PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 1567 p4p, 2556 weight class) and Phillip Coles (ranked 191 p4p, 286 weight class). Coles has chosen HonestKey- Pass as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Johnson
vs
Coles

192 cm
23
190
10 - 6 - 1

192 cm
23
202
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coles lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Coles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson misses with a hook. Coles ducked under it nicely.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coles slips a jab from Johnson.
Coles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coles jabs at Johnson's body.
Coles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coles under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coles.
Coles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coles throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coles is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Coles moves away and avoids it.
Coles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Coles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Coles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coles looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Coles off balance momentarily.
Coles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coles lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Coles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Coles's head but Coles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Coles has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Coles tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Coles works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Coles is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coles lands with a right to the head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Coles.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coles.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson digs a right hand into Coles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coles's gas tank.
Coles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Coles misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles misses with a punch to the body.
Coles misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Coles struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coles.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coles tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coles blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Coles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.

Coles breaks the clinch.

Coles clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coles scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
A head punch on the inside from Coles fails to land.
Coles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coles swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Coles.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coles tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Coles back against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Coles misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Coles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Coles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coles struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Coles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Coles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coles.
A head punch on the inside from Coles fails to land.
Coles misses with some punches.
Coles misses with a hook from the clinch.

Coles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coles looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Coles takes one on the button.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Coles shrugs it off though.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Coles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coles lands a right hook to the body.
Coles throws a lazy uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coles is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Coles moves out of range.
Coles takes one to the chin there.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Coles should have avoided that one.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Coles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coles misses with an uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Coles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Coles misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coles throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Coles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coles.
As Coles looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo but Coles just gets out of the way.
Coles swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Coles. Beautiful body shot.
A clash of legs there as Coles blocks the low kick.
Coles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coles checks it well.
Coles scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coles manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coles counters with a nice uppercut.
Coles avoids the head kick by Johnson.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Coles tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Coles moved out of range.
Coles is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Coles counters with a straight right hand.
Coles defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coles's head.
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Coles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Coles will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phillip Coles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Coles takes one on the button.
Coles misses with a wild body shot.
Coles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marcus Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Coles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coles throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Coles backpedaling.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Coles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson tries to work over Coles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Coles slips under a jab from Johnson.
Coles misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Coles moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Coles moves out of range of the strikes.
Coles checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a hook. Coles ducked under it nicely.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coles throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Coles misses with a wild body shot.
Coles misses with a looping left.
Coles throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coles blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Coles counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Coles saw that one coming.
Johnson keeps Coles at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson defending well as Coles loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Coles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Coles.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coles moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coles moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
Coles misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Coles misses with a hook
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Coles moves out of range.
Coles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Coles.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coles manages to avoid it.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Coles misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stuns Coles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coles doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Coles.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Coles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coles throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Coles's body.
Coles walks into a left hand.
Coles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Coles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Coles with an uppercut!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coles takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Coles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coles checks it well.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Coles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson slips a jab from Coles.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coles throws out the jab.
Coles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Coles will be more careful next time no doubt.

It looks like Phillip Coles has been cut.
Coles digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coles throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson digs a good hook to Coles's body.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Coles tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Coles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Coles slips under a jab.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Coles.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coles connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coles, as that shot connected.
Coles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coles takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slow jab from Coles misses its intended target.
Coles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Coles.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Coles moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Coles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Coles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coles throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body punch but Coles moves out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Coles saw that one coming.
Coles just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Coles.
Coles misses with a body shot.
Coles just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson lunges at Coles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coles's hand.
Coles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coles.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Coles is just out of range.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Coles shakes it off.
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coles.
Coles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Coles moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Coles throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Coles throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Coles takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phillip Coles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson moves forwards but Coles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
A telegraphed right hand from Coles misses the target.
Coles sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Coles misses with a straight right.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Coles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson moves out of range as Coles strikes.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Coles knows he should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Coles coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Coles is just out of range.
Coles throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Coles swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coles.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Coles counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Coles misses.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coles.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson moves forwards but Coles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coles avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Coles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coles misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coles throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a head kick but Coles moves out of range.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Coles misses.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Coles counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Coles avoids it.
Coles slips under a jab from Johnson.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Coles cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coles throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
A slow jab from Coles misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coles.
Coles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Coles blocks a low kick nicely.
Coles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coles. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coles throws out the jab.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Coles takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Coles moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Coles misses the target.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coles counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coles under the eye.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Coles avoids it well.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coles.
Coles lands a nice shot to the body.
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coles scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Coles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Johnson catches Coles right on the button with a cross.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Coles counters by moving into the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coles throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Coles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Coles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coles lands a right hand.
Coles blocking some punches.
Coles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coles tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Coles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Coles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a right hand that Coles ducks under and follows up with a left that Coles also avoids with ease.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Coles knows he should have avoided that one.
Coles throws a body shot but no joy.
Coles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Coles counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Coles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Coles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Coles's body. Coles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Coles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Coles takes one to the side of the head.
Coles lands a jab to the nose.
Coles swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coles swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Coles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Coles's shoulder, as Coles tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Coles moves out of range of the strikes.
Coles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Coles looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Coles counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Coles to acknowledge the strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Coles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Coles avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Coles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Coles misses.
Coles moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Coles is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Coles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phillip Coles.
I think Coles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phillip Coles!
Phillip Coles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.