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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Coles (ranked 548 p4p, 951 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 75 p4p, 121 weight class). Coles comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Pass. Hyde has chosen Darkside-Neoni as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22 - 19 - 0 |
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188 cm
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19 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 22 - 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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde cracks Coles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coles connects with a body shot that sends Hyde's belly button to the back.
Coles throws a shot from downtown. Hyde moves away and avoids it.
Hyde misses with a looping left.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Coles moves out of range easily.
Hyde lands a right hook to the body.
Coles slips under a jab.
A cross from Coles lands.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses
and Hyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hyde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Hyde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coles moves away.
Coles lands with a cross.
Coles tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Hyde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hyde throws a good cross that connects.
Hyde has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Coles moved out of range.
Coles throwing a counter right hand but Hyde manages to avoid it.
A jab from Hyde finds it's way through Coles's defenses.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hyde gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coles looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyde is just out of range.
Hyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Coles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hyde connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coles scrambles back to his feet.
Coles tries to move into range but Hyde moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Hyde.
Coles is looking to clinch but Hyde is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyde on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coles looks to land a left hand but Hyde moved out of range nicely.
Coles blocks a head kick by Hyde.
It looked like Coles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyde throws a right hand that misses
and Hyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coles has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Hyde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyde there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hyde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hyde misses with a two punch combination.
Hyde scores with a nice strike.
Coles thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Coles finds it's target.
Nice shot by Hyde.
A jab from Hyde does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws the left hand but Coles avoids the punch easily.
Hyde throws an off balance right hand
and Coles moves into the clinch.
Hyde blocking some punches.
Hyde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coles misses with a punch on the inside.
Coles tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Coles back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Hyde wants to break free but Coles has control.
Coles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coles can't find room to land a body shot as Hyde controls the action.
Coles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyde's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Coles prevents Hyde from breaking the clinch.
Hyde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyde blocks a body shot from Coles.
Hyde is looking to break free of the clinch but Coles has double underhooks.
Coles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coles tries to work over Hyde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyde's elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyde blocks an uppercut.
Coles has Hyde pressed against the cage.
Coles tries to work over Hyde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyde tries to break the clinch but Coles is controlling the position.
Coles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hyde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyde's elbow.
Hyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coles drops Hyde with a beautiful combination! Hyde stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Coles is looking for the KO!
Hyde is rocked!
It looks like Grant Hyde has been cut.
Hyde scores with the left hand. Coles knows he should have avoided that one.
Coles drops Hyde with a huge uppercut! Hyde drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Coles is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Coles!
A victorious Phillip Coles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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