Megumi Yabushita
At the semi-finals, the judoka faced kickboxer and Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter Erin Toughill in a short yet intense match. Goundarenko won thanks to her judo acumen again, hip-throwing Toughill down twice and submitting her with another kesa-gatame. She then went to semi-finals to face a fellow judo champion turned wrestler and fighter, Megumi Yabushita.