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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Gagnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Smith (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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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Gagnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Smith!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gagnum fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Gagnum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gagnum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith slips under a jab.
Gagnum throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith lands a nice hook to Gagnum's body. Gagnum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gagnum tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith throws a right hand that Gagnum ducks under and follows up with a left that Gagnum also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gagnum doesn't seem phased though.
Smith digs a good hook to Gagnum's body.
Christian Gagnum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith lands with a straight right. Gagnum didn't see that one coming.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith swings for the body but Gagnum moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Gagnum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Gagnum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gagnum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnum throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnum.
Smith takes a swing at Gagnum's ribcage but misses.
Gagnum clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Gagnum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Gagnum throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gagnum misses with a hook.
Smith takes a swing at Gagnum's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings for the body but Gagnum moves out of range.
Gagnum loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnum avoids the body shot from Smith.
Gagnum misses with an uppercut.
Gagnum misses with the combination.
Gagnum tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Gagnum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gagnum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gagnum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith slips under a jab from Gagnum.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Gagnum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gagnum rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith stuns Gagnum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gagnum misses with a low kick.
Gagnum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gagnum's head backwards.
Gagnum clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnum.
Smith digs a good body shot into Gagnum's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Gagnum.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Gagnum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnum throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gagnum sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gagnum is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Gagnum dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith thows a huge punch but Gagnum dodges it nicely.
Smith prevents Gagnum from improving his position.
Gagnum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Gagnum wants to get back to his feet.
Gagnum has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith throwing shots but Gagnum is blocking nicely.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gagnum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gagnum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Gagnum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gagnum tries to get out of the position.
Gagnum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gagnum is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is keen to just control but Gagnum is a slippery customer.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gagnum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Gagnum's head.
Gagnum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Noah Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gagnum sprawls well. Gagnum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith cracks Gagnum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnum lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnum was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a body punch but Gagnum moves out of range.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith tries for a takedown but Gagnum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Gagnum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christian Gagnum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith tests Gagnum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noah Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noah Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gagnum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gagnum!
Smith lands with some strikes.
Gagnum slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gagnum is looking to improve his position.
Gagnum has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gagnum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith trying to control but Gagnum is working from the bottom.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnum tries to strike from the bottom.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Gagnum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gagnum trying to control the position.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Gagnum blocks nicely.
Noah Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gagnum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith throws a strike but Gagnum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gagnum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gagnum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gagnum throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gagnum's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnum is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith throws a hook but Gagnum blocks it.
Gagnum misses with a straight left.
Gagnum throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Gagnum darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Noah Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnum was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gagnum misses the shot to the body.
Christian Gagnum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gagnum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Gagnum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gagnum misses with a double jab
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gagnum walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gagnum tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gagnum to the ground. Gagnum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Smith!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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