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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fisher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilberto Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
Fisher throws a right and a left that Todd avoids nicely.
Fisher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Todd goes for a double leg but Fisher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fisher continues to drive forward.
Todd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Todd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Todd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Todd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fisher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Fisher. Those never looked like landing.
Fisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Fisher misses with a combination
and Todd counters by clinching up.
Fisher tries to break free but Todd pushes him back against the cage.
Todd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Todd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Sam Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher clinches.
Todd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fisher up against the cage.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to bum rush Todd with a series of wild strikes but Todd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher feints a jab promting Todd to slip. Fisher then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Todd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fisher looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Fisher. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Todd scores with a push kick.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
Todd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fisher, pushing him back against the cage.
Todd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fisher walks away with a smile on his face. Todd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd looks for a takedown but Fisher sprawls well.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher slaps away a takedown attempt from Todd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fisher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Todd counters with a leg kick.
Fisher slaps away a takedown attempt from Todd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Todd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fisher is fending him off so far but Todd persists. Nope, Fisher circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Todd. Todd gets slowly back to his feet.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Todd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fisher but Fisher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Fisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Fisher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Todd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Todd misses with a head shot. Fisher uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Todd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fisher pulls Todd in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Todd postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fisher looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Fisher was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Todd is defended easily by Fisher.
Fisher throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
Sam Fisher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sam Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher misses with a combination
and Todd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Todd effectively controlling the action here.
Todd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fisher walks away with a smile on his face. Todd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a combination. Todd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Todd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fisher sprawls well. Fisher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Todd gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Fisher moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fisher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Todd.
Todd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Todd dives in and scores a takedown into Fisher's guard.
Todd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd gets to his feet. Fisher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fisher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Todd.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher darts in and clinches Todd up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
Todd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Todd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Todd dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Fisher tries to bum rush Todd with a series of wild strikes but Todd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fisher throws an off balance right hand
and Todd moves into the clinch.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Fisher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fisher moves into the clinch.
Todd avoiding damage.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fisher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Todd counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
Todd tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fisher defends well and Todd ends up having to push Fisher into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Todd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Todd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Fisher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Todd.
Todd shoots in but Fisher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Todd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fisher checks a leg kick nicely.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
Todd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fisher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd looks for a takedown but Fisher sprawls well.
Sam Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher stalks Todd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Todd's face. Todd staggers backwards, shaken.
Todd shoots in looking for a takedown but Fisher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Todd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
Todd looking to score a takedown here. Fisher is defending well but Todd drives through and ends up in Fisher's guard.
Todd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to control but Todd passes easily into half guard.
Todd is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Todd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gilberto Todd.
I think Todd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gilberto Todd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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