Female MMA - Megumi Fujii

You know I find it very hard to believe that I have done write ups on female MMA stars like Erin Toughill, Gina Carano and Cristiane Santos on this blog, but I have never done a write up on Japanese female mixed martial artist Megumi Fujii.

Megumi (Mega Megu) was born on April 26, 1974 in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As far as female MMA rankings go, MMARising.com has Megumi ranked number one on their Top 15 Women’s Pound-For-Pound Rankings, and the WAMMA has Megumi ranked number one in the Flyweight division.

Why?

Well it may have something to do with the fact that she is currently 19-0-0.
Yes, nineteen wins, no losses and no draws.
That's 16 submissions, and 3 decisions.
Of course with the exception of Lisa Ward, not many of her opponents are well known outside of Japan.
Megumi's fastest MMA fight was a submission over Dah Le Chon.
She took her out in 19 seconds in the first round with a RNC.
19 seconds?
Dah must have wondered why she even bothered to get out of bed that morning.....

Thirteen of Megumi's 16 fights have been won in the first round.

Megumi has a black belt in Judo and Jujutsu, and also fights in Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments.

Megumi got her mixed martial arts training from Shooto veteran Hiroyuki Abe and MMA fighter and professional wrestler Josh Barnett.
She has also trained several MMA fighters including Hitomi Akano (15-6-0).

If you want to find out more about Megumi, you can visit her website here:
http://www.megumifujii.com/

Or at her MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/aaccmegu

MMA News, Erin Toughill

I reported on the then upcoming MMA fight between Erin Toughill and Adrienna Jenkins back several weeks ago, and forgot to follow up on that.
Erin won, but she didn't fight Adrienna Jenkins. Adrienna was injured and unable to compete, so Karen Williams was substituted.
Erin won via TKO in the first round. She pretty much just overpowered her smaller opponent and bashed her until the ref stepped in at 2:06.

Palace Fighting Championships will hold another event on April 23, this time a mixed martial arts / boxing card, and the womens match there will be April Cautino vs. Sarah Kaufman.
PFC is saying April Cautino, but I wonder if they mean April Coutino?
I can't find any record of an April Cautino.

Gina Carano in the WEC?

Gina Carano may wind up in the WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting).
If she does, that will pretty much make Carano their centerpiece.
Now imagine that, a female MMA star as the main attraction of a promotion.

"White said he is thinking of inviting Gina Carano to fight in the WEC. Carrano had been fighting in the now defunct EliteXC. "Gina Carano is a star, I think she's talented. I think she's got all the tools, so what I'm willing to do is bring Gina into the WEC. We could do fights whenever there's a challenger for Gina. That's how I'll test the waters and see how it goes." In the past, White has dismissed talk of having women fight in his organization, saying there wasn't enough talent out there."
http://www.660news.com/news/sports/article.jsp?content=s111849A

If this does pan out, will it signal a change in the thinking of MMA promotors?
NOW is there enough talent?
And what about Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos?
Will Dana White invite her as well?
Gina's gotta fight somebody......

Women find new physical fitness options with kickboxing

Women find new physical fitness options with kickboxing
By: NICOLE SACK - The Californian

MURRIETA - As some people are just starting their Saturday, a group of women have already kicked the day's butt.

Around 8:45 a.m., the Pro-Am Kickboxing and mixed martial arts center on Jefferson Avenue is alive with male fighters who are training under the watchful eye of Lorenzo "Coach" Rodriguez. The three burly men listen for directions from Rodriguez and then sweat through his instructions.

But by 9 a.m., the men clear the floor for the next group of students. Eight women, most wearing yoga pants, T-shirts and tank tops, take their place before Rodriguez. Each has her hands wrapped in gauze. After a few minutes of stretching, the fun part begins: the gloves go on and punches begin to fly.

full story here:
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/06/news/californian/17_52_341_5_08.txt

Muay Thai - Alisanne Casey

Fighter Name: Alisanne Casey
Height: 5'2"
Preferred Fighting Weight: 110 - 115 lbs
Date of Birth: 7/5/1969
Dominant Hand: Left
Fighting out of: Flash Academy,Salt Lake City, Utah U.S.A.
Trainer: Kwame Stephens
Record: Style Win Loss Draw
Kickboxing/Muay Thai (Amateur) 3 2 0
Trained for two years with Sakasem "The Punisher" Kanthawong

Titles held:
WKA North American Muay Thai Title
WKA American Muay Thai Title

More info:
http://www.tuffgrrlz.com/index.asp?page=competitors&fighter_id=73


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