Invicta FC 20 Results: Two Title Fights & Two TUF Alumni Highlight This Card
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Yana Kunitskaya def. Tonya Evinger by submission via arm bar (1:59, R1) to win the Invicta FC Bantamweight Title
Angela Hill def. Kaline Medeiros by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 48-47) to retain the Invicta FC Strawweight Title
Herica Tiburcio def. Simona Soukupova by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Ashley Yoder def. Amber Brown by submission via arm bar (2:31, R2)
Pam Sorenson def. Jessica-Rose Clark by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
JJ Aldrich def. Lynn Alvarez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Alexa Conners def. Stephanie Egger by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Miranda Maverick def. Samantha Diaz by submission via rear naked choke (4:26, R1)
Round By Round Recap
Samantha Diaz vs. Miranda Maverick
Round One: The round begins with Diaz nailing a kicking Maverick with a counter left, Diaz eats a leg kick as she nails Maverick with a two punch combination. Maverick holds Diaz against the cage wall while looking for the takedown, the fighters break away from each other as Maverick lands a few strikes. Maverick then pops Diaz with a straight left to the face, Maverick again holds Diaz against the cage wall while looking for a takedown. Maverick scores a takedown on Diaz and she gets the full guard, Diaz rolls for the arm bar and Maverick escapes. Diaz briefly gains top position until Maverick sweeps her to get top position, Maverick transitions to back control on Diaz. Maverick locks in the rear naked choke and a tap out follows.
Official Result: Miranda Maverick def. Samantha Diaz by submission via rear naked choke (4:26, R1)
Stephanie Egger vs. Alexa Conners
Round One: The round begins with Conners attacking Egger with some leg kicks, Conners then cracks Egger with a multiple punch combination. Conners backs Egger into the cage wall while throwing a striking combination, Egger attacks Conners with some leg kicks of her own. Egger hits Conners with a counter right as she charges forward, Conners charges at Egger while throwing strikes. Conners catches a swinging Egger with a counter right hook, Egger also takes some swings towards Conners. Egger then lands a kick to the midsection of Conners, Egger charges at Conners while throwing a bunch of strikes. Egger drops Conners with a kick to the midsection, Egger quickly gets back control and locks I the rear naked choke. Conners escapes and scrambles to her feet as she eats another knee strike from Egger, the fighters swing away at each other as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Egger
Round Two: The round begins with Egger attacking Conners with some leg kicks, Egger puts Conners against the cage wall for a few moments. Egger then lands a kick to the midsection of Conners, Egger comes forward while popping Conners with some rights. Conners backs Egger into the cage wall while throwing some combinations, Conners just continues attacking Egger with combinations. Egger comes forward as well while throwing strikes of her own, Conners nails Egger with some leg kicks of her own. Conners follows them up by catching Egger with a right hook, Conners nails Egger with a four punch combination after eating a right. Conners attacks Egger with another combo as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Conners (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)
Round Three: The round begins with Egger quickly attacking Conners with some leg kicks, Conners starts catching a kicking Egger with counter rights. The fighters start exchanging a bunch of leg kicks, Conners comes forward while nailing Egger with combinations. Egger then hits a swinging Conners with a counter right, Conners backs Egger into the cage wall while throwing a big combination. Conners then hits a swinging Egger with a counter right hook, Egger responds by nailing Conners with a knee strike. Conners comes forward and she attacks Egger with a lot of combinations, Egger hunts for the takedown on Conners. Conners backs a swinging Egger with a counter right hook Conners backs Egger into the cage wall by throwing a plethora of strikes, Egger tries taking a few wings and Conners just swings away at her as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Conners (Final Score: 29-28 for Conners)
Official Result: Alexa Conners def. Stephanie Egger by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
JJ Aldrich vs. Lynn Alvarez
Round One: The round begins with Alvarez catching Aldrich with a few leg kicks, Aldrich comes forward and she attacks Alvarez with some strikes. Alvarez eats a knee strike before kicking Aldrich in the midsection, Alvarez eats a leg kick before nailing Aldrich with a combination. Alvarez continues attacking an incoming Aldrich with combinations, Aldrich clinches with Alvarez before catching her with a knee strike. Alvarez responds by cracking Aldrich with a straight right, Alvarez starts attacking Aldrich with a variety of kicks. The fighters clinch and exchange some knee strikes, Aldrich attacks Alvarez with a spinning back fist that gets blocked. Alvarez clinches with Aldrich before nailing her with a few knee strikes as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Alvarez
Round Two: The round begins with Alvarez trying to attack Aldrich with some kicks, Alvarez also attacks Aldrich with a high kick. Alvarez pops a kicking Aldrich with a counter right followed by a kick to the midsection, Aldrich responds by cracking Alvarez with a two punch combination. Alvarez catches Aldrich with another kick to the midsection, Aldrich responds by landing a three strike combination of her own. Aldrich cracks Alvarez with a pair of straight lefts, Alvarez responds by again landing a kick to the midsection of Aldrich. Aldrich recovers and she nails Alvarez with a two punch combination, Alvarez backs up Aldrich by landing a push kick to her midsection. Alvarez charges at Aldrich and Aldrich scores a takedown on her, Aldrich attacks Alvarez with ground and pound. Alvarez scrambles to her feet as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Aldrich (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)
Round Three: The round begins with Alvarez attacking Aldrich with a few leg kicks, Alvarez puts Aldrich against the cage wall before eating a standing elbow strike. Aldrich lands a punching combination before landing a high kick on Alvarez, Alvarez then catches Aldrich with a straight right. Aldrich then cracks Alvarez with a kick to the midsection, Alvarez recovers to hit Aldrich with a kick to the midsection as well. Alvarez also pops Aldrich with a few jabs to the face, Alvarez starts coming forward while throwing strikes towards Aldrich. Aldrich starts cracking Alvarez with several lefts to the face, Aldrich also catches Alvarez with a few kicks to the midsection. The fighters swing away at each other as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Aldrich (Final Score: 29-28 for Aldrich)
Official Result: JJ Aldrich def. Lynn Alvarez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Pam Sorenson
Round One: The round begins with Sorenson attacking Clark with some leg kicks, Clark charges at Sorenson while throwing strikes. Sorenson looks for a takedown and Clark nails her with knee strikes, the fighters clinch and exchange some knee strikes. Clark holds Sorenson against the cage wall while the knee strike exchange continues, Sorenson looks for another takedown and Clark nails her with more knee strikes. The fighters finally break away from each other and Sorenson nails Clark with a few rights, Clark hits a swinging Sorenson with a counter left as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Clark
Round Two: The round begins with Clark peppering Sorenson with a few jabs, Clark grabs Sorenson and she puts her against the cage wall. Clark scores a takedown on Sorenson and she gets the full guard, Sorenson rolls for the arm bar and she transitions into a triangle choke. Clark eventually escapes and she maintains top position on Sorenson, Clark picks up Sorenson and slams her on the ground below. Sorenson attacks Clark with elbow strikes while on her back, Clark gets up and she allows Sorenson to stand up as well. The fighters exchange some leg kicks and other strikes as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Sorenson (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)
Round Three: The round begins with Sorenson cracking Clark with a counter left, the fighters just continue to swing away at each other. Clark starts attacking Sorenson with some leg kicks as well, Sorenson scores a takedown on Clark and she gets back control. Clark stands up and shakes Sorenson off of her to gain top position, Clark stands back up and she allows Sorenson to stand as well. Sorenson then cracks Clark with a short right hook, Clark cracks Sorenson with a step in knee strike to the midsection. Clark goes back to attacking Sorenson with some leg kicks, Clark then hits a kicking Sorenson with a counter left hook. Clark catches a swinging Sorenson with a counter right hook, Sorenson holds Clark against the cage wall as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Clark (Final Score: 29-28 for Clark)
Official Result: Pam Sorenson def. Jessica-Rose Clark by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Amber Brown vs. Ashley Yoder
Round One: The round begins with Brown quickly attacking Yoder with leg kicks, Brown scores a takedown on Yoder and she gets the full guard. Brown transitions to the half guard on Yoder, Brown quickly transitions to the full mount position as well. Yoder causes a scramble and she gets Brown back into the half guard, Yoder scrambles a second time to catch Brown in the omaplata. Brown escapes and Yoder winds up in the top position, Yoder quickly transitions to side control on Brown. Yoder rolls for the toe hold and Brown kicks her away to escape the submission, Yoder lands some ground and pound on Brown as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Brown
Round Two: The round begins with the fighters exchanging some leg kicks, Yoder then cracks a kicking Brown with a counter left. Yoder continues catching a kicking Brown with some counter lefts, Yoder scores a takedown on Brown and she gets the half guard. Brown causes a scramble at the right time to get the fight standing again, Yoder gets the fight back to the ground and applies the arm bar to force a tap out.
Official Result: Ashley Yoder def. Amber Brown by submission via arm bar (2:31, R2)
Herica Tiburcio vs. Simona Soukupova
Round One: The round begins with Tiburcio attacking Soukupova with leg kicks, Soukupova nails a swinging Tiburcio with a counter left. Tiburcio responds by cracking Soukupova with a pair of rights, Tiburcio charges forward against Soukupova while throwing a combination. Tiburcio continues attacking Soukupova with combinations before scoring a takedown, Soukupova eventually traps Tiburcio in her full guard. Tiburcio starts attacking Soukupova with some ground and pound, Tiburcio postures up and she attacks Soukupova with some strikes. Soukupova scrambles to her feet while eating some strikes, Tiburcio takes a few swings against Soukupova as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Tiburcio
Round Two: The round begins with Tiburcio peppering Soukupova with some jabs, Tiburcio then cracks Soukupova with a hard right. Tiburcio then lands a kick to the midsection of Soukupova, Tiburcio catches a swinging Soukupova with a counter uppercut. Soukupova and Tiburcio also start exchanging some leg kicks, Tiburcio nails Soukupova with a multiple punch combination. Tiburcio then hits a swinging Soukupova with a counter right hook, Tiburcio and Soukupova catch each other with simultaneous left hooks. Tiburcio attacks Soukupova with a multi-strike combo, Soukupova stats working her jab some more against Tiburcio. Soukupova then hits a swinging Tiburcio with a counter right, Tiburcio looks for the takedown and Soukupova winds up in top position. Tiburcio scrambles to her feet as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Tiburcio (Overall Score: 20-18 for Tiburcio)
Round Three: The round begins with Soukupova quickly peppering Tiburcio with a few jabs, Soukupova then cracks a swinging Tiburcio with a counter left. Soukupova rocks a kicking Tiburcio with a counter right, Tiburcio continuously attacks Soukupova with punching combinations. Soukupova holds Tiburcio against the cage wall while exchanging knee strikes, Tiburcio tries attacking Soukupova with some foot stomps as well. Tiburcio pushes off of Soukupova to create some distance, the fighters also exchange some kicks to the legs and body. Soukupova rocks a swinging with a counter right hook, Tiburcio eats a right as she scores a takedown on Soukupova. Soukupova catches Tiburcio in a triangle choke as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Soukupova (Final Score: 29-28 for Tiburcio)
Official Result: Herica Tiburcio def. Simona Soukupova by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
The two title fights will be covered on Page Three…
IFC Strawweight Title Fight: Angela Hill (Champion) vs. Kaline Medeiros
Round One: The round begins with Hill catching Medeiros with a few jabs, Medeiros catches a swinging Hill with a counter right to the midsection. Medeiros starts attacking Hill with some leg kicks, Medeiros then hits Hill with a kick to the midsection. Medeiros eats a knee strike as she scores a takedown on Hill, Hill catches Medeiros in a triangle choke and she attacks her with elbow strikes while on her back. Medeiros eventually escapes the submission attempt to get the fight standing again, the fighters exchange kicks as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Hill
Round Two: The round begins with Medeiros looking for the takedown on Hill, Hill counters by nailing Medeiros with a knee strike to the midsection. Hill briefly drops Medeiros with a pair of rights to the face, Medeiros scores a takedown on Hill and she gets back control. Medeiros tries attacking Hill with some ground and pound, Hill is able to shake Medeiros off of her to get the fight standing again. Medeiros rocks Hill with a two punch combination, Medeiros then catches Hill with a spinning back kick to the midsection. Medeiros looks for the takedown and Hill cracks her with a right hook, Hill eats a leg kick as she hits Medeiros with a left hook. Hill and Medeiros exchange a few rights, Hill attacks Medeiros with some leg kicks and Medeiros scores a takedown as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Medeiros (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)
Round Three: The round begins with Hill attacking Medeiros with a few leg kicks, Medeiros then hits Hill with a knee strike and a right hook. Medeiros grabs Hill and holds her against the cage wall while looking for a takedown, Medeiros pulls guard on Hill to get the fight to the ground. Hill starts attacking Medeiros with some ground and pound, Hill stands up and she allows Medeiros to stand up as well. Medeiros cracks a kicking Hill with a counter right hook, Medeiros scores a takedown on Hill and the fighters get back to their feet as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Hill (Overall Score: 29-28 for Hill)
Round Four: The round begins with Medeiros cracking Hill with a right hook, Hill starts peppering Medeiros with some jabs. Hill then cracks a moving Medeiros with a right hook, Medeiros also starts catching Hill with some jabs as well. Medeiros then cracks a ducking Hill with a kick to the midsection, Hill starts attacking Medeiros with punching combinations. Hill goes back to attacking Medeiros with some leg kicks, Hill cracks a swinging Medeiros with a counter right hook. Medeiros looks for the takedown and Hill counters with a knee strike, Hill then hits a swinging Medeiros with a counter right hook. Medeiros scores a takedown and Hill quickly scrambles to get top control as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Hill (Overall Score: 39-37 for Hill)
Round Five: The round begins with Medeiros quickly attacking Hill with leg kicks, Hill follows Medeiros around the cage while throwing strikes. Medeiros charges at Hill while throwing a huge combination, Hill starts attacking Medeiros with some leg kicks. Medeiros dances around Hill while popping her with some jabs, Hill barely catches Medeiros with a right hook. Medeiros follows Hill around the cage while throwing strikes, Medeiros charges at Hill while landing a combination. Hill recovers and she lands a high kick against Medeiros, Hill then hits a swinging Medeiros with a three punch combination as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Hill (Final Score: 49-46 for Hill)
Official Result: Angela Hill def. Kaline Medeiros by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 48-47) to retain the Invicta FC Strawweight Title
IFC Bantamweight Title Fight: Tonya Evinger (Champion) vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Round One: The round begins with Evinger quickly scoring a takedown on Kunitskaya and she gets side control, Kunitskaya forces Evinger into the half guard while eating strikes. Kunitskaya then catches Evinger in the full guard position, Evinger attacks Kunitskaya with some ground and pound. Kunitskaya catches Evinger in the arm bar from out of nowhere and a tap out follows.
Official Result: Yana Kunitskaya def. Tonya Evinger by submission via arm bar (1:59, R1) to win the Invicta FC Bantamweight Title
