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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidehiko Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hidehiko Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote misses with a lunging right hand
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Yoshida walks into a jab.
Yoshida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cote.
Cote misses the shot to the body.
Cote takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yoshida pushes Cote up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cote misses with a punch on the inside.
Cote stalling in the clinch but Yoshida improves position.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cote tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cote looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Cote throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida counters by clinching up.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Yoshida moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cote looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cote.
The referee calls for Yoshida to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
Cote misses with some punches.
Yoshida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida effectively controlling the action here.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cote is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Cote would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Cote is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Cote is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yoshida's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yoshida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cote stalling in the clinch but Yoshida improves position.
Yoshida taking a breather.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cote tries to stall but Yoshida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cote lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cote.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cote.
Cote misses with the head strike.
Cote throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cote, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Cote throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yoshida tries to clinch up but Cote circles away and keeps his distance.
Hidehiko Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Cote is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
Cote missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cote.
Cote darts in trying to clinch
and Yoshida counters by clinching up.
Cote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Yoshida gets through Cote's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Cote misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cote scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cote.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cote blocking some punches.
Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Cote throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cote is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yoshida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cote looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Cote fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Cote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida has Cote pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cote.
Cote is trying to maintain a safe position but Yoshida gets an underhook and turns Cote into the ropes.
Yoshida gets through Cote's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cote is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short left from Cote.
Cote's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cote swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshida with a hook.
Yoshida throws a hook to the side of Cote's head but Cote sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cote is trying to maintain a safe position but Yoshida gets an underhook and turns Cote into the ropes.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Cote trying to control the position but instead, Yoshida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cote into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Patrick Cote.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Cote ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
Cote swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidehiko Yoshida dominated that round.
That's time! Cote's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cote missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cote on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cote tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Yoshida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cote misses with a left hand
and Yoshida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Cote.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Cote throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cote wants to clinch
and Yoshida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cote is trying to maintain a safe position but Yoshida gets an underhook and turns Cote into the ropes.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cote working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Cote blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Cote has Yoshida pushed against the ropes.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Cote looking to slow down the pace here.
Cote lands with a light punch inside.
Cote misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yoshida as Cote tries to tie him up.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cote.
Cote trying to control the position but instead, Yoshida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cote into the ropes.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cote trying to stall but Yoshida improves his position.
Yoshida is looking to control Cote's arms but Cote gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yoshida has his back to the ropes.
Cote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick Cote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Cote moved out of range.
Cote connects with a nice looking jab.
Cote swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshida counters by clinching up.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cote trying to stall but Yoshida improves his position.
Cote working aggressively here.
Cote's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cote tries to stall but Yoshida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cote swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cote looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Cote has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cote misses with a jab to the body
and Yoshida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Yoshida. That snapped Cote's head back.
Yoshida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cote on the side of the head.
Cote throws a right and a left that Yoshida avoids nicely.
Cote throws a right and a left that Yoshida avoids nicely.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida gets a clinch.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida stalling.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cotes head.
Cote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hidehiko Yoshida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida slowing the pace effectively.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cote is trying to maintain a safe position but Yoshida gets an underhook and turns Cote into the ropes.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
Yoshida will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cote up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Cote throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Yoshida to work.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
Cote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Cote's head.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cote walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cote gets tackled into the ropes by Yoshida. Yoshida maintains the clinch.
Cote's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cote is trying to stall.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida misses with a combination
and Cote counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cote misses with a left hand
and Yoshida counters with a two punch combo.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cote displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida forces Cote back against the ropes and clinches.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cote lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida tries to break the clinch but Cote is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidehiko Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yoshida throws a poor cross that misses
and Cote counters with a three punch combo that has Yoshida backing up. Yoshida nods at Cote to acknowledge the strikes.
Cote moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cote.
Yoshida clinches.
Cote is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cote trying to control the position but instead, Yoshida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cote into the ropes.
Cote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
Cote's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yoshida gets through Cote's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cote scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Cote fails to land.
Cote is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yoshida is keeping busy.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Cote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Cote throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Cote takes a shot to the head.
Yoshida pushes Cote back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Cote.
Cote lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cote lands a jab.
Cote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cote lands with an overhand left.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cote paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hidehiko Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cote tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yoshida counters by clinching up.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cote scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cote looking to slow down the pace here.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cote's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cote misses with a punch on the inside.
Cote is trying to stall.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cote is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yoshida is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Patrick Cote.
A combination from Cote does no damage.
Yoshida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yoshida throws a combination that misses
and Cote makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cote keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Cote is avoiding it.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Cote moves out of range.
Yoshida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cote looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Cote.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cote, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cote swinging wildly here.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Cote.
Yoshida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yoshida clinches with his opponent.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida looking to stall.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Cote is trying to maintain a safe position but Yoshida gets an underhook and turns Cote into the ropes.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida drives through and clinches with Cote against the ropes.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cote working aggressively here.
Yoshida stalling.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
Cote scores with a shot to the side of Yoshida's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote is trying to stall.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cote lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshida's head back.
Cote wants to clinch but Yoshida slips to the side
and Yoshida counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cote creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yoshida is looking to control Cote's arms but Cote gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yoshida has his back to the ropes.
Cote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cote is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Cote lands a left hand.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cote.
Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Cote dips to his left and cracks Yoshida with an uppercut!
Yoshida wants to clinch.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hidehiko Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yoshida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Hidehiko Yoshida wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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