Post by The Sandmen on May 27, 2013 18:04:56 GMT -5
Jon Fitch glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Patrick Cote is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Fitch and Cote move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cote is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Jon Fitch hovers above Cote
Good punches to Cote's body.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Fitch tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cote leans and gets Jon Fitch's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Patrick Cote takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Jon Fitch shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Jon Fitch breaks that americana attempt!
Fitch tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Cote's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cote tries to cover his face,
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Patrick Cote keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Jon Fitch gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cote blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Fitch
Cote fires a barrage of punches at Fitch's head!
This is bad! Cote is just pounding on Jon Fitch's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch 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.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Fitch
2:27 Round 1 and Fitch is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Cote is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Cote
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Cote rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Cote tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cote has Fitch 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.
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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jon Fitch!
Cote is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and launches himself over Patrick Cote
Great move by Fitch who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch grab one of Patrick Cote's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Patrick Cote landed hard on his back
Fitch is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Jon Fitch opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Cote's guard.
Cote didn't see that coming. Fitch is in open guard over Cote now.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Stand up! This is what Cote's cornermen are shouting. Jon Fitch is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Fitch throws a few hammer fists to the face of Patrick Cote
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Left cheek
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Fitch is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Fitch tries to jump to side mount.
Patrick Cote closed his guard around Jon Fitch.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Patrick Cote manages to switch to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch tries to escape from closed guard...
Fitch struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Cote
Patrick Cote attempts to move to full guard
Patrick Cote manages to switch to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch breaks the closed guard of Patrick Cote and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Jon Fitch looks to mount Patrick Cote...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Fitch gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Patrick Cote! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Patrick Cote doesn't defend himself!
Cote's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote has a small cut in his Nose
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Jon Fitch.
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Round 2
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Fitch decides to launch some tentative punches
Jon Fitch takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Fitch feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Chin
Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cote goes down.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Fitch
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over 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 Fitch's moves.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Patrick Cote continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Patrick Cote!
Fitch ducks under...
Cote misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Patrick Cote is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Jon Fitch looks to posture up and open Patrick Cote's guard...
Jon Fitch forces Patrick Cote to open his guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch tries to open up Patrick Cote's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Cote in the side of the head
Cote's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Forehead
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Deep breaths from Patrick Cote who tries a hammer punch to Fitch's ribs.
Fitch blocks those punches
Cote misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch throws a few hammer fists to the face of Patrick Cote
Solid shots!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Jon Fitch hovers above Cote
Good punches to Cote's body.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch attempts a sweep single...
Jon Fitch catches Patrick Cote's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fitch.
Cote ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Cote doesn't stop bleeding.
Jon Fitch looks to posture up and open Patrick Cote's guard...
Jon Fitch forces Patrick Cote to open his guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
You can see Cote's blood making stains in the mat.
Fitch moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Cote
Jon Fitch tries to pass Patrick Cote's guard...
Jon Fitch manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Jon Fitch looks to mount Patrick Cote...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Jon Fitch pushes Patrick Cote down and prevents his attempts to escape
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Terrible one sided match... Cote was not ready to fight a fighter of Jon Fitch caliber.
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
Fitch is in rear mount over Cote with one hook in
Cote measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Cote.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Fitch is in rear mount over Cote with two hooks in
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cote!
Fitch has one of his arm over Patrick Cote's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Fitch is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Cote doesn't stop bleeding.
Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Patrick Cote's punches
Cote is on the receiving end of a great combo by Fitch.
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jon Fitch!
Cote is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Patrick Cote tries a hook to the body
but Fitch manages to dodge it
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Fitch tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Fitch is clinching with Cote.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cote launches a few hard punches to Jon Fitch's ribs!
Fitch struggles and protects himself.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch tries to take Patrick Cote down... Cote stumbles backwards and Jon Fitch launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cote's jaw!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Cote's head
Those punches are hitting! Cote covers his head!
Cote's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Cote struggles and launches a few punches to Fitch's head
Nothing from this... Patrick Cote seems frustrated.
Jon Fitch pushes away Cote trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cote stumbles backwards and Jon Fitch circles to get the center of the cage
Jon Fitch charges at Cote throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Cote is rocked!
Cote is out! Cote is out! Jon Fitch has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Winner is Jon Fitch by KO (Punches) at 1:39 Round 3
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/31 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 493 s
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/16 (25%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 502 s
Takedown D was needed by Cote, but none was to be found.
Patrick Cote is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
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Fitch and Cote move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cote is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Jon Fitch hovers above Cote
Good punches to Cote's body.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Fitch tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cote leans and gets Jon Fitch's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Patrick Cote takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Jon Fitch shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Jon Fitch breaks that americana attempt!
Fitch tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Cote's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cote tries to cover his face,
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Patrick Cote keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Jon Fitch gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cote blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Fitch
Cote fires a barrage of punches at Fitch's head!
This is bad! Cote is just pounding on Jon Fitch's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch 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.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Fitch
2:27 Round 1 and Fitch is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Cote is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Cote
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Cote rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Cote tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cote has Fitch 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.
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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jon Fitch!
Cote is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and launches himself over Patrick Cote
Great move by Fitch who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch grab one of Patrick Cote's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Patrick Cote landed hard on his back
Fitch is standing while Cote is on the ground on his back
Jon Fitch opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Cote's guard.
Cote didn't see that coming. Fitch is in open guard over Cote now.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Stand up! This is what Cote's cornermen are shouting. Jon Fitch is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Fitch throws a few hammer fists to the face of Patrick Cote
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Left cheek
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Fitch is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Fitch tries to jump to side mount.
Patrick Cote closed his guard around Jon Fitch.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Patrick Cote attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Patrick Cote manages to switch to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch tries to escape from closed guard...
Fitch struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Cote
Patrick Cote attempts to move to full guard
Patrick Cote manages to switch to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch breaks the closed guard of Patrick Cote and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Cote measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Jon Fitch looks to mount Patrick Cote...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Fitch gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Patrick Cote! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Patrick Cote doesn't defend himself!
Cote's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cote has a small cut in his Nose
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Jon Fitch.
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Round 2
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Fitch decides to launch some tentative punches
Jon Fitch takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Fitch feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Chin
Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cote goes down.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Fitch
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over 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 Fitch's moves.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Patrick Cote continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Patrick Cote!
Fitch ducks under...
Cote misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Patrick Cote is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Jon Fitch looks to posture up and open Patrick Cote's guard...
Jon Fitch forces Patrick Cote to open his guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
Cote doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Fitch uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch tries to open up Patrick Cote's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Cote in the side of the head
Cote's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Patrick Cote's Forehead
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Deep breaths from Patrick Cote who tries a hammer punch to Fitch's ribs.
Fitch blocks those punches
Cote misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch throws a few hammer fists to the face of Patrick Cote
Solid shots!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Jon Fitch hovers above Cote
Good punches to Cote's body.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Fitch 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch attempts a sweep single...
Jon Fitch catches Patrick Cote's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fitch.
Cote ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Cote
Cote doesn't stop bleeding.
Jon Fitch looks to posture up and open Patrick Cote's guard...
Jon Fitch forces Patrick Cote to open his guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Cote
You can see Cote's blood making stains in the mat.
Fitch moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Cote
Jon Fitch tries to pass Patrick Cote's guard...
Jon Fitch manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Patrick Cote
Jon Fitch looks to mount Patrick Cote...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Patrick Cote efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Jon Fitch pushes Patrick Cote down and prevents his attempts to escape
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Terrible one sided match... Cote was not ready to fight a fighter of Jon Fitch caliber.
Patrick Cote tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Cote
Cote has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
Fitch is in rear mount over Cote with one hook in
Cote measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Cote.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Fitch is in rear mount over Cote with two hooks in
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Cote!
Fitch has one of his arm over Patrick Cote's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Fitch is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Cote doesn't stop bleeding.
Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Patrick Cote's punches
Cote is on the receiving end of a great combo by Fitch.
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jon Fitch!
Cote is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Patrick Cote tries a hook to the body
but Fitch manages to dodge it
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Fitch tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Fitch is clinching with Cote.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Patrick Cote's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cote launches a few hard punches to Jon Fitch's ribs!
Fitch struggles and protects himself.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch tries to take Patrick Cote down... Cote stumbles backwards and Jon Fitch launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cote's jaw!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Fitch struggles and launches a few punches to Cote's head
Those punches are hitting! Cote covers his head!
Cote's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Cote struggles and launches a few punches to Fitch's head
Nothing from this... Patrick Cote seems frustrated.
Jon Fitch pushes away Cote trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cote stumbles backwards and Jon Fitch circles to get the center of the cage
Jon Fitch charges at Cote throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Cote is rocked!
Cote is out! Cote is out! Jon Fitch has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Winner is Jon Fitch by KO (Punches) at 1:39 Round 3
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/31 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 493 s
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/16 (25%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 502 s
Takedown D was needed by Cote, but none was to be found.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!