Once again it is time for Big Bad Blog Video Theatre. This time I have the match videos for the FCF Women's Tournament semi finals from Mar. 27. The winner of this tournament gets a Strikeforce contract. In the first match, Jan Finney won over AJ Jenkins by split decision. She should have won by unanimous decision but at least she won. So here's what some fans and dopey judges don't seem to understand. The fighter gets credit for a takedown. But when the fighter is on top, she has to do something or the ref should stand them up. You don't get points for sitting on your opponent. So yes, AJ got takedowns in the first two rounds but did nothing to advance her position. It made the match kind of poky and the ref should have stood them up a lot sooner. Maybe Jan gets credit for good defense. The camera angle made it hard to tell in the second round. When Jan got a takedown in the third round, she was active on top and that was the likely reason she got the win.
The second match had Shayna Baszler win a unanimous decision over Alexis Davis. First, Alexis gets major props for taking this match on short notice and giving a very good showing. It was much better than the first match. Shayna won the first round fairly handily. What got her in trouble in the second round was a failed judo throw that gave Alexis her back. Alexis spent the rest of the round failing to hook a choke on Shayna. Seem familiar? Same thing happened when Alexis fought Tara LaRosa last year. As in that match, it seemed to take a lot out of Alexis. In round three, the same judo throw was successful and Shayna controlled Alexis for the rest of the match. Alexis was beat at the end. Enjoy the videos.
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