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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 845 p4p, 114 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 643 p4p, 89 weight class). John Puller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puller lands a nice hook to Benn Jr's body. Benn Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benn Jr throws a solid leg kick but Puller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puller scores with a shot to the body.
Puller misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Puller blocks it.
Puller tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Puller cracks Benn Jr with a good jab.
Puller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Puller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Benn Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Puller takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Puller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands 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!
Puller throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range and Puller settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Puller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puller delivers a nice body kick.
Benn Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Puller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puller swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Puller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Puller moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puller slips under a jab from Benn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puller.
Puller throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benn Jr. That did some damage!
Puller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puller.
A short uppercut from Puller.
Puller tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Puller misses with a punch on the inside.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benn Jr.
Puller connects with a leg kick. Benn Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benn Jr slips under a jab.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Puller saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Puller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benn Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
And Puller responds with a good body kick, but Benn Jr manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puller lands a jab to Benn Jr's midsection.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Puller misses with an uppercut.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Puller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
John Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puller tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benn Jr digs a good body shot into Puller's ribs.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Puller.
As Puller looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Puller just gets out of the way.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puller moves away.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Puller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Puller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller misses with a low kick.
Puller throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Puller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Puller avoided it.
Puller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Puller misses with an uppercut.
Puller tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Puller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
Puller scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puller tries to land a leg kick but Benn Jr saw it coming and moves away.
A jab lands there for Puller.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Puller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benn Jr.
Puller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Puller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Puller throws a big shot that misses.
As Puller looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Puller just gets out of the way.
A jab from Puller does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Puller.
Puller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller scores with a jab to the body.
Puller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benn Jr on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puller throws a leg kick but Benn Jr moved away.
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puller keeps Benn Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Puller blocks it.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puller lands with a nice body punch.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Puller misses.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puller lands a nice shot to the body.
Puller scores with a body shot.
Puller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benn Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puller.
Puller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puller lands with a straight right. Benn Jr didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benn Jr's sensitive parts.
Puller just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Puller.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick
and Puller counters with a straight right hand.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puller wants to clinch.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Puller.
Puller throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Puller moves out of range.
Puller dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Puller moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Puller moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benn Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Puller misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Puller.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Puller clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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! Benn Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Benn Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Puller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Puller misses with an uppercut.
Puller just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Puller cracks the inside of Benn Jr's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puller. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Puller - that will leave a mark!
Benn Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benn Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benn Jr. That's going to slow Puller down.
Benn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puller misses with a hook.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puller throws a wild body kick that Benn Jr sees coming a mile off.
Puller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range and Puller settles back down.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Puller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, jab by Puller - just one landing.
Benn Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puller tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
Puller cracks Benn Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Puller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr feints a jab promting Puller to slip. Benn Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Puller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Puller with a jab.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benn Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puller connects with an inside leg kick.
Benn Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puller counters with a stiff right hand.
Puller throws the kick towards the body but Benn Jr avoids it.
The fighters circling - Puller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Puller lands a jab to the head.
Puller misses with a hook to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Puller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Benn Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Puller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Puller connects with a solid leg kick.
Puller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benn Jr's calf.
Benn Jr lands a nice hook to Puller's body. Puller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Puller.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puller thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Puller's head but Puller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benn Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Puller misses its intended target.
Benn Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Puller.
Benn Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puller clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Puller is working Benn Jr over against the cage.
Puller digs a right hand into Benn Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn Jr's gas tank.
Puller lands a shoulder strike.
Puller works on Benn Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benn Jr.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds 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.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.
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