While the pay-per-view plans didn't exactly work out how Shannon Knapp and co. would've have liked the fact remains that Invicta's 4th offering was another great success inside of the cage. Every single fighter brought it once again, and even though the number of decisions went up and finishes went down - it wasn't for lack of trying. Take our first star for example -
1st Star - Joanne Calderwood
The night may have ended with Carla Esparza getting the Invicta Strawweight strap wrapped around her waist, but for me the most impressive 115'er on the night was Glasgow's Joanne Calderwood.
Calderwood was graced with the nickname of "Dr. Kneevil" from the stellar commentary team of Rutten, Kedzie, and Lawal due to the relentless muay thai assault she placed all over various parts of her victim Livia von Plettenberg's body. Credit to her Austrian opponent for not succumbing to those knees, it was a well placed left knee to the body by Calderwood th...
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