Why r there so many femail fighters? - a WEFF dynasty

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF PRESS RELEASE

Toronto, ON. Jul. 1996
Sophie Allis, Bethany Tonks and Rebecca Portsmouth owners of Women's Extreme Fighting Federation announced a major overhaul of the promotion today. Sophie Allis has stepped down from president and matchmaker of the promotion and handed the position over to Thomas Jackson. It was also announced that starting from the next show WEFF will feature three weight division instead of two. While the heavyweight set-up remains unchanged lightweight is now capped at 125 lbs and there is a new middleweight division for fighters between 126 and 135 lbs, to that end the owners promised numerous additions to the roster. The reigning lightweight champion Alison Beattie has already said that she intends to fight at the 125 lbs limit so she will keep her title. In addition WEFF fights will now last 3 5-minute rounds and the championship fights will last 5 5-minute rounds. Kicks, stomps and elbows have been disallowed while knees to a downed opponent will now be legal. The WEFF staff also released a media guide for their 15th event to be held later in July.

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WEFF 15 MEDIA GUIDE
Friday 26th July 1996 from the Varsity Arena in Toronto, ON

Main event - WEFF Middleweight Championship fight
"Canadian Storm" Erica Page (15-9) vs. "The Arizona Animal" Sarah Vaughan (18-6)
The main event of the show is for the newly created 135 lbs. division title and it's pitting two of the bigger WEFF stars against each other in a rematch. 12 months ago Vaughan beat Page by TKO inside of a round to become the inaugural Lightweight champion. Vaughan has managed to defend her title 3 times before losing to Alison Beattie in April and now the shifting of the weight divisions gives Vaughan a chance to fight for the belt again. Erica Page also found success in the last year and is entering the fight riding a winning streak. The veteran Page is 34 now and she's not likely to get much more chances for championship gold.

UndercardPark Seong (8-4) vs. Kirsten "Thunder Foot" Page (7-3)Two fighters with a kickboxing background square off in the second featured bout of the evening. Both women come to strike and this fight should produce fireworks. Seong has recently plied her trade over in Asia but WEFF managed to get the exciting Korean over. Page is no easy fight for anyone though and will enjoy a big reach advantage over her opponent.

"The Queen of Mean" Simone King (6-1) vs. "Scythe" Hope Lehane (8-3)
The third billing of the card is an old-school styles clash. King is an accomplished kick boxer but has shown vulnerability on the ground. Lehane is the exact opposite having very rudimentary stand-up skills but possessing a slick submission game when the fight goes to the ground.

Tanya "The Predator" Duke (6-12) vs. Hanae Maehata (2-0)
The well-traveled Duke will attempt to avoid starting another losing streak when she takes on Maehata. The Japanese fighter is only 2-0 but she seems to have plenty of tools to succeed. She's one of the taller fighters in the division at 6'0" and is quite a deadly striker both with her hands and feet. The possible questions are how well Maehata adjusts to WEFF rules and deals with the experience disadvantage.

Umeka Fujiwara (2-0) vs. Harriet Fey (2-2)
One of the most touted prospects in female MMA makes her North American debut in the opening fight. Fujiwara has an excellent ground game both in the wrestling and submission departments and has worked hard to pick-up the striking skills. Harriet Fey has more experience fighting on this side of the Pacific but other than that she will be fighting an uphill battle against the Kyoto native.

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WEFF 15 Quick-picks:
Erica Page vs. Sarah Vaughan
Park Seong vs. Kirsten Page
Simone King vs. Hope Lehane
Tanya Duke vs. Hanae Maehata
Umeka Fujiwara vs. Harriet Fey

[Thomnipotent]

WEFF 15 Quick-picks:
Erica Page vs. Sarah Vaughan
Park Seong vs. Kirsten Page
Simone King vs. Hope Lehane
Tanya Duke vs. Hanae Maehata
Umeka Fujiwara vs. Harriet Fey


Love the title of the dynasty. :)

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 15

26th July, 1996. Toronto, ON
Women’s Extreme Fighting Federation held its first show after the promotion was revamped in the Varsity Arena in Toronto in front of 1,309 fans. It was a good night of fights with knockouts, submissions and upsets and WEFF looks to build some momentum before their next show, which was announced to take place in the first week of September.

The main event saw the rematch between fan favorite Erica Page (16-9) and former lightweight champion Sarah Vaughan (18-7). Page lost their first fight with 5 seconds remaining in the first round and the opening five minutes, while it didn’t end the fight, promised more of the same. Page shot in for three takedown getting stuffed every time and Vaughan controlled the striking with jabs and low-kicks. Page was not the one to be discouraged though as she tried more shots. Vaughan still managed to stay on the feet the first time but eventually she succumbed to the takedown. The Canadian was a changed fighter on the ground as she went for submission after submission but still didn’t manage to catch her opponent before the round ended. Even when the third period started on the feet Page had seemed to found the range and angle for her takedowns and got Vaughan to the ground on the first try before moving to full mount and pounding Vaughan until the referee stopped the fight. Erica Page became the inaugural WEFF middleweight champion and the promotion higher-ups have to be jumping around in joy with the prospects of a trilogy.

In the co-main event Kirsten Page (8-3) exploded out of her corner and absolutely swarmed Park Seong (8-5) with strikes until unloading the big right that made the ref jump in to stop the fight after only 15 seconds as Canada (and fighters with the surname Page) went 2-0 on the evening to the delight of the crowd.

On the undercard the Hope Lehane (9-3) and Simone King (6-2) provided some drama as King dropped Lehane with a punch but as she was lunging in to finish the job Lehane slipped out, got the back and squeezed in a rear naked choke for a come-from-behind victory that Kunimichi Kikuchi would’ve been proud of. Hanae Maehata (3-0) showcased her stand-up skills knocking Tanya Duke (6-13) down once and stringing together impressive combinations. Duke managed a takedown late in the third and even got Maehata’s back before the Japanese fighter bucked her off. Harriet Fey (2-3) was game but in the end she couldn’t overcome the skill gap against Umeka Fujiwara (3-0) who controlled the pace of the, mostly standing, fight for the duration of the three rounds.

QUICK RESULTS:
Erica Page beat Sarah Vaughan by TKO (punches from mount) in 3:20 of round 3 to win the WEFF middleweight champion (**)
Kirsten Page beat Park Seong by TKO (punches) in 0:15 of round 1 (**)
Hope Lehane beat Simone King by submission (rear naked choke) in 2:59 of round 1 (**)
Hanae Maehata beat Tanya Duke by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (*)
Umeka Fujiwara beat Harriet Fey by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (*)


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OOC: So I figured since I don't really read the play-by-play in the game nobody wants to read a copy/paste of it and tried a "sort of" press article approach. I'd really like some opinions about this write-up.

[Richyg]

Before I go on, dynasty title = a beauty! must agree with Thomnipotent wholeheartedly!! :D

anyway, in response to your OOC i think the style is welcomed. I never read the whole copy and paste thing either so a fresh summary of what went down using your own words is class solution!... will be reading this :)

[Tommy J.]

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 16
from Arena Maurice-Richard in Montreal, QC
5th of September, 1996


Main event for the WEFF Lightweight Championship
Alison Beattie (10-3) vs. "The Blond Bombshell" April Watson (13-5)
Last April, at WEFF 14, Alison Beattie shocked the world when she upset Sarah Vaughan to win the title in a 5-round grudgematch. The Minneapolis-born fighter has been accused of not being particularily entertaining and one-dimensional and this time around one of her most outspoken critics will step up as her opponent. April Watson is a fan favourite thanks to her explosive muay thai style but she's also no stranger to submissions and has finished fights that way. Watson walks into this bout with an "I finish fights" MO while Beattie is out to get respect she feels she deserves as champion.

Undercard
"Hard & Fast" Roz Wareing (8-1-1) vs. "Stunning" Steph Smith (11-4)
24-year old Roz Wareing is touted by many as one of the premier prospects in North American female MMA. The Nova Scotian will look to test her mettle against sambo stylist Steph Smith. Both are primarily ground stylists but have worked recently on the striking game and Wareing in particular has made great use of knee strikes in recent fights. While nobody has said it outright the winner of this fight will probably be next in line to challenge middleweight champ Erica Page.

Tammy Westenra (12-6-2) vs. "The Wrecking Machine" Chelsea Lawson (10-2)
In a veteran matchup Chelsea Lawson looks to move closer toward a rematch with current heavyweight champion Karen Curtis. A sprawl-and-brawler Lawson was WEFF's first heavyweight champion holding the title for 8 months in 1995 before losing to Curtis. Since then she put together a winning streak and putting away Tammy Westenra may be the last step. Westenra is one of the senior competitors in WEFF and has seen mixed success with the organization. She will try to establish herself in the division with the upset win here.

Temperance "Bang Bang" McCoy (5-2) vs. Veronika Sablikova (4-0)
Another clash-of-styles fight sees the 6'2" kickboxer McCoy taking on Czech wrestling powerhouse Veronika Sablikova. There are no secrets in this fight - McCoy will have to rely on her huge reach advantage to keep Sablikova away while the stocky Czech fighter will push for the takedown relentlessly in hopes of unleashing ground-and-pound fury on her opponent.

Michelle "Black Widow" Addams (4-0) vs. "Too hot for hell" Kerry Silverman (3-1)
Two fighters looking out to make a name for themselves Addams is an absolute dynamo on the feet and always comes out ultra-aggresive. The heavily tatooed Kerry Silverman is sort of "jack-of-all-trades master of none" fighter and will have to try and find weak spots in Addams' game to hand her her first pro loss.

Beckie "BexDex" Dexter (5-5) vs. Pamela "The Truth" O'Neill (1-0)
For the first time ever WEFF presents a six-fight card and rounding this event out is British muay thai specialist Pamela O'Neill against the popular brawler Beckie Dexter. O'Neill with only one pro fight will be taking on a veteran of ten, but, aside from having a tremendous will to fight that has endeared her to the fans, Dexter never really could take her skills to another level.

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QUICK PICKS:
Alison Beattie vs. April Watson
Roz Wareing vs. Steph Smith
Tammy Westenra vs. Chelsea Lawson
Temperance McCoy vs. Veronika Sablikova
Michelle Addams vs. Kerry Silverman
Beckie Dexter vs. Pamela O'Neill

[Richyg]

Alison Beattie vs. April Watson
Roz Wareing vs. Steph Smith
Tammy Westenra vs. Chelsea Lawson
Temperance McCoy vs. Veronika Sablikova
Michelle Addams vs. Kerry Silverman
Beckie Dexter vs. Pamela O'Neill

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 16

5th September, 1996. Montreal, QC
WEFF made another venture up the St. Lawrence river to Montreal for their sixteenth show with a little over 1,000 fans in the stands to watch the action. The headliner was a grudgematch for the lightweight title and the bad blood between April Watson (14-5) and Alison Beattie (10-4) was evident from one of the most intense staredowns that female MMA has ever produced. The fight, for as long as it lasted, was also very intense. Beattie came into the fight with a chip on her shoulder and elected to stand and bang with Watson. The strategy would prove to be her downfall as after almost three minutes of fast-paced exchanges Watson hit the champion with a powerful uppercut and decked her with a follow-up right to become WEFF's third lightweight champion in history.

Roz Wareing (9-1-1) dictated a high pace in the first round of her fight against Steph Smith (11-5) moslty with her ground-and-pound attack. Smith, however, survived and when Wareing fought a much slower second round the veteran fighter capitalized on it and controlled the action. Wareing did seem to catch a second wind in the last period as she took Smith down again and started pounding. Smith defended well until the last 40 or so second when she let Wareing get mount and start attacking from there. Wareing kept punching and punching until time ran out but she was unable to get a stoppage win and had to settle for a decision.

The popular "Wrecking Machine" Chelsea Lawson (11-2) took another step on the road to reclaiming her heavyweight crown as she outstruck Tammy Westenra (12-7-2) for all of three rounds. While many said that Lawson had a clear advantage on the feet it was very surprising that for the first two rounds Westenra only tried to take her opponent down once. The judoka got the memo before the third round and pushed for takedown after takedown but even then Lawson was on point with her defence and never once went to the floor. Lawson ended up scoring a lopsided decision win.

Veronika Sablikova (5-0) made quick work of lanky Temperance McCoy (5-3). After the initial feeling-out process Sablikova overwhelmed McCoy with a flurry before getting a takedown straight to mount and pounding her opponent out in short order. The other fighter to keep her perfect record alive tonight was Michelle Addams (5-0) who engaged in a rather lackluster striking affair with Kerry Silverman (3-2). After two boring rounds Addams seemed to have finally figured her opponent out and kicked away at Silverman at every opportunity. Even only after one round of being the target Silvermans hips and thighs were red as she had huge problems in finding a way to counter the attack. In the opener Pamela O'Neill (2-0) put together a performance that wouldn't seem out of place in a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie using almost every strike in the book against Beckie Dexter (5-6). Dexter, to her credit, stood in there for 15 minutes taking shots that would've put many fighters to sleep but had no answer for the relentless attack of the Brit.

QUICK RESULTS:
April Watson beat Alison Beattie by TKO (punches) in 2:43 of round 1 to win the WEFF Lightweight Title (**)
Roz Wareing beat Steph Smith by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds (**)
Chelsea Lawson beat Tammy Westenra by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Veronika Sablikova beat Temperance McCoy by KO (punch from mount) in 1:11 of round 1 (*)
Michelle Addams beat Kerry Silverman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (*)
Pamela O'Neill beat Beckie Dexter by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) after 3 rounds (*)

[Tommy J.]

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 17
from Robert Guerin Center, Gatineau, QC
12th of October, 1996


Main event for the WEFF Heavyweight Championship
Karen "The Demon" Curtis (13-1) vs. Hester "The Hurricane" MacLean (7-0-1)
The WEFF stays in Quebec and for the first time ever comes to Gatineau with a card healined by a highly anticipated fight between heavyweights Karen Curtis and Hester MacLean. Curtis, Blurcat's #1 145-lbs. fighter, has been tearing it up in WEFF ever since winning the title a year ago. Her success is even more amazing considering that, at 5'4" she's one of the smallest fighters in the division and is routinely giving up inches and reach to her opponents. MacLean, 5'10", will not be the tallest opponent yet but is an undefeated dangerous striker with a phenomenal takedown defence. Will Curtis be able to overcome the physical disadvantage with skill?

Undercard
Layla "The Slayer" Holmes (10-4) vs. Rachel "Yellow Peril" McGuiness (9-2)
In a match-up for grappling enthusiasts Layla Holmes takes on Rachel McGuiness. Holmes is one of MMA's premier athletes and early on she relied on that athlethicism to win fights very much but lately she has added a respectible submission game to her repertoir. McGuiness though isn't likely to be impressed as she racked up wins in her past with a very dominating wresling game.

Vickie "The Heart Breaker" Summers (9-2) vs. "Double M" Maggie Martin (12-7)
With the reshuffling of the divisions stalwart fighter Maggie Martin, and a lot of other new middleweights, now finds herself on the verge of getting a title shot. In her 20th pro fight she faces a stiff test against Summers, who returns to Canada after a long break with her sights set firmly on championship glory.

Christine Jameson (2-0) vs. "Colorado Rapid" Emma Birch (10-5)
Submission fighter Christine Jameson takes on the toughest opponent in her young career in the wrestling-based Emma Birch. Despite having a 66% record some fans have been accusing Birch of having a padded record and this fight should provide some answers to such questions all the while presenting a serious test for up-and-coming Jameson.

Verona "The Samoan Tank" Joseph (10-6) vs. Henrietta Stein (9-4)
A similar story follows both girls to this fight. Joseph, one of the heaviest fighters in WEFF, fought in the very first fight to decide the heavyweight champion back at WEFF 2. The Samoan lost that fight and for the next 18 months seen mixed fortune in the ring. Stein was not so long ago on the verge of breaking through in Japan but two successive loses ended her spell in the land of the rising sun. Both fighters need a win to put an end to their recent slides.

Stella Massey (9-8) vs. Gianna "Glamorous G" Russo (2-0)
The evening's opener sees the lone resident of Quebec, Gianna Russo, make her WEFF debut against the veteran Massey. Both fighters are primarily ground based but Russo also has lightining feet, and with her solid ground game is never shy with kicking away. She will also have the crowd on her side in the battle against the crafty Dutch fighter.

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QUICK PICKS:
Karen Curtis vs Hester MacLean
Layla Holmes vs Rachel McGuiness
Vicki Summers vs Maggie Martin
Christine Jameson vs Emma Birch
Verona Joseph vs Henrietta Stein
Stella Massey vs Gianna Russo

PS I phoned it in with the poster this time but have some creative stuff for the next two events.

[Tommy J.]

Show's going to be up tomorrow evening if anyone wants to get their picks in.

[Richyg]

Knew I forgot to do something when I read this :P

Karen Curtis vs Hester MacLean
Layla Holmes vs Rachel McGuiness
Vicki Summers vs Maggie Martin
Christine Jameson vs Emma Birch
Verona Joseph vs Henrietta Stein
Stella Massey vs Gianna Russo

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 17

12th October 1996, Gatineau, QC
WEFF hit the capital region of Canada for the first time ever and managed to get 1,236 enthusiastic fans inside the Robert Guerin Centre in Gatineau for one of their stronger shows recently. Granted, no fight will go down the annals of WEFF history as an all-time classic but the fights were solid and you really couldn't single out a weak contest.

Karen Curtis (14-1) started really carefully in her title defence against Hester MacLean (7-1-1) and the first round didn't produce much action. Curtis hit a big shot that didn't put MacLean down but it definitely made her hesitant to engage in the first 5 minutes. The action picked up in the second round and, in a headscratching moment, MacLean got the takedown on Curtis. That move proved to be very costly as Curtis swept her almost immediately and after a brief stalemate executed a very unusual jumping guard pass to get side control and, eventually, mount before stopping MacLean with punches after nearly 3 minutes into the round. After the fight MacLean admitted that the takedown cost her the fight, but she got overly worried after losing the first round on the feet so she went for it.

In a fight that was supposed to be a grappling clinic Rachel McGuiness (10-2) took home a one-sided and uneventful decision victory over Layla Holmes (10-5). McGuiness controlled the fight with takedowns and ground and pound forcing Holmes to work from the bottom in the first and second rounds and the only time she really was effective from there was early in the first when she almost locked in a triangle choke. The third round was all on the feet but even there McGuinness dictated the pace (albeit a fairly slow one) en route to the decision.

Judging controversy nearly spoiled the contest between Vicki Summers (10-2) and Maggie Martin (12-8). Summers stayed a few steps ahead of Martin and outstruck her thoroughly in every round. Martin had no answer until the last minutes of the fight when finally some of her strikes got through but in no way did they slow Summers down. All this would lead someone to believe the end result was an easy 30-27 for Summers on all cards but it seemed like one judge had a dissenting idea. When the fight was announced a split decision even the fighters looked surprised as one judge had it 29-28 Martin. You'd be hard pressed to give Martin a single round, let alone two, but in the end two other judges didn't sleep during the fight and had it 30-27 for Summers.

Christine Jameson (3-0) made a big step in her young career disposing of Emma Birch (10-6) in a three round decision. Birch was looking for one big punch for the duration of the fight but Jameson showed much crisper striking that didn't end the fight but put up points on the scorecard. Surprisingly these two submission-based fighters were on the ground only for a short time after Jameson took Birch but didn't manage to do any damage or threaten with submissions.

One fighter back in the mix after the fights were done is Verona Joseph (11-6). The Samoan had a short night against Henrietta Stein (9-5) who has now lost three fights in a row. Joseph quickly closed the distance and took her opponent down before trying to punch Stein's face through the ring floor. She didn't quite manage that but the shots were powerful enough to rattle Stein and prompt the referee to step in and end the fight.

The lone Canadian on the card Gianna Russo (3-0) didn't disappoint the crowd in her WEFF debut. She outstruck Stella Massey (9-9), avoided the takedown, and really drove to get one herself before pounding her opponent out in the second round.

QUICK RESULTS:
Karen Curtis beat Hester MacLean by TKO (punches from mount) in 2:46 of round 2 to retain the WEFF Heavyweight Title (**)
Rachel McGuiness beat Layla Holmes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Vicki Summers beat Maggie Martin by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Christine Jameson beat Emma Birch by unainimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Verona Joseph beat Henrietta Stein by TKO (punches from mount) in 1:16 of round 1 (**)
Gianna Russo beat Stella Massey by TKO (punches from mount) in 1:12 of round 2 (*)

[Tommy J.]

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 18
from the Varsity Arena in Toronto, ON
12th November 1996

Main event
"The Electrifiyng" Jenny DeNeuve (7-0) vs. Kirsten "Thunderfoot" Page (8-3)
After an extended stay in Quebec WEFF returns to Ontario with a card headlined by two popular Ontario-based fighters. DeNeuve is, arguebly, WEFF's most popular fighter despite not holding a belt. A brilliant striker she is somewhat lacking on the ground but her opponent isn't likely to exploit that weakness. Kirsten Page will be happy to stand and bang and her record breaking 15-second KO over Park Seong proved that bang she can. This fight was made with a clear intention of producing a slugfest and the fans sure hope it becomes one.

Undercard
Park Seong (8-5) vs. Tara "The Heat" O'Brien (6-8)
The co-main event also pits two strikers against each other in another potential brawl. Seong had a very underwhelming debut in WEFF that lasted only 15 seconds and she hopes to regain some momentum in this fight. O'Brien's record may be lackluster but there's no denying her muay thai skills which got her victories in the past. She has a reputation of coming out aggresive and, at 5'5" Seong, herself 5'3", will for once not face a severe reach disadvantage.

"The Maryland Mauler" Helen Fox (6-2) vs. "The Unpredictable" Phoebe Bergman (14-5)
A change of pace in the stylistic match-ups Helen Fox and Phoebe Bergman are both wrestlers first. That said the vastly experienced Bergman does possess decent boxing skills that may prove to be decisive as usual in bouts between two good ground fighters.

"Bad Girl" Jennie Gill (5-0-1) vs. "The Lady of 1,000 Submissions" Sandy Olivier (7-2)
With a nickname like Sandy Olivier it's no secret on what her strengths are. However Jennie Gill herself is no slouch when it comes to jiu-jitsu. A bit under the radar this is a very compelling fight of two evenly matched, up-and-coming fighters.

Lisa "The Future" Labone (1-0) vs. "Lost Innocence" Leslie Myers (3-0)
Rounding out the WEFF 18 card are fights between relative newcomers to the sport. Myers is a kick-boxer and while Labone is a wrestler her takedowns aren't really that great so she faces an uphill battle against a fighter with a lauded sprawl like Myers.

Kimie Igarashi (pro debut) vs. Gina "The Vixen" Dixon (1-0)
WEFF higher-ups bring in yet another talented Japanese fighter for their promotion in 21-year old Kimie Igarashi. While making her pro debut Igarashi has been tearing up the Japanese amateur scene and is a very, very promising prospect. Gina Dixon didn't generate that much buzz but she's already been there in a pro fight and a win against Igarashi will surely net her some recognition.

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QUICK PICKS:
Jenny DeNeuve vs. Kirsten Page
Park Seong vs. Tara O'Brien
Helen Fox vs. Phoebe Bergman
Jennie Gill vs. Sandy Olivier
Lisa Labone vs. Leslie Myers
Kimie Igarashi vs. Gina Dixon

[Sons of Kohral]

I love the poster for WEFF 18! And the write ups using your own words are great.

[Richyg]

Jenny DeNeuve vs. Kirsten Page
Park Seong vs. Tara O'Brien
Helen Fox vs. Phoebe Bergman
Jennie Gill vs. Sandy Olivier
Lisa Labone vs. Leslie Myers
Kimie Igarashi vs. Gina Dixon

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 18

12th November 1996, Toronto, ON
In front of a record setting 1,728 fans in the Varsity Arena in Toronto Jenny DeNeuve (8-0) brought her A game for the fight against Kirsten Page (8-4). Encouraged by the crowd's support DeNeuve started out in high gear and never slowed down pelting Page with shots to the head, shots to the body and a wide array of kicks. Page managed to stay in there and, from time to time, initiated exchanges. It was obvious though that her game plan was to neutralize DeNeuve in the clinch and while she managed to get in that position a number of times she never did anything with it. Infact, it was after one of the clinches late in the third when during the separation DeNeuve landed a beautiful uppercut right on the button. The punch was incredibly clean and Page's body went limp instantly. With only 12 seconds remaining in the fight she was well on her way to winning DeNeuve put a wonderful exclamation point on her performance. In the post-fight interview the crowd started a "title shot" chant after the obligatory "What's next for you?" question. DeNevue sort of laughed it off but a potential Jenny DeNeuve vs. April Watson fight could well go down in history as one of the most entertaining female MMA fights ever.

While Jenny DeNeuve is on the brink of a title shot fellow lightweight Park Seong (8-6) is going through tough times. When she was brought in in July many were speculating of the Korean as a potential title threat but Seong now finds herself on a losing streak with only a total of 116 seconds in the WEFF ring. Tara O'Brien (7-8) handed her her latest defeat by simply staying on the attack and overwhelming Seong with punches to the point where the referee stepped in to stop the fight.

In a fight between two wrestlers Helen Fox (7-2) and Phoebe Bergman (14-6) stood and traded for two and a half rounds with Fox coming out on top with her crisper strikes compared to Bergman's power shots that rarely found their mark. When the fight finally did go to the ground it was also Fox with the advantage as she was inches away was stretching out and applying an armbar from the top. Bergman managed to avoid the sub but lost the fight on point a few seconds later.

There was considerable fireworks in a match between Jennie Gill (5-0-1) and Sandy Olivier (7-3). Gill managed to slip and get up and rock Olivier with a hard shot all inside the first minute. Olivier responded with a flurry but Gill escaped and rocked Olivier again when she turned to face her opponent. The second round was, in contrast, a ground affair after Olivier took Gill down. The Texas-based fighter kept her guard intact and was even close to sinking in a guillotine choke before Olivier escaped and answered with a kimura attempt. The third round was all Gill who took Olivier apart with leg kicks time and time again. Olivier had no answer to those and she left the ring limping from all that punishment.

Leslie Myers (4-0) made quick work of Lisa Labone (1-1). Labone tried to take Myers down in the clinch early on but couldn't quite make it and shortly after they broke off a punch by Myers thrown with no real effort found its spot and rocked Labone. Myers immediately closed the distance and started to unload with strikes before the referee put a stop to the fight.

In her pro debut the Japanese amateur stand-out Kimie Igarashi (1-0) looked impressive, if a bit gun shy, against Gina Dixon (1-1). Both fighters stayed on their feet the entire time and with good movement Igarashi was able to, quite literally, beat Dixon to the punch and in every round scored at least one impressive shot. Dixon didn't really have anything for her in the fight and Igarashi is probably going to get a step up in competition in her next outing.

QUICK RESULTS:
Jenny DeNeuve beat Kirsten Page by KO (punch) in 4:48 of round 3 (***)
Tara O'Brien beat Park Seong by TKO (punches) in 1:41 of round 1 (**)
Helen Fox beat Phoebe Bergman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 rounds (**)
Jennie Gill beat Sandy Olivier by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds (**)
Leslie Myers beat Lisa Labone by TKO (punches) in 3:58 of round 1 (*)
Kimie Igarashi beat Gina Dixon by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (*)

[Tommy J.]

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 19
from the Varsity Arena in Toronto, ON
28th December 1996

Main event for the WEFF Middleweight Championship
"Canadian Storm" Erica Page (16-9) vs. "Hard & Fast" Roz Wareing (9-1-1)
The veteran and current middleweight champion Erica Page hopes to keep her carrer renaissance going in her first defence against Nova Scotia's Roz Wareing. Being 34 years old Page is now at a point where people will start to bring up her age when breaking down match-ups, especially against younger fighters like Wareing. Page's jiu-jitsu style doesn't take a toll on the body as a striking approach would but there's no denying that she will be fighting a superior athlete.

Undercard
"The Wrecking Machine" Chelsea Lawson (11-2) vs. "Scythe" Hope Lehane (9-3)
A fight with serious title implications and a classic style-clash at that pits Chelsea Lawson, the striker, against Hope Lehane, the grappler. Lawson was pratically promised a shot at Karen Curtis after her last win but an injury to the champ delayed those planes and Lawson wasn't content to just sit and do nothing. Hope Lehane now is in a perfect position to move to the top of the pecking order if she can find a way to overcome Lawson's sprawl and sub defence.

"The Queen of Mean" Simone King (6-2) vs. Hanae Maehata (3-0)
With her last fight ending in a quick submission loss Simone King now faces an opponent that isn't likely to go to the ground. Maehata on the other hand takes a big step up in her young MMA career after outsriking Tanya Duke for three rounds in her last outing. The Japanese fighter may pack more power in her strikes and with a non-stop motor and good footwork she is likely to test Kings chin plenty.

Alison Beattie (10-4) vs. Beckie "BexDex" Dexter (5-6)
After her lightweight title reign was cut short Alison Beattie looks to get back on the winning track against Beckie Dexter. Dexter, looked flat against Pamela O'Neill and needs to show some offence against Beattie because numerous devoted fans can't outweigh actually winning fights every so often.

Christine Jameson (3-0) vs. Umeka Fujiwara (3-0)
Two potential future stars at 135-lbs. put their perfect records on the line. Both Jameson and Fujiwara are very well rounded fighters but their bread and butter is the submission game. On the feet both have technically sound strikes but a different approach. Fujiwara prefers to stay on the outside and use her surprisingly big reach for a 5'6" fighter, Jameson on the other hand likes to clinch on the feet and use that position to get fights to the ground.

"Too hot for hell" Kerry Silverman (3-2) vs. Harriet Fey (2-3)
Kerry Silverman and Harriet Fey will strive to make that next step in their careers and at the same time avoid losing 2 in a row. In many ways this is also a striker vs. ground fighter battle with Silverman being the one that wants to stay stadning and Fey will try to get the fight to the ground.

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QUICK PICKS:
Erica Page vs. Roz Wareing
Chelsea Lawson vs. Hope Lehane
Simone King vs. Hanae Maehata
Alison Beattie vs. Beckie Dexter
Christine Jameson vs. Umeka Fujiwara
Kerry Silverman vs. Harriet Fey

[JamesFosterFan021]

Before: Main event for the WEFF Middleweight Championship
"Canadian Storm" Erica Page (16-9) vs. "Hard & Fast" Roz Wareing (9-1-1)

After: Erica Page (17-9) def. Roz Wareing (9-2-1)

Before: Undercard
"The Wrecking Machine" Chelsea Lawson (11-2) vs. "Scythe" Hope Lehane (9-3)

After: Chelsea Lawson (12-2) def. Hope Lehane (9-4)


Before: "The Queen of Mean" Simone King (6-2) vs. Hanae Maehata (3-0)

Hanae Maehata (4-0) def. Simone King (6-3)


Before: Alison Beattie (10-4) vs. Beckie "BexDex" Dexter (5-6)

After: Allison Beattie (11-4) def. Beckie Dexter (5-7)


Before: Christine Jameson (3-0) vs. Umeka Fujiwara (3-0)

After: Umeka Fujiwara (4-0) def. Christine Jameson (3-1)


Before: "Too hot for hell" Kerry Silverman (3-2) vs. Harriet Fey (2-3)

After: Harriet Fay (3-3) def. Kerry Silverman (3-3)

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 19

28th December, 1996. Toronto, ON
Closing out 1996 WEFF put in yet another strong show in Toronto as Erica Page (17-9) continued her improbable career resurrection with a spirited performance over Roz Wareing (9-2-1). Wareing started off looking a bit lost in a big match situation and lost the first round after Page took her down and threatened with an armbar and a kimura. Wareing remembered she's in a fight in the second round defending Page's shots and doing some damage on the feet including a nice straight left-low kick-body punch combo. The tide of the fight seemed to be turning at that point as Wareing came out swinging in the third round. She actually had Page on the ropes and was flurrying at one point in the round, she didn't however put the champion away there and Page actually completed a desperation takedown from that position. Wareing was scrambling and gave up her back but Page couldn't do anything with that and soon enough both fighters were back on her feet. Even though the round was almost over Page still ate two more leg kicks for her troubles. When the fourth round began Page again tried a takedown and this time got Wareing down on the first try. She immediately postured up and rolled for a leglock and Wareing tapped inside of a minute netting Page yet another come-from-behind victory.

Chelsea Lawson (12-2) was careful early on against Hope Lehane (9-4) afraid to end up on the ground with the jiu-jitsu specialist. Lawson started to engage but Lehane shot in and got a single. Lehane tried to drive her opponent down but Lawson displayed excellent balance and eventually her leg free. This boosted Lawson's confidence and she started to move in and throw more strikes. Even when in the clinch Lawson didn't allow Lehane to get into a position where she could execute a trip. Lehane adjusted her gameplan between rounds and tried to set up a takedown with strikes in the second round but she only got to a clinch. After a short struggle the fighters separated and then Lawson near-decapitated Lehane with a flush head kick that ended Lehane's night.

Hanae Maehata (4-0) quickly disposed of Simone King (6-3). Things went downhill for King once Maehata tripped her from the clinch. After a clever move that involved trapping one leg and then leaning against the other one to get into a position that allowed effective ground-and-pound the Japanese fighter started her attack. King tried to defend but in the process allowed Maehata to get full mount and from there the stoppage came in short order.

Despite the unimpressive record Beckie Dexter (5-7) proved to be no pushover for former lightweight champ Alison Beattie (11-4). Dexter actually took the wrestler down early on but almost ended up in an armbar before getting swept and kept on her back for the remainder of the round. The second round was spent on the feet and even though Dexter pushed the tempo the action itself was pretty lackluster. Beattie, realizing that the rounds were most likely tied at that point looked for the takedown in the last 5 minutes and got it early from a trip. She started working her usual ground-and-pound routine but couldn't put Dexter away or improve position though it looked her opponent gave up midway through.

Christine Jameson (4-0) and Umeka Fujiwara (3-1) put on a very entertaining fight proving why both are highly touted prospects at 135-lbs. Jameson, who actually was the underdog in this contest, took Fujiwara down in the first right into side control. She stayed in this position for the entire round feverishly pursuing an armbar which Fujiwara defended expertly. In the last minute Jameson switched tactics and tried to get into a crucifix position but that too was foiled by the Japanese fighters ground defence. In the second round it was Jameson again who took the fight to the ground after Fujiwara didn't really try to escape a trip. This time though Jameson ended up in guard and had a much harder time trying to impose her game. She did manage to get half guard briefly but was soon pushed back to full guard. Fujiwara realized she was down two rounds by this point and really rallied in the last five minutes. Starting off on the feet she threw heavy punches before getting the clinch and scoring her first takedown of the fight landing in side mount. She did some real damage with strikes from that position but made a mistake when trying to get mount and Jameson was able to suck her back to guard. The Oregonian also trapped her arms to force a stand-up just before the end of the fight.

After enduring some dire situations in round one Kerry Silverman (4-2) pulled through in a fight versus Harriet Fey (2-4). For a long time in the first period Fey actually had side control coming from a takedown but it was clear that her skills in the offensive grappling department are lacking because not only she didn't capitalize on that position but Silverman actually hit numerous strikes while defending. Second round saw Silverman coming out aggresively with punches before getting sucked into a clinch. She didn't get taken down this time though and after the referee separated the two Silverman hit a beautiful counter punch that decked Fey and quickly followed up with ground-and-pound before getting the stoppage.

One of the WEFF owners, Bethany Tonks, also made an announcment in front of 1,856 fans that their February anniversary show will, for the first time, go to Quebec and they plan on stacking the card headlined by April Watson vs. Jenny DeNeuve for the lightweight title.

QUICK RESULTS:
Erica Page beat Roz Wareing by submission (leglock) in 0:42 of round 4 to retain the WEFF Middleweight Title (***)
Chelsea Lawson beat Hope Lehane by KO (kick) in 1:21 of round 2 (**)
Hanae Maehata beat Simone King by TKO (punches from mount) in 2:10 of round 1 (*)
Alison Beattie beat Beckie Dexter by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Christine Jameson beat Umeka Fujiwara by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds (**)
Kerry Silverman beat Harriet Fey by TKO (punches) in 3:41 of round 2 (**)

[TheSandMan]

Looks great, what program do you use to make the Posters?

[mad5226]

love the posters man they look great

[Tommy J.]

Looks great, what program do you use to make the Posters?

GIMP. And I really only have the basics down so I'm glad you all like them.

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 20
from Arena Maurice-Richard in Montreal, QC
5th of February, 1997


Main event for the WEFF Lightweight Championship
"The Blond Bombshell" April Watson (14-5) vs. "The Electrifying" Jenny DeNeuve (8-0)
Women's Extreme Fighting Federation celebrate their 3 years of existence with an absolutely stacked card headlined by what many consider to be the most anticipated fight in WEFF history. April Watson takes to the ring to defend her Lightweight Title for the very first time and is going to have to work really hard to keep the belt around her waist. She takes on the ultra-popular and undefeated Jenny DeNeuve who just three months ago had a memorable battle with Kirsten Page that she punctuated with a KO in the dying seconds of the fight. Beattie herself is an accomplished striker and needed less than three minutes to win the belt against Alison Beattie. This fight likely isn't going to the ground and the girls will stand and bang until one of them falls down.

Undercard
Michelle "Black Widow" Addams (5-0) vs. Vicki Summers (10-2)
Though she pulls out dramatic victories Erica Page has a huge bullseye on her back that has every fighter in the 135-lbs. division gunning for. The fight between Addams and Summers should establish the next contender for the middleweight crown. Michelle Addams has been tering it up but many doubt the quality of her opposition and question the amount of big-fight experience. Summers on the other hand has been in big fights before and surely won't be lost once the bell rings in this contest.

Veronika Sablikova (5-0) vs. "Silent but Deadly" Haley Croft (5-0)
Both girls sport perfect 5-0 records but how they got to this fight is a bit different. Sablikova has impressed everybody with her wrestling and ground-and-pound and looked near-unstoppable in her previous outings. Croft is coming back after a long hiatus due to injury. A somewhat forgotten figure she's an extremely dangerous striker and will have a few inches of reach on Sablikova but ring-rust remains an issue.

"The Arizona Animal" Sarah Vaughan (18-7) vs. "Stunning" Steph Smith (11-5)
With a total of 41 fights in between them there is no shortage of ring experience in this match-up. Former lightweight champ Sarah Vaughan looks to get back on the winning track and get into a position where a rubber match with Erica Page would be possible. She has to beat Steph Smith first and underestimating the sambo fighter may prove costly.

Pamela "The Truth" O'Neill (2-0) vs. Gianna "Glamorous G" Russo (3-0)
The second fight with unbeaten fighters features hometown favourite Gianna Russo and the newest member of the Strike Force team the Brit Pamela O'Neill. O'Neill is the traditional muay thai stylist and while Russo's bread and butter is BJJ she is well on her way to becoming a very technical striker and this fight certainly will provide her opportunity to test her new striking skills.

Tammy Westenra (12-7-2) vs. "Bang Bang" Temperance McCoy (5-3)
Opening the evening will be two heavyweights looking to get back on the winning track. Westenra has already seen many ups and downs in her career and is looking out not to enter another slide with a loss to McCoy. Temperance McCoy on the other hand is still relatively inexperienced. She may be the most physically gifted fighter in the division with her huge reach and 6'2" frame but for some reasons she never really parlayed that advantage to her fights so far.

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QUICK PICKS:
April Watson vs. Jenny DeNeuve
Michelle Addams vs. Vicki Summers
Veronika Sablikova vs. Haley Croft
Sarah Vaughan vs. Steph Smith
Pamela O'Neill vs. Gianna Russo
Tammy Westenra vs. Temperance McCoy

[Richyg]

April Watson vs. Jenny DeNeuve
Michelle Addams vs. Vicki Summers
Veronika Sablikova vs. Haley Croft
Sarah Vaughan vs. Steph Smith
Pamela O'Neill vs. Gianna Russo
Tammy Westenra vs. Temperance McCoy

[DreamGoddessLindsey]

April Watson vs. Jenny DeNeuve
Michelle Addams vs. Vicki Summers
Veronika Sablikova vs. Haley Croft
Sarah Vaughan vs. Steph Smith
Pamela O'Neill vs. Gianna Russo
Tammy Westenra vs. Temperance McCoy

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 20

5th February, 1997. Montreal, QC
It has now been three years since AWFC, C-Girl and LVFF merged to form WEFF and the organization certainly celebrated the anniversary in style and the 1,295 fans in the Maurice Richard arena saw what many say was one of the best fights in female MMA history.

Jenny DeNeuve (8-1) entered the arena for her biggest fight yet to a huge ovation, much more than the actual champion April Watson (15-5) could muster. Watson didn't seem bothered by that fact at all and got off to a good start in the fight with her jab and movement. After hitting a low kick, right hand combo Watson actually got DeNeuve on the back foot and picked her shots against the wild-swinging Canadian. DeNeuve finally found some success just as the first round was ending but overall her targeting was abysmal in the first five minutes.

DeNeuve started off the second round much sharper with a low kick and a 1-2 combination. She was finding her rhythm and started to string combinations and attack the body whcih finally forced Watson to clinch in order to avoid getting hit. This time around it was Watson who struggled to get any offence going.

In the third both fighters started by exchanging low and mid kicks. DeNeuve started to slowly stalk her opponent and tried to cut off Watson, who so far used movement to a great advantage. Watson one more time had to clinch to contain DeNeuve and after a brief struggle she caught DeNeuve flush with an uppercut and she went down instantly. Watson, seemingly as shocked as anyone in the building, didn't do anything for a second or two before realizing where she was. DeNeuve didn't recover much in that time and Watson finally followed up with ground-and-pound and when DeNeuve still wasn't defending herself properly the referee stopped the fight.

Vicki Summers (11-2) had to endure a tough start to her fight against Michelle Addams (5-1) and was cut off by Addams' counter-striking prowess every time she tried to engage in the first round. The San Jose native got a little bit gung-ho in the second fight and got in over her head when she took Summers down. Summers immediately reversed and ended up in the guard on top. From that point through the next four plus minutes Summers delivered an accurate and methodical ground-and-pound attack. Inexplicably tried the takedown again and one more time Addams ended up having to pull guard for all her troubles. This time around Summers seemed to be more tired and didn't pound nearly as much as the round before. Addams tried to lock in a triangle and later on tried to do something from the butterfly guard but again spent the entire round on her back trying to fend off Summers. Those two takedowns easily costed Addams her perfect record as the judges had no doubts as to who won each round.

After missing out most of 1996 with a nasty injury Haley Croft (6-0) picked up straight where she left off. She had a stern test coming back in Veronika Sablikova (5-1) but once the bell rang in was virtually all Croft. Sablikova didn't even come close to taking the Hawaiian down once and was forced to stand and trade. With Croft's timing that was an ill-advised strategy and soon enough Sablikova got decked by a punch. Croft followed up with two more big shots on the floor before the referee pulled her off.

Sarah Vaughan (19-7) went back and forth with Steph Smith (11-6) for the entire 15 minutes. Vaughan started off strong hitting Smith a couple of times on the feet before taking the fight to the ground. Smith had a tight guard though and Vaughan had to do all of her work from that position and at times it seemed the referee would stand them up but it didn't happen until the round ended. The second round was more even and Smith eventually got the better of the striking to the point of knocking down Vaughan with a left hook. Smith tried to dive in but Vaughan recovered quickly and the fight stayed on the feet. Having learned the right lesson Vaughan pressed for the takedown and got it. As in the first Smith mainly concentrated at keeping Vaughan in guard and not doing anything to risk ending up in a worse position. With less than 30 seconds left Vaughan finally slipped straight to mount and started to rain down punches as Smith tried to shake her off until she was saved by the bell. Vaughan eventually got the nod from two of the three judges with the other one scoring the fight for Smith.

As the cliche goes Pamela O'Neill (2-1) proved to be the better strikers but it was Gianna Russo (3-0) who was the better mixed martial artist. O'Neill was absolutely working Russo on the feet for long as Russo was willing to indulge her in the stand-up. For over two rounds Russo was hit with punches to the head, punches to the body, kicks, knees every other strike known to man. Russo didn't have much to answer the Brit's stand-up and aside from lone punches didn't hurt her opponent and even when she did O'Neill always had something to counter Russo with. When the bell rang for the third round it was more of the same and Russo stumbled to the floor amidst the punches being thrown by O'Neill. The Brit followed up and Russo capitalized on that as she managed to take her back. O'Neill did the right thing with turtling up but Russo managed to strech her out, turn her over and tap her with a rear naked choke.

Temperance McCoy (6-3) and Tammy Westenra (12-8-2) was very cautious to engage to the point of getting the referee to verbally urge them to attack. The fight slowly started rolling and McCoy hit a huge kick to Westenra's midsection, a place that she would attack often in the fight. Westenra was put on the defensive and nearly fell after a lethal leg kick by McCoy. More kicks followed including a high kick that Westenra barely blocked. Second round was more of the same with McCoy using her range to land more powerful kicks and punish Westenra's legs and ribs. After 10 minutes the judoka's body was visibly beat up but she still came out hard for the third round. She got a takedown right off the bat but couldn't keep McCoy down. She did finally get the fight to the ground after catching a kick later on but, again, McCoy's size and length proved problematic. Westenra had to fight off an armbar and had to work from guard the entire time without doing significant damage. In the end the first two rounds of kicking away were enough for McCoy to get the nod on the scorecard.

QUICK RESULTS:
April Watson beat Jenny DeNeuve by TKO (punches) in 2:16 of round 3 to retain the WEFF Lightweight title (****)
Vicki Summers beat Michelle Addams by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds (**)
Haley Croft beat Veronika Sablikova by TKO (punches) in 3:16 of round 1 (**)
Sarah Vaughan beat Steph Smith by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) (**)
Gianna Russo beat Pamela O'Neill by submission (rear naked choke) in 0:48 of round 3 (**)
Temperance McCoy beat Tammy Westenra by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-27) after 3 rounds (*)

[Tommy J.]

OOC: Sorry for the lack of updates but I had tons of stuff on my head before the holidays. I Plan on doing a 9-month report after this show and then it's back to a card every week.

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 21
from the Varsity Arena in Toronto, ON
12th March 1997

Main event for the WEFF Heavyweight Championship
Karen "The Demon" Curtis (14-1) vs. "The Wrecking Machine" Chelsea Lawson (12-2)
In October of 1995 in one of the biggest fights WEFF made to that point Karen Curtis submitted Chelsea Lawson in the third round to become WEFF's second heavyweight champion, a title she had defended three times since and holds to this day. Since that fight Lawson has rolled off four straight wins and has been wanting the rematch with Curtis for a very long time. Curtis, standing only 5"4' tall has made a career out of taking down and pounding out or submitting her larger opponents and repeatedly ignores questions of whether she will ever go down to middleweight. Lawson will have a huge size advantage in this fight and her takedown and submission defence have certainly improved since 1995. People like to doubt Karen Curtis because of her size but should she beat Lawson one more time it may be enough to silence the doubters.

Undercard
Jennie "Bad Girl" Gill (5-0-1) vs. Rachel "Yellow Peril" McGuiness (10-2)
Two grapplers on winning streaks are set to fight for the no.1 contendership to April Watson in the evenings other featured bout. Rachel McGuinness has been ranked at #2 on Blurcat and a fight against Gill will go a long way in validating that position. Jennie Gill may give up some ring experience to McGuiness but she will walk into that fight with a massive 6' height advantage and possesing slightly better striking skills. These may prove to be deciding factors if the fight, as with many grappler bouts in MMA stays on the feet for a long time.

"Colorado Rapid" Emma Birch (10-6) vs. "Double M" Maggie Martin (12-8)
Emma Birch had her WEFF comeback spoiled by newcomer Christine Jameson and it sparked discussion whether the Colorado fighter is past her prime or not. Birch will try to prove that she still has it against veteran Maggie Martin, who in her last fight lost by a narrow, if controversial, split decision to Vicki Summers. Martin, similar to Birch, also is at the stage of her career where she needs a win to signal, that she could make one more run at the division title.

"The Samoan Tank" Verona Joseph (11-6) vs. Hester "The Hurricane" MacLean (7-1-1)
WEFF mainstay Verona Joseph would also like to string together a few wins in order to settle some unfinished business with the evenings headliner Chelsea Lawson. Joseph surprised many when she pulled off the upset against the Norwegian Henrietta Stein at WEFF 17 and is looking to build on that momentum. Her opponent, Hester MacLean, was tipped by many to become the next big star in the 155-lbs. division but in her last fight she was beat down by Karen Curtis suffering her first career loss and now faces the tough task of rebounding from that fight.

Layla "The Slayer" Holmes (10-5) vs. Stella Massey (9-9)
Stella Massey with her record at .500 and an unsuccessful WEFF spell that saw her lose 3 of the last 4 fights desperately needs a win, or in the very least and impressive performance to stay afloat in the lightweight division. Layla Holmes, who recently turned 27, troughout her 15-fight career has yet to live up to the potential that many saw in the incredibly athletic Californian. She looks to get back on the winning trakc and avoid the label of "womens MMA Cassim Yenkini".

Gina "The Vixen" Dixon (1-1) vs. "Wild Thing" Katy-Jane Paulson (pro debut)
Gina Dixon for the second time in a row gets to welcome another competitor to pro Mixed Martial Arts when she faces newcomer Katy-Jane Paulson. Paulson is coming from the BJJ circles and will look to take Dixon down and submit her. This action may well play into Dixon's hands as she will be the stronger fighter and didn't give in on the ground against the better grappler in Kimie Igarashi.

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QUICK PICKS:
Karen Curtis vs. Chelsea Lawson
Jennie Gill vs. Rachel McGuiness
Emma Birch vs. Maggie Martin
Verona Joseph vs. Hester MacLean
Layla Holmes vs. Stella Massey
Gina Dixon vs. Katy-Jane Paulson

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 21

12th March, 1997. Toronto, ON
Karen Curtis (15-1) has thrown her name into the discussion about the pound-for-pound best female mixed martial artist with a dominating performance against Chelsea Lawson (12-3) this Friday. Curtis started with her usual gameplan clinching with the larger Lawson right off the bat, although she had troubles overcoming Lawson's strength in the early going and eventually backed off. Lawson loaded up on a left cross that missed and Curtis capitalized catching the off-balance opponent with a body shot that was enough to mkae her fall to the mat. Curtis jumped on her in an instant and started firing away fierce shots. Lawson defended well early on but she let two punches slip through that rattled her and opened up the defence. In desperation mode the Manitoban tried to get a guillotine but kept taking punches to the face that finally prompted the referee to step in. Lawson, in her post-fight interview, protested the stoppage and generally wasn't in a very good mood after the fight having dropped two fights now to Curtis.

As predicted by some the battle between Jennie Gill (6-0-1) and Rachel McGuiness (10-3), both grapplers, didn't see a second of ground action. McGuiness took control of the first round after countering Gill's stray punch with liver shots and a stiff jab that sent the Texan a few steps backwards. She later scored a somewhat dubious knockdown off a punch but if anythinh, it served as a confidence builder for McGuiness who controlled the striking in round one. Gill came out much sharper for the second period and after a few exchanges rocked McGuiness with a solid shot. With her opponents hands down Gill quickly threw a right hand that sent McGuiness to the floor and the referee called the fight right there, not even letting Gill follow up on the ground.

Maggie Martin (13-8) was the more accurate puncher than Emma Birch (10-7) and that proved to be the difference-maker in their fight. The striking advantage was evident early on when Martin hit a straight left after faking a kick before the fighters clinched. That position didn't lead to anything, so once the fighters had some distance to work with Martin dropped Birch with a sound punch and jumped in to throw two more on the floor. The referee pulled her off just as Birch was seemingly attempting to defend the third punch. Birch, like Lawson in the main event, was not too happy with the refereeing after the fight.

Coming off a first loss is never easy but Hester MacLean (8-1-1) made it look such against Verona Joseph (11-7) with a dominant if unspectacular performance. The lanky MacLean used low kicks to a great extent in round 1 and Joseph, who was sluggish in her attempts to check them, limped back to her corner after the first five minutes. Joseph tried to mount an offence but it mainly consisted on throwing wild haymakers that were miles off target. Strangely both fighters seemed to take the second round off needing to be separated in a clinch stalemate a numbver of times. The highlight of that period being a MacLean flurry that didn't really do much damage to the rock-headed Samoan. The action didn't pick up by much in the third as both fighters seemed to be gassing. MacLean stayed on the attack with the low kicks and actually feigned one to set up punches which was the best action the round produced. In the end MacLean rode out a safe decision win on the back of a dominant first round in which she really hurt Joseph.

A similar story unfolded in the Layla Holmes (11-5) vs. Stella Massey (9-10) fight. Holmes came out guns blazing in the first round and hurt Massey with an uppercut and a vicious right straight that somehow didn't drop her opponent. Massey rallied in the last 30 seconds but clearly lost the first round. The second round provided little action and the girls circled and clinched for the most part with neither getting any sort of visible advantage. The final round also started off on the wrong foot, Massey countered well with low-kicks and tried to nullify Holmes's better striking. The Dutch fighter started to open up, realizing she needed to win this round and that actually proved to be her downfall as Holmes saw the openings and timed her strikes accordingly. It wasn't pretty but for Layla Holmes it did get the job done.

Gina Dixon (2-1) spoiled the pro debut of one Katy-Jane Paulson (0-1). Paulson wasted no time in trying to get this fight to the ground but had a hard time of doing so and was forced to set up the takedown with strikes. While some of her punches got through her defence was clearly lacking. Dixon saw right through it and countered one of Paulson's jabs with a hook and then fired another right when the WEFF newcomer dropped her hands again. The second punch landed flush and it knocked Paulson out cold.

Overall, while WEFF 21 might have lacked the stand-out memorable fight the last few events had (mainly because the main event was so short) it was a good overall event with plenty of finishes and the record 2,246 in attendance have no reason to be disappointed.

QUICK RESULTS:
Karen Curtis beat Chelsea Lawson by TKO (punches) in 3:41 of round 1 to retain the WEFF Heavyweight Title (***)
Jennie Gill beat Rachel McGuiness by TKO (punches) in 1:26 of round 2 (**)
Maggie Martin beat Emma Birch by TKO (punches) in 3:29 of round 1 (**)
Hester MacLean beat Verona Joseph by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Layla Holmes beat Stella Massey by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (*)
Gina Dixon beat Katy-Jane Paulson by KO (punch) in 2:29 of round 1 (*)

[Tommy J.]

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9 months in status report

This is all OOC of course, just a little update on what's going on in the world on this particular game.


As WEFF I held 7 events and 41 fights, that's well documented here. The single best fight is of course the **** Watson vs. DeNeuve battle from WEFF 20, which unsurprisingly is also my best event. Fight ratings breakdown like this:
1* - 29% (12 fights)
2* - 61% (25 fights)
3* - 7% (3 fights)
4* - 2% (1 fight)

Popularity also grew across the board. I ran low level marketing in the Maritimes and Praires to keep the popularity up (I lesson I learned on my previous WEFF game), BC is set to medium level and I hope to run a show there by the end of the year, and as for Quebec and Ontario I use shows rather than marketing to get the poplularity up. I'm up to neraly 50% in Quebec (from 33% at the beginning) and to 54% in Ontario (up from 44%). I'm about 30% on the way to being medium.

The finances over this period have been in a hole and for the first 4 months I was losing money, but right now WEFF is popular enough to make a good profit everytime DeNeuve is not fighting (damn her and her 25/25 contract, at least she lost last time out). That said I'm still down 9k $ from the 500k $ I started with.

The #1 promotion in the world right now is GAMMA though rating-wise ALPHA-1 put on better shows. ALPHA-1's Lightweight title changed hands twice already, first Yamamoto lost to Bezerra, who in turn lost to the current champ Nutnum. GAMMA also had only 1 title change when Rivero defeated Asanovic. Finally BCF has now two new champions in Hansen at 165 at Mickiewicz at HW. Nobody produced a 5* fight yet.

Top 10 p4p men:
1. Hassan Fezzik (beat Carlton and Kikuchi)
2. Tadamasa Yamada (beat Aldez and Banks)
3. James Foster (beat Oktay)
4. Sean Morrison (beat Henson)
5. Nicolai Mickiewicz (beat McSweegan and Chekov)
6. Gunnar Nilsson (unsigned)
7. Jack Humphreys (beat Dana Delaney, woot)
8. Doug Hansen (beat Dalglish and Powell)
9. Stratos Papaioannou (usigned)
10. Harry Milne (unsigned)

Top 10 p4p women:
1. Erica Page
2. Sayoko Ebisawa (hasn't fought yet)
3. Karen Curtis
4. April Watson
5. Vicki Summers
6. Taniko Uchiyama (2-0 since the game began and is fighting Ebisawa in a few days)
7. Katherine Williams (who is too stuck up to sign with me)
8. Naora Kikuchi (beat Yuya Shimizu)
9. Yutsuko Sasaki (beat Chiyo Yanagimoto)
10. Kaoru Nanami (hasn't fought yet)

[Tommy J.]

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 22
from the Aréna Maurice-Richard in Montreal, QC
18th March 1997

Main event for the WEFF Middleweight Championship
"Canadian Storm" Erica Page (17-9) vs. "The Heart Breaker" Vicki Summers (11-2)
Perhaps for the last time, after effectively resurrecting her career after the creation of the 135-lbs. division, Erica Page enters the fight as the, however slight, underdog. She will defend her title against the 9-years younger New Yorker Vicki Summers. The American is a powerful wrestler and has very good submission defence which is Page's strongest suit. Should Page win here, she will improbably all but clear-out the division.

Undercard
Christine Jameson (4-0) vs. "Hard & Fast" Roz Wareing (9-2-1)
In lieu of the "Canada vs. USA" theme of this card the upstart American jiu-jitsu specialist Christine Jameson looks to move up the middleweight ladder with a win over Nova Scotia's Roz Wareing. Wareing is coming off a disappointing loss to Erica Page and will try to derail Jameson, who in her two fights for WEFF beat veteran Birch and the Japanese prospect Fujiwara and now finds herself for the first time in a big match situation.

Tara "The Heat" O'Brien (7-8) vs. "Thunder Foot" Kirsten Page (8-4)
In a fight that promises to be fireworks on the feet kick-boxer Kirsten Page tries to rebound after a tough loss in the last seconds of her fight against Jenny DeNeuve. O'Brien is a good striker but her lack of ground game and a suspect chin has put her record where it is now. She doesn't have to worry about the former but the latter will likely be tested by Page who will enjoy a 5" height advantage.

"The Maryland Mauler" Helen Fox (7-2) vs. "Lost Innocence" Leslie Myers (4-0)
Helen Fox has been give the task of figuring out how to beat Leslie Myers. With her wrestling style best suited to getting a ground-and-pound victory the American will once again test Myers' takedown defence. Myers has the skills to absolutely light opponents up on the feet and has shown steady improvement when defending on the ground, though she is yet to fight someone on Fox's level experience-wise.

Alison Beattie (11-4) vs. "The Lady of 1,000 Submissions" Sandy Olivier (7-3)
The fight that starts the entire "border war" angle pits former lightweight champ Alison Beattie on the redemption road against Sandy Olivier. This one has all the markings of a ground battle with neither fighter being comfortable on the feet. While Beattie is the stronger wrestler she has been susceptible to submissions in the past and Olivier will be scrambling to lock one in.

"The Unpredictable" Phoebe Bergman (14-6) vs. Henrietta Stein (9-5)
Henrietta Stein can ill-afford another loss being in a 4-fight skid when she faces Phoebe Bergman. Stein is counting on stuffing Bergman's takedowns and staying on the feet on this one, a thing that historically, she hasn't done very well. Bergman isn't necessarily a bad stand-up fighter but clearly her path to victory would be easiest on the mat as opposed to standing with the technically-superior Norwegian.

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QUICK PICKS:
Erica Page vs. Vicki Summers
Christine Jameson vs. Roz Wareing
Tara O'Brien vs. Kirsten Page
Helen Fox vs. Leslie Myers
Alison Beattie vs. Sandy Olivier
Phoebe Bergman vs. Henrietta Stein

[crazedfan]

Great job so far, I just caught up and read all your shows and it's definitely the best diary here so far.

Erica Page vs. Vicki Summers
Christine Jameson vs. Roz Wareing
Tara O'Brien vs. Kirsten Page
Helen Fox vs. Leslie Myers
Alison Beattie vs. Sandy Olivier
Phoebe Bergman vs. Henrietta Stein

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WEFF 22

18th April, 1998. Montreal, QC
Erica Page (17-10) fought her heart out for all of 25 minutes but in the end her age seemed to catch up to her as the younger and stronger Vicki Summers (12-2) outworked her through that period to become the new middleweight champion.

The main event started brightly for the veteran Canadian as, for the first time in a while, se did not lose the opening round. More than that infact Page looked really sharp on the feet hitting some hard shots that had Summers backpedalling. Later on both hit the ground and Page kept going for the armbar time and time again but overcommited and the window allowed Summers to stand up.

A very frustrated Summers answered the bell for the second round and went on to literally beat down the reigning champion. After finding her range early on she moved in, hit her shots and darted out many times and after each one Page looked lost as to how to respond being unable to cope with her opponents speed. Finally Page managed to clinch up but even there Summers managed to turn the position in her favor and punish Page with a hard right hook when Page started throwing crazy windmills.

After a brief circling period in the beginning of round three Page again got into throwing crazy and predictable power shots. Although she actually managed to hit Summers once she kept eating counters for the duration of the five minutes of the 3rd.

Going back to what she does best Erica Page shot in for a takedown as soon as the referee said "fight!". Summers showed good awereness though and got up back to her feet in a quick manner to get the round back to square one. Page surprised her opponent with actually landind with another wild punch and Summers was forced to shake it off. Sensing she was trailing Page pushed for the takedown again and got it after catching Summers' kick and tripping her. Page decided to throw punches from the guard when she couldn't really force open Summer's legs.

The final round started with Page throwing some jabs but they don't amount to anything. After that Summers went on the attack and made it count since Page was dropping her hands due to exhaustion. Page realized that she is going to be in serious trouble if she doesn't close the distance and moved in to grab a clinch. Summers was able to muscle out of it rather easily and went back to putting the hurt on the Canadian. Page clinched one more time and held on until the end, but at the same time throwing away any chance of winning she had left as Summers won a commanding decision and walked away only the 2nd WEFF middleweight champion in history and the only American to actually win a fight at WEFF 22.

Roz Wareing (10-2-1) basically put the upstart Christine Jameson (4-1) in her place with a dominating performance. Jameson started brightly hitting low kicks before clinching up against the ropes. Soon enough both were back in the center and Jameson was once again pushing the tempo and then of all things to do in a fight Wareing shoved her back and then hit an old-school Japanese MMA open palm strike that was enough to get Jameson off balance and fall down. Wareing immediately followed up with some more contemporary offence as she started unloading punch after punch. Jameson didn't survive the onslaught long enough and the referee ended the fight just a few minutes in.

Two lightweight KO artists Kirsten Page (9-5) and Tara O'Brien (7-9) had their fight go to the scorecards, but not because lack of commitment. The first real exchange saw Page miss with a hard right and hit the shoulder, O'Brien just barely hitting her on the button with a counter-punch and Page unleashing a high kich that was just barely blocked. After dodging the bullet there Page calmed down a bit and kept O'Brien at bay with her kicks throughout the round. Page continued to be the better striker in round two scoring with a hard jab and later on with a left hook that had O'Brien taking a knee. By round three O'Brien seemed to have ran out of ideas and Page slowly picked her apart using the reach advantage. To her credit though, O'Brien hung tough and never stopped throwing bombs. That, however, wasn't nearly enough to win the fight and Page walked away with an unanimous decision.

One of WEFF's more prized prospects Leslie Myers (5-0) was given a tough task of defeating Helen Fox (9-3). While Myers didn't necessarily pass with flying colours she did enough to defeat the siginificantly more experienced opponent. With Helen Fox being noticeably undersized for heavyweight Myers took the approach of chopping down the legs. She was crisp enough with her kicks to avoid takedowns from the wrestler and that gameplan paid off in the first round. The second round was really lackluster with little action. Myers flurried one time bout mose of the time was eaten up by the clinch game and Fox trying to, unsuccessfully, overpower the Canadian.

Fox finally got to work her stuff in round three as she went and got takedowns. The first one had Myers back up in a few seconds but the second time around Fox made sure Myers stays down. Eventually the Baltimore fighter got to side mount and did some ground-and-pound in the process but what she needed at this point was a stoppage and not getting that outcome results in a decision loss on her record.

Often times when grapplers decide to strike with each other it gets ugly. Such was the case in round one of the Alison Beattie (11-5) vs. Sandy Olivier (8-3) fight when both girls decided to trade not really aestethically pleasing punches. Beattie had the advantage and racked up a few near misses but overall it wasn't impressive. Fortunately the second round saw Beattie get the takedown quickly as Olivier settled into a high guard. That position would pay off when Beattie tried to pass but just didn't get one arm out in time and Olivier latched onto it and wasn't letting go. Beattie tapped out and Olivier upset the former champion.

Henrietta Stein (9-5) finally got a break, and a rather emphatic one, as she made quick work of Phoebe Bergman (14-7). The Norwegian just went after her opponent from the get-go hitting her with a hard one-two that stunned the American before following up with a huge right hook that knocked her out on the spot. 40 seconds was all it took for Stein to end that nasty 3-fight skid.

QUICK RESULTS:
Vicki Summers beat Erica Page by unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 49-45) after 5 rounds to win the WEFF Middleweight Title (**)
Roz Wareing beat Christine Jameson by TKO (punches from mount) in 2:46 of round 1 (**)
Kirsten Page beat Tara O'Brien by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Leslie Myers beat Helen Fox by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds (*)
Sandy Olivier beat Alison Beattie by submission (armbar) in 0:48 of round 2 (**)
Henrietta Stein beat Phoebe Bergman by KO (punch) in 0:40 of round 1 (**)

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 23
from the Varsity Arena in Toronto, ON
30th of May, 1997


Main event for the WEFF Lightweight Championship
"The Blond Bombshell" April Watson (15-5) vs. Jennie "Bad Girl" Gill (6-0-1)
Coming off a very impressive victory over fellow WEFF 23 participant Jenny DeNeuve the Georgian takes on grappling-oriented Jennie Gill in her third title defence. Watson, quickly becoming a fan favourite with her muay thay style, is no stranger to fighting grapplers, beating wrestler Alison Beattie for the title, and working hard to improve her takedown and sub defence after steback early in her career. Gill got this title shot when she upset Rachel McGuiness on WEFF 21 and now looks to run with the opportunity she has been given though she has never face a striker with Watson's defensive abilities.

Undercard
Andrea "Lil' Evil" Jones (7-3) vs. "The Electrifying" Jenny DeNeuve (8-1)
Andrea Jones makes her return to Canada and right away finds herself facing one of the nations best fighters. DeNeuve was disposing of opponents in short order but that lack of experience and a challenging fight led to her fall against a ring-savvy April Watson. The Canadian looks to rebound but Andrea Jones is no easy task. Jones's background lies in submission wrestling but she'll have a very hard time getting DeNeuve to the ground. On the feet she may lack power but has solid fundamentals, a rock-hard chin, is lightning-fast and rarely makes mistakes. Also, should Jones win here that would almost instantly catapult her to title contention.

"Bang Bang" Temperance McCoy (6-3) vs. Hanae Maehata (4-0)
In what promises to be a very interesting and unusual styles clash in MMA Temperance McCoy will try to be the first one to defeat Hanae Maehata. McCoy is used to using her long 6'2" frame to keep oponents at bay but Maehata will only be giving up two inches in height and while the Japanese-fighter isn't great with her hands she more than makes up for it with kicking and kneeing skills. Both girls like to distance themselves from the opponents and methodically break down the other fighter.

Park Seong (8-6) vs. "Stunning" Steph Smith (11-6)
Park Seong was brought in to be one of the top contenders in the lightweight division but so far she completely failed to live up to that billing. In her current spell she is 0-2 and lasted a total of 1:56 with her opponents in the ring. Before this disastrous streak she usually was the one doing the punching, but for some reason she has looked nothing like that fighter in the last two fights. The Korean gets a chance to redeem herself against Steph Smith who drops down to 125-lbs. after suffering 2 losses herself in the middleweight division. Smith isn't likely to KO Seong and would like this fight to be fought on the mat where she can use her sambo skills. With both on losing streaks it probably will come down to "wanting it more" but seeing as Smith drops down clearly it's Seong who "needs it more".

Kimie Igarashi (1-0) vs. "Too hot for hell" Kerry Silverman (4-2)
After defeating fellow neophyte Gina Dixon way back on WEFF 18 Kimie Igarashi returns to Canada to fight a significantly more challenging opponent. Kerry Silverman is a well-rounded fighter but no one skill in her game really stands out. She's a good grappler but has a brawling mindset and prefers to stand and bang. She might not get many chances to do so against Igarashi who's a prodigal grappler and while she doesn't go for the kill all that often her takedowns and positioning are incredibly good only 1 fight into her pro career.

Tammy Westenra (12-8-2) vs. Lisa "The Future" Labone (1-1)
At 31 years and 22 fights old Tammy Westenra needs to start winning now to get one more trip to the main event and she hasn't done so in a while losing her last two fights. Fortunately Lisa Labone poses a different challenge than the strikers she has recently lost to. With a moniker like "The Future" there's a lot to live up to and while Labone's potential is obvious it hasn't really manifested itself in the ring. Labone is a NCAA-caliber wrestler, quite possibly the best in WEFF, and has heavy hands to boot but once on the ground she will have to look out for Westenra's submissions. With her wresling skills it's not out of the question that Labone will decide to keep it standing and try to KO the experienced Manitoban.

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QUICK PICKS:
April Watson vs. Jennie Gill
Jenny DeNeuve vs. Andrea Jones
Temperance McCoy vs. Hanae Maehata
Park Seong vs. Steph Smith
Kimie Igarashi vs. Kerry Silverman
Tammy Westenra vs. Lisa Labone

[crazedfan]

April Watson vs. Jennie Gill
Jenny DeNeuve vs. Andrea Jones
Temperance McCoy vs. Hanae Maehata
Park Seong vs. Steph Smith
Kimie Igarashi vs. Kerry Silverman
Tammy Westenra vs. Lisa Labone

[Tommy J.]

Just to entice you to throw more picks down say someone should go 6 for 6 he will get the keys to the bookers room to make at least one fight.

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WEFF 23

30th May, 1998. Toronto, ON
April Watson (16-5) continues her dominance of the WEFF Lightweight division with a shut-out performance against Jennie Gill (6-1-1) over 5 rounds of fighting. As expected, Watson was the better striker and took it to the Texan early on. Gill, under a barrage of punches managed to turn the tide with a well timed takedown. Watson tried to scramble but that only allowed Gill to take her back but this time Watson managed to escape and get back to her feet and hur Gill with some more strikes before the bell.

Gill went into the second frame swinging for the fences but couldn't find her mark. Watson then hit a thunderous mid-kick that sent Gill more than a few steps back and echoed in the arena. Gill started to find her target with the punches and did some damage to Watson but the Georgian threw one more huge kick, this time to the thigh that nearly decked the challenger.

The story of the third round was Watson stalking Gill for its entirety. No fighter landed any big blows but Watson ran away with the round with clearly more accurate striking.

In the first minute of the fourth Watson decided to kick the tempo up a fair bit as he started to be more aggresive and looked for the finish. Gill, who clearly didn't have much to offer on the feet, once again dived for the takedown but only came up with a single-leg as Watson exhibited her great takedown defence. Gill, still getting served on the feet, tried to shoot one more time but Watson stuffed her again.

Gill went for broke with big punches in the last round but was too tired to land them as Watson moved out of the way almost every time and never forgot to throw some strikes back. That pattern continued until the end. Credit to Gill for hanging in there getting punched in the face for 25 minutes but Watson retained the belt with a thoroughly earned decision.

Jenny DeNeuve (9-1) looked somewhat gun-shy in her fight against Andrea Jones (7-4) and the Ohioan had her going backwards to avoid the punches. Two minutes in however Jones did reach to land an uppecut and that's when DeNeuve landed a hard counter-punch. Jones was rocked and let her hands down and that's all DeNeuve needed to take control and pound on her opponent until she got the stoppage.

Temperance McCoy (7-3) and Hanae Maehata (4-1) didn't waste any time and let the strikes fly. Maehata remained the more composed fighter and got in some good counters. She actually got on the offensive toward the end of the round and pushed up McCoy against the ropes but McCoy grabbed a clinch and waited it out. The second round, in contrast, started at a real plodding pace. More than a minute past before finally Maehata started to engage, using her speed to hurt McCoy and quickly move out before the counter punch. Eventually she again pressed McCoy against the ropes but then let her footwork slip as McCoy timed a scorcher of a punch that decked her. The Kansas-based fighter followed up with some more punches and the referee called the fight right there.

Park Seong (8-7) desperate to erase the memories of two quick TKO losses fought a very good fight against Steph Smith (12-6) for about 95% of its duration. In round one Seong didn't even gime Smith an angle to try a takedown with the Korean awlays changing positions and angles. One thing she didn't do however was land strikes, but she made that correction for the second round. Smith, nautrally, had more openings for her shots but Seong stuffed them time after time. Smith finally got the takedown but with 30 seconds left she couldn't do much to salvage the round. In the third Seong again looked dominant on the feet and had Smith up against the ropes in the clinch. Smith somehow found the space to land a clean uppercut that rocked the Korean. Smith followed up with another strong punch and then some to get a dramatic come-from-behind victory. Seong was devastated after dropping another fight and a one she had all-but already won at that.

The lone Asian fighter walking away with a win tonight was Kimie Igarashi (2-0) who outclassed the game, but not as skilled Kerry Silverman (4-3). Igarashi knocked Silverman down clean in the first round and went after her on the ground with strikes and submissions. Silverman hung in there, which was no easy task, and though she founrd herself in the crucifix position it was only a few seconds before the bell bailed her out. Second round was on the feet and Silverman had some success but never had Igarashi in any trouble and slipped and fell under the pressure at one point. The third period opened with Silverman getting a takedown but getting swept right away before enduring long minutes of suffocating ground control by Igarashi. The Japanese fighter walked away with a clear lead on the scorecards.

Lisa Labone (2-1) didn't wait long to get her fight against Tammy Westenra (12-9-1) to the ground as she caught a kick and swept the other leg after a brief exchange. Labone went from guard to half to gurad again threatening with some submissions along the way before dropping back for a leglock but didn't get anything. Westenra took the fight to the ground in the seond period but sonn after found herself defending a deep armbar from the bottom. She stood up to release some pressure but that opened up a sweep for Labone and after a scramble the Floridian was again on top and moved to side control. She spent the remainder of the round trying to isolate the arm or get mount, not really bothering with submissions or ground-and-pound but never actually did anything. Westenra opened the last round with another takedown but Labone scrambled back up. Labone threw some haymakers but exposed herself to a hard shot by Westenra in return that she had to shake off. Westenra got another takedown and this time forced Labone to stay down but wansn't able to do damage from guard or advance position.

QUICK RESULTS:
April Watson beat Jennie Gill by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) after 5 rounds to retain the WEFF Lightweight Title (***)
Jenny DeNeuve beat Andrea Jones by TKO (punches) in 2:11 of round 1 (**)
Temperance McCoy beat Hanae Maehata by TKO (punches) in 2:40 of round 2 (**)
Steph Smith beat Park Seong by TKO (punches) in 1:56 of round 3 (**)
Kimie Igarashi beat Kerry Silverman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 rounds (**)
Lisa Labone beat Tammy Westenra by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds (*)

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 24
from the Robert Guerin Centre in Gatineau, QC
4th of July, 1997


Main event
"Canadian Storm" Erica Page (17-10) vs. "The Arizona Animal" Sarah Vaughan (19-7)
The long-time faces of LVFF and C-Girl and later on the anchors of WEFF's lightweight and middleweight division will meet for the third and almost certainly final time in Gatineau. Probably both Page and Vaughan envisioned the rubber match to be a championship fight but then Page lost her 135-lbs. title to Vicki Summers. Vaughan one the first match between the two and was the favourite heading into the second but Page pulled one of the biggest upsets in WEFF history to become the first middleweight champion. She defeated talented opponents during her run while Vaughan struggled to a split decision against Steph Smith. Both are under pressure and need the momentum coming from a win in this fight.

Undercard
"The Ohio Reaper" Jocelyn Hescott (7-5) vs. "Glamorous G" Gianna Russo (4-0)
Gianna Russo is one of the rising stars of WEFF having already beaten Stella Massey and Pamela O'Neill. She gets a big step up in competition against the top 10 ranked Jocelyn Hescott. Skillwise Russo is better at almost any aspect of a fight but Hescott is a good defensive grappler and has been in the ring for a much longer time.

Hester "The Hurricane" MacLean (8-1-1) vs. "Silent but Deadly" Haley Croft (6-0)
In a fight with possible future title implications the undefeated Hawaiian Haley Croft takes on Hester MacLean. Croft came back from a injury last year and trounced Veronika Sablikova looking like she never lost a step. She faces a different style match-up here with MacLean sure to stand and trade with her. This should be a fight that striking fans should enjoy a lot.

Christine Jameson (4-1) vs. Michelle "Black Widow" Addams (5-1)
Two middleweight contenders coming off a first loss look to rebound with grappler Christine Jameson taking on striker Michelle Addams. Jameson in all likelyhood will want to take this one to the ground but the word from her camp is that she has worked extensively on her hands and she doesn't think she'll be outmatched on the feet against Addams.

Veronika Sablikova (5-1) vs. "Scythe" Hope Lehane (9-4)
Sablikova was supposed to be the next big thing in the heavyweight division until she ran into Haley Croft. This time she faces a less style-clashing challenge taking on fellow ground fighter Hope Lehane. In your usual grappler/wrestler fights one would go with the grappler but as many will tell you it's hard to grab something when Sablikova is pounding your face in. That said Lehane is a competent wrestler in her own right and just might be the one that ends up on top.

Umeka Fujiwara (3-1) vs. "The Danish Danger" Lora Hayes (2-1)
Lora Hayes, a dangerous European grappler, makes her WEFF debut against Umeka Fujiwara. Fujiwara, a jiu-jitsu player herself, was simply outworked in her last fight against Christine Jameson that netter her her first pro loss. Should this fight hit the ground it's an even battle but on the feet the Japanese fighter greatly outclasses her opponent.

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QUICK PICKS:
Erica Page vs. Sarah Vaughan
Jocelyn Hescott vs. Gianna Russo
Hester MacLean vs. Haley Croft
Christine Jameson vs. Michelle Addams
Veronika Sablikova vs. Hope Lehane
Umeka Fujiwara vs. Lora Hayes

[crazedfan]

Erica Page vs. Sarah Vaughan
Jocelyn Hescott vs. Gianna Russo
Hester MacLean vs. Haley Croft
Christine Jameson vs. Michelle Addams
Veronika Sablikova vs. Hope Lehane
Umeka Fujiwara vs. Lora Hayes

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WEFF 24

4th July, 1998. Gatineau, QC
It was a close, technical, back-and-forth affair but nearing the end Sarah Vaughan (20-7) won the third installment of her rivalry with Erica Page (17-11) stopping her with ground-and-pound in the third round. The fight itself wasn't fought at a high pace and that played into Page's strength who took control and got the fight to the ground early on. Vaughan tried to roll for an armbar from the bottom but Page saw it coming and rode out the remainder of the round on top doing some ground-and-pound. The first minutes of the second round saw some action on the feet and with Vaughan having the advantage there Page decided to shoot in. She only caught a single and forced Vaughan to hop around on one foot for a while but the Arizonan eventually broke free. Page shot for anoher takedown straight away but Vaughan sprawled perfectly and after getting back to the feet took the fight to the Canadian with a barrage of punches. Getting overwhelmed Page wisely grabbed a clinch to stop the attack and the round ended with the fighters stuck in that position.

Page, noticeably slower than in the first, started round three swinging but Vaughan dodged without much trouble. The former lightweight champion again
started to assert her dominance on the feet and when she got Page to think about the takedown it was Vaughan who pulled the trigger earlier getting Page to the ground with a single leg. Vaughan swiftly got to half-guard and started the gnp assault. Page held on early and tried to clinch up with Vaughan but couldn't and was still getting punched in the face. More punches rained down and the referee called a stop to the fight getting Vaughan her 20th pro win. Both fighters showed tremendous respect for one another after the fight but after giving props to her opponent Vaughan called out the middleweight champ Vicki Summers.

Gianna Russo (5-0) made the point of being for real with a dominating performance over top 10 ranked Jocelyn Hescott (7-6). Russo looked sharp with her strikes in round one but Hescott showed good defence and turned the tide towards the end of the round with a little flurry. The Ohioan came out aggresive in the second round and pressured Russo into a clinch. Hescott had to be wary of trip attempts but finally managed to shrug Russo off without going to the mat. The Canadian tried to kick Hescott's head to the front row with a hellacious head kick but Hescott managed to dodge it. Next Russo kick was to the legs and that one stiffled her opponent and then came a second head kick and one that was on target as Hescott's lights went out in a split second.


It may be impossible to fathom but Haley Croft (7-0) actually fights better after her injury troubles last year than before that. After derailing Sablikova last time out the Hawaiian only needed less than four minutes to dispose of Hester MacLean (8-2-1). MacLean used a lot of footwork early on to avoid the counters but got smothered in a clinch. After the separation Croft hit two clean shots - a one-two combo - that had MacLean going backwards. Croft stayed on her and finished her with a perfeclty aimed right hook straight to the jaw that ended the Boston-based fighters night.

For all the talk of Christine Jamesons (4-2) allegedly improved striking Michelle Addams (6-1) showed that her game was on a different level. Addams got her lightning-fast jab in Jamesons face from the beggining. Midway through the round Jameson got past the jab and hit Addams a few times only to be met with strikes in return. For about half a minute both girls traded punch for punch not holding back and finally Addams punctuated the exchange with a powerful right that rocked Jameson a bit. Jameson grabbed a clinch to stay in the fight and used that position to regain her composure and tried to get some points back toward the end of round one but Addams again used the jab to keep the Oregonian away. In addition to the jab Addams also began to used vicious leg kicks in round two further limiting Jamesons option to get within range limiting her offence in the second stanza to basically a single right that Addams had to shake off. Last round had both fighters slowing down and for a large part circling and throwing occasional jabs. The exchanges were few but again Michelle Addams won every single one of them and in effect ttok home the win by a unanimous decision.

Veronika Sablikova (6-1) didn't miss a step in the first five against Hope (9-5) Lehane. After a brief period of striking she took Lehane down and employed a methodical ground-and-pound attack until the end of the round that left her opponent battered and bruised. The only mistake on the Czechs part was that she didn't finish the fight right there. Lehane came out way more careful for the second round and that made the fight slow down to a crawl. Sablikova showed much better technique on the feet than she had earlier and was clearly the better striker of the two eventually knocking down Lehane with a left hook. The knock down didn't lead to much as Lehane stood up quickly and when Sablikova began to pile on the pressure the American grabbed the clinch to weather the storm. The pattern didn't change as Sablikova again thoroughly dominated Lehane on the feet in round three en route to about as impressive as a decision victory can be.

Umeka Fujiwara (4-1) made sure that Lora Hayes (2-2) wouldn't remember her WEFF debut fondly. The Japanese fighter displayed beautiful footwork and technique in round one hitting Hayes with a multitude of strikes. Although the numbers where overwhelming Fujiwara didn't have much power and this allowed Hayes to stay in the fight but in round one she offered little resistance. Hayes wisely altered her gameplan and came out thinking takedown in the second round. Her first try was thwarted by Fujiwara's sprawl and she couldn't get trips from the clinch either. As soon as the referee restarted them Fujiwara shot in and caught Hayes off-guard taking her to the mat. The Danish fighter employed the rubber guard and this technique really frustrated Fujiwara whenever she tried to pass and the furthest she got before the bell was only to half-guard. The last round was reminiscent of the first with Fujiwara being just too quick for Hayes to put her in any sort of trouble no matter how hard she tried. Hayes had her moments in the third but most of the time it was Fujiwara scoring with a strike and then moving out before the counter and that strategy netted her the unanimous decision victory.

QUICK RESULTS:
Sarah Vaughan beat Erica Page by TKO (punches) in 1:38 of round 3 (**)
Gianna Russo beat Jocelyn Hescott by KO (kick) in 3:16 of round 2 (**)
Haley Croft beat Hester MacLean by KO (punch) in 3:32 of round 1 (**)
Michelle Addams beat Christine Jameson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Veronika Sablikova beat Hope Lehane by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) after 3 rounds (**)
Umeka Fujiwara beat Lora Hayes by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) after 3 rounds (*)

[Tommy J.]

I'm again swamped with other work and I'll probably won't get to my next card before the weekend. So here are the rankings to give this dynasty a little bump

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WEFF Fighter Rankings

Lightweight Division (105-125 lbs.)
1. April Watson (champion; 16-5, world #1 at 125 lbs.)
2. Rachel McGuiness (10-3, world #2)
3. Jenny DeNeuve (9-1, world #3)
4. Gianna Russo (5-0, world #4)
5. Charlotte DiSerra (10-7-1, world #5)
6. Kirsten Page (9-4, world #6)
7. Layla Holmes (11-5, world #7)
8. Jennie Gill (6-1-1, world #8)
9. Sandy Olivier (8-3, world #9)
10. Jocelyn Hescott (7-6)

Middleweight Division (126-135 lbs.)
1. Vicki Summers (champion; 12-2, world #2 at 135 lbs.)
2. Sarah Vaughan (20-7, world #4)
3. Roz Wareing (10-2-1, world #6)
4. Erica Page (17-11, world #7)
5. Maggie Martin (13-8, world #9)
6. Michelle Addams (6-1)
7. Alison Beattie (11-5)
8. Emma Birch (10-7)
9. Umeka Fujiwara (4-1)
10. Christine Jameson (4-2)

Heavyweight Division (136 lbs.and over)
1. Karen Curtis (champion; 15-1, world #1 at 145 lbs.)
2. Chelsea Lawson (12-3, world #1 at 155 lbs.)
3. Haley Croft (7-0, world #5 at 145 lbs.)
4. Leslie Myers (5-0, world #8 at 145 lbs.)
5. Henrietta Stein (10-5, world #9 at 145 lbs.)
6. Veronika Sablikova (6-1, world #2 at 155 lbs.)
7. Temperance McCoy (7-3, world #10 at 145 lbs.)
8. Verona Joseph (11-7, world #3 at 155 lbs.)
9. Helen Fox (7-3)
10. Serena Hill (5-7)

[Tommy J.]

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 25
from the Varsity Arena in Toronto, ON
15th of August, 1997


Main event for the WEFF Heavyweight Championship
Karen "The Demon" Curtis (15-1) vs. "Bang Bang" Temperance McCoy (7-3)
It seems that almost every time that Karen Curtis defends her belt people bring her small stature as an argument why she might lose and Temperance McCoy is just about the most physically imposing fighter in female MMA alongside ALPHA-1's Janinha. That said she is not unbeatable as her 3 losses attest and Curtis has specialized in fighting taller, bigger opponents negating their strenghts by taking them to the ground. However the 10 inch height disadvantage she will have in this fight is the biggest she faced in her career and simpy speaking McCoy won't have to try really hard to kick Curtis in the head. While this might seem like a freakshow match=up at first glance it's far from it and McCoy possesses enough skill to pose a real threat to the champion Karen Curtis.

Undercard
Alison Beattie (11-5) vs. "Double M" Maggie Martin (13-8)
Saying that she had problems making 125 lbs. and that led her to poor performances lately former lightweight champion Alison Beattie moves up a division to the middleweight class. Beattie has loads of intriguing match=ups at 135 lbs. with champ Vicki Summers or the rematch with Sarah Vaughan. Before she can get to them however she faces Maggie Martin. Both fighters have similar styles and will look to impose their wrestling on their opponents and, in winning, build up some much needed momentum.

Tara "The Heat" O'Brien (7-9) vs. Pamela "The Truth" O'Neill (2-1)
Both times Pamela O'Neill fought in WEFF it was all guns blazing. She just assaulted Beckie Dexter and later Gianna Russo but the latter managed to get the fight to the ground and subbed the British striker. O'Neill won't need to worry about ground game against Tara O'Brien and can let go with her violent Estrela Academy-like attack. Tara O'Brien is the type of fighter that will try to keep up the pace and take O'Neill's head off as well so this should make for a great fight.

"The Unpredictable" Phobe Bergman (14-7) vs. "The Wrecking Machine" Chelsea Lawson (12-3)
Chelsea Lawson, coming off a frustrating second loss to Karen Curtis, said that she will take out all of that frustration on Phoebe Bergman. Bergman has now the unenviable task of being in the ring with an angered Lawson and has to try to frustrate her even more by bring the sprawl-and-brawler to the ground which has never been easy and better wrestlers than Bergman have struggled to pull it off.

"The Samoan Tank" Verona Joseph (11-7) vs. "The Queen of Mean" Simone King (6-3)
Looking to bounce back onto a winning track Simone King, on a 2-fight losing streak, takes on Verona Joseph, coming off a loss to Hester MacLean. This is a classic styles clash with King being the fast-footed striker, that always finds herself in dire straits once fights hit the mat. On the other side is the grappler Joseph. While she can end fights on the ground getting there has historically been a problem for the Samoan. Fortunately she also has a typically thick Pacific Islander skull and always has been able to take punishment on the feet while staying in the fight.

"Wild Thing" Katy-Jane Paulson (0-1) vs. Harriet Fey (2-4)
To say that Katy-Jane Paulson's WEFF debut was inauspicious would be an understatement as the Worcester native was KO'd in three minutes by Gina Dixon. She now has the chance to make amends for that performance against Harriet Fey who is pretty much in a "do or die" situation with her future in the promotion. Fey has been working hard on her submission game to supplement her wrestling but it would be a huge stretch to think she will out-jiu-jitsu Paulson. Paulson has an advantage in nearly every aspect and Fey would need to show something new to win this fight.

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QUICK PICKS:
Karen Curtis vs. Temperance McCoy
Alison Beattie vs. Maggie Martin
Tara O'Brien vs. Pamela O'Neill
Phoebe Bergman vs. Chelsea Lawson
Verona Joseph vs. Simone King
Katy-Jane Paulson vs. Harriet Fey

The results should be up on Tuesday

[crazedfan]

Karen Curtis vs. Temperance McCoy
Alison Beattie vs. Maggie Martin
Tara O'Brien vs. Pamela O'Neill
Phoebe Bergman vs. Chelsea Lawson
Verona Joseph vs. Simone King
Katy-Jane Paulson vs. Harriet Fey

I actually had McCoy beat Curtis in my WEFF game to win the Heavyweight title, so I'm going with her to pull off the upset again...

[VBigB]

Karen Curtis vs. Temperance McCoy
Alison Beattie vs. Maggie Martin
Tara O'Brien vs. Pamela O'Neill
Phoebe Bergman vs. Chelsea Lawson
Verona Joseph vs. Simone King
Katy-Jane Paulson vs. Harriet Fey

Nice read. I just discoverd this thread a couple of days ago. I'm currently running a promotion in competition with WEFF. I'm now about tied with them in popularity at small. Problem is we share a lot of the same workers which really buggers thing up when WEFF puts my lightweight champion Gina Russo (9-0) against Jenny and she loses thus ruining a show of mine down the road :P. Good thing I'll likely hit medium before WEFF so I can start getting my fighters on exclusive contracts.

Anyway I don't have a lot of experience with Alison Beattie and Maggie Martin so I flipped a coin. Harriet Fey seems to do poorly in all my games.

[Tommy J.]

I'm starting to get some problems making title fights now, basically aside from the middleweights the other division have a dominant champ and if there are any challengers they are usualy green and inexperienced (like Croft, Russo or Leslie Myers). It'd be refreshing, and would make matchmaking easier, if McCoy wins and maybe I can bump Curtis down to 135 where she belongs.

As for Harriet Fey, I know she isn't skilled much but any other potential free agents at 135 are even worse. Fey's scouting report indicates at least a way in which she can win (subs) instead of some other qualities that don't translate to winning. And I simply hate miss stuck-up Katherine Williams - when I finally sign her she's going to get put right in the goddamn gauntlet :).

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 24

15th August, 1998. Toronto, ON
The question who will stop Karen Curtis (16-1) is slowly running out of potential answers after the Milwaukee-based fighter's domination of her latest opponent Temperance McCoy (7-4). It's not that anyone counted Curtis out, she was the bookies favourite after all, but nobody foresaw the 10 inches shorter Curtis winning this fight on the feet. McCoy started out as expected and landed a stiff jab on Curtis's face on the first contact to keep the champ away. It didn't last for long as Curtis grabbed a clinch soon after and once there McCoy had huge problems in coping with her opponent's physical strength. Curtis absolutely manhandled her in this position and only on her second trip attempt she gave a little too much space that just enabled McCoy to get back on her feet after already being down on the mat. That whole clinch-game got Curtis going and she took the fight to McCoy with jabs and body shots. McCoy couldn't land her own shots and when she missed another hook Curtis made her pay dearly with a punch that rocked the wiry kick-boxer. Curtis followed up with a right dropping her opponent to the canvas at it was all over.

For all the David and Goliath story of the main event it was actually the Alison Beattie (12-5) vs. Maggie Martin (13-9) fight that stole the show even when the first round had the makings of anything but fight of the night. Both fighters took their time before starting to fight in that period. Martin ttook to the attack but her unrefined striking left her exposed to a hard Beattie counter that got her a mouse under the eye. That punch threw Martin off completely and it was Beattie who pushed the pace for the remainder of the round. "Double M" regrouped to a degree between rounds and wasn't afraid to
throw down in the second round. Still, Beattie surprised everyone with her sharp striking used to make Martin pay everytime she threw some wild haymakers. Martin finally started connecting in the third round when she went to the body more and that clearly threw Beattie off, at least until the Minnesotan started to kick. Her first one especially, a vicious mid-kick, caught Martin completely off-guard and hurt her bad. More kicks, low and high, followed and again Martin had all sorts of trouble blocking them but she eventually made it to the final bell. Even if the figh wasn't that competitive both came to fight and with Beattie unveiling her new-found striking prowess it made for a surprisingly entertaining 15 minutes.

Pamela O'Neill (3-1) said that she respected Tara O'Brien's (7-10) stand-up and that made her cautious in the first round and the striking never really took off. There were spme exhanges but neither fighter was dominant. O'Neill got in the best shots in when she went to the body. O'Brien came out more aggresive and put the pressure on O'Brien. The Brit waited it out and countered with some strikes and a leg-kick of her own. O'Neill chased O'Brien all across the ring and in the process connected on a left - right combination that rocked the American and then finished the job with a right hook that put O'Brien to sleep.

For two rounds Chelsea Lawson (13-3) outpaced and outstruck Phoebe Bergman (14-8) and avoided nearly all of her opponent's strikes. It looked like more of the same in the third when, out of nowhere, Lawson hit a high kick. What was even more astounding was that Bergman ate it with only stumbling back a few steps but Lawson went in anyway intent on getting a stoppage. Bergman wisely grabbed a clinch and went on the offense hitting Lawson with hard knees to the body but soon the action died down and before the end of the fight they were separated. Lawson, of course, managed to sweep the rounds in this one.

An identical scorecard was the decision after Simone King (7-3) vs. Verona Joseph (11-8) fight but the action itself was back and forth, all-out and a complete opposite of Lawson vs. Bergman. This fight was all over the rign from the start. King hurt the Samoan early with a right hand and threw another one that was just barely parried. Joseph did dish out damage from the clinch in the second round with some overhand punches. After that clinch was broken Joseph looked to keep the pressure on but was met with a counter from King that decked her. Joseph had success going to the body in the third and grabbed a clinch again but King knew what to do this time and hit her with a knee to the ribs and punches before braking free. Joseph was knocked down again in the third after she didn't keep her hands up while kicking and King exploited that hole in her defence with a left hook. Joseph certainly came to fight but she didn't have an answer for King's power and that was the difference maker.

Before the record setting 2,796 in the crowd all showed up Katy-Jane Paulson (1-1) picked up her first pro win against Harriet Fey (2-5). Fey was the first one to go for a takedown but Paulson stuffed it. It ended up in a clinch with both girls trying to trip the other, also without success. The ref separated them and Paulson immediately shot in for a takedown getting it on her first try and then tried to advance position but Fey, employing a rubber guard, made it very hard and Paulson only got to half-guard before the bell. The second round finally had the first exchanges on the feet and Paulson looked way better in that aspect landing a stiff jab early and later dropped Fey with a right hand.

QUICK RESULTS:
Karen Curtis beat Temperance McCoy by TKO (punches)* in 3:23 of round 1 to retain the WEFF Heavyweight Title (**)
Alison Beattie beat Maggie Martin by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (***)
Pamela O'Neill beat Tara O'Brien by KO (punch) in 2:55 of round 2 (**)
Chelsea Lawson beat Phoebe Bergman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Simone King beat Verona Joseph by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Katy-Jane Paulson beat Harriet Fey by TKO (punches)* in 1:53 of round 2 (*)

*- it beats me why this is chronicled as a TKO and not KO, but that's what the game says.

[Tommy J.]

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 26
from the Arena Maurice-Richard in Montreal, QC
19th of September, 1997


Main event for the WEFF Middleweight Championship
Vicki "The Heart Breaker" Summers (12-2) vs. "Hard & Fast" Roz Wareing (10-2-1)
After winning the title at WEFF 22 Vicki Summers is set to make her first defence against Roz Wareing. The Canadian is no stranger to title fights having lost to then-champion Erica Page by submission at WEFF 19. That said Wareing already may have erased the taste of defeat by steamrolling Christine Jameson in under 3 minutes in her last fight. That outcome seems however unlikely as Vicki Summers never lost in WEFF. The knock on her is that she can't finish fights as all her three bouts have went to a judges decision. Wareing is the better striker of the two, but that's not saying much. Her takedown defence will have to be extra sharp to avoid Summers' shots as the Nova Scotian stuggles badly when on her back.

Undercard
Charlotte DiSerra (10-7-1) vs. "Glamorous G" Gianna Russo (5-0)

The 35-year old Charlotte DiSerra ends her long hiatus from MMA and steps back into the WEFF ring against the undefeated Gianna Russo, who is certain to be the hometown favourite. Russo has people talking about her already after reeling off 3 impressive wins in the promotion, her last one coming over Top 10 ranked Jocelyn Hescott. She is extremely well rounded with kicks capable of knock outs and a very good submission game. That said DiSerra dwarfs her in ring experience and craftiness. The judo fighter never was much of an athlete but is tough as nails and gets the job done. She's an above average wrestler and will look to take this fight to the ground in search of a submission.

Layla "The Slayer" Holmes (11-5) vs. "Thunder Foot" Kirsten Page (9-4)

In the token striker vs. grappler match-up Layla Holmes and Kirsten Page look to build up momentum coming off their recent victories. Page is the striker and, at 5'10", will tower over her opponent. While she works hard to improve her takedown defence her ground game is still very exploitable. Holmes, while she might test the waters in the stand-up for a bit, will look to take this fight down and once there a submission in her favor will be very likely.

"Yellow Peril" Rachel McGuiness (10-3) vs. "The Lady of 1,000 Submissions" Sandy Olivier (8-3)

The connoisseurs of the ground game will surely find something to their liking in the McGuiness vs. Oliver bout. McGuinness seemed to be on the cusp of a title shot but a loss to Jennie Gill derailed those plans. The Californian looks to bounce back with a win over Sandy Olivier who turned heads when she submitted former lightweight champion Alison Beattie at WEFF 22. With both girls stand-up very much a work-in-progress this fight will be won and lost on the ground as two of the best submission specialists at 125-lbs. go at it.

"The Maryland Mauler" Helen Fox (7-3) vs. "Sugar" Olivia Sweet (3-0)

Olivia Sweet brings her perfect 3-0 record and considerable submission skills to the ring in her WEFF debut against Helen Fox. In addition the newcomer is also quite the physical specimen standing at 6'1", 7 inches taller then her opponent. Helen Fox may be small but she has a motor that just doesn't stop and she will look to outpace the lanky Californian in hopes of getting back in the win column.


Gina "The Vixen" Dixon (2-1) vs. "Too Hot for Hell" Kerry Silverman (4-3)

Gina Dixon looks to continue her run after an emphatic KO of Katy-Jane Paulson when she takes on Kerry Silverman. Silverman is as close one gets to an old-school brawler in female MMA as ti can be. She fights gamely, swings wildly but her defence is lacking and her lazy guard has already cost her fights. Dixon probably will want to take this fight to the ground to neutralize Silverman's striking but the tatooed Michigan native has been working on her takedown defence lately so that task might not be so easy.


Serena Hill (5-7) vs. Henrietta Stein (10-5)

Closing out the first ever 7-fight card by WEFF is the heavyweight slugfest. Stein and Hill are, at 5'10", both big girls and both come to throw down. Hill has struggled in converting from the kick-boxing circuit to MMA and picking up the ground game but that shouldn't be a concern in this fight. On paper this is power vs. technique as Hill looks to take her opponents head off with a kick while Stein displays a very clean, technical boxing game. Both fighters have suffered their share of losses and don't want to add any futher L's to their records.
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QUICK PICKS:
Vicki Summers vs. Roz Wareing
Charlotte DiSerra vs. Gianna Russo
Layla Holmes vs. Kirsten Page
Rachel McGuiness vs. Sandy Olivier
Helen Fox vs. Olivia Sweet
Gina Dixon vs. Kerry Silverman
Serena Hill vs. Henrietta Stein

[crazedfan]

Vicki Summers vs. Roz Wareing
Charlotte DiSerra vs. Gianna Russo
Layla Holmes vs. Kirsten Page
Rachel McGuiness vs. Sandy Olivier
Helen Fox vs. Olivia Sweet
Gina Dixon vs. Kerry Silverman
Serena Hill vs. Henrietta Stein

Good to see this diary back!

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 26

19th September, 1998. Montreal, QC
Vicki Summers (12-3) entered the ring with a ton of momentum, a big win streak and with a title belt in her corner. Little did she know that her first WEFF middleweight title reign was about to abruptly end in a few minutes. The challenger, Roz Wareing (11-2-1) already got a title shot not so long ago but came out on the losing end of a four round war with Erica Page at WEFF 19. This time around Wareing kept true to her “Hard & Fast” nickname as she started the fight in said fashion. She cornered Summers but in between wild swings the champion was able to escape. That didn’t result in some obvious benefits as when Summers stepped in to throw a punch she was met with a vicious body shot that dropped her to a knee. Wareing quickly capitalized as she threw Summers down completely and started dishing out the ground-and-pound. Summers was desperate to find a way out but even when she gave up her back Wareing would simply not stop punching. Finally when one particularly hard strike hit Summer’s ear the referee decided that was enough and just like that Vicki Summers reign atop of the middleweight division lasted 2 minutes and 37 seconds of fight time.

The second fight featured returning veteran Charlotte DiSerra (10-8-1) take on hometown heroin Gianna Russo (6-0). One of the chief skills of “crafty veterans” such as DiSerra is making other people look bad, and that’s exactly what happened in round one which was dominated by circling, clinching and some more circling. Round two started on the same foot until DiSerra made her first mistake that left her open to hard strike from Russo above her left eye. From that point Russo seemed to realize that she can put in a good performance here and she finally pressed forward. By round three DiSerra was visibly tiring and her slower reflexes made her pay when, while stepping in range, she got caught clean by a head kick that turned the 35-year olds lights out.

Layla Holmes (12-5) for once made use of her talents in a fight with Kirsten Page (9-5). Being outsized by 5’ inches Holmes wisely made most of her takedown opportunities in the fight succeeding on three out of four attempts. More importantly the Californian made sure that once Page was on her back, she would stay there until the nearest bell sounded. While Holmes still needs to work on her finishing she at least dominated the fight to the point that the judges had no doubt as to who was awarded the victory.

In a fight with serious title implications at 125 lbs Rachel McGuiness (11-3) beat Sandy Olivier (8-4) after she had to endure a round of being outgrappled by her opponent. Olivier secured two takedowns in the first and, in the brief moments that the fight was there, looked better in the stand-up. Believing the standing edge was on her side Olivier didn’t think about the takedowns in the second round and that decision came back to haunt her. McGuiness was more relaxed and connected on some of her punches. Even with that offense McGuiness was losing until she hit a big high kick that backed Olivier up against the ropes. McGuiness smelled blood and jumped in throwing a barrage of punches, Olivier tried to cover up but it wasn’t enough to convince the referee to not stop the fight right there and hand the Californian her 11th win.

Olivia Sweet (4-0) made the most with the least effort in her WEFF debut as she squeaked by to nab a decision victory over Helen Fox (7-4). The story of the fight was Sweet doing barely enough to win two first rounds and Fox rallying in the third but she couldn’t finish the fight and ended up down on the scorecards.

In an entertaining if short scrap Gina Dixon (3-1) stopped Kerry Silverman (4-4). Both fighters threw strikes and a high pace before Silverman saw an opportunity for a takedown and took it. Dixon showed impressive jiu-jitsu skills by eventually by getting Silverman’s back while she was trying to get side control from half-guard. A scramble ensued and it ended with Dixon sitting in Silverman’s full guard. She quickly moved to half-guard and started raining down punches and actually managed to KO Silverman with one of them for the win.

After a longer than usual feeling-out process Henrietta Stein (11-5) expertly took apart Serena Hill (5-8) in the opening fight of the night. The kickboxing convert showed some defense skills but once Stein had her figured out all it took was one specifically placed punch to knock Hill down and from there the Norwegian followed up with some more strikes prompting the ref to step in and walking away with the W.


QUICK RESULTS:
Roz Wareing beat Vicki Summers by TKO (punches) in 2:37 of round 1 to win the WEFF Middleweight Title (***)
Gianna Russo beat Charlotte DiSerra by KO (kick) in 0:44 of round 3 (***)
Layla Holmes beat Kirsten Page by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (**)
Rachel McGuiness beat Sandy Olivier by TKO (punches) in 3:46 of round 2 (**)
Olivia Sweet beat Helen Fox by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) after 3 rounds (*)
Gina Dixon beat Kerry Silverman by KO (ground and pound) in 3:57 of round 1 (**)
Henrietta Stein beat Serena Hill by TKO (punches) in 4:29 of round 1 (*)

[Tommy J.]

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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 27
from the Varsity Arena in Toronto, ON
24th of October, 1997


Main event for the WEFF Lightweight Championship
April “The Blond Bombshell” Watson (16-5) vs. “Stunning” Steph Smith (12-6)

April Watson’s star really rose over the past few months and the Atlanta-based thai fighter is widely regarded as the second best female fighter on the planet, after ALPHA-1’s Ebisawa. Watson looks to add to that reputation by defeating Canadian sambo fighter Steph Smith. Many feel that Smith, 1-0 at 125 after dropping from middleweight, is perhaps rushed into a title shot but her camp is confident in her ability to win this fight. This fight will be won or lost in the clinch where both fighters feel most comfortable. The difference of course will be that Watson looks to use the thai clinch to knock people out whereas Smith relies on the clinch to get takedowns. The challenger will also enjoy a slight, 4-inch height advantage.

Featured fights
Jennie “Bad Girl” Gill (6-1-1) vs. “The Electrifying” Jenny DeNeuve (9-1)

In a fight between two exciting, young stars of the lightweight division Jennie Gill takes on Jenny DeNeuve with a possible title shot down the road as the stake. DeNeuve came up short in an awesome fight against Watson but has since rebounded from that loss. She is incredibly well rounded preferring to win fights on the feet but also having great defensive grappling skills. Should Gill get her way those skills will be put to the test by the Texan submission grappler but the question is can she get the takedown? On the feet Gill is outmatched but she will be aided by her huge reach advantage towering over DeNeuve by 6 inches.

Veronika Sablikova (6-1) vs. Leslie “Lost Innocence” Myers (5-0)
Last time Sablikova fought an up-and-coming fighter in Haley Croft things didn’t go her way and she got stopped in the second round. The Czech wrestler needs a better performance against Myers to prove she herself has talent and shouldn’t be relegated to gatekeeper duties. Sablikova is a fighter that excels in one aspect but has a long ways to go in other. She is, possibly, the best wrestler in WEFF but is robotic on her feet and is helpless when put on her back. Myers will look to exploit that first weakness and hope that her excellent takedown defense holds up.

Alison Beattie (12-5) vs. Sarah “The Arizona Animal” Vaughan (20-7)
Back in April of 1996, when WEFF still employed only two weight classes, Alison Beattie outwrestled Sarah Vaughan to end the latter reign as the, then, lightweight champion. Two months later the weight classes got shuffled Vaughan went up to middleweight while Beattie insisted on cutting down to lightweight and a rematch seemed very unlikely. Then, citing the difficulty of the cut, Beattie decided to go up in weight in August and beat Maggie Martin in her middleweight debut. Vaughan asked for that rematch ever since and now she will get it. The Arizonian did not have nice things to say about the first fight calling Beattie’s strategy lay-and-pray and vowed that, this time, she will keep it on the feet and knock the Minnesotan out.

Also on the card
“Colorado Rapid” Emma Birch (10-7) vs. Kimie Igarashi (2-0)
Kimie Igarashi looks to rise up the card but beating her toughest opponent yet, Emma Birch. That said, while Birch is way more experienced in the ring, she is still, at best, a mediocre fighter. Most of her wins have come by submission but catching a submission phenom like Igarashi is something different, that is if Birch can get that fight to the ground. Igarashi fights in true Japanese fashion, waiting patiently for her opponent to make a mistake but with reports of improving her stand-up she might look to test it out in this fight.

Jocelyn “The Ohio Reaper” Lescott (7-6) vs. Park Seong (8-7)
For Park Seong it’s win or go home in the opening fight. The Korean was brought in with high hopes from the management but suffered a massive fall from grace since losing three fights in a row, all by TKO. Her first two losses didn’t even last 2 minutes combined. She showed flashes of what she can do against Steph Smith but, once more, she ended up getting stopped in the third. Hescott also came in with a decent amount of hype and a Blurcat Top 10 ranking but her bandwagon was quickly stopped by Gianna Russo. Her back isn’t quite up against the wall like Seong but she’s also on a losing streak.

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QUICK PICKS:
April Watson vs. Steph Smith
Jenny DeNeuve vs. Jennie Gill
Veronika Sablikova vs. Leslie Myers
Alison Beatte vs. Sarah Vaughan
Emma Birch vs. Kimie Igarashi
Park Seong vs. Jocelyn Hescott

[crazedfan]

April Watson vs. Steph Smith
Jenny DeNeuve vs. Jennie Gill
Veronika Sablikova vs. Leslie Myers
Alison Beattie vs. Sarah Vaughan
Emma Birch vs. Kimie Igarashi
Park Seong vs. Jocelyn Hescott

Alison Beattie is always a tough pick since she's real inconsistent. She always loses when I play as WEFF, but she has gone on some insane streaks under the computer's control.

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 27

24th October, 1997. Toronto, ON
WEFF held their biggest show yet last evening in front of a record setting 2,849 fans. The powers that be really stacked this card and it paid off. Steph Smith (13-6) three and a half round of abuse at the hands of April Watson (16-6) but somehow managed to mount a comeback and win the title when she choked out the champ. Watson had a very strong first round using all kinds of different strikes to hurt Smith but after those impressive five minutes the Georgian seemingly went into cruise control for the next ten. She still won rounds two and three but for most of the time she was looking to avoid getting hit at all so that made for a tedious time filled with circling and struggling for domination in the clinch between the two fighters. Surprisingly Watson came out energized again for the fourth round. In fact, her attack was so aggressive that Smith had to, rather desperately, look for a takedown. She failed to get one with a sweep and looked to be foiled again when Watson tried to spin out of a shot instead of sprawling. That proved to be a mistake as Smith pushed on, got Watson’s back and wasted no time in applying the choke. Watson didn’t even have time to defend it and after the fight she looked furious after her performance.

The fight that stole the show came just before the main event when Jenny DeNeuve (10-1) bested Jennie Gill (6-2-1) in a breathtaking back and forth war that is a serious candidate for fight of the year and will go down as one of the best in WEFF history. The Canadian was almost perfect in the opening round. While she didn’t exactly do much damage her takedown defense was immaculate as she stopped every one of Gill’s four attempts. Gill made the necessary adjustments to her gameplan and tried to set up takedowns by throwing some strikes in the second round. While that made for a better fight DeNeuve defense was still on-point, even when Gill had a low single she couldn’t unbalance the Canadian. In the later minutes DeNeuve rocked Gill with a punch to the temple during one of the exchanges, but then was too aggressive and Gill finally got the fight to the ground when DeNeuve all but walked into her shot. Still, with only half a minute left she didn’t manage to do anything significant while there. The third round saw Gill, again, using her stand-up to set up the takedown, but DeNeuve had none of it. Gill came close by almost catching a kick, but a few seconds later she got creamed by a high kick from the Canadian that turned her lights out. Both fighters put up a great fight and received a deserved standing ovation from the crowd.

The curious gameplan award goes to Veronika Sablikova (6-2), who almost completely eschewed her wrestling and that netted her the second pro loss of her career to Leslie Myers (6-0). Sablikova decided to test her formulaic and rehearsed stand-up against the kick-boxer and that wasn’t the wisest of decision. She got tagged with a punch when stepping in in the first round and from there she looked even less disciplined getting hit while managing only sparse offense herself. Myers finished her in the second round when, after being clinched, Sablikova pulled away and ate a huge punch when coming out. She crumbled to the floor and Myers quickly pounded on her getting the TKO stoppage.

“Déjà vu” had to be the words running through Sarah Vaughan’s (20-8) head as she was outgrappled again by Alison Beattie (13-5). Though it was Vaughan to first take the fight to the ground Beattie immediately swept her to end up on top. The Minnesotan started her methodical ground-and-pound while Vaughan seemed more keen on maintaining guard or sweeping instead of submissions. Second round was eerily similar with Vaughan shooting and Beattie eventually reversing the attempt to be on top. She then stepped up her ground-and-pound and had Vaughan in some trouble but the Arizonan persevered. However it still got worse for Vaughan when she gave up mount in the final seconds. Beattie really wanted to finish right there but her opponent managed to unsettle her enough by bucking and turning to make the referee not stop the fight. Realizing she was down on the scorecards Vaughan went headhunting in the last round. Beattie tried to get the fight to the ground but was unable to do so, however Vaughan, even when landing shots, couldn’t put her opponent away and do anything more than win a round.

After and awful first round and a not much better start to round two the fight between Kimie Igarashi (3-0) and Emma Birch (10-8) was saved solely by the finish which was a vicious kick right behind Birch’s ear. Igarashi was looking for that big shot all fight, throwing everything with big power but, until that point, Birch was able to get out of the way every time the Japanese loaded up on a strike.

Jocelyn Hescott (8-6) grabbed an all-important win in the opening fight of the evening over the much maligned Park Seong (8-8). Hescott used her wrestling to get ahead in the first two rounds and managed to survive the Koreans rally in round three to walk out with the judges decision.


QUICK RESULTS:
Steph Smith beat April Watson by submission (RNC) in 2:39 of round 4 to win the WEFF Lightweight Title (**)
Jenny DeNeuve beat Jennie Gill by KO (kick) in 1:50 of round 3 (****)
Leslie Myers beat Veronika Sablikova by TKO (punches) in 2:13 of round 2 (**)
Alison Beattie beat Sarah Vaughan by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds (***)
Kimie Igarashi beat Emma Birch by KO (kick) in 3:57 of round 2 (**)
Jocelyn Hescott beat Park Seong by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) after 3 rounds(**)
I have no idea how, with no point reductions, a 29-27 scoreline in possible, but that's what the game says

[Tommy J.]

WEFF owners Behtany Tonks, Rebecca Portsmouth and Sophie Allis and WEFF president Thomas Jackson are pleased to announce that the promotion has signed a deal to broadcast 6 WEFF shows on a pay-per-view basis with Canada-1 Choice. The first show aired under this deal will be WEFF 28 which takes place, for the first time, in Vancouver, BC on 5th December 1997. The show will be headlined by a heavyweight fight between former champion Chelsea Lawson and undefeated Haley Croft.


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Women's Extreme Fighting Federation presents:
WEFF 28
from the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, BC
5th of December, 1997
LIVE! on Canada-1 Choice PPV


Main event
“The Wrecking Machine” Chelsea Lawson (13-3) vs. “Silent but Deadly” Haley Croft (7-0)

In what promises to be a stand-up war kick boxer Chelsea Lawson and Haley Croft will headline the very first WEFF pay-per-view. The Hawaiian has been tearing it up stopping Veronika Sablikova and Hester MacLean since returning from injury and is yet to see the second round. Lawson is the veteran perhaps still reeling from her second loss to Karen Curtis. She has defeated Phoebe Bergman since then but did not look particularly impressive in that fight. Now she faces a hungry opponent who knows that beating Lawson will all but guarantee her a title shot against “The Demon”.

Undercard
Hester “The Hurricane” MacLean (8-2-1) vs. Hope “Scythe” Lehane (9-5)

The second heavyweight affair of the evening pits together two fighters in a bit of a slide. MacLean, after, as she admits, rushing into a fight with Karen Curtis, is 1-1 winning over the veteran Verona Joseph but suffering a KO loss in her last fight to Haley Croft. Lehane is on a losing streak after getting beat by Lawson and Sablikova in her last two outings. While nowhere near a “loser leaves town” match both fighters in this striker vs. grappler match-up are too talented to be content with sliding further down the card.

Erica “Canadian Storm” Page (17-11) vs. Gina “The Vixen” Dixon (3-1)
After a career renaissance that included winning the Middleweight Title the 35-year old Erica Page now finds herself on a nasty 2-fight losing streak. In a fight against a 12 year younger opponent she will want to prove that she still has what it takes. Gina Dixon surprised many when, billed as a wrestler, she KO’d her last two opponents in the 1st round. Now she looks to really establish herself on the WEFF middleweight ladder by defeating her most decorated opponent yet. Both girls are grapplers first but with Dixon finding her power lately she may very well use her wrestling to keep this on the feet.

Clare Peyton (3-0) vs. Tara “The Heat” O’Brien (7-10)
With a 1-2 record in WEFF Tara O’Brien is in a big need of a victory here as she faces WEFF neophyte Clare Peyton. Peyton is a wrestler training with Haley Croft in Hawaii, she also has some pop in her hands but isn’t technically skilled in that area. O’Brien will want to keep this fight standing and exploit that weakness and, despite her underwhelming record, she will be aided by a massive experience advantage.

Prelims
Andrea “Little Evil” Jones (7-4) vs. Thea “Deadly T.” Higgins (2-0)
Thea Higgins is the second fighter making her WEFF debut, and perhaps is the higher rated one between her and Clare Peyton. Coming from a wrestling background the Chicagoan has a fantastic ground and pound. Arguably she also faces the bigger challenge of the two newcomers taking on Andrea Jones. Though Jones did lose to DeNeuve last time out that is hardly something to be ashamed of and she looks to show her skills in this fight.

Lisa “The Future” Labone (2-1) vs. Hanae Maehata (4-1)
Rounding out the card is the third heavyweight fight between up-and-comers Lisa Labone and Hanae Maehata. Labone has an absolutely suffocating wrestling style but she her takedowns and the ability to finish are questionable. Her commitment to the takedown will surely be tested as Maehata already shown good takedown defense in her previous fights. She also has a gas tank that is seemingly never empty and, standing 5 inches taller, is sure to be looking to win in the stand-up where she enjoys a significant advantage and get back to winning ways.

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PICKS FORM:
Chelsea Lawson vs. Haley Croft
Hester MacLean vs. Hope Lehane
Erica Page vs. Gina Dixon
Clare Peyton vs. Tara O'Brien
Andrea Jones vs. Thea Higgins
Lisa Labone vs. Hanae Maehata

[crazedfan]

Chelsea Lawson vs. Haley Croft
Hester MacLean vs. Hope Lehane
Erica Page vs. Gina Dixon
Clare Peyton vs. Tara O'Brien
Andrea Jones vs. Thea Higgins
Lisa Labone vs. Hanae Maehata

[Tommy J.]

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WEFF 28

5th December, 1997. Vancouver, BC
„I want Karen Curtis” were the last words spoken by Haley Croft (8-0) who disposed of the accomplished Chelsea Lawson (13-4) within 4 minutes, before she threw the mic down. After a back-and-forth 120 seconds. Lawson went to the body with success but that seemed to really wake the Hawaiian up. Croft hurt her opponent bad with a right-left combo and followed up with a left hook that knocked Lawson out on the spot and like that notched her most impressive win yet.

While it didn’t end as quickly as the main event Hester MacLean (9-2-1) ran through Hope Lehane (9-6) in similar fashion. The submission fighter looked hopelessly overmatched trying to get the takedown but never even coming close. MacLean sat back and found her mark with the strikes time and time again. In fact she got so confident in the stand-up that mid-way through the first round she started to employ kicks and Lehane still couldn’t capitalize on catching them. In the end the kicks proved to be the winning strategy as MacLean KO’d her opponent after an impressive mid-kick, high-kick combination.

Gina Dixon’s (3-2) inexperience proved to be her downfall against Erica Page (18-11) who was in control for the duration of the fight to take a decision win. After reversing a takedown attempt early on Page spent most of round 1 on top chipping away at Dixon but never doing any significant damage. Round two saw more of the same except this time it was Page who deliberately took her opponent to the ground. In the last round Dixon tried to keep it standing and looked for the knockout but eventually, again, she got taken down. The young middleweight was very disappointed afterwards abut that lackluster performance while Erica Page showed that she still has the fighting spirit.

Clare Peyton (4-0) made a statement by winning the fight against Muay Thai specialist Tara O’Brien (7-10) on the feet. She defended well against O’Brien’s strikes until she finally caught her and followed up to get a TKO win in short order.

The other WEFF newcomer, Thea Higgins (3-0), had to do much more work to come out on top in her 15-minute fight with Andrea Jones (7-5) and it was a tit for tat type affair. Jones came out swinging for the fences but was quickly mitigated by a powerful counter punch by Higgins that rocked the Ohioan. Jones quickly regained her bearings and answered back with a stiff knee to the ribs amongst other attacks. Again though she left herself open and this time Higgins hit the clean shot to get the knockdown. Jones was in dire straits but held on and got back to her feet. Higgins loaded up on one more haymaker in the first round but it only partially connected. The pace dropped off a cliff for the second round. Higgins, drawing conclusions from the opening 5 minutes, threw power shots and Jones was all over the place avoiding them until finally clinching with her opponent. This position ate up the majority of the round without neither doing anything significant. Once they got separated Jones tried to steal the round but really couldn’t hit Higgins enough to sway the judges. Higgins opened up the third round with a strong combo that ended with an uppercut rocking Jones for the umpteenth time in this fight. Jones was in more trouble later on as she narrowly avoided a nasty overhand that threatened to put her lights out but made it to the end getting knocked around a lot in the last 5 minutes.

“Kicks” were on the card when Hanae Maehata (5-1) fought Lisa Labone (2-2) in the opening contest. Whether low-kicks, mid-kicks or high-kicks at least one of each landed in round one. The Japanese fighter mixed in potent boxing in round two. Labone swung the momentum in her favor in the third round when she landed an overhand that staggered Maehata. She clearly had more success in the stand-up when she didn’t try to set up takedowns and in the very least won the last round, though by that point that was too little too late to save the fight.


QUICK RESULTS:
Haley Croft beat Chelsea Lawson by KO (punch) in 3:33 of round 1 (**)
Hester MacLean beat Hope Lehane by KO (kick) in 3:23 of round 2 (**)
Erica Page beat Gina Dixon by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (*)
Clare Peyton beat Tara O'Brien by TKO (punches) in 3:25 of round 1 (*)
Thea Higgins beat Andrea Jones by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 rounds (*)
Hanae Maehata beat Lisa Labone by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) after 3 rounds (*)

[Tommy J.]

Ok, first of all congrats are in order to crazedfan for going 100% on this card. Secondly some more disappointing news for people who read this. I'm getting a new PC and will have to move the license (amongst tons of other stuff) there and, with accomplishing some sort of goal in this game - that is getting WEFF to PPV I feel it's a good time to end this. There are still some fights to make like DeNeuve vs. Smith (or vs. Watson II), obviously Croft vs. Curtis and maybe some more but I really feel burned out after trying to make an interesting recap of the same round or a high kick KO for the 100th time. Too bad there's no talent trade option as Alpha-1 is seriously mismanaging their womens division in this game. Anyway I hope everyone who read enjoyed this and I really tried to make this dynasty stand out in some way.

BTW Haley Croft very deservedly won 1997 Female Fighter of the Year.

[crazedfan]

This to me, was bar none the best diary here, the care and time you put into it, as well as the match-making and booking was very evident. I'm glad I finally was able to get all the fights correct on the last card, lol. I had a really good time reading this over the last few months, thanks Tommy!