Pam Sorenson is the new Invicta Featherweight Champion

Invicta FC 36 results and video recap https://t.co/PvWmx9KY1c

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The main thing I got from last night's Invicta show is the Kansas Athletic Commission (KAC) needs to stop behaving like dopey rubes. Not only was the judging awful but commission officials made a stupid mistake that was fortunately corrected. This is what happens when state ACs are run like private clubs instead of a public service. No one tells them to smarten up. There was one really good match on this show and the rest was blah. And that includes the main event of Pam Sorenson beating Kaitlin Young by unanimous decision for the Invicta Featherweight Championship. The match was a boring slog which is what I expected. Neither fighter is very good. But Pam is marginally better because she can execute takedowns and Kaitlin couldn't stop her. I guess I would have been happier if Pam won quickly. But she tried repeated rear naked chokes and defending them was the only positive of Kaitlin's performance. Kaitlin even had a point deducted for an illegal knee. Like I said, it was what I expected. The co-main had former Bellator fighter Emily Ducote win over Janaisa Morandin with a first round TKO. At least there was a finish. But Janaisa is terrible and we don't need to see her again. In an Atomweight bout, Jessica Delboni beat Lindsey VanZandt by split decision. I didn't think the match was very good but I thought Jessica won. Lindsey looked bad. And there were three split decisions on this show which indicates that some judges don't know what they are watching. In a Flyweight bout, Victoria Leonardo beat Stephanie Geltmacher by unanimous decision. This was the match of the show. Victoria won with a significant size advantage. It made me think that Stephanie should drop to Strawweight. At first, this was announced as a split decision win for Stephanie. Then during Stephanie's interview, the KAC announced that the scores were wrong and Victoria won by unanimous decision. Though that was the correct decision, there is no excuse for those kind of mistakes. It makes me wonder what else they screwed up. The rest of the show was OK. This one fight stood out and it made the rest of the show look bad. In an Atomweight bout, Alyse Anderson beat Katie Saull by split decision. I don't know how a judge gives Katie a round. Never mind two. It wasn't that close. In a Flyweight bout, Caitlin Sammons beat Chantel Coates by second round rear naked choke. Caitlin said afterwards her coach told her to take Chantel down and submit her. But Caitlin wanted to "showcase my striking" which isn't very good. I hope she learned her lesson. Listen to your damn coach. In a Bantamweight bout, Erin Harpe beat Autumn Norton by split decision. Again, I didn't think it was that close. Erin is worth watching. I think as she gains more experience and confidence, she will be more aggressive and get a finish like she should have in this fight. And in the opener, Julia Ottolino beat Megan Cawley by unanimous decision despite the fact that Julia seemed to take round two off. She will learn not to do that or it will cost her. Invicta will have a one night Flyweight tournament in September.