Black Eye Promotions – Breast Cancer Beatdown

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Blackeye Promotions brought down the house with another epic event as Blackeye Promotions V – Breast Cancer Beatdown at the WNC AG Center in Fletcher, North Carolina saw the ladies of MMA take center stage and not disappoint. The show had great fights and finishes and part of the proceeds went to the charity, It Ain’t Chemo, to benefit all cancer research and those affected by the disease.

With the current landscape of Women’s MMA being on shaky ground, Blackeye Promotions provided a platform for some of the top female athletes in the sport to ply their trade. In the main event, Barb Honchak (5-1) defeated Strikeforce vet Roxanne Modafferi (14-7) by rear naked choke in Round 3 in a 125 lb bout. The opening round saw Honchak attempt a rear naked choke and armbar but Modafferi was able to counter the moves and go for a Kimura of her own off of one transition. The second round was also Honchak’s as she used strong wrestling for takedowns, ground control and even landed a few elbows to close the round. In the third, after a quick scramble Honchak landed in the mount where she transitioned to Modafferi’s back, landed a couple more big punches and then secured the fight ending submission for the tapout victory. This win was the biggest of Honchak’s career and proves that women’s MMA is alive and well even if you have to look a little harder to find it. There is a strong stable of high-level female mixed martial artists and that pool is only going to get larger.

In another anticipated fight, Patricia Vidonic (4-1) defeated Chelsea Colarelli (6-3) by rear naked choke in Round 2 in another exciting 125 lb bout. Colarelli was on a five-fight win streak, all by submission or knockout, but she ran into a buzz saw in Vidonic who has now won four fights in a row. The end came off of a beautiful transition on the ground by Vidonic who locked on a triangle submission then rolled to mount. From there Vidonic landed several strikes only to have Colarelli escape from the position. Vidonic then transitioned to Colarelli’s back and sunk in the choke for the submission win. It would be great to see a Barb Honchak versus Patricia Vidonic match as both women showed tremendous heart and skill in their matches. Hopefully Blackeye Promotions already has their sights set on promoting that barnburner of a fight.

Blackeye Promotions V – Breast Cancer Beatdown was a fantastic card and also had a great cause attached to it. Don’t miss this exciting, progressive, event, as the women of MMA take over the night to battle inside of the cage, with the money raised going to fight cancer. The only way to watch this exciting 16-bout card is to order it exclusively through the GFL Combat Sports Network at GFL.tv. Order now.For full fight card and more details about this event, visit gfl.tv or click here