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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 759 p4p, 104 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 634 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellegio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tellegio throws a front kick aimed at Puller's knee but Puller avoids it well.
Puller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tellegio has time to react.
Puller moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Puller.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tellegio!
Puller pushes Tellegio up against the cage in a clinch.
Puller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tellegio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puller swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Puller as the two fighters clinch.
Puller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puller lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tellegio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puller lands a body shot.
Tellegio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tellegio tries to clinch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellegio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
Puller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Puller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Puller is looking to clinch.
Tellegio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tellegio misses with a wild combination.
Puller avoids the body shot from Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
Puller lands an overhand right.
Tellegio blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puller slips a straight right by Tellegio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller blocks a head kick by Tellegio.
Puller wants to clinch up but Tellegio keeps it at a distance.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that misses.
Puller jabs at Tellegio's body.
Tellegio punishes Puller's body with a nice straight punch.
Puller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puller pushes Tellegio away with a front kick.
Puller misses with a hook.
Puller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puller looks to land a body kick but Tellegio moved away.
A quick step to the side and Tellegio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Puller moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits.
Puller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puller throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Tellegio moves out of range of the strikes.
Puller misses with a right hand
and Tellegio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puller misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Tellegio.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Tellegio moved out of range.
Puller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Puller looks for the body kick but Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller scores with a kick to the body.
Tellegio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tellegio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puller.
Tellegio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puller is able to avoid easily.
Puller misses the jab.
Puller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tellegio. Tellegio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot by Puller.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tellegio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio lands a really nice looking cross but Puller seems unphased.
Puller throws a leg kick which misses Tellegio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tellegio tries to avoid it.
Tellegio scores with a punch to the head.
Tellegio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puller moves away.
Tellegio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tellegio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
Puller lands with a good body shot.
Tellegio throws a right hand that Puller ducks under and follows up with a left that Puller also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Puller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Puller missing with a left hand there. Tellegio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tellegio misses with a lunging right hand
and Puller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tellegio was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
It looked like Tellegio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puller blocks a low kick nicely.
Tellegio throws a shot from downtown. Puller moves away and avoids it.
Puller throws a good cross that connects.
Puller lands the left hand.
Tellegio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Puller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellegio throws the left hand but Puller avoids the punch easily.
Tellegio moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Puller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puller scores with the left hand. Tellegio knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Puller misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Puller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puller lands with a right hand.
Puller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller throws a leg kick but Tellegio sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tellegio on the side of the head.
Tellegio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tellegio throws an off balance right hand
and Puller counters with a body kick that stops Tellegio in his tracks momentarily.
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puller misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tellegio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tellegio moves into range and clinches up with Puller.
Tellegio misses with some punches.
Puller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tellegio lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Puller avoids the damage to the body.
Puller avoiding damage as Tellegio throws knees to the body.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tellegio's elbow.
Puller blocks an elbow strike from Tellegio.
Knees to the body from Tellegio.
Puller lands a left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Tellegio - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Tellegio controls his hands.
Puller tries a body shot but Tellegio blocks it.
Tellegio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Puller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puller tries to work over Tellegio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tellegio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tellegio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tellegio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puller scores with a nice right hand.
Puller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tellegio.
Puller checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio is looking to counter punch.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puller blocks a jab.
Puller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tellegio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellegio cracks Puller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Puller just manages to avoid it.
Puller tried to score with a low kick but Tellegio checks it.
Puller throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puller moves away from the strike by Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a swing at Puller's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
Tellegio lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tellegio doesn't seem bothered though.
Puller throws a leg kick which misses Tellegio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tellegio tries to avoid it.
Puller tries to clinch but Tellegio is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Puller.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller lands with a straight right. Tellegio didn't see that one coming.
Puller connects with a right hand. Tellegio shakes it off.
Tellegio tries to land a front kick but Puller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tellegio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puller was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellegio.
A countering left hand to the body from Puller misses.
Tellegio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Puller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Puller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tellegio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Tellegio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tellegio tries to close the distance and clinch but Puller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tellegio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puller avoids the body shot from Tellegio.
Tellegio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
Tellegio lands a nice looking body shot.
Puller misses the shot to the body.
Puller needs to keep his hands up - Tellegio had a free shot at his head there.
Tellegio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Puller.
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!
Tellegio works the jab nicely.
Puller throws a shot from downtown. Tellegio moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.
Puller scores with the left hand. Tellegio knows he should have avoided that one.
Tellegio tries to land a front kick but Puller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut.
Puller moves away from the strike by Tellegio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
Puller tries to work over Tellegio's front leg with a kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puller's sensitive parts.
Tellegio blocks a jab.
Tellegio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tellegio throws a hook but Puller blocks it.
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller blocks a leg kick.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puller throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy.
Tellegio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Puller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Puller rushes Tellegio and presses him up against the cage.
Puller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puller lands a left hand.
Puller managing to block the knees to the body from Tellegio.
A head punch on the inside from Puller fails to land.
Tellegio gets through Puller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Puller.
Puller managing to block the knees to the body from Tellegio.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tellegio lands a good knee to the midsection. Puller won't want to take too many of those.
Tellegio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tellegio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puller is defending well for now.
Puller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Tellegio avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puller scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
That kick from Puller tenderised Tellegio's leg. Tellegio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
Tellegio tries to work over Puller's front leg with a kick but Puller checks it.
A slow jab from Tellegio misses its intended target.
Jab from Puller.
Tellegio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puller throws a jab but it's blocked by Tellegio.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puller, as that shot connected.
Puller slips a jab from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tellegio checks a leg kick.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller is looking to score with low kicks.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
Puller ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a shot from downtown. Puller moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a looping right.
Puller feints a counter leg kick.
Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Puller moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Tellegio throws the kick towards the body but Puller avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tellegio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puller looks to throw the jab but Tellegio is out of range.
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
Puller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Tellegio misses its target.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puller manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Puller.
Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puller.
Puller slips a straight right by Tellegio.
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
Puller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puller throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tellegio avoids the body shot from Puller.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tellegio.
Tellegio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tellegio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puller throws the kick towards the body but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Puller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tellegio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puller is looking to land body kicks.
Puller is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Puller.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Victor Tellegio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puller looks to clinch
and Tellegio counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
Tellegio misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller scores with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Puller.
Tellegio slips under a jab.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tellegio was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tellegio manages to avoid it.
Tellegio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puller scores with a jab.
Puller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Tellegio misses.
Tellegio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puller.
Puller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tellegio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tellegio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Puller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puller 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Puller!
John Puller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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