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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cup Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cup Tea!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dodson is fending him off so far but Tea persists. Nope, Dodson circles away and we're back to standing.
Dodson throws a nice looking combination but Tea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tea misses with a looping right.
Dodson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tea looks to land a right hand but Dodson moved out of range.
Tea lands a nice shot to the body.
Dodson thows a body kick. Tea tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tea throws a body punch but Dodson moves out of range.
Dodson misses the shot to the body.
Tea dives in and grabs Dodson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dodson pushes down on Tea's head and hops out.
Dodson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dodson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dodson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dodson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dodson slips under a jab from Tea.
Dodson looks to land a body kick but Tea moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Tea lands.
Tea dips to his left and cracks Dodson with an uppercut!
Tea with a poor takedown
and Dodson counters with a nice uppercut.
Antoine Dodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cup Tea.
Tea misses with a few strikes there.
Dodson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dodson lands a nice hook to Tea's body. Tea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tea looks to throw the jab but Dodson is out of range.
Tea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tea throws a series of punches but Dodson moves out of range.
Tea connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dodson momentarily.
Tea needs to keep his hands up - Dodson had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dodson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tea scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dodson - that will leave a mark!
Tea looks gassed!
Tea thows a body shot but no joy.
Dodson throws the left hand but Tea avoids the punch easily.
Tea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tea.
Tea misses with a straight left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dodson - that will leave a mark!
Dodson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tea takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tea. Dodson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tea scores with a jab to the body.
Dodson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tea, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tea misses with a wild body shot.
Tea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tea.
Tea with a poor takedown
and Dodson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dodson.
Tea missing with a left hand there. Dodson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dodson blocks a jab.
Tea is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dodson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dodson connects with a solid leg kick.
Dodson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tea throws a right and a left that Dodson avoids nicely.
Tea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dodson keeps Tea at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dodson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tea sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tea falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dodson counters with a series of strikes. Tea will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dodson lands with a right hand.
Oooh a lovely combination from Dodson sends Tea down but not out. Dodson dives into side control looking to finish.
Tea is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dodson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tea is still on wobbly legs! Can Dodson finish him?
Tea walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dodson.
Tea seems to have recovered his senses.
Tea has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dodson.
A slow jab from Tea misses its intended target.
Tea is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dodson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodson is looking to score with low kicks.
Dodson throws out a loose jab but Tea uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Dodson misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Dodson dominated that round.
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.
Tea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Dodson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tea tries to bum rush Dodson with a series of wild strikes but Dodson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dodson is fending him off so far but Tea persists. Nope, Dodson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Tea.
Tea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tea is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dodson misses with a looping left.
Tea throws a poor cross that misses
and Dodson counters with a nice body shot.
Dodson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tea avoids a kick to the body.
Dodson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dodson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tea was well out of range. Poor timing from Dodson.
Tea shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dodson sprawls well. Dodson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tea gets slowly back to his feet.
Antoine Dodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cup Tea.
Tea is breathing heavily.
Dodson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cup Tea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea looks to land a left hand but Dodson moved out of range nicely.
Dodson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tea can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Tea.
Tea on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dodson feints a jab promting Tea to slip. Dodson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dodson counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dodson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Dodson.
Dodson scores with a nice body kick.
Dodson looks to land a body kick but Tea moved away.
Dodson cracks the inside of Tea's front leg.
Antoine Dodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tea walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dodson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dodson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dodson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tea misses with a hook
letting Dodson counter with a right hand.
Tea defending well as Dodson loads up on a big left hand.
Antoine Dodson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dodson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tea.
Tea checks a leg kick nicely.
Dodson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tea misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Dodson. Those never looked like landing.
Tea throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dodson's waist but Dodson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tea off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dodson. Tea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dodson throws a body punch but Tea moves out of range.
Dodson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dodson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dodson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tea misses with a wild combination.
Antoine Dodson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tea misses with a takedown attempt
and Dodson counters with an inside leg kick.
Dodson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tea will feel that in the morning.
Tea slips a jab and a cross from Dodson.
Tea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dodson swinging wildly here.
Tea blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson misses with a body shot.
Tea uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dodson has time to react.
Good shot there by Tea.
Tea throws a leg kick
letting Dodson counter with a right hand.
Tea misses with a wild body shot.
Tea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dodson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tea looks to land a left hand but Dodson moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tea throws a jab but it's blocked by Dodson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodson lands with a nice body kick.
Dodson throws a right hand that Tea ducks under and follows up with a left that Tea also avoids with ease.
Dodson misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Dodson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Tea misses the target.
Tea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dodson manages to avoid it.
Dodson throws out a loose jab but Tea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dodson throws a leg kick but Tea moved away.
Dodson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dodson lands with a shot to the body.
Tea missing with a left hand there. Dodson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Tea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dodson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dodson slips a straight right by Tea.
Dodson misses with a head kick.
Tea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dodson ducks under a wild hook from Tea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tea misses with a takedown attempt - Dodson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Tea lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dodson doesn't seem phased though.
Dodson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tea.
Dodson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Dodson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dodson.
A big left from Tea misses.
Dodson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dodson lands with a shot to the body.
Dodson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Tea both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dodson back to the cage. Tea follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tea takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tea smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dodson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Dodson.
Tea throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dodson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dodson.
Dodson throws a combination. Tea tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tea throws an overhand right that lands on Dodson's shoulder, as Dodson tries to avoid the shot.
Tea misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tea darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tea dodges the punch combination from Dodson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tea misses with a few strikes there.
Tea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dodson circles away.
Tea shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dodson is trying to defend but Tea finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tea is just content to waste time from the top position. Dodson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Antoine Dodson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dodson keeping full guard, as Tea tries to pass.
Cup Tea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dodson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tea on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tea is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dodson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dodson has escaped and now he's on top!
Tea looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dodson has picked Tea up and slammed him! Tea can't keep hold of the triangle and Dodson manages to pass to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dodson lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Dodson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dodson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Dodson!
Antoine Dodson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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