Post by The Sandmen on Mar 1, 2013 19:20:32 GMT -5
Patrick Cote is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Cung Le glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Patrick Cote and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cote won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has given his back to Cung Le who is trying to get one hook in!
Cote struggles in the ground trying to break Le's control
Le is in rear mount over Cote
Le tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Cote! Le has one hook in and keeps working!
Le is in rear mount over Cote with one hook in
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Cung Le throws his leg over Patrick Cote's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Cung Le's rear naked choke attempt!
Patrick Cote frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Cung Le and ends up on top!
Le misses a step and Patrick Cote sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cote is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Cote holds Cung Le's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Patrick Cote looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le isolates Patrick Cote's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Patrick Cote is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Cote is trying to counter now!
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
As the fight continues it seems that Patrick Cote is taking the best of the fight.
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Patrick Cote moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le catches Patrick Cote's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Le.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Cung Le fakes some punches
Cote ties him up.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Patrick Cote tries to take advantage...
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Le is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Le is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Cung Le
Cote tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patrick Cote controls the situation despite Cung Le efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to escape from the full mount...
Patrick Cote is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cote breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Patrick Cote fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Le blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Cote decides to launch some tentative punches
Le launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Cote with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Patrick Cote moves forward and launches a low kick.
Le blocks that.
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
Cote dodges!
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
A right hand from Patrick Cote
surprises Le!
Cung Le swings...
hard impact to Cote's face!
Cote's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Le throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Patrick Cote is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Cote pushes Cung Le and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Cote ducks under.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Le seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Patrick Cote's punches
Le measures the resilience of Cote's chin with an uppercut while Cote lands some great crosses.
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Patrick Cote is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Le tries to escape from closed guard...
Le struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Le launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Patrick Cote is not able to stop Cote ground skills and Cung Le moves to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Patrick Cote.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Patrick Cote shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Patrick Cote breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Patrick Cote down and prevents his attempts to escape
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le aggressively and repeatedly punches Cote.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le showing excellent timing, blasts Patrick Cote with a right hand.
Cote steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Cote!
Cote follows Cung Le
only to get counter punched in a big way! Cote needs to stop playing Cung Le's game or he'll get knocked out!
Cote's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote decides to launch some tentative punches
Patrick Cote takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Le's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Le wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le shoots and grab both of Patrick Cote's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Le lifted Cote's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Cung Le pushes Patrick Cote against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Le jumps and tries to free his leg! Cote doesn't allow this but Cung Le is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
Cote holds Cung Le arms and counters his opponent punches.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Patrick Cote tries to take advantage...
Patrick Cote attempts to move to full guard
Patrick Cote manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Le is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Patrick Cote rolls him over and takes his back!
Cote is in rear mount over Le
Patrick Cote tries to get his arm under Cung Le's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Cung Le's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Cung Le easily defends the attempt.
Cote is in rear mount over Le
Le has Cote controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cote is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cote throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cote throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Patrick Cote keeps control and remains in side mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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An overhand right from Cung Le that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Cote's stops that one with his face! How is Cote standing?!
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Nose
Patrick Cote launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Cung Le attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le catches Patrick Cote's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Le.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Cung Le tries to pass Patrick Cote's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Patrick Cote attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cote misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
deflected by Cote.
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Patrick Cote tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Cote misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le pushes Cote's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Le who is in full mount! Cote is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Middle kick from Cote.
The kick just misses.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
A right hand from Patrick Cote
gets deflected.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Cung Le launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cote blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Patrick Cote's cheek! Cote stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Cote's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote has a small cut in his Right cheek
Le is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Cote tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Le is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Cote to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Patrick Cote is standing now.
Cung Le just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Cote may be in trouble!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Le pushes Patrick Cote and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Cote's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Cote doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
Patrick Cote pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Patrick Cote
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le throws some knees to the thighs of Patrick Cote while in the clinch
Those hits seems to be causing trouble to Patrick Cote
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le pushes away Cote trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cote doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Cung Le
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
Patrick Cote locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Cung Le slips his head out and ends up in Patrick Cote's guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Cung Le aggressively and repeatedly punches Cote.
Good job by Cote blocking and slipping the blows.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
Le is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Patrick Cote tries to better his position on the ground...
Le holds Patrick Cote's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le has seen better days.
Le measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cote's side.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Patrick Cote shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Patrick Cote breaks that americana attempt!
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
Cote launches a few weak punches
Le blocks them effectively.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Cung Le tries to open Cote's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Cung Le. Cote is unable to cover himself now!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
They could take their toll on Cote.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Cung Le, but it's close.
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Round 4
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Cote moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Cote's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote has a small cut in his Right cheek
Le feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Le grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Cung Le
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Cote breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Le tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Cote tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Patrick Cote. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cote doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cote's side.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cote's side.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Cung Le tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Cote is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
You can see Cote's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cote's face!
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Le's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Le is locking that Armbar...
Cote struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
Le is locking that Armbar...
Cote breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Patrick Cote's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Cote Hyper-extended his arm
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Cote hold his own hand and breaks Le's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Cung Le.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Patrick Cote tries to better his position on the ground...
Le holds Patrick Cote's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Cote misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Patrick Cote's arm and tries an armbar!
Cote struggles to free himself
Cote's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Le is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
Cote holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Cote's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Cung Le.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Patrick Cote continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Patrick Cote doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Le's moves.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le suddenly holds Patrick Cote's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Le is locking that Armbar...
Le is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Le is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Cote's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
Cote can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Cung Le!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Patrick Cote looks to posture up and open Cung Le's guard...
Cung Le has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Le grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Cung Le
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Le moves on the ground
Cung Le moves to side mount
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le looks to mount Patrick Cote...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le throws a few hammer fists to the face of Patrick Cote
Solid shots!
Cote's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote has a small cut in his Chin
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 5 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Patrick Cote's arm and tries an armbar!
Cote Hyper-extended his arm
Le launches a couple of strikes with his heels over Patrick Cote's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Cote taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Cung Le by Submission (Armbar) at 1:52 Round 5
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/38 (26%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 919 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 17/24 (71%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 22/39 (56%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 897 s
Cote is a very tough bastard, but after the Rampage fight, those words are basically meaningless. Cote has had better fights, Le needed a bit win here and definitely got it. Decent show, though I was hoping to see more out of Cote. He slowed down a lot from early damage and never got back into it. He did take forever to die though, so there's something there for the future, definitely.
Cung Le glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Patrick Cote and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cote won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has given his back to Cung Le who is trying to get one hook in!
Cote struggles in the ground trying to break Le's control
Le is in rear mount over Cote
Le tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Cote! Le has one hook in and keeps working!
Le is in rear mount over Cote with one hook in
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Cung Le throws his leg over Patrick Cote's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Cung Le's rear naked choke attempt!
Patrick Cote frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Cung Le and ends up on top!
Le misses a step and Patrick Cote sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cote is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Cote holds Cung Le's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Patrick Cote looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le isolates Patrick Cote's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Patrick Cote is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Cote is trying to counter now!
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
As the fight continues it seems that Patrick Cote is taking the best of the fight.
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Patrick Cote moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le catches Patrick Cote's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Le.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Cung Le fakes some punches
Cote ties him up.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Patrick Cote tries to take advantage...
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Le is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Le is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Cung Le
Cote tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patrick Cote controls the situation despite Cung Le efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to escape from the full mount...
Patrick Cote is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cote breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Patrick Cote fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Le blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Cote decides to launch some tentative punches
Le launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Cote with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Patrick Cote moves forward and launches a low kick.
Le blocks that.
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
Cote dodges!
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
A right hand from Patrick Cote
surprises Le!
Cung Le swings...
hard impact to Cote's face!
Cote's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Le throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Patrick Cote is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Cote pushes Cung Le and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Cote ducks under.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Le seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Le looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Patrick Cote's punches
Le measures the resilience of Cote's chin with an uppercut while Cote lands some great crosses.
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Patrick Cote is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Le tries to escape from closed guard...
Le struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Le launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Patrick Cote is not able to stop Cote ground skills and Cung Le moves to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Patrick Cote.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Patrick Cote shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Patrick Cote breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Patrick Cote down and prevents his attempts to escape
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le aggressively and repeatedly punches Cote.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le showing excellent timing, blasts Patrick Cote with a right hand.
Cote steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Lightning fast low kick from Le!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Le launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Cote!
Cote follows Cung Le
only to get counter punched in a big way! Cote needs to stop playing Cung Le's game or he'll get knocked out!
Cote's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote decides to launch some tentative punches
Patrick Cote takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Le's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Le wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le shoots and grab both of Patrick Cote's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Le lifted Cote's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Cung Le pushes Patrick Cote against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Le jumps and tries to free his leg! Cote doesn't allow this but Cung Le is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Le gets a good position on the ground. ..
Cote holds Cung Le arms and counters his opponent punches.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Patrick Cote tries to take advantage...
Patrick Cote attempts to move to full guard
Patrick Cote manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Le is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Patrick Cote rolls him over and takes his back!
Cote is in rear mount over Le
Patrick Cote tries to get his arm under Cung Le's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Cung Le's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Cung Le easily defends the attempt.
Cote is in rear mount over Le
Le has Cote controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cote is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cote throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Le's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cote throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Patrick Cote keeps control and remains in side mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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An overhand right from Cung Le that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Cote's stops that one with his face! How is Cote standing?!
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Nose
Patrick Cote launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Cung Le attempts a sweep single...
Cung Le catches Patrick Cote's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Le.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Cung Le tries to pass Patrick Cote's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Patrick Cote attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cote misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
deflected by Cote.
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Patrick Cote tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Cote misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le pushes Cote's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Le who is in full mount! Cote is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Middle kick from Cote.
The kick just misses.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
A right hand from Patrick Cote
gets deflected.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Cung Le launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cote blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Patrick Cote's cheek! Cote stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Cote's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote has a small cut in his Right cheek
Le is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Cote tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Le is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Cote to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Patrick Cote is standing now.
Cung Le just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Cote may be in trouble!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Le pushes Patrick Cote and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Cote's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Cote doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
Patrick Cote pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Patrick Cote
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le throws some knees to the thighs of Patrick Cote while in the clinch
Those hits seems to be causing trouble to Patrick Cote
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le pushes away Cote trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cote doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Cung Le
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
Patrick Cote locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Cung Le slips his head out and ends up in Patrick Cote's guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Cote
Cung Le aggressively and repeatedly punches Cote.
Good job by Cote blocking and slipping the blows.
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
Le is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Cung Le gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Patrick Cote tries to better his position on the ground...
Le holds Patrick Cote's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le has seen better days.
Le measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cote's side.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Patrick Cote shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Patrick Cote breaks that americana attempt!
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
Cote launches a few weak punches
Le blocks them effectively.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Cung Le tries to open Cote's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Cung Le. Cote is unable to cover himself now!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
They could take their toll on Cote.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Cung Le, but it's close.
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Round 4
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Cote moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Cote's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote has a small cut in his Right cheek
Le feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Le grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Cung Le
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Cote breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Le tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Cote tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Patrick Cote. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cote doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cote's side.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cote's side.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Cung Le tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Cote is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
You can see Cote's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cote's face!
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Le's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Le is locking that Armbar...
Cote struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
Le is locking that Armbar...
Cote breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Patrick Cote's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Cote Hyper-extended his arm
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Cote hold his own hand and breaks Le's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Cung Le.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Cote is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Patrick Cote tries to better his position on the ground...
Le holds Patrick Cote's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Cote misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Patrick Cote's arm and tries an armbar!
Cote struggles to free himself
Cote's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Le is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Cote's eyes...
Cote holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Cote's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Cung Le.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Patrick Cote continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Patrick Cote doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Le's moves.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cote is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 4 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Le suddenly holds Patrick Cote's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Le is locking that Armbar...
Le is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Cung Le appears to be unbreakable
Le is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Cote's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
Cote can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Cung Le!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Le
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Patrick Cote looks to posture up and open Cung Le's guard...
Cung Le has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Le grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Cung Le
Cung Le is in open guard over Cote
Le moves on the ground
Cung Le moves to side mount
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le looks to mount Patrick Cote...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Cote measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le throws a few hammer fists to the face of Patrick Cote
Solid shots!
Cote's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote has a small cut in his Chin
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 5 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote is a bloody mess!
Le fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Patrick Cote's arm and tries an armbar!
Cote Hyper-extended his arm
Le launches a couple of strikes with his heels over Patrick Cote's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Cote taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Cung Le by Submission (Armbar) at 1:52 Round 5
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/38 (26%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 919 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 17/24 (71%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 22/39 (56%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 897 s
Cote is a very tough bastard, but after the Rampage fight, those words are basically meaningless. Cote has had better fights, Le needed a bit win here and definitely got it. Decent show, though I was hoping to see more out of Cote. He slowed down a lot from early damage and never got back into it. He did take forever to die though, so there's something there for the future, definitely.