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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Silva (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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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cote is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Cote ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Good shot there by Silva.
The fighters circling - Cote throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Cote's head coaches at DUDES GYM...inc..CBK that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva scores with a jab.
Cote scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cote misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Cote counters by moving into the clinch.
Cote lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to pull guard but Cote holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva jumps guard but Cote stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adam Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Silva.
Silva gets control of Cote's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cote got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cote has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cote gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Cote ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cote. Silva shrugs it off though.
Cote clinches with his opponent.
Cote is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cote.
Silva looks winded!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cote looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cote prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cote to keep the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to pull guard but Cote won't allow it.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Cote, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cote creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva has Cote pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cote manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cote misses with a punch to the body.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Cote, against the cage.
Silva gets control of Cote's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cote gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Cote takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Cote throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cote's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Cote holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Cote.
Silva looking to stall.
Cote is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cote down to the mat. Cote avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Cote holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Cote turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cote pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Cote stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva gets control of Cote's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cote would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cote's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Cote from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cote is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cote bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Cote trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has his foot on Cote's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cote works his way back into a safe position though.
Cote wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cote trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cote wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Cote dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Cote counters with a thumping low kick.
Cote fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cote misses with a kick to the body.
Silva drives through and clinches with Cote against the cage.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cote trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cote can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cote gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva rushes Cote and presses him up against the cage.
Cote misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cote just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cote stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote misses with a knee to the head.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cote walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cote wants to clinch.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Cote thumps Silva with a low kick.
Cote tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cote needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Adam Cote is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cote misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Cote - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Cote there.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a hook
and Cote counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Cote moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cote to keep the fight standing.
Adam Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva jumps guard but Cote turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cote has Silva pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cote.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cote working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cote misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
Cote comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rocco Silva has been cut.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Cote.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote misses with a knee to the head.
Cote effectively controlling the action here.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cote smiles and moves away.
Rocco Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cote throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cote slips a jab from Silva.
Cote lands a right hook to the body.
Cote lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva forces Cote back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cote to keep the fight standing.
Cote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cote prevents it.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Cote stalling against the cage.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cote just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Cote.
Cote tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cote smiles and moves away.
Cote staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Cote dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slow jab from Cote misses its intended target.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Cote misses with a low kick.
Cote gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Cote tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva pulls Cote into guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Cote looking to pass the guard.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cote gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cote throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adam Cote is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cote counters by moving into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cote throws an elbow but misses.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cote gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva tries to pull guard but Cote won't allow it.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Adam Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Silva.
Cote lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Adam Cote has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cote.
Cote gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cote dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cote.
Nice elbow from Cote.
Cote pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cote misses with a knee strike.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Cote.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Cote shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cote lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Cote creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Cote throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to pull guard but Cote won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cote gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Cote, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cote.
Cote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cote lands a damaging elbow.
Cote misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva tries to pull guard but Cote forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cote smiles and moves away.
Silva works Cote's body with a nice hook.
Cote takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Cote counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Cote in a clinch.
Cote misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva tries to pull guard but Cote won't allow it.
Cote throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cote tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Cote lands an elbow inside.
Silva tries to pull guard but Cote holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Cote tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cote lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cote throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rocco Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Cote is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cote blocks a body shot from Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cote.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Cote showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cote has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Cote!
Adam Cote made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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