Post by The Sandmen on Dec 6, 2015 16:45:28 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Kankaanpää while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Tara LaRosa 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.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Katja Kankaanpää and Tara LaRosa touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Tara LaRosa goes with a looping right hand while Katja Kankaanpää jumps back and jabs
LaRosa seems staggered and Katja Kankaanpää runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A right hand from Tara LaRosa
makes Kankaanpää stumble back!
Kankaanpää has a small cut in her Left eye
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A left hook from LaRosa
grazes the chin of Kankaanpää.
There is a small laceration on Katja Kankaanpää's Chin
Nice low kick from Kankaanpää
but Tara LaRosa stops it.
Good front kick from LaRosa!
Kankaanpää stumbles backwards after that one!
LaRosa launches a furious low kick!
Kankaanpää receives a hard blow on her left leg!
Kankaanpää hyper-extended her left leg
Kankaanpää wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
LaRosa wants nothing of that and pushes Kankaanpää.
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
Superb haymaker by LaRosa
that lands on Kankaanpää's face like a cannon ball!
LaRosa launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Kankaanpää's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
As the fight continues it seems that Katja Kankaanpää is taking the best of the fight.
Katja Kankaanpää tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
LaRosa is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää tries to improve position.
LaRosa adjusts and closes her guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa launches a few punches to Kankaanpää's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kankaanpää tries to cover her face,
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Katja Kankaanpää moves to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to free her leg...
Tara LaRosa uses some of her skill by jumping out of Kankaanpää's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Kankaanpää's abdomen
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää has given her back to Tara LaRosa who is trying to get one hook in!
Tara LaRosa has one hook in!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
LaRosa 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! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with two hooks in
Kankaanpää has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Katja Kankaanpää uses her ground skills to free one of her legs while working on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Katja Kankaanpää. 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 clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Kankaanpää's chin
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to pass to half guard...
Katja Kankaanpää can't prevent her opponent from passing. LaRosa looks to work from half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Katja Kankaanpää's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Deep breaths from Katja Kankaanpää who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Katja Kankaanpää to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
LaRosa 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!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
LaRosa tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Kankaanpää! LaRosa has one hook in and keeps working!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
LaRosa 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! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with two hooks in
Kankaanpää is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Kankaanpää holds Tara LaRosa's arm over her shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Kankaanpää tries to move to full mount!
LaRosa won't allow her to take this position easily.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Katja Kankaanpää hooks LaRosa's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tara LaRosa manages to kick Kankaanpää away and scrambles on top!
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to full guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää struggles on the ground and tries to break Tara LaRosa's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää is in LaRosa open guard now
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Kankaanpää
She succeeds!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks Katja Kankaanpää's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Kankaanpää's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like LaRosa
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Pitty-pat punches from LaRosa
They're bothering Kankaanpää even though they aren't hurting her.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Tara LaRosa pushes Katja Kankaanpää down and prevents her attempts to escape
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
LaRosa 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
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Kankaanpää clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
LaRosa suddenly holds Katja Kankaanpää's arm and tries an armbar!
Kankaanpää can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Tara LaRosa!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
LaRosa tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Tara LaRosa, but it's close.
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Round 3
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LaRosa looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Katja Kankaanpää's punches
Kankaanpää is on the receiving end of a great combo by LaRosa.
Kankaanpää is holding Tara LaRosa's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa shows great balance while pushing away Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
LaRosa launches a furious hook!
That hits Kankaanpää's chin like a wrecking ball! Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the mat.
LaRosa is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
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 LaRosa's moves.
LaRosa is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
Kankaanpää tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
LaRosa is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
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 LaRosa's moves.
LaRosa is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
Tara LaRosa creates space and allows Katja Kankaanpää to stand up.
Kankaanpää climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Tara LaRosa shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Katja Kankaanpää is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull LaRosa into her guard.
Crushing shot to Kankaanpää's body! She's holding her side
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
LaRosa tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tara LaRosa fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Kankaanpää
LaRosa tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Kankaanpää from the side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Tara LaRosa pushes Katja Kankaanpää down and prevents her attempts to escape
Katja Kankaanpää gets sloppy and Tara LaRosa tries to take advantage...
Tara LaRosa takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Katja Kankaanpää shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
That Americana looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Kankaanpää's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
LaRosa secures the lock while Katja Kankaanpää refuses to tap... Steve Mazzagatti jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Tara LaRosa by Submission (Americana) at 2:18 Round 3
Statistics: Katja Kankaanpää
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 536 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 11/14 (79%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/15 (73%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 490 s
Larosa dominates Katja with ground work primarily with a side order of some stand up.
Tara LaRosa 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.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Katja Kankaanpää and Tara LaRosa touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Tara LaRosa goes with a looping right hand while Katja Kankaanpää jumps back and jabs
LaRosa seems staggered and Katja Kankaanpää runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A right hand from Tara LaRosa
makes Kankaanpää stumble back!
Kankaanpää has a small cut in her Left eye
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A left hook from LaRosa
grazes the chin of Kankaanpää.
There is a small laceration on Katja Kankaanpää's Chin
Nice low kick from Kankaanpää
but Tara LaRosa stops it.
Good front kick from LaRosa!
Kankaanpää stumbles backwards after that one!
LaRosa launches a furious low kick!
Kankaanpää receives a hard blow on her left leg!
Kankaanpää hyper-extended her left leg
Kankaanpää wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
LaRosa wants nothing of that and pushes Kankaanpää.
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
Superb haymaker by LaRosa
that lands on Kankaanpää's face like a cannon ball!
LaRosa launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Kankaanpää's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
As the fight continues it seems that Katja Kankaanpää is taking the best of the fight.
Katja Kankaanpää tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
LaRosa is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää tries to improve position.
LaRosa adjusts and closes her guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa launches a few punches to Kankaanpää's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kankaanpää tries to cover her face,
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Katja Kankaanpää moves to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to free her leg...
Tara LaRosa uses some of her skill by jumping out of Kankaanpää's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Kankaanpää's abdomen
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää has given her back to Tara LaRosa who is trying to get one hook in!
Tara LaRosa has one hook in!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
LaRosa 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! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with two hooks in
Kankaanpää has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Katja Kankaanpää uses her ground skills to free one of her legs while working on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Katja Kankaanpää. 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 clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Kankaanpää's chin
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to pass to half guard...
Katja Kankaanpää can't prevent her opponent from passing. LaRosa looks to work from half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Katja Kankaanpää's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Deep breaths from Katja Kankaanpää who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Katja Kankaanpää to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
LaRosa 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!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää
LaRosa tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Kankaanpää! LaRosa has one hook in and keeps working!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with one hook in
LaRosa 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! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Kankaanpää with two hooks in
Kankaanpää is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Kankaanpää holds Tara LaRosa's arm over her shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Kankaanpää tries to move to full mount!
LaRosa won't allow her to take this position easily.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Katja Kankaanpää hooks LaRosa's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tara LaRosa manages to kick Kankaanpää away and scrambles on top!
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Katja Kankaanpää in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to full guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää struggles on the ground and tries to break Tara LaRosa's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää is in LaRosa open guard now
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Kankaanpää
She succeeds!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks Katja Kankaanpää's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Kankaanpää's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like LaRosa
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Pitty-pat punches from LaRosa
They're bothering Kankaanpää even though they aren't hurting her.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Tara LaRosa pushes Katja Kankaanpää down and prevents her attempts to escape
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
LaRosa 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
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Kankaanpää tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Kankaanpää clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
LaRosa suddenly holds Katja Kankaanpää's arm and tries an armbar!
Kankaanpää can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Tara LaRosa!
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over LaRosa
Kankaanpää is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
LaRosa tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Tara LaRosa, but it's close.
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Round 3
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LaRosa looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Katja Kankaanpää's punches
Kankaanpää is on the receiving end of a great combo by LaRosa.
Kankaanpää is holding Tara LaRosa's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa shows great balance while pushing away Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
LaRosa launches a furious hook!
That hits Kankaanpää's chin like a wrecking ball! Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the mat.
LaRosa is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
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 LaRosa's moves.
LaRosa is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
Kankaanpää tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
LaRosa is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
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 LaRosa's moves.
LaRosa is standing while Kankaanpää is on the ground on her back
Tara LaRosa creates space and allows Katja Kankaanpää to stand up.
Kankaanpää climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Tara LaRosa shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Katja Kankaanpää is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull LaRosa into her guard.
Crushing shot to Kankaanpää's body! She's holding her side
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
LaRosa tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tara LaRosa fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Kankaanpää
LaRosa tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Kankaanpää from the side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Katja Kankaanpää...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Tara LaRosa pushes Katja Kankaanpää down and prevents her attempts to escape
Katja Kankaanpää gets sloppy and Tara LaRosa tries to take advantage...
Tara LaRosa takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Katja Kankaanpää shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
That Americana looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Kankaanpää's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
LaRosa secures the lock while Katja Kankaanpää refuses to tap... Steve Mazzagatti jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Tara LaRosa by Submission (Americana) at 2:18 Round 3
Statistics: Katja Kankaanpää
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 536 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 11/14 (79%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/15 (73%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 490 s
Larosa dominates Katja with ground work primarily with a side order of some stand up.
Atleast wasn't a lame ass doctor stoppage. 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!