Post by The Sandmen on Feb 8, 2019 4:32:44 GMT -5
Jessica Penne doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Katja Kankaanpää looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Kankaanpää grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää pushes Jessica Penne against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Kankaanpää jumps and tries to free her leg! Penne doesn't allow this but Katja Kankaanpää is able to get half guard here.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Penne throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Katja Kankaanpää realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jessica Penne. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Crisp uppercut by Kankaanpää followed by a hard jab
Jessica Penne stumbles back.
A left hook from Kankaanpää
grazes the chin of Penne.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Jessica Penne tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kankaanpää won't budge, forcing Penne to pull guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Kankaanpää tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Katja Kankaanpää fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Kankaanpää cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Penne can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Penne passes her leg around Katja Kankaanpää's shoulder and rolls on the ground!
Kankaanpää works her way out of that omoplata and launches herself over her opponent, winning side mount position! That was close though!
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Jessica Penne attempts to trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard.
Jessica Penne manages to switch to half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Penne has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Jessica Penne sits up and gets an arm around Kankaanpää's neck!
Kankaanpää pushes Jessica Penne back to the ground.
Kankaanpää tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Katja Kankaanpää tries to pass Jessica Penne's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Jessica Penne attempts to trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää keeps control and remains in side mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Katja Kankaanpää isolates Jessica Penne's left arm looking for an armbar...
Jessica Penne manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Katja Kankaanpää lost her dominant position.
Jessica Penne is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Penne is holding Katja Kankaanpää's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jessica Penne is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Jessica Penne isolates Katja Kankaanpää's left arm looking for an armbar...
Katja Kankaanpää manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Jessica Penne lost her dominant position.
Kankaanpää tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kankaanpää tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jessica Penne. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Lightning fast low kick from Kankaanpää!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Penne decides to launch some tentative punches
Kankaanpää launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Penne with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Katja Kankaanpää takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Kankaanpää pushes Jessica Penne and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Katja Kankaanpää and Penne engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Katja Kankaanpää is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Katja Kankaanpää seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Kankaanpää looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Jessica Penne's punches
Kankaanpää measures the resilience of Penne's chin with an uppercut while Penne lands some great crosses.
Penne's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Penne steps backwards away from Katja Kankaanpää. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää tries to bring the fight to the ground
Penne goes down.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Kankaanpää tries to jump to side mount.
Jessica Penne closed her guard around Katja Kankaanpää.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Kankaanpää tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Jessica Penne
Jessica Penne tries to roll to her side and trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard...
Katja Kankaanpää keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Kankaanpää and Penne circle around the center of the cage.
Kankaanpää is holding Jessica Penne's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Penne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Kankaanpää is taking this opportunity to rest.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Katja Kankaanpää looks to mount Jessica Penne...
Katja Kankaanpää slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Jessica Penne
Penne tries to escape from the full mount...
Katja Kankaanpää is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Kankaanpää sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Katja Kankaanpää looks to mount Jessica Penne...
Katja Kankaanpää slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Jessica Penne
1:20 Round 2 and Kankaanpää is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Jessica Penne tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Katja Kankaanpää rolls Jessica Penne to her stomach and takes her back!
Kankaanpää is in rear mount over Penne
Penne has Kankaanpää controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Kankaanpää is unable to move under Penne control.
Penne misses a step and Katja Kankaanpää sees an opportunity to counter her!
Katja Kankaanpää slides her arm under Jessica Penne's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
You can see the pain reflected in Penne's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Penne's Mouth is beginning to swell
Penne struggles to free herself
Jessica Penne pushes up and slides Katja Kankaanpää's arm over her chin.
Kankaanpää is in rear mount over Penne
Penne has Kankaanpää controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Kankaanpää is unable to move under Penne control.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Penne tries to stand up!
Kankaanpää doesn't allow her!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää looks to posture up and open Jessica Penne's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää forces Jessica Penne to open her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Jessica Penne 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 Kankaanpää's moves.
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Kankaanpää moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää isolates Jessica Penne's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jessica Penne is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Kankaanpää sits over her knees and pushes away Penne's leg!
Katja Kankaanpää is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Katja Kankaanpää looks to mount Jessica Penne...
Katja Kankaanpää slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Jessica Penne
Katja Kankaanpää takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Jessica Penne shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Jessica Penne breaks that americana attempt!
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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A left hook from Kankaanpää
grazes the chin of Penne.
Katja Kankaanpää just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Penne may be in trouble!
Katja Kankaanpää takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää tries to bring the fight to the ground
Penne goes down.
Penne ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Penne rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Penne climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Penne is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
Jessica Penne has seen better days.
Jessica Penne creates space and allows Katja Kankaanpää to stand up.
Katja Kankaanpää is on her feet again.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Penne tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Penne is clinching with Kankaanpää.
The fighters are clinching.
Penne is launching some bone breaking punches to Kankaanpää's ribs while in the clinch.
Kankaanpää blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Jessica Penne shoots and grab Katja Kankaanpää's ankle trying to take her down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Kankaanpää sprawl and remain on her feet
Kankaanpää doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Jessica Penne embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Kankaanpää who put distance between them
Kankaanpää steps backwards away from Jessica Penne. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Katja Kankaanpää goes with a looping right hand while Jessica Penne jumps back and jabs
Penne seems staggered and Katja Kankaanpää runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Penne and Kankaanpää circle around the center of the cage.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Katja Kankaanpää, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Kankaanpää fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jessica Penne didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Penne tries to close her guard around Kankaanpää
She is not able to do it
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Terrible one sided match... Penne was not ready to fight a fighter of Katja Kankaanpää caliber.
Penne measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Kankaanpää blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Jessica Penne gets sloppy and Katja Kankaanpää tries to take advantage...
Katja Kankaanpää tries to pass to half guard...
Jessica Penne can't prevent her opponent from passing. Kankaanpää looks to work from half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Kankaanpää works on the ground with her fingers over Penne's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää tries to pass Jessica Penne's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Kankaanpää has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Jessica Penne tries to turn away and scramble out. Katja Kankaanpää takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Penne struggles to free herself
That rear naked choke from Katja Kankaanpää appears to be unbreakable
Kankaanpää is locking that rear naked choke...
She can't lock it up. Jessica Penne spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Jessica Penne moves forward looking for some grappling action
Kankaanpää pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Penne is holding Katja Kankaanpää's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jessica Penne is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Jessica Penne looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Katja Kankaanpää takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Jessica Penne is in open guard over Kankaanpää
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jessica Penne can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Jessica Penne tries to finish with a leg lock!
Kankaanpää is able to break the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Katja Kankaanpää looks to counter!
Kankaanpää attempts a triangle from bottom! Jessica Penne slips out. Kankaanpää quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Jessica Penne slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jessica Penne. 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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Penne is holding Katja Kankaanpää's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää shows great balance while pushing away Jessica Penne
Penne misses a step and Katja Kankaanpää sees an opportunity to counter her!
Kankaanpää avoids a dangerous strike from Penne
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Terrible one sided match... Penne was not ready to fight a fighter of Katja Kankaanpää caliber.
Katja Kankaanpää takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The two exchange wildly
Kankaanpää is connecting with a few punches
Penne has a small cut in her Left cheek
A punch from Jessica Penne
whizzes past Kankaanpää.
Kankaanpää shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Kankaanpää is holding Jessica Penne's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Penne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Jessica Penne tries to turn away and scramble out. Katja Kankaanpää takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
She can't lock it up. Jessica Penne spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kankaanpää launches a furious low kick!
Penne receives a hard blow on her left leg!
Katja Kankaanpää shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Jessica Penne is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Kankaanpää into her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Terrible one sided match... Penne was not ready to fight a fighter of Katja Kankaanpää caliber.
Kankaanpää is taking this opportunity to rest.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää is looking to pass Jessica Penne's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää isolates Jessica Penne's left arm looking for an armbar...
Penne struggles to free herself
Penne struggles to free herself
That armbar from Katja Kankaanpää appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Katja Kankaanpää appears to be unbreakable
Kankaanpää is locking that armbar...
John McCarthy breaks Katja Kankaanpää's lock! This is over! Penne didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Katja Kankaanpää by Submission (armbar) at 3:34 Round 3
Statistics: Jessica Penne
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 415 s
Statistics: Katja Kankaanpää
Punches 20/26 (77%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 424 s
Getting’ er done.
Katja Kankaanpää looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Kankaanpää grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää pushes Jessica Penne against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Kankaanpää jumps and tries to free her leg! Penne doesn't allow this but Katja Kankaanpää is able to get half guard here.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Penne throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Katja Kankaanpää realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jessica Penne. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Crisp uppercut by Kankaanpää followed by a hard jab
Jessica Penne stumbles back.
A left hook from Kankaanpää
grazes the chin of Penne.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Jessica Penne tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kankaanpää won't budge, forcing Penne to pull guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Kankaanpää tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Katja Kankaanpää fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Kankaanpää cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Penne can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Penne passes her leg around Katja Kankaanpää's shoulder and rolls on the ground!
Kankaanpää works her way out of that omoplata and launches herself over her opponent, winning side mount position! That was close though!
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Jessica Penne attempts to trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard.
Jessica Penne manages to switch to half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Penne has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Jessica Penne sits up and gets an arm around Kankaanpää's neck!
Kankaanpää pushes Jessica Penne back to the ground.
Kankaanpää tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Katja Kankaanpää tries to pass Jessica Penne's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Jessica Penne attempts to trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää keeps control and remains in side mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Katja Kankaanpää isolates Jessica Penne's left arm looking for an armbar...
Jessica Penne manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Katja Kankaanpää lost her dominant position.
Jessica Penne is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Penne is holding Katja Kankaanpää's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jessica Penne is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Jessica Penne isolates Katja Kankaanpää's left arm looking for an armbar...
Katja Kankaanpää manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Jessica Penne lost her dominant position.
Kankaanpää tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kankaanpää tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jessica Penne. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Lightning fast low kick from Kankaanpää!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Penne decides to launch some tentative punches
Kankaanpää launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Penne with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Katja Kankaanpää takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Kankaanpää pushes Jessica Penne and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Katja Kankaanpää and Penne engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Katja Kankaanpää is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Katja Kankaanpää seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Kankaanpää looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Jessica Penne's punches
Kankaanpää measures the resilience of Penne's chin with an uppercut while Penne lands some great crosses.
Penne's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Penne steps backwards away from Katja Kankaanpää. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää tries to bring the fight to the ground
Penne goes down.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Kankaanpää tries to jump to side mount.
Jessica Penne closed her guard around Katja Kankaanpää.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Kankaanpää tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Jessica Penne
Jessica Penne tries to roll to her side and trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard...
Katja Kankaanpää keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Kankaanpää and Penne circle around the center of the cage.
Kankaanpää is holding Jessica Penne's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Penne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Kankaanpää is taking this opportunity to rest.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Katja Kankaanpää looks to mount Jessica Penne...
Katja Kankaanpää slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Jessica Penne
Penne tries to escape from the full mount...
Katja Kankaanpää is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Kankaanpää sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Katja Kankaanpää looks to mount Jessica Penne...
Katja Kankaanpää slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Jessica Penne
1:20 Round 2 and Kankaanpää is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Jessica Penne tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Katja Kankaanpää rolls Jessica Penne to her stomach and takes her back!
Kankaanpää is in rear mount over Penne
Penne has Kankaanpää controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Kankaanpää is unable to move under Penne control.
Penne misses a step and Katja Kankaanpää sees an opportunity to counter her!
Katja Kankaanpää slides her arm under Jessica Penne's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
You can see the pain reflected in Penne's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Penne's Mouth is beginning to swell
Penne struggles to free herself
Jessica Penne pushes up and slides Katja Kankaanpää's arm over her chin.
Kankaanpää is in rear mount over Penne
Penne has Kankaanpää controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Kankaanpää is unable to move under Penne control.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Penne tries to stand up!
Kankaanpää doesn't allow her!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää looks to posture up and open Jessica Penne's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää forces Jessica Penne to open her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Jessica Penne 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 Kankaanpää's moves.
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Kankaanpää moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää isolates Jessica Penne's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jessica Penne is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Kankaanpää sits over her knees and pushes away Penne's leg!
Katja Kankaanpää is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Katja Kankaanpää looks to mount Jessica Penne...
Katja Kankaanpää slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Jessica Penne
Katja Kankaanpää takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Jessica Penne shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Jessica Penne breaks that americana attempt!
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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A left hook from Kankaanpää
grazes the chin of Penne.
Katja Kankaanpää just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Penne may be in trouble!
Katja Kankaanpää takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää tries to bring the fight to the ground
Penne goes down.
Penne ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Penne rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Penne climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Penne is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
Jessica Penne has seen better days.
Jessica Penne creates space and allows Katja Kankaanpää to stand up.
Katja Kankaanpää is on her feet again.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Penne tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Penne is clinching with Kankaanpää.
The fighters are clinching.
Penne is launching some bone breaking punches to Kankaanpää's ribs while in the clinch.
Kankaanpää blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Jessica Penne shoots and grab Katja Kankaanpää's ankle trying to take her down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Kankaanpää sprawl and remain on her feet
Kankaanpää doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Jessica Penne embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Kankaanpää who put distance between them
Kankaanpää steps backwards away from Jessica Penne. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Katja Kankaanpää goes with a looping right hand while Jessica Penne jumps back and jabs
Penne seems staggered and Katja Kankaanpää runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Penne and Kankaanpää circle around the center of the cage.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Katja Kankaanpää, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Kankaanpää fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jessica Penne didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Penne tries to close her guard around Kankaanpää
She is not able to do it
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Penne
Terrible one sided match... Penne was not ready to fight a fighter of Katja Kankaanpää caliber.
Penne measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Kankaanpää blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Jessica Penne gets sloppy and Katja Kankaanpää tries to take advantage...
Katja Kankaanpää tries to pass to half guard...
Jessica Penne can't prevent her opponent from passing. Kankaanpää looks to work from half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Kankaanpää works on the ground with her fingers over Penne's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää tries to pass Jessica Penne's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Kankaanpää has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Jessica Penne tries to turn away and scramble out. Katja Kankaanpää takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Penne struggles to free herself
That rear naked choke from Katja Kankaanpää appears to be unbreakable
Kankaanpää is locking that rear naked choke...
She can't lock it up. Jessica Penne spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Jessica Penne moves forward looking for some grappling action
Kankaanpää pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Penne is holding Katja Kankaanpää's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jessica Penne is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Jessica Penne looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Katja Kankaanpää takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Jessica Penne is in open guard over Kankaanpää
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jessica Penne can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Jessica Penne tries to finish with a leg lock!
Kankaanpää is able to break the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Katja Kankaanpää looks to counter!
Kankaanpää attempts a triangle from bottom! Jessica Penne slips out. Kankaanpää quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Jessica Penne slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jessica Penne. 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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Penne is holding Katja Kankaanpää's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää shows great balance while pushing away Jessica Penne
Penne misses a step and Katja Kankaanpää sees an opportunity to counter her!
Kankaanpää avoids a dangerous strike from Penne
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Terrible one sided match... Penne was not ready to fight a fighter of Katja Kankaanpää caliber.
Katja Kankaanpää takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The two exchange wildly
Kankaanpää is connecting with a few punches
Penne has a small cut in her Left cheek
A punch from Jessica Penne
whizzes past Kankaanpää.
Kankaanpää shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Kankaanpää is holding Jessica Penne's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Penne loses balance and goes to the ground.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Jessica Penne
Jessica Penne tries to turn away and scramble out. Katja Kankaanpää takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
She can't lock it up. Jessica Penne spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kankaanpää launches a furious low kick!
Penne receives a hard blow on her left leg!
Katja Kankaanpää shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Jessica Penne is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Kankaanpää into her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Terrible one sided match... Penne was not ready to fight a fighter of Katja Kankaanpää caliber.
Kankaanpää is taking this opportunity to rest.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää is looking to pass Jessica Penne's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over Penne
Katja Kankaanpää isolates Jessica Penne's left arm looking for an armbar...
Penne struggles to free herself
Penne struggles to free herself
That armbar from Katja Kankaanpää appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Katja Kankaanpää appears to be unbreakable
Kankaanpää is locking that armbar...
John McCarthy breaks Katja Kankaanpää's lock! This is over! Penne didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Katja Kankaanpää by Submission (armbar) at 3:34 Round 3
Statistics: Jessica Penne
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 415 s
Statistics: Katja Kankaanpää
Punches 20/26 (77%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 424 s
Getting’ er done.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!