[bbjd7]

Originally Posted by Toxic

I was dissapointed to not see some heavy blows from Cote but I expected Cote to be defending alot of TD's and scrambling to bring it back standing alot, I expected Almeida to be alot less tenative as well, you could tell Cote was dissapointed in the way he won but he did what he had to considering how much was on the line. Lackluster fight but Im really excited to see Cote finally get his shot, as a perenial bridesmaid I think he is gonna be training like a man possesed for his title shot, WAR COTE!!!!

You were right and I was wrong.

However I will say I'm disappointed in Cote. He like Swick when he fought Burkman was to scared of getting takendown at times and forgot to fight.

He really should've finished Ricardo as much as it pains me to say that. And because he didn't it becomes a SD and a close one because Almedia got the takedown.

BTW while Almedia has to take some heat for not being in great shape give him some credit who else when gassed throws a peruvian neck tie instead of a guillotine or an anaconda or something far more simple to pull off.

[TheNegation]

All I can say is Demian better coe out with some takedowns and savage standup or some shit to make up for that.

And good conditioning.

[Toxic]

Originally Posted by bbjd7

You were right and I was wrong.

However I will say I'm disappointed in Cote. He like Swick when he fought Burkman was to scared of getting takendown at times and forgot to fight.

He really should've finished Ricardo as much as it pains me to say that. And because he didn't it becomes a SD and a close one because Almedia got the takedown.

BTW while Almedia has to take some heat for not being in great shape give him some credit who else when gassed throws a peruvian neck tie instead of a guillotine or an anaconda or something far more simple to pull off.

Not gonna argue with you about Almedia man, I was surprised how good he actually looked, I really didnt see him being as agressive with his submission attempts as he was, the second the fight would hit the ground Almeida would alreay be trying to tie Cote up in something, hell he had me worried more than once in that fight, especially that last TD I figure Cote would go nuts in the last 20 or 30 seconds as Almeida was tired and wouldnt really have time to pull much off, turns out Almedia had the same idea.

[+Shogun+]

Originally Posted by Bone Spur

So you didn't see Cote get up and flee.
I don't blame him, I just can't respect a fighter that just walks away when he has a guy down.

You hop into Almeida's guard and see what happens. He fought smartly.

[bbjd7]

My issue with Cote's performance is the same issue I had with Arlovski's performance against Werdum. Sure he won but he could've really pushed Almedia and finished him and he didn't

[Toxic]

Originally Posted by bbjd7

My issue with Cote's performance is the same issue I had with Arlovski's performance against Werdum. Sure he won but he could've really pushed Almedia and finished him and he didn't

Im really not sure, the last takedown and sub attempt by Almeida proved he was stil very game even as exhausted as he was I still think if the fight hadnt ended on the ground we would have saw some last second fireworks with Cote unloading trying to knock Almeida out knowing full well that Ricardo didnt have time to sub him.

[bbjd7]

Almedia was game because he's a tough guy who's always game however he was gassed after round 1 and Cote never really put pressure on him. I like Cote just like I like Arlovski but this wasn't a good performance by him. It was smart but he should've pushed a little.