Post by The Sandmen on Feb 4, 2013 22:58:46 GMT -5
Patrick Cote looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Costa Philippou doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Cote and Costa move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote swings...
hard impact to Costa's face!
Costa looks to be in very good shape.
Costa Philippou is opening up on Cote and raining down combinations!
Cote's corner looks worried!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Patrick Cote that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Costa's stops that one with his face! How is Costa standing?!
Costa has a small cut in his Nose
Costa Philippou tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Patrick Cote swings and Costa has to retreat
Cote sets up a throw
Costa Philippou flies through the air!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Costa
Costa Philippou launches a few punches to Cote's cheek from the guard.
Patrick Cote uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Costa
Cote tries to open up Costa Philippou's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Costa in the side of the head
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Costa
Costa Philippou is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Costa tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Costa
Cote is in closed guard... Costa tries to roll on the ground!
Patrick Cote uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Costa misses a step and Patrick Cote sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good looking punches from Patrick Cote on the ground
They could take their toll on Costa.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Costa
Cote gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Costa Philippou! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Costa Philippou doesn't defend himself!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Costa
Costa tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Costa Philippou. 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.
Costa Philippou fakes a punch and launches himself over Cote!
Nice move by Costa who clinches and pushes Cote against the cage
Cote doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Costa Philippou embrace and tries to move away...
Costa Philippou pushes Cote forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Patrick Cote's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Costa is throwing a flurry of punches!
Cote ducks under and circles out of the corner.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
2:35 Round 1 and Cote is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Patrick Cote's mind is definitely in the fight, Costa just got nailed! Patrick Cote saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Costa is going to have a headache after this one.
Brutal combination from Costa Philippou!
Cote moves aside and dodges.
Costa clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
A high kick from Patrick Cote
misses badly. Cote slips and falls!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Costa is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Costa Philippou steps back and allows Cote to get back to his feet.
Patrick Cote is on his feet again.
Lightning fast low kick from Cote!
Costa blocks that kick with his leg.
Lightning fast low kick from Cote!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Patrick Cote and Costa engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Patrick Cote is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Costa hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Costa grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cote struggles... Costa Philippou is unable to take him down
Costa clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
Patrick Cote fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Costa's chin
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cote tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cote is clinching with Costa.
Costa doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Patrick Cote embrace and tries to move away...
Patrick Cote pushes Costa forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Costa pushes off of Patrick Cote and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Cote holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Costa Philippou gets sloppy and Patrick Cote tries to take advantage...
Patrick Cote locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Costa Philippou brings Patrick Cote down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Costa Philippou is in closed guard over Cote
Costa is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Costa Philippou!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Costa Philippou
Costa Philippou tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Costa Philippou gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Costa
Patrick Cote pushes Costa Philippou against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cote jumps and tries to free his leg! Costa doesn't allow this but Patrick Cote is able to get half guard here.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Cote is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Patrick Cote can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Costa steps forward
Patrick Cote catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Costa Philippou's Nose
Tremendous strikes from Costa!
Some big punches are landing!
Costa Philippou's mind is definitely in the fight, Cote just got nailed! Costa Philippou saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Cote moves aside and dodges.
Cote is trying to counter now!
Patrick Cote throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Costa's chin! That stops Costa in his tracks!
Costa's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Costa Philippou's Right eye
Costa seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Solid kick to the leg from Patrick Cote
that visibly pains Costa.
Costa hyper-extended his left leg
That punishment by Patrick Cote has left Costa staggered! Patrick Cote should try push forward now and finish this!
Patrick Cote goes with a looping right hand while Costa Philippou jumps back and jabs
Costa seems staggered and Patrick Cote runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Costa Philippou seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Patrick Cote!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Costa cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cote can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Costa Philippou is a bloody mess!
A wicked punch by Patrick Cote
rocks Costa!
Patrick Cote landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Costa is down! Costa has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Patrick Cote!
Costa's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Costa Philippou's Right cheek
Winner is Patrick Cote by KO (Punch) at 1:18 Round 2
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 14/21 (67%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/12 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 111 s
Statistics: Costa Philippou
Punches 9/17 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/11 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 103 s
This seemed like yet another one of those cases where a fighter just could not get his game going. As a result, Cote kinda dominated Costa. Costa is tough though, so that will help him in big fights against monster-power strikers like Cote and others in the future.
Costa Philippou doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cote and Costa move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote swings...
hard impact to Costa's face!
Costa looks to be in very good shape.
Costa Philippou is opening up on Cote and raining down combinations!
Cote's corner looks worried!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Patrick Cote that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Costa's stops that one with his face! How is Costa standing?!
Costa has a small cut in his Nose
Costa Philippou tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Patrick Cote swings and Costa has to retreat
Cote sets up a throw
Costa Philippou flies through the air!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Costa
Costa Philippou launches a few punches to Cote's cheek from the guard.
Patrick Cote uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Costa
Cote tries to open up Costa Philippou's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Costa in the side of the head
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Costa
Costa Philippou is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Costa tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Costa
Cote is in closed guard... Costa tries to roll on the ground!
Patrick Cote uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Costa misses a step and Patrick Cote sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good looking punches from Patrick Cote on the ground
They could take their toll on Costa.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Costa
Cote gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Costa Philippou! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Costa Philippou doesn't defend himself!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Costa
Costa tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Costa Philippou. 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.
Costa Philippou fakes a punch and launches himself over Cote!
Nice move by Costa who clinches and pushes Cote against the cage
Cote doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Costa Philippou embrace and tries to move away...
Costa Philippou pushes Cote forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Patrick Cote's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Costa is throwing a flurry of punches!
Cote ducks under and circles out of the corner.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
2:35 Round 1 and Cote is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Patrick Cote's mind is definitely in the fight, Costa just got nailed! Patrick Cote saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Costa is going to have a headache after this one.
Brutal combination from Costa Philippou!
Cote moves aside and dodges.
Costa clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
A high kick from Patrick Cote
misses badly. Cote slips and falls!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Costa is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Costa Philippou steps back and allows Cote to get back to his feet.
Patrick Cote is on his feet again.
Lightning fast low kick from Cote!
Costa blocks that kick with his leg.
Lightning fast low kick from Cote!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Patrick Cote and Costa engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Patrick Cote is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Costa hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Costa grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cote struggles... Costa Philippou is unable to take him down
Costa clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
Patrick Cote fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Costa's chin
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cote tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cote is clinching with Costa.
Costa doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Patrick Cote embrace and tries to move away...
Patrick Cote pushes Costa forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Costa pushes off of Patrick Cote and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Cote holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Costa Philippou gets sloppy and Patrick Cote tries to take advantage...
Patrick Cote locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Costa Philippou brings Patrick Cote down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Costa Philippou is in closed guard over Cote
Costa is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Costa Philippou!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Costa Philippou
Costa Philippou tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Costa Philippou gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Costa
Patrick Cote pushes Costa Philippou against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cote jumps and tries to free his leg! Costa doesn't allow this but Patrick Cote is able to get half guard here.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Cote is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Patrick Cote can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Costa steps forward
Patrick Cote catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Costa Philippou's Nose
Tremendous strikes from Costa!
Some big punches are landing!
Costa Philippou's mind is definitely in the fight, Cote just got nailed! Costa Philippou saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Cote moves aside and dodges.
Cote is trying to counter now!
Patrick Cote throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Costa's chin! That stops Costa in his tracks!
Costa's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Costa Philippou's Right eye
Costa seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Solid kick to the leg from Patrick Cote
that visibly pains Costa.
Costa hyper-extended his left leg
That punishment by Patrick Cote has left Costa staggered! Patrick Cote should try push forward now and finish this!
Patrick Cote goes with a looping right hand while Costa Philippou jumps back and jabs
Costa seems staggered and Patrick Cote runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Costa Philippou seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Patrick Cote!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Costa cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cote can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Costa Philippou is a bloody mess!
A wicked punch by Patrick Cote
rocks Costa!
Patrick Cote landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Costa is down! Costa has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Patrick Cote!
Costa's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Costa Philippou's Right cheek
Winner is Patrick Cote by KO (Punch) at 1:18 Round 2
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 14/21 (67%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/12 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 111 s
Statistics: Costa Philippou
Punches 9/17 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/11 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 103 s
This seemed like yet another one of those cases where a fighter just could not get his game going. As a result, Cote kinda dominated Costa. Costa is tough though, so that will help him in big fights against monster-power strikers like Cote and others in the future.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!