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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patyk Piotrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Cottrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cottrell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Honor by Atreyu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Patyk Piotrov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patyk Piotrov!
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, Caleb Cottrell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piotrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piotrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piotrov tries a low kick but Cottrell avoids it.
A head kick by Cottrell misses
and Piotrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Piotrov.
Piotrov wants to stand but Cottrell is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottrell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Piotrov gets to his feet - Cottrell follows without any prompting.
Piotrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cottrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piotrov tries to clinch up.
Cottrell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cottrell misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Piotrov tries to clinch up but Cottrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Cottrell tries to clinch up but Piotrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Piotrov or perhaps it was just good defense by Cottrell which made him look bad.
Piotrov wants to clinch
and Cottrell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cottrell misses with a low kick as Piotrov jumps back.
Cottrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cottrell throws a lazy head kick
and Piotrov counters with a single leg into guard. Cottrell didn't expect that.
Cottrell looks gassed!
Piotrov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrov blocks a head kick by Cottrell.
No luck for Piotrov with that takedown attempt.
Piotrov stuffs the takedown attempt from Cottrell. Cottrell gets slowly back to his feet.
Cottrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
Cottrell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Piotrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cottrell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Piotrov tries for a takedown but Cottrell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patyk Piotrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cottrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piotrov avoids the head kick by Cottrell.
A punch combination from Cottrell misses.
Cottrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cottrell misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Cottrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patyk Piotrov 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.
Piotrov avoids the head kick by Cottrell.
Piotrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cottrell counters with a head kick. That will keep Piotrov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Piotrov shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick by Cottrell misses
and Piotrov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Piotrov shoots in but Cottrell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cottrell shoots for a double leg takedown but Piotrov sprawls well. He's pushed Cottrell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cottrell throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Piotrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Cottrell misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrov avoids the head kick by Cottrell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piotrov blocks a head kick by Cottrell.
Cottrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Cottrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cottrell misses with a head kick.
Cottrell misses with a head kick.
Cottrell drives through and clinches with Piotrov against the cage.
Cottrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piotrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Cottrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Piotrov manages to break the clinch.
Cottrell fails to land the takedown.
Cottrell clinches up against the cage.
Cottrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piotrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cottrell misses with a knee to the head.
Cottrell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cottrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cottrell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cottrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piotrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Piotrov managing to block the knees to the body from Cottrell.
Cottrell looking to throw knees to the head but Piotrov is blocking nicely.
Cottrell breaks from the clinch.
Cottrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piotrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piotrov blocks a head kick by Cottrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Piotrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piotrov misses with the combination.
Patyk Piotrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cottrell throws a sloppy head kick and Piotrov moves out of range easily.
Cottrell throws a sloppy head kick and Piotrov moves out of range easily.
Cottrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piotrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Piotrov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cottrell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cottrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottrell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Piotrov is looking to stand up but Cottrell isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cottrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Piotrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Cottrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Piotrov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cottrell counters with a big head kick but Piotrov shrugs it off.
Piotrov shoots in but Cottrell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cottrell misses with a head kick.
Piotrov slips a jab and a cross from Cottrell.
Piotrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cottrell as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cottrell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Piotrov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Piotrov tries to stand but Cottrell is controlling from the bottom.
Piotrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrov wants to stand and escape but instead Cottrell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cottrell won't allow Piotrov to get back to his feet.
Cottrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Piotrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patyk Piotrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Piotrov wants to stand up but Cottrell is controlling him.
Cottrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Piotrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cottrell gets to his feet. Piotrov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrov misses with a few strikes there.
Cottrell is looking to clinch but Piotrov is avoiding it.
Piotrov throws a sloppy head kick and Cottrell moves out of range easily.
Piotrov avoids the head kick by Cottrell.
Cottrell lands a head kick. Piotrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Piotrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patyk Piotrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cottrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cottrell is looking to land body kicks.
Cottrell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cottrell lands an uppercut.
Cottrell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Piotrov uses from the top position.
Cottrell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cottrell pulls Piotrov in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patyk Piotrov.
I think Piotrov 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patyk Piotrov!
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hype
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