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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuomo Torhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Scarboro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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233 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomo Torhanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Van Scarboro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torhanen throws a right hand that Scarboro ducks under and follows up with a left that Scarboro also avoids with ease.
Scarboro throws out a loose jab but Torhanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarboro dodges the punch combination from Torhanen.
Torhanen misses with the combination.
Scarboro misses with an uppercut. Torhanen saw that one coming.
Torhanen throws a nice looking combination but Scarboro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tuomo Torhanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torhanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarboro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torhanen tries to clinch up but Scarboro circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarboro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torhanen counters with a crisp one two that drops Scarboro! Torhanen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Scarboro to his feet! Scarboro is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torhanen scores with a hook.
Torhanen misses with a double jab
and Scarboro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torhanen misses with a combination
and Scarboro counters with a left to the body.
Torhanen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torhanen is looking to clinch but Scarboro is avoiding it.
Scarboro misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torhanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torhanen misses with a double jab
and Scarboro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Scarboro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scarboro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Scarboro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torhanen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarboro is trying to control. Torhanen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Scarboro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scarboro moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here.
Scarboro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torhanen, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarboro is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Torhanen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Scarboro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Scarboro wants to control but Torhanen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarboro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Scarboro working the body and head with strikes.
Scarboro is looking to take a break and control but Torhanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scarboro advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Scarboro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Torhanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarboro circles away.
Scarboro misses with a looping left.
Torhanen throws a nice looking combination but Scarboro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Torhanen.
Scarboro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Scarboro throwing shots but Torhanen is blocking nicely.
Torhanen is not content to let Scarboro control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scarboro is working for an americana but Torhanen has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Scarboro was thinking about the submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarboro wants to control from the top but Torhanen keeps moving.
Scarboro looking to sit in guard and control but Torhanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scarboro looking for a sweep. Not yet Scarboro, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torhanen wants to stand but Scarboro is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scarboro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scarboro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torhanen wants to stand but Scarboro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scarboro wants to sweep here but Torhanen controlling him for the moment.
Torhanen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scarboro's guard.
Scarboro wants to sweep here but Torhanen controlling him for the moment.
Van Scarboro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scarboro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scarboro pulls Torhanen in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Torhanen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scarboro's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torhanen swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torhanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scarboro.
Torhanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scarboro.
Scarboro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torhanen.
Scarboro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torhanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scarboro walks into a left hand.
Torhanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Torhanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torhanen swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torhanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scarboro momentarily.
Torhanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarboro.
Torhanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scarboro circles away quickly and effectively.
Torhanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scarboro.
Scarboro shoots in and drives through. Torhanen sprawls well.
Tuomo Torhanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Scarboro misses with a straight left.
Torhanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scarboro loads up on a big right hand but Torhanen slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torhanen misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Scarboro misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tuomo Torhanen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torhanen throws a combination. Scarboro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torhanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scarboro misses with a looping right.
Scarboro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Torhanen does no damage.
Torhanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarboro misses with a straight left.
Torhanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torhanen ducks under a wild hook from Scarboro.
Scarboro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Torhanen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scarboro grinds an elbow into Torhanen's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarboro tries to advance to mount but Torhanen denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarboro controls the position.
Scarboro landing strikes.
Scarboro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Torhanen's face as Scarboro controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarboro trying to control the position but Torhanen is working away.
Scarboro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Torhanen some visible discomfort.
Torhanen defending against the ground and pound.
The referee asks Scarboro politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Scarboro prefers to stall for the moment though.
Torhanen is not content to let Scarboro control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarboro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torhanen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Scarboro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Scarboro taking a break here but Torhanen is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarboro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Scarboro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scarboro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Scarboro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scarboro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Scarboro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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