Post by The Sandmen on Sept 10, 2019 4:31:24 GMT -5
Alexa Grasso is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
Katja Kankaanpää looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää tries to bring the fight to the ground
Grasso goes down.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Grasso
Katja Kankaanpää pushes Alexa Grasso against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Alexa Grasso struggles not allowing Katja Kankaanpää improve her position.
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Grasso
Grasso tries to close her guard around Kankaanpää
She succeeds!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Grasso
Katja Kankaanpää tries to pass Alexa Grasso's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää passes momentarily but Alexa Grasso regains full guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Grasso
Kankaanpää tries to escape from closed guard...
Grasso waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Katja Kankaanpää! She is reversed and nor Alexa Grasso is on half guard!
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to pass Katja Kankaanpää's guard...
Alexa Grasso manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Alexa Grasso in her guard.
Alexa Grasso keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso looks to pass to mount...
Grasso slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Katja Kankaanpää.
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Alexa Grasso pushes Katja Kankaanpää down and prevents her attempts to escape
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to free her leg...
Alexa Grasso uses some of her skill by jumping out of Kankaanpää's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Alexa Grasso in her guard.
Alexa Grasso keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Alexa Grasso tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
Katja Kankaanpää's knows what to do here and blocks them
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punches from Alexa Grasso.
Kankaanpää staggers backwards. Grasso wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Pulverizing punch to Kankaanpää's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Every time Alexa Grasso attempts to get inside
Kankaanpää misses with a low kick.
Kankaanpää misses a step and Alexa Grasso sees an opportunity to counter her!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Alexa Grasso!
Kankaanpää is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Kankaanpää has a small cut in her Left cheek
Alexa Grasso shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Katja Kankaanpää is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Grasso into her guard.
Kankaanpää ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää sits up and gets an arm around Grasso's neck!
Grasso pushes Katja Kankaanpää back to the ground.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Grasso blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Grasso tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Alexa Grasso tries to better her position on the ground...
Grasso breaks the closed guard of Katja Kankaanpää and moves to half guard
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso looks to pass to mount...
Grasso slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Katja Kankaanpää.
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Alexa Grasso in her guard...
Alexa Grasso keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Alexa Grasso in her guard...
Katja Kankaanpää gets her hips out and gets to full guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to open Kankaanpää's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Alexa Grasso. Kankaanpää is unable to cover herself now!
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Deep breaths from Katja Kankaanpää who tries a hammer punch to Grasso's ribs.
Grasso blocks those punches
Grasso is trying to counter now!
Alexa Grasso fakes some punches
Kankaanpää ties her up.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Grasso is in closed guard... Kankaanpää tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Alexa Grasso!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Katja Kankaanpää has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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Katja Kankaanpää tries to bring the fight to the ground
Grasso won't budge, forcing Kankaanpää to pull guard.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Grasso blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Grasso tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Grasso tries to escape from closed guard...
Grasso struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Yokohama Arena (Yokohama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Kankaanpää grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Grasso struggles... Katja Kankaanpää is unable to take her down
Alexa Grasso closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Grasso is holding Katja Kankaanpää's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Grasso positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kankaanpää's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Katja Kankaanpää's Right eye
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso looks to pass to mount...
Kankaanpää creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kankaanpää has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Kankaanpää wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Grasso doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Katja Kankaanpää embrace and tries to move away...
Katja Kankaanpää pushes Grasso forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Alexa Grasso tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Kankaanpää is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Grasso clumsily fails here and it's time for Katja Kankaanpää to fight back!
Katja Kankaanpää locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
You can see the pain reflected in Grasso's eyes...
Alexa Grasso slips her head out and ends up in Katja Kankaanpää's guard.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is cooling the fight on the ground
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Terrible one sided match... Kankaanpää was not ready to fight a fighter of Alexa Grasso caliber.
Alexa Grasso aggressively and repeatedly punches Kankaanpää.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Katja Kankaanpää's Chin
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to open Kankaanpää's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Alexa Grasso. Kankaanpää is unable to cover herself now!
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Alexa Grasso cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Alexa Grasso in her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and shows Alexa Grasso a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Kankaanpää uses her forearms to block the impact!
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to move to full guard
Alexa Grasso keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Alexa Grasso tries to free her leg
Katja Kankaanpää moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Grasso is connecting with a few punches
Kankaanpää's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Alexa Grasso is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Grasso dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Kankaanpää from the ground!
Kankaanpää has a small cut in her Mouth
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
You can see Kankaanpää's blood making stains in the mat.
Grasso pushes Katja Kankaanpää and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Katja Kankaanpää and Grasso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alexa Grasso is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
You can see Kankaanpää's blood making stains in the mat.
Katja Kankaanpää and Grasso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alexa Grasso is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Kankaanpää's Forehead is beginning to swell
Alexa Grasso goes with a looping right hand while Katja Kankaanpää jumps back and jabs
Kankaanpää seems staggered and Alexa Grasso runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Katja Kankaanpää and Grasso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Grasso tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Grasso is clinching with Kankaanpää.
Katja Kankaanpää pushes away Grasso trying to keep the fight at striking range
Grasso doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Katja Kankaanpää
The fighters are clinching.
Kankaanpää pushes down Alexa Grasso and tries to pull guard
Grasso clumsily falls into Katja Kankaanpää's guard!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Grasso tries to open up Kankaanpää with a few strikes with her right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Kankaanpää is trying to block them with her hands...
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Alexa Grasso tries to better her position on the ground...
Grasso breaks the closed guard of Katja Kankaanpää and moves to half guard
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Alexa Grasso has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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Alexa Grasso seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
You can see Kankaanpää's blood making stains in the mat.
Alexa Grasso goes with a looping right hand while Katja Kankaanpää jumps back and jabs
Kankaanpää seems staggered and Alexa Grasso runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Katja Kankaanpää closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Kankaanpää moves backwards and Alexa Grasso is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Katja Kankaanpää tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alexa Grasso jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Kankaanpää misses a step and Alexa Grasso sees an opportunity to counter her!
Grasso tries to grapple
She puts Kankaanpää in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Alexa Grasso postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Kankaanpää hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Crushing shot to Kankaanpää's body! She's holding her side
Kankaanpää seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
The fighters are clinching.
Kankaanpää doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Alexa Grasso embrace and tries to move away...
Alexa Grasso pushes Kankaanpää forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Kankaanpää's blood making stains in the mat.
Kankaanpää gets herself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Alexa Grasso doesn't let Katja Kankaanpää get in on her legs.
Kankaanpää clumsily fails here and it's time for Alexa Grasso to fight back!
Alexa Grasso shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Katja Kankaanpää is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Grasso into her guard.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Alexa Grasso aggressively and repeatedly punches Kankaanpää.
Good job by Kankaanpää blocking and slipping the blows.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Grasso is in closed guard... Kankaanpää tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Alexa Grasso!
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso tries to roll to her side and trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard...
Alexa Grasso moves to half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Grasso
Katja Kankaanpää isolates Alexa Grasso's left arm looking for an armbar...
Alexa Grasso manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Katja Kankaanpää lost her dominant position.
Grasso tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Grasso measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kankaanpää's side.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Grasso
Alexa Grasso attempts to move to full guard
Alexa Grasso manages to switch to full guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Grasso
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... Grasso tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Grasso works on the ground with her fingers over Kankaanpää's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Alexa Grasso for eye poke.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Kankaanpää time to recover. Katja Kankaanpää seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Yokohama Arena (Yokohama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Kankaanpää is holding Alexa Grasso's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexa Grasso shows great balance while pushing away Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Grasso pushes Katja Kankaanpää and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Katja Kankaanpää continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Alexa Grasso goes with a looping right hand while Katja Kankaanpää jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Kankaanpää seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Grasso is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
You can see Kankaanpää's blood making stains in the mat.
A right hand from Alexa Grasso
surprises Kankaanpää!
Solid low kick from Alexa Grasso.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Alexa Grasso tries a hook to the body
and hits Kankaanpää ribs hard
Alexa Grasso attempts a sweep single...
Alexa Grasso catches Katja Kankaanpää's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Grasso.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää measures the resilience of Grasso's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Grasso blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Kankaanpää clumsily fails here and it's time for Alexa Grasso to fight back!
Good looking punches from Alexa Grasso on the ground
They could take their toll on Kankaanpää.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Alexa Grasso tries to pass Katja Kankaanpää's guard...
Alexa Grasso manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Kankaanpää's face!
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to move to full guard
Alexa Grasso keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Terrible one sided match... Kankaanpää was not ready to fight a fighter of Alexa Grasso caliber.
Grasso tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Kankaanpää from the side mount!
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Kankaanpää tries to stand up!
Grasso doesn't allow her!
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Alexa Grasso looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Alexa Grasso slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Alexa Grasso tries to better her position on the ground...
Grasso is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to better her position on the ground...
Grasso is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Grasso is the winner of this round.
The cutman is working on Kankaanpää's face.
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Round 4
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The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
A punch from Katja Kankaanpää
gets blocked by Grasso.
Grasso tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Pulverizing punch to Kankaanpää's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Alexa Grasso was tooling Katja Kankaanpää for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Katja Kankaanpää lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
You can see Kankaanpää's blood making stains in the mat.
Grasso showing excellent timing, blasts Katja Kankaanpää with a right hand.
Great hook by Alexa Grasso! Katja Kankaanpää is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Grasso is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
Grasso launches a kick to Kankaanpää's thigh
Loud pop!
Grasso is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
Alexa Grasso steps back and allows Kankaanpää to get back to her feet.
Kankaanpää climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Katja Kankaanpää's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Good movement from Kankaanpää
who is bobbing and weaving.
Alexa Grasso circles around Kankaanpää
Grasso is holding Katja Kankaanpää's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kankaanpää's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to open Kankaanpää's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Alexa Grasso. Kankaanpää is unable to cover herself now!
Kankaanpää's Forehead is beginning to swell
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Grasso breaths deeply while on the ground
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Alexa Grasso in her guard.
Alexa Grasso keeps control and remains in side mount.
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Alexa Grasso in her guard.
Alexa Grasso keeps control and remains in side mount.
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Deep breaths from Katja Kankaanpää who tries a hammer punch to Grasso's ribs.
Grasso blocks those punches
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Katja Kankaanpää doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Grasso's moves.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Yokohama Arena (Yokohama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Alexa Grasso is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Katja Kankaanpää continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Some counter punches against Alexa Grasso
almost hit her as she moves away.
Grasso tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
A left hook from Grasso
grazes the chin of Kankaanpää.
Kankaanpää's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Kankaanpää has a small cut in her Chin
Grasso studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Kankaanpää steps backwards away from Alexa Grasso. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Katja Kankaanpää takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Alexa Grasso and Kankaanpää engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alexa Grasso is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Kankaanpää decides to launch some tentative punches
Alexa Grasso takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A wicked punch by Alexa Grasso
rocks Kankaanpää!
Kankaanpää's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Grasso fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Katja Kankaanpää didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Alexa Grasso is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Grasso moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Grasso throws a few hammer fists to the face of Katja Kankaanpää
Solid shots!
Kankaanpää's Mouth is beginning to swell
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Grasso gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Katja Kankaanpää! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Katja Kankaanpää doesn't defend herself!
Kankaanpää's Nose is beginning to swell
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to free her leg...
Alexa Grasso uses some of her skill by jumping out of Kankaanpää's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Alexa Grasso slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Alexa Grasso in her guard...
Alexa Grasso keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Alexa Grasso tries to better her position on the ground...
Grasso is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Alexa Grasso has to be confident that she won that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Katja Kankaanpää.
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Round 5
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You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Alexa Grasso can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Alexa Grasso has found an opening in the defense of Kankaanpää, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Kankaanpää is wobbling!
The clock says 0:25 in the 5 round
Katja Kankaanpää tries to bring the fight to the ground
Grasso won't budge, forcing Kankaanpää to pull guard.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Grasso positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kankaanpää's being punished here!
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso looks to posture up and open Katja Kankaanpää's guard...
Alexa Grasso forces Katja Kankaanpää to open her guard.
Alexa Grasso is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Grasso tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Grasso tries to open up Katja Kankaanpää's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kankaanpää in the side of the head
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to free her leg
Alexa Grasso uses some of her skill by jumping out of Kankaanpää's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
You can see Kankaanpää's blood making stains in the mat.
Alexa Grasso looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Alexa Grasso slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Alexa Grasso in her guard...
Alexa Grasso rolls her over and takes her back!
Grasso is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Grasso tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Kankaanpää! Grasso has one hook in and keeps working!
Grasso is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
Grasso has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Kankaanpää.
Nicely done! Grasso now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Grasso is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with two hooks in
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Grasso tries to end this with a RNC!
That RNC looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That RNC from Alexa Grasso appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Kankaanpää's eyes...
Kankaanpää manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Grasso
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Katja Kankaanpää work her BJJ game.
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Katja Kankaanpää doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Grasso's moves.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Grasso
Alexa Grasso attempts to move to full guard
Alexa Grasso manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Grasso
Grasso tries to close her guard around Kankaanpää
She succeeds!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Grasso
Alexa Grasso was tooling Katja Kankaanpää for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Katja Kankaanpää lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... Grasso tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso was tooling Katja Kankaanpää for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Katja Kankaanpää lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Alexa Grasso tries to better her position on the ground...
Grasso is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso has seen better days.
Katja Kankaanpää's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Alexa Grasso aggressively and repeatedly punches Kankaanpää.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Kankaanpää's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to better her position on the ground...
Grasso is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:15 in the 5 round
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso tries to better her position on the ground...
Grasso is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Alexa Grasso in her guard...
Alexa Grasso keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Grasso tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Alexa Grasso controls the situation despite Katja Kankaanpää efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and shows Alexa Grasso a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Kankaanpää's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! John McCarthy knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Grasso catch Katja Kankaanpää's right arm and tries a kimura
Kankaanpää's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Kankaanpää struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Kankaanpää's eyes...
That kimura from Alexa Grasso appears to be unbreakable
That kimura looks tight...
Katja Kankaanpää holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
You can see Kankaanpää's blood making stains in the mat.
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll on the ground...
Grasso knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Grasso is trying to counter now!
Grasso tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Alexa Grasso controls the situation despite Katja Kankaanpää efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Alexa Grasso is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is a bloody mess!
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Alexa Grasso in her guard...
Alexa Grasso rolls her over and takes her back!
Grasso is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
Alexa Grasso slides her arm under Katja Kankaanpää's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Katja Kankaanpää pushes up and slides Alexa Grasso's arm over her chin.
Grasso is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
Grasso tries to open up Katja Kankaanpää's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kankaanpää in the side of the head
Grasso is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää doesn't stop bleeding.
Kankaanpää tries to stand up!
Grasso doesn't allow her!
Grasso is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Alexa Grasso isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Kankaanpää locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Alexa Grasso unil she can pull her arm free! Grasso lost her dominant position.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Grasso.
Winner is Alexa Grasso by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Alexa Grasso
Punches 45/63 (71%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 52/69 (75%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 905 s
Statistics: Katja Kankaanpää
Punches 12/33 (36%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/7 (14%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 928 s
Grasso dominated this fight. It’s kind of a coincidence/miracle it went to decision. KK had pretty much nothing left, after having done nothing for the entire fight.
Reminder…Grasso is still available, people. Still available.