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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timbe Suomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Supko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HERE WE GOOOOO!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
218 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Timbe Suomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Supko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suomi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Suomi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Supko is trying to stand up here but Suomi is controlling him well.
Supko is trying to control but can't.
Supko is defending against the submission attempts here by Suomi.
Suomi prevents Supko from improving his position.
Suomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Supko is trying to stand back up but Suomi is controlling him
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Supko swivels and escapes.
Supko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Timbe Suomi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Supko.
Suomi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Supko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Supko is trying to buck Suomi off.
Suomi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suomi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Suomi lands some shots froms side control.
Supko is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Suomi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Suomi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Supko is surviving well by controlling Suomi's body position as best he can.
Suomi tries to control but Supko wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supko is trying desperately to improve position.
Suomi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Supko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Suomi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Supko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by Suomi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Supko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Supko is trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supko tries to hold on but Suomi pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suomi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Supko really wants to buck Suomi off and get back to his feet.
Suomi looking to finish with strikes here!
Suomi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suomi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Suomi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Suomi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Supko has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Supko!
Suomi is breathing heavily.
Supko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Supko advances to half guard.
Suomi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Supko is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Supko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supko stands up from half guard.
Suomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Supko as Suomi shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timbe Suomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Supko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Supko stuffs the takedown attempt from Suomi. Suomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Ben Supko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Supko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Supko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ben Supko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Supko lands with a slapping head kick.
Suomi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suomi showed some decent athleticism there.
Supko looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Supko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timbe Suomi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Supko's waist but Supko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suomi off to one side.
Suomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Supko.
Supko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Supko throws a nice head kick!
Supko is looking to land body kicks.
Supko looks to land a body kick but Suomi moved away.
Suomi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Supko but Supko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Supko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Supko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suomi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Supko as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timbe Suomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suomi misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Supko.
Suomi gets the takedown into side control.
Supko is not content to let Suomi control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko struggling a bit here.
Suomi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Supko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Supko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suomi wants to control but Supko is keeping him busy.
Supko tries to improve position but can't.
Supko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Supko is looking to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suomi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Supko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suomi somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Supko throws a head kick that Suomi semi-blocks.
Supko throws a head kick that half lands.
Timbe Suomi's cut is getting worse.
Nice takedown defense from Supko. No joy for Suomi on that attempt.
Supko throws a right and a left that Suomi avoids nicely.
Supko fakes the leg kick and cracks Suomi in the body.
Supko clinches up against the cage.
Supko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supko has managed to clinch.
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 scores with a knee to the head.
Suomi tries to pull guard but Supko won't allow it.
Supko manages to break the clinch.
Suomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ben Supko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Supko throws the kick towards the body but Suomi avoids it.
Supko is looking to clinch but Suomi is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supko lands with a kick to the temple. Suomi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Suomi walks into a left hand.
Timbe Suomi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Supko throws a push kick but Suomi slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suomi moves out of range of the body kick from Supko.
Supko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Supko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Supko tries to close the distance and clinch but Suomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Supko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Supko slaps away a takedown attempt from Suomi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Supko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supko scores with a leg kick.
Supko throws a right and a left that Suomi avoids nicely.
Supko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Supko.
Ben Supko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suomi blocks a head kick by Supko.
No luck for Suomi with that takedown attempt.
Supko lands a front kick.
Supko scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Supko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Supko with a jab.
Jeez, Timbe Suomi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Supko throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Supko lands but Suomi takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Supko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timbe Suomi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Supko.
Supko misses with a kick to the body.
Suomi dives in and grabs Supko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Supko pushes down on Suomi's head and hops out.
Supko tries to clinch but Suomi is having none of it.
Supko throws a wild body kick that Suomi sees coming a mile off.
Suomi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Supko circles away.
Supko stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timbe Suomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Supko punishes Suomi's body with a nice straight punch.
Supko cracks a nice hook into Suomi's ribs.
Supko clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Supko lands a good knee to the midsection. Suomi won't want to take too many of those.
Supko lands a knee to the head.
Supko lands a hook that snaps the head of Suomi backwards.
Supko manages to break the clinch.
Suomi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Supko fakes the leg kick and cracks Suomi in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Supko lands with a kick to the temple. Suomi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Supko fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from Supko.
Supko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suomi blocks a head kick by Supko.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suomi.
Supko takes the fight into the clinch.
Supko manages to break the clinch.
Suomi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Supko.
Supko drives through and clinches with Suomi against the cage.
Supko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Supko lands a head shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timbe Suomi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Supko!
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