 140-pound amateur MMA match.

Elizabeth is a 25 year old 5'7 fighter originally from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and now living and fighting out of Gold Coast, Queensland where she trains at Shindo Newbreed.She is coached by Kerry Dunne and Istok Stanojevic.

I asked Elizabeth how long has she trained and what got her started in MMA and these were her answers, "I have trained for nearly 4 years, I just gave it a go and fell in love with the sport."

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Sabrina Compton defeats Gabrielle Marsters



On Friday May, 3 2014 at Princess of Pain: "Round Robin Tournament" at the Auckland Boxing Association, Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand.

Sabrina Compton (1-0-0) defeated Gabrielle Marsters ( 0-1-0) by submission (armbar) at 0:44 seconds of the first round in their amateur MMA match.

Sabrina is a 23 year old 5'11 fighter who trains at
Oliver MMA in Glen Eden, New Zealand where she is trained by Steve Oliver, she also trains at Tukaha under Pedro.

I asked Sabrina how long has she trained in MMA and how she got tarted, these were her answers, " started training when I was 15 at a Women's unarmed combat gym I was going to an Aikido class with my dad and accidentally went to the wrong place (the unarmed combat place) and I really liked the look of it lol, girls were just going going for it in the ring. Women's Unarmed Combat is a combination of Judo, Wrestling, Aikido and unarmed combat. I stopped when I was 19. I am 23 now and just started training again in January."  

Janay Harding defeats Helen Malone

On Saturday May, 3 2014 at Eternal MMA 5 at The Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta in Queensland, Australia.

Janay Harding (1-1-0) defeated Helen Malone (2-2-0) by TKO in the first round of their 135-pound amateur MMA match.

Janay is a 19 year old  5'8 fighter from Gold Coast, Queensland she trains out of the PUMMA gym in Burleigh, Queensland under Vincent Perry.

I asked Janay how she got started in MMA and how long has she trained, these were her answers, "I Previously did Shodican Karate and obtained black belt. At 15 after doing karate for 3 years I wanted to do something more challenging, I found a gym and started up, fell in love and have been there ever since. Have been training MMA for 4 years now and Karate for 7 years."

Missy Laxon defeats Tracy Burns


On Friday May, 3 2014 at Princess of Pain: "Round Robin Tournament" at the Auckland Boxing Association, Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand.

Missy Laxon (1-0-0) defeated  Tracy Burns (0-1-0) by Split Decision in their 145-pound amateur MMA match.

Missy is a 33 year old 5'2 fighter from Napier, New Zealand and now living training and fighting out of Dunedin, New Zealand. She coached by Matt Toa Owner /Coach/Promoter of Team Hammerhead MMA.

I asked Missy how long has she trained and what got her started in MMA and this was her answer, "I actually trained Muay Thai first a few years ago in Hawkes Bay then concentrated on my kids, then I moved to Dunedin, New Zealand and both my kids started doing BJJ, my son is 15 and my daughter who trains as well she's 13. Then I decided to join them in BJJ and then soon after joined the women's kickboxing classes and as soon as I saw MMA I wanted to do it! I have been training for over a year with Team Hammerhead an just love fighting love the challenge love the rush really enjoy BJJ and grappling I have always loved it, Ive meet some amazing people trained at Tiger Muay Thai camp an just loved it." . 

Missy is the owner of a  Sports Massage Therapist & Skin Specialist salon, she is a full time worker, fighter and mother.
 

Tairi Ford defeats Serina Cole

 

  On Friday May, 3 2014 at Princess of Pain: "Round Robin Tournament" at the Auckland Boxing Association, Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand.

Tairi Ford ( 5-2-0) defeated Serina Cole (1-2-0) by TKO at 0:42 seconds of the first round in their 125-pound amateur tournament Championship match.

She also defeated  Hera Tamati (0-1-0) by Unanimous Decision in their amateur MMA tournament semi-finals match.

Tairi is a 28 year old 5'9 fighter of Cook Island decent who is originally from Tokoroa, Waikato, North Island of New Zealand but now living and fighting out of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. She trains out of Waikite Gym under JTK Boxing. and Immortals/Tukaha. She is coached by Josh Te Kowhai, Anaru Grant, Justin Franklin Rob Le Comte and the boys from Tukaha.

I asked Tairi how long has she been training and what got her started in MMA and this was her answer, "I have been training MMA since September 2011. I chose MMA because I wanted to loose weight but also liked how challenging it was so I took it on."

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Kate "Jiu-Jiteira" Da Silva defeats Charlene Watt

 

On Friday May, 3 2014 at Princess of Pain: "Round Robin Tournament" at the Auckland Boxing Association, Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand.

Kate "Jiu-Jiteira" Da Silva (7-1-0) defeated Charlene Watt (1-1-0) by Unanimous Decision in their 135-pound professional MMA tournament Championship match.

She also defeated Desiree-Ann "Dangerous" Maaka (0-2-0) by submission (armbar) in the first round of their 135-pound tournament opening match.

Kate is a 31 year old 5'6 fighter from Matamata, New Zealand. She now lives and trains out of
Kawerau, New Zealand. She trains with Brothers at Arms Kawerau MMA and Gracie Gym NZTeam where he is coached by her husband Roney Da Silva.

She is a Black Belt in Jiu Jitsu

I asked Kate how long ha she trained in BJJ and MMA and what got her started, here are her answers, " Ive been training MMA for about 5 years now, I started BJJ 9 years ago to lose weight, I was overweight after quitting smoking, I wasn't in the best place in my life before BJJ, I was partying and drinking a lot generally unhealthy and had no goal or direction. BJJ absolutely changed my life! I started after meeting my husband/coach Roney Da Silva he just kept nagging me to start so I did and saw dramatic results in weight loss. I gained so much confidence which changed my whole look on life."

Monday, May 5, 2014

Karine Silva defeats Cintia Nunes

 

On Saturday May, 3 2014 at Aspera Fighting Championship 6 at Pacifico Body Bord in Itapema, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Karine "Killer" Silva (3-0-0) defeated Cintia Nunes (0-1-0) by KO (Head Kick) in the first round of their 125-pound professional MMA match.

Karine is a 20 year old 5'3 fighter originally from Nova Dourados, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil and now living and fighting out of Balneário Camboriú, Brazil where she trains at Astra Fight team. She is coached by Marcelo Brigadeiro. Her Wrestling coach is Tim Ruberg and her Muay Thai coach is Darren Till.


Roberta Paim Rovel defeats Thais Machado

 

On Saturday May, 3 2014 at Aspera Fighting Championship 6 at Pacifico Body Bord in Itapema, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Roberta "Crusher" Paim Rovel (3-0-0) defeated Thais Machado (0-1-0) by TKO (retirement) at 3:55 of the first round of their 145-pound professional MMA match.

Roberta is a 26 year old 5'8 fighter originally from Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil  but now living and fighting out of Balneário Camboriú, Brazil where she trains at Astra Fight team. She is coached and managed by Marcelo Brigadeiro. She is coached in Wrestling by Tim Ruberg and her Muay Thai coach is Darren Till

Roberta is a BJJ Black Belt and a 3x BJJ World Champion, who also trains with the Brazilian National Wrestling Team. 

I asked Roberta how long she has trained in BJJ and MMA and this was her answer, "I have been training Martial Arts for 10 years and I have been focusing on MMA for the last two years. My goal is to get in the UFC and fight in the 135-pound weight class, the weight class of defending champion Ronda Rousey. I know I'll soon be on top its just a matter of time. I want to thank all the fans, you'll be hearing a lot from me!"

Cassie Crisano defeats Glauciele Silva



On Saturday May, 4th at Olimpia Fights in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Cassie Crisano (2-1-0) defeated Glauciele Silva (0-1-0) by submission (inverted armbar) in the 1st round of their 135-pound professional MMA match.

Cassie is a 33 year old 5'10 fighter originally from Ellenville, New York but now living and fighting out of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo Brazil at Brazil Fight School where she is trained by Joel "The Joker" Garcia. She has trained in Brazil for the last two years.

I asked Cassie how long has she been training and also what got her started in MMA and this was her answer, "
I started training MMA in 2009 after I was involved in a shooting at work (police officer) where my partner was shot. It was my therapy to deal with the incident. I also have wrestled since I was 14 years old."

Cassie has another fight coming up this weekend vs. Beatriz Zambonini at Ring of Fire Brazil 9 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Calie Cutler defeats Janice Meyer




On Saturday April, 26th at Gladius Fights: XI "Syracuse vs. Nashville" in Cortland, New York at The J.M. McDonald Sports Complex.

Calie Cutler (10-1-0) defeated Janice Meyer (2-2-0) by submission (armbar) at 1:18 of the 2nd round in their 140-pound amateur MMA match.

Calie is a 5'6 fighter from Gregory, Michigan, who now lives and trains in Brighton, Michigan at Scorpion Fighting System under James Grey, Tim Farr and Steve Wedkemper.

 I asked Calie how long has she been training and how she got started in MMA and this was her answer, ""I have been training for two and a half years. What got me into MMA is I wrestled for nine years three years of those years at Jamestown College in North Dakota. I got into MMA because I reallllly missed competing and I knew that MMA would be a great substitute for wrestling. What got me into wrestling is a more interesting story. In seventh grade I didnt make the cheer team, they said I wasn't athletic enough so I joined wrestling instead."

Calie usually fights at 125-pounds.