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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 285 p4p, 41 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 134 p4p, 20 weight class). Cole has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jimmy Dias Jimenez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
35 - 21 - 1 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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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
35 - 21 - 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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Dias Jimenez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dias Jimenez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Cole connects with the punch.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Dias Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cole has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dias Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Cole counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole throws a strike but Dias Jimenez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias Jimenez trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole is pulling down on Dias Jimenez's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dias Jimenez stopping the sweep attempt from Cole.
Dias Jimenez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias Jimenez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dias Jimenez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cole, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dias Jimenez misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Cole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Dias Jimenez misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Cole misses its intended target.
Dias Jimenez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Michael Cole has been cut.
Cole fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dias Jimenez throws a counter high kick but Cole was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cole jabs Dias Jimenez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole moves into the clinch successfully.
Cole looking to stall.
Dias Jimenez wants to get back to striking at distance but Cole won't allow it.
Cole slowing the pace effectively.
Dias Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Cole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Dias Jimenez.
Cole throws a low kick but Dias Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Dias Jimenez lands with a shot to the body.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick
and Cole decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dias Jimenez's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
Dias Jimenez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
Dias Jimenez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cole wants to control from the top but Dias Jimenez keeps moving.
Cole postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cole makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cole being controlled here momentarily.
Cole throws an elbow that misses. Dias Jimenez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cole's guard. Nice move by Dias Jimenez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dias Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Dias Jimenez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dias Jimenez wants it to stay on the feet.
Dias Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
Dias Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole tries to counter with a clinch but Dias Jimenez shakes him off and moves away.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dias Jimenez looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Dias Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cole.
A head punch on the inside from Dias Jimenez fails to land.
Dias Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Cole avoids the head kick by Dias Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cole duly obliges.
Dias Jimenez misses the jab.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the body
and Cole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cole.
Dias Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dias Jimenez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cole gets a clinch.
Cole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
Dias Jimenez lands with a right to the head.
Dias Jimenez scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Cole is leaning against Dias Jimenez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cole keeps control of Dias Jimenez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michael Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Cole connects with a jab.
Dias Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook
and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dias Jimenez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cole.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cole's brow.
Cole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Cole - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dias Jimenez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dias Jimenez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez gets tackled into the cage by Cole. Cole maintains the clinch.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cole as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Dias Jimenez breaks the clinch.
Cole fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Cole works Dias Jimenez's body with a nice hook.
Cole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick by Dias Jimenez misses
and Cole counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cole.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Dias Jimenez is keeping the position.
Cole scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole stays in close to Dias Jimenez's body and controls the position.
Cole trying to control but Dias Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Cole is working Dias Jimenez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cole is in close to Dias Jimenez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dias Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cole lands a couple of elbows.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cole blocks a head kick by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole throws out a counter right but Dias Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Dias Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dias Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole stalling the fight.
Dias Jimenez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michael Cole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole is trying to maintain a safe position but Dias Jimenez gets an underhook and turns Cole into the cage.
Nice elbow from Dias Jimenez.
A short right from Dias Jimenez on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dias Jimenez's efforts to push away.
Cole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dias Jimenez or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cole prevents a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez breaks the clinch.
Cole jabs Dias Jimenez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole lands a nice hook to Dias Jimenez's body. Dias Jimenez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dias Jimenez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cole blocks a head kick by Dias Jimenez.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dias Jimenez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cole looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Michael Cole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cole throws an elbow that misses. Dias Jimenez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cole's guard. Nice move by Dias Jimenez!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias Jimenez stopping the sweep attempt from Cole.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez looking to sit in guard and control but Cole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cole wants to control from the top but Dias Jimenez keeps moving.
Dias Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias Jimenez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole throws an elbow that misses. Dias Jimenez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cole's guard. Nice move by Dias Jimenez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is adopting a defensive guard.
Dias Jimenez trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Dias Jimenez won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dias Jimenez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dias Jimenez trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dias Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dias Jimenez at a distance.
Dias Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Cole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dias Jimenez thinking.
Michael Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cole rushes Dias Jimenez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cole 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
Michael Cole really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MayheM sportswear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez was interviewed post fight and said 'his breath smell like rotten underwear....'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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