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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"The Karate Hottie" Michelle Waterson retained her Invicta FC Atomweight Championship on Saturday night at Invicta FC 8, stopping Yasuko Tamada at the end of the third round by TKO.
The win was her sixth straight overall, and gave her the first successful defense of that title.
Waterson was in control of the fight from the outset, beating Tamada up through much of the fight's duration before finally scoring the stoppage just over midway through the fight.
In the co-main event, Katja Kankaanpaa snatched victory away from Stephanie Eggink, locking on a D'Arce choke in the fifth round that forced the tap. The finish was a necessity for Kankaanpaa, as she was more than likely down on the scorecards into the final frame, and had badly lost round four with Eggink on her back through much of the round.
Full results from Saturday's event, which aired live on UFC Fight Pass, are below:
- Michelle Waterson def. Yasuko Tamada via TKO (knee & punches) 4:58 of the third round
- Katja Kankaanpää def. Stephanie Eggink submission (D'arce choke) at 2:03 of the fifth round
- Tonya Evinger def. Ediane Gomes submission (armbar) at 3:31 of the first round
- Roxanne Modafferi def. Tara LaRosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- DeAnna Bennett def. Michelle Ould TKO (liver kick) at 1:34 of the second round
- Charmaine Tweet def. Veronica Rothenhausler via TKO at 4:05 of the first round
- Irene Aldana def. Peggy Morgan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:50 of the first round
- Alexa Grasso def. Ashley Cummins via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jodie Esquibel def. Jinh Yu Frey via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-27)
- JJ Aldrich def. Delaney Owen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
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