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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Cote thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Witt if he has to take too many more of those.
Brian Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Witt swats away the attempt to clinch by Cote.
Witt tries to clinch but Cote is having none of it.
Cote appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Cote gets tackled into the cage by Witt. Witt maintains the clinch.
Witt slows down the pace here.
Witt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cote gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#TD#
Cote drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witt looking to pass the guard. #SU2#
Witt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T1#
Witt tries to clinch up.
Cote dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Witt tries for a takedown but Cote circles away easily
and Cote counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Witt throws a leg kick but Cote sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL#
Cote fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Witt, pushing him back against the cage.
Witt tries to land knees in the clinch but Cote avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Cote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Witt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
Cote gets the takedown into side control.
Witt is looking to regain half guard here but Cote keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Cote thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
Cote landing strikes.
Cote is putting a hurting on Witt here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witt tries to buck Cote off but Cote is having none of it.
Cote lands a decent elbow from side control.
Witt tries to buck Cote off but Cote is having none of it.
Witt looks winded!
Cote landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SU#
Cote decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Witt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cote swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Witt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cote.
Witt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T3##CL#
Cote has Witt up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Cote has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Witt uses from the top position.
Witt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cote works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Cote had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Witt defends it easily.
Cote looking to control.
Witt is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Cote looking for a sweep. Not yet Cote, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cote lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Cote wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Witt wants to sweep here but Cote controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cote dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Cote or perhaps it was just good defense by Witt, which made it look bad.
A head kick misses from Cote.
Witt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cote misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD#
Cote scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cote takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Witt wants to control but Cote is keeping busy.
Witt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witt looking to control.
Cote wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving. #T1#
Witt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Witt working a defensive guard here.
#SU#
Witt is working an open guard so Cote takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD#
Cote looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Witt trying to control the position.
#T2#
Witt is looking to stand up but Cote isn't so interested in that idea.
Witt keeping moving, preventing Cote from controlling successfully.
Cote might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Witt controlling Cote's posture.
Cote looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Cote engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cote wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cote tries to clinch up but Witt circles away and keeps his distance.
Cote sets himself, and Witt steps forward looking for the clinch! Cote avoids it this time.#TD#
Witt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cote to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SU#
Cote gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T4#
Cote shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Witt as he avoids it easily.
Witt darts in looking for a takedown but Cote gets double underhooks and turns Witt into the cage.
Cote is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Witt can do to turn this around?
Cote keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Witt is breathing heavily.
Cote misses with a jab, cross combination.
Witt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Cote moves into the clinch.
Witt being controlled against the cage.
Cote tries to land knees in the clinch but Witt avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Witt is trying to break the clinch but Cote has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cote dominated that second round.
That's time! Cote's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##CL#
Cote moves into the clinch.
Witt tries to break the clinch but Cote is controlling the position.
Cote goes for a takedown attempt but Witt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Witt.
Witt is looking to clinch.
Witt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cote counters with a three punch combo that has Witt backing up. Witt nods at Cote to acknowledge the strikes.
Cote lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Cote moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Witt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Witt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cote's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Cote stands and throws Witt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Witt is not content to let Cote control the position.
Witt tries to buck Cote off but Cote is having none of it.
Witt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cote working the ground and pound.#SU#
Cote decides to stand up, so the ref orders Witt to his feet.
Witt blocks a head kick by Cote.
Cote digs a good body shot into Witt's ribs.
Cote scores with a head kick. Witt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T2##TD#
Cote scores with a takedown into Witt's guard.
Witt wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cote is now in half guard.
Cote seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Witt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cote seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cote lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cote looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Witt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Witt is looking for a sweep. Cote is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cote is looking to stall here but Witt recovers full guard.
Witt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cote controls the pace.
Witt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cote controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Witt is looking to stand back up but Cote counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Witt.
Well, if Cote is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cote throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Witt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cote's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cote's back!
Cote is trying to get back to his feet but Witt has full control of the position and if anything, Cote has just worked his way into a worse spot.#ES#
Cote manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Witt fails with the takedown.
Ollie Witt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Cote is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brian Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ollie Witt.
Cote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Witt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Cote! |
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