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Big John, Fighters React To Controversial Non-Stoppage At Invicta 21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tegyBNJZatA

Invicta 21 went down at the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, MO Saturday night. The event, aired on UFC Fight Pass,  turned out to be an excellent card filled with entertaining bouts. However, one of the most exciting, back-and-forth fights was marred by controversy due to a non-stoppage. That was the strawweight scrap between Amy Montenegro and Celine Haga, a jiu-jitsu clinic with a number of odd moments.

The first came at the end of the first round, when Haga tapped out to an arm-bar Montenegro had locked on — however, the tap came after the bell. The fight was then allowed to continue. After any number of close calls, it looked like Montenegro was up on the scorecards, until the dying seconds of the third round. Then, Haga managed to sink in a choke. As the seconds ticked away, Montenegro appeared to go limp. As the buzzer sounded the end the final frame, ref Greg Franklin moved in to separate the fighters, but Montenegro still wasn’t moving.

At that point, it appeared Franklin waived off the fight. Yet while Montenegro was being attended to, he signaled that it was going to the scorecards. Despite being choked unconscious before the final bell, Amy Montenegro was awarded a decision victory (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

The decision did not sit well with many fighters watching the event.

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By the end of the evening, ref Big John McCarthy, possibly one of the most knowledgeable people in regards to the Unified Rules of MMA, chimed in, telling MMAFighting that “the rule is if the fight finishes with an athlete unconscious in a submission, the result is a submission victory for the athlete applying the submission.” While taking place at the end of the first round and not the full 15 minutes, he most high profile example of this would be Invicta alumnus Raquel Pennington’s bulldog choke win over Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC 181 in December 2014.

Haga does have the option of appealing the outcome. Historically, at least when it comes to Invicta fights, Missouri’s athletic commission (the Missouri Division of Professional Regulation, Office of Athletics) has been better than most at retroactively correcting referee error. Commissions are generally hesitant to award wins when overturning a decision (and some may not even be able to in their bylaws), but it would be surprising if this wasn’t at least changed to a no contest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tegyBNJZatA

Invicta 21 went down at the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, MO Saturday night. The event, aired on UFC Fight Pass,  turned out to be an excellent card filled with entertaining bouts. However, one of the most exciting, back-and-forth fights was marred by controversy due to a non-stoppage. That was the strawweight scrap between Amy Montenegro and Celine Haga, a jiu-jitsu clinic with a number of odd moments.

The first came at the end of the first round, when Haga tapped out to an arm-bar Montenegro had locked on — however, the tap came after the bell. The fight was then allowed to continue. After any number of close calls, it looked like Montenegro was up on the scorecards, until the dying seconds of the third round. Then, Haga managed to sink in a choke. As the seconds ticked away, Montenegro appeared to go limp. As the buzzer sounded the end the final frame, ref Greg Franklin moved in to separate the fighters, but Montenegro still wasn’t moving.

At that point, it appeared Franklin waived off the fight. Yet while Montenegro was being attended to, he signaled that it was going to the scorecards. Despite being choked unconscious before the final bell, Amy Montenegro was awarded a decision victory (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

The decision did not sit well with many fighters watching the event.

By the end of the evening, ref Big John McCarthy, possibly one of the most knowledgeable people in regards to the Unified Rules of MMA, chimed in, telling MMAFighting that “the rule is if the fight finishes with an athlete unconscious in a submission, the result is a submission victory for the athlete applying the submission.” While taking place at the end of the first round and not the full 15 minutes, he most high profile example of this would be Invicta alumnus Raquel Pennington’s bulldog choke win over Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC 181 in December 2014.

Haga does have the option of appealing the outcome. Historically, at least when it comes to Invicta fights, Missouri’s athletic commission (the Missouri Division of Professional Regulation, Office of Athletics) has been better than most at retroactively correcting referee error. Commissions are generally hesitant to award wins when overturning a decision (and some may not even be able to in their bylaws), but it would be surprising if this wasn’t at least changed to a no contest.

Megan Anderson to Dana White: ‘Tell The Girls I’m Coming For UFC Title’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWEWaQh7X9E

Newly crowned Invicta FC interim featherweight champion Megan Anderson isn’t one to get complacent. Despite just winning gold last night (Jan. 14), the Australian bruiser has her eyes on a bigger prize. After her win, this is what she said inside the cage:

“Dana White, you tell Holly or Germaine to keep my belt warm, because I’m f*cking coming for it.”

Anderson took on Charmaine Tweet for the interim 145-pound title. Tweet got some good shots in the first round, but she couldn’t stop Anderson’s aggression. A barrage of strikes in the second round ended up being Tweet’s downfall as she could no longer fight back and the fight was stopped.

Anderson was interviewed backstage after the bout. She said taking shots early in the fight didn’t bother her because the plan was to be offensive:

“That’s my style. The first round I was a little slower, so I feel at this point she was able to maybe hit me a little more than I liked. But we made adjustments in the second. Moving forward is my forte and using that range and I didn’t give a sh*t what she was throwing at me because I was coming. And there’s nothing she could do to stop me.”

The inaugural UFC women’s featherweight title bout is set for UFC 208 inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The two women who will be competing for the championship are Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie. They will do battle on Feb. 11. Anderson will be paying close attention to that fight as she has made it clear, she wants a shot at the winner.

“Hello Sean (Shelby) and Mick (Maynard). Hello Mr. Dana White. I’ll be coming for that belt. So you tell the girls Holly or Germaine or whoever wins it, I’m coming for it.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWEWaQh7X9E

Newly crowned Invicta FC interim featherweight champion Megan Anderson isn’t one to get complacent. Despite just winning gold last night (Jan. 14), the Australian bruiser has her eyes on a bigger prize. After her win, this is what she said inside the cage:

“Dana White, you tell Holly or Germaine to keep my belt warm, because I’m f*cking coming for it.”

Anderson took on Charmaine Tweet for the interim 145-pound title. Tweet got some good shots in the first round, but she couldn’t stop Anderson’s aggression. A barrage of strikes in the second round ended up being Tweet’s downfall as she could no longer fight back and the fight was stopped.

Anderson was interviewed backstage after the bout. She said taking shots early in the fight didn’t bother her because the plan was to be offensive:

“That’s my style. The first round I was a little slower, so I feel at this point she was able to maybe hit me a little more than I liked. But we made adjustments in the second. Moving forward is my forte and using that range and I didn’t give a sh*t what she was throwing at me because I was coming. And there’s nothing she could do to stop me.”

The inaugural UFC women’s featherweight title bout is set for UFC 208 inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The two women who will be competing for the championship are Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie. They will do battle on Feb. 11. Anderson will be paying close attention to that fight as she has made it clear, she wants a shot at the winner.

“Hello Sean (Shelby) and Mick (Maynard). Hello Mr. Dana White. I’ll be coming for that belt. So you tell the girls Holly or Germaine or whoever wins it, I’m coming for it.”

Invicta FC 21 Results: Megan Anderson Crowned Interim Champion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tegyBNJZatA&t=5s

Invicta FC 21 took place last night (Jan. 14) inside the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City. UFC Fight Pass aired the card live. The main event featured an interim featherweight title bout between Megan Anderson (8-2) and Charmaine Tweet (9-6).

Anderson’s vicious onslaught of strikes proved to be too much for Tweet. A barrage of offense from the Australian was enough to force Tweet to cover her face and turn her back before the fight was stopped in the second round. Anderson was awarded the 145-pound interim title.

When Anderson was given time to speak on her win, she made the most of her opportunity by sending a message to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White and the UFC women’s featherweight division:

“Dana White, you tell Holly or Germaine to keep my belt warm, because I’m f*cking coming for it.”

Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie will compete for the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight championship at UFC 208 in Brooklyn, NY. That event will take place inside the Barclays Center on Feb. 11.

Also featured on the Invicta FC 21 card was a bantamweight bout between Raquel Pa’aluhi (6-5) and Pannie Kianzad (8-2). The fight got to the ground quickly and once it did, Kianzad had no answer for her opponent. Pa’aluhi locked in the rear-naked choke to earn the submission win.

Leah Letson (4-1) pulled off a stunning victory over former UFC fighter Elizabeth Phillips (5-5). She knocked out Phillips with a head kick in the first round.

Here are the results:

Megan Anderson def. Charmaine Tweet via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:05
Raquel Pa’aluhi def. Pannie Kianzad via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:40
Leah Letson def. Elizabeth Phillips via knockout (high kick) – Round 1, 1:18
Aspen Ladd def. Sijara Eubanks via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Andrea Lee def. Jenny Liou via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:14
Amy Montenegro def. Celine Haga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Christine Ferea def. Rachael Ostovich via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 1:29

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tegyBNJZatA&t=5s

Invicta FC 21 took place last night (Jan. 14) inside the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City. UFC Fight Pass aired the card live. The main event featured an interim featherweight title bout between Megan Anderson (8-2) and Charmaine Tweet (9-6).

Anderson’s vicious onslaught of strikes proved to be too much for Tweet. A barrage of offense from the Australian was enough to force Tweet to cover her face and turn her back before the fight was stopped in the second round. Anderson was awarded the 145-pound interim title.

When Anderson was given time to speak on her win, she made the most of her opportunity by sending a message to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White and the UFC women’s featherweight division:

“Dana White, you tell Holly or Germaine to keep my belt warm, because I’m f*cking coming for it.”

Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie will compete for the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight championship at UFC 208 in Brooklyn, NY. That event will take place inside the Barclays Center on Feb. 11.

Also featured on the Invicta FC 21 card was a bantamweight bout between Raquel Pa’aluhi (6-5) and Pannie Kianzad (8-2). The fight got to the ground quickly and once it did, Kianzad had no answer for her opponent. Pa’aluhi locked in the rear-naked choke to earn the submission win.

Leah Letson (4-1) pulled off a stunning victory over former UFC fighter Elizabeth Phillips (5-5). She knocked out Phillips with a head kick in the first round.

Here are the results:

Megan Anderson def. Charmaine Tweet via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:05
Raquel Pa’aluhi def. Pannie Kianzad via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:40
Leah Letson def. Elizabeth Phillips via knockout (high kick) – Round 1, 1:18
Aspen Ladd def. Sijara Eubanks via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Andrea Lee def. Jenny Liou via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:14
Amy Montenegro def. Celine Haga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Christine Ferea def. Rachael Ostovich via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 1:29

Invicta FC 21 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, January 14th, 2017) will come in the form of Invicta FC 21. Headlining the card are Megan Anderson and Charmaine Tweet, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Megan

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, January 14th, 2017) will come in the form of Invicta FC 21. Headlining the card are Megan Anderson and Charmaine Tweet, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Megan Anderson (7-2) and Charmaine Tweet (9-5) meet in an interim featherweight title bout in the main event.

Pannie Kianzad (8-1) and Raquel Pa’aluhi (5-5) meet in a bantamweight bout in the co-main event.

Jodie Esquibel (5-2) vs. Kali Robbins (4-0) is next in a catchweight bout.

Leah Letson (3-1) vs. Elizabeth Phillips (5-1) is next in a featherweight bout.

Sijara Eubanks (2-1) vs. Aspen Ladd (4-0) is next in a bantamweight bout.

Andrea Lee (4-2) vs. Jenny Liou (6-4) is next in a flyweight bout.

Amy Montenegro (8-2) vs. Celine Haga (10-14) was next in a strawweight bout. In round 1, after exchanging early, Montenegro clinches and pins her up against the fence halfway through the round. Montenegro worked her over with knee strikes. Haga took her down and got her back. Montenegro was bleeding from her nose. Haga transitions and gets on top. Montenegro went for an armbar with seconds left in the round. In round 2, Haga scored an early round takedown but Montenegro got right back up. Montenegro then took her down. Haga gets to her feet and Montenegro clinches with her. Montenegro took her down halfway through the round and worked her over with strikes. They end the round on the ground. In round 3, Haga took her down right away and went for a toe hold but Montenegro got out of it. Montenegro worked her over with elbows from top position. Montenegro got her back and worked her over with strikes and went for a rear-naked choke. Haga scrambles, gets her back and locked in a rear-naked choke but the bell sounded. Once the bell sounded, Montenegro was out cold. Insane finish! The judges gave the win to Montenegro by unanimous decision.

Opening the card on UFC Fight Pass was Rachael Ostovich (3-3) vs. Christina Ferea (1-0) in a flyweight bout. In round 1, they both come out aggressive and Ostovich knocked her down with a side kick. Ferea was mixing up her kicks nickley and leading in with her left jab. Ostovich shot in for a takedown and then clinched halfway through the round. Ostovich went for a judo throw but Ferea blocked it and they go back to striking. Ostovich went for a late round takedown but was unsuccessful. In round 2, Ostovich took her down about a minute to the round and got her back. She worked her over with strikes from this position. Ferea dd a good job of fighting off the rear-naked choke and landed some back fists. Ostovich eventually got the rear-naked choke late in the round but never locked it in.  In round 3, Ferea caught her with a wild combo into a minute to the round and dropped her. Ferea swarms her with strikes and the referee stepped in to stop this one.

Here are the results for this event:

Interim Featherweight Title: Megan Anderson (7-2) vs. Charmaine Tweet (9-5)

Bantamweight: Pannie Kianzad (8-1) vs. Raquel Pa’aluhi (5-5)

Catchweight (120 pounds): Jodie Esquibel (5-2) vs. Kali Robbins (4-0)

Featherweight: Leah Letson (3-1) vs. Elizabeth Phillips (5-1)

Bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks (2-1) vs. Aspen Ladd (4-0)

Flyweight: Andrea Lee (4-2) vs. Jenny Liou (6-4)

Strawweight: Amy Montenegro def. Celine Haga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Flyweight: Christine Ferea def. Rachael Ostovich via TKO (strikes) at 1:29 of R3

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Invicta FC 21 Weigh-In Results

Invicta FC officials held the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 21 on Friday. Invicta FC 21 takes place on Saturday, January 14th from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. The event will air live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass starting at 8:00 pm EST. The main event will be between Megan Anderson and

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Invicta FC officials held the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 21 on Friday.

Invicta FC 21 takes place on Saturday, January 14th from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. The event will air live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass starting at 8:00 pm EST. The main event will be between Megan Anderson and Charmaine Tweet in a five-round bout for the interim featherweight championship while the co-main event will see Pannie Kianzad vs. Raquel Pa’aluhi in a bantamweight bout.

Here are the weigh-in results:

Interim Invicta FC Featherweight Championship: Megan Anderson (144.5) vs. Charmaine Tweet (143.5)

Pannie Kianzad (135.8) vs. Raquel Pa’aluhi (135)

Jodie Esquibel (118.8) vs. Kali Robbins (126.4)

Aspen Ladd (135.3) vs. Sijara Eubanks (135.7)

Andrea Lee (125.1) vs. Jenny Liou (126)

Elizabeth Phillips (145.9) vs. Leah Letson (145.6)

Amy Montenegro (115.7) vs. Celine Haga (115.1)

Rachael Ostovich (126) vs. Christina Ferea (125.3)

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Invicta FC Hands Out 2016 Awards, Including Fighter of The Year

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Invicta FC, the all-female promotion that streams on UFC Fight Pass, recently announced 2016 award winners for “Fighter of the Year,” “Fight of the Year” and more.

Megan Anderson picked…

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Invicta FC, the all-female promotion that streams on UFC Fight Pass, recently announced 2016 award winners for “Fighter of the Year,” “Fight of the Year” and more.

Megan Anderson picked up the top honor, while the strawweight title fight between Angela Hill and Livia Renata Souza scored the best fight.

Newcomer, Knockout and Submission of the year were also named, while the runner-up in each category were honored by the promotion.

The awards were voted on by the fans through an online survey.

Anderson steps back inside the cage on January 14 to meet Charmaine Tweet in the main event of Invicta FC 21.