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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick St Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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217 lbs
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187 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Hyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick St Cote!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyatt doesn't manage to clinch there - St Cote circles away.
St Cote blocks a jab.
St Cote connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hyatt momentarily.
Hyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
St Cote jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Cote.
St Cote throws a series of punches but Hyatt moves out of range.
Hyatt tries to bum rush St Cote with a series of wild strikes but St Cote uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Cote throws a hook but Hyatt avoids it easily.
Hyatt throws an overhand right that lands on St Cote's shoulder, as St Cote tries to avoid the shot.
St Cote thows a body shot but no joy.
Hyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyatt misses the shot to the body.
St Cote misses with a wild body shot.
St Cote avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Cote takes a swing at Hyatt's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Cote thows a body shot but no joy.
St Cote throws a right hand that Hyatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyatt also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hyatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Cote clinches up with Hyatt and pushes him back against the cage.
St Cote blocking some punches.
Hyatt blocks an uppercut.
Hyatt blocking some punches.
A short left from Hyatt.
Hyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hyatt letting St Cote take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Cote has had enough of the clinch but Hyatt keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Cote.
St Cote scores with a shot to the side of Hyatt's head.
Hyatt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Hyatt tries for a takedown but St Cote manages to get underhooks.
Hyatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hyatt stalling in the clinch but St Cote improves position.
St Cote wants to get back to striking at distance but Hyatt won't allow it.
A short uppercut from St Cote.
Hyatt is trying to maintain a safe position but St Cote gets an underhook and turns Hyatt into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hyatt fails to land.
St Cote is trying to push Hyatt away but Hyatt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hyatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hyatt connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Hyatt finds it's way through St Cote's defenses.
Hyatt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyatt dives in for a single leg takedown but St Cote sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hyatt misses with a punch to the body.
St Cote stalling against the cage.
Hyatt is trying to maintain a safe position but St Cote gets an underhook and turns Hyatt into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Cote is trying to break the clinch but Hyatt has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hyatt.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Cote.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by St Cote.
St Cote tries to break the clinch but Hyatt is controlling the position.
Hyatt blocking some punches.
St Cote prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Hyatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Cote is pushing Hyatt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St Cote throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hyatts head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roman Hyatt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Hyatt misses.
A big right from St Cote misses.
St Cote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hyatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Cote moves away.
Hyatt tries to clinch there but St Cote circles away.
Hyatt tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Cote sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hyatt somewhat.
Hyatt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St Cote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Hyatt.
St Cote moves out of range as Hyatt throws a body kick.
St Cote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hyatt circles away quickly and effectively.
Roman Hyatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Cote gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Patrick St Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt works St Cote's body with a nice hook.
St Cote takes the fight into the clinch.
St Cote just leaning against Hyatt, taking a breather.
St Cote working aggressively here.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hyatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyatt being controlled against the cage.
St Cote is trying to break the clinch but Hyatt has him pressed against the cage.
Patrick St Cote seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Cote scores with a shot to the side of Hyatt's head.
St Cote lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hyatt taking a breather.
St Cote has Hyatt pressed against the cage.
A short left from St Cote.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Cote.
St Cote stops a takedown attempt from Hyatt.
Hyatt misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt prevents St Cote from breaking the clinch.
Hyatt misses with a punch to the body.
St Cote can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Cote takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
St Cote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Cote's elbow.
St Cote lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Cote escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hyatt lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from St Cote misses the target.
Hyatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patrick St Cote is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Cote.
Hyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Roman Hyatt is winning the standup battle so far.
St Cote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyatt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hyatt tries to clinch up but St Cote circles away and keeps his distance.
St Cote fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Cote misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Hyatt coming out on top.
Hyatt loads up on a big right hand but St Cote slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyatt looks for a takedown but St Cote sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Hyatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyatt swats away the attempt to clinch by St Cote.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Hyatt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St Cote throws a hook but Hyatt avoids it easily.
Hyatt shoots in for a takedown but St Cote shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Cote throws a right hand that Hyatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyatt also avoids with ease.
St Cote misses with a straight right.
A big left from St Cote misses.
Hyatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from St Cote. Those never looked like landing.
St Cote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyatt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hyatt. That's going to slow St Cote down.
Hyatt lands a slapping body shot.
St Cote takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Cote throws a shot from downtown. Hyatt moves away and avoids it.
Hyatt loads up on a big right hand but St Cote slips the punch.
St Cote drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hyatt misses.
A punch combination from Hyatt misses.
St Cote takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hyatt works over St Cote's head and body with a nice combination.
St Cote closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hyatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Cote takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyatt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hyatt steps into range and cracks St Cote with a monster punch that buckles his knees! St Cote flops backwards and Hyatt dives into his guard looking to finish!
St Cote is rocked!
St Cote can't keep his opponent in guard - Hyatt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
St Cote is still in real trouble! Can Hyatt finish him?
Hyatt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St Cote seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St Cote for as long as he can get away with.
We're going to have a standup here because Roman Hyatt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St Cote takes a swing at Hyatt's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt moves into the clinch successfully.
St Cote wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hyatt has him pressed against the cage.
Hyatt keeps control of St Cote as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Cote misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Cote.
St Cote scores with a shot to the side of Hyatt's head.
St Cote wants to break free but Hyatt has control.
Hyatt lands a nice uppercut.
Hyatt struggles to land a body shot inside as St Cote controls his hands.
Hyatt controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Cote is pushing Hyatt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hyatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Cote working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Cote is trying to push Hyatt away but Hyatt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Hyatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hyatt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Hyatt!
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