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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 3276 p4p, 388 weight class) and James Keziah Delaney (ranked 2369 p4p, 298 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Keziah Delaney!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova throws a good cross that connects.
Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova throws a jab but it's blocked by Delaney.
Terranova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Delaney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Delaney cracks Terranova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Delaney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terranova jabs Delaney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Delaney avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Delaney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Delaney throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Delaney is out of range.
Terranova lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terranova closes the distance and pushes Delaney back into the cage.
Delaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Delaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terranova can't find room to land a body shot as Delaney controls the action.
Terranova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Delaney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terranova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terranova throws a punch but it's blocked by Delaney.
Terranova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delaney or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terranova has him pressed against the cage.
Delaney breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Terranova 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Delaney.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova defending well as Delaney loads up on a big left hand.
Terranova connects with a body shot that sends Delaney's belly button to the back.
Terranova takes a swing at Delaney's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Delaney.
Delaney throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terranova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Delaney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Terranova tries to clinch there but Delaney circles away.
Delaney throws out a counter right but Terranova avoids it with no problem.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Terranova finds it's target.
Terranova thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Delaney misses.
Terranova swings for the body but Delaney moves out of range.
Terranova moves out of range as Delaney strikes.
Terranova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terranova fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Terranova on the side of the head.
Delaney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand.
Terranova scores with a shot to the body.
Terranova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Delaney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delaney looks to throw the jab but Terranova is out of range.
Delaney lands with an overhand left.
Terranova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delaney throws out the jab.
Terranova was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Delaney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Delaney lands with a cross.
Terranova listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Terranova moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Terranova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delaney misses with a looping right.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delaney moves away.
Terranova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delaney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Delaney misses with a looping left.
Terranova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terranova is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Delaney with a jab.
Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Delaney's hands.
Terranova tests Delaney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Terranova misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Delaney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Delaney. That snapped Terranova's head back.
Terranova gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Delaney prevents a body shot from Terranova.
Delaney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terranova tries to clinch but Delaney is having none of it.
Delaney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delaney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova misses the body punch
letting Delaney counter with a right hand.
Terranova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Terranova misses.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
A little jabbing left from Delaney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Delaney misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Terranova misses the target.
Terranova sizes up Delaney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova connects with a body shot.
Delaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Delaney's hands.
Terranova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Terranova misses with an uppercut.
Delaney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delaney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.
Terranova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Delaney ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Delaney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Terranova defending well as Delaney loads up on a big left hand.
Terranova is looking to clinch.
Delaney tests Terranova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Delaney misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Delaney misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Terranova on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terranova cracks a nice hook into Delaney's ribs.
Terranova gets a clinch.
Delaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Delaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delaney stuns Terranova with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Terranova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Terranova drives through and clinches with Delaney against the cage.
Terranova has Delaney pressed against the cage, preventing Delaney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Terranova lands a right hand.
Terranova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delaney.
Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaney can do to turn this around?
Terranova misses with some punches.
Delaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delaney is trying to break free.
Delaney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Terranova.
Delaney defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Terranova finds it's target.
Delaney moves out of range as Terranova strikes.
Delaney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaney misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Terranova tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova staying out of range there.
Delaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terranova seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Delaney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delaney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terranova's head backwards.
Terranova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delaney slips a straight right by Terranova.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
Terranova tries to close the distance and clinch but Delaney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terranova throws a lazy right hand but Delaney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
letting Delaney counter with a right hand.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Delaney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terranova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Delaney.
Terranova moves in looking to clinch but Delaney pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova loads up on a big right hand but Delaney slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delaney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Delaney scores with a decent looking hook.
Terranova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Terranova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delaney breaks from the clinch.
Terranova closes the distance and pushes Delaney back into the cage.
Terranova tries to throw a body punch but Delaney avoids it by throwing Terranova back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Terranova has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Terranova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delaney working hard to break the clinch.
Terranova lands with a short shot to the head.
Terranova lands an uppercut.
Delaney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terranova lands a glancing blow to the side of Delaney's head.
Terranova misses with a hook.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Delaney ducks down to avoid it.
Delaney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Terranova clinches.
Terranova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney.
Ciro Terranova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terranova scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delaney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Terranova takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Terranova scores with a sloppy right hand. Delaney should have avoided that one.
Delaney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova scores with a decent looking hook.
Terranova misses with a lunging right hand
and Delaney counters with a nice uppercut.
Terranova tries to bum rush Delaney with a series of wild strikes but Delaney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delaney scores with a nice right hand.
Delaney throws a good cross that connects.
Delaney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delaney looks to score with a jab to the body but Terranova is just out of range.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
Delaney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Delaney.
Delaney jabs Terranova to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terranova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova looks to clinch
and Delaney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terranova is rocked!
Terranova cracks Delaney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delaney lands a big right hand that sends Terranova crashing to the mat! Delaney stays standing though and waves Terranova back to his feet!
Oh Terranova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delaney shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Terranova takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Delaney sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Terranova bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Keziah Delaney!
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