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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Stevenson (ranked 5618 p4p, 1385 weight class) and Gaston Tellurique (ranked 546 p4p, 187 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gaston Tellurique was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaston Tellurique !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellurique moves into range and clinches up with Stevenson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tellurique obliges.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Stevenson can't break the clinch.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Tellurique lands a nice uppercut.
Tellurique can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tellurique tries to land a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks with his arms.
Tellurique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tellurique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks it.
I was talking to Stevenson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellurique misses with a body punch.
Tellurique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Tellurique slows down the pace here.
Tellurique working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellurique throws a head punch that misses.
Stevenson looking for a takedown.
Tellurique misses with a punch to the body.
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Tellurique .
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tellurique stalling.
Tellurique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tellurique has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stevenson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tellurique can turn it around.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique has Stevenson pressed against the cage.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stevenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tellurique - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tellurique working Stevenson over with knees to the body.
Tellurique misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Stevenson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stevenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tellurique has him pressed against the cage.
Stevenson wants to break free but Tellurique has control.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Tellurique is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Tellurique .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellurique .
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellurique scores with a shoulder strike.
Tellurique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Tellurique with a knee to the head.
Tellurique tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tellurique misses with a knee to the head.
Tellurique misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson breaks the clinch.
Tellurique gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Tellurique lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tellurique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Stevenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tellurique effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellurique .
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique stops a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson fails to pull guard.
Tellurique stalling.
A short right from Tellurique on the inside.
Tellurique misses with a body punch.
Tellurique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevenson jumps guard but Tellurique turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Tellurique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson is trying to pull guard but Tellurique turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tellurique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Tellurique forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tellurique misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Tellurique .
Tellurique trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellurique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellurique .
Tellurique lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Tellurique tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Tellurique back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tellurique .
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Tellurique dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tellurique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tellurique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tellurique tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Tellurique fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tellurique takes the fight into the clinch.
Tellurique misses with some punches.
Stevenson is trying to push Tellurique away but Tellurique has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellurique lands a right hand.
Stevenson can't break the clinch.
Tellurique lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Tellurique misses with a knee strike.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Gaston Tellurique seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tellurique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellurique is struggling to control the position.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Tellurique with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tellurique .
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tellurique in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tellurique won't allow it.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Tellurique is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tellurique digs a right hand underneath Stevenson's ribcage. Stevenson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Tellurique is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tellurique prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.
Tellurique throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevensons head.
Tellurique misses with the head strike.
Stevenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tellurique has him pressed against the cage.
Stevenson wants to break free but Tellurique has control.
Tellurique lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stevenson up against the cage.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Tellurique has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Tellurique is pushing Stevenson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tellurique scores with a shot to the side of Stevenson's head.
Tellurique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tellurique missing with knees to the body.
Tellurique misses with a punch on the inside.
Tellurique with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tellurique tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Tellurique .
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Tellurique .
Stevenson is rocked!
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Stevenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tellurique has Stevenson pushed against the cage.
Tellurique lands with a left to the head.
Tellurique has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tellurique obliges.
Tellurique stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tellurique dips a shoulder and cracks Stevenson with a mighty uppercut! Stevenson falls back against the cage and Tellurique unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stevenson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tellurique screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Tellurique !
During a confident post fight interview, Gaston Tellurique thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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