Takayo Hashi vs Sarah Kaufman on Nov. 20 Strikeforce show

Strikeforce announced yesterday that veteran Japanese female fighter Takayo Hashi will face the undefeated Sarah Kaufman on the Nov. 20 show in Kansas City. But first, lets talk about some of the other matches they have planned. In a 135lb match on Nov. 6, Elisha Hellspur will face Zoila Frausto. It says on the Strikeforce website that Hellspur is 1-0 but that looks like it may be wrong and this may be her MMA debut. According to Sherdog, Frausto is 2-0 and her last win was over Leann Jenkins on the July 25 Pure Combat show in Visalia, CA. This fight will be televised. Cristiane Cyborg was supposed to appear on the Nov. 7 Chicago show but injured her shoulder at the ADCC tournament. Her scheduled opponent Marloes Coenen will face Erin Toughill instead but it won't be on TV. BOOOOOOOOO!!!!! It's a backup in case one of the TV fights falls through. But I would rather see that instead of the Frausto/Hellspur fight. There will be two women's matches on TV for the Nov. 20 Kansas City show. They're doing this gimmick match as a co-main event (!) between Kerry Vera and Kim Couture. Yuk yuk. Kerry is 1-0 but is a veteran kickboxer. She's a very strong puncher so I expect her to KO Kim. Kim, don't forget to touch gloves and put your chin forward. Fortunately, the other scheduled fight is a good one. Undefeated Canadian Sarah Kaufman will face Takayo Hashi in a 135lb fight. Of course by now we've all seen Sarah. But Hashi has been around since 2004 but I'll bet most of you don't know who she is. Her record is 12-1. Her only loss to date was to Hitomi Akano in 2005 and Hashi won the rematch. She was also a champ in Smackgirl. She trains at WK which is the home dojo for VALKYRIE. Her last fight was a win over Chisa Yonezawa on the Apr. 25 VALKYRIE show. She's been to the US once and won over Amanda Buckner on the Apr. 3, 2008 Fighting Femme Fatales show in Los Angeles. Here's the video for Hashi's match against Yonezawa. Hashi is wearing black. You'll notice she's tall and likely has a reach advantage over Kaufman. Eight of her wins have been by decision. So I think it will be a good fight despite most of you not knowing anything about Hashi. Here's your chance to check her out.