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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Puller (ranked 191 p4p, 26 weight class) and Dean Wesson (ranked 437 p4p, 60 weight class). Wesson has chosen In Your Honor - Foo Fighters as his entrance music. John Puller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puller throws a shot from downtown. Wesson moves away and avoids it.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Wesson moved out of range.
Wesson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Puller swings for the body but Wesson moves out of range.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch but Wesson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
Puller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wesson thinks about the counter body kick.
Puller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wesson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Puller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wesson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puller slips a jab from Wesson.
Puller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wesson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wesson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wesson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesson is just out of range.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Wesson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wesson scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Puller is out of range.
Wesson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Puller misses with a straight right.
Puller moves out of range of the body kick from Wesson.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Puller is just out of range.
Wesson misses with an uppercut.
Puller clinches with his opponent.
Wesson digs a right hand into Puller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puller's gas tank.
Puller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller breaks the clinch.
Wesson misses the jab.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Puller moves out of range easily.
Puller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice shot by Puller.
Wesson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Puller throws a hook but Wesson avoids it easily.
John Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wesson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wesson slips under a jab from Puller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller thuds his shin into the meat of Wesson's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Wesson.
Puller jabs at Wesson's body.
Puller moves out of range as Wesson strikes.
Puller misses with a low kick.
Puller scores with a nice body kick.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Puller lands a nice shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wesson, right into the meat.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Puller moves out of range easily.
Wesson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wesson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puller.
Puller throws a head kick but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puller tries to land a leg kick but Wesson saw it coming and moves away.
Puller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wesson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wesson wants to counter with a clinch but Puller pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
Puller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wesson is out of range and Puller settles back down.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
Puller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Wesson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puller lands with a hook. Wesson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Puller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wesson clobbers Puller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Wesson.
Wesson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puller throws out a loose jab but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Puller does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands a really nice looking cross but Wesson seems unphased.
Wesson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wesson. That one must have hurt.
Puller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puller.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wesson throws out the jab.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesson is just out of range.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller throws out a leg kick but Wesson moves out of range and Puller only half commits.
Wesson tries to clinch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Wesson misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller misses with a hook.
Wesson scores with the left hand. Puller knows he should have avoided that one.
Wesson avoids the body shot from Puller.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wesson tries to work over Puller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller throws a punch but it's blocked by Wesson.
Puller blocks a body shot from Wesson.
Puller misses with some punches.
Wesson blocking some punches.
Puller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wesson blocks a body shot from Puller.
Wesson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
Nice body punch from Puller.
Wesson throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Wesson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson is working Puller over against the cage.
Wesson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puller misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Puller.
Wesson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller throws a body punch but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson takes a swing at Puller's ribcage but misses.
Puller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Puller misses its intended target.
Puller misses with a lunging right hand
and Wesson counters with a thumping low kick.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
Wesson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puller.
Puller moves out of range of the body kick.
Puller throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
Wesson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Wesson throws a head kick but Puller moves out of range.
Puller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wesson. That did some damage!
Wesson drops his hands momentarily and Puller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wesson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Wesson scores with a head kick.
Puller blocks a low kick nicely.
Wesson slips under a jab from Puller.
Wesson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puller.
Wesson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Puller is winning the standup battle so far.
Puller moves out of range of the strikes.
Puller tries to clinch but Wesson moves away
and Wesson counters with a head kick. That will keep Puller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wesson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puller. Puller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wesson moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Donk. Puller catches Wesson right on the button with a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Puller - that will leave a mark!
Wesson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puller.
Wesson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Wesson throws a big counter head kick but Puller avoids it with no problem.
Wesson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wesson's sensitive parts.
Puller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wesson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
Puller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wesson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puller.
Wesson lands with a good body shot.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Wesson thinks about the counter body kick.
Wesson dips to his left and cracks Puller with an uppercut!
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Puller.
Good leg kick by Puller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wesson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a straight right.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Puller checks it.
Wesson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puller connects with a right hand. Wesson shakes it off.
Puller misses with a right hand
and Wesson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wesson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wesson scrambles back to his feet.
Puller throws a big shot that misses.
Puller is looking to score with low kicks.
Puller stuns Wesson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wesson feints and then cracks Puller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puller down.
Wesson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Puller moves out of range easily.
Wesson misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson tries to work over Puller's front leg with a kick but Puller checks it.
Puller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Wesson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puller throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Wesson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Puller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Puller will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Puller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Wesson misses the target.
Puller scoring well with a low kick there.
Puller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wesson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Puller misses.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Puller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wesson.
Puller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Puller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson misses with a looping right.
Puller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Puller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller misses with a low kick.
Wesson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wesson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Puller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Puller misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puller throws a leg kick but Wesson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puller wants to clinch.
Puller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wesson can do to turn this around?
Puller connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body kick there by Puller.
Puller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wesson misses with a kick to the body.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Wesson scores with a punch to the head.
Wesson throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Dean Wesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wesson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Puller scores with a hook to the body. Wesson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller throws a shot to the body.
Wesson misses with a hook. Puller ducked under it nicely.
Puller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wesson takes one on the button.
Wesson scores with a hook to the body. Puller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puller loads up on a big right hand but Wesson slips the punch.
Wesson swats away the attempt to clinch by Puller.
Puller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wesson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Puller.
Wesson misses with a low kick.
Wesson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wesson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Puller.
Wesson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wesson wants to slow Puller down by chopping away at his legs.
Puller lands a body shot.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Puller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesson.
Wesson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wesson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Puller is looking to counter punch.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Wesson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puller throws a lazy right hand but Wesson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wesson throws out a counter right but Puller avoids it with no problem.
Puller slips under a jab.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller misses with a low kick.
Puller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Puller stuns Wesson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wesson under the eye.
Puller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wesson at a distance.
Puller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puller.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Puller is just out of range.
Puller misses with a right hand
and Wesson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puller cracks Wesson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wesson misses with a body shot.
Puller throws a shot from downtown. Wesson moves away and avoids it.
Puller has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wesson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Puller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puller 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
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.
The defeated Dean Wesson had this to say: 'The better fighter won tonight. Congrats to my opponent. Got to get back to the gym and work my way to avenge this loss.'.
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