Megumi Fujii defeats Emi Fujino

On Thursday December, 30 at Sengoku Raiden Championships: Sengoku 15 "Soul of Fight" in Tokyo, Japan at The Ariake Coliseum. 

#2 ranked 115-pound fighter Megumi "Mega Megu" Fujii (23-1-0) defeated #11 ranked fighter Emi Fujino (9-5-0) by unanimous decision in a 115-pound professional MMA match.

Megumi Fujii is coming off of the first loss of her career in October against Zoila Frausto in a five round war for the 115-pound Bellator Womens Championship. Before the loss to Zoila, Megumi was the owner of the longest winning streak in MMA history.

Misaki Takimoto defeats Amy Davis

 

Misaki Takimoto def. Amy Davis by Split Decision via

On Thursday December, 30 at World Victory Road's: Sengoku 15 "Soul of Fight" in Tokyo, Japan at The Ariake Coliseum.

#4 Ranked 105-pound fighter Misaki Takimoto (13-11-4) will battle #11ranked 105-pound fighter Amy "Lil Dynamite" Davis (1-2-0) in a 105-pound professional MMA match.

Misaki Takimoto is a very experienced Japanese fighter and although she has defeated many good fighters she is best known for her four part fight series with Miku "Supernova" Matsumoto,

Misaki won the first two matches but "Supernova" came back and won the latter two matches to even up the series, unfortunately there will not be a fifth and deciding match since "Supernova" has retired.  

Rin Nakai defeats Mika Harigai

Rin Nakai def. Mika "Hari" Harigai via submission (Americana) in round 1via

On Thursday December, 30 at Sengoku Raiden Championship's: Sengoku 15 "Soul of Fight" in Tokyo, Japan at The Ariake Coliseum.

Valkyrie Open Weight Champion #4 ranked 145-pound fighter Rin Nakai (10-0-0)defeated  Mika "Hari" Harigai (6-23-1) by submission (americana) in a open weight professional MMA match.

Rin Nakai the Japanese sensation last fought and defeated  Mizuho Sato on November, 28 to win her Valkyrie open weight Championship. Rin trains at Shooto Shikoku. She is currently the only open weight champion in WMMA.

Catherine Costigan defeats Vanessa Reinsch

On Saturday December, 18 at FFA in Germany

Catherine Costigan (1-0-0) defeated Vanessa Reinsch (0-1-0) by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round of their 105-pound professional MMA match.

Catherine trains at Pankration MMA gym in Limerick.

Tara LaRosa: Career Fight Video's

Here is my Christmas present to all the fans enjoy!

Tara LaRosa is one of the greatest female Mixed martial artist of all-time. Enjoy this collection of some of her greatest fights.


Click the read more sign below to see all of Tara'a fights.

Megumi Fujii: Interview

 

Before ending up on the losing end of a split decision to Zoila Frausto in the final round of Bellator’s 115-pound women’s tournament, Megumi Fujii was owner to one of the most impressive undefeated records in MMA. While she’ll tell you that she’s dealt with losses in previous athletic pursuits like judo, sambo, and submission grappling, since her August 2004 MMA debut, Fujii had never dealt with a loss in the way that most fighters in our sport inevitably have to.

She’s had a difficult time coming to terms with her October loss and trying to place existential significance on it. Before it, Fujii was one of Japan’s staunchest supporters of women’s MMA, using her record and international recognition within the sport as leverage to push local promoters into changing paternally protective rules and paying higher purses for female fighters.

While she’s still fervent in supporting women’s MMA in Japan, she admits that a bit of that leverage and appeal is gone now.

“I was shocked when I heard the decision. I thought I'd won my 23rd straight victory, and would continue winning more from there on, getting people to pay attention to women's MMA and broaden opportunities for women in the sport back home,” she says.

“Before this, I always wanted to do things that male mixed martial artists hadn’t been able to and to be recognized for them. That’s something that I think would inspire other women to come to MMA.” 

To read entire article click here

WMMA: Awards Promo Video

Christiane "Cyborg" Santos: "Warrior Queen Video"

Ashley Nee vs. Linda Cunningham

On Friday January, 21 at Black Eye Entertainment: "Concussion" in Asheville, North Carolina

Ashley "No Limit" Nee (0-1-0) will be going up against Linda Cunningham (0-4-0) in a 135-pound professional MMA match.

Ashley who fights out of Charlotte, North Carolina is looking for the first victory of her professional MMA career, after having lost her first fight to Melissa Bopp in October of this year.

Linda Cunningham is also looking for her first victory as a professional after having lost her first four matches most recently to Maryellen Cano in July.

Barb Honchak vs. Felice Herrig

On Friday January, 14 at New Year's Nemesis

Barb 'Lil Warrior" Honchak (1-1-0) will battle Felice "Lil Bulldog" Herrig (3-2-0)  in their 125 -pound professional MMA match

This was a battle of two women who have been on reality television. Felice was a member of Fight Girls and Barb is a part of the upcoming Ultimate Women Challenge.

Barb Honchak is a member of the female MMA reality television show "Ultimate Women Challenge"

She trains at Steve Bergers "Red Nose MMA" in St. Louis, Missouri

Barb is sponsored by Tussle Fight Gear.

Felice who trains with Jeff Curran defeated Amanda LaVoy in her last fight.

Ronda Rousey vs. Taylor Stratford

On Friday January, 7 at Tuff-N-Uff in Las Vegas, Nevada

Ronda Rousey (2-0-0) will take on Taylor Stratford (6-0-0)  in the semi-finals of the Tuff-N-Uff 145-pound amateur tournament Championship.

In the opening round of the tournament Ronda defeated Autumn Richardson by submission in the first round.

Ronda is best known for her Bronze medal that she won in Judo at the 2008 Olympics in China.

Taylor defeated Shauna Dugger by submission in the first round by submission in her opening round match of the 145-pound tournament.

Karina Hallinan vs. Yadira Anzaldua

On Friday January, 7 at ECSC: "Friday Night Fights" in Clovis, New Mexico

Karina "Hot Mess" Hallinan will go up against  Yadira "Ya Ya" Anzaldua (1-2-0) in a 115-pound professional MMA match.

Karina who trains at Jackson's MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico is coming off of a submission loss to Kelly Warren at ECSC: Evolution on October 30th

Yadira who trains at Hybrid Combat out of Amarillo, Texas is coming off of a submission victory against  Shimone Brooks at ECSC: Evolution 1 on October 30th.

Jessica Eye vs. Justine Kush

On Wednesday February, 2 at Ring Of Combat 34 in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Jessica 'Evil" Eye (2-0-0) will go up against Justine Kish (1-0-0) in a 127-pound professional MMA match.

Jessica is coming off of a victory over Marissa Caldwell on September 17th.

Jessica trains at Strongstyle in Parma, Ohio whee she is coached by Marcus Marinelli

Justine Kish is fresh off of her submission victory over Munah Holland at Ring Of Combat 33 on December 3rd.

Justine who born in Russia and now fights out of Cramerton, North Carolina she is a member of master Toddy's Tuff Girls reality Television show which was filmed in Thailand. as a amateur in MMA Justine went (2-0) finishing both her opponents with strikes.

Justine trains and teaches at Fit to Fight and Ryan Hoover's Extreme Karate under Jeff Jimmo. She has also traveled to Thailand numerous times to train and fight against the best Muay Thai fighters

Roxanne Modafferi vs. Rosi Sexton

Top UK promotion Cage Warriors Fighting Championship has finalised what is arguably the biggest women’s fight in its eight-year history. Cage Warriors champ Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton will face Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi in a 125-pound bout at CWFC 40 on February 26, 2011.

MMARising.com first learned of the fight in early December and has since confirmed the matchup with multiple sources close to the negotiations. Both fighters have signed bout agreements. The fight will serve as Modafferi’s debut at 125 pounds, but will not be contested for Sexton’s CWFC title.

Sexton (11-2-0) was scheduled to take part in the inaugural Bellator 115-pound women’s tournament earlier this year, but a knockout loss to Zoila Frausto prior to the tournament forced her to the sidelines. Just as she did after suffering the first loss of her career, Sexton bounced back with an impressive win in November, stopping “Slick” Sally Krumdiack with punches in the second round. The fight marked the first time that Krumdiack had ever been stopped by strikes, and was also just the second TKO win of Sexton’s career. While her immediate future in Bellator remains to be decided, Sexton will have a very tough fight on her hands in February.

To read the entire article click here

Megumi Fujii vs. Emi Fujino

On Thursday December, 30 at Sengoku Raiden Championship's: Sengoku 15 "Soul of Fight" in Tokyo, Japan at The Ariake Coliseum. 

#2 ranked 115-pound fighter Megumi "Mega Megu" Fujii (22-1-0) will battle #11 ranked fighter Emi Fujino (9-4-0) in a 115-pound professional MMA match.

Megumi Fujii is coming off of the first loss of her career in October against Zoila Frausto in a five round war for the 115-pound Bellator Womens Championship. Before the loss to Zoila, Megumi was the owner of the longest winning streak in MMA history.

Emi Fujino is coming off of a November, 28th submission victory against Anna Saito. before that fight Emi had lost four fights in a row.

The event is to feature around 10 MMA fights, 10 stand-up rules fights, 4-5 women's fights as well as three mixed martial arts fights between traditional martial artists. Dubbed "Soul of Fight", the event is planned to be  family friendly and festival-like.

HDNet is said to covering nine straight hours of the event live.

Tandi Schaeffer vs. Jenn Trujillo

On Friday January, 28 at Showdown Fights in Orem, Utah

Tandi "Tandilion" Schaeffer (1-0-0) will go up against Jenny Trujillo (1-3-0) in a 130-pound professional match.

Tandi trains at "The Academy"  in Orem, Utah where she is coached by James Saccimano {MMA/Jiu Jitsu} Michael Nazario { Boxing} Ryan Richards {Muay Thai } Jason Mertilich { MMA / Jiu Jitsu} and Chase Schaeffer {Game Plan / Manager}. 

In her professional debut on September, 24th she defeated Melissa Moore by TKO in the second round.

Jenny Trujillo who won her professional debut in October of 2009, has lost her last three matches in a row.

Edwina White vs. Lucille Gonzales

On Friday January, 21 at Rocky Mountain Bad Boyz "Bad Girlz Gone Wild" in Sheridan, Colorado

Edwina White (1-0-0) will take on Lucille Gonzales (0-0-0) in a 175-pound amateur MMA match.

Edwina trains with Pacific Warriors in Pueblo, Colorado, where she is coached by Gabe Charboneu, Haven Torres and James Mead. She is also a training partner of Tori Adams.

In Edwina's first fight at RMBB: "Clash Of The Titans she defeated Jessica Kennett by TKO

Kendra Leigh Ruff defeats Hope Sanftner

On Saturday December, 18 at Brutaal Genesis "Cage Fights" in Burnsville, Minnesota at the Omecia Night Club

Kendra Leigh-Ruff (1-0-0) defeated Hope Sanftner (1-2-0) by unanimous decision in their 135-pound amateur MMA match.

Kendra trains at Ambition MMA in Eagan, Minnesota where she is coached by Mike Reilly

Lacie Jackson defeats Crystal Bentley

On Saturday December, 18 at Griffins Den Presents: "Seasons Beatings 2" in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Lacie Jackson (5-2-0) defeated Crystal Bentley (1-2-0) by submission (guillotine choke)  in the second round of their 150-pound amateur MMA match.

Lacie is fresh off her submission victory against Penny Hammond on November, 27th.

Lacie lives and trains in Jackson, Tennessee where she is coached by her father Johnny Jackson.

Heather Martin defeats Amber Ayers

On Saturday December, 18 at Griffins Den Presents: "Seasons Beatings 2" in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Heather Martin (7-3-0) defeated Amber Ayers (1-1-0) by submission (strikes) in their 175-pound amateur MMA match.

Amber defeated Heather by submission (armbar) in the first round of thier last fight.

This series is now tied up one a piece but with Amber scheduled to turn pro in 2011, we might have to wait a while before these two ladies break their tie.

Heather is from Jackson, Tennessee and trains with Team Bellicose where she is cornered by Lacie Jackson and  Johnny 'LAW' Jackson.

Sarah Bishop defeats Amanda Carson

On Saturday December, 18 at Brutaal Genesis "Cage Fights" in Burnsville, Minnesota at the Omecia Night Club

Sarah Bishop (1-0-0) defeated Amanda Carson (1-1-0) by TKO (strikes) in the first round of theirwill take on  in a 175-pound amateur MMA match.

Sarah Bishop who is making her amateur debut trains at Combat Jui Jitsu in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she is trained by Steve Peterson. 

Brittany Anic defeats Lylna Thao

On Saturday December, 18 at Shamrock Promotions: "Xtreme Fight Party" in St. Louis, Missouri

Brittany Anic (5-0-0) defeated Lylna Thao (6-4-0) by unanimous decision in their 120-pound amateur MMA match.

Brittany trains out of Finney's MMA in St. Louis, Missouri where she is coached by Jesse Finney. 

Brittany's Sponsors:

Finney's MMA, All N 1 Fitness, Shamrock Promotions, Elite MMA Management, Vinyl Images, Supplement Superstore, Sole Control, Europe Night Club, Tan Company, I Scream

Ashlee Evans-Smith defeats Samantha Mosqueda

On Friday December, 17 at Central Coast Throwdown in Salinas, California

Ashlee Evans-Smith (3-0-0) defeated Samantha Mosqueda (1-1-0) by unanimous decision in a 145-pound amateur MMA match.

Ashlee Evans-Smith trains at Gladiators Training Academy in East Palo Alto, California where she is coached by former Strikeforce Champion Eugene Jackson.

Next up for Ashlee is a match with Jessamyn Duke on January 7th at Tuff-N-Uff in the first round of the 145-pound amateur Championship tournament.

Julie Kedzie defeats Sarah D'Alelio

On Saturday December, 18 at Jackson's MMA Series III in Albuquerque, New Mexico

#17 ranked 135-pound fighter Julie Kedzie (15-8-0) defeated #16 ranked Sarah D'Alelio (4-1-0) by unanimous decision in a 135-pound professional MMA match.

Julie "Fireball" Kedzie who fights out of Jackson's MMA, is fresh off her appearance on The Ultimate Women Challenge reality television show and last fought in June when she defeated Malissa Sherwood by unanimous decision. 

Jessica Philippus defeats Leslie Lockwood

On Saturday December, 18 at Griffins Den Presents: "Seasons Beatings 2" in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Jessica Philippus (5-1-0) defeated Leslie Lockwood (2-3-0) by submission (rear-naked choke) in the third round to become the  105-pound Tournament Champion.

Jessica Philippus fights out of Marshall, Missouri and trains in Sedalia, Missouri with Jose Vega, she also trains in Kansas City, Missouri at Grindhouse with Deryck Ripley, she also is cornered and coached by her husband Robb Philippus.

Jennifer Berg defeats Lisa Jeanson

On Saturday December, 18 at Beatdown 6: Battle of Champions in Denver, Colorado

Jennifer "Ice" Berg (2-2-0) defeated Lisa Jeanson (0-1-0) by TKO in the first round of their 105-pound professional MMA match.

At the end of the first round Lisa Jeanson did not answer the bell to start the second round and lost by TKO.

Jennifer who trains at Grudge Training Center in Denver, Colorado is coached by Trevor Whitman

In Jennifer's last fight she was defeated by Amy Davis in July of this year.

Sarah D'Alelio vs. Julie Kedzie: Weigh-In Results & Pictures

On Saturday December, 18 at Jackson's MMA Series III in Albequrque, New Mexico

#16 ranked 135-pound fighter Julie Kedzie (14-8-0) will take on #15 ranked Sarah D'Alelio (4-0-0) in a 135-pound match.

Julie Kedzie weighed in at 135.0

Sarah D'Alelio weighed in at 135.8-pounds 

Glena Avilla vs. Maylee Siekawitch

On Saturday January, 8 at Budo Fights "Resilience" Bend, Oregon

Glena "Heartless" Avila (4-0-0) will face off against Maylee Siekawitch (5-0-0) in a 115-pound amateur MMA match.

Glena Avilla trains in Milwaukee, Oregon at Rise Above MMA where she is coached by  Ron Andersen.

Glena is the subject of an upcoming documentary about her life and struggles as a amateur MMA fighter.

A clip from the documentary can be seen Here

Maylee is coming off of her five round unanimous decision Championship defense against Gabby Antip on December, 11th.

Maylee trains with Team Guerin at Yakima MMA in Yakima, Washington where she is coached by Rich Guerin.

Amanda Carson vs. Sarah Bishop

On Saturday December, 18 at Brutaal Genesis "Cage Fights" in Burnsville, Minnesota at the Omecia Night Club

Amanda Carson (1-0-0) will take on Sarah Bishop (0-0-0) in a 175-pound amateur MMA match.

Amanda trains and lives in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Sarah Bishop who is making her amateur debut trains at Combat Jui Jitsu in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she is trained by Steve Peterson. 

Liz McCarthy vs. Shawnee Merrell

On Saturday January, 8 at Budo Fights "Resilience" in Bend, Oregon.

Liz McCarthy (2-0-0) will battle Shawnee Merell (2-3-0) for The Budo Fights 105-pound amateur Championship.

Liz McCarthy  lives in Portland, Oregon and trains at Rise Above MMA in Milwaukee, Oregon where she is coached by Ron Andersen.

She is sponsored by Tussle Fight Gear

Shawnee lives in Green River Wyoming and trains in Rock Springs Wyoming where she is coached by Teno Trujillo, Ty Hamblin, and Mike Nauman. 

She is sponsored by S&W welding. 

Maylee Siekawitch defeats Gabby Atnip

On Saturday December, 11 at Cage Warriors in Sunnyside, Washington

"Mighty" Maylee Siekawitch (5-0-0) defeated Gabby Atnip (3-2-0) by unanimous decision in a 125-pound amateur Championship match.

Maylee trains with Team Guerin at Yakima MMA in Yakima, Washington where she is coached by Rich Guerin.

Milana Dudieva defeats Shiela Gaff

On Friday December, 17 at ProFC 22 in Rostow Am Don, Russia

#11 Milana Dudieva (6-1-0) defeated #8 Shiela Gaff (7-4-1) by Unanimous decision in their 145-pound professional match.

Milana Dudieva who is from The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia is coming off of a TKO victory over Ludmila Delicheban in April.

Jewels 11th Ring: Fight Results

  Ayaka Hamazaki (4-0-0) defeated Seo Hee Ham (6-4-0) by Unanimous Decision to become the Jewels 115-pound Champion

 Hiroko Yamanaka (11-1-1) defeated Molly Helsel (8-12-1) by TKO (Punches) in the second round of their 145-pound match

Roxanne Modafferi vs. Hitomi Akano

On Thursday December, 30 at Sengoku Raiden Championship's: Sengoku 15 "Soul of Fight" in Tokyo, Japan at The Ariake Coliseum.

#7 ranked 135-pound fighter Roxanne "The Happy Warrior" Modafferi battles #8 ranked fighter Hitomi "Girl Fight" Akano in a 135-pound professional MMA match.

Roxanne who was recently let go by Strikeforce is looking to bounce back from her devastating KO loss to Sarah Kaufman in their 135-pound championship match in October at Strikeforce: "Challengers 9"

Roxanne is a full time teacher who lives in Japan and teaches English to Japanese adults and children. She is originally from Massachusetts.

Roxy as she is known has had many impressive victories during her career including wins over #1 ranked 135-pound Strikeforce champion Marloes Coenen, #3 ranked 135-pound fighter Tara LaRosa, and she also holds two victories over MMA pioneer Jennifer Howe.

Hitomi is coming off of a recent loss to Miesha Tate in the Strikeforce 135-pound tournament championship match, after having had defeating Carina Damm in the opening round of the tournament.

Hitomi Akano holds victories over many ranked fighters which includes Miki Morifuji, Hiroko Yamanaka and Takayo Hashi, not to mention a victory over womens MMA pioneer Debi Purcell

The event is to feature around 10 MMA fights, 10 stand-up rules fights, 4-5 women's fights as well as three mixed martial arts fights between traditional martial artists. Dubbed "Soul of Fight", the event is planned to be  family friendly and festival-like.

HDNet is said to covering nine straight hours of the event live.

Nicdali Calanoc vs. Kelly Warren

On Saturday January, 15 at Cage Inc. at the Magic Casino in North Dakota

#16 ranked 115-pound fighter Nicdali Calanoc (7-4-0) will go up against Kelly Warren (2-0-0) in a 115-pound professional MMA match.

Nicdali who trains with Underdawgs Fight Team in Tulsa, Oklahoma is coming off of a TKO victory in October against Summer White. Before that fight she had not fought in over a year since her loss to Sally Krumdiak in October of 2009.

Kelly who trains at Dragon MMA in Lapeer, Michigan is coming off of a very impressive submission victory over Karina Hallinan at ESSC: "Evolution" on October 30th. Her other victory is against Amanda LaVoy in July of this year.

Jewels 11th Ring: Weigh-in Pictures

Hiroko Yamanaka (141.9) vs. Molly Helsel (134.5)

  Seo Hee Ham (114.4) vs. Mika Nagano (114.6)

Sakura Nomura (114.6) vs. Ayaka Hamazaki (114.6)