AND THE WMMA PRESS ASSOCIATION 2011 NOMINEES ARE...*

The WMMA Press Association 2011 Award Nominees

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Amateur Female Fighter of the Year

	Jade De Haas 3-0
	Jessamyn Duke (3-2) current Tuff-'N-Uff 145 champ
	Taylor Stratford (3-1) Tuff-'N-Uff and Ultimate Reno Combat Champion, only loss to Ronda Rousey
	Juta Vejina 3-0

Female Bantamweight (135) of the Year

	Alexis Davis (2-0) defeats Julie Kedzie via UD, Amanda Nunes via TKO
	Sarah Kaufman (2-0) defeats Megumi Yabushita via TKO, Liz Carmouche via UD
	Sara McMann (4-0) defeats Christina Marks via RNC, Julie Malenfant via TKO, Tonya Evinger via UD, Raquel Pa'aluhi via Keylock
	Miesha Tate (1-0) defeats Marloes Coenen via Arm-Triangle

Female Featherweight (145) of the Year

	Ediane Gomes (3-1) defeats Marissa Caldwell via Armbar, Kat Alendal via Ankle Lock, Leslie Smith via UD, lost to Ronda Rousey via Armbar
	Ronda Rousey (4-0) defeats Ediane Gomes, Charmaine Tweet, Sarah D'Alelio, Julia Budd all via armbar in :49 seconds or less
	Romy Ruyssen (2-0) defeats Myriem el Banouti via Armbar, Florence Berthet via Guillotine Choke
	Cris "Cyborg" Santos (1-0) defeats Hiroko Yamanaka via TKO

Female Flyweight (115) of the Year

	Jessica Aguilar (2-0) defeats Carla Esparza via Split Decision, Lisa Ellis via UD
	Seo Hee Ham (3-1) defeats Saori Ishioka, Anna Saito, Mei Yamaguchi via UD's, lost to Ayaka Hamasaki via TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
	Ayaka Hamasaki (2-0) defeats Mizuki Inoue via UD, Seo Hee Ham via TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
	Mei Yamaguchi (3-1) defeats "Windy" Tomomi via Majority Decision, Akiko Naito via Armbar, Mika Nagano via Split Decision, lost to Seo Hee Ham via UD

Female Newcomer of the Year

	Sheila Bird (2-0) defeats Tanya Byrne via TKO, Kim Couture via Scissor Choke
	Holly Holm (2-0) defeats Christina Domke via TKO, Jan Finney via KO
	Sara McMann (4-0) defeats Christina Marks via RNC, Julie Malenfant via TKO, Tonya Evinger via UD, Raquel Pa'aluhi via Keylock
	Ronda Rousey (4-0) defeats Ediane Gomes, Charmaine Tweet, Sarah D'Alelio, Julia Budd all via armbar in :49 seconds or less

Female Strawweight (106) of the Year

	Kikuyo Ishikawa (2-1) defeats Sachiko Yamamoto & Yasuko Tamada via UD, lost to Naho Sugiyama via Split Decision
	Yukiko Seki (3-1) defeats Yuka Okumura via Split Decision, Kimie Okada via UD, Sachiko Yamamoto via UD, lost to Misaki Takimoto via UD
	Naho Sugiyama (4-0) defeats Misaki Takimoto via RNC, Ayumi Saito via UD, Kikuyo Ishikawa via Split Decision, Misaki Takimoto via Armbar
	Misaki Takimoto (2-2) defeats Miyoko Kusaka & Yukiko Seki via UD, lost to Naho Sugiyama twice via RNC & Armbar

Female Super Flyweight (125) of the Year

	Aisling Daly (3-1) loss to Sheila Gaff via TKO, defeats Jessica Eye via RNC, Angela Hayes via Armbar, Kelly Warren via Armbar
	Sheila Gaff (2-0) defeats Hanna Sillen via KO, Aisling Daly via TKO
	Barb Honchak (4-0) defeats Felice Herrig via UD, Amber McAvoy via UD, Nina Ansaroff via Majority Decision, Roxy Modafferi via RNC
	Marianna Kheyfets (2-0) defeats Kaline Medeiros via Triangle, Molly Helsel via UD

Fight of the Year?

	2-26 Rosi Sexton vs Roxanne Modafferi at Cage Warriors 40
	3/5 Marloes Coenen vs Liz Carmouche at SF: Columbus
	4-24 Sheila Gaff vs Aisling Daly at Cage Warriors 41
	5-14 Cat Zingano vs Takayo Hashi at Fight 2 Win: Outlaws
	6-25 Jessica Aguilar vs Carla Esparza at Bellator 46
	8-25 Sara McMann vs Raquel Pa'Aluhi at ProElite
	9-10 Alexis Davis vs Amanda Nunes at Strikeforce: Cincinnati
	10-1 Patricia Vidonic vs Chelsea Colarelli at BlackEye Promotions 5: Breast Cancer Beatdown
	11-19 Jessica Aguilar vs Lisa Ellis at Bellator 58

Knockout of the Year

	1-7 Amanda Nunes defeats Julia Budd via KO (Punch) at :14 of R1 at SF Challengers 13
	1-7 Heather Clark defeats April Coutino via KO (Punch) at :10 of R1 at Evolution: Friday Night Fights 1
	2-26 Sheila Gaff defeats Hanna Sillen via KO (Punch) at :08 of R1 at The Zone FC: Inferno
	5-14 Cat Zingano defeats Takayo Hashi via KO (Slam) at 4:42 of R3, Fight 2 Win: Outlaws
	9-9 Holly Holm defeats Jan Finney via KO (Kick) at 2:49 of R3 at Fresquez Productions: Clash In The Cage
	10-1 Anna Barone defeats Charmaine Tweet via KO (Punch) at :18 of R1 at BlackEye Promotions 5: Breast Cancer Beatdown

Promotion of the Year

	Bellator Fighting Championships
	BlackEye Promotions
	Cage Warriors
	Evolution Combat Sports Championship
	Jewels
	NAAFS
	Strikeforce
	Tuff-'N-Uff

Sponsor of the Year

Submission of the Year

	3-5 Marloes Coenen defeats Liz Carmouche via Triangle Choke at 1:29 of R4, SF: Columbus
	3-11 Tara LaRosa defeats Carina Damm via Heel Hook at :28 of R2, Shark Fights 14
	7-8 Sheila Bird defeats Kim Couture via Scissor Choke at 1:48 of R1 at AX Combat 1: Execution
	7-30 Miesha Tate defeats Marloes Coenen via Arm-Triangle Choke at 3:03 of R4 at SF: Fedor vs Henderson
	8-27 Sara McMann defeats Raquel Pa’aluhi via Keylock at 2:53 of R3 at ProElite: Arlovski vs Lopez

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