Moa Palmer (Irvine CA) vs Patricia VanDermeer (Ontario Canada) Las Vegas, Nevada (July 10, 2009) Proving that brains, brawn and beauty mix, Tuff Girls fought to a packed house at the Orleans Arena where 20 female mixed martial arts warriors battled in the amateur ranks. Promoted by Tuff-N-Uff, the nations premiere amateur mixed martial arts organization, Tuff Girls was the first all-female MMA card in Las Vegas history. We made history tonight with the largest attended female MMA event in Las Vegas history, said Barry Meyer, president of Tuff-N-Uff Productions of the 4000 plus attendees. We provided exciting matchups that featured some of the top talent in the United States. Women have a place in MMA and have the talent to back it up. In the evenings first bout Tamara Riley of Team Asylum (Phoenix, AZ) evened her record at 1-1 with an unanimous decision over Michelle Velebit (0-1) of Team Girls (Portland, OR) in the 135 lbs. weight class. At 145 lbs., Autumn Richardson of Team Quest (Vista, CA) scored her first victory (1-0) with a TKO at 41 seconds in the third round over Holly Dixon (0-1) of Freestyle MMA (Mesa, AZ). The 170 lbs. match featuring Brooke Guidry (1-1) Xtreme Couture (Las Vegas, NV) versus Latoya Walker (0-0) Team XFC (Austin, TX) was ruled a no contest due to referee stoppage. During the evenings fourth bout Paige Zio of Gracie Fighter (Oakland, CA) moved her record to a perfect 2-0 with a second round TKO over Kiley Martin (0-1) of Team Girls (Portland <b>...</b>
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