KANSAS CITY, KAN. (Oct. 6, 2012) –Atomweight (105 pounds) superstar Jessica Penne (10-1) of Laguna Hills, Calif. was crowned the first-ever Invicta Fighting Championships world champion after submitting previously undefeated Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama (8-1) of Kyoto, Japan with a triangle choke in the second round (2:20) of the main event at Memorial Hall in Kansas City on Saturday night, live on InvictaFC.com

In bantamweight (135 pounds) co-main event action, Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler (15-7) of Sioux Falls, S.D. used a brilliant ground game to find an opening and submit rising star Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio (6-3) of San Jose, Calif. with a rear-naked choke in the second round (:37) of action.

The much-anticipated bantamweight rematch between Leslie Smith (4-2-1) of Pleasant Hill, Calif. and Kaitlin Young (7-7-1) of St. Louis Park, Minn. played to a far different tempo as the two rivals took their fight to the mat this time around, rather than exchanging flurries of strikes as they did during the first go-around at the inaugural Invicta FC card in April. In the second round, Smith scrambled to top position off a missed kneebar attempt, and from mount position, unloaded punches until the referee stopped the contest at the 2:19 mark of the round.

In other main card action, Cat Zingano (7-0) of Broomfield, Colo.and Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson (10-3) of Albuquerque, N.M. notched their first wins under the Invicta FC banner. Zingano submitted Raquel “Rocky” Pennington (3-2) of Colorado Springs, Colo. with a rear-naked choke in the second round (3:32) of their matchup while Waterson, a protégé of MMA guru Greg Jackson, earned a majority decision over Lacey “The Ladie” Schuckman.

In the opening main card bout, Julia “The Jewel” Budd (4-2) of Port Moody, CA. notched her second Invicta FC victory by scoring a TKO on Danielle “The Honey Badger” West (4-4-1) of London, U.K. in the first round (2:32) of action.

Complete Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama Results:

Main Card:

Jessica Penne def. Naho Sugiyama via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 2:20
Shayna Baszler def. Sarah D’Alelio via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, :37
Leslie Smith def. Kaitlin Young via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:19
Barb Honchak def. Aisling Daly via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Vanessa Porto def. Tara LaRosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Cat Zingano def. Raquel Pennington via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:32
Michelle Waterson def. Lacey Schuckman via majority decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Julia Budd def. Danielle West via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:32

Preliminary Card:

Ediane Gomes def. Katalina Malungahu via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:19
Tecia Torres def. Kaiyana Rain via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jessamyn Duke def. Marciea Allen via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:42
Stephanie Frausto def. Amy Davis via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, :48
Joanne Calderwood def. Ashley Cummins via KO (knee) – Round 1, 3:13
Carla Esparza def. Lynn Alvarez via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:53

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