“SFT 22: THE RETURN” OFFICIAL RESULTS
SAN PAULO, Brazil (November 2, 2020) — SFT MMA & Xtreme (Standout Fighting Tournament) returned home to Brazil this past Saturday on Halloween night for its first show promoted there since February 29 due to the COVUD-19 pandemic.
“SFT 22: The Return,” an all-female mixed-martial-arts card, was fully dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness, featuring 4 MMA fights, 1 Xtreme bout, and 1 grappling match.in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In the main event, Pamela Mara Assis (5-2-1, SFT: 3-0-0) and previously undefeated Andreia “Thai” Serafim (4-1-0, SFT: 2-1-1) put on a classic show in their Brazilian battle for the SFT MMA female strawweight title. Assis used a guillotine choke to submit Serafim in the fourth round to be crowned the new champion.
Midway through the opening round of the co-featured event, the referee halted the fight and asked the ringside physician to exam Sidy Rocha (12-8-2, SFT: 0-1-0), who was making her SFT debut, and her fight against winner Karina “Killer” Silva (13-4-0, SFT: 2-0-0) was stopped because Rocha had fractured her arm. Silva was awarded a victory by technical knockout.
Brazilian strawweight Julia Polastri (8-2-0, SFT: 1-0-0) made a successful SFT debut, locking in a rear naked choke to submit her fellow country-mate, Jessica “So Na Manha” Evelyn Cunha (8-3-0, SFT: 0-0-0), in round two.
In SFT’s unique Xtreme competition, Brazilian strawweight Bianca Sattelmayer won a unanimous decision over Argentina’s Florencia Greco, continuing the fiercest rivalry in South American sports. Xtreme allows striking, kicking and knees with 4-ounce gloves; clinching and fighting on the mat is prohibited.
Brazilian bantamweights Thalita Diniz (3-1-0, SFT: 1-1-0) and Claudia Leite (4-3-0, SFT: 2-2-0) found hard for three rounds with Diniz emerged with a win by way of a unanimous decision.
Brazilian grappling was also on display as Isabela “Belinha” de Padua (6-2-0, SFT: 5-0-0) submitted Patricia Barbosa de Sousa at the 5:15 mark with a sweet rear naked choke.
Official results below:
MAIN CARD
MAIN EVENT – MMA – SFT VACANT FEMALE STRAWWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Pamela Mara Assis (5-2-1, SFT: 3-0-0), Brazil WSUB4 (1:55 – Guillotine Choke) Andreia Seragim (4-1-0, SFT: 2-1-0), Brazil (Assis won vacant SFT female strawweight title)
CO-FEATURE – MMA – FEMALE BANTAMWEIGHTS Karina Silva (13-4-0, SFT: 2-0-0), Brazil WTKO1 (2:16 – Injury) Sidy Rocha (12-8-2, SFT: 0-1-0), Brazil
MMA – FEMALE STRAWWEIGHTS Julia Polastri (8-2-0, SFT: 1-0-0), Brazil WSUB2 (Rear Naked Choke) Jessica Evelyn Cunha (8-3-0, SFT: 0-1-0), Brazil
XTREME – FEMALE STRAWWEIGHTS Bianca Sattelmayer, Brazil WDEC3 Florencia Greco, Argentina
MMA – FEMALE BANTAMWEIGHTS Thalota Diniz (3-1-0, SFT: 1-1-0), Brazil WDEC3 Claudia Leite (4-3-0, SFT: 2-2-0), Brazil
GRAPPLING – FEMALE CATCHWEIGHT Isabela de Padua (6-2-0, SFT: 5-0-0 MMA), Brazil WSUB (5:15 – Rear Naked Choke) Patricia Barbosa de Sousa, Brazil
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UPCOMING SFT EVENTS:
Nov. 14 – “SFT 24: Cabecao vs Jacare” in Sao Paulo, Brazil Nov. 21 – “SFT 25: Predador vs. Viana” in Sao Paulo, Brazil Dec. 5 – “SFT 26: Camelo vs. Sousa” in Sao Paul, Brazil
