Bellator 188: Kickboxing Champion Denise Kielholtz Meets Jessica Middleton

Denise Kielholtz, a champion under the Bellator kickboxing banner, will make her Bellator MMA debut this November. Kielholtz has agreed to face Jessica Middleton at Bellator 188 in a flyweight contest. Kielholtz, a 28-year-old from the Netherlands, lost her only other MMA bout to Juliete de Souza Silva via armbar back in 2015. She is […]

Denise Kielholtz, a champion under the Bellator kickboxing banner, will make her Bellator MMA debut this November. Kielholtz has agreed to face Jessica Middleton at Bellator 188 in a flyweight contest. Kielholtz, a 28-year-old from the Netherlands, lost her only other MMA bout to Juliete de Souza Silva via armbar back in 2015. She is […]

Emily Ducote Wants to be Superior to Jessica Middleton in All Areas

Emily Ducote is preparing to battle late replacement Jessica Middleton this Friday night (July 14). Ducote and Middleton will compete on the Bellator 181 card. “Gordinha” was originally scheduled to face Valerie Letourneau. MMA Weekly recently interviewed Ducote before her upcoming bout. She described her training camp and why she’s confident in her diversity: “I […]

Emily Ducote is preparing to battle late replacement Jessica Middleton this Friday night (July 14). Ducote and Middleton will compete on the Bellator 181 card. “Gordinha” was originally scheduled to face Valerie Letourneau. MMA Weekly recently interviewed Ducote before her upcoming bout. She described her training camp and why she’s confident in her diversity: “I […]

Falling Tree Spinning Backfist Knockout of the Day: Jessica Middleton Smashes Holly Torrez at Blackout FC 26

(Props: Blackout FC via MMALatestNews)

An amateur women’s slugfest Saturday night at Blackout FC 6 in Kansas City, MO, ended in a memorable knockout, as hard-hitting bantamweight prospect Jessica Middleton finished Holly Torrez with a nasty spinning backfist.

Torrez (wearing the sports bra) was the aggressor early on, keeping Middleton (in the purple rash guard) on the defensive and bloodying her nose with wild striking attacks. But at the video’s 2:31 mark, Middleton cracks Torrez with a spinning backfist, and two things happen: 1) Torrez suddenly gets very timid — or maybe she just realizes that she’s gassed — and 2) Middleton decides she’s going to keep throwing that damn spinning backfist until she knocks Torrez out with it. Amazingly, her plan works.

Early in the second three-minute round, Middleton gets some space and makes another attempt at the backfist, and lands it harder than ever; Torrez stiffens up and falls straight to the mat in classic falling tree style. Afterwards, Blackout FC announcer Gerald Harris presents Torrez with the event’s Knockout of the Night award, which is a gift certificate for a custom mouthpiece. It ain’t exactly fifty large, but we all have to start somewhere.

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(Props: Blackout FC via MMALatestNews)

An amateur women’s slugfest Saturday night at Blackout FC 6 in Kansas City, MO, ended in a memorable knockout, as hard-hitting bantamweight prospect Jessica Middleton finished Holly Torrez with a nasty spinning backfist.

Torrez (wearing the sports bra) was the aggressor early on, keeping Middleton (in the purple rash guard) on the defensive and bloodying her nose with wild striking attacks. But at the video’s 2:31 mark, Middleton cracks Torrez with a spinning backfist, and two things happen: 1) Torrez suddenly gets very timid — or maybe she just realizes that she’s gassed — and 2) Middleton decides she’s going to keep throwing that damn spinning backfist until she knocks Torrez out with it. Amazingly, her plan works.

Early in the second three-minute round, Middleton gets some space and makes another attempt at the backfist, and lands it harder than ever; Torrez stiffens up and falls straight to the mat in classic falling tree style. Afterwards, Blackout FC announcer Gerald Harris presents Torrez with the event’s Knockout of the Night award, which is a gift certificate for a custom mouthpiece. It ain’t exactly fifty large, but we all have to start somewhere.

Related:
Falling Tree Head Kick Knockout of the Day: Female Fighter Gets Starched at ‘Say Uncle Fight Night 2?
Must-See: This Female Slugfest From KCFA 10 Is So Bad It’s Good