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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Coton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighieri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Arcarsenal by At The Drive-In. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
21
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Coton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tristan Alighieri!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coton rushes Alighieri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coton manages to break the clinch.
Coton slaps away a takedown attempt from Alighieri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alighieri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coton sprawls well. Coton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alighieri gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coton. That's going to slow Alighieri down.
Coton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alighieri doesn't seem bothered though.
Coton cracks Alighieri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coton clinches up with Alighieri and pushes him back against the cage.
Coton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alighieri avoiding damage as Coton throws knees to the body.
Coton blocks a body shot from Alighieri.
Alighieri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alighieri misses with a body punch.
Coton missing with knees to the body.
Alighieri lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Coton on the inside.
Alighieri managing to block the knees to the body from Coton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton takes a shot to the head.
Coton lands a right hand.
Coton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coton tries to land knees in the clinch but Alighieri avoids the damage to the body.
Coton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alighieri has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jamie Coton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Alighieri.
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Coton.
Alighieri looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coton lands an uppercut.
Coton throws an elbow that misses.
Coton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
Coton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coton misses with an elbow strike.
Coton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alighieri takes a shot to the head.
Coton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alighieri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alighieri tries to break free but Coton pushes him back against the cage.
Alighieri avoids the elbow strike from Coton, against the cage.
Coton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coton connects with a knee to the head.
Alighieri managing to block the knees to the body from Coton.
Alighieri avoiding damage as Coton throws knees to the body.
Alighieri can't get the takedown.
Coton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alighieri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alighieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coton has Alighieri pressed against the cage, preventing Alighieri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coton tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alighieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coton connects with a solid leg kick.
Coton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coton tries to close the distance and clinch but Alighieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coton lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Alighieri.
Coton takes the fight into the clinch.
Coton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alighieri shoots in and drives through. Coton sprawls well.
Coton connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alighieri scores with a hook to the body. Coton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coton rushes Alighieri and presses him up against the cage.
Alighieri blocks an elbow strike from Coton.
Alighieri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alighieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alighieri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coton tries to work over Alighieri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coton throws an elbow but it misses.
Coton pushes off an throws an elbow but Alighieri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alighieri tries a body shot but Coton blocks it.
Coton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alighieri avoiding damage as Coton throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
Coton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coton manages to break the clinch.
Coton throws a hook to the side of Alighieri's head but Alighieri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Coton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alighieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Coton.
Coton tries to clinch there but Alighieri circles away.
Coton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alighieri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coton.
Alighieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alighieri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coton wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alighieri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coton tries to close the distance and clinch but Alighieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alighieri looks to land a left hand but Coton moved out of range nicely.
Alighieri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alighieri looks to score with a jab to the body but Coton is just out of range.
Coton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri misses with a body shot.
Coton wants to clinch.
Alighieri misses with a wild body shot.
Alighieri lands with a nice body punch.
Alighieri misses with a body shot.
Coton looks for the body kick but Alighieri saw that one coming.
Coton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alighieri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coton scrambles back to his feet.
Coton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coton pushes off an throws an elbow but Alighieri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jamie Coton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coton lands a knee to the body.
Coton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alighieri is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coton has managed to clinch.
Coton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alighieri.
Alighieri lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alighieri is defending well for now.
Coton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alighieri can do to turn this around?
Coton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coton scores a nice knee to the body.
Alighieri is breathing heavily.
Coton lands a body punch.
Coton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coton throws an elbow but misses.
Alighieri avoiding damage as Coton throws knees to the body.
Alighieri is looking to break free of the clinch but Coton has double underhooks.
Alighieri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coton gets through Alighieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coton lands a hook that snaps the head of Alighieri backwards.
Alighieri blocks the elbow strike.
Alighieri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coton can't find room to land a body shot as Alighieri controls the action.
Coton pushes off an throws an elbow but Alighieri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alighieri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alighieri is defending well for now.
Coton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alighieri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alighieri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coton was well out of range. Poor timing from Alighieri.
Alighieri misses with a body shot.
A combination from Coton does no damage.
Coton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coton has closed the distance and engaged Alighieri in a clinch.
Alighieri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alighieri's brow.
Coton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri is trying to trip Coton. He has hold of a leg but Coton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alighieri persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alighieri throws a big right hand that misses.
Coton is looking to stand up but Alighieri isn't so interested in that idea.
Alighieri is working Coton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alighieri throwing strikes but missing.
Alighieri throws an elbow that misses. Coton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alighieri's guard. Nice move by Coton!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Coton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alighieri lands with a right hand.
Alighieri looking to score a takedown here. Coton is defending well but Alighieri drives through and ends up in Coton's guard.
Alighieri wanted to stand there but Coton had control of the position.
Alighieri postures up and lands a big shot to Coton's brow.
Alighieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alighieri throws an elbow that misses. Coton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alighieri's guard. Nice move by Coton!
Alighieri trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tristan Alighieri.
Alighieri shoots for a takedown but Coton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Alighieri misses the target.
Coton wants to clinch.
Coton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alighieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coton moves in looking to clinch but Alighieri pushes him off.
Alighieri shoots in and bounces Coton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alighieri with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alighieri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coton scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alighieri fails with a takedown attempt.
Jamie Coton is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alighieri is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coton rather than just go for the knockout.
Coton tries to clinch up.
Alighieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coton tries to clinch up.
Coton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coton doesn't manage to clinch there - Alighieri circles away.
Alighieri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Coton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alighieri tests Coton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alighieri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alighieri misses with an uppercut
and Coton counters with a straight right hand.
Coton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alighieri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coton tries to clinch but Alighieri moves out of range.
Coton instigates a clinch.
A short right from Alighieri.
Alighieri is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Coton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jamie Coton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Alighieri.
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
Alighieri blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Alighieri fails to land.
Alighieri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coton scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Coton.
Alighieri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alighieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alighieri lands an uppercut.
Coton lands an elbow just above Alighieri 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Alighieri really dominated that round.
That's time! Coton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alighieri thows a body shot but no joy.
Alighieri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coton swivels and escapes.
Coton instigates a clinch.
Alighieri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coton throws an elbow but it misses.
Alighieri is trying to break the clinch but Coton is controlling him.
A short right from Coton on the inside.
Coton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alighieri lands a nice uppercut.
Coton lands a shoulder strike.
Coton misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alighieri.
Alighieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Coton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coton has Alighieri pressed against the cage, preventing Alighieri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alighieri wants a takedown but no success here.
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton gets through Alighieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alighieri is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A knee to the head by Coton.
Coton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alighieri is defending well for now.
Coton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alighieri.
Coton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alighieri avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coton.
Nice body punch from Coton.
Alighieri blocks an elbow strike from Coton.
Alighieri tries to break free but Coton pushes him back against the cage.
Alighieri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alighieri scores a takedown into full mount!
Coton's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri throws a strike there. Coton manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Alighieri stops Coton from getting back to his feet.
Alighieri stalling away here and it's allowed Coton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alighieri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alighieri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coton wants to get back to his feet but Alighieri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alighieri postures up in Coton's guard and throws a big left but Coton blocks it.
Alighieri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alighieri.
Coton keeping moving, preventing Alighieri from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alighieri throwing strikes from guard but Coton blocks nicely.
Alighieri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alighieri is looking to work some ground and pound but Coton has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alighieri throws an elbow that misses. Coton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alighieri's guard. Nice move by Coton!
Alighieri is looking to sweep but instead, Coton has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jamie Coton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alighieri motions for Coton to come forward. Alighieri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alighieri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab by Coton.
Coton slaps away a takedown attempt from Alighieri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alighieri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coton scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alighieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alighieri throws a nice looking combination but Coton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coton moves into the clinch.
Coton trying to land knees to the body.
Alighieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alighieri misses with a body punch.
Coton blocks an uppercut.
Coton tries to land knees in the clinch but Alighieri avoids the damage to the body.
Alighieri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alighieri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton lands a good knee to the midsection. Alighieri won't want to take too many of those.
Coton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coton tries to throw a body punch but Alighieri avoids it by throwing Coton back against the cage.
Coton manages to break the clinch.
Coton cracks a nice hook into Alighieri's ribs.
Coton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Coton misses with the combination.
Coton doesn't manage to clinch there - Alighieri circles away.
Alighieri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alighieri looks to land a right hand but Coton moved out of range.
Coton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alighieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alighieri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coton avoids it really well and circles away.
Coton lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alighieri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coton tries to clinch up.
Jamie Coton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alighieri throws a series of punches but Coton moves out of range.
Alighieri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coton tries to clinch but Alighieri moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Coton as Alighieri shoots in.
Jamie Coton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Alighieri.
Alighieri is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Coton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alighieri.
Tristan Alighieri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alighieri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Alighieri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alighieri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alighieri misses with a body shot.
Coton throws a combination. Alighieri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri fails with a takedown attempt.
Coton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alighieri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alighieri is trying to break the clinch but Coton is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Coton - that landed with a thud.
Coton lands with a left to the head.
Coton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alighieri is defending well for now.
Alighieri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alighieri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alighieri managing to block the knees to the body from Coton.
Coton throws an elbow but it misses.
Coton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coton keeps control of Alighieri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri is working for takedown but Coton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alighieri has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Coton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Coton.
Alighieri blocks a body shot from Coton.
Coton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alighieri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alighieri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coton wants to clinch up but Alighieri keeps it at a distance.
Alighieri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coton but Coton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coton.
Coton pushes off an throws an elbow but Alighieri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Coton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Coton!
Jamie Coton retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jamie Coton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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