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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Supko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stonehouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HERE WE GOOOOO!. Stonehouse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Invaders Must Die. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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218 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Supko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Stonehouse!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Supko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Supko throws a head kick but Stonehouse moves out of range.
Supko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Supko moves into the clinch.
Supko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stonehouse clinches but Supko breaks the clinch
and Supko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Supko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stonehouse tries to clinch but Supko moves away
and Supko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Supko lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Supko.
Supko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stonehouse looks gassed!
Supko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Supko.
Nice elbow from Supko.
Supko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stonehouse backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko scores with a hook to the body.
Supko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Supko.
Supko scores a nice knee to the body.
Supko digs a right hand underneath Stonehouse's ribcage. Stonehouse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Supko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Supko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Supko clinches.
Supko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Supko closes the distance and clinches.
Supko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Supko - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Supko.
Supko scores with a knee to the head.
Supko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Supko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supko clinches up with Stonehouse and pushes him back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Supko.
Supko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supko scores with a head kick.
Supko moves into the clinch.
Stonehouse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stonehouse can't break the clinch.
Supko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supko digs a good body shot into Stonehouse's ribs.
Stonehouse takes a kick to the side of the head.
Supko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stonehouse, pushing him back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Supko.
Stonehouse tries to pull guard but Supko won't allow it.
Stonehouse dodges an elbow strike from Supko.
Supko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stonehouse's efforts to push away.
Supko scores with a knee to the head.
Stonehouse is trying to stall.
Stonehouse breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse looks to clinch
and Supko moves into the clinch.
Supko lands a damaging elbow.
Stonehouse goes for a takedown attempt but Supko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Supko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Supko lands a front kick.
Supko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stonehouse throws a head kick that misses.
Supko throws a sloppy head kick
and Stonehouse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stonehouse.
Supko breaks from the clinch.
Supko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Supko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Supko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Supko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but Supko blocks it.
Supko lands a knee to the body.
Supko lands a left hand.
Supko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stonehouse's face.
Stonehouse takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Supko lands a body punch.
Supko slowing the pace effectively.
Supko manages to break the clinch.
Supko drives through and clinches with Stonehouse against the ropes.
Supko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Supko lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Supko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Supko scores with a jab.
Supko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Supko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Supko scores with a leg kick.
Supko throws a head kick but Stonehouse moves out of range.
Ben Supko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Supko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from Supko.
Supko takes the fight into the clinch.
Stonehouse stalling in the clinch but Supko improves position.
Stonehouse looking to throw knees to the head but Supko is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stonehouse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stonehouse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stonehouse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stonehouse is breathing heavily.
Supko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stonehouse tries to clinch
and Supko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Supko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Supko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stonehouse can do to turn this around?
Supko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stonehouse's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehouse swats away the attempt to clinch by Supko.
Supko throws a head kick that misses.
Supko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ben Supko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Supko. Stonehouse shrugs it off though.
Stonehouse looks to clinch
and Supko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Supko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Supko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Supko has managed to clinch.
Supko breaks from the clinch.
Supko is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supko moves into the clinch successfully.
Supko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Supko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stonehouse tries to land a knee to the head but Supko blocks with his arms.
Stonehouse is looking to control Supko's arms but Supko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stonehouse has his back to the ropes.
A body shot lands from Supko.
Supko lands a right hand.
Supko lands a good knee to the midsection. Stonehouse won't want to take too many of those.
Supko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stonehouse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Supko landing knees to the head.
Supko digs a right hand underneath Stonehouse's ribcage. Stonehouse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Supko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Supko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Supko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Supko has Stonehouse up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supko working Stonehouse over with knees to the body.
Stonehouse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Supko is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Supko.
Stonehouse has had enough of the clinch but Supko keeps him there for the moment.
Supko breaks from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Supko clinches.
Supko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Supko presses Stonehouse against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Supko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stonehouse is trying to maintain a safe position but Supko gets an underhook and turns Stonehouse into the ropes.
Supko lands a body punch.
Stonehouse has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Supko.
Supko breaks from the clinch.
Supko misses with a double jab
and Stonehouse counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse wants to clinch
and Supko counters with a solid body kick.
Ben Supko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stonehouse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Supko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stonehouse is looking to clinch.
Supko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stonehouse swats away the attempt to clinch by Supko.
Supko doesn't manage to clinch there - Stonehouse circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Supko tries to clinch
and Stonehouse counters with a low kick, right behind Supko 's knee.
Supko misses with a looping right.
Stonehouse tries to clinch up
enabling Supko to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Supko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Supko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters circling a little - Supko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Supko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Supko is looking to clinch but Stonehouse is avoiding it.
Stonehouse wants to clinch
and Supko counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Supko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Supko obliges.
Supko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Supko taking a breather.
Supko works on Stonehouse's body with a couple of short punches.
Supko scores with a knee to the head.
Supko scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supko breaks from the clinch.
Supko closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Supko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Supko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Supko lands a knee to the body.
Supko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supko is trying to stall.
Stonehouse slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Stonehouse as the two fighters clinch.
Stonehouse misses with a knee to the head.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Supko as Stonehouse tries to tie him up.
Supko lands a left hand.
Supko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stonehouse jumps guard but Supko stands there with Stonehouse around his waist. Stonehouse gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Supko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stonehouse avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Supko blocks it with crossed arms.
Stonehouse looking to stall.
Supko manages to break the clinch.
Supko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stonehouse counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stonehouse.
Supko looking for a sweep. Not yet Supko, not yet.
Stonehouse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Supko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stonehouse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stonehouse forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse is trying to control. Supko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paul Stonehouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Supko is trying is best to control the position here.
Stonehouse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Supko keeps working.
Supko tries to get to full guard but Stonehouse has control of the leg.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stonehouse keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Supko trying to hold on to Stonehouse's head to control him but Stonehouse postures up.
Supko won't allow Stonehouse to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Supko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stonehouse avoids the head kick by Supko.
A low kick from Stonehouse misses
and Supko counters with a three punch combo that has Stonehouse backing up. Stonehouse nods at Supko to acknowledge the strikes.
Supko throws a shot from downtown. Stonehouse moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Supko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Supko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Supko!
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