Laura D'Auguste
| Laura D'Auguste | |
|---|---|
| Born | Long Beach, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Style | MMA |
| Fighting out of | Team Tiger Schulmann |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Laura D'Auguste is an American female mixed martial artist. She initially started practising martial arts to protect herself and her daughter from her husband. She also works as a cardiac nurse.
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[edit] Biography
D'Auguste's first experience with martial arts came in April 1996; previously, she had taken ballet and modern dance.[1] Her mother, Anita d'Auguste, signed her up for a Woman's Safe Seminar at Tiger Schulmann's Karate Center, where she learned basic grab escapes and strikes.[2] This came at a difficult time for the unemployed d'Auguste, who had recently left an abusive marriage, taking a 3 year old daughter along with her. Her escape to New York from Arizona had to be planned carefully; her husband had threatened to kill her if she ever left.[3]
D'Auguste had already spent all of her money on child care and nursing school, but knew she needed further self-defence training. Sensei Peter Guzman, an instructor at the school, made an agreement with d'Auguste that she could work off her tuition fees through various chores at the gym; for example, taking calls, mopping the floors and cleaning the locker room. Soon, she was training regularly, eventually earning her 2nd degree black belt and level 2 Joshu.
D'Auguste began competing in MMA in 2000 for the TSK Fight Team, later becoming the top ranked female fighter in the world.[4] Her last fight was a win against Megumi Yabushita at Ring of Combat 11 on November 18, 2006.
[edit] Personal life
Laura got married in 2007.[1]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 10 matches | 9 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 9-0-1 | Megumi Yabushita | TKO (corner stoppage) | Ring of Combat 11 | November 18, 2006 | 1 | 5:00 | Defended ROC Women's Welterweight Championship | |
| Win | 8-0-1 | Megumi Yabushita | Decision (split) | Smackgirl - Dynamic!! | August 17, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 7-0-1 | Tevi Say | Submission (rear naked choke) | Smackgirl - Dynamic!! | August 17, 2005 | 1 | 4:11 | ||
| Win | 6-0-1 | Roxanne Modafferi | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 8 | March 19, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Defended ROC Women's Welterweight Championship | |
| Win | 5-0-1 | Christine Jensen | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 7 | November 20, 2004 | 1 | 4:55 | Won ROC Women's Welterweight Championship | |
| Win | 4-0-1 | Amanda Buckner | Submission (rear naked choke) | Reality Fighting 7 | October 16, 2004 | 2 | 3:39 | Defended Reality Fighting Women's Welterweight Championship | |
| Draw | 3-0-1 | Amanda Buckner | Draw (majority) | Reality Fighting 5 | November 1, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | For Reality Fighting Women's Welterweight Championship | |
| Win | 3-0 | Tanya Vlahac | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Ring of Combat 4 | August 15, 2003 | 3 | 1:58 | ||
| Win | 2-0 | Del Greer | TKO (punches) | Reality Fighting 3 | February 8, 2003 | 3 | 2:46 | Won Reality Fighting Women's Welterweight Championship | |
| Win | 1-0 | Shannon Constantine | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Reality Fighting 2 | November 2, 2002 | 1 | 7:58 |
[edit] Career
- 1st Place Men's Advanced Grappling Division, Challenge of Champions XVII
- 3rd Place Men's Free Fighting, Challenge of Champions XVII
- Ring of Combat Women's Welterweight Champion
- Reality Fighting Women's Welterweight Champion
- 1st Place in NAGA Women's Advanced Lightweight, Women's Advanced Middleweight and 2nd in Men's Advanced Flyweight.
[edit] Footnotes
1. ^ Interview with Natalie Morales, NBC News, 24 August 2005
2. ^ Interview with Natalie Morales, NBC News, 24 August 2005
3. ^ 'From Victim to Victor', Lisa Muñoz, New York Daily News, 17 April 1993
4. ^ 'Faces in the Crowd', Mark Bechtel and Stephen Cannella, Sports Illustrated, 12 September 2005
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