Post by The Sandmen on Mar 23, 2016 7:51:44 GMT -5
Katja Kankaanpää raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Marianna Kheyfets looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Kankaanpää and Kheyfets move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Katja Kankaanpää fakes a punch and launches herself over Kheyfets!
Nice move by Kankaanpää who clinches and pushes Kheyfets against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kheyfets gets herself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Katja Kankaanpää doesn't let Marianna Kheyfets get in on her legs.
Kankaanpää is trying to counter now!
Katja Kankaanpää locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Marianna Kheyfets slips her head out and ends up in Katja Kankaanpää's guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is cooling the fight on the ground
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Kankaanpää tries to roll on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Kankaanpää tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets!
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to escape from the full mount...
Katja Kankaanpää is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kankaanpää tries to move to full mount!
Kheyfets won't allow her to take this position easily.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Katja Kankaanpää looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Marianna Kheyfets takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Kankaanpää blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Kheyfets's guard.
Kankaanpää is trying to counter now!
Kankaanpää struggles on the ground and tries to break Marianna Kheyfets's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää is in Kheyfets open guard now
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets attempts a sweep single...
Marianna Kheyfets catches Katja Kankaanpää's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Kheyfets.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Kankaanpää tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Katja Kankaanpää pushes Marianna Kheyfets down and prevents her attempts to escape
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Marianna Kheyfets fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets breaths deeply while on the ground
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Marianna Kheyfets tries to open Kankaanpää's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Marianna Kheyfets. Kankaanpää is unable to cover herself now!
Kankaanpää's Forehead is beginning to swell
Kankaanpää has a small cut in her Forehead
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Kheyfets blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää gets sloppy and Marianna Kheyfets tries to take advantage...
Kheyfets sits over her knees and pushes away Kankaanpää's leg!
Kankaanpää closes her legs around Marianna Kheyfets's leg. Kheyfets is not able to move away now!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Kankaanpää launches a few weak punches
Kheyfets blocks them effectively.
Kankaanpää misses a step and Marianna Kheyfets sees an opportunity to counter her!
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Kankaanpää's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Kankaanpää wraps her legs while she holds Marianna Kheyfets's head... Tight guard!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to move to full guard
Marianna Kheyfets keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to move to full guard
Marianna Kheyfets keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punch by Katja Kankaanpää
that nearly tags Kheyfets.
Kheyfets is trying to counter now!
Kheyfets is holding Katja Kankaanpää's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to show some ground skills
Katja Kankaanpää put Kheyfets in half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets sits over her knees and pushes away Kankaanpää's leg!
Marianna Kheyfets is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Marianna Kheyfets goes for an americana!
Kankaanpää breaks free.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets keeps control and remains in side mount.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets keeps control and remains in side mount.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää manages to switch to full guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets 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!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Bone shattering straight right hand from Marianna Kheyfets!
Kankaanpää ducks under...
Kheyfets misses a step and Katja Kankaanpää sees an opportunity to counter her!
Kankaanpää grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Katja Kankaanpää
Crushing shot to Kheyfets's body! She's holding her side
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kankaanpää is in open guard over Kheyfets... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Kheyfets rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Katja Kankaanpää. 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 Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Marianna Kheyfets shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Katja Kankaanpää is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Kheyfets into her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää's holding her side, she appears to be in terrible pain, she's broken a rib
Winner is Marianna Kheyfets by TKO (Injury - Broken Ribs) at 0:44 Round 2
Statistics: Katja Kankaanpää
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 9/11 (82%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 265 s
That hurts...Also, flash injury. I guess that’s how injuries work, but still.
Marianna Kheyfets looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Kankaanpää and Kheyfets move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Katja Kankaanpää fakes a punch and launches herself over Kheyfets!
Nice move by Kankaanpää who clinches and pushes Kheyfets against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kheyfets gets herself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Katja Kankaanpää doesn't let Marianna Kheyfets get in on her legs.
Kankaanpää is trying to counter now!
Katja Kankaanpää locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Marianna Kheyfets slips her head out and ends up in Katja Kankaanpää's guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää is cooling the fight on the ground
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Kankaanpää tries to roll on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Kankaanpää tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets!
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to escape from the full mount...
Katja Kankaanpää is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kankaanpää tries to move to full mount!
Kheyfets won't allow her to take this position easily.
Katja Kankaanpää is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Katja Kankaanpää looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Marianna Kheyfets takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Katja Kankaanpää is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Kankaanpää blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Kheyfets's guard.
Kankaanpää is trying to counter now!
Kankaanpää struggles on the ground and tries to break Marianna Kheyfets's guard...
Katja Kankaanpää is in Kheyfets open guard now
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets attempts a sweep single...
Marianna Kheyfets catches Katja Kankaanpää's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Kheyfets.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Kankaanpää tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Katja Kankaanpää pushes Marianna Kheyfets down and prevents her attempts to escape
Katja Kankaanpää is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Marianna Kheyfets fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets breaths deeply while on the ground
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Marianna Kheyfets tries to open Kankaanpää's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Marianna Kheyfets. Kankaanpää is unable to cover herself now!
Kankaanpää's Forehead is beginning to swell
Kankaanpää has a small cut in her Forehead
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Kheyfets blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Katja Kankaanpää gets sloppy and Marianna Kheyfets tries to take advantage...
Kheyfets sits over her knees and pushes away Kankaanpää's leg!
Kankaanpää closes her legs around Marianna Kheyfets's leg. Kheyfets is not able to move away now!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Kankaanpää launches a few weak punches
Kheyfets blocks them effectively.
Kankaanpää misses a step and Marianna Kheyfets sees an opportunity to counter her!
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Kankaanpää's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Kankaanpää wraps her legs while she holds Marianna Kheyfets's head... Tight guard!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to move to full guard
Marianna Kheyfets keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to move to full guard
Marianna Kheyfets keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punch by Katja Kankaanpää
that nearly tags Kheyfets.
Kheyfets is trying to counter now!
Kheyfets is holding Katja Kankaanpää's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Katja Kankaanpää loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to show some ground skills
Katja Kankaanpää put Kheyfets in half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets sits over her knees and pushes away Kankaanpää's leg!
Marianna Kheyfets is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Marianna Kheyfets goes for an americana!
Kankaanpää breaks free.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets keeps control and remains in side mount.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets keeps control and remains in side mount.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Katja Kankaanpää
Katja Kankaanpää attempts to trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää manages to switch to full guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Kheyfets 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!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Bone shattering straight right hand from Marianna Kheyfets!
Kankaanpää ducks under...
Kheyfets misses a step and Katja Kankaanpää sees an opportunity to counter her!
Kankaanpää grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Katja Kankaanpää
Crushing shot to Kheyfets's body! She's holding her side
Katja Kankaanpää is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kankaanpää is in open guard over Kheyfets... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Kheyfets rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Katja Kankaanpää. 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 Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Marianna Kheyfets shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Katja Kankaanpää is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Kheyfets into her guard.
Katja Kankaanpää's holding her side, she appears to be in terrible pain, she's broken a rib
Winner is Marianna Kheyfets by TKO (Injury - Broken Ribs) at 0:44 Round 2
Statistics: Katja Kankaanpää
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 9/11 (82%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 265 s
That hurts...Also, flash injury. I guess that’s how injuries work, but still.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!