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according to Zoila via FB:

Great job Stephanie on preparing for you fight here are the details provided by Zoila:

Zoila Frausto

She did really good but got caught. Dominated the stand up and got the takedowns… but fell into an armbar. It sucked. She was doing so well but ended up in a bad position. She’s good though. She’ll be back real soon.

Check out our great interview with Stephanie here at SportsGeeks

Stephanie has a great attitude and I am sure she will be back in no time looking for another win…

Stephanie Frausto 17 pounds in 6 days! I feel like wonder woman! It’s crunch time tomorrow… But for now it’s time to spend time with my mama! Come see me fight at eagle mountain casino tomorrow…fights start at 1:30pm

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Erin Toughill Melanson For Fans, Friends, Etc: We cannot give specifics, but we have been told Erin will be fighting soon. She is *and has been* preparing for an upcoming bout, but cannot release details until said promotion does. We are crossing our fingers that all works out b/c we are just as tired (of not being able to fight) as those who have also been waiting for Erin to return in 2010.

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Erin Toughill Melanson

FYI its NOT Cyborg…YET. There HAS to be a build up for that fight, so it’s not this soon. I dont want ppl to think that is the fight were waiting on.

Facebook | Erin Toughill Melanson For Fans, Friends, Etc: We cannot give specifics, but we have been told Erin will be fighting soon. She is *and has been* preparing for an upcoming bout, but cannot release details until said promotion does. We are crossing our fingers that all works out b/c we are just as tired (of not being able to fight) as those who have also been waiting for Erin to return in 2010.

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It was another successful football event as the 4th Annual Football Clinic for Girls was held on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at Victory Indoor Sports Arena on Staten Island. This free all-day clinic, hosted by the Fins Up! Foundation for Female Athletics and produced by the players and staff of the New York Sharks was joined by Adam Koets of the New York Giants who was on hand (with his Super Bowl ring) to help coach the girls.
Melissa Pickett, Sharks Assistant Director of Community Events & Appearances, worked alongside Sharks team owner Andra Douglas to organize the camp. Former player and coach, Beth Nugent was Head Coach of the event while Adam Koets, guard and center for the NY Giants, coached and mentored the participants.
It was the largest group yet as NY Sharks players were instrumental in signing up nearly 175 participants from ages 12 to 18, although some younger girls just came to watch. Former player Veta Williams brought two bus loads of girls from the school where she teaches on Long Island. Groups that attended included: the Girls Scouts; Girls, Inc; and The Young Women’s Leadership Foundation.
The group was split up into teams and taught different player positions as well as how to hold, catch, handoff and throw the football. Drills continued with hand and foot placement culminating in actual groups of 7 on 7 flag football games.
While football was the sport, the focus was to teach confidence, team spirit and most of all to have fun without any pressure to win. Along with teaching the basic skills of football came Life Skills where Adam and girlfriend Taya Wyss talked about goal setting and responsibilities.
Taya Wyss is part of a group called WAGs, Wives and Girlfriends (of NY Giants.) She met the Sharks when they were working at a Giants game and, after talking to some of the Shark payers learned about their camp. Taya, who was looking for an organization that she felt compelled to support with both time and money said, �I love football and the thought of empowering young women. I felt compelled to assist in creating awareness of both the Girls Football Camp and women�s tackle football�.
Taya was able to come up with some funding, particularly the cost of the buses that took the girls to and from four locations in NYC. She eagerly attended the event and was able to speak not only with the girls but also their parents, who said that at first were not keen on their daughters playing a rough contact sport. �Once they saw them play�, said Taya, �they accepted that they were not in any danger and really enjoying themselves�.
Players Cheri Eleazer, Erica Butler, Takesha Dye, Mandy Oppel, Lorinda Ferguson, Kymm Elliot, Virginai �Chachi� Leon, Sarah Schkeeper, Janea Wilkerson, Jessica Vasquez, Marcie Kowalski, Vanessa Schoening, Tia Hopkins, Dana Sparling, and Manoucha �Nikki� Joseph, made up the NY Sharks players coaching staff and Sharks trainer Amy Lenz volunteered her time. Let�s not leave out the 2010 Coaching staff that participated in this fun-filled day.
The NY Sharks Annual Girls Football Camp is open to any girl between the ages of 12 and 17 regardless of their residence. All participants received a commemorative IWFL wristband, a NY Giants tee-shirt and free tickets to a New York Sharks game.

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Just found out today that Elaina Maxwell (2-3) will be competing in the NAGA tournament coming up in Las Vegas. Elaina told me that this is her first tournament at purple belt which she received last year from Rico Rodriguez. Elaina did say that this is also her first NAGA tournament which the tournament covers Gi and No Gi. Elaina has been out of the game for a while but I see by her facebook that she has been training all this time to prepare and hopefully with this tournament that she can gain some knowledge in the grappling field and win first place at the tournament.

We have spoken to Elaina twice in a live interview and she is most driven person out there and does her best to represent female mixed martial arts.

Elaina wants to send some thank you ’s to Tussle Fight Gear, Fight Freak, Knoxx, Trinity BJJ,  Combat Sports Academy and Cesar Gracie for all their support in her career.

Elaina does have some big news coming up but will release details as the time and press release permits.

I for one cannot wait to see Elaina back in the ring and I do hope that Strikeforce takes a look at Elaina as a possible contender for the 145lb tournament that might be coming this summer or fall. Strikeforce would have a great advantage on having Elaina in the mix.

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According to mmarising Tate has withdrawn from the FCF tournament against Shayna Baszler…

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Just in that Cindy Dandois opponent is Cindy Ibraminova which will be an M-1 promotion. Cindy who is 2-0 is working for her third win to stay undefeated and is looking for a chance to join Strikeforce 145lb tournament sometime this summer.

We have interviewed Cindy and if you need to know more about her check out the podcast Dandois Interview

www.fightergirls.com #7 ranked 145er Cindy Dandois to face Cindy Daria Ibraminova (2-0) at M-1 mma Mar. 27

Tara LaRosa super stoked! I just got the call… I am fighting April 23rd in Boston, Mass. FINALLY!!! Back in action!!! SWEET! …and it will be on PPV!

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According to a blog post by Roxy she said she talked to her fight manager and might have a fight coming up soon, of course Roxy say she won’t say who what or when until she signs a contract to fight but more than likely she said its going to Hitomi Akano and even though they are friends they do need to fight soon and I think it will happen read Roxy’s post to learn more…more details soon…

Roxy’s Blog Post

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Gegard Mousasi Will Defend Light Heavyweight Crown Against “King Mo,”
Gilbert Melendez Risks Lightweight Belt Against Top-Seeded Rival Shinya Aoki

Tickets For World Championship Tripleheader Go On Sale Friday, March 5;
Pre-Sale Begins Tomorrow/Wednesday, March 3, via “STRIKEFORCE Insider”

NASHVILLE, TN. (March 2, 2010) –Mixed martial arts (MMA) legend and two-time United States Olympic wrestling competitor Dan Henderson (25-7) will challenge STRIKEFORCE World Middleweight (185 pounds) Champion Jake Shields (24-4-1) in the main event of a highly anticipated STRIKEFORCE fight card at Bridgestone Arena (formerly known as Sommet Center) in Nashville on Saturday, April 17.

In other featured bouts, STRIKEFORCE World Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1) will defend his crown against undefeated MMA star and two-time NCAA All-American wrestling star “King Mo” (6-0) while STRIKEFORCE World Lightweight (155 pounds) Champion Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez (17-2) will put his title on the line against DREAM Champion and top-ranked Japanese superstar Shinya Aoki (23-4).

An exclusive special pre-sale ticket purchase opportunity for STRIKEFORCE: Henderson vs. Shields will take place for “STRIKEFORCE Insider” e-newsletter subscribers (www.strikeforce.com/signup.asp) beginning at 10 a:m. CT tomorrow/Wednesday, March 3, and ending at 10 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 4.  STRIKEFORCE Insiders will receive a special
e-newsletter Tuesday tonight with the pre-sale code.

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. CT on Friday, March 5 at Bridgestone Arena ticket office, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE’S official website (www.strikeforce.com).

One of the most decorated figures in the history of MMA, Henderson, who left the UFC to sign  a multi-year agreement with STRIKEFORCE in December 2009, is the only fighter in the sport’s history to simultaneously hold two different titles in two different weight classes (welterweight and heavyweight) for a major fight promotion (PRIDE Fighting Championships).

The 31-year old-Shields, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and resident of San Francisco, captured the vacant STRIKEFORCE middleweight crown with a unanimous five-round  decision over fellow superstar Jason “Mayhem” Miller in a live CBS primetime televised matchup at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Nov. 7, 2009. Shields, who has not suffered a defeat since December 14, 2004, will put a 13-fight win streak on the line when he faces Henderson.

Since 2006, the 24-year-old Mousasi has reeled off 15 consecutive victories to become the top 205-pound fighter in the world. An aggressive, Dutch-Armenian fighter, who relocated with his family from Iran to The Netherlands when he was four-years-old, captured the STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight title by impressively stopping Renato “Babalu” Sobral one minute into the first round of their meeting at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. on Aug. 15, 2009.

Unbeaten since he made his MMA debut in Japan with a first round (2:11) TKO over Travis Wiuff on Sept. 28, 2008, the 28-year-old King Mo is a former NCAA Division I All-American and Big 12 wrestling champion for Oklahoma State University. With a mere 11 months of MMA experience under his belt, the Murfreesboro, Tenn.-born fighter decimated two-time UFC tournament champion and MMA legend Mark “The Smashing Machine” Kerr just 25 seconds into their meeting with a barrage of punches on Aug. 28, 2009.

Melendez, a 27-year-old Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stylist, reclaimed the STRIKEFORCE lightweight belt from the man who took it from him – Josh “The Punk” Thomson – with a five-round unanimous decision in one of the most ferocious battles of all time in the cage at HP Pavilion on Dec. 19, 2009.  The stunning victory came just four months after the San Francisco native avenged the only other defeat of his career by stopping Japanese wrestling ace Mitsuhiro “The Endless Fighter” Ishida with an onslaught of punches in the third round (3:56) of a rematch on Aug. 15, 2009.

The 26-year-old Aoki, a dangerous submission expert who holds a black belt in both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as well as judo, is recognized as one of the sport’s premiere 155-pound fighters.  His tremendous flexibility has allowed him to surprise many opponents, thus earning him the nickname “Tobikan Judan,” which is Japanese for “master of flying submissions.”

On Oct. 6, 2009, Aoki seized the DREAM lightweight title by submitting superstar Joachim Hansen with an armbar in the second round (4:56) of a championship bout in Yokohama, Japan.

The event will air live on the CBS Television Network on April 17.

DAN HENDERSON TO CHALLENGE JAKE SHIELDS FOR STRIKEFORCE MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA IN NASHVILLE, TN, ON APRIL 17