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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Cote (ranked 3821 p4p, 3469 weight class) and Drake Lane (ranked 438 p4p, 403 weight class). Brian Cote has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Brian Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Lane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lane throws a shot to the body.
Lane looks to land a combination but Cote avoids it well.
Cote takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cote misses with a two punch combination.
Lane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lane clinches up against the cage.
Cote is trying to pull guard but Lane turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cote breaks the clinch.
Lane tries to clinch but Cote is having none of it.
Lane tries to clinch but Cote is having none of it.
Cote fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Cote backs off Lane throws a huge counter combo but Cote manages to avoid it all.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cote throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cote moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cote looks for a takedown but Lane sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane throws a body shot but no joy.
Cote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lane.
As Cote backs off Lane throws a huge counter combo but Cote manages to avoid it all.
Drake Lane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lane misses with the combination.
Cote connects with a jab.
Lane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lane connects with a looping right hand.
Cote tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lane counters with a nice body shot.
Lane misses with a two punch combination.
Cote swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cote looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lane misses with a double jab.
Lane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote has managed to clinch.
Cote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cote fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lane throws a hook to the side of Cote's head but Cote sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lane misses with a series of wild punches.
Lane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cote closes the distance and pushes Lane back into the cage.
Cote blocks a body shot from Lane.
Cote has had enough of the clinch but Lane keeps him there for the moment.
Cote working hard to break the clinch.
Lane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cote.
Lane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cote avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lane closes the distance and clinches.
Cote's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lane throws a series of punches but Cote avoids them all with ease.
Cote throws a lazy right hand but Lane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lane throws a combination that misses
and Cote moves into the clinch.
Lane stalling against the cage.
Cote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cote counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cote connects with a leg kick.
Lane connects with a nice looking jab.
Lane misses with a left hand
and Cote counters with a head kick. That will keep Lane thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've been informed that Lane has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lane tries to bum rush Cote with a series of wild strikes but Cote uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cote tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cote wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lane looks winded!
Cote throws a head kick that half lands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lane enables Cote to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lane pushes Cote off and gets back to his feet.
Cote circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Lane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cote takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Cote.
Cote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lane fails to land with a series of punches.
Lane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cote.
Both fighters circling a little - Cote finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cote tries to clinch there but Lane circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drake Lane will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lane avoids the head kick by Cote.
Cote tries a head kick but it misses.
Lane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cote.
Cote displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lane throws out the jab.
Cote darts in looking for a takedown but Lane gets double underhooks and turns Cote into the cage.
Cote on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lane misses with a body punch.
Cote drops Lane with a big knee straight up the middle! Lane is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lane is rocked!
It looks like Drake Lane has been cut.
Lane tries to bum rush Cote with a series of wild strikes but Cote uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lane is still on wobbly legs! Can Cote finish him?
Cote has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cote.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lane is looking to control Cote's arms but Cote gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lane has his back to the cage.
Cote lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cote landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lane is breathing heavily.
Cote lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lane backwards.
Cote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cote.
Lane fails to land with a series of punches.
Lane throws a right and a left that Cote avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cote breaks from the clinch.
Lane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lane seems to have recovered his senses.
Cote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Drake Lane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote throws a nice head kick!
Lane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cote.
Lane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cote clinches up against the cage.
Cote avoiding damage as Lane throws knees to the body.
Cote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cote with the inside leg kick.
Lane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lane throws a series of punches but Cote avoids them all with ease.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lane is looking to clinch.
Lane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lane wants to clinch.
Lane misses with a wild combination.
Drake Lane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cote moves into the clinch.
Cote drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lane lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane looking to pass the guard.
Lane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cote utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lane throws a big right hand that misses.
Cote is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cote is keeping the position for now.
Lane throwing strikes from guard but Cote blocks nicely.
Cote manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lane manages to get himself to full guard.
Lane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cote manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lane distracts Cote with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lane throws a big right hand that misses.
Lane landing with the ground and pound.
Lane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lane trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lane preventing the sweep.
Lane trying to control but Cote is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cote dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drake Lane'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!
Lane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left and a right from Cote both land. Nice combination.
Brian Cote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Lane as he connects with a hook.
Lane doesn't manage to clinch there - Cote circles away.
Cote takes a swing at Lane's ribcage but misses.
Lane tries to clinch but Cote is having none of it.
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!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cote cracks Lane with a big elbow.
Cote decides to stand back up.
Cote fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cote scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lane cracks Cote with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lane.
Cote avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cote fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cote lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lane at a distance.
Lane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cote pushes Lane away with a front kick.
Nice shot lands for Lane.
The fighters circle, before Cote throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lane's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cote lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Brian Cote!
Brian Cote really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $48 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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