Monday, February 27, 2012

Margaret Bloom defeats Crystal Pedraza




On Saturday February, 18 at Universal Fight Alliance 8: "Women Of MMA" at The Fairgrounds in Casper, 
Wyoming.

Margaret Bloom (8-5-0) defeated Crystal Pedraza ( 1-1-0) by TKO (due to injury) in the first round of their 135-pound amateur championship match.

In her last match on November, 19 she defeated Kelly Reilly.

Margaret is the owner and main instructor at Fight Syndicate in Casper, Wyoming.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Stephanie Skinner defeats Britany Nipper

 



On Saturday February, 18 at Universal Fight Alliance 8: "Women Of MMA" at The Fairgrounds in Casper, Wyoming.

Stephanie Skinner (1-3-0) defeated Britany Nipper (0-5-0) by TKO (due to strikes) at 4:36 of the second round of their 128-pound professional MMA match.

Stephanie is a 5'4 21 year old fighter who trains with Team Serial Boxe out of Advantage Martial Arts in Westminister, Colorado where she is coached by Benjamin Schissler, Ali Hanjani. and Diana Rael who she actually fought and lost to in her last fight before this fight on May, 22 2010.

Summer Bradshaw defeats Maureen Riordan: Fight Video





On Saturday, February, 11 at Annihlation 38 at The Colorado Springs City Auditorium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Summer Bradshaw (1-0-0) defeated Maureen Riordan (1-1-0) by unanimous decision in their 145-pound amateur MMA match.

Summer is 5'8 28 year old fighter who trains at Colorado Pariah MMA in Colorado Springs, Colorado where she is coached by Drew Lawrence, Jay Jackson and Lee Douglas.


To see the fight video click read more below.


Staci Vega defeats Baylee Antijunti




On Saturday February, 18 at Universal Fight Alliance 8: "Women Of MMA" at The Fairgrounds in Casper, Wyoming.

Staci Vega (1-2-0) defeated Baylee Antijunti (0-2-0) by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:31 of the second round in their 135-pound amateur MMA match.

Staci trains at Tap Nap or Snap and Casper Boxing Club in Casper, Wyoming where she is coached by Jared Olguin, Billy Bohannon and Frank Morris.

Katie Moerke defeats Laressa Peterson

 



On Saturday February, 18 at Universal Fight Alliance 8: "Women Of MMA" at The Fairgrounds in Casper, Wyoming.

Katie Moerke (1-0-0) defeated Laressa Peterson (0-1-0) by submission (armbar) at 1:05 of the first round of their 120-pound amateur MMA match.

Katie trains with Fight Syndicate in Casper, Wyoming where she is coached by Margaret Bloom & George Morgan.

Cassie Robb defeats Ali Kistler: Fight Video

 
On Saturday February, 18 at Universal Fight Alliance 8: "Women Of MMA" at The Fairgrounds in Casper, Wyoming.

Cassie Robb (2-1-0) defeated Ali Kistler (0-1-0) by submission (Triangle Choke) at :40 seconds of the first round in their 105-pound amateur MMA match.

Cassie is a  21 year old fighter from Casper, Wyoming she trains at T.N.S. and  Casper Boxing Club where she is coached by Jared Olguin and Billy Bohannon.



To see the fight video click read more below.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Randi Miller vs. Mollie Estes



On Saturday, April, 28 at Invicta Fighting Championships 1: "Coenen vs. Ruyssen" at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Missouri

Randi Miller (0-0-0) will take on #27 ranked 145-pound fighter Mollie "Miss Mollie" Estes (1-0-0) in a 145-pound professional MMA match.

Randi is a 5'2 28 year old MMA fighter from Broomfield, Colorado.

This will be the debut professional MMA fight for Randi Miller who comes into this fight with no amateur experience.

But she does have quite the wrestling pedigree including:  2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist in wrestling (138-pounds) Six-time All-American,  Pan-Ams Champion, 2008 Female wrestler of the year and a Texas Wrestling Hall Of Fame inductee. She is also a two time 2011 IBJJF no-gi Heavyweight World Champion.

Mollie is a 5'9 36 year old fighter from Oceola, Missouri. She trains at Crawfords MMA.

She ended her amateur career with two 135-pound championships and a (7-1) record, with notable wins against top ranked fighters Chandra Engel, Marciea Allen, Jessica Sorensen, Audrea Whitney and Andria Caplan. Her only loss came against T.J Cunanan.

As a professional Mollie defeated Lacie Jackson in October of last year at 145-pounds.

Lavida Givan defeats Kelly Heisler

 



On Saturday February, 18 at Universal Fight Alliance 8: "Women Of MMA" at The Fairgrounds in Casper, Wyoming.

Lavida Givan (1-0-0) defeated Kelly Heisler (0-1-0) by KO at 1:29 of the first round in their 138-pound amateur MMA match.

Lavida fights out of Denver, Colorado and trains at Ground Zero MMA where she is coached by Nate Johnson and Jose Trujillo.

Haelle Smith defeats Taylor Munsell





On Saturday February, 18 at Universal Fight Alliance 8: "Women Of MMA" at The Fairgrounds in Casper, Wyoming.

Haelle Smith (1-0-0) defeated Taylor Munsell (2-1-0) by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round of their 185-pound amateur MMA match. Haelle weighed in at 177-pounds.

Haelle trains at Fight Syndicate in Casper, Wyoming with Margaret Bloom.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Sofia Bagherdai vs. Ashley Cummins


 

On Saturday, April, 28 at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Missouri

Sofia Bagherdal (4-1-0) will battle Ashley " Smashley" Cummins (2-0-0) in a 115-pound professional MMA match.

Sofia is a 5'0 fighter from Upland, California who now trains in Las Vegas with Wand Fight Team.

She last fought in MMA in October of 2008 when she defeated Angela Hayes. She also holds a victories over Michelle Ould, Stephanie Palmer and Crystal Harris.

The only loss of her career came against Carina Damm.

She has however kept busy with kickboxing & Muay Thai. Most recently on July, 30 she defeated Jessica Bartness in a kickboxing match.

Sofia is known as a striker with two of her wins coming by TKO.

Ashley is a 5'3 24 year old fighter and police officer from St. Charles, Missouri. She trains at St. Charles MMA.

She has had a very successful start to her professional career after finishing her amateur career as the #1 fighter at 115-pounds with a 8-0 record and two titles. Her victories as an amateur include Jocelyn Lybarger, Jessica Laubacker, Kaliah Baker, Gabriella Lakoczky, Cathy Snell, Britney Marshall, Crystal Stevens and Beth Revell.

As a pro she has defeated Chelsea Colarelli by submission on November, 18 and Stephanie Frausto by decision on January, 28.

Ashley is known as for her slick armbar and rear-naked choke submissions.


Stephanie Gonzalez vs. Jillian Lybarger

 
On Saturday April, 7 at Tuff-N-Uff: "Future Stars of MMA" at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada

Stephanie Gonzalez (4-0-0) will challenge Jillian Lybarger (5-4-0) for her 115-pound amateur MMA championship.

Stephanie is coming off of a January, 28 victory over Jillian's sister Jocelyn for the C.A.M.O 115-pound California State championship. Before that fight Stephanie defeated Kaiyana Rain. Both wins were by split decision.

Jillian is coming off winning the Tuff-N-Uff 115-pound amateur title by defeating former champ Jordan Gaza via TKO.

Jessica Philippus vs. Meghan Wright

 
On Saturday, April, 28 at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Missouri
Jessica "Wrslr Chick" Philippus (0-0-0) will take on Meghan "The Babe" Wright (1-3-0) in a 105-pound professional MMA match.

Jessica is a 5'2 28 year old fighter from Marshall, Missouri.
 She is also the #1 ranked amateur fighter at 105-pounds with a record of (6-1) her only loss coming against Barb Honchak (125-pounds) in her debut amateur MMA fight.
 Her wins have come over: Sarah Goodlaxson, Leslie Lockwood, Brooke Fink, Samantha Ress, Nadia Nixon and Kristen DeWitt. 
Four of her six wins came via submission. Jessica is also coming off of the birth of her second child.

Meghan is a 5'4 24 year old fighter from Cincinnati, Ohio.
She is currently on a two fight losing streak. On October, 1 she was defeated by Amy Davis at 105-pounds. Before that she lost to Angela Magana at 120-pounds. The other loss on her record came against Angelica Chavez in her debut professional fight.
Her lone win came against Stephanie Palmer in March of 2009.

    Friday, February 17, 2012

    Sarah Maloy vs. Trisha Clark


     

    On Saturday March, 17 at King Of The Cage: "Prohibited" at Riverwind Casino in Norman, Oklahoma

    Sarah Maloy (2-2-0) will go up against Trisha Clark (2-5-0) in a 125-pouns professional MMA match.

    Sarah is currently on a two fight losing streak after starting her career off with two straight wins. the two losses have come against Avery Vilche on April, 9 and Sally Krumdiak on  July, 23.

    Trisha is coming off a victory on January, 21 where she defeated Maia Kahaunaele (0-0) by decision. Before that win she had lost five fights in a row after her pro debut victory.

    Yana Kunitskaya defeats Ekaterina Saraykina: Fight Video

     

    On Saturday February, 11 at Verdict Fighting Championship 1 at Arbat Cultural & Entertainment Center in Moscow, Russia

    #6 ranked 145-pound fighter Yana 'Foxy" Kunitskaya (6-1-0) defeated Ekatarina Sarykina (0-1-0) by TKO in the first round of their 145-pound professional MMA match.

    In her last fight on November, 19 she defeated Arune Lauzeckaite (0-2) by TKO in the first round.

    She has her next fight scheduled for March,  3 vs. Anna Melikhova (0-0)

    The combined record of these three ladies Yana has fought and will be fighting is (0-3) Maybe its time for Yana to step up her competition?

    Yana is a 22 year old 5'8 fighter who trains at Patriot Team in St. Peterburg, Russia.

    To see the fight video click read more belew

    Danielle West defeats Jorina Baars: Fight Video

     

    On Saturday, February, 12 at Team Schreiber: "Girl Fights Only 7" at Schreiber Gym in Wormer, Netherlands

    Danielle "The Curse" West (4-2-1) defeated Jorina Baars (0-2-0) by TKO in the third round of their 155-pound professional MMA match.

    Before this fight she had a very disapointing draw against top ranked 145-pound fighter Rin Nikai, in a fight that Danielle felt she clearly won, just to be robbed by the Japanese judges

    Danielle is a 5'6 thirty four year old American fighter originally from Boston, Massachusetts who now resides in London, England. She trains with Fuzion MMA in London where she is coached by Matt Chapman and James Evans Nicholle

    To see the fight video click read more below.

    Wednesday, February 15, 2012

    Amy Cadwell vs. Janna Piper

     


    On Saturday March, 3 at Budo Fights 7: MMArch MMAdness at Midtown in Bend, Oregon

    Amy Cadwell (3-2-0) will fight Janna Piper (3-3-0) in a 115-pound amateur MMA championship match.

    Amy lost her last fight at 125-pounds against Cheryl Chan on November, 5th by submission.


    Janna is on a two fight losing streak having lost to Robin Woods on May, 14 and Emily Corso on September, 17, both by TKO.


    Margaret Bloom vs. Crystal Pedraza





    On Saturday February, 18 at Universal Fight Alliance 8: "Women Of MMA" at The Fairgrounds in Casper, Wyoming.

    Margaret Bloom (7-5-0) goes against Crystal Pedraza (1-0-0) in a 135-pound amateur championship match.

    Margaret is coming off a November, 19 victory over Kelly Reilly, which was a rematch of a fight she had earlier lost.

    Crystal is 2-0 in kickboxing.

    Monday, February 13, 2012

    Courtney Lemons vs. Nikki Smith

     


    On Saturday February, 25 at Griffins Den: Benton Beatdown II at The Benton Civic Center in Benton, Illinois

    Courtney Lemons (3-1-0) will go against Nikki Smith (2-1-0) in a 115-pound amateur MMA match.

    Courtney is coming off the first loss of her career on January, 21 in a 115-pound title match against Danielle Camden.

    Nikki is also coming off the first loss of her career against Jody Reicher just last week.

    Saturday, February 11, 2012

    Sarah Morrison vs. Bec Hyatt

     


    On Saturday February, 18 at Brace For War 14 at The Canberra Convention Centre in Canberra, Australia.

    Sarah Morrison (0-0-0) will fight Bec "Rowdy" Hyatt (0-1-0) in a 125-pound professional MMA match.

    Sarah will be making her professional MMA debut.

    Bec lost her debut by first round KO to Rhiannon Thompson.

    Heather Bassett vs.Evva Johnson

     

    On Saturday February, 18 at Absolute Action MMA 23: "A Night Of Champions" at Drawbridge Inn in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky.

    Heather Bassett (2-1-0) will challenge Evva Johnson (6-1-0) in a 125-pound amateur MMA championship match.

    Heather is coming off the first loss of her career on December, 10 when she was defeated by Rose Namajunas.

    Evva is the current AAMMA 125-pound champion, a title that she won by defeating Sarah Cook on June, 4th. Evva does have a more recent fight on her record, a October, 23 submission victory over Rachel Dovido.

    Friday, February 10, 2012

    Amber Ignatowski vs. Jessica Laubacker




    On Saturday March, 24 at North American Allied Fight Series: Midwest Combat Challenge 19 at Chapparells Community Center in Akron, Ohio

    Amber Ignatowski (5-0-0) will battle Jessica Laubacker (6-4-0) in a 115-pound amateur MMA match.

    Amber last fought on September, 17 when she defeated Chandra Engel by KO.

    Jessica last fought on September, 19 2010 when she defeated Lylna Thao in the first round of the Hook N' Shoot 115-pound championship tournament before losing to the eventual champion Ashley Cummins.

    Jen Aniano vs. Christianna Daniels



     

    On Saturday February, 11 at Vengeance Fight League at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Jen "Tink" Aniano (6-5-0) will fight Christianna "The Demon" Daniels (3-2-0) in a 110-pound amateur MMA match.

    Jen last fought on June, 18 when she defeated Kathleen Albany by TKO.

    Christianna last fought against Rachel Smith who defeated her on January, 14 by rear-naked choke in the first round.

    Thursday, February 9, 2012

    Britany Nipper vs. Stephanie Skinner

     

    On Saturday February, 18 at Universal Fight Alliance 8: "Women Of MMA" at The Fairgrounds in Casper, Wyoming.

    Britany Nipper (0-4-0) will battle Stephanie "Scrapper" Skinner (0-3-0) in a 128-pound professional MMA match.

    Brittany is a 19 year old fighter from Riverton, Wyoming. In her last fight on December, 15 she lost to Kyane Hampton for a second time.

    Stephanie is a 21 year old who is also from Riverton, Wyoming. In her last fight  on May, 22nd 2010 she lost to Diana Rael.

    This is a grudge match between two rivals that will be on a all-female fight card!

    Jordan Gaza vs. Christina Crist

     


    On Saturday March, 24 at Ascent Combat: "Nothing Personal" at Shreveport Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana.

    Jordan Gaza (3-2-0) will go for her second title against Cristina Crist (1-3-0) in a 115-pound amateur championship MMA match.

    Jordan is coming off a November, 11 TKO loss to Jillian Lybarger for the Tuff-N-Uff 115-pound title.

    Crtistina last fought on December, 10 losing to Taylor Ziegler. This is her first fight at 115-pounds.

    Maureen Riordan vs. Summer Bradshaw

     



    On Saturday, February, 11 at Annihlation 38 at The Colorado Springs City Auditorium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

    Maureen Riordan (1-0-0) will go up against Summer Bradshaw (0-0-0) in a 145-pound amateur MMA match.

    Maureen is coming of her debut fight on July, 16 which she won by TKO in the second round versus Britney Elkin.

    Summer is making her amateur debut after having three fighters back out on her.

    Wednesday, February 8, 2012

    Vee Vickers vs. Kathryn Davis



    On Friday February, 17 at Ultimate Reno Combat 31 at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada

    Vee Vickers (1-3-0) will take on Kathryn Davis (3-2-1) in a 115-pound amateur MMA match.

    Vee last fought a little under a year ago when she was defeated by Kailin Curran.

    Kathryn last fought on August, 26 where she was submitted by Jordan Gaza for the Tuff-N-Uff 115-pound championship.


    Brighton Hutton vs. Stacy Hayes





    On Saturday April, 7th at Midwest Ultimate Cage Fighting: "Missouri Rumble" at Hilton Convention Center in Branson, Missouri

    Brighton 'The British Blonde Bomber" Hutton (0-1-0) will battle against Stacy "Hammer" Hayes (0-1-0) in a  135-pound professional MMA match.

    Brighton has not fought since her pro debut loss to Jan Finney on October, 30 2009.

    She was also a cast member of the women's reality MMA show "Ultimate Women Challenge"

    Stacey last fought on July, 17th when she was defeated by Lisa McCallum.

    Jeri Sitzes vs. Sofia Bagherdai

    On Saturday April, 7th at Midwest Ultimate Cage Fighting: "Missouri Rumble" at Hilton Convention Center in Branson, Missouri

    Jerri "Fists of Fury" Sitzes (3-1-0) will go up against Sofia Bagherdai (4-1-0) in a 125-pound professional MMA match.

    This is a return match for both of these women who have been away from the sport of MMA for quite a while. Both women have kept busy in other combat sports especially Jeri who is the current WBC Muay Thai Champion in her weight class.

    The last time Jeri was in an MMA cage she defeated Lacey Schuckman by TKO in September of 2009.

    The only loss of her MMA career came against a fighter who she had previously beaten, Anita Rodriguez.

    Sofia last fought in MMA in October of 2008 when she defeated Angela Hayes. She also holds a victory over Michelle Ould, with the only loss of her career coming against Carina Damm.

    Kim Couture vs Anita Rodriguez





    On Saturday April, 7th at Midwest Ultimate Cage Fighting: "Missouri Rumble" at Hilton Convention Center in Branson, Missouri

    Kim "Suga Free" Couture (3-6-0) will take on Anita "El Tigre" Rodriguez (5-2-0) in a 135-pound professional MMA match.

    Kim is currently on a three fight losing streak having lost most recently a decision to Suzie Montero in August

    The other two losses on her current streak came against Sheila Bird and Munah Holland.

    Anita has a win in her last fight which took place only a few weeks ago against Lizbeth Carreiro.

    Kristen Gatz vs. Jeana Pineli II




    On Saturday April, 21 at King Of The Cage: "All In" at Gold Country Casino in Orville, California

    Kristen Gatz (4-1-0) will face Jeana Pineli (1-1-0) in a 125-pound amateur MMA rematch.

    Kristen who fights out of Fresno, California, won the first fight on May, 21st by third round TKO.

    Kristen has been inactive since the win while Jeana who trains out of San Mateo, California, has fought since, defeating Jackie Vandenburgh by submission.


    Tuesday, February 7, 2012

    Mercedez Campos vs. Jaimelene Nievera




    On April, 21 at King Of The Cage: "All In" at Gold Country Casino in Orville, California

    Mercedez Campos (1-0-0) will battle Jaimelene "Queenie" Nievera (0-5-0)in a 115-pound amateur MMA match.

    Mercedez is coming off of her debut fight on June 18th where she defeated Julia Garcia by knockout only :29  seconds into the first round.

    Jaimelene is coming off of a November, 18th fight that she lost to Nalin Sar by unanimous decision. She has never been finished in any of her losses.