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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boomer Scarborough (ranked 6004 p4p, 2166 weight class) and Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scarborough comes to the cage accompanied by The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song. The crowd seem to be enjoying MacArthur Jnr's choice of entrance music: barbarian pipe band. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boomer Scarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarborough throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacArthur Jnr on the side of the head.
Scarborough is looking to score with low kicks.
MacArthur Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarborough thuds a left hand into MacArthur Jnr's body.
MacArthur Jnr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scarborough works MacArthur Jnr's body with a nice hook.
Scarborough lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacArthur Jnr lands a jab to Scarborough's midsection.
MacArthur Jnr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scarborough lands a leg kick that knocks MacArthur Jnr off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from MacArthur Jnr.
Scarborough comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacArthur Jnr slips a jab from Scarborough.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarborough slips a jab from MacArthur Jnr.
It looked like Scarborough wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scarborough misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr with a jab.
Scarborough tests MacArthur Jnr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick that misses.
Scarborough lands a jab to the head.
Scarborough misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a thumping leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr throws a looping overhand right but Scarborough ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Scarborough's head coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Scarborough missing with a left hand there. MacArthur Jnr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacArthur Jnr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scarborough checks the leg kick nicely there.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a straight right.
MacArthur Jnr walks into a left hand.
Scarborough punishes MacArthur Jnr's body with a nice straight punch.
Scarborough with the inside leg kick.
Scarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacArthur Jnr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Scarborough loads up on a big right hand but MacArthur Jnr slips the punch.
MacArthur Jnr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Scarborough.
Scarborough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacArthur Jnr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacArthur Jnr misses with an uppercut. Scarborough saw that one coming.
MacArthur Jnr tries to score with a low kick but Scarborough moves his leg out of the way.
Scarborough lands a leg kick that knocks MacArthur Jnr off balance momentarily.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur Jnr manages to avoid it.
Scarborough moves out of range as MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Jnr tries a head kick but it misses.
MacArthur Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Scarborough.
Scarborough lands with a nice body punch.
Scarborough getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A bone on bone clash there as Scarborough blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Scarborough misses the target.
MacArthur Jnr slips under a jab.
MacArthur Jnr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scarborough throws a sloppy body shot
and MacArthur Jnr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scarborough misses with a leg kick
and MacArthur Jnr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr blocks an uppercut.
Scarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacArthur Jnr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarborough throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a nice uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacArthur Jnr looks to throw the jab but Scarborough is out of range.
MacArthur Jnr throws a big shot that misses.
Scarborough missing with a left hand there. MacArthur Jnr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacArthur Jnr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Scarborough cracks MacArthur Jnr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scarborough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a straight right.
MacArthur Jnr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MacArthur Jnr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarborough.
Scarborough looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scarborough misses with a straight left.
Boomer Scarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarborough fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacArthur Jnr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacArthur Jnr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scarborough is able to avoid easily.
Scarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a hook.
Scarborough is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarborough misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarborough misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A clash of legs there as Scarborough blocks the low kick.
MacArthur Jnr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scarborough.
Scarborough lands with an uppercut that bounces MacArthur Jnr off the cage and back into range.
MacArthur Jnr avoids the body shot from Scarborough.
MacArthur Jnr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Scarborough.
Scarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Scarborough.
Scarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Jnr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scarborough with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Scarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarborough scores with a jab.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick but Scarborough moves out of range.
Scarborough appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scarborough. MacArthur Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a hook. Scarborough ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Scarborough as he connects with a hook.
MacArthur Jnr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scarborough.
Nice uppercut there from MacArthur Jnr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boomer Scarborough dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scarborough. MacArthur Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scarborough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacArthur Jnr can do to turn this around?
Scarborough looks to throw the jab but MacArthur Jnr is out of range.
Scarborough throws a hook but MacArthur Jnr avoids it easily.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a straight right.
It looked like Scarborough wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scarborough misses with a body punch
and MacArthur Jnr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Jnr.
Scarborough moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr tests Scarborough's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a low kick nicely.
Scarborough checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacArthur Jnr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarborough throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scarborough takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacArthur Jnr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarborough scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from MacArthur Jnr.
Scarborough is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarborough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping MacArthur Jnr at a distance.
Scarborough tries a low kick but MacArthur Jnr avoids it.
MacArthur Jnr dips to his left and cracks Scarborough with an uppercut!
Scarborough fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scarborough's corner calls for a 1-2. Scarborough obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr just misses with a punch to the body.
Scarborough slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from MacArthur Jnr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Scarborough lands a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr avoids the body shot from Scarborough.
A little jabbing left from MacArthur Jnr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacArthur Jnr slips a jab from Scarborough.
Scarborough moves away from the strike by MacArthur Jnr.
Scarborough connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scarborough lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from MacArthur Jnr misses the target.
MacArthur Jnr throws an overhand right that lands on Scarborough's shoulder, as Scarborough tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarborough lands a jab to MacArthur Jnr's midsection.
Scarborough scores with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick which misses Scarborough's front leg but catches the back leg as Scarborough tries to avoid it.
Scarborough scores with a punch to the head.
Scarborough catches MacArthur Jnr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacArthur Jnr throws out a loose jab but Scarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarborough scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MacArthur Jnr doesn't seem bothered though.
Scarborough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacArthur Jnr lands a head kick. Scarborough smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scarborough moves out of range as MacArthur Jnr strikes.
Scarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scarborough moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boomer Scarborough is winning the standup battle so far.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scarborough.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A bone on bone clash there as Scarborough blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Scarborough on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scarborough misses with a looping right.
Scarborough cracks MacArthur Jnr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
MacArthur Jnr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacArthur Jnr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Scarborough moves out of range as MacArthur Jnr strikes.
Scarborough throws out a loose jab but MacArthur Jnr uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr counters with a body kick.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scarborough was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MacArthur Jnr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scarborough checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - MacArthur Jnr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacArthur Jnr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacArthur Jnr. Scarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Scarborough blocks the low kick.
MacArthur Jnr looks to score with a jab to the body but Scarborough is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scarborough.
MacArthur Jnr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacArthur Jnr wants to land a leg kick but Scarborough is out of range.
MacArthur Jnr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scarborough.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scarborough.
Scarborough misses the jab.
Scarborough lands with a cross.
Scarborough on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scarborough throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Jnr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
MacArthur Jnr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarborough.
Scarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but MacArthur Jnr is just out of range.
Scarborough scores with a jab to the head.
Scarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scarborough misses with a jab to the body
and MacArthur Jnr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Scarborough lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacArthur Jnr motions for Scarborough to come forward. MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boomer Scarborough dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
MacArthur Jnr connects with a solid leg kick.
Scarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacArthur Jnr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scarborough has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scarborough and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scarborough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacArthur Jnr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Scarborough cracks MacArthur Jnr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scarborough thuds his right hand into MacArthur Jnr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
MacArthur Jnr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scarborough misses with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Scarborough.
Scarborough throws a good cross that connects.
Scarborough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scarborough. MacArthur Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from MacArthur Jnr tenderised Scarborough's leg. Scarborough is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarborough getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacArthur Jnr throws a sloppy head kick and Scarborough moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Scarborough.
Scarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Scarborough blocks the body kick.
MacArthur Jnr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Scarborough misses its intended target.
Jab by Scarborough.
Scarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Jnr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Scarborough walks into a jab.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacArthur Jnr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as MacArthur Jnr blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarborough throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr checks it.
Scarborough misses with an uppercut
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a body kick that stops Scarborough in his tracks momentarily.
MacArthur Jnr lands a jab.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacArthur Jnr throws out a powerful jab.
Scarborough throws out a loose jab but MacArthur Jnr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarborough throws a predictable looking body shot
letting MacArthur Jnr counter with a right hand.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a low kick.
MacArthur Jnr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scarborough checks it well.
MacArthur Jnr throws a shot from downtown. Scarborough moves away and avoids it.
MacArthur Jnr loads up on a big right hand but Scarborough slips the punch.
Scarborough throws a shot from downtown. MacArthur Jnr moves away and avoids it.
MacArthur Jnr tries to counter by closing the distance.
MacArthur Jnr slips a jab from Scarborough.
Scarborough swings widly with a right hand
and MacArthur Jnr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacArthur Jnr cracks Scarborough with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr wants to slow Scarborough down by chopping away at his legs.
MacArthur Jnr connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Scarborough.
Scarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur Jnr manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Scarborough missing with a left hand there. MacArthur Jnr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but MacArthur Jnr is just out of range.
Scarborough with a nice calf kick.
Scarborough avoids the head kick by MacArthur Jnr.
Scarborough takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Scarborough misses.
Scarborough misses with a hook.
Scarborough attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scarborough.
Nice shot lands for Scarborough.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scarborough moves away.
Scarborough misses the shot to the body.
Scarborough moves out of range of the body kick.
Scarborough misses with an uppercut. MacArthur Jnr saw that one coming.
MacArthur Jnr looks to score with a jab to the body but Scarborough is just out of range.
Scarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Scarborough.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacArthur Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Scarborough.
MacArthur Jnr throws a big counter head kick but Scarborough avoids it with no problem.
Scarborough throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scarborough misses with a body shot.
A big right from Scarborough misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Scarborough checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scarborough uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacArthur Jnr has time to react.
Robert MacArthur Jnr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacArthur Jnr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scarborough.
Scarborough lands a nice hook to MacArthur Jnr's body. MacArthur Jnr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boomer Scarborough showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scarborough 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boomer Scarborough!
After winning the bout, Boomer Scarborough thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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