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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Cote (ranked 5481 p4p, 4295 weight class) and John Diaz (ranked 613 p4p, 543 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Cote counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cote.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Cote manages to get underhooks.
Cote is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Diaz can't fight it off and eventually Cote manages to take the fight to the floor. Diaz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cote sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cote pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz is looking to control Cote's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Cote is very close to passing his half guard.
Cote escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Cote, which made it look bad.
Gabriel Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Diaz.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Cote sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cote throws a big counter combination but Diaz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cote shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cote is one step ahead there.
Cote has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cote controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cote has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cote is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cote stacks Diaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cote!
Diaz is being controlled here.
Cote knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cote tries to score with some ground and pound. Diaz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cote decides to stand up, so the ref orders Diaz to his feet.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cote.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Cote tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cote manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cote gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Cote dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cote dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cote avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Cote counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Cote's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cote escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Cote changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gabriel Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Diaz.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cote looking to score a takedown here. Diaz is defending well but Cote drives through and ends up in Diaz's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cote gets to his feet. Diaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cote is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz dives in and grabs Cote's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cote pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gabriel Cote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cote scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cote sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cote seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.
Cote continues to stall.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cote stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cote has managed to clinch.
Cote gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cote will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Gabriel Cote overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz is working an open guard so Cote takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cote stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cote clinches up against the cage.
Cote lands a takedown into guard.
Diaz working for a triangle but Cote defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cote stacks Diaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cote!
Cote controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cote landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Cote dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cote keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Cote wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Cote, which made it look bad.
Cote displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Diaz shoots in but Cote avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gabriel Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Diaz.
Cote leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cote lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Cote shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cote was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cote is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Cote stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cote has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
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.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Cote sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cote tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cote closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cote decides to stand up.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cote is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cote breaks the clinch.
Cote shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Cote controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cote throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working a defensive guard but Cote passes into half guard.
Cote keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cote wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
Cote seems to be looking for submissions.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Cote trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Cote is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cote throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
John Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabriel Cote is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cote controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Cote showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cote 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Cote!
Gabriel Cote managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 150$ , into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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