A non-tournament bout between two-time Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup finalist “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi and Du Peiling has been added to Saturday’s 2013 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Japan Midsummer Festival card in Tokyo, Japan. The three-round matchup was officially announced by the promotion today.

Yamaguchi advanced to the finals of the 2012 Girls S-Cup before losing to three-time tournament winner Rena Kubota in the championship fight. She is coming off of a close decision defeat this past month. Peiling returns to Shoot Boxing for the first time since her debut fight against Kubota in April.

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New Mexico’s Amber “The Bully” Brown earned a huge victory in her return to Japan tonight at Pancrase 250: “2013 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals” in Tokyo. Brown submitted top-ranked atomweight contender Kikuyo Ishikawa with an armbar late in the third round of their main card matchup.

Ishikawa once again showcased her much-improved striking and she put together some nice combinations in round one. Brown was game and she damaged Ishikawa’s eye with knees. In the final round, Brown locked on an armbar from the bottom that forced Ishikawa to submit for the first time.

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Former bantamweight title challenger Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche earned her first UFC victory tonight at UFC on FOX 8: “Johnson vs Moraga” in Seattle, Washington. Carmouche stopped Octagon newcomer Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade after dominating the second round of their main card bout.

Also on tonight’s card, ten-time Muay Thai world champion Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie picked up her biggest mixed martial arts victory to date. The standout striker defeated tough veteran Julie “Fireball” Kedzie by Split Decision in a featured bout on the FX-televised preliminary card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington tonight for UFC on FOX 8: “Johnson vs Moraga.” The event was headlined by a UFC Flyweight Championship bout between champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and challenger John Moraga.

In the co-feature, welterweight rivals Rory “Ares” MacDonald and Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger met in a potential top contender’s bout. Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche took on Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade in a women’s bantamweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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French-Canadian striker Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau makes her return to action on October 5th at Québec Mixed Martial Arts League 1 in Québec City, Québec. Létourneau will face former amateur standout Cassie Crisano in a bantamweight bout on the newly-formed promotion’s inaugural card.

MMARising.com confirmed plans for the featured fight with sources close to the negotiations on Friday. Létourneau has not fought since she suffered a razor-thin loss to current Invicta FC contender Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha in April 2012. Crisano drops down to 135 in search of her first pro win.

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WPMF Women’s Mini Flyweight Champion Erika Kamimura and reigning J-Girls Mini Flyweight Champion Momi will meet for the newly-vacant RISE Queen title at RISE 95 on September 13th in Tokyo, Japan. The champion versus champion matchup was announced by the promotion this week.

Kamimura was first set to challenge champion Rena Kubota in a rematch for the RISE title, but Kubota vacated the belt as a result of her inability to defend the championship due to other commitments. Both Kamimura and Momi are coming off of stoppage victories at an M-Fight event in June.

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Russian standout Milana Dudieva looks to rebound from her first loss in four years when she faces Swedish prospect Pannie “Banzai” Kianzad at ProFC 50. The event takes place on August 25th in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and the 140-pound catchweight bout was officially added to the card today.

Dudieva’s impressive eight-fight winning streak was halted by recent UFC signee Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade at ProFC 47 in April. She had not lost a fight since her professional debut in February 2009. Kianzad remains unbeaten in her career and she is coming off of back-to-back TKO wins.

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Six more fights have been announced for the inaugural Deep Jewels event, which takes place on August 31st in Tokyo, Japan. Top Jewels star Mika “Future Princess” Nagano is set to face off against Akiko “Betiko” Naito in what will serve as Naito’s retirement match following a ten-year career.

In other MMA action on the card, veteran contender Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino takes on Hyo Kyung Song. The event also features two kickboxing bouts and a grappling match between highly-touted Rikako Yuasa and top Japanese prospect Mizuki Inoue, who is coming off of a win at Invicta FC 6.

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