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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cup Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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186 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cup Tea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea walks into a left hand.
Tea gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whales to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tea looking to control.
Tea is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Whales is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Whales trying to control the position from guard on top but Tea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tea is pulling down on Whales's head to control his posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whales slips a jab from Tea.
Whales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea looking to score a takedown here. Whales is defending well but Tea drives through and ends up in Whales's guard.
Whales wants to control but Tea passes easily into half guard.
Whales wants to get back to full guard.
Tea is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Whales is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tea postures up.
Tea passes Whales's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tea works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tea looking to control but Whales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tea punching from mount but Whales doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Whales is squirming around, avoiding Tea's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by Tea there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tea is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Whales has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Whales!
Whales looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales trying to control the position from guard on top but Tea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whales wants to pass the guard but Tea is keeping the position.
Tea being controlled here, momentarily.
Patrick Whales has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Whales misses with a hook to the body
and Tea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tea checks a leg kick.
Tea thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Tea misses its intended target.
Whales tries to score with a low kick but Tea moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tea.
A jab from Tea misses.
Whales throws a body kick that misses.
Whales throws a wild body kick that Tea sees coming a mile off.
Tea avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whales pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whales. Tea does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tea on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whales closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tea regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tea swings widly with a right hand
and Whales counters with a left to the body.
Tea feints a jab promting Whales to slip. Tea then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Whales slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Whales closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Whales trying to mount his opponent but Tea defends it.
Whales slows the pace down in half guard.
Tea tries to roll over but Whales keeps him under control.
Tea is working hard here to advance position.
Tea wants to control but Whales is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea regains full guard. Nicely done.
Whales stands and throws Tea's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tea is looking to regain half guard here but Whales keeps moving and retains side control.
Tea sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Whales scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tea tries to get to full guard but Whales has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea is looking to control Whales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tea avoid being mounted?
Tea is staying active underneath Whales, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tea slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tea working a defensive guard here.
Whales with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tea is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tea controlling Whales's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whales tries to score with a low kick but Tea moves his leg out of the way.
Tea blocks a low kick nicely.
Whales misses with a head kick.
Whales tries to work over Tea's front leg with a kick but Tea checks it.
Tea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Whales.
Whales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whales shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tea as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tea blocks the low kick.
Whales bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whales tries to clinch there but Tea circles away.
Whales shoots in and bounces Tea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Whales trying to control the position from guard on top but Tea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tea's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tea pulls Whales in to control the position.
Whales trying to control the position from guard on top but Tea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Whales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Whales feints and then cracks Tea's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tea down.
Whales pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tea is out of range and Whales settles back down.
Whales throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tea avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whales turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tea takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whales throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whales wants to clinch up but Tea keeps it at a distance.
Tea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whales misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea checks a leg kick.
Patrick Whales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whales looks to score with a jab to the body but Tea is just out of range.
Whales closes the distance and clinches.
Tea is trying to drag Whales to the mat but Whales just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tea prevents a body shot from Whales.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tea gets through Whales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tea tries to stall but Whales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tea tries to break free but Whales pushes him back against the cage.
Whales pushes Tea back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea wants to take the fight to the mat but Whales manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tea is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cup Tea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whales is working Tea over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Whales.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tea jumps guard but Whales turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tea trying to control the position but instead, Whales has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tea into the cage.
Whales working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Whales as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea gets control of Whales's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tea will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tea is controlling Whales's posture.
Tea looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whales trying to control the position from guard on top but Tea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whales is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Whales looking to sit in guard and control but Tea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whales is controlling Tea's posture.
Cup Tea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Whales has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whales looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tea is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea trying to control but Whales is working from the bottom.
Whales is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Whales trying to keep a closed guard but Tea is proving a slippery customer.
Patrick Whales has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tea throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whales fails with the takedown.
Patrick Whales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whales scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Whales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whales 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Whales!
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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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