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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derek Cote's chin.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote with a nice cross.
Cote avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva drives through and clinches with Cote against the cage.
Cote is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cote fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cote fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Cote.
Silva lands a front kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Cote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Derek Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Silva.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Derek Cote has been cut.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Cote counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cote lands a two punch combo.
Cote misses with a two punch combination.
Cote throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cote as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Cote misses.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cote as Silva shoots in.
A punch combination from Cote misses.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cote swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva looks gassed!
Cote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Cote moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Cote moves out of range.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cote finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Cote slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Cote fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cote throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Cote wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Cote misses with a double jab.
Cote thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Cote.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cote checks a leg kick.
Cote uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cote. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Cote which made him look bad.
Cote throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Junior Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Cote counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cote.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cote circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cote throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Cote avoids it.
Cote swinging wildly here.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cote's guard.
Cote throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cote is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Cote has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cote pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva wants to control from the top but Cote keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cote is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Cote is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Cote's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cote counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Cote is rocked!
Silva misses with a double jab
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Cote is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cote seems to have got his legs back now.
Cote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cote.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cote counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cote connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cote throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cote looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Cote avoids the head kick by Silva.
Cote just misses with a punch to the body.
Cote tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cote tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cote gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries to circle away but Cote has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Cote throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Cote tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cote swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cote has him pressed against the cage.
Cote wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Cote dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Cote tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cote counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cote throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Cote thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cote misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Cote scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cote misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Cote.
Cote lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cote misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Cote has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Cote takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Cote.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Cote counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cote.
Silva tries to bum rush Cote with a series of wild strikes but Cote uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cote throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cote doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Cote.
Cote throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Cote counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cote thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cote lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cote looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Cote getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cote changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Cote manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Derek Cote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cote tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Cote.
Cote shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cote counters with a nice uppercut.
Cote tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Cote connects with the punch.
Cote swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cote counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cote lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Cote. Beautiful body shot.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cote looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derek Cote's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cote as he avoids it easily.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cote dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Cote jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Cote digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Cote saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cote misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cote scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cote connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cote takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cote.
Cote digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Cote counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Cote swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derek Cote is winning the standup battle so far.
Cote misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Cote counters with a stiff right hand.
Cote scores with a hook.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cote throws a one two combo.
Silva throws a right and a left that Cote avoids nicely.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Cote sees coming a mile off.
Cote misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cote.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Derek Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Silva.
Cote throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Cote.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cote paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva has Cote up against the cage in a clinch.
Cote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Cote with a jab.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cote throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cote counters with a one-two to the body.
Cote digs a good hook to Silva's body.
A head kick from Cote lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Cote.
Cote throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cote swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheers as Cote lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Cote counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cote counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Cote.
That's four 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cote has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cote and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cote scores with a shot to the body.
Silva is putting a hurting on Cote here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cote can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cote counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva looks to clinch
and Cote counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Derek Cote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Derek Cote.
I think Silva 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Silva!
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