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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Marchant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam J Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gideon Marchant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam J Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a nice combination. Marchant backs away looking to recover.
Adam J Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marchant rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marchant.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Marchant.
Marchant lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Marchant.
Marchant manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marchant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marchant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith won't allow Marchant to get back to his feet.
Marchant wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marchant fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith clinches but Marchant breaks the clinch
and Marchant counters with a one-two to the body.
Marchant misses the jab.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marchant circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Marchant counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith looks gassed!
Marchant misses with a kick to the body.
Marchant gets a takedown into half guard.
Marchant lands strikes from half guard.
Marchant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marchant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marchant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marchant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marchant pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Marchant there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marchant slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Marchant slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Marchant lands strikes from half guard.
Marchant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marchant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marchant slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Marchant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marchant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Marchant eventually gives up the hold.
Marchant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marchant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marchant.
Marchant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Marchant.
Marchant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marchant winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Marchant drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith trying to hold on to Marchant's head to control him but Marchant postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marchant winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marchant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marchant lands strikes from half guard.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marchant is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Marchant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marchant lands strikes from half guard.
Marchant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marchant lands a nice short elbow.
Marchant working Smith over with strikes.
Marchant wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Marchant slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marchant drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Marchant working Smith over with strikes.
Marchant lands strikes from half guard.
Marchant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Marchant dominated that round.
That's time! Marchant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith looks to land a combination but Marchant avoids it well.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Marchant backpedaling.
Marchant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Marchant.
Marchant has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Marchant gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Marchant working some strikes from top position.
Marchant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marchant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marchant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marchant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marchant chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Marchant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marchant stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marchant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marchant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marchant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marchant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marchant cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Marchant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marchant is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Marchant slips an elbow through the middle.
Marchant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marchant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marchant throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marchant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marchant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gideon Marchant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marchant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marchant keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Marchant controlling Smith's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marchant is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Marchant stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marchant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marchant distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marchant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchant lands a couple of elbows.
Marchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marchant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Marchant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marchant with a nice head shot there.
Marchant is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marchant lands a couple of elbows.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Marchant is proving a slippery customer.
Marchant cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Marchant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marchant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marchant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Marchant wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Marchant is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marchant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marchant postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Marchant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marchant throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Marchant rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Marchant leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Marchant.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marchant lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Marchant lands a damaging elbow.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Marchant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marchant lands a damaging elbow.
Marchant effectively controlling the action here.
Marchant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marchant lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Marchant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Marchant lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Marchant pulls guard effortlessly.
Marchant is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Marchant dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marchant.
Smith digs a good body shot into Marchant's ribs.
Marchant rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith wants to break free but Marchant has control.
Marchant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marchant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Marchant lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Marchant lands an elbow inside.
Marchant is stalling here.
Marchant wants the takedown. Smith is fighting it off but Marchant persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smith's guard against the cage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marchant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith has his foot on Marchant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marchant works his way back into a safe position though.
Marchant distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marchant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marchant landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marchant distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marchant is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marchant defends well.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Marchant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith working for a triangle but Marchant defends it easily.
Marchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marchant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Marchant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Marchant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marchant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marchant shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marchant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marchant gets a takedown into half guard.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adam J Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marchant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Marchant in his half guard.
Marchant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marchant lands a nice short elbow.
Marchant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marchant winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marchant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marchant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marchant working Smith over with strikes.
Marchant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marchant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marchant working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marchant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Marchant there.
Marchant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marchant lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marchant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marchant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Marchant counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Marchant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marchant has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Marchant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marchant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith working for a triangle but Marchant defends it easily.
Gideon Marchant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Marchant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marchant 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 Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Marchant!
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