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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Tebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Religion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Tebo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Religion!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Religion did well to prevent Tebo getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Religion trying to control here.
Religion is refusing to be controlled, as Tebo sits in half guard.
Religion trying to hold on to Tebo's head to control him but Tebo postures up.
Religion is controlling Tebo's trapped leg to prevent Tebo from advancing to side control.
Religion is looking to escape.
Religion tries to get to full guard but Tebo has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bad Religion was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tebo gets the takedown into side control.
Tebo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Religion tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tebo is chipping away with strikes.
Religion is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tebo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Religion is bucking up trying to escape but Tebo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Religion is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tebo throwing strikes but Religion uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tebo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Religion wants to improve his position but Tebo is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Religion defends it well.
Tebo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tebo throwing strikes but missing.
Religion trying to control the position.
Religion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tebo defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tebo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Religion dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebo looking to control.
Religion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tebo keeping full guard, as Religion tries to pass.
Religion drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tebo dives on top into guard.
Religion is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tebo is aware though and is defending well.
Tebo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tebo slips nicely into half guard.
Tebo is trying to control. Religion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Religion is in trouble now - Tebo has advanced to mount!
Religion wants to hold on but Tebo pushes him away.
Religion is working to get back to half guard.
Tebo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Religion can't escape the position.
Tebo controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Tebo 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.
Tebo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tebo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Religion is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tebo landing strikes from the mount.
Religion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Religion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tebo avoids the attempt from Religion to control.
Tebo controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tebo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tebo controlling the pace for now.
Tebo lands a big shot there that rocks Religion but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Religion sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Religion wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Religion wants to control but Tebo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Religion won't allow Tebo to pass to mount.
Kurt Tebo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Religion punching from the bottom.
Religion is looking to control Tebo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Religion avoid being mounted?
Tebo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Religion is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebo trying to control the action but Religion is working from the bottom.
Religion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Religion won't allow Tebo to pass to mount.
Religion looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tebo slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tebo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Religion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebo prevents Religion from improving his position.
Tebo trying to control from half guard but Religion is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kurt Tebo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Religion drops his hands momentarily and Tebo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Religion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Religion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tebo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Religion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Tebo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Religion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tebo as he jumps to the side.
Tebo blocks a head kick by Religion.
Tebo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Religion quickly recovers to half guard.
Religion is looking for a sweep. Tebo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tebo is looking to take a break and control but Religion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Religion wants to get back to his feet.
Tebo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Religion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tebo.
Religion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tebo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Religion is pulling down on Tebo's head. It's preventing any offense from Tebo, at least for the moment.
Religion wants to improve his position but instead Tebo has moved into half guard.
Tebo passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebo prevents Religion from getting the reversal.
Religion tries to hold on but Tebo pushes him away.
Tebo controlling the pace for now.
Religion wants to hold on but Tebo pushes him away.
Religion wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tebo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tebo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Religion is looking to escape.
Tebo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Religion turns into him and now he's in Tebo's guard.
Religion passes Tebo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Religion tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tebo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Religion seems to be working for a kimura but Tebo defends the submission attempt.
Religion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurt Tebo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tebo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tebo is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tebo gets back to full guard.
Bad Religion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Religion with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kurt Tebo.
Well Tebo 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Tebo!
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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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