Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Valentina Shevchenko vs Joanna Jedrzeczyk

Here's the match video for Valentina Shevchenko vs Joanna Jedrzeczyk from last night's UFC show in Toronto. This is for the UFC Flyweight Championship. Both of these fighters are kickboxers. Valentina is a points fighter but she is really good at it. Joanna used to finish fights but in the last couple of years she has become a points fighter. The problem is she isn't very good at that. To win this fight Joanna needed to be more aggressive than she has been in recent fights. She didn't do that. I knew after round one that Valentina would win because Joanna didn't go after her right from the start. Valentina was effective enough to make Joanna think twice about being aggressive. That's what the takedowns were about. Valentina didn't do much after the takedowns but they made Joanna think twice about front kicks. So though the fight wasn't very good, Valentina's strategy worked. Joanna did better after Valentina tired in the later rounds. And I gave Joanna round five. But it was too late. She needed to be more aggressive much earlier in the fight. I scored it 49-46 for Valentina and so did the judges. Congratulations to Valentina. Jessica Eye wants the next title shot. The one person I will keep my eye on is former KSW champ Ariane Lipski who is fighting Joanne Calderwood in January. Joanna says she is only returning to Strawweight for a title shot. I don't think it matters which weight class she is in. Joanna is now officially just another points fighter. She may never get another title shot. Enjoy the video!