World Championships day 3: Four Swedish fighters advances!

Ellen Karlsson lost to IMMAF veteran

Yesterday, Ellen Karlsson dominated Linda Vesela from Slovakia to advance to the quarter finals via a third-round TKO.

Today, the Swede faced Paulina Kontna from Poland, who competed in multiple IMMAF tournaments, and won silver in the European Championships last year.

The strong Karlsson started the first round well, but as the fight took to the ground, Kontna took over and landed heavy ground-and-pound until the referee stopped the bout.

Ellen Karlsson showed both skills and heart in her first IMMAF tournament.

• Paulina Kontna def. Ellen Karlsson via TKO, round 1