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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thai Boxer (ranked 1704 p4p, 219 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 1429 p4p, 191 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Puller avoids them all with ease.
Boxer tries to clinch up but Puller circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boxer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puller jabs Boxer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Puller throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Boxer throws a quick counter head kick but Puller was just out of range.
Puller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxer gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Boxer.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boxer working Puller over with knees to the body.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Puller.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puller blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Puller.
Puller breaks the clinch.
Puller drives through and clinches with Boxer against the cage.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller tries to work over Boxer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Puller.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller breaks from the clinch.
Puller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxer landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puller.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Puller is blocking nicely.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer landing knees to the head.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puller digs a right hand underneath Boxer's ribcage. Boxer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Puller presses Boxer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller presses Boxer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puller.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
Boxer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boxer wants to clinch up but Puller keeps it at a distance.
Puller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puller thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Puller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Puller lands a jab to the head.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Puller takes the fight into the clinch.
Puller tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Puller.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Puller is leaning against Boxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puller tries to work over Boxer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Puller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puller sizes up Boxer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Puller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Puller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Puller catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Puller circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Puller misses.
Puller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Puller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Puller with a jab.
Boxer is looking to clinch.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller connects with a body shot.
Puller throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
Puller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Puller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puller connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer moves to clinch but Puller breaks away
and Puller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer misses with a two punch combination.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puller lands a lovely overhand right.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Nice shot lands for Puller.
Boxer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer tries to clinch up.
Boxer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Puller keeps the fight on the outside.
Puller lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Puller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puller thinks about the counter body kick.
Puller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Puller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puller cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Puller's ribs.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick from Puller.
Puller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch but Puller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Puller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puller scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands with a right hand.
Thai Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puller misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Puller throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Puller lands with a shot to the body.
Puller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
Boxer tries to clinch but Puller is having none of it.
Puller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puller lands with an overhand left.
Boxer moves into range and clinches up with Puller.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
Puller blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Puller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer prevents a body shot from Puller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puller scores with a hook to the body. Boxer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Puller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puller lands a jab to the head.
Puller tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxer moves into the clinch.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Puller blocks it.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Puller is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Boxer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Puller tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puller swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxer.
Boxer tries to clinch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puller scores with a kick to the midsection.
A cross from Puller lands.
Puller dips to his left and cracks Boxer with an uppercut!
Boxer swings for the body but Puller moves out of range.
Boxer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puller. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puller misses with a hook.
Puller scores with a nice body kick.
Boxer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer looks to clinch
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boxer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxer scrambles back to his feet.
Boxer throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Puller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boxer is looking to wear down Puller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boxer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Puller.
The fighters circling - Puller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Puller.
Puller lands a nice looking body shot.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Puller as he connects with a hook.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boxer on the side of the head.
Puller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boxer slips a straight right by Puller.
Puller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boxer's corner calls for a 1-2. Boxer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boxer tries to clinch
and Puller counters with an inside leg kick.
Boxer moves into the clinch successfully.
Puller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Boxer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Puller's face.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Puller.
Puller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boxer tries to clinch but Puller is having none of it.
Puller is looking to slow Boxer down with leg kicks.
Boxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boxer darts in trying to clinch
enabling Puller to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puller checks the leg kick.
Boxer wants to clinch.
Puller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer wants to clinch
and Puller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puller, as that shot connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puller.
Boxer is looking to clinch but Puller is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
Boxer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Puller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puller forces Boxer back against the cage and clinches.
Puller tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Boxer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Puller breaks from the clinch.
Puller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boxer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puller throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer thinks about countering with a head kick.
Puller scores with a sloppy right hand. Boxer should have avoided that one.
Puller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
A nice combination there by Boxer.
Thai Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Puller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass 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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