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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kumshot Chimaev (ranked 4924 p4p, 25366 weight class) and Austin Norris (ranked 488 p4p, 550 weight class). Austin Norris acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kumshot Chimaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Norris!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris lands a high kick!
Chimaev forces Norris back against the cage and clinches.
Chimaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chimaev throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Chimaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Norris defends it nicely.
Chimaev backing away here, and Norris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Norris throws a head kick but Chimaev moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Norris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chimaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris thumps Chimaev with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimaev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Norris stuffs the takedown.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Austin Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris scores with a head kick. Chimaev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chimaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Chimaev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Norris's coach down at Catch Wrestling L.A. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Norris's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Norris is looking to slow Chimaev down with leg kicks.
Norris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chimaev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Norris counters with a low kick, right behind Chimaev 's knee.
Chimaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
Norris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been told by Chimaev's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kumshot Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chimaev slips a straight right by Norris.
Chimaev moves forwards but Norris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chimaev has managed to clinch.
Norris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chimaev.
Chimaev can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris is trying to force a seperation but Chimaev has the dominant position.
Chimaev blocking some punches.
Chimaev gets control of Norris's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chimaev will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Norris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chimaev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chimaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to stand and escape but instead Chimaev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chimaev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norris's guard.
Ground and pound from Chimaev.
It looks like Austin Norris has been cut.
Norris trying to hold on to Chimaev's head to control him but Chimaev postures up.
Norris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chimaev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Norris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chimaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chimaev is looking to advance position but Norris won't allow it.
Chimaev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norris sees it coming and defends easily.
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Norris's cut.
That's time! Chimaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chimaev.
Norris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chimaev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Norris with a nice calf kick.
Norris lands a high kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Norris.
Chimaev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Norris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Chimaev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chimaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norris misses with some punches.
Chimaev manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris connects with a high kick.
Chimaev rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chimaev jumps guard.
Chimaev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Norris defends it easily.
Norris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chimaev is proving hard to escape from.
Norris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chimaev pulls Norris in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chimaev keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chimaev is on top in guard.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Norris throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chimaev uses it to pass to side control.
Norris tries to control but Chimaev manages to take his back.
Kumshot Chimaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norris is trying to break free.
Chimaev not allowing Norris to control his hands.
Norris wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chimaev lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Norris is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Norris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chimaev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chimaev lands strikes to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chimaev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kumshot Chimaev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Austin Norris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chimaev dodges the punch combination from Norris.
Chimaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Norris throws out a powerful jab.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norris misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norris thumps Chimaev with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris thuds his shin into the meat of Chimaev's side.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chimaev's head.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a nice looking body kick.
Chimaev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Norris to the mat! Norris manages to get full guard.
Norris is trying to keep Chimaev in close.
Chimaev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chimaev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Norris controls Chimaev momentarily but Chimaev frees himself.
Chimaev landing with the ground and pound.
Chimaev stands up and waves to Norris to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norris.
A nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kumshot Chimaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chimaev takes the fight into the clinch.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Chimaev.
Chimaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chimaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chimaev has his takedown stuffed
and Norris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris thumps Chimaev with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Norris.
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev closes the distance and clinches.
Norris misses with a knee strike.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chimaev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Norris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Norris working hard to break the clinch.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chimaev is keeping busy.
Chimaev blocking some punches.
Chimaev successfully pulls guard.
Norris trying to control but Chimaev is working from the bottom.
Chimaev throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chimaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev punching from the bottom.
Norris wants to control from the top but Chimaev keeps moving.
Chimaev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chimaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norris 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Norris!
In his post fight interview, Austin Norris started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RATING
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