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Storyville Cage Fighting Women

Cage fighting (aka mixed martial arts) is one of the world's 
fastest growing sports. It is violent, shocking and some say 
barbaric, but hugely popular. Inside the cage, punching, kneeing, 
kicking, elbowing and choking are all allowed.
       
Whilst men have dominated the sport for years, female fights are 
now becoming an increasing attraction.
       
Filmmaker Nick Holt follows the fortunes of two British female 
fighters as they travel to America for the biggest bouts of their 
lives. Both have their own reasons for stepping into the cage and 
both are prepared to lay their safety on the line in search of 
success.
       
The film analyses their motivations for taking part in this most 
macho of sports and explores the complex and often difficult 
relationships both fighters have with their male trainers - who, 
in both cases, are also their partners.
       
Rosi Sexton is Britain's most successful female cage fighter. Like 
many who enter the cage, she hadn't always wanted to become a 
fighter. Rosi has a first class mathematics degree from Cambridge 
and a doctorate in theoretical computer science, and is studying 
for a third degree in osteopathy. She also has a three-year-old 
son with her partner and trainer, Karl. We follow Rosi as she 
travels with Karl to the US, for what will be the most important 
fight of her career.
       
Lisa Higo is a mother of two and is married to her husband and 
trainer, John. They are based in Leeds and Lisa has been trying to 
break into the cage fighting elite since John encouraged her to get 
into the sport. For Lisa, at 35, her last stab at becoming an 
international contender is at the world's largest all-female mixed 
martial arts tournament. We travel with Lisa to Indiana, where, to 
take the title, she must beat three other women on one brutal 
night.