PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hamara
vs
Norton

201 cm
28
286 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

191 cm
27
300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Hamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamara misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamara misses the target.
Norton moves out of range as Hamara strikes.
Hamara lands with a nice body punch.
Hamara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Norton backs up against the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamara, right into the meat.
Hamara misses with a hook to the body
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Norton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norton is looking to control Hamara's arms but Hamara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norton has his back to the cage.
Norton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hamara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Norton to work.

Hamara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamara moves away.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamara. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamara throws a predictable looking body shot

and Norton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hamara! Norton lets Hamara back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hamara connects with a single shot there.
Hamara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamara is just out of range.
Norton cracks a nice hook into Hamara's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norton. Norton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamara. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamara swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Hamara.
Hamara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamara throws a leg kick
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamara throws a big shot that misses.
Norton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hamara. Hamara obviously looking to wear him down.
Norton misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hamara throws a head kick that misses.
Hamara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norton's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Norton.
Norton lands a body shot.
Norton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hamara finds it's way round the side to connect with Norton's head.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Hamara saw that one coming.
Norton misses with a hook
and Hamara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamara lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Hamara tenderised Norton's leg. Norton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norton lands a nice hook to Hamara's body. Hamara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turo Hamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hamara.
Norton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamara misses with an uppercut.
Hamara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hamara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamara, as that shot connected.
Hamara scores with a leg kick.
Hamara cracks a nice hook into Norton's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turo Hamara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hamara misses the shot to the body.
Hamara scores with a nice right hand.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamara throws a lazy right hand but Norton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamara missing with a left hand there. Norton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamara lands a lovely overhand right.
Norton avoids the body shot from Hamara.
Hamara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hamara swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Norton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hamara! Norton lets Hamara back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Turo Hamara has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton slips a straight right by Hamara.
Norton misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hamara throws a wild body kick that Norton sees coming a mile off.
Hamara lands with an uppercut that bounces Norton off the cage and back into range.
Hamara throws a big shot that misses.
Norton slips under a jab.
Norton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamara.
Norton throws out a loose jab but Hamara uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Hamara looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Hamara.
Norton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hamara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Norton scrambles back to his feet.
Turo Hamara is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamara.
Hamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara lands with a right hand.

Norton lands a big right hand that sends Hamara crashing to the mat! Norton stays standing though and waves Hamara back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamara throws a hook but Norton avoids it easily.
Hamara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Hamara.
Hamara throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Donk. Norton catches Hamara right on the button with a cross.
Norton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hamara throws a jab when Norton was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton steps in with a hook that catches Hamara right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Norton follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hamara looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Norton!
As Scott Norton got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: we are NWO'.