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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 43 p4p, 10 weight class) and Matt Quin (ranked 147 p4p, 22 weight class). Quin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin lands a jab.
Dias Jimenez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Quin's front leg with a kick but Quin checks it.
It seemed like Quin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Quin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Quin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
Dias Jimenez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dias Jimenez lands with a good body shot.
Dias Jimenez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quin's head backwards.
Dias Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quin moves away.
Dias Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
Dias Jimenez lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dias Jimenez. Quin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut
letting Quin counter with a right hand.
Dias Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dias Jimenez moves away.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin connects with a looping right hand.
Quin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dias Jimenez feints and then cracks Quin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quin down.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Quin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Dias Jimenez misses
and Quin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quin 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.
Dias Jimenez tests Quin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Quin lands.
Quin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez punishes Quin's body with a nice straight punch.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Dias Jimenez takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dias Jimenez lands a jab to the nose.
Dias Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
Quin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dias Jimenez. Dias Jimenez obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dias Jimenez.
A jab lands there for Dias Jimenez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias Jimenez slips a jab from Quin.
Quin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dias Jimenez slips under a jab.
Dias Jimenez scores with a nice head shot.
Dias Jimenez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dias Jimenez lands a right hook to the body.
Quin with a nice cross.
Dias Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
Quin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quin walks into a jab.
Dias Jimenez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dias Jimenez slips under a jab from Quin.
Quin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dias Jimenez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quin.
Quin works the jab nicely.
Dias Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quin has time to react.
Quin moves out of range as Dias Jimenez strikes.
Dias Jimenez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quin misses with a hook. Dias Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Dias Jimenez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dias Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Quin counters with a right hand to the body.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Dias Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dias Jimenez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dias Jimenez defends it well.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dias Jimenez moves away.
It looked like Dias Jimenez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body kick.
Dias Jimenez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dias Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
Quin slips under a jab from Dias Jimenez.
Quin checks a leg kick.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Dias Jimenez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dias Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias Jimenez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but Quin avoids it.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Quin blocks a low kick nicely.
Quin slips under a jab.
Quin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 Dias Jimenez. Quin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dias Jimenez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy body kick from Dias Jimenez
and Quin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quin.
Quin trying to control but Dias Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Dias Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dias Jimenez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quin scoring with some ground and pound.
Quin looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quin trying to control but Dias Jimenez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Dias Jimenez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice uppercut lands for Quin. That snapped Dias Jimenez's head back.
Dias Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Quin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dias Jimenez defends it well.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias Jimenez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dias Jimenez moves away.
Dias Jimenez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Quin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dias Jimenez misses with the body kick
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Dias Jimenez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dias Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dias Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Quin takes a swing at Dias Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Quin throws an overhand right that lands on Dias Jimenez's shoulder, as Dias Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Quin's head but Quin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dias Jimenez connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dias Jimenez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dias Jimenez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dias Jimenez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quin.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Dias Jimenez tries to score with a low kick but Quin moves his leg out of the way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dias Jimenez - the referee stops the clock and Quin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dias Jimenez. Quin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Quin avoids the body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Quin slips a straight right by Dias Jimenez.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dias Jimenez.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Dias Jimenez slips the punch.
Dias Jimenez thuds a left hand into Quin's body.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Dias Jimenez misses its target.
Quin slips under a jab.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Dias Jimenez moved out of range.
Dias Jimenez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dias Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Quin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Quin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dias Jimenez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dias Jimenez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quin is able to avoid easily.
Quin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez lands a jab to the head.
Quin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dias Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
Quin slips under a jab from Dias Jimenez.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Quin scores with a jab.
Quin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dias Jimenez moves away from the strike by Quin.
Dias Jimenez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quin's calf.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Quin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dias Jimenez.
Quin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Dias Jimenez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin moves out of range as Dias Jimenez throws a body kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dias Jimenez takes one to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice looking body shot.
Dias Jimenez throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
Quin throws a body punch but Dias Jimenez moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dias Jimenez.
Quin jabs Dias Jimenez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin cracks Dias Jimenez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quin blocks a leg kick.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias Jimenez is looking to counter punch.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dias Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Quin avoids it.
Dias Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head but Dias Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dias Jimenez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez throws a right hand that misses
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Dias Jimenez catches Quin right on the button with a cross.
Dias Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin looks to land a left hand but Dias Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
Dias Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quin connects with a single shot there.
Quin moves out of range as Dias Jimenez strikes.
Quin scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Quin catches Dias Jimenez right on the button with a cross.
Dias Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dias Jimenez misses the jab.
Dias Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Dias Jimenez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quin scores with a hook to the body. Dias Jimenez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quin slips under a jab from Dias Jimenez.
A swing and a miss from Dias Jimenez.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin swings for the body but Dias Jimenez moves out of range.
Quin misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dias Jimenez misses with a low kick.
Dias Jimenez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dias Jimenez on the side of the head.
A big left from Quin misses.
Quin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dias Jimenez. Dias Jimenez obviously looking to wear him down.
Quin throws a hook but Dias Jimenez avoids it easily.
A big left from Quin misses.
Dias Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
An attempted straight right counter from Dias Jimenez misses the target.
Quin catches Dias Jimenez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dias Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez thumps Quin with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Quin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quin.
Dias Jimenez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Quin stuns Dias Jimenez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook but Quin blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin dips to his left and cracks Dias Jimenez with an uppercut!
Quin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dias Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Quin moved out of range nicely.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dias Jimenez on the side of the head.
Quin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dias Jimenez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez throws an overhand right that lands on Quin's shoulder, as Quin tries to avoid the shot.
Dias Jimenez cracks the inside of Quin's front leg.
Quin thuds his right hand into Dias Jimenez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dias Jimenezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dias Jimenez throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
Quin lands with a shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias Jimenez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dias Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez slips a straight right by Quin.
Dias Jimenez cracks Quin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Quin moves away from the strike by Dias Jimenez.
Quin scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin misses with a straight right.
Dias Jimenez takes one to the chin there.
Quin connects with a jab.
Dias Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
Quin slips under a jab from Dias Jimenez.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Dias Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
Dias Jimenez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dias Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head but Dias Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin lunges at Dias Jimenez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dias Jimenez's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin scores with a jab to the body.
Quin throws a hook but Dias Jimenez avoids it easily.
Dias Jimenez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Dias Jimenez is out of range.
Dias Jimenez throwing a counter right hand but Quin manages to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez walks into a left hand.
Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
Dias Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dias Jimenez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Quin does no damage.
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dias Jimenez connects with an inside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Quin moves out of range.
Quin avoids the body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Quin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias Jimenez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Quin.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias Jimenez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Dias Jimenez. Beautiful body shot.
Quin walks into a straight right hand from Dias Jimenez.
Quin scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Dias Jimenez misses.
Quin with the counter takedown but Dias Jimenez avoids it easily.
Dias Jimenez connects with the punch.
Quin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quin swings for the body but Dias Jimenez moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dias Jimenez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias Jimenez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dias Jimenez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quin feints the counter takedown.
Quin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dias Jimenez on the side of the head.
Quin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Quin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin!
A victorious Matt Quin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jimmy Dias Jimenez stepped up to the mic, saying 'his breath smell like rotten underwear....'.
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