One of Brazil’s top female fighters, Juliana “Julie” Werner, picked up a dominant second-round submission win in the co-main event of Saturday’s XFC International 7 card in São Paulo, Brazil. The striker showcased her underrated ground game in victory over Iryna “Delsa” Shaparenko.

The XFCi 7 card also featured four quarterfinal bouts in the promotion’s latest women’s strawweight tournament. Liana “Li” Ferreira Pirosin, Marina “The Iron Woman” Moroz, Dora Perjes and Viviane “Sucuri” Pereira all kept their undefeated records intact with key wins and move on to the semi-finals.

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Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham retained her 48kg title with a second-round submission victory tonight at Deep Jewels 6 in Tokyo, Japan. Ham finished long-time rival Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka with an armbar midway through the second round of their main event trilogy fight.

Elsewhere on tonight’s card, recent WSOF title challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino returned to her winning ways with a Unanimous Decision victory over grappling specialist Ayaka Miura. Top star Shizuka Sugiyama picked up her second win over Yurika Nakakura in a competitive rematch.

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Japan’s all-female Deep Jewels promotion returned with its sixth fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo. Deep Jewels 6 was headlined by a Deep Jewels Featherweight Championship trilogy fight between reigning champ Seo Hee Ham and top title challenger Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka.

Also on tonight’s card, recent WSOF title challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino looked to get back on track in her Deep Jewels return against Ayaka Miura. Top star Shizuka Sugiyama faced Yurika Nakakura in a rematch from September 2012. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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With Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino out due to an ankle injury, atomweight champ Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson meets Hérica Tibúrcio in the Invicta Fighting Championships 10 headliner. The event is set for December 5th at Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas.

Two additional matchups have also been confirmed for the Invicta FC 10 card. Top bantamweight contender Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger takes on Cindy “Battlecat” Dandois. Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi battles Vanessa Porto in a rematch to determine a flyweight title challenger.

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KSW Women’s Strawweight Champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz earned a big win in her Invicta FC debut on Saturday at Invicta Fighting Championships 9 in Davenport, Iowa. The Polish star outpointed Deep Jewels Lightweight Champion Mizuki Inoue in the action-packed Invicta FC 9 Fight of the Night.

On just eight days’ notice, Raquel “Rocky” Pa’aluhi earned an Invicta FC 9 Performance of the Night bonus for her hard-fought Unanimous Decision win over Kaitlin Young. A second Performance Bonus went to Tuff-N-Uff champ Jamie Moyle, who won her pro debut by dominating Jenny Liou Shriver.

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Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak successfully retained her title with a Unanimous Decision win tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 9 in Davenport, Iowa. Honchak defeated Deep Jewels Middleweight Champion Takayo Hashi in the clinch-heavy main event.

In tonight’s 115-pound co-feature, KSW Women’s Strawweight Champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz kept her unbeaten record intact with a Split Decision victory over Deep Jewels Lightweight Champion Mizuki Inoue. Short-notice replacement Raquel “Rocky” Pa’aluhi rallied to defeat Kaitlin Young.

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Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak retained her title and her top spot in the 125-pound women’s division with another key victory on November 1st. Honchak outpointed Deep Jewels champion Takayo Hashi in the Invicta Fighting Championships 9 main event.

Elsewhere on the Invicta FC 9 card, KSW champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz vaulted up the strawweight rankings by defeating highly-touted Deep Jewels titleholder Mizuki Inoue. José “Scarface” Aldo remains atop the men’s featherweight rankings after defeating Chad “Money” Mendes at UFC 179.

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Invicta Fighting Championships held its ninth event tonight at RiverCenter in Davenport, Iowa. Invicta FC 9 was headlined by a flyweight championship bout between reigning Invicta FC champion Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak and Deep Jewels titleholder Takayo Hashi, who made her Invicta FC debut.

Also on the card tonight, Deep Jewels Lightweight Champion Mizuki Inoue took on KSW Women’s Strawweight Champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the 115-pound co-feature. Kaitlin Young returned to Invicta FC against Raquel “Rocky” Pa’aluhi. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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