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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rick Ross. Cote has chosen Fort minor: Remember the name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernest Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Cote!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Cote misses.
Cote throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Gonzales tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cote counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzales backing up. Gonzales nods at Cote to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzales throws a nice looking combination but Cote bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cote looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzales is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cote's half guard.
Cote pushes Gonzales off but Gonzales dives into side control.
Gonzales trying to control the action but Cote is working from the bottom.
Cote is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gonzales asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gonzales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cote keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Gonzales decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gonzales swinging wildly here.
Cote misses with a two punch combination.
Cote swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzales counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gonzales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cote keeps working.
Cote tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gonzales manages to move to mount!
Cote is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cote is trying to stand but he's just given Gonzales his back.
Cote looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gonzales looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales lands a shot to the body.
Gonzales wants to control but Cote is keeping busy.
Cote is trying to stand back up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gonzales's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cote is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Gonzales off. It looks like it's working - Gonzales slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Cote displaying calm under pressure there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gonzales counters with a single leg into guard. Cote didn't expect that.
Cote looks gassed!
Gonzales stands up and waves to Cote to follow him.
Cote cracks Gonzales with a good jab.
Cote falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch.
Gonzales pulls guard successfully.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Cote from controlling successfully.
Cote trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonzales's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cote throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Gonzales dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cote throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.
Cote moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cote misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ernest Gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cote's waist but Cote gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzales off to one side.
Gonzales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cote lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzales has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote delivers a nice body kick.
Cote fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cote counters with a left and a right that stings Gonzales.
Cote swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cote looks to land a combination. Gonzales sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cote.
Cote swinging wildly here.
Gonzales takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cote pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gonzales back to the cage. Cote follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cote throws a right and a left that Gonzales avoids nicely.
Mark Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cote duly obliges.
Cote misses with a double jab
and Gonzales counters with a head kick.
Cote lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzales's sensitive parts.
Gonzales shoots in looking for a takedown. Cote tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzales 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.
Cote misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote throws a right and a left that Gonzales avoids nicely.
Mark Cote is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzales throws a leg kick
and Cote counters with a two punch combo.
Cote is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cote misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzales gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cote counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzales thinking.
No joy there for Cote, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cote.
Some wild striking there from Cote.
Cote shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gonzales eats them both and turns towards Cote to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cote lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Cote scores with a four punch combination!
Cote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cote has had enough of the clinch but Gonzales keeps him there for the moment.
Cote is trying to force a seperation but Gonzales has the dominant position.
Cote manages to break the clinch.
Cote scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzales should have avoided that one.
Cote fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cote counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cote fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzales takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cote goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cote thuds his shin into the meat of Gonzales's side.
Cote scores with a three punch combo!
Cote thows a body kick. Gonzales tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cote swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cote throws a series of strikes that have Gonzales backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales tries for a takedown but Cote circles away easily
enabling Cote to counter with a crisp jab.
Cote misses with a double jab.
Cote throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Gonzales closes the distance but Cote moves to the side
and Cote counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzales thinking.
Cote misses with the combination.
Cote throws a combination. Gonzales tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cote throws a one two combo.
Cote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cote misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cote is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling him.
Cote wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cote fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Cote misses.
Cote throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Cote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters by clinching up.
Gonzales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cote's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzales blocks the body kick.
Cote throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cote misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a nice leg kick.
Cote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzales circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzales looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cote paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzales will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cote showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzales.
Gonzales moves in looking to clinch but Cote pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cote avoids the head kick by Gonzales.
Cote moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzales counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cote tries to kick Gonzales off but Gonzales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cote is trying to escape back to his feet but Gonzales uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Cote takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cote tries to escape but Gonzales is in control.
Gonzales taking a breather here.
Cote is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cote can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee asks Gonzales politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gonzales prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales trying to control the action but Cote is working from the bottom.
Gonzales controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Ernest Gonzales wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gonzales fails with the takedown
and Cote counters with a left and a right that stings Gonzales.
Cote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crunch! Cote slams his shin into Gonzales's torso.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Cote is avoiding it.
Cote misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cote lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzales slips a jab and a cross from Cote.
Cote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cote won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cote throws Gonzales to one side and escapes!
Cote throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mark Cote seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote cracks Gonzales with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cote takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonzales shoots and misses
and Cote counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cote misses with the body kick
and Gonzales decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cote's guard.
Gonzales might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cote wants to stand up but Gonzales is controlling him.
Cote is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gonzales thows a big elbow that misses.
Gonzales prevents Cote from getting back to his feet.
Gonzales stands up and waves to Cote to follow him.
Cote throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gonzales.
Cote really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzales. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cote is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gonzales misses with a body punch.
Gonzales lands an elbow inside.
Gonzales has Cote pressed against the cage, preventing Cote from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzales keeps control of Cote as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cote breaks the clinch.
Cote throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzales counters with a single leg into guard. Cote didn't expect that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cote keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
Gonzales looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Gonzales!
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RATING
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