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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teukka Korpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Korpi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Children Of Bodom - In Your Face. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teukka Korpi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korpi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Korpi throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korpi motions for Smith to come forward. Korpi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith feints and as Korpi raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Korpi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Korpi working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Korpi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Korpi is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Korpi keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Korpi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Korpi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korpi works the jab nicely.
Korpi looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Korpi misses with an uppercut.
Smith scores with a hook.
It looks like Teukka Korpi has been cut.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korpi misses with a body kick.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korpi moves away.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith blocks a head kick by Korpi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Korpi throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Korpi is breathing heavily.
Smith wants to control from the top but Korpi keeps moving.
Korpi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith wants to control from the top but Korpi keeps moving.
Korpi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Korpi keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith won't allow Korpi to sweep him here.
Korpi is trying to keep Smith in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Korpi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Smith is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Korpi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Smith's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpi looking to break Smith's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Smith remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Korpi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Smith trying to control but not successfully.
Smith manages to reverse the position and now he's in Korpi's guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Korpi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith throws a series of punches but Korpi moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Korpi.
Korpi looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Korpi throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Korpi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Korpi misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Korpi.
Smith scores with a takedown into Korpi's guard.
Smith pushes down on Korpi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Korpi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Korpi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Korpi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Korpi hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teukka Korpi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Korpi misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Korpi.
A big left from Korpi misses.
A big left from Korpi misses.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Korpi.
Korpi looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Korpi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith lands a jab to Korpi's midsection.
Teukka Korpi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korpi avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith moves away from the strike by Korpi.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korpi misses with a combination
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Korpi rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith shoots in and bounces Korpi off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Korpi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korpi is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Korpi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Korpi looking for a sweep. Not yet Korpi, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Korpi is on top in guard.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is taking a breather. Korpi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Korpi.
Korpi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Smith seems to have locked his on tight now - Korpi screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Smith, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kenneth Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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