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Get to know Invicta FC 6’s Bec Hyatt with this insightful video

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:05:00 +0000

No UFC this weekend? No problem. All-female Invicta FC 6 will fill this Saturday, July 13, with all the MMA anyone can ask for with a card headlined by the company’s inaugural featherweight title fight between Cris “Cyborg” Santos and Marloes Coenen.

Also on the card is Australian fighter Bec Hyatt. She’s profiled in the video above and we here at GRACIEMAG think you’ll enjoy getting to know her by watching it. G’day, mate!

Here’s the full Invicta FC 6 card, by the way:

Marloes Coenen (21-5) vs. Cris Cyborg (11-1)
Ayakia Hamasaki (9-0) vs. Claudia Gadelha (9-0)
Sarah D’Alelio (7-3) vs. Lauren Taylor (6-0)
Leslie Smith (5-3-1) vs. Jennifer Maia (7-2)
Jessica Penne (6-2) vs. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc (8-6)
Joanne Calderwood (6-0) vs. Sarah Schneider (6-6)
Ediane Gomes (10-2) vs. Julia Budd (5-2)
Bec Hyatt (5-2) vs. Mizuki Inoue (5-1)
Miriam Nakamoto (2-0) vs. Duda Yankovich (1-1)
Rose Namajunas (2-0) vs. Tecia Torres (2-0)
Ashley Cummins (3-1) vs. Emily Kagan (2-1)
Mollie Estes (1-2) vs. Veronica Rothenhausler (1-0)
Laura Sanko (1-0) vs. Livia Von Plettenberg (1-1)

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Invicta 4 Results: Carla Esparza Earns 115-Pound Title

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:38:18 +0000

Carla Esparza is now the first holder of the Invicta straweight title. (Photo by Esther Lin / Invicta Fighting Championships)

The ladies have finally found their place in the MMA sun, and the proof is in the Invicta FC promotion, which made it to its fourth all-female card last night in Kansas City, Kan.

The event was headlined by Carla Esparza against late replacement Bec Hyatt in a fight where takedowns set the pace in Esparza’s favor. She thus became Invicta’s first strawweight champion.

Esparza was previously slated to face Brazil’s Claudia Gadelha, who broke her nose in training and was unable to compete. But Esparza didn’t have too much difficulty in overcoming Hyatt, repeatedly taking her down and racking up points on the ground. Esparza ultimately won by unanimous decision and was awarded the divisional belt.

In an event marked by outcomes determined by scorecards, the one who stole the show was Alexis Davis and her Jiu-Jitsu. In the “Fight of the Night,” Davis tapped out Shayna Baszler with a rear-naked choke in round three.

The winners of the “Best of” bonuses were Davis and Shayna Baszler for the “Fight of the Night,” Rose Namajunas, whose rear-naked choke earned her “Submission of the Night” honors, and Venorica Rothenhausler for the “Knockout of the Night.” They were awarded an extra $1,500 apiece for the distinctions.

Check out the complete results from the event:

Invicta FC 4

Kansas City, Kan.

January 5, 2013

Carla Esparza defeated Bec Hyatt via unanimous decision
Alexis Davis tapped out Shayna Baszler via rear-naked choke at 2:58 min of R3
Leslie Smith defeated Raquel Pennington via unanimous judges’ decision
Sarah D’Alelio defeated Amanda Nunes via unanimous decision
Ediane “Índia” Gomes defeated Hiroko Yamanaka via unanimous judges’ decision
Joanne Calderwood defeated Livia von Plettenberg via unanimous decision
Cassie Rodish defeated Stephanie Frausto via TKO at 1:04 min of R3
Tamikka Brents defeated Amanda Bellna via unanimous decision
Jodie Esquibel defeated Liz McCarthy via split decision
Rose Namajunas tapped out Emily Kagan via rear-naked choke at 3:44 min of R3
Tecia Torres defeated Paige VanZant via unanimous decision
Veronica Rothenhausler knocked out Katalina Malungahu at 1:12 min of R1
Laura Marcusse-Sanko tapped out Cassie Robb via rear-naked choke at 1:07 min of R2

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Galeria de fotos: confira as melhores imagens do Invicta FC 4

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:12:13 +0000

Carla Esparza em seu caminho para o título. Foto: Esther Lin / Invicta Fighting Championships

O Invicta FC 4, realizado no dia 5 de janeiro, em Kansas City, no estado americano do Kansas, seguiu o seu formato ao realizar apenas lutas femininas. Destaques para a campeã até 52kg Carla Esparza e para a fera do Jiu-Jitsu Alexis Davis.

Confira abaixo a galeria com as melhores fotos do evento, clicadas pela incansável Esther Lin.

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Invicta FC 4

Kansas City, Kansas, EUA

5 de janeiro de 2013

Carla Esparza venceu Bec Hyatt na decisão unânime dos jurados

Alexis Davis finalizou Shayna Baszler no mata-leão aos 2min58s do R3

Leslie Smith venceu Raquel Pennington na decisão unânime dos jurados

Sarah D’Alelio venceu Amanda Nunes na decisão unânime dos jurados

Ediane “Índia” Gomes venceu Hiroko Yamanaka na decisão unânime dos jurados

Joanne Calderwood venceu Livia von Plettenberg na decisão unânime dos jurados

Cassie Rodish venceu Stephanie Frausto por nocaute técnico a 1min4s do R3

Tamikka Brents venceu Amanda Bellna na decisão unânime dos jurados

Jodie Esquibel venceu Liz McCarthy na decisão dividida dos jurados

Rose Namajunas finalizou Emily Kagan no mata-leão aos 3min44s do R3

Tecia Torres venceu Paige VanZant na decisão unânime dos jurados

Veronica Rothenhausler nocauteou Katalina Malungahu a 1min12s do R1

Laura Marcusse-Sanko finalizou Cassie Robb no mata-leão a 1min7s do R2

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Invicta 4: Alexis Davis rouba a cena em noite de Carla Esparza e Ediane Índia

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:01:20 +0000

Carla Esparza levou o cinturão do Invicta. Foto: Esther Lin / Invicta Fighting Championships

As mulheres têm vez no MMA, e a prova disso é o evento Invicta FC, que chegou a sua quarta edição com o card restrito a lutas femininas, em Kansas City, no estado americano do Kansas.

Na noite desse sábado, 5 de janeiro, a luta principal teve Carla Esparza contra Bec Hyatt, em luta onde as quedas ditaram o ritmo em favor de Carla. Ela se tornou assim a primeira campeã até 52kg da divisão, no dito “peso palha” ou “peso canudo” (strawweight).

Esparza, que originalmente enfrentaria a brasileira Claudia Gadelha, que ficou fora do card por ter quebrado o nariz nos treinos, não teve maiores problemas para superar Hyatt, levando a adversária consecutivamente ao chão com suas quedas, e pontuando no solo com golpes bem dados. Vitória por decisão unânime e primeiro cinturão desta divisão para ela.

Num evento recheado de vitórias nas papeletas dos jurados, quem roubou a cena foi a faixa-preta Alexis Davis e seu Jiu-Jitsu. Na melhor luta da noite, Alexis finalizou Shayna Baszler no terceiro assalto, com um justo mata-leão.

Houve ainda duas lutas com atletas brasileiras: Ediane Índia venceu Hiroko Yamanaka e Amanda Nunes foi derrotada por Sarah D’Alelio, também na decisão unânime dos jurados.

As vencedoras do bônus da noite foram Alexis Davis e Shayna Baszler, donas da melhor luta da noite; Rose Namajunas levou a melhor finalização (mata-leão); e o nocaute da noite ficou com Veronica Rothenhausler. Elas receberam 1.500 dólares cada pelo serviço.

Confira os resultados oficiais do evento.