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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 282 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 42 p4p, 177 weight class). Javier Martinez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ciro Terranova's chin.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely.
Martinez throws a jab when Terranova was well out of range.
Martinez shoots in and bounces Terranova off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Terranova throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Terranova is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Terranova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing Terranova from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Terranova keeping his opponent close.
Martinez working the body and head with strikes.
Martinez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez working away.
Martinez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Terranova is avoiding damage well.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Terranova tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez working away.
Terranova avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martinez.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Terranova is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Terranova sneaks back into half guard.
Terranova regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terranova is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Terranova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Terranova pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Terranova slips under a jab.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Terranova trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Terranova controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Martinez blocks the strikes from Terranova.
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 Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martinez lands a nice shot that snaps Terranova's head back.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terranova throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Terranova looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terranova on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Terranova thumps Martinez with a low kick.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Terranova.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Terranova takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick from Terranova, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martinez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Terranova quickly recovers to half guard.
Terranova gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova controlling Martinez's posture.
Martinez trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terranova trying to strike off his back.
Terranova is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martinez trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez postures up.
Terranova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Martinez is working Terranova over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martinez cracks Terranova with a solid left hand.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Terranova uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Terranova!
Terranova wants to stand and escape but instead Martinez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Terranova is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Terranova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Terranova trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Terranova wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Terranova is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terranova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Terranova gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Terranova is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Terranova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Terranova controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova has control of Martinez's left arm, preventing Martinez from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez looks to land a combination. Terranova sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terranova.
Terranova gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terranova.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Terranova connects with a crisp jab.
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terranova controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Terranova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Terranova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Terranova wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is fighting to break Terranova's control of his arms but Terranova is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez postures up in Terranova's guard and throws a big left but Terranova blocks it.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.
Terranova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Terranova moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Terranova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Terranova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terranova striking off his back but it's not causing Martinez any problems.
Terranova has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Terranova tries to strike from the bottom.
Terranova is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ciro Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terranova striking off his back but it's not causing Martinez any problems.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martinez lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his light heavyweight title!
Javier Martinez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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