2011 WMMA Awards Handed Out. Complete List of Winners

Posted By Lacey Neher

The Women's Press Association handed out their 2011 WMMA Awards over 3 webcasts on Wombat Sports Radio. I am proud to have been a part of the nominations and voting and I thank the press association for including me this year. To listen to the radio shows announcing the winners and some of the winners thenself calling in and accepting their award got to WombatSports Blog Talk radio Archive. I admit, I do not agree with all the winners, but that doesn't mean that they do not deserve their recognition! Let's keep supporting WMMA and make it bigger and better in 2012!

Here are the winners:

 

Knockout of the Year - Heather Clark defeats April Coutino 

Promotion of the Year - Jewels

Female Strawweight (106) of the Year - Naho Sugiyama

Headline of the Year - Strikeforce Purchases Zuffa

Female Flyweight (115) of the Year - Jessica Aguilar

Female Super Flyweight (125) of the Year - Barb Honchak

Mighty Mia Inspirational Fighter of the Year - Sara McMann

Sponsor of the Year - Fight Chix, Tussle Fight Gear

Amateur Female Fighter of the Year - Taylor Stratford

Female Bantamweight (135) of the Year - Alexis Davis

Submission of the Year - Miesha Tate defeats Marloes Coenen via Arm Triangle Choke

Fight of the Year - Patricia Vidonic vs Chelsea Colarelli

Female Fighter of the Year - Ronda Rousey

Female Featherweight (145) of the Year - Ronda Rousey

Female Newcomer of the Year - Ronda Rousey

Fan Favorite fighter of the year -Cris "Cyborg" Santos

Congrats to all the winners!!!!!




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DREAM: New Year 2011 Full Reults

Main Event:

265 lbs.: Fedor Emelianenko def. Satoshi Ishii via knockout at 2:29 of round 1

Main Card:

155 lbs.: Shinya Aoki def. Satoru Kitaoka via unanimous decision
 145 lbs.: Hiroyuki Takaya def. Takeshi Inoue via unanimous decision
170 lbs.: Hayato Sakurai def. Ryo Chonan via unanimous decision
 145 lbs.: Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazuyuki Miyata via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:55 of round 2
 115 lbs.: Megumi Fujii def. Karla Benitez via submission (armbar) at 1:15 of round 1

DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix:

135 lbs.: Bibiano Fernandes def. Rodolfo Marques via unanimous decision
 135 lbs.: Antonio Banuelos def. Masakazu Imanari via split decision
135 lbs.: Yusup Saadulaev def. Hideo Tokoro via knockout (slam) at 0:42 of round one
 135 lbs.: Bibiano Fernandes vs. Antonio Banuelos via TKO at 1:21 of round 1

Mixed Rules Bout:

155 lbs.: Katsunori Kikuno def. Yuichiro Nagashima via TKO in round two

Kickboxing Bouts:

140 lbs.: Yuta Kubo def. Nils Widlund via knockout at 1:10 round three
 140 lbs.: Masaaki Noiri def. Kengo Sonoda via unanimous decision

Pro Wrestling Bouts:

Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata def. Shinichi Suzukawa and Atsushi Sawada via submission (neck crank)
 Kazuyuki Fujita def. Peter Aerts via submission (ankle lock)
Josh Barnett def. Hideki Suzuki via pinfall
Jerome LeBanner def. Tim Sylvia via TKO

2011 WMMA Award Nominees Named

Here are the Nominees for the 2011 WMMA Press Association Awards.

An Ensemble of WMMA Reporters/Websites have contributed to the nominees
and will also cast their votes for all of the following categories with
exception for fan favorite which will be voted on by he fans. Winners will be
announced during a Wombat Sports Radio Podcast on December 29th-31st.

 

WMMA Press Association 2011 Award Nominees:

Fight of the Year

2-26 Rosi Sexton vs Roxanne Modafferi at Cage Warriors 40

3-5 Marloes Coenen vs Liz Carmouche at SF: Columbus

4-24 Sheila Gaff vs Aisling Daly at Cage Warriors 41

5-14 Cat Zingano vs Takayo Hashi at Fight 2 Win: Outlaws

6-25 Jessica Aguilar vs Carla Esparza at Bellator 46

8-25 Sara McMann vs Raquel Pa'Aluhi at ProElite

9-10 Alexis Davis vs Amanda Nunes at Strikeforce: Cincinnati

10-1 Patricia Vidonic vs Chelsea Colarelli at BlackEye Promotions 5: Breast Cancer Beatdown

11-19 Jessica Aguilar vs Lisa Ellis at Bellator 58

(To view Video of the fights go Here)

Female Fighter of the Year

(Female Fighter of the year will be one one of the winners from the 5 categories below)

 

Female Featherweight (145) of the Year

Ediane Gomes (3-1) defeat Marissa Caldwell via Armbar, Kat Alendal via Ankle Lock, Leslie Smith via UD, lost to Ronda Rousey via Armbar

 Ronda Rousey (4-0) defeat Ediane Gomes, Charmaine Tweet, Sarah D'Alelio, Julia Budd all via armbar in :49 seconds or less

 Romy Ruyssen (2-0) defeat Myriem el Banouti via Armbar, Florence Berthet via Guillotine Choke

-Cris "Cyborg" Santos (1-0) defeat Hiroko Yamanaka via TKO

 

Female Bantamweight (135) of the Year

Alexis Davis (2-0) defeat Julie Kedzie via UD, Amanda Nunes via TKO

Sarah Kaufman (2-0) defeat Megumi Yabushita via TKO, Liz Carmouche via UD

Sara McMann (4-0) defeat Christina Marks via RNC, Julie Malenfant via TKO, Tonya Evinger via UD, Raquel Pa'aluhi via Keylock

Miesha Tate (1-0) defeat Marloes Coenen via Arm-Triangle

 

Female Super Flyweight (125) of the Year

Aisling Daly (3-1) loss to Sheila Gaff via TKO, defeat Jessica Eye via RNC, Angela Hayes via Armbar, Kelly Warren via Armbar

Sheila Gaff (2-0) defeat Hanna Sillen via KO, Aisling Daly via TKO

Barb Honchak (4-0) defeat Felice Herrig via UD, Amber McAvoy via UD, Nina Ansaroff via

Majority Decision, Roxy Modafferi via RNC

 Marianna Kheyfets (2-0) defeat Kaline Medeiros via Triangle, Molly Helsel via UD

Female Flyweight (115) of the Year

Jessica Aguilar (2-0) defeat Carla Esparza via Split Decision, Lisa Ellis via UD

Seo Hee Ham (3-1) defeat Saori Ishioka, Anna Saito, Mei Yamaguchi via UD's, lost to Ayaka Hamasaki via TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

Ayaka Hamasaki (2-0) defeat Mizuki Inoue via UD, Seo Hee Ham via TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

Mei Yamaguchi (3-1) defeat "Windy" Tomomi via Majority Decision, Akiko Naito via Armbar, Mika Nagano via Split Decision, lost to Seo Hee Ham via UD

Female Strawweight (106) of the Year

Kikuyo Ishikawa (2-1) defeat Sachiko Yamamoto & Yasuko Tamada via UD, lost to Naho Sugiyama via Split Decision

Yukiko Seki (3-1) defeat Yuka Okumura via Split Decision, Kimie Okada via UD, Sachiko Yamamoto via UD, lost to Misaki Takimoto via UD

 Naho Sugiyama (4-0) defeat Misaki Takimoto via RNC, Ayumi Saito via UD, Kikuyo Ishikawa via Split Decision, Misaki Takimoto via Armbar

 Misaki Takimoto (2-2) defeat Miyoko Kusaka & Yukiko Seki via UD, lost to Naho Sugiyama twice via RNC & Armbar

 

Female Newcomer of the Year

Sheila Bird (2-0) defeat Tanya Byrne via TKO, Kim Couture via Scissor Choke

Holly Holm (2-0) defeat Christina Domke via TKO, Jan Finney via KO

Sara McMann (4-0) defeat Christina Marks via RNC, Julie Malenfant via TKO, Tonya Evinger via UD, Raquel Pa'aluhi via Keylock

Ronda Rousey (4-0) defeat Ediane Gomes, Charmaine Tweet, Sarah D'Alelio, Julia Budd all via armbar in :49 seconds or less

 

Amateur Female Fighter of the Year

Jade De Haas 3-0

Jessamyn Duke (3-2) current Tuff-n-uff 145 champ

Taylor Stratford (3-1) Tuff-n-uff and Ultimate Reno Combat Champion, only loss to Ronda Rousey

Juta Vejina 3-0

Knockout of the Year

1-7 Amanda Nunes defeats Julia Budd via KO (Punch) at :14 of R1 at SF Challengers 13

1-7 Heather Clark defeats April Coutino via KO (Punch) at :10 of R1 at Evolution: Friday Night Fights 1

2-26 Sheila Gaff defeats Hanna Sillen via KO (Punch) at :08 of R1 at The Zone FC: Inferno

5-14 Cat Zingano defeats Takayo Hashi via KO (Slam) at 4:42 of R3, Fight 2 Win: Outlaws

9-9 Holly Holm defeats Jan Finney via KO (Kick) at 2:49 of R3 at Fresquez Productions: Clash In The Cage

10-1 Anna Barone defeats Charmaine Tweet via KO (Punch) at :18 of R1 at BlackEye Promotions 5: Breast Cancer Beatdown

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(To view video's of the KO's go Here)

Submission of the Year

3-5 Marloes Coenen defeats Liz Carmouche via Triangle Choke at 1:29 of R4, SF: Columbus

3-11 Tara LaRosa defeats Carina Damm via Heel Hook at :28 of R2, Shark Fights 14

7-8 Sheila Bird defeats Kim Couture via Scissor Choke at 1:48 of R1 at AX Combat 1: Execution

7-30 Miesha Tate defeats Marloes Coenen via Arm-Triangle Choke at 3:03 of R4 at SF: Fedor vs Henderson

8-27 Sara McMann defeats Raquel Pa’aluhi via Keylock at 2:53 of R3 at ProElite: Arlovski vs Lopez

(To view videos of the submissions go Here)

Promotion of the Year

Bellator Fighting Championships

BlackEye Promotions

Cage Warriors

Evolution Combat Sports Championship

Jewels
NAAFS
Strikeforce
Tuff-n-uff

Sponsor of the Year

AkiMMA Fightwear

Bella Boxer

Fight Chix
FighterGirls
5 Star MMA Clothing
Tussle Fight Gear

Wrslrchick

Xtreme Female Fight Gear

Headline of the Year

Zuffa Purchases Rival Strikeforce

 Zuffa Releases Marloes Conenen, Coenen Signs with BlackEye Promotion

-Zuffa Re-signs Cris Cyborg

Ronda Rousey goes 4-0; calls out Miesha Tate

Strikeforce Lives! Signs new deal with Showtime

Fan Vote: 2011 Favorite Female Fighter

Vote Here!

Jessica Aguilar

Marloes Coenen

Alexis Davis

Megumi Fujii

Sarah Kaufman

Sara McMann

Roxanne Modafferi

Ronda Rousey

Cyborg Santos

Miesha Tate

After the results have been announced Real Women and Men's MMA will list the winners.

Thanks to Wombat Sports (MarQ Piocos) for compiling the videos! 

Cris Cyborg Santos Talks Winning as a Christmas Gift Saturday and Ronda Rousey. (Video)

This Saturday Cris "Cyborg" Santos (10-1) will defend her Strikeforce Women's 145lbs belt against Hiroko Yamanaka (12-1). This is the first time we have seen Cyborg fight in a year and a half, not because she didn't want to fight, but because Strikeforce was having a hard time finding someone to fight her. She made appearances, put on seminars and successfully competed in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments.

As for rumors of a possible move to 135lbs, Cyborg says she is willing to try it out and judging by the picture included in this article she looks like she has been moving in that direction. She finds it amusing that people call her out at 145 and then move down to the 135lbs weight class.

Gonna be nice to see the champ fight again. It will be interesting to see if Yamanaka can keep up with the seemingly unstoppable Cyborg.


Strikeforce Melendez vs. Masvidal can be seen on Showtime Saturday (Dec. 17th) at 10:30pm EST.

Thank you MMAInterviews



Bonus Interview! Cyborg talks about moving to 135lbs


Thanks to MMA Prime (Aaron Tru)




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Getting Something Off My Chest About UFC 140... You Knew He was Out, Would it Have Killed Ya...?

By Lacey Neher

Let me preface this editorial article by saying: Yes, Lyoto Machida is one of my favorite fighters and I am always devastated when he loses. I am making no excuses for why he lost anyone caught in a choke that strong and secure will lose a fight no matter how great a fighter they are. Jon Jones is without a doubt a great fighter and well deserving of the UFC LHW belt. Having said that, no matter who my fave is I was brought to nausea when the referee saw Machida's right arm go limp, stopped the fight, (and here is the part that disturbed me) Jones just dropped the choked out Machida to the canvas face first like he was a dead dog.

Don't get me wrong, Jones is young and I'm pretty sure that he had adrenaline pumping and he wasn't thinking, but I have to honestly and humbly ask, "Would it have killed ya to lower him to the floor?"

I understand when a fight is stopped for whatever reason, the winner just stops, but I will never be convinced that in this case, Jones couldn't have lowered his opponent to the ground before celebrating his victory.

Here is the part where I am a total girl: I started to cry and wondering if Machida was alive. Being that he is my fave, I feel like he is a close relative even though I have never actually met him in person, and I have only spoken with him over social media. My concern for his well being was magnified by the way Jones just let him drop and turned to celebrate without even showing concern for him till after he had the belt strapped on him and his named announced and the reigning champ. I was encouraged when I saw Lyoto move moments later.

No champion is perfect and not all of them are gonna do the right thing all the time, but the same guy that chased a purse snatcher down a the day of a fight can have the wear-with-all to do such a valiant thing, why couldn't he take a moment to do the sportsmanlike thing and respectfully help out someone who just lost a fight in such a devastatingly fashion. He might as well have kicked him why he was down. literally.

Would your opinion of the champ be any different if he had respectfully helped his opponent to the floor? Mine definitely would. I would see Jones as a even more humble champion than he actually is.  Yes, it stung to see one of my faves lose and in such a terrible fashion, and I will admit maybe some of my bias is squeaking through, but the human side of me (and girl) was disturbed and disappointed by Jones actions after his well fought victory. His athleticism, and amazing skills are a huge reason why he is the champ, but as a women and fan of MMA it is always nice to see a champ show some humility and kindness in winning. 

Congrats to Jonny "Bones" Jones on retaining the coveted UFC Light Heavyweight title. The way things are going looks like he just might be the champ for a long time, hopefully he has thought about the way the fight ended and will learn from it.




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WMMA Fan Favorite Nominees Announced VOTE HERE!!

The WMMA Press Association has released the list of nominees for fan favorite fighter of 2011.The Association is made up of writers and and supporters that cover the sport of Women's MMA. There will be many categories in which an award will be given, but this vote will be chosen by you, the fan.

Whether you agree with Women fighting in the cage or not, you can't deny that these women work just as hard as their male counterparts to make themselves known in a sport that is predominately male. The tide is changing in that respect though. Despite the whispers and rumors that Women who fight MMA may not have a home after the UFC inevitably and allegedly dissolves Strikeforce. This is not the case. Many smaller promotions are stepping up and giving Women a stage in which to fight and there is big announcements on the horizon.

If you do vote, please take a minute and vote on fighting skills. This isn't a beauty contest. No matter what a fighter looks like it's fighting ability that is most important in MMA.



Later this month, Marq Piocos of Wombat Sports will name the winners on a podcast that will be a must listen.

The WMMA Press association members work can be seen on these websites:

MMARising.com
The Ultimate Female Fighter
 MMAHQ
Wombat Sports
Women's MMA Roundup
WMMA Today
Real Women and Mens MMA

Thank you for supporting Women's MMA!

2011 Fighters Only World MMA Awards Results

The 2011 Fighters Only World MMA Awards were handed out in Las Vegas last night. Chael Sonnen was the host and although the event didn't air or stream live, FOX Sports Net broadcasts the show nationally via tape delay on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

And the winners are:

INTERNATIONAL FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Alistair Overeem
GYM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Black House

REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Herb Dean

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

Winner: Cheick Kongo

BEST TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT
Winner: Everlast
MMA JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Ariel Helwani
COACH OF THE YEAR
Winner: Greg Jackson
BEST LIFESTYLE CLOTHING
Winner: TapouT

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
Winner: UFC
MEDIA SOURCE OF THE YEAR
Winner: MMAjunkie.com

BEST TECHNICAL CLOTHING
Winner: Bad Boy
MMA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Winner: Joe Rogan
FEMALE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Miesha Tate
RING ENTRANCE OF THE YEAR

Winner: Jason "Mayhem" Miller
BREAKTHROUGH FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Donald Cerrone
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Winner: Chan Sung Jung vs. Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night 24
RING GIRL OF THE YEAR

Winner: Arianny Celeste
LEADING MAN OF THE YEAR

Winner: Dana White
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Winner: Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort at UFC 126

FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Winner: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard at UFC 125

CHARLES "MASK" LEWIS FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Nominees: Winner: Jon Jones