Amanda Nunes celebrates victory at Strikeforce / Photo: Esther Lin/Publicity
“Lioness of the Ring” Amanda Nunes let her Jiu-Jitsu do her roaring for her last Saturday in Kansas City, where she took on and finished Hawaii’s Raquel Pa’aluhi with a rear-naked choke. The win marks the Brazilian’s seventh triumph in nine career MMA fights.
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In the evening’s main event, Sara Mc Mann overcame Shayna Baszler via unanimous judges’s decision, while Alexis Davis tapped out Hitomi Akano with a second-round rear-naked choke.
INVICTA FC 2
KANSAS CITY, USA
JULY 28, 2012
Sara McMann defeated Shayna Baszler via unanimous judges’ decision;
Alexis Davis subbed Hitomi Akano via rear-naked choke in R2;
Liz Carmouche subbed Kaitlin Young via rear-naked choke in R2;
Amanda Nunes subbed Raquel Pa’aluhi via rear-naked choke in R1;
Ayaka Hamasaki tapped out Lacey Schuckman via armbar in R3;
Sarah D’Alielio subbed Vanessa Porto via reverse triangle in R1;
Barb Honchak defeated Bethany Marshall via KO in R1;
Julia Budd defeated Elina Linsson via TKO in R2;
Carla Esparza defeated Sarah Scheider via TKO in R2;
Raquel Pennington defeated Sarah Moras via unanimous judges’ decision;
Jessamyn Duke defeated Suzie Montero via TKO in R3;
Jocelyn Lybarger defeated Cheryl Chan via unanimous judges’ decision;
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc defeated Angelica Chavez via unanimous judges’ decision;
Liz McCarthy defeated Jessica Philippus via TKO in R1.
