According to reports, and a video of a fight scene by TMZ, Roger Huerta, the professional mixed martial artist and former UFC fighter, put the beatdown on a man who knocked a woman down and out with a sucker punch in front of a bar at 2 a.m. last weekend in Austin, Texas. This isn't an easy video to watch, as at the start of the video, you'll see graphic footage is shown of the man knocking the woman down.

According to news reports: "Bystanders immediately attended to the woman, who crumbled to the ground as a result of the strike. Huerta instantly confronted the attacker while shouting, 'You just punched a f---in girl!' As he approached him, the camera glanced away but several seconds later, it focused back on the confrontation as Huerta took his shirt off and sprinted after the attacker who assaulted the woman just moments earlier.

While the fight that took place was blocked by chaos and the crowd of people blocking the view, the female attacker ends up sprawled out on the street lying unconscious as Huerta finalizes his attack. Police eventually arrived at the scene to restore order as the bloody man was picked up off the ground.

No arrests have been as of yet, but Huerta’s manager addressed the video by informing TMZ, 'I have not spoken to Roger yet about this incident, but I can say that it’s in his nature to be very protective of women.'"

All I can say is, bless Huerta's heart - I think what he did, while maybe not the best decision, as who knows if the guy who hit that woman was high or had a weapon, was admirable. I'm sure we'll hear from people saying that fighting is wrong, hitting is not the answer, and all that jazz, but frankly, I don't care. Kudos to Roger Huerta.

Here's the video of Huerta coming to the rescue of the innocent woman.

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According to news reports, Adrienne Simmons, a Muay Thai fighter out of Atlanta, Georgia, died as a result of injuries sustained in a kickboxing match this past weekend.

Adrienne was competing in the IKF Kickboxing Tournament in and was in the Championship Bout for her weight class. According to the International Kickboxing Federation, she was 9th out of the TOP 10 CONTENDERS, so she was an experienced fighter.

During the fight, Adrienne was knocked out after her head hit the mat when she fell after being hit; she was immediately seen by the ringside doctor, but was unresponsive. After finally being rushed to the hospital, she had surgery for brain bleeding and swelling, and the she fell into a coma.

According to Chike Lindsay, Adrienne’s boyfriend, she wasn’t exactly “rushed” to the hospital, as there was no ambulance on site at the event, and Adrienne had to wait 30 minutes before finally being airlifted to a hospital. Subsequently, Chike claims it took nearly an hour from the time that Adrienne was injured until she finally arrived at the hospital and started receiving treatment.

According to the promoter, this was because there was a fire station within just 5 minutes or so of the venue, so he felt on-site emergency personnel was unnessary. Excuse me, but how did this fight event even HAPPEN without on-site EMT's? Let this serve as a lesson to all promoters of sports events, and to participatig athletes. No EMT's, no ambulance, no event. PERIOD!

You can see a news report where Chike speaks out to WFTV in Orlando here. Can you imagine this interviewer telling Chike how emotionally he seemed okay...and then going on to ask him what he was feeling? Not only was Chike in shock, but he had to handle the whole tragedy ALONE, and in a state where he didn't know anyone! That interviewer was an idiot!

At this time, let us not forget there was another person affected by this tragedy - Lindsay Scheer. Lindsay was Adrienne’s opponent, Muay Thai fighter from Kentucky who has fought in Atlanta several times and knew Adrienne. The subsequent death of her opponent cannot be easy, and in fact will surely weigh on her mind and soul for years to come, in spite of the fact that this was purely an accident.

Below, please read a statement by Scheer made on her Facebook page:

"I have waited to make my statement about the terrible tragedy that has occurred this past weekend at IKFs because I wanted there to be time for all involved especially those closest to Adrienne to have a chance to tell their friends and have their time to process this horrific event, but I feel there are some things that I need to say. What I was hoping would be a wonderful day turned out to be the absolute worst day of my entire life. I had anticipated a great weekend of being around and getting to participate in what I love – Muay thai. I could never have imagined that the weekend would end with me being called into a room by a sheriff to inform me that I am being interviewed for a homicide investigation. I have literally been inconsolable since that moment. I did not know what it really felt like to cry. I was and am broken.

I returned home to be greeted by my amazing parents who drove to my house in Louisville to be with me and tell me in person that they love me and that they are behind me. They also drove down to tell me that my grandmother had died this morning as well. I do not add these details to evoke pity or draw attention to me. In fact, I am done talking about my hurt and my pain because it is only self-serving and would evoke pity and condolences from people that I just don’t want or feel like I deserve. Any energy or thought in this matter must go to Adrienne and Chike. I mention these details because they have helped to bring me to what I am about to say: A piece of me died in the ring yesterday with Adrienne. I will never get it back…not even in time – it will not heal this, period. However, my initial visceral reaction when I was told by the police officers was a hysterical fit that I will never fight again. To be honest, I am terrified to step into the ring and I don’t know how I will be able to…but again, this is not about me. My grandmother was one of the strongest people I have had the privilege of knowing and Adrienne was one of the bravest. I know that my grandmother would tell me I am being weak and wasteful and I truly believe that Adrienne would want me to continue to fight because if this situation was reversed, I would have wanted her to do the same.

We both love this sport, it is more than what we do, it is a part of who we are and if I spend the rest of my life avoiding Muay Thai, then we both die. I say this because long before the IKF tournament, I had accepted a rematch bout with a very tough dutch girl I had fought last year. This was the toughest fight I have ever had. It is scheduled for Aug 29th in Suriname. I think I have to go through with it. I have to find some way to make myself train and prepare for this match because I feel it needs to be done to commemorate Adrienne. She deserves nothing less. In fact, she deserves more than a bout in her memory, she deserves change. I cannot let her death be in vain. The Kickboxing community needs to make something positive from this tragedy and I’ll do whatever I can to facilitate it.

I do not expect everyone to agree with me or even to understand where I am coming from. All that I ask is that you do not judge me. I of course will not proceed with the fight unless I have the support of Chike and those closest to Adrienne because I wish to do nothing that those who knew her best would deem disrespectful. So please…no responses to this post unless it is a way we can begin to make things better.

—Lindsay”

You can see that Lindsay is understandably conflicted. I cannot imagine anyone faulting Lindsay for Adrienne's death. She is obviously a very brave lady and a strong individual to have the fortitude to stand up and make a statement at this time. Lindsay, you have the support of The Ultimate Female Fighter organization. Personally, I feel that whether or not Lindsay takes her upcoming fight is no one's business but hers and something she and Adrienne’s family alone should work out.

Our hearts go out to Adrienne’s family, boyfriend, team mates, and friends, and Lindsay as well. What was supposed to have been a triumphant weekend turned into anything but, and the shock is still numbing.

Tami Carswell of wfighter.com has created a kind to help support Adrienne's family: "In response to the recent tragedy at the 2010 IKF Championships we have set up a fund for Adrienne Simmons' family. We will also be setting up a tribute page for Adrienne. Please send us your thoughts, stories, and anything else you would like us to include on Adrienne's tribute page. Send to this This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (This address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it.)"

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For those of you who don't know Marloes Coenen, you are in for a treat with this interview. Marloes has been fighting MMA since 2000. Her current record is 17-4-0. Her last fight was against Cris "Cyborg" Santos, and although she lost that fight I don't think anyone who saw this fight wouldn't agree how much experience and heart Marloes brings to the octagon.

Marloes has fought all over the world and for a lot of great organizations. She has a great personality and is an all around good person. So without further a due let's get on with the interview.

Chris: Marloes - thanks again for your willingness to talk with me today and for your willingness to do this interview with The Ultimate Female Fighter. It is an honor for me to be able to talk with such a legend of Women's Mixed Martial Arts. Can you tell me first - where do you currently train?

Marloes: I train under Martijn de Jong, the MMA head coach for team Golden Glory.

Chris: What belts and titles do you hold?

Marloes: Remix World Champion 2000, ADCC European champion (2007?), 3rd at the ADCC world championships in 2007 (?). I’m bad at dates.

Chris: Give me a day in your life.

Marloes: Wake up, training, rest and daily stuff cleaning, shopping, cooking things like that. One day I train 2 times the other day not. My body needs a lot of rest.

Chris: What is your training regimen like?

Marloes: I’m training Shooto and do strength and conditioning.

Bellator is Latin for "Warrior" and in August, Bellator Fighting Championship will be spotlighting Women’s Mixed Martial Arts with an eight woman tournament. The winning warrior will walk away as the organization's first ever Women’s World Champion in the 115 lb Flyweight division.

Along with the belt, the winner will also have the honor of calling herself one of the best "pound for pound female fighters" in the world! Tournament action begins on August 12th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, when Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii takes on Angela Magana .

Per the promoter: “This event will be broadcast/post produced to over 310 million viewers across our sports network to 24 different countries. While I know that the prize purse is not substantial, we are starting this venture slowly, surely and with an approach to avoid the pitfalls of other organizations that have over extended and ended up bankrupt.”

They need pro fighters as follows: 1 female fighter at 115lbs.; and 3 female fighters at 135lbs. Take Notice: This is just the beginning of the setup, so your opponents are not known at this time!

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