Here's the match video from last night's Strikeforce show in Jackson, MS. It's Liz Carmouche vs Jan Finney. Liz is undefeated and we first saw her in Strikeforce in August with a unanimous decision win over Colleen Schneider. I thought that match was pretty close. Of course Jan lost to Cris Cyborg in June. 135lb is her natural weight. Jan is much more experienced and bigger than Liz. I've seen several of Jan's fights and she's game but she's missing something. I can't put my finger on what she's missing but some fighters are at a certain level and aren't capable of rising above that level. Let's face it. She probably shouldn't be in Strikeforce in the first place. We all know how that happened. It becomes obvious in round one that Liz is smaller but much stronger than Jan. That judo throw was brute strength. And Liz is much busier as well. Jan didn't seem to do anything even when she was on top. It was the same in round two and then in round three, Liz mounted Jan and pounded away until the fight was stopped at 1:30 of round three. I thought Liz was much more impressive in this fight than her previous Strikeforce match. Afterwards, they teased a match against Sarah Kaufman. She has potential but I don't think she's ready for Sarah. Enjoy the video!
I honestly didn't see the strength advantage for Liz. She seemed quicker and more aggressive, though.
ReplyDeleteJan's punches seemed to rock Liz Carmouche more than the other way around. But Liz Carmouche landed more hits.