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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Cote!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cote getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Cote.
Daniel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cote stuns Daniel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cote lands a jab to Daniel's midsection.
A punch combination from Cote misses.
Cote tries to clinch but Daniel is having none of it.
Daniel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Cote.
Cote scores with a jab. Daniel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cote lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daniel backs up against the cage.
Cote tries to work over Daniel's front leg with a kick but Daniel checks it.
Cote throws a right and a left that Daniel avoids nicely.
Daniel swats away the attempt to clinch by Cote.
Daniel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote misses with the combination.
Cote throws a shot from downtown. Daniel moves away and avoids it.
Cote catches Daniel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daniel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urijah Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote scores with a head kick.
Cote works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Cote misses its intended target.
Cote lands the left hand.
Cote misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Cote.
Cote misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Cote.
Nice body punch from Cote.
Cote is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daniel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cote swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniel.
Cote fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cote scores with a decent looking hook.
Cote scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cote is looking to clinch.
Daniel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cote fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Cote lands.
Daniel dives in and grabs Cote's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cote pushes down on Daniel's head and hops out.
Cote misses with a hook. Daniel ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel defending well as Cote loads up on a big left hand.
Cote lands a jab to the nose.
Daniel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Cote.
Cote tries to clinch there but Daniel circles away.
Cote throws a jab when Daniel was well out of range.
Cote throws a leg kick but Daniel checks it.
Daniel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cote tries to clinch there but Daniel circles away.
Daniel staying out of range there.
Cote cracks Daniel with a good jab.
Cote misses with the combination.
Cote misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote jabs at Daniel's body.
Daniel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cote throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Cote fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniel wants to land a leg kick but Cote is out of range.
Urijah Cote is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cote is looking to chop away at Daniel's legs.
Cote ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel moves away.
Cote connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daniel's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniel blocks a head kick by Cote.
Daniel swats away the attempt to clinch by Cote.
Cote scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Cote 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.
Cote connects with a jab.
Daniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cote scores with a jab to the body.
Cote throws a right and a left that both miss.
A clash of legs there as Daniel blocks the low kick.
Daniel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cote connects with a looping right hand.
Cote throws the left hand but Daniel avoids the punch easily.
Cote misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cote throws a series of punches but Daniel moves out of range.
No joy there for Cote, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cote thows a body shot but no joy.
Cote stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cote wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bryan Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cote lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Cote misses.
Nice body punch from Cote.
Cote misses with a series of wild punches.
Cote tries to clinch up but Daniel circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cote moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniel avoids the head kick by Cote.
Cote tests Daniel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cote tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote scores with a nice right hand.
Cote works over Daniel's head and body with a nice combination.
Cote works over Daniel's head and body with a nice combination.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cote takes a swing at Daniel's ribcage but misses.
Cote has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daniel showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Daniel trying to control from Cote's half guard. Cote has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cote manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniel manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cote postures up.
Daniel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cote is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Daniel looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniel, not yet.
Cote trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Daniel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cote wants to pass the guard but Daniel is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daniel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cote loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Cote just misses with a punch to the body.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cote!
Daniel walks into a stiff left hand from Cote.
Cote tries to clinch but Daniel moves out of range.
Cote throws a lazy right hand but Daniel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Cote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cote wants to clinch.
Cote fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cote throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Cote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniel.
Cote moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cote lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cote paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cote swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cote throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniel counters with a one-two to the body.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cote throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Cote sprawls well. He's pushed Daniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniel swats away the attempt to clinch by Cote.
Cote scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daniel in his tracks.
Cote connects with a right hand. Daniel shakes it off.
Cote wants to clinch up but Daniel keeps it at a distance.
Cote misses with a double jab.
Cote clobbers Daniel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good standup being displayed there by Cote as he connects with a hook.
Cote lands a slapping body shot.
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.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cote is looking to land body kicks.
Cote moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
Cote is looking to clinch but Daniel is avoiding it.
Cote connects with a body shot.
Cote misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cote throws a combination that misses
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote pushes Daniel off and gets back to his feet.
Cote gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daniel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cote is looking to stand up but Daniel isn't so interested in that idea.
Cote keeping moving, preventing Daniel from controlling successfully.
Cote bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniel's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cote controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daniel trying to keep a closed guard but Cote is proving a slippery customer.
Cote is pushing down on Daniel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Daniel is fighting to maintain full guard but Cote has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniel trying to hold on to Cote's head to control him but Cote postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Urijah Cote.
I've got Cote winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Cote!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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