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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 116 p4p, 18 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 100 p4p, 14 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Captain Jack - Iko Iko. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cole's choice of entrance music: I Won't Back Down. 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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200 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole has Quin up against the cage in a clinch.
Quin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
Quin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Quin throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quin stuns Cole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Quin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
A lazy left from Quin finds it's target.
Quin throws the left hand but Cole avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Quin misses.
Quin scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Quin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Quin.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Cole wants to counter the offense by Quin and move into the clinch position.
Quin shoots in for a takedown but Cole shows good takedown defense.
Cole is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Quin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cole defends well and Quin ends up having to push Cole into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Quin throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Quin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Cole.
Quin throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quin tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole misses with a hook
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Cole throws a leg kick but Quin moved away.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin lands a jab to the nose.
Quin dives in for a single leg takedown but Cole sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cole is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin punishes Cole's body with a nice straight punch.
Quin throws a sloppy body shot
and Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quins head.
Quin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quin manages to break the clinch.
Quin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cole at a distance.
Quin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cole sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quin somewhat.
Quin feints a jab promting Cole to slip. Quin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cole slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Quin cracks Cole with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole jabs Quin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole misses with a straight right.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quin rather than just go for the knockout.
Quin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quin scores with a hook.
Quin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Quin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Nice takedown defense from Quin. No joy for Cole on that attempt.
Quin tries to counter with a takedown but Cole is quick to defend against it.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quin finds it's way round the side to connect with Cole's head.
Cole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Quin dives in and grabs Cole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cole pushes down on Quin's head and hops out.
Cole has closed the distance and engaged Quin in a clinch.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole lands a body shot.
Quin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole throws a hook to the side of Quin's head but Quin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Quin misses the target.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quin tries to counter with a takedown but Cole is quick to defend against it.
Cole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin lunges at Cole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cole's hand.
Cole has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Cole slips under a jab from Quin.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Cole takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin works the jab nicely.
Quin dips to his left and cracks Cole with an uppercut!
Good shot there by Cole.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Quin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Quin - that landed with a thud.
Quin throws a head punch that misses.
Cole lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Cole on the inside.
Quin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
Cole content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quin has Cole pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cole manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole is leaning against Quin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quin backwards.
Cole lands with a right to the head.
Quin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cole pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quin is out of range and Cole settles back down.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Cole tries to counter with a clinch but Quin shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole controlling the action here for a moment.
Quin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole stops a takedown attempt from Quin.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cole staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Cole releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Matt Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Quin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Quin gets tackled into the cage by Cole. Cole maintains the clinch.
Quin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cole regains guard.
Quin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin throwing strikes from guard but Cole blocks nicely.
Quin wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Quin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Quin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cole's guard.
Quin is looking to stall here but Cole recovers full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Cole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Quin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quin works the jab nicely.
Quin tries to move into range but Cole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quin misses with a straight right.
Quin throws a shot to the body.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Quin lands with a cross.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Cole slips the punch.
Quin misses with a hook.
Cole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Cole throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Quin pushes him off.
Quin scores with a jab. Cole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cole throws out a loose jab but Quin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole prevents Quin from improving his position.
Cole wants to control but Quin is keeping him busy.
Cole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin is looking for a sweep. Cole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Quin is defending well.
Quin trying to control from the bottom.
Cole working Quin over with strikes.
Cole is looking to advance position but Quin won't allow it.
Quin is staying active underneath Cole, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quin is looking to control Cole's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Quin avoid being mounted?
Quin looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin tries to roll over but Cole keeps him under control.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quin has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Cole. Oh but Quin has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Cole goes limp - he's gone! Quin jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matt Quin!
An out of breath Matt Quin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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