Post by The Sandmen on Mar 14, 2014 20:44:50 GMT -5
Luke Rockhold raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Patrick Cote doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Rockhold and Cote move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A right hand from Luke Rockhold
gets deflected.
Cote tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Patrick Cote throws a looping right hand...
Rockhold moves aside and dodges.
Cote wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Cote moves forward and holds Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 Luke Rockhold
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote grapple with Luke Rockhold and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote looks to pass to mount...
Cote slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Luke Rockhold.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
As the fight continues it seems that Luke Rockhold is taking the best of the fight.
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Luke Rockhold moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to close the guard.
Rockhold put Patrick Cote in closed guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Cote is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Patrick Cote uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
Patrick Cote aggressively and repeatedly punches Rockhold.
Good job by Rockhold blocking and slipping the blows.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Cote is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Patrick Cote uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold 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 Rockhold
Cote tries to escape from closed guard...
Cote struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote tries to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Patrick Cote manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote looks to mount Luke Rockhold...
Luke Rockhold sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote fakes some punches
Rockhold ties him up.
Cote misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Cote pulls his arm out of danger.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Cote
He is not able to do it
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Cote moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Patrick Cote goes with a looping right hand while Luke Rockhold jumps back and jabs
Cote seems staggered and Luke Rockhold runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Luke Rockhold fakes a move and moves laterally.
Tremendous strikes from Rockhold!
Cote blocks with confidence
Cote wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Cote tries to take Luke Rockhold down... Rockhold stumbles backwards and Patrick Cote launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rockhold's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Cote struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Those punches are hitting! Rockhold covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Luke Rockhold's Forehead
The fighters are clinching.
Cote tries to take Luke Rockhold down... Rockhold stumbles backwards and Patrick Cote launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rockhold's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rockhold is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Big mistake from Patrick Cote! Rockhold tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Rockhold is unable to lock that and Cote breaks the lock
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Luke Rockhold
well done Rockhold falls hard on the mat
Rockhold ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Cote is standing while Rockhold is on the ground on his back
Patrick Cote creates space and allows Luke Rockhold to stand up.
Rockhold climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Rockhold.
It looks like Cote was hit by a bus!
The two exchange wildly
Cote is connecting with a few punches
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Luke Rockhold tries a middle kick
Patrick Cote blocks and steps away.
Shovel hook by Patrick Cote
tags Rockhold.
Rockhold's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cote decides to launch some tentative punches
Patrick Cote takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Rockhold seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Rockhold tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Cote moves backwards and circles around Luke Rockhold.
Patrick Cote launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rockhold blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold avoids a dangerous strike from Cote
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Rockhold launches a kick
but Patrick Cote avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Rockhold moves backwards and Patrick Cote is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Cote.
Luke Rockhold's reflexes save him!
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold goes to the body...
He punishes Cote's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Luke Rockhold throws a combo
Cote punches back but nobody connects.
Rockhold dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Cote is trying to counter now!
Patrick Cote tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rockhold is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Cote is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Luke Rockhold doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Luke Rockhold tries to better his position on the ground...
Patrick Cote tries to roll on the ground...
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Rockhold's face!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote is looking to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Patrick Cote gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote hovers above Rockhold
Luke Rockhold stops him from throwing strikes.
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Patrick Cote realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
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.
Patrick Cote and Rockhold engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Patrick Cote is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Patrick Cote is opening up on Rockhold and raining down combinations!
Rockhold's corner looks worried!
Cote avoids a dangerous strike from Rockhold
and counters with a solid straight!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Right cheek
Patrick Cote goes with a looping right hand while Luke Rockhold jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Rockhold seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Patrick Cote!
Rockhold is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Patrick Cote launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Rockhold's arms.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold throws an uppercut
Cote slips it.
Luke Rockhold is a bloody mess!
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Patrick Cote was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
Patrick Cote leans forwards and tries to grapple with Rockhold
Cote shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cote struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Those punches are hitting! Rockhold covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Cote launches a few hard punches to Luke Rockhold's ribs!
Luke Rockhold's ribs shows the damage! Patrick Cote is working his opponent ribs!
Luke Rockhold 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 Luke Rockhold
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luke Rockhold 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 Luke Rockhold
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Luke Rockhold
well done Rockhold falls hard on the mat
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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Patrick Cote was tooling Luke Rockhold for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Luke Rockhold lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cote moves forward looking for some action
Patrick Cote shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Luke Rockhold 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 Luke Rockhold
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Patrick Cote pushes away Rockhold trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rockhold stumbles backwards and Patrick Cote circles to get the center of the cage
Brutal combination from Patrick Cote!
Rockhold is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Luke Rockhold seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Patrick Cote!
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cote tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cote is clinching with Rockhold.
The fighters are clinching.
Rockhold takes a break to breathe while holding Patrick Cote.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Rockhold moves forward looking for some action
Patrick Cote struggles a bit before breaking Rockhold's attemp of grappling
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cote goes down.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Cote
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Rockhold is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 Rockhold
Rockhold has given his back to Patrick Cote who is trying to get one hook in!
Patrick Cote has one hook in!
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold with one hook in
Rockhold measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cote's side.
Crushing shot to Cote's body! He's holding his side
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold with one hook in
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cote works on the ground with his fingers over Rockhold's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Patrick Cote for eye poke.
John McCarthy allows Rockhold time to recover... 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.
Luke Rockhold tries a middle kick
Patrick Cote blocks and steps away.
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
Cote is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Rockhold's thigh
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Rockhold launches a furious low kick!
Patrick Cote blocks
Patrick Cote swings...
hard impact to Rockhold's face!
Rockhold seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cote goes down.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Cote
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Luke Rockhold looks to posture up and open Patrick Cote's guard...
Patrick Cote has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote is cooling the fight on the ground
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Cote
Rockhold is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote hovers above Rockhold
Good punches to Rockhold's body.
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Cote tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patrick Cote controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Patrick Cote rolls Luke Rockhold to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Patrick Cote can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cote gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Luke Rockhold! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Luke Rockhold doesn't defend himself!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Cote tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Rockhold! Cote has one hook in and keeps working!
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold with one hook in
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Rockhold.
Nicely done! Cote now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Cote wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cote struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Those punches are hitting! Rockhold covers his head!
Luke Rockhold tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cote is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Cote launches a few hard punches to Luke Rockhold's ribs!
Luke Rockhold's ribs shows the damage! Patrick Cote is working his opponent ribs!
Rockhold doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Patrick Cote embrace and tries to move away...
Patrick Cote pushes Rockhold forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Patrick Cote slightly pushes Rockhold into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Patrick Cote tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rockhold is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold is a bloody mess!
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Cote
He is not able to do it
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Cote launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Luke Rockhold is not able to stop Rockhold ground skills and Patrick Cote moves to side mount!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Rockhold tries to stand up!
Cote doesn't allow him!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Patrick Cote keeps control and remains in side mount.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Rockhold
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Cote breaths deeply while on the ground
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote looks to mount Luke Rockhold...
Patrick Cote slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Cote tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patrick Cote controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to stand up!
Cote doesn't allow him!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 Cote's moves.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Luke Rockhold is a bloody mess!
Cote lifts Luke Rockhold up off the ground
...big slam!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Rockhold 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.
Cote tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Patrick Cote on the ground
They could take their toll on Rockhold.
Rockhold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Not a desiderable position that Rockhold is in now. Patrick Cote is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Patrick Cote positions himself and tries to finish this!
Patrick Cote storms Luke Rockhold's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! John McCarthy is asking Luke Rockhold to defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Luke Rockhold's Right cheek
Rockhold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote tries to open Rockhold's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Patrick Cote. Rockhold is unable to cover himself now!
Rockhold's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Patrick Cote has left Rockhold staggered! Patrick Cote should try push forward now and finish this!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Cote knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Luke Rockhold is having a nightmare! John McCarthy watches for the moment he has to end this!
Luke Rockhold seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Patrick Cote!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Patrick Cote hovers above Rockhold
Good punches to Rockhold's body.
Rockhold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Cote moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Rockhold from the side mount!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Patrick Cote looks to mount Luke Rockhold...
Patrick Cote slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Good looking punches from Patrick Cote on the ground
They could take their toll on Rockhold.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Cote tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patrick Cote controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote aggressively and repeatedly punches Rockhold.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rockhold's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Patrick Cote rolls Luke Rockhold to his stomach and takes his back!
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Patrick Cote throws his leg over Luke Rockhold's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Patrick Cote's rear naked choke attempt!
Punishing hold!
Cote is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Rockhold's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke from Patrick Cote appears to be unbreakable
John McCarthy breaks Patrick Cote's lock! This is over! Rockhold didn't want to tap and he went out.
Winner is Patrick Cote by Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 5:00 Round 4
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 9/27 (33%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 592 s
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 22/44 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 15/24 (62%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 34/51 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 581 s
Neither man's record is indicative of their skill, apparently. This was a slaughter.
Of other interestingness, this was one of those things where Cote choked Rockhold out and they didn't notice until the bell went to end the round.
Patrick Cote doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Rockhold and Cote move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A right hand from Luke Rockhold
gets deflected.
Cote tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Patrick Cote throws a looping right hand...
Rockhold moves aside and dodges.
Cote wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Cote moves forward and holds Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 Luke Rockhold
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote grapple with Luke Rockhold and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote looks to pass to mount...
Cote slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Luke Rockhold.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
As the fight continues it seems that Luke Rockhold is taking the best of the fight.
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and trap Patrick Cote in his guard...
Luke Rockhold moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to close the guard.
Rockhold put Patrick Cote in closed guard.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Cote is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Patrick Cote uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
Patrick Cote aggressively and repeatedly punches Rockhold.
Good job by Rockhold blocking and slipping the blows.
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Cote is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Patrick Cote uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold 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 Rockhold
Cote tries to escape from closed guard...
Cote struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote tries to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Patrick Cote manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote looks to mount Luke Rockhold...
Luke Rockhold sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote fakes some punches
Rockhold ties him up.
Cote misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Cote pulls his arm out of danger.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Cote
He is not able to do it
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Cote moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Patrick Cote goes with a looping right hand while Luke Rockhold jumps back and jabs
Cote seems staggered and Luke Rockhold runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Luke Rockhold fakes a move and moves laterally.
Tremendous strikes from Rockhold!
Cote blocks with confidence
Cote wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Cote tries to take Luke Rockhold down... Rockhold stumbles backwards and Patrick Cote launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rockhold's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Cote struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Those punches are hitting! Rockhold covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Luke Rockhold's Forehead
The fighters are clinching.
Cote tries to take Luke Rockhold down... Rockhold stumbles backwards and Patrick Cote launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rockhold's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rockhold is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Big mistake from Patrick Cote! Rockhold tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Rockhold is unable to lock that and Cote breaks the lock
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Luke Rockhold
well done Rockhold falls hard on the mat
Rockhold ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Cote is standing while Rockhold is on the ground on his back
Patrick Cote creates space and allows Luke Rockhold to stand up.
Rockhold climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Rockhold.
It looks like Cote was hit by a bus!
The two exchange wildly
Cote is connecting with a few punches
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Luke Rockhold tries a middle kick
Patrick Cote blocks and steps away.
Shovel hook by Patrick Cote
tags Rockhold.
Rockhold's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cote decides to launch some tentative punches
Patrick Cote takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Rockhold seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Rockhold tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Cote moves backwards and circles around Luke Rockhold.
Patrick Cote launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rockhold blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Patrick Cote gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold avoids a dangerous strike from Cote
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Rockhold launches a kick
but Patrick Cote avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Rockhold moves backwards and Patrick Cote is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Cote.
Luke Rockhold's reflexes save him!
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold goes to the body...
He punishes Cote's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Luke Rockhold throws a combo
Cote punches back but nobody connects.
Rockhold dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Cote is trying to counter now!
Patrick Cote tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rockhold is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Cote
He succeeds!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Cote is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Patrick Cote!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Cote tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Luke Rockhold doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Patrick Cote
Luke Rockhold tries to better his position on the ground...
Patrick Cote tries to roll on the ground...
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Rockhold's face!
Patrick Cote is in closed guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote is looking to pass Luke Rockhold's guard...
Patrick Cote gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote hovers above Rockhold
Luke Rockhold stops him from throwing strikes.
Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Patrick Cote realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
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.
Patrick Cote and Rockhold engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Patrick Cote is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Patrick Cote is opening up on Rockhold and raining down combinations!
Rockhold's corner looks worried!
Cote avoids a dangerous strike from Rockhold
and counters with a solid straight!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Right cheek
Patrick Cote goes with a looping right hand while Luke Rockhold jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Rockhold seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Patrick Cote!
Rockhold is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Patrick Cote launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Rockhold's arms.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold throws an uppercut
Cote slips it.
Luke Rockhold is a bloody mess!
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Patrick Cote was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Patrick Cote to fight back!
Patrick Cote leans forwards and tries to grapple with Rockhold
Cote shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cote struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Those punches are hitting! Rockhold covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Cote launches a few hard punches to Luke Rockhold's ribs!
Luke Rockhold's ribs shows the damage! Patrick Cote is working his opponent ribs!
Luke Rockhold 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 Luke Rockhold
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luke Rockhold 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 Luke Rockhold
The fighters are clinching.
Patrick Cote tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Luke Rockhold
well done Rockhold falls hard on the mat
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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Patrick Cote was tooling Luke Rockhold for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Luke Rockhold lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cote moves forward looking for some action
Patrick Cote shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Luke Rockhold 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 Luke Rockhold
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Patrick Cote pushes away Rockhold trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rockhold stumbles backwards and Patrick Cote circles to get the center of the cage
Brutal combination from Patrick Cote!
Rockhold is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Luke Rockhold seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Patrick Cote!
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cote tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cote is clinching with Rockhold.
The fighters are clinching.
Rockhold takes a break to breathe while holding Patrick Cote.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Rockhold moves forward looking for some action
Patrick Cote struggles a bit before breaking Rockhold's attemp of grappling
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cote goes down.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Cote
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Rockhold is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 Rockhold
Rockhold has given his back to Patrick Cote who is trying to get one hook in!
Patrick Cote has one hook in!
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold with one hook in
Rockhold measures the resilience of Cote's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cote's side.
Crushing shot to Cote's body! He's holding his side
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold with one hook in
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cote works on the ground with his fingers over Rockhold's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Patrick Cote for eye poke.
John McCarthy allows Rockhold time to recover... 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.
Luke Rockhold tries a middle kick
Patrick Cote blocks and steps away.
Poorly executed technique. Patrick Cote looks to counter!
Cote is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Rockhold's thigh
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Rockhold launches a furious low kick!
Patrick Cote blocks
Patrick Cote swings...
hard impact to Rockhold's face!
Rockhold seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cote goes down.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Cote
Cote tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Cote
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Luke Rockhold looks to posture up and open Patrick Cote's guard...
Patrick Cote has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Cote
Patrick Cote is cooling the fight on the ground
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Cote
Rockhold is in closed guard... Cote tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote hovers above Rockhold
Good punches to Rockhold's body.
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Cote tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patrick Cote controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Patrick Cote rolls Luke Rockhold to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Patrick Cote can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cote gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Luke Rockhold! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Luke Rockhold doesn't defend himself!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Cote tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Rockhold! Cote has one hook in and keeps working!
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold with one hook in
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Rockhold.
Nicely done! Cote now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Cote wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cote struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Those punches are hitting! Rockhold covers his head!
Luke Rockhold tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cote is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Cote launches a few hard punches to Luke Rockhold's ribs!
Luke Rockhold's ribs shows the damage! Patrick Cote is working his opponent ribs!
Rockhold doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Patrick Cote embrace and tries to move away...
Patrick Cote pushes Rockhold forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Patrick Cote slightly pushes Rockhold into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Patrick Cote tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rockhold is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold is a bloody mess!
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Cote
He is not able to do it
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Cote launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Luke Rockhold is not able to stop Rockhold ground skills and Patrick Cote moves to side mount!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Rockhold tries to stand up!
Cote doesn't allow him!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Patrick Cote in his guard.
Patrick Cote keeps control and remains in side mount.
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
You can see Rockhold's blood making stains in the mat.
Patrick Cote launches a few punches to Rockhold
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Cote breaths deeply while on the ground
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote looks to mount Luke Rockhold...
Patrick Cote slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Cote tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patrick Cote controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to stand up!
Cote doesn't allow him!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold 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 Cote's moves.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Luke Rockhold is a bloody mess!
Cote lifts Luke Rockhold up off the ground
...big slam!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Rockhold 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.
Cote tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Patrick Cote on the ground
They could take their toll on Rockhold.
Rockhold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Not a desiderable position that Rockhold is in now. Patrick Cote is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Patrick Cote positions himself and tries to finish this!
Patrick Cote storms Luke Rockhold's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! John McCarthy is asking Luke Rockhold to defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Luke Rockhold's Right cheek
Rockhold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Patrick Cote tries to open Rockhold's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Patrick Cote. Rockhold is unable to cover himself now!
Rockhold's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rockhold has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Patrick Cote has left Rockhold staggered! Patrick Cote should try push forward now and finish this!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Cote knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Luke Rockhold is having a nightmare! John McCarthy watches for the moment he has to end this!
Luke Rockhold seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Patrick Cote!
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Patrick Cote hovers above Rockhold
Good punches to Rockhold's body.
Rockhold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Patrick Cote is in open guard over Rockhold
Cote moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Patrick Cote is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Cote tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Rockhold from the side mount!
Patrick Cote is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Patrick Cote looks to mount Luke Rockhold...
Patrick Cote slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Good looking punches from Patrick Cote on the ground
They could take their toll on Rockhold.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Cote tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Patrick Cote controls the situation despite Luke Rockhold efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Patrick Cote aggressively and repeatedly punches Rockhold.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rockhold's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Patrick Cote is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Patrick Cote rolls Luke Rockhold to his stomach and takes his back!
Cote is in rear mount over Rockhold
Rockhold doesn't stop bleeding.
Patrick Cote throws his leg over Luke Rockhold's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Patrick Cote's rear naked choke attempt!
Punishing hold!
Cote is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Rockhold's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke from Patrick Cote appears to be unbreakable
John McCarthy breaks Patrick Cote's lock! This is over! Rockhold didn't want to tap and he went out.
Winner is Patrick Cote by Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 5:00 Round 4
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 9/27 (33%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 592 s
Statistics: Patrick Cote
Punches 22/44 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 15/24 (62%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 34/51 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 581 s
Neither man's record is indicative of their skill, apparently. This was a slaughter.
Of other interestingness, this was one of those things where Cote choked Rockhold out and they didn't notice until the bell went to end the round.
lol
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!