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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veli Urhola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Norton staying out of range there.
Urhola has Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Urhola fails to land.
Norton breaks the clinch.
Urhola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urhola swinging wildly here.
Norton 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.
Urhola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norton.
Urhola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urhola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norton, pushing him back against the cage.
Norton avoiding damage as Urhola throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urhola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton blocks a body shot from Urhola.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urhola just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norton's brow.
Urhola is looking to take this one to the mat.
Urhola goes for a takedown in the clinch but Norton prevents it.
Urhola slows down the pace here.
Norton is trying to break the clinch but Urhola is controlling him.
Norton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Urhola keeps control of Norton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Urhola tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Urhola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urhola has Norton pressed against the cage, preventing Norton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Urhola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton avoiding damage as Urhola throws knees to the body.
Norton breaks from the clinch.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urhola.
Urhola tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Urhola throws a wild body kick that Norton sees coming a mile off.
Veli Urhola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urhola doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Norton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Norton blocks the body kick.
Urhola throws a chopping leg kick but Norton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urhola is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Veli Urhola has been cut.
Urhola with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norton to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Urhola saw that one coming.
Urhola throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Norton misses with a looping left.
Norton drops Urhola with a beautiful combination! Urhola stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Norton is looking for the KO!
Urhola misses with a straight left.
Urhola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Urhola is trying to drag Norton to the mat but Norton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Urhola can't get the takedown.
Norton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola has a couple of punches blocked by Norton.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Urhola saw that one coming.
Norton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Urhola walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Norton misses with a hook
and Urhola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy left from Urhola finds it's target.
Urhola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urhola misses with an uppercut
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Veli Urhola's cut is getting worse.
Urhola misses with a head kick.
Urhola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Norton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Urhola's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norton avoids the body shot from Urhola.
Scott Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Urhola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Urhola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norton.
Urhola wants to clinch.
Norton works Urhola's body with a nice hook.
Urhola defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Norton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Urhola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urhola wants to clinch.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Urhola.
Norton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Urhola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urhola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Urhola slips the punch.
Urhola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norton.
The fighters circling - Norton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Urhola's shoulder, as Urhola tries to avoid the shot.
Urhola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Scott Norton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urhola rushes Norton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norton is trying to break the clinch but Urhola has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urhola.
Urhola misses with some punches.
Urhola misses with a knee to the head.
Urhola swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urhola tries to score a body lock takedown but Norton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urhola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urhola misses with a two punch combination.
Urhola tests Norton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Urhola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urhola.
Norton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Urhola misses its intended target.
Norton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton keeps the fight on the outside.
Urhola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Urhola tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Urhola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urhola creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norton is pressed up against the cage. Urhola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Norton down to the mat. Norton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Urhola is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton lands a left and a right that send Urhola crashing to the mat, dazed. Norton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Urhola is just out of range.
Norton moves out of range as Urhola throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Norton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Norton.
Urhola lands a nice looking body shot.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Urhola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norton misses with a shot to the body
and Urhola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Urhola.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urhola.
Urhola closes the distance and clinches.
Norton tries to break free but Urhola pushes him back against the cage.
Urhola stalling the fight.
Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urhola, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urhola.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick from Urhola.
A shot to the liver by Urhola. Beautiful body shot.
Norton misses the body punch
and Urhola holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Norton stops a takedown attempt from Urhola.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urhola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urhola wants a takedown but no success here.
Norton prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Urhola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urhola prevents Norton from breaking the clinch.
Norton is trying to break the clinch but Urhola has him pressed against the cage.
Urhola prevents Norton from breaking the clinch.
Urhola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norton blocks an elbow strike from Urhola.
Urhola misses with the head strike.
Norton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Urhola is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urhola just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norton's brow.
Urhola creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norton's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Urhola misses with a straight right.
Urhola tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Urhola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Urhola blocks a jab.
Urhola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton misses with a right hand
and Urhola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urhola tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Urhola lands a head kick. Norton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Urhola slips a jab from Norton.
Norton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urhola.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urhola ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks the body kick.
Urhola tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Urhola tries to clinch up
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Veli Urhola's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Urhola is looking to score with low kicks.
Norton cracks a nice hook into Urhola's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urhola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norton.
Nice defenses there by Urhola.
Urhola tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Urhola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norton has time to react.
Urhola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urhola closes the distance and pushes Norton back into the cage.
Norton avoids a wild elbow strike from Urhola.
Urhola lands a knee to the head.
Urhola is working for takedown but Norton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Urhola tries for a takedown. No joy.
Urhola trying to control the position but instead, Norton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urhola into the cage.
Urhola lands an elbow inside.
Norton stops a takedown attempt from Urhola.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Urhola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urhola misses with a knee strike.
Norton wants to get back to striking at distance but Urhola won't allow it.
Norton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Urhola is trying to drag Norton to the mat but Norton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Urhola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urhola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norton is trying to force a seperation but Urhola has the dominant position.
Norton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norton avoiding damage as Urhola throws knees to the body.
Norton wants to break free but Urhola has control.
Norton wants to break free but Urhola has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Urhola.
Norton blocks an elbow strike from Urhola.
Norton blocks a body shot from Urhola.
Urhola lands with a right to the head.
Urhola misses with a knee strike.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Urhola.
Urhola trying to land knees to the body.
Urhola is looking for a takedown.
Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Urhola throws a big shot that misses.
Norton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urhola looks to clinch
and Norton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urhola closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Urhola thinking.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Urhola misses with a body kick.
Norton drops Urhola with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Urhola looks back up at him and smiles so Norton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Urhola is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urhola misses the shot to the body.
Oh Urhola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urhola moves to clinch but Norton breaks away
and Norton counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Urhola off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Norton follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Urhola was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Norton!
Scott Norton made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'we are NWO'.
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