Monday, February 28, 2011

Dana Clark defeats Tiffany Braman




On Saturday February, 26 at East Peoria Throwdown in East Peoria, Illinois.

Dana Clark (1-0-0) defeated Tiffany Braman (1-2-0) by TKO (strikes) in the first round of their135-pound amateur MMA match.

Tiffany trains out of Bloomington, Illinois with Team Adrenaline she is coached by Chris Tickle.



Tiffany VonSoet defeats Kate McGray




On Saturday February, 26 at "Muay Thai Showcase" in Pala, California.

Tiffany "Time Bomb" VonSoet (1-0-0) defeated Kate McGray (1-2-0) by KO (punches) in the second round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

 Tiffany trains Muay Thai with Alex Palma and teaches Muay Thai at BlackHouse with Team Nogiera.

She trains MMA with The San Diego Combat Academy's Team Hurricane Awesome under Manolo Hernandez.

She is also Liz Carmouche's main Female sparring partner.

click below to watch the video.


Danielle Abbott defeats Tabitha Albert

 
On Saturday February, 26 at Carolina Fight Promotion in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Danielle Abbott (1-0-0) defeated Tabitha Albert (0-3-0) by unanimous decision in their 140-pound amateur MMA match.

The match won fight of the night honors.

    Danielle fights out of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and is coached by Tomar Washington, Nissen Osterneck, Jay Dennis, Chris Cain and Mike Kelley

Ronda Gale defeats Holly Powell



On Saturday February, 26 at NAAFS: "Caged Fury 14" in Clevland, Ohio.

#12 ranked 115-pound fighter Ronda Gale (4-2-0) defeated #13 ranked 115-pound fighter Holly Powell (5-2-0) by split decision in their 115-pound amateur MMA match.

Ronda has now won three fights in a row. In November 2010 she earned a victory over Marcia May, and in September 2010 she defeated Carrie Ann Moore.

Ronda trains at The Dungeon in Akron, Ohio.

Kelly Reilly defeats Margaret Bloom




On Friday February,25 at Ring Wars in Gallette, Wyoming.

#14 ranked 125-pound fighter Kelly Reilly (4-3-0) defeated #15 ranked 125-pound fighter Margaret Bloom (5-3-0) by submission (standing guilllotine) in the first round of thier 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Kelly trains out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota with Team Nak Su where she is coached by Chad Wagner and Sunny Banouvong.

Katie Dihle defeats Tasha Moore




On Friday February, 25 at Warrior Xtreme Cagefighting in Taylor, Michigan.

#7 ranked 135-pound fighter Katie Dihle (4-0-0) defeated Tasha Moore (2-3-0) by unanimous decision in their 135-pound amateur championship MMA match.

Katie trains out of Alpena, Michigan, and is managed by Team K-Duece.

Shanice Vernon defetas Samantha Mosqueda



On Friday February, 25 at Ultimate Reno Combat in Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Shanice Vernon (1-0-0) defeated Samantha Mosquueda (1-2-0) by unanimous decision in their 145-pound amateur MMA match.

Shanice is a training partner of #2 ranked 145-pound fighter Taylor Stratford at Reno Academy of Combat where she is coached by Rick Collupn and Nick.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Sarah Kaufman signs with Armageddon Fighting Championships




North America’s top female fighter Sarah Kaufman has signed a contract with Armageddon Fighting Championship (AFC). The two time world champion is scheduled to make her return to Canada and, for the first time, fight in her hometown of Victoria BC at the company’s fifth event, AFC 5: Judgment Day on Saturday, April 2, 2011. An opponent has not been determined at this time.

A multiple-time world champion, Kaufman has an aggressive style of striking, from the opening bell she is looking to put her fists to work. Sarah has finished 9 of her 12 wins via (T)KO and one of those an award winning KO slam of Roxanne Modafferi that will live on forever in MMA highlights.

Sarah first captured Strikeforce gold in February 2010 after she dominated Takayo Hashi for 5 rounds, becoming the first women’s bantamweight champion. Under the tutelage of her coach BJJ blackbelt Adam Zugec, Sarah is one of the best fighters on the planet and is looking to continue with her tremendous success thus far.

Kaufman is joined on the AFC card with her training partners Nick Driedger, Connor Wood and Ryan Janes as well as Canadian standouts Nick Hinchliffe, Derek Medler and David Perron for what is sure to be a historic night of fights.

Armageddon FC President Darren Owen had this to say “ I am extremely thrilled to be able to have Sarah fight for us, especially in front of all her friends and family. She has been at all of our events and gets the biggest ovation and now to be able to give our fans what they really want, to watch her compete, just makes sense.”

Roxanne Modafferi vs. Rosi Sexton: Weigh-In Photos & Results

On Saturday February, 26 at Cage Warriors 40 in N. London, England.

#6 ranked 135-pound fighter Roxanne Modafferi (15-6-0) will battle #3 ranked 125-pound fighter Rosi "The Suergon" Sexton (11-2-0) in a 125-pound professional MMA match.

Roxanne weighed in at 124.5

Rosi weighed in at 125.0


















Seo Hee Ham defeats Saori Ishioka



On Friday February, 25 at Deep: 52 "Impact" in Tokoyo Japan.

#13 ranked 115-pound fighter Seo Hee Ham (7-4-0) defeated #16 ranked 115-pound fighter Saori Ishioka (11-6-0) by unanimous decision in their 115-pound professional MMA match.

This was a rematch of a fight that took place in February of 2008, in which Seo Hee Ham won by unanimous decision.

Seo Hee who is from Korea, is coming off of a loss in the finals of the Jewels 115-pound tournament to Ayaka Hamasaki on December 17th.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Erin Toughill vs. Ashley Sanchez


On April 9 at Freestyle Cage Fighting in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Erin Toughill (10-2-1) will take on Ashley "Loca" Sanchez (1-2-0) in a 160-pound professional MMA match.

Erin will be coming off of an almost two year absence from the sport, she has had various opponents pull out and an injury that sidelined her from her last scheduled match in late 2010.

Erin is considered one of the sports best fighters but has been unable to make the 145-pound weight class where future hopeful opponent Cyborg Santos awaits.

Ashley who trains out of Central Illinois Combat Club is also coming off of a long layoff, she has not fought since April of 2008 when she was defeated by Sarah Shneider

Monday, February 21, 2011

Erika Newsome defeats Ashlee Evans-Smith



On Friday February, 18 at Spar Star: "Mayhem in El Monte" in El Monte, California 

#7 ranked 145-pound fighter Erika Newsome (3-0-0) defeated #10 ranked 145-pound fighter Ashlee Evans-Smith (4-2-0) by submission (rear-naked choke) in the third round of their 145-pound amateur MMA match.

Erika trains at Fightworx in Pasadena, California

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Allanna Jones defeats Carolyn Busik




On Saturday February, 19 at Big John's MMA: "Bad Intentions II" in Midland, Illinois

#18 ranked 145+-pound fighter Allanna Jones (2-0-0) defeated Carolyn Busik (3-2-0) by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round of their 160-pound amateur MMA match.




Jenna Fox defeats Ashley Taylor




On Saturday February, 19 at Revolution 15 "Title Night" in Monmouth, Illinois


#8 ranked 125-pound fighter Jenna Fox (4-0-0) defeated Ashley Taylor (1-2-1) by split decision in their 130-pound amateur MMA match.

 The fight was originally scheduled to be for a 125-pound amateur championship but Jenna Fox was unable to make the 125-pound weight limit her opponent Ashley Taylor however did make the weight limit.

In her last fight also at 130-pounds Jenna defeated Alysa Brown. 
Jenna trains with the O.S.E. Wolfpack in Monmouth, Illinois, where she is coached by Beau Admire.

Patricia Vidonic defeats Angelica Brotherton




On Saturday February, 19 at Art Of  Fighting 11: "Fusion" in Tampa, Florida

Patricia Vidonic (2-1-0) defeated Angelica Brotherton (1-1-0) By split decision in their 120-pound professional MMA match.

That is now two victories in a row for Little Patty who weighed in at 115-pounds, she defeated Karina Taylor in her last match on November 27th. 

In her pro debut she was defeated by Valerie Coolbaugh.

Natalie Evans defeats Jennifer Gonzalez



On Saturday February, 19 at Cage Sports 13 in Tacoma, Washington.
  
Natalie Evans (1-0-0) defeated Jennifer Gonzalez (0-1-0) by TKO (ref Stoppage) in the first round of their 140-pound professional MMA match.

This was the pro debut for both fighters.

Cheryl Chan defeats Brittany Sluis




On Friday February, 18 at Seeing Red MMA in British Columbia, Canada.

Cheryl Chan (2-1-0) defeated Brittaney Sluis (0-1-0) by submission (guillotine) in the first round of their 130-pound amateur MMA match.

In her last match at Seeing Red MMA she was defeated by Stephanie Eggink.

Cheryl trains at Mendoza Martial Arts & Training in Surrey, British Columbia her head coach is Oneal Mendoza.
Wrestling coach Rodney Cordizal
BJJ coach Marcus Soares
Strength & Conditioning coach Sandeep and Daniel

Brittany trains with Team Phoenix Rising in Sechelt, British Columbia.

Margaret Bloom defeated Dawn Lemley



On Saturday February, 19 at Kick Down 89: "Cage Heavy" in Casper, Wyoming.

Margaret Bloom (5-2-0) defeated Dawn Lemley (0-1-0) by TKO (ref stoppage) in the first round of their 135-pound amateur MMA match.

Margaret trains at Fisticuffs Fight Gym in Casper, Wyoming and is coached by Bryant "Concrete" Craven.

Lauren Barefoot defeats Jori Waln




On Friday February,18 at Cornhusker Fightclub in Omaha, Nebraska.

#25 ranked 145-pound fighter Lauren Barefoot (1-0-0) defeated Jori Waln (1-1-0) by unanimous decision in their 145-pound amateur MMA match.

This was the debut MMA fight for Lauren.

Lauren fights out of Omaha, Nebraska at Premier Combat Center where she is Coached by Kurt Podany and John Hansenand. and she is managed by Disorderly Conduct.

Kristy Kester defeats Jordan Gaza



On Friday February, 18 at Legacy Amateur Combat Series in Houston, Texas.

#25 ranked 125-pound fighter Kristy Kester (2-0-0) defeated Jordan Gaza (1-1-0) by TKO (ref stoppage) in the third round of their 120-pound amateur MMA match.

Kristy trains at 4oz MMA in Houston, Texas, where she is coached by Kru Perez, Jeremy Mahon and Bobby Powers.

click below for play by play of the fight.





Saturday, February 19, 2011

Roxanne Reed defeats Brittany Corona

 

On Saturday February, 12 at Livin' Guilty 4: "Valentines Massacre" in Kamiah, Idaho.

Roxanne Reed (1-0-0) defeated Brittany Corona (0-1-0) by submission (rear-naked choke) in the third rond of their 135-pound amateur MMA match.


Sunday, February 13, 2011

Rachael Morton defeats Tiffany Sevarns



On Saturday February, 12 at Fight Night XVI "Heartbreakers" in Kelso, Washington.
 
Rachael Morton (1-0-0) defeated Tiffany Sevarns (0-1-0 ) by submission (verbal) in the first round of their 130-pound amateur MMA match.

Rachael rains at Arsenal Combat Sports in Kelso, Washington, where she is coached by Trent Standing.

Deidra Gravina defeats Allis Dean

 

On Saturday February, 12 at Fight Night XVI "Heartbreakers" in Kelso, Washington.

Deidra Gravina (2-1-0) defeated Allis Dean (0-1-0) by TKO (ref stoppage) in the first round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Deidra trains at Arsenal Combat Sports in Kelso, Washington, where she is coached by Trent Standing.

Stephanie Gonzalez defeats Paula Coumbe





On Saturday February, 12 at Livin' Guilty 4: "Valentines Massacre" in Kamiah, Idaho.

#4 ranked 145+ fighter Stephanie Gonzalez (6-0-0) defeated Paula Coumbe (0-1-0) in a 160-pound amateur MMA match.

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

Bailey Jackson defeats Tiona Descloux



On Saturday February, 12 at Fight Night XVI "Heartbreakers" in Kelso, Washington.

#20 ranked 135-pound fighter Bailey Jackson (2-0-0) defeated Tiona Descloux (0-1-0) by unanimous decision in their 130-pound amateur MMA match.

This match won fight of the night.

Bailey trains at Arsenal Combat Sports in Kelso,Washington where she is coached by Trent Standing.

Adriana Meza defeats Kelly Reilly






On Saturday February, 12 at Fury Fights in Watertown, South Dakota.

Adriana Meza (1-0-0) defeated Kelly Reilly (3-3-0) by unanimous decision in their 120-pound amateur MMA match.

Adriana trains out of Brookings, South Dakota.

Candice Thomas defeats Sara Bainter


On Saturday February, 12 at Fury Fights n Watertown, South Dakota.

Candice Thomas (1-0-0) defeated Sara Bainter ( 0-1-0) in a 120-pound amateur MMA match.

The match was awarded fight of the night.

Candice trains with the Disciples of Combat fight team at the MMA Factory in Watertown, South Dakota where she is coached by Jerrin Stulkin.

Danielle Michelle Camden defeats Penny Hammond



On Saturday February, 12 at Extreme Cage Fighting in Paducah, Kentucky

#8 ranked 125-pound fighter Danielle Camden (4-0-0) defeated Penny Hammond (0-2-0) by unanimous decision in their 120-pound amateur MMA match.

Danielle trains in Mt. Carmel, Illinois at the Griffins Den.

Andrea Miller defeats Brittany Howard




On Saturday February, 12 at Fight Kings 5 "Confrontation" in Salt Lake City,Utah

Andrea Miller (1-2-0) defeated Brittany Howard (0-4-0) by unanimous decision in their 125-pound professional MMA match.

Andrea trains at Combat Cartel in Salt Lake City, Utah.



Saturday, February 12, 2011

Mollie Estes defeats Marciea Allen




On Saturday February, 12 at Fury Fights in Watertown, South Dakota

#13 ranked 135-pound fighter Mollie Estes (7-1-0) defeated #15 ranked 135-pound fighter Marciea Allen (4-3-0) by TKO in the fourth round of their 135-pound amateur championship match.

Mollie trains at Crawford's MMA  in Overland Park, Kansas and 68 Inside Sports. She is coached by Sarah Schneider and Austen Ford

Mollie was coming off of the first loss of her MMA career against #12 ranked 135-pound fighter T.J. Cunanan in July at Tuff-n-Uff.
Before that she had won six fights in a row including a victory over Andria Caplan.

Kendra Leigh Ruff defeats Christina Jobe



On Saturday February, 12 at Brutaal "The Rapture" in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

#25 ranked 135-pound fighter Kendra Leigh Ruff (2-0-0) defeated Christina Jobe (2-2-0) by submission (armbar) in the first round of their 140-pound amateur MMA match.

Kendra trains at Ambition MMA in Egen, Minnesota, received submission of the night.

In her last fight in December she defeated Hope Saftner.

Lalani Malley-Mancao defeats Amanda Wilcoxen-Morgan



On Saturday February, 12 at NAAFS: "Proving Ground" in Akron, Ohio

#8 155-pound ranked fighter Lalani Malley- Monaco (4-0-0) defeated #9 ranked 155-pound ranked fighter Amanda Wilcoxen-Morgan (6-2-0) by TKO in the second round of their 165-pound amateur MMA match.

Lalani trains in Winston-Salem North Carolina at Team One where she is coached by Fred and Big Mike and Kevin Plyes.

 In her last fight on December,11 she defeated Nikita Netjes by TKO, before that in August she defeated Lindsey Smith by (rear-naked choke.)

Maria Hougaard Nielsen defeats Victoria Sinyavina



On Saturday February, 12 at FighterGala 18 "No Fear" in Odense, Denmark

 Maria Hougaard (3-4-0) defeated Victoria Sinyavina (0-2-0) by TKO in the second round of their 145-pound professional MMA match.

Maria who fights out of Denmark and trains at Fightgym is coming off of back to back losses to Danielle West and Romy Ruyssen.

Her most notable victory came against #7 ranked 145-pound fighter Yana Kunitskaya.

Angelica Chavez defeats Jennifer Berg



On Friday February, 11 at Evolution: 'Friday Night Fights 2" in Clovis, New Mexico 

Angelica Chavez (4-0-0) defeated Jennifer Berg (2-3-0)  by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round of their 105-pound professional MMA match.

Angelica trains at Chavez Dojo in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she is trained by her father Grand Master Chavez.

In her four fights she has won them all by submission. She will definitely get my vote for Top 5.

Friday, February 11, 2011

T.J. Cunanan defeats Emily Kagan





On Friday February, 11 at Tuff-N-Uff "Xtreme Couture vs. Tam Quest II" in Las Vegas, Nevada.

#13 ranked 135-pound Tuff-N-Uff Champion T.J. "Soo Bee Doo" Cunanan (5-3-0) defeated #19 ranked Emily Kagan (3-2-0) by submission (armbar) in the first round of their 135-pound Championship match.

T.J who trains at Phoenix Combat Academy, mentioned turning pro in her post fight interview.

Tori Adams defeats Ashlee Evans-Smith





On Friday February, 11 at Tuff-N-Uff "Xtreme Couture vs. Tam Quest II" IN Las Vegas, Nevada.

#5 ranked 145-pound Tori Adams (3-1-0) defeated #6 ranked 145-pound Ashlee Evans-Smith by submission (armbar) in the second round of their semi-final Tuff-N-Uff 145-pound tournament match.

Tori trains with Roughhouse MMA in Pueblo, Colorado, where she is coached by Keith Wilson and Donnie Liles Gabe Charboneu, Haven Torres and James Mead.

She will now face #3 ranked Taylor Stratford in the finals of the tournament in March.

Tuff-N-Uff: Weigh-In Pictures

#13 ranked 145-pound fighter Tori Adams (2-1-0) vs. #2 ranked 145-pound Ashlee Evans-Smith (4-0-0)










135-pound Tuff-N-Uff champ #14 T.J. Cunanan (4-3-0) vs. Emily Kagan-Peters(2-1-0)



Thursday, February 10, 2011

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Brenden Lee defeats Lyndsi Huck



On Saturday February, 5 at Extreme Beat Down Cage Fights in Poplar, Montana.

#11 ranked 125-pound fighter Brenden Lee (3-0-0) defeated Lyndsi Huck (2-1-0) by TKO (punches) in the first round of their 125-pound amateur MMA match.

Brenden lives and trains in Poplar, Montana she is trained by her uncle Cody Weinberger.

click read more to see the video of the fight.

Marshelle Weinberger defeats Sheila Huertas



On Saturday February, 5 at Extreme Beat Down Cage Fights in Poplar, Montana

#3 ranked 155-pound fighter Marshelle Weinberger (7-0-0) defeated Sheila Huertas (1-2-0) by submission (verbal) in the first round of their 155-pound amateur MMA match.

Marshelle lives and trains in Poplar, Montana she is trained by her uncle Cody Weinberger.

click read more to see the video of the fight.




Monday, February 7, 2011

Jennifer Rivera defeats Sarah Payant



On Saturday February, 5 at Premier FC in Springfield, Massachusetts

#21 ranked 135-pound fighter Jennifer "Spitfire" Rivera (2-0-0) defeated Sarah Payant (0-1-0) by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round of their 135-pound amateur MMA match.

Jennifer trains at The Breeding Ground in Southbridge, Massachusetts she is a member of Team Mixed Breed and is coached by her husband Pedro Rivera.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Jessica Holcomb-Doerner defeats Mariah Johnson



On Saturday February, 5 at FCP: "Bakken Blizzard Brawl" in Minot, North Dakota

Jessica "Short Stop" Doerner (1-0-0) defeated Mariah Johnson (0-4-0) by TKO (ref stoppage) in the first round of thier 130-pound professional MMA match.

Jessica lives in Minot, North Dakota and trains at Calavara's Martial Arts Academy under Richard and Jordan Calavera.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Jessica Philippus defeats Sarah Goodlaxson

On Friday February, 4th at Ultimate Blue Corner Battles in Kansas City, Missouri

#1 ranked 105-pound fighter Jessica Philippus (6-1-0) defeated #8 ranked 105-pound fighter Sarah Goodlaxson (2-3-0) by submission (Darce choke) in the second round of their 105-pound amateur championship match.

In her last fight Jessica defeated Leslie Lockwood for her first 105-pound championship.

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.