Post by The Sandmen on Jun 11, 2019 2:32:43 GMT -5
Katja Kankaanpää looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
Tecia Torres doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Kankaanpää and The Tiny Tornado move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Katja Kankaanpää just won't stop and continues to rain punches
The Tiny Tornado quickly defends.
Kankaanpää clumsily fails here and it's time for Tecia Torres to fight back!
Katja Kankaanpää launches a body shot
The Tiny Tornado evades.
Solid kick to the leg from Katja Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado checks it.
The Tiny Tornado tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
The Tiny Tornado throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Some nice shots from Katja Kankaanpää
miss their mark.
Katja Kankaanpää gets sloppy and Tecia Torres tries to take advantage...
Crisp uppercut by The Tiny Tornado followed by a hard jab
Kankaanpää deflects the blows.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Katja Kankaanpää!
The Tiny Tornado is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
The Tiny Tornado blocks and pushes her opponent.
Kankaanpää misses a step and Tecia Torres sees an opportunity to counter her!
The Tiny Tornado avoids a dangerous strike from Kankaanpää
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Tecia Torres tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kankaanpää goes down.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in open guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to jump to side mount.
Katja Kankaanpää closed her guard around Tecia Torres.
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to show some ground skills
Katja Kankaanpää put The Tiny Tornado in half guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado 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
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Kankaanpää is covering herself! The Tiny Tornado tries to force the situation and Kankaanpää clumsily gives her back!
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Kankaanpää! The Tiny Tornado has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
Kankaanpää breaths deeply while on the ground
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and shows Tecia Torres 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! Dan Miragliotta knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Kankaanpää's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Katja Kankaanpää's Forehead
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
Katja Kankaanpää is cooling the fight on the ground
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
Tecia Torres isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Kankaanpää locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Tecia Torres unil she can pull her arm free! The Tiny Tornado lost her dominant position.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) is cheering her!
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
The Tiny Tornado 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 3:25 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Tecia Torres attempts to trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard.
Tecia Torres manages to switch to half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over The Tiny Tornado
Tecia Torres tries to close the guard.
The Tiny Tornado put Katja Kankaanpää in closed guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... The Tiny Tornado tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kankaanpää struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Katja Kankaanpää looks to counter!
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tecia Torres in her guard...
Katja Kankaanpää moves to half guard.
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Tecia Torres aggressively and repeatedly punches Kankaanpää.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Kankaanpää's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Tecia Torres goes for an americana!
Kankaanpää breaks free.
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
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 The Tiny Tornado's moves.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Nice punch by Katja Kankaanpää
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
The Tiny Tornado's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The two exchange wildly
The Tiny Tornado is connecting with a few punches
Low kick by Tecia Torres to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Poorly executed technique. Katja Kankaanpää looks to counter!
Tremendous strikes from Kankaanpää!
Some big punches are landing!
The Tiny Tornado's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tecia Torres's Chin
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Tecia Torres, but it's close.
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Round 2
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A right hand from Tecia Torres
surprises Kankaanpää!
Kankaanpää's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
As the fight continues it seems that Katja Kankaanpää is taking the best of the fight.
Katja Kankaanpää attempts a sweep single...
Katja Kankaanpää catches Tecia Torres's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Kankaanpää.
The Tiny Tornado ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Tecia Torres slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Katja Kankaanpää cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kankaanpää's side.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kankaanpää's side.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Kankaanpää tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Tecia Torres
Katja Kankaanpää tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The Tiny Tornado is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The Tiny Tornado tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kankaanpää's side.
Crushing shot to Kankaanpää's body! She's holding her side
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Tecia Torres
Tecia Torres tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Tecia Torres is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to escape from closed guard...
Kankaanpää waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Tecia Torres! She is reversed and nor Katja Kankaanpää is on half guard!
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää tries to get a side mount...
The Tiny Tornado wraps her leg around Katja Kankaanpää leg and prevents her from moving.
Poorly executed technique. Tecia Torres looks to counter!
Tecia Torres tries to close the guard.
The Tiny Tornado put Katja Kankaanpää in closed guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Tecia Torres launches a few punches to Kankaanpää's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kankaanpää tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kankaanpää's side.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... The Tiny Tornado tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tecia Torres takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Katja Kankaanpää shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Katja Kankaanpää breaks that americana attempt!
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to escape from the full mount...
Kankaanpää struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to escape from the full mount...
Kankaanpää struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Tecia Torres gets sloppy and Katja Kankaanpää tries to take advantage...
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tecia Torres in her guard...
Katja Kankaanpää gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tecia Torres aggressively and repeatedly punches Kankaanpää.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Tecia Torres pushes Katja Kankaanpää down and prevents her attempts to escape
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
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 The Tiny Tornado's moves.
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
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 The Tiny Tornado's moves.
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kankaanpää struggles and frees her leg!
Dan Miragliotta 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.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Tecia Torres takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Katja Kankaanpää fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shovel hook by Tecia Torres
tags Kankaanpää.
Tecia Torres and Kankaanpää engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Katja Kankaanpää is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The Tiny Tornado fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Katja Kankaanpää didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tecia Torres is in open guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Kankaanpää studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Tecia Torres 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.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kankaanpää studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Tecia Torres tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kankaanpää won't budge, forcing The Tiny Tornado to pull guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... The Tiny Tornado tries to roll on the ground!
Katja Kankaanpää uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The Tiny Tornado clumsily fails here and it's time for Katja Kankaanpää to fight back!
Kankaanpää struggles on the ground and tries to break Tecia Torres's guard...
The Tiny Tornado doesn't want to free her opponent and Kankaanpää continues in closed guard
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Katja Kankaanpää looks to posture up and open Tecia Torres's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää forces Tecia Torres to open her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
Katja Kankaanpää tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Tiny Tornado is able to break the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Tecia Torres looks to counter!
The Tiny Tornado tries to close her guard around Kankaanpää
She succeeds!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado works on the ground with her fingers over Kankaanpää's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
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 The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää works on the ground with her fingers over The Tiny Tornado's face
The Tiny Tornado shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over The Tiny Tornado
Tecia Torres attempts to move to full guard
Tecia Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado attempts a triangle from bottom! Katja Kankaanpää slips out. The Tiny Tornado quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Katja Kankaanpää slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Kankaanpää tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kankaanpää opts to jump inside The Tiny Tornado's guard.
The Tiny Tornado didn't see that coming. Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado now.
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
Katja Kankaanpää tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Tiny Tornado is able to break the lock.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado tries an armbar from the bottom!
Katja Kankaanpää breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Kankaanpää moves backwards and Tecia Torres is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Kankaanpää moves forward looking for some action
She surprises The Tiny Tornado with a double overhooks!
Tecia Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Katja Kankaanpää jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The Tiny Tornado misses a step and Katja Kankaanpää sees an opportunity to counter her!
Kankaanpää launches a furious low kick!
The Tiny Tornado receives a hard blow on her right leg!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Inside leg kick from The Tiny Tornado
that lands on Katja Kankaanpää's leg.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Tiny Tornado looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Katja Kankaanpää's punches
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's chin with an uppercut while Kankaanpää lands some great crosses.
Kankaanpää's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The Tiny Tornado moves forward looking for some action
Tecia Torres shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Katja Kankaanpää pushes away The Tiny Tornado trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Tiny Tornado doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Katja Kankaanpää
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Katja Kankaanpää tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
The Tiny Tornado is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Katja Kankaanpää gets sloppy and Tecia Torres tries to take advantage...
Tecia Torres tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Kankaanpää ducks under and pushes away her opponent.
Tecia Torres goes with a looping right hand while Katja Kankaanpää jumps back and jabs
The Tiny Tornado only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Tecia Torres moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
The Tiny Tornado moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Kankaanpää with a double overhooks!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
The Tiny Tornado launches a furious low kick!
Kankaanpää receives a hard blow on her right leg!
Tecia Torres takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Tecia Torres moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Kankaanpää's left thigh
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
The Tiny Tornado fires low kicks
punishing Kankaanpää's legs repeatedly.
Kankaanpää hyper-extended her left leg
Tecia Torres tries a middle kick
Kankaanpää blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Kankaanpää's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Brilliant combination from Tecia Torres
that forces Kankaanpää to try and defend better.
Dan Miragliotta is asking Kankaanpää to defend herself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Kankaanpää.
Winner is Tecia Torres by TKO (Punches) at 0:39 Round 4
Statistics: Katja Kankaanpää
Punches 13/25 (52%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 503 s
Statistics: Tecia Torres
Punches 9/21 (43%)
Kicks 7/8 (88%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 25/28 (89%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 503 s
Torres got this. Katja not got this tho.
Tecia Torres doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Kankaanpää and The Tiny Tornado move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Katja Kankaanpää just won't stop and continues to rain punches
The Tiny Tornado quickly defends.
Kankaanpää clumsily fails here and it's time for Tecia Torres to fight back!
Katja Kankaanpää launches a body shot
The Tiny Tornado evades.
Solid kick to the leg from Katja Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado checks it.
The Tiny Tornado tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
The Tiny Tornado throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Some nice shots from Katja Kankaanpää
miss their mark.
Katja Kankaanpää gets sloppy and Tecia Torres tries to take advantage...
Crisp uppercut by The Tiny Tornado followed by a hard jab
Kankaanpää deflects the blows.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Katja Kankaanpää!
The Tiny Tornado is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
The Tiny Tornado blocks and pushes her opponent.
Kankaanpää misses a step and Tecia Torres sees an opportunity to counter her!
The Tiny Tornado avoids a dangerous strike from Kankaanpää
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Tecia Torres tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kankaanpää goes down.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in open guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to jump to side mount.
Katja Kankaanpää closed her guard around Tecia Torres.
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to show some ground skills
Katja Kankaanpää put The Tiny Tornado in half guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado 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
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Kankaanpää is covering herself! The Tiny Tornado tries to force the situation and Kankaanpää clumsily gives her back!
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Kankaanpää! The Tiny Tornado has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
Kankaanpää breaths deeply while on the ground
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and shows Tecia Torres 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! Dan Miragliotta knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Kankaanpää's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Katja Kankaanpää's Forehead
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
Katja Kankaanpää is cooling the fight on the ground
The Tiny Tornado is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
Tecia Torres isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Kankaanpää locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Tecia Torres unil she can pull her arm free! The Tiny Tornado lost her dominant position.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) is cheering her!
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
The Tiny Tornado 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 3:25 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Tecia Torres attempts to trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard.
Tecia Torres manages to switch to half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over The Tiny Tornado
Tecia Torres tries to close the guard.
The Tiny Tornado put Katja Kankaanpää in closed guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... The Tiny Tornado tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kankaanpää struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Katja Kankaanpää looks to counter!
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tecia Torres in her guard...
Katja Kankaanpää moves to half guard.
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Tecia Torres aggressively and repeatedly punches Kankaanpää.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Kankaanpää's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Tecia Torres goes for an americana!
Kankaanpää breaks free.
Tecia Torres is in half guard over Kankaanpää
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 The Tiny Tornado's moves.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Nice punch by Katja Kankaanpää
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
The Tiny Tornado's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The two exchange wildly
The Tiny Tornado is connecting with a few punches
Low kick by Tecia Torres to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Poorly executed technique. Katja Kankaanpää looks to counter!
Tremendous strikes from Kankaanpää!
Some big punches are landing!
The Tiny Tornado's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tecia Torres's Chin
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Tecia Torres, but it's close.
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Round 2
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A right hand from Tecia Torres
surprises Kankaanpää!
Kankaanpää's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
As the fight continues it seems that Katja Kankaanpää is taking the best of the fight.
Katja Kankaanpää attempts a sweep single...
Katja Kankaanpää catches Tecia Torres's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Kankaanpää.
The Tiny Tornado ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Tecia Torres slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Katja Kankaanpää cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kankaanpää's side.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kankaanpää's side.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Kankaanpää tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Tecia Torres
Katja Kankaanpää tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The Tiny Tornado is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The Tiny Tornado tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kankaanpää's side.
Crushing shot to Kankaanpää's body! She's holding her side
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Tecia Torres
Tecia Torres tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Tecia Torres is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to escape from closed guard...
Kankaanpää waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Tecia Torres! She is reversed and nor Katja Kankaanpää is on half guard!
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää tries to get a side mount...
The Tiny Tornado wraps her leg around Katja Kankaanpää leg and prevents her from moving.
Poorly executed technique. Tecia Torres looks to counter!
Tecia Torres tries to close the guard.
The Tiny Tornado put Katja Kankaanpää in closed guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Tecia Torres launches a few punches to Kankaanpää's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kankaanpää tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kankaanpää's side.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... The Tiny Tornado tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tecia Torres takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Katja Kankaanpää shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Katja Kankaanpää breaks that americana attempt!
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to escape from the full mount...
Kankaanpää struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to escape from the full mount...
Kankaanpää struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Tecia Torres gets sloppy and Katja Kankaanpää tries to take advantage...
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tecia Torres in her guard...
Katja Kankaanpää gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tecia Torres aggressively and repeatedly punches Kankaanpää.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Tecia Torres pushes Katja Kankaanpää down and prevents her attempts to escape
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
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 The Tiny Tornado's moves.
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
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 The Tiny Tornado's moves.
Tecia Torres is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kankaanpää struggles and frees her leg!
Dan Miragliotta 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.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Tecia Torres takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Katja Kankaanpää fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shovel hook by Tecia Torres
tags Kankaanpää.
Tecia Torres and Kankaanpää engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Katja Kankaanpää is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The Tiny Tornado fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Katja Kankaanpää didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tecia Torres is in open guard over Kankaanpää
The Tiny Tornado is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Kankaanpää studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Tecia Torres 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.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Kankaanpää studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Tecia Torres tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kankaanpää won't budge, forcing The Tiny Tornado to pull guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... The Tiny Tornado tries to roll on the ground!
Katja Kankaanpää uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The Tiny Tornado clumsily fails here and it's time for Katja Kankaanpää to fight back!
Kankaanpää struggles on the ground and tries to break Tecia Torres's guard...
The Tiny Tornado doesn't want to free her opponent and Kankaanpää continues in closed guard
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
Katja Kankaanpää looks to posture up and open Tecia Torres's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää forces Tecia Torres to open her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
Katja Kankaanpää tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Tiny Tornado is able to break the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Tecia Torres looks to counter!
The Tiny Tornado tries to close her guard around Kankaanpää
She succeeds!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado works on the ground with her fingers over Kankaanpää's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
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 The Tiny Tornado
Kankaanpää works on the ground with her fingers over The Tiny Tornado's face
The Tiny Tornado shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Katja Kankaanpää is in half guard over The Tiny Tornado
Tecia Torres attempts to move to full guard
Tecia Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado attempts a triangle from bottom! Katja Kankaanpää slips out. The Tiny Tornado quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Katja Kankaanpää slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Kankaanpää tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kankaanpää opts to jump inside The Tiny Tornado's guard.
The Tiny Tornado didn't see that coming. Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado now.
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
Katja Kankaanpää tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Tiny Tornado is able to break the lock.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado tries an armbar from the bottom!
Katja Kankaanpää breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Kankaanpää moves backwards and Tecia Torres is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Kankaanpää moves forward looking for some action
She surprises The Tiny Tornado with a double overhooks!
Tecia Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Katja Kankaanpää jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The Tiny Tornado misses a step and Katja Kankaanpää sees an opportunity to counter her!
Kankaanpää launches a furious low kick!
The Tiny Tornado receives a hard blow on her right leg!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Inside leg kick from The Tiny Tornado
that lands on Katja Kankaanpää's leg.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Tiny Tornado looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Katja Kankaanpää's punches
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of Kankaanpää's chin with an uppercut while Kankaanpää lands some great crosses.
Kankaanpää's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The Tiny Tornado moves forward looking for some action
Tecia Torres shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Katja Kankaanpää pushes away The Tiny Tornado trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Tiny Tornado doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Katja Kankaanpää
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Katja Kankaanpää tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
The Tiny Tornado is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Katja Kankaanpää gets sloppy and Tecia Torres tries to take advantage...
Tecia Torres tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Kankaanpää ducks under and pushes away her opponent.
Tecia Torres goes with a looping right hand while Katja Kankaanpää jumps back and jabs
The Tiny Tornado only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Tecia Torres moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
The Tiny Tornado moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Kankaanpää with a double overhooks!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
The Tiny Tornado launches a furious low kick!
Kankaanpää receives a hard blow on her right leg!
Tecia Torres takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Tecia Torres moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Kankaanpää's left thigh
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
The Tiny Tornado fires low kicks
punishing Kankaanpää's legs repeatedly.
Kankaanpää hyper-extended her left leg
Tecia Torres tries a middle kick
Kankaanpää blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Kankaanpää's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Brilliant combination from Tecia Torres
that forces Kankaanpää to try and defend better.
Dan Miragliotta is asking Kankaanpää to defend herself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Kankaanpää.
Winner is Tecia Torres by TKO (Punches) at 0:39 Round 4
Statistics: Katja Kankaanpää
Punches 13/25 (52%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 503 s
Statistics: Tecia Torres
Punches 9/21 (43%)
Kicks 7/8 (88%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 25/28 (89%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 503 s
Torres got this. Katja not got this tho.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!