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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Scherma (ranked 4441 p4p, 2717 weight class) and Ksawery Supko (ranked 436 p4p, 315 weight class). Supko has chosen Mój Świat as his entrance music. Ksawery Supko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Scherma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ksawery Supko!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Supko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Supko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scherma back to the cage. Supko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Will Scherma has been cut.
Supko misses with a series of wild punches.
Supko's coach down at Mighty MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Supko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Scherma scores with a decent looking hook.
Supko throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supko misses with a series of wild punches.
Supko misses with a left hand
and Scherma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Supko tries to bum rush Scherma with a series of wild strikes but Scherma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scherma throwing a counter right hand but Supko manages to avoid it.
Scherma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Supko if he has to take too many more of those.
Scherma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Supko.
Supko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scherma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Supko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scherma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scherma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scherma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scherma throws a jab when Supko was well out of range.
Scherma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Supko.
Supko misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Supko. Those never looked like landing.
Supko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Scherma counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Scherma.
Scherma misses with a hook. Supko ducked under it nicely.
Supko is looking for the big counter here.
Supko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scherma.
Supko throws a series of punches but Scherma avoids them all with ease.
Scherma lands a head shot.
Supko misses with a wild combination.
Supko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scherma lands a head shot.
Scherma clinches up against the cage.
Supko wants to get back to striking at distance but Scherma won't allow it.
Scherma tries to work over Supko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherma has Supko pressed against the cage, preventing Supko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scherma misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Scherma fails to land.
Supko wants to get back to striking at distance but Scherma won't allow it.
Supko tries to circle away but Scherma has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Scherma.
Scherma misses with a punch to the body.
Supko blocking some punches.
Scherma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scherma lands a right hand.
Scherma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Supko or not.
Supko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scherma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scherma lands a nice uppercut.
Scherma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Supko is trying to push Scherma away but Scherma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Supko wants to get back to striking at distance but Scherma won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scherma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supko is trying to push Scherma away but Scherma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Scherma misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Scherma.
A head punch on the inside from Scherma fails to land.
Supko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scherma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scherma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supko backwards.
Scherma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scherma has Supko pressed against the cage, preventing Supko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scherma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Supko backwards.
Scherma prevents Supko from breaking the clinch.
Scherma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Supko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Supko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Supko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Scherma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scherma.
Supko throws a counter combo.
Supko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scherma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scherma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Supko if he has to take too many more of those.
Supko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Scherma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Supko misses with a jab, cross combination.
It appears Scherma was looking to counter with a kick there.
Supko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scherma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scherma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Supko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scherma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Supko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scherma misses the jab.
Scherma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Supko looks to land a left hand but Scherma moved out of range nicely.
Supko throws a poor cross that misses
and Scherma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Supko lands with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Supko throws an overhand right that lands on Scherma's shoulder, as Scherma tries to avoid the shot.
Supko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scherma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Supko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scherma.
Supko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scherma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Scherma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Scherma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Supko scores with a four punch combination!
Ksawery Supko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Supko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Supko loads up on a big right hand but Scherma slips the punch.
Scherma thinks about countering with a body kick.
Supko misses with the combination.
Scherma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Supko throws a looping overhand right but Scherma ducks down to avoid it.
Scherma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scherma scores with a push kick.
Scherma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scherma throws a lazy right hand but Supko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Supko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scherma is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scherma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supko throws a series of punches but Scherma moves out of range.
Scherma lands a front kick.
Supko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scherma counters with a low kick, right behind Supko 's knee.
It looks like Scherma has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Scherma throws a jab when Supko was well out of range.
Scherma moves away from the strike by Supko.
Supko is breathing heavily.
Supko misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scherma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko throws a looping overhand right but Scherma ducks down to avoid it.
Supko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Supko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Scherma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Supko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Scherma thumps Supko with a low kick.
Supko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scherma circles away quickly and effectively.
Supko throws a right and a left that Scherma avoids nicely.
Supko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scherma moves into the clinch.
Supko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scherma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scherma pushes Supko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scherma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Scherma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Supko backwards.
Scherma misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Scherma on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scherma tries a body shot but Supko blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Scherma.
Supko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Supko is trying to push Scherma away but Scherma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Supko blocking some punches.
Supko takes a shot to the head.
Supko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scherma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Supko looks to land a left hand but Scherma moved out of range nicely.
Supko tries to bum rush Scherma with a series of wild strikes but Scherma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scherma is looking to counter punch.
Supko moves forwards but Scherma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Supko misses with a series of wild punches.
Scherma slips a jab and a cross from Supko.
A combination from Supko does no damage.
Scherma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Supko misses with the combination.
Scherma misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherma cracks Supko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scherma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Supko under the eye.
Supko throws a lazy right hand but Scherma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Supko tries to keep at a distance but Scherma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Supko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scherma pushes Supko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scherma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Supko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scherma has him pressed against the cage.
Supko tries to break free but Scherma pushes him back against the cage.
Scherma throws a head punch that misses.
Supko has had enough of the clinch but Scherma keeps him there for the moment.
Supko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Supko tries to keep at a distance but Scherma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scherma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Supko can do to turn this around?
Scherma prevents Supko from breaking the clinch.
Supko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Supko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Supko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Supko misses with a left hand
and Scherma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ksawery Supko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Scherma.
Supko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Scherma.
Scherma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ksawery Supko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scherma scores with a kick to the body.
Supko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Supko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Supko misses with a combination
and Scherma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scherma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scherma scores with a jab to the head.
Supko is rocked!
Supko misses with a two punch combination.
Supko is still on wobbly legs! Can Scherma finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Supko moves away from the strike by Scherma.
Supko seems to have recovered his senses.
Supko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Supko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scherma avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Scherma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Scherma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Scherma closes the distance and pushes Supko back into the cage.
Supko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scherma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Supko's elbow.
Scherma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scherma.
Scherma misses with some punches.
Scherma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Supko tries to break the clinch but Scherma is controlling the position.
Scherma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Supko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scherma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Supko.
Scherma struggles to land a body shot inside as Supko controls his hands.
Scherma can't find room to land a body shot as Supko controls the action.
Scherma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scherma has a couple of punches blocked by Supko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko breaks the clinch.
Supko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scherma counters with a straight right hand.
Scherma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scherma cracks Supko with a good jab.
Supko looks to land a combination but Scherma avoids it well.
Supko blocks a jab.
Supko misses with a few strikes there.
Supko throws a series of punches but Scherma avoids them all with ease.
Supko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scherma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Supko is trying to break the clinch but Scherma has him pressed against the cage.
Supko is trying to push Scherma away but Scherma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Supko is trying to break the clinch but Scherma has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scherma.
Scherma swings wildly with an uppercut but Supko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supko tries to break free but Scherma pushes him back against the cage.
Scherma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supko breaks from the clinch.
Supko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scherma.
Supko throws a series of punches but Scherma avoids them all with ease.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Supko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Supko lands with a nice combination. Scherma backs away looking to recover.
Supko ducks under a wild hook from Scherma.
Scherma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Supko.
Scherma blocks a jab.
Scherma cracks Supko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Supko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scherma - the referee stops the clock and Supko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scherma. Supko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Supko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Supko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scherma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scherma.
Scherma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scherma throws a jab but it's blocked by Supko.
Scherma slips a jab from Supko.
Scherma scores with a nice strike.
Will Scherma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scherma cracks Supko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Supko misses with a lunging right hand
and Scherma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Supko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scherma connects with a nice looking jab.
Supko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scherma quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Supko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scherma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Supko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Supko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Supko misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Scherma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Scherma does it's job there.
Nice shot lands for Scherma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scherma dodges the punch combination from Supko.
Supko swinging wildly here.
Scherma is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Supko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Scherma there.
Supko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Supko misses with a double jab.
Scherma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scherma with a nice calf kick.
Supko misses the jab.
Scherma thinks about countering with a body kick.
Supko avoids the body shot from Scherma.
Good exchange - Scherma coming out on top.
Scherma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scherma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Supko's head.
Ksawery Supko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Supko misses with a combination
and Scherma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Supko misses with a series of wild punches.
Scherma lands a head kick. Supko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Scherma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scherma has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Scherma!
A very excited looking Will Scherma rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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