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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 532 p4p, 73 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 456 p4p, 65 weight class). Ciro Terranova could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Wallace's chin.
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181 cm
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197 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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195 cm
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terranova jabs Wallace right on the nose. Wallace blinks but takes it well. Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands. Terranova throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Wallace now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Terranova throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
Terranova moves out of range as Wallace strikes. Terranova misses with a hook
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Terranova missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wallace shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Wallace misses with an uppercut. Terranova throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily. Wallace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. 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! Terranova looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range. Wallace throws a counter combo. Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova tried to counter with a leg kick but Wallace avoided it. Wallace slips a jab from Terranova.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wallace lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range. Terranova tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Terranova has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Terranova misses with a hook. Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terranova throws out the jab. Terranova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily. Terranova swings widly with a right hand
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Wallace checks it. Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Terranova misses its target. Wallace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terranova counters with a lovely straight right hand! Terranova throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace. Terranova throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Terranova throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand! 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! Terranova thuds a left hand into Wallace's body. Wallace 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it. Wallace slips under a jab. Terranova walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Terranova throws a body shot but no joy. Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it. Some wild striking there from Terranova.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes. Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Terranova. A good leg kick by Terranova. Wallace connects with a body shot that sends Terranova's belly button to the back. Wallace misses with a hook. Terranova misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming. Terranova tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Terranova defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand. An attempted straight right counter from Terranova misses the target. Wallace walks into a straight right hand from Terranova.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wallace takes one to the chin there. Terranova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace. Terranova throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace. Terranova lands a jab to the nose. Terranova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Terranova misses with a body shot
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Terranova misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wallace! But no joy. Terranova misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wallace counter with a right hand. Terranova misses with a left hand and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Terranova misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming. Terranova throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it. Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wallace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Terranova connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wallace scrambles back to his feet. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target. Wallace throws a series of punches but Terranova avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice jab there from Terranova. A low kick from Terranova misses and Wallace counters with a straight right hand. Terranova misses with an uppercut. Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wallace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Terranova throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot. Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it. A little jabbing left from Wallace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Terranova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Terranova lands with an uppercut that bounces Wallace off the cage and back into range. Terranova thows a left - swing and a miss! Wallace lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Terranova lands with a nice combination. Wallace backs away looking to recover. Wallace has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Terranova throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily. Wallace 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. Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it. 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!
A jab lands there for Terranova. Wallace throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it. A jab from Wallace misses. A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target. Wallace slips a straight right by Terranova. Terranova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terranova scores with a nice strike. Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Terranova's shoulder, as Terranova tries to avoid the shot. Terranova feinted there with a counter leg kick. Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around? Terranova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A big left from Terranova misses. Wallace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Terranova has time to react. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters circle momentarily. Wallace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Terranova scores with a kick to the midsection. Wallace looks to throw the jab but Terranova is out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Terranova throws a front kick aimed at Wallace's knee but Wallace avoids it well. The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Terranova is just out of range. Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Terranova catches Wallace right on the button with a cross. Terranova jabs at Wallace's body. Terranova throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wallace if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice combination there by Terranova.
Wallace misses the shot to the body. Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace takes a shot right to the bread basket. Terranova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Terranova connects with a high kick. Terranova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Terranova.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wallace slips under a jab from Terranova. Wallace throws out a counter right but Terranova avoids it with no problem. Terranova jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance. Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terranova. Terranova thumps Wallace with a low kick. A cross from Terranova lands. Terranova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terranova throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terranova.
Wallace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Terranova scores with a hook to the body. Wallace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Wallace throws a hook but Terranova blocks it. Terranova misses the jab. Terranova throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily. It seemed like Wallace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Wallace misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Terranova slips a straight right by Wallace. Terranova lands with an uppercut that bounces Wallace off the cage and back into range. Crunch! Terranova slams his shin into Wallace's torso. Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far. A jab from Wallace misses. Terranova feinted there with a counter leg kick. Terranova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wallace on the side of the head. Terranova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace 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 swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wallace. Terranova throws a hook but Wallace blocks it. Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here. Left hook, right uppercut from Wallace. Terranova throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wallace might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Terranova has got the better of the exchanges. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Terranova's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Terranova duly obliges. Terranova misses with an uppercut
and Wallace counters with a lovely shot to the body. Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Terranova swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terranova throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range. Terranova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wallace misses the shot to the body. Terranova throws a big counter combination but Wallace scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Terranova lunges at Wallace with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wallace's hand. Terranova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Wallace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Terranova under the eye. Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terranova sees it coming and avoids it easily. Terranova scores with a jab. Terranova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A little jabbing left from Wallace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Terranova has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Terranova there as he acknowledges the shot. Wallace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Terranova to score with a decent uppercut. Terranova slips under a jab from Wallace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Terranova throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Terranova misses with a straight right. Terranova throws a combination that misses and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body. Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wallace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wallace let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Wallace misses the jab. Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss. Terranova swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it. Terranova throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely. Wallace takes a shot right to the bread basket. Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Terranova throws a poor cross that misses
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Terranova - that will leave a mark!
Terranova cracks Wallace with a right hand to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Terranova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace. Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terranova feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wallace's calf. Terranova misses with a right hand letting Wallace counter with a right hand. Terranova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terranova. Wallace throws a counter combo. Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Terranova lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target. Terranova swings and misses with a shot to the body and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Terranova misses with a looping right. Terranova is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks. Jab from Terranova. Good shot there by Terranova. Terranova's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wallace under the eye. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land. William Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Terranova throws a lazy uppercut
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Terranova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards. Terranova throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily. Terranova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace. Terranova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Terranova works over Wallace's head and body with a nice combination. Wallace throws a right and a left that Terranova avoids nicely. Terranova keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
OH! Terranova has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Wallace smells blood and charges in for the finish! Wallace unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Terranova sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Wallace! William Wallace decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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