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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Coles (ranked 1649 p4p, 3317 weight class) and Digital Jokinen (ranked 199 p4p, 358 weight class). Coles comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Pass. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Digital Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen pushes Coles up against the cage in a clinch.
Coles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Coles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jokinen.
Coles breaks the clinch.
Jokinen walks into a straight right hand from Coles.
Digital Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Coles pushes him off.
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen is looking for the big counter here.
Jokinen darts in looking for a takedown but Coles gets double underhooks and turns Jokinen into the cage.
Jokinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coles under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Coles misses.
Coles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coles backing away here, and Jokinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jokinen shoots in and drives through. Coles sprawls well.
Coles lands a nice shot that snaps Jokinen's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Coles swings widly with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
Coles has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Phillip Coles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coles misses with a looping right.
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen is trying to pull guard but Coles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Phillip Coles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Digital Jokinen.
Coles misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coles misses with a straight left.
Coles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coles defends it nicely.
Coles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Coles checks it
and Coles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Coles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coles misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Coles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Coles is avoiding it.
Coles lands a left and a right that send Jokinen crashing to the mat, dazed. Coles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen scores with a head kick. Coles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Phillip Coles has been cut.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Coles circles away.
Jokinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coles appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen slips a jab from Coles.
Jokinen misses with a takedown
and Coles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coles defends it nicely.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coles as he jumps to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Coles misses its target.
Coles throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coles.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coles throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Jokinen instigates a clinch.
Coles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen is trying to pull guard but Coles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Coles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Coles stuffs the takedown attempt from Jokinen. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Coles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coles.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Coles misses with a looping left.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coles throws out the jab.
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Jokinen clinches up with Coles and pushes him back against the cage.
Coles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen tries to score with a low kick but Coles moves his leg out of the way.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coles stuffs the takedown attempt from Jokinen. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Coles looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jokinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coles finds it's way round the side to connect with Jokinen's head.
Coles slaps away a takedown attempt from Jokinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jokinen shoots in for a double leg but Coles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Coles breaks the clinch.
Coles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jokinen tries for a takedown but Coles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jokinen tries to clinch
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen lands with a nice body kick.
Jokinen works Coles's body with a nice hook.
Coles gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jokinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jokinen throws an elbow that misses. Coles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jokinen's guard. Nice move by Coles!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Coles postures up.
Coles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Coles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phillip Coles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coles lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Coles misses.
Jokinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coles throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Digital Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coles misses with a few strikes there.
Jokinen has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen slips a jab and a cross from Coles.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Coles misses its target.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches up with Coles, looking for a takedown. Jokinen pushes Coles against the cage but Coles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles throws a nice looking combination but Jokinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown but Coles shows good takedown defense.
Coles throws a big counter combination but Jokinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Phillip Coles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Digital Jokinen.
Coles with a jab.
Coles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coles wants it to stay on the feet.
Jokinen moves out of range as Coles strikes.
As Coles backs off Jokinen throws a huge counter combo but Coles manages to avoid it all.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Coles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Coles. No joy for Jokinen on that attempt.
Coles sizes up Jokinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phillip Coles is winning the standup battle so far.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jokinen.
Coles bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coles throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Coles misses.
Coles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Coles.
Coles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coles wants it to stay on the feet.
Jokinen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Coles's guard.
Coles pushes Jokinen off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Coles has knocked Jokinen down with a huge combo! Coles steps away and waves a wobbly Jokinen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jokinen is rocked!
Coles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jokinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Coles finish him?
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Coles pushes him off.
Jokinen seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Coles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jokinen wants to counter the offense by Coles and move into the clinch position.
Jokinen wants to clinch.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Coles.
Jokinen slips a jab from Coles.
Coles cracks Jokinen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jokinen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Coles finish him?
Jokinen moves out of range as Coles strikes.
Jokinen instigates a clinch.
Coles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
A short right from Coles.
Jokinen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jokinen can turn it around.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coles throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Coles fails to land.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Coles throwing a counter right hand but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Coles throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Jokinen with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Coles was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jokinen.
Coles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokinen can do to turn this around?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Coles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coles.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coles misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coles misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Coles.
Jokinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt - Coles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coles misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
Jokinen is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Coles moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Coles!
Phillip Coles seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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