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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Bronson (ranked 427 p4p, 273 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 62 p4p, 38 weight class). Bronson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Glass Candy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm 28 185 11 - 5 - 0 |
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181 cm 36 190 31 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Bronson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Terranova ducks down to avoid it. Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it. Terranova throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronson. It looked like Bronson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Bronson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight. Terranova throws a hook but Bronson blocks it. Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson staying out of range there. Terranova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Bronson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Terranova finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronson's head. Bronson throws a body punch but Terranova moves out of range. Terranova moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Bronson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Terranova. Terranova feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down. Terranova fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bronson checks it well. Terranova dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Terranova. Terranova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bronson is out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bronson misses with a wild body shot. Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson. Bronson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terranova. Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terranova.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Terranova digs a good body shot into Bronson's ribs. A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terranova throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range. Bronson misses with a kick to the body.
Bronson throws a nice head kick!
Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova. Bronson moves out of range of the strikes. Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away. Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it. The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab from Terranova misses. Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson. Bronson is looking to wear down Terranova with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Terranova misses with a looping left. Terranova throws a body kick despite being completely out of range letting Bronson counter with a right hand. Terranova swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Terranova just manages to avoid it. Bronson slips under a jab. Terranova is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terranova moves away. Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Bronson. Terranova misses with an uppercut
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bronson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terranova uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Terranova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Terranova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nice shot by Bronson. Terranova takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bronson throws a half hearted mid kick. Bronson throws a big shot that misses. Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova. Terranova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Terranova misses with a straight left. Terranova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bronson misses with a looping right. Bronson throws a shot to the body.
Terranova throws a nice outside leg kick. Terranova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Terranova scores with a nice right hand.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova misses with a lunging right hand
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Terranova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Terranova doesn't seem bothered though. Bronson lands a head kick. Terranova smiles back at him and beckons him forward. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Terranova checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Terranova is predictable there letting Bronson counter with a right hand. Bronson is looking to slow Terranova down with leg kicks. Terranova throws a body shot but no joy. It looked like Bronson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Bronson looks to land a right hand but Terranova moved out of range. Terranova looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bronson throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily. Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Bronson keeps Terranova at a distance using the push kick. Bronson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Terranova throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily. A jab from Terranova misses. Jab by Bronson. Terranova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Terranova tries a head kick but it misses.
Terranova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Terranova swings widly with a right hand
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Terranova throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot. Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova. Terranova with a nice cross. Terranova takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bronson throws a body punch but Terranova moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Terranova throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot. Bronson misses with an uppercut. A jab from Terranova misses. Bronson connects with a solid leg kick. Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss! Bronson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terranova is able to avoid easily. Nice defenses there by Bronson. Terranova moves out of range as Bronson throws a body kick.
Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it. A big left from Terranova misses. Terranova gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova throws a right hand that misses
and Bronson counters with a solid body kick. Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Terranova throws a low kick, looking for Bronson's leg but Bronson calmly moves out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it. Bronson takes one on the button. Bronson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Terranova! But no joy. Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Bronson tries to bum rush Terranova with a series of wild strikes but Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the assault. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Bronson will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Bronson takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses. Bronson slips a jab from Terranova. Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Terranova is just out of range. Nice body punch from Terranova. Terranova throws an off balance right hand
letting Bronson counter with a right hand. Terranova takes a shot right to the bread basket. Terranova walks into a jab. Both fighters circling a little - Bronson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Bronson with a body punch. A glancing blow. A slow jab from Terranova misses its intended target. Bronson throws a nice outside leg kick. Terranova scores with a shot to the body.
Terranova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terranova moves away. Terranova throws a low kick but Bronson avoids it. Bronson throws a shot to the body.
Terranova looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range. Bronson moves forwards but Terranova connects with a nice, crisp jab. Bronson with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terranova on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Bronson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Terranova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bronson walks into a straight right hand from Terranova. The crowd cheers as Terranova lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bronson doesn't seem phased though. Good work by Terranova as he checks the leg kick. A good leg kick by Bronson. Bronson lands with an overhand left. Terranova throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Terranova on the wrong end of a nice hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bronson throws a good cross that connects.
Bronson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Terranova throws a shot to the body.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. An inside leg kick lands from Bronson. Terranova scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Terranova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bronson avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Bronson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Bronson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bronson defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand. Bronson half committed to a counter leg kick. Bronson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Terranova if he has to take too many more of those.
Terranova loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch. Bronson is looking to counter punch. Terranova darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Terranova with the inside leg kick. Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup. Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Terranova. That did some damage! Terranova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Terranova's shoulder, as Terranova tries to avoid the shot. Terranova swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Bronson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Terranova throws out a counter right but Bronson avoids it with no problem. Terranova looks to throw the jab but Bronson is out of range. Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Terranova just manages to avoid it. Terranova misses with a looping left. Bronson throws a leg kick that is checked and Terranova counters with a nice uppercut. Terranova throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range. Terranova's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bronson under the eye. Terranova misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Terranova throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bronson counter with a right hand. Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson. Terranova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Terranova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bronson can pounce on him.
Bronson throws out a leg kick but Terranova moves out of range and Bronson only half commits. Bronson connects with a looping right hand.
Terranova tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bronson misses with a hook. Terranova 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.
A big left from Terranova misses. Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A punch lands to the side of Bronson 's head but he takes it in his stride. Bronson throws a body kick that misses. Terranova throws a counter combo. Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terranova.
Terranova misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Terranova dips to his left and cracks Bronson with an uppercut! Bronson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bronson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova. Terranova takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Terranova moves out of range of the body kick from Bronson.
Bronson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Terranova avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson throws a leg kick which misses Terranova's front leg but catches the back leg as Terranova tries to avoid it. Left hook, right uppercut from Terranova. Bronson avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Terranova walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bronson. Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson. Terranova throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A cross from Terranova lands. Terranova throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range. Bronson slips under a jab. Terranova wants to land a leg kick but Bronson is out of range. A shot to the body from Terranova misses and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bronson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terranova. Terranova appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Bronson avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ciro Terranova will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! Terranova's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bronson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Terranova scrambles back to his feet. Bronson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bronson misses with a hook. Terranova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Bronson throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily. Bronson lands with a hook. Terranova tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova. Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson lands a right hook to the body.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy. Terranova blocks a low kick nicely. Nice shot by Terranova. Terranova paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova. Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bronson throws a wild body kick that Terranova sees coming a mile off. The crowd cheers as Bronson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terranova doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bronson connects with a jab. Terranova tries a head kick but it misses.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Bronson is out of range. A slapping body kick lands there for Bronson. Bronson scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Bronson slams his shin into Terranova's torso. Terranova scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronson should have avoided that one. Bronson misses the shot to the body. Bronson moves away from the strike by Terranova. Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova misses with a low kick. Bronson lands with a slapping head kick. Terranova throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily. Terranova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bronson throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily. Terranova throws a body shot but no joy. Bronson blocks a jab. Bronson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bronson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terranova is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Terranova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Terranova misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bronson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Terranova throws a body shot but no joy. Bronson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terranova. Terranova misses with a hook to the body
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand. Terranova takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Terranova avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Terranova throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range. Bronson lands a jab to Terranova's midsection. Terranova has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Terranova takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Terranova connects with a body shot. Terranova tries a head kick but it misses.
Terranova looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely. Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Terranova crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bronson - the referee stops the clock and Terranova gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bronson. Terranova manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Terranova misses the shot to the body. Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Terranova was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Bronson. Terranova throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Bronson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Bronson takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses. Terranova tries to work over Bronson's front leg with a kick but Bronson checks it. Bronson is looking for a counter combo. Terranova misses with a two punch combination.
Bronson is looking to counter with a body kick. Terranova throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily. Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terranova throws out the jab. Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it. Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss! Terranova throws out a counter right but Bronson avoids it with no problem. Terranova thows a left - swing and a miss! A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Terranova does a little dance to reset his feet. Bronson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Terranova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bronson. Bronson obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range. Terranova looks to throw the jab but Bronson is out of range. Bronson is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Terranova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Terranova throws out a loose jab but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it. Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bronson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terranova manages to avoid it. Terranova with a body punch. A glancing blow. Bronson throws a good cross that connects.
Some bone on bone action there as Bronson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Terranova lands a jab to the head.
Bronson cracks Terranova with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Bronson avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Bronson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Terranova misses with a straight left. Terranova misses with a hook. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson lands an overhand right. Bronson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terranova is able to avoid easily. Nice jab there from Bronson.
And that's the end of the fight! Don Bronson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bronson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Don Bronson! After the fight, Don Bronson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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