Invicta FC 2 ‘Quick Results’

Invicta Fighting Championships holds it’s second event this evening from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Invicta FC 2 begins at 7pm EST and will stream live in it’s entirety from InvictaFC.com. Two bantamweight fights headline the event as Shayna Baszler takes on Sara McMann in the main event, while Alexis Davis meets Japanese star […]

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Invicta Fighting Championships holds it’s second event this evening from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.

Invicta FC 2 begins at 7pm EST and will stream live in it’s entirety from InvictaFC.com.

Two bantamweight fights headline the event as Shayna Baszler takes on Sara McMann in the main event, while Alexis Davis meets Japanese star Hitomi Akano in the co-main event.

The ‘Quick Results’ for Invicta FC 2 below:

Main Card

Bantamweight bout: Sara McMann def. Shayna Baszler via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight bout: Alexis Davis def. Hitomi Akano via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R2 @ 3:41
Bantamweight bout: Liz Carmouche def. Kaitlin Young via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R2 @ 3:34
Strawweight (115-lbs) bout: Ayaka Hamasaki def. Lacey Schuckman via Submission (Armbar) – R3 @ 4:45
Bantamweight bout: Amanda Nunes def. Raquel Pa’Aluhi via Technical Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 2:24
Bantamweight bout: Sarah D’Alelio def. Vanessa Porto via Submission (armbar-shoulder) – R1 @ 3:16
Flyweight bout: Barb Honchak def. Bethany Marshall via TKO (Punches) – R2 @ 1:22
Featherweight bout: Julia Budd def. Elina Nilsson via TKO (Elbows) – R1 @ 3:49

Preliminary Card

Strawweight (115-lbs) bout: Carla Esparza def. Sarah Schneider via TKO (Punches) – R2 @ 4:28
Atomweight (105-lbs) bout: Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc def. Angelica Chavez via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight bout: Raquel Pennington def. Sarah Moras via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight bout: Jessamyn Duke def. Suzie Montero via TKO (Elbows) – R3 @ 2:32
Flyweight bout: Jocelyn Lybarger def. Cheryl Chan via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Catchweight (107-lbs) bout: Liz McCarthy def. Jessica Philippus via TKO (Doctor stoppage – cut) – R1 @ 5:00 (*** Unconfirmed atm)

Invicta FC 2 Weigh-in Results

The official weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships second ever event went down this evening at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Saturday’s Invicta FC 2 show takes place at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas and will air in it’s entirety on the web at Invictafc.com starting at approx. 6pm EST (3pm […]

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The official weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships second ever event went down this evening at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.

Saturday’s Invicta FC 2 show takes place at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas and will air in it’s entirety on the web at Invictafc.com starting at approx. 6pm EST (3pm PST).

Headlining the all women’s card will be a bantamweight matchup featuring Shayna ‘The Queen of Spades’ Baszler versus Sara McMann. While the co-main event has Japanese fighter Hitomi ‘Girlfight Monster’ Akano taking on Alexis Davis at bantamweight.

For more images from the weigh-ins follow Invicta FC on Facebook (@ Facebook.com/Invicta-Fighting-Championships)

Invicta FC employs penalties to fighters who fail to make weight. Any fighter who misses weight on her first try will be fined 10% of their fight purse. And a fighter who is still unable to make weight on their second try, has the penalty increased to 25%.

Check out the full weigh-in results for Invicta FC 2 below:

Main Card

Bantamweight bout: Shayna Baszler (133.6) vs. Sara McMann (135.4)
Bantamweight bout: Alexis Davis (134) vs. Hitomi Akano (135.8)
Bantamweight bout: Liz Carmouche (135) vs. Kaitlin Young (135)
Strawweight bout: Ayaka Hamasaki (114.6) vs. Lacey Schuckman (115.4)
Bantamweight bout: Amanda Nunes (135.4) vs. Raquel Pa’Aluhi (134.4)
Bantamweight bout: Sarah D’Alelio (136)+ vs. Vanessa Porto (133.6)
Flyweight bout: Barb Honchak (124.2) vs. Bethany Marshall (124)
Featherweight bout: Julia Budd (145.2) vs. Elina Nilsson (144.6)

Preliminary Card

Atomweight (105-lbs) bout: Carla Esparza (115.2) vs. Sarah Schneider (116)
Atomweight (105-lbs) bout: Angelica Chavez (105.4) vs. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc (105.2)
Bantamweight bout: Sarah Moras (134.8) vs. Raquel Pennington (134.4)
Bantamweight bout: Jessamyn Duke (135) vs. Suzie Montero (136)
Flyweight bout: Jocelyn Lybarger (124.8) vs. Cheryl Chan (124.2)
Atomweight (105-lbs) bout: Jessica Philippus (107.2)* vs. Liz McCarthy (104.2)

* Philippus is unable to cut anymore weight and will be penalized 25% of her purse.
+ D’Alelio still has two hours to make the 136-lbs limit, she made weight on her second attempt

‘Genesis of Invicta FC ‘ Highlight Video From Promotions First Event

In anticipation of the all-female mixed martial arts promotions second event, this video shows some behind the scenes footage from Invicta Fighting Championship 1. This artistic piece put together via MMAFighting.com, shows off some of the best and worst moments from the inaugural event. Invicta FC heads back to Kansas City tonight with the official weigh-ins for Saturday’s Invicta FC 2 event. The footage was put together by E.Casey Leydon, with additional photography by Esther Lin, and the music was by Candles of Paradise.

Click here to view the embedded video.

In anticipation of the all-female mixed martial arts promotions second event, this video shows some behind the scenes footage from Invicta Fighting Championship 1. This artistic piece put together via MMAFighting.com, shows off some of the best and worst moments from the inaugural event. Invicta FC heads back to Kansas City tonight with the official weigh-ins for Saturday’s Invicta FC 2 event. The footage was put together by E.Casey Leydon, with additional photography by Esther Lin, and the music was by Candles of Paradise.

Invicta FC 2 Fighter – Carla Esparza Pre-Fight Interview

Female fighter Carla Esparza (6-2) is scheduled to compete this weekend on the all women’s Invicta Fighting Championship 2 card versus submission ace Sarah Schneider. Esparza talks about her transition from wrestling as an All American to competing as a mixed martial artist. Fans will get to watch this bout, plus the entire card, as it streams for free at Invictafc.com on July 28 starting at 6pm EST.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Female fighter Carla Esparza (6-2) is scheduled to compete this weekend on the all women’s Invicta Fighting Championship 2 card versus submission ace Sarah Schneider. Esparza talks about her transition from wrestling as an All American to competing as a mixed martial artist. Fans will get to watch this bout, plus the entire card, as it streams for free at Invictafc.com on July 28 starting at 6pm EST.

Invicta Fighting Championship To Stream Entire Second Event Online For Free July 28

Press Release – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (July 23, 2012) – Invicta Fighting Championships will stream its much-anticipated Baszler vs. McMann, 14-fight women’s professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, live in its entirety and free of charge to a worldwide audience on the promotion’s website, InvictaFC.com, from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. on Saturday, July […]

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Press Release – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (July 23, 2012) – Invicta Fighting Championships will stream its much-anticipated Baszler vs. McMann, 14-fight women’s professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, live in its entirety and free of charge to a worldwide audience on the promotion’s website, InvictaFC.com, from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. on Saturday, July 28.

Returning to the Invicta FC broadcast booth to call the action will be the trio that called the fights during Invicta FC’s inaugural event on April 28 – Showtime MMA voice Mauro Ranallo, light heavyweight superstar “King Mo” Lawal and women’s MMA sensation Julie “Fireball” Kedzie.

Additionally, Raquel Pa’aluhi (2-2) of Wa’anae, HI will replace Leslie Smith, who has withdrawn from the event due to a fractured wrist, against hard-hitting KO artist Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes (6-2) of Salvador, Bahia Brazil in a bantamweight (135 pounds) main card bout.

“We are excited about delivering a stacked women’s fight card to a global audience for the second time in a three month span,” said Invicta FC President and Co-Founder Shannon Knapp. “The live stream is an excellent way of supporting Invicta FC’s mission of providing women mixed martial artists with a major platform to showcase their skills on and to support the growth of women’s MMA far and wide.”

Ranallo, the lead commentator for Strikeforce on Showtime as well as for Canada’s The Score Fighting Series and a former commentator for Japan’s Pride Fighting Championships, will serve as the play-by-play announcer during the live stream of the event.

Lawal is a former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion who recently signed an unprecedented dual contract with Bellator Fighting Championships and professional wrestling league TNA. A former NCAA Division I All-American wrestler for Oklahoma State University, the 31-year-old has gained recognition for his technical knowledge of MMA and his meticulous attention to fighters’ styles.

Like Lawal, Kedzie brings a wealth of MMA fight experience with her to the show. A student of famed trainer Greg Jackson, the 31-year-old has been competing as a professional since 2004 and holds a career record of 16-9.

The live stream on InvictaFC.com will begin at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST with the event’s six-bout preliminary card and continue with the eight-bout main card.

In the bantamweight main event, 2004 Olympic Wrestling Silver Medalist and undefeated MMA star Sara McMann (5-0) of Gaffney, SC. and battle-tested submission wizard Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler (14-6) of Sioux Falls, SD.

In the co-main event, Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano (18-9) of Tokyo, Japan will square off with Japanese Jiu-Jitsu black belt and Cesar Gracie-protégé Alexis Davis (11-5) of Colborne, Ontario Canada at bantamweight.

In other main card action, U.S. Marine and rising bantamweight star Liz “Girl-rilla” Carmouche (6-2) of San Diego, Calif. will square off with St. Louis Park, Minnesota’s Kaitlin Young (7-5-1), who earned “Fight of the Night” honors at the inaugural Invicta event on April 28.

Submission specialist Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio (5-2) of San Jose, Calif. will lock up with streaking superstar Vanessa Porto (14-4) of Sao Paulo, Brazil at bantamweight.

JEWELS champion Ayaka Hamasaki (7-0) of Yamaguchi, Japan will head to Kansas City, Kan. to square off with Lacey “The Ladie” Schuckman (7-4) of Lakewood, Colo. in a flyweight (115 pounds) matchup

American prospects Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak (5-2) of East Moline, Ill. and undefeated Bethany Marshall (4-0) of Newport News, Va. will meet in a super flyweight (125 pounds) matchup.

Julia “The Jewel” Budd (2-2) of Port Moody, British Columbia Canada will face Elina Nilsson (2-2) of Gothenburg, Sweden at featherweight (145 pounds).

In the opening main card bout, Jiu-Jitsu champion and former high school wrestling star Carla Esparza (6-2) of Redondo Beach, Calif. will square off with Sarah “White Tiger” Schneider (6-5) of Kansas City, Mo. at flyweight.

The preliminary card will begin with a matchup between Sarah Moras (2-0) of Kelowna, British Columbia and Raquel Pennington (1-1) of Colorado Springs, Colo.

After compiling a 5-2 record under amateur status, 25-year-old Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke (0-0) will make her much-anticipated professional debut against unbeaten 30-year-old Suzie Montero (1-0) of Pompano Beach, Fla. at bantamweight.

One-half of the 26-year-old twin MMA fighter duo, Jocelyn “Lights Out” Lybarger (0-0) of Phoenix, Ariz. will make her debut under professional status opposite Cheryl Chan (0-0) of Surrey, British Columbia Canada at super flyweight.

In one of two atomweight (105 pounds) matchups, Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc (7-6) of Tulsa, Okla. will take on Angelica Chavez (4-1) of Albuquerque, N.M. In the other, Jessica Philippus (0-0) of Marshall, Mo. will battle Liz McCarthy (0-0) of Tigard, Ore.

All bouts have been approved by the Kansas State Athletic Commission.

About Invicta Fighting Championships:

Invicta Fighting Championships (www.InvictaFC.com) is a world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight series dedicated to providing female athletes with a major platform to hone their skills on a consistent basis. Founded in 2012 by longtime MMA executive Shannon Knapp and sports aficionado Janet Martin, Invicta is committed to pioneering the future growth of women’s MMA by promoting the best possible matchups between female competitors and identifying and developing future superstars of the sport.