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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Man of the Silver Mountain. The key to victory for Corey Thompson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Dio!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a low kick but Dio avoids it.
Dio avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Dio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Dio avoids nicely.
Dio gets a clinch.
Thompson avoiding damage as Dio throws knees to the body.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Dio.
Dio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Dio pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dio throws an elbow that misses.
Dio throws an elbow that misses.
Dio trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dio trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Dio.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Dio.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Dio controls the action.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Dio, against the cage.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Dio.
Dio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dio misses with a knee strike.
Dio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Dio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dio swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Dio looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thompson is leaning against Dio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dio missing with knees to the body.
Dio misses with a knee strike.
Dio looks gassed!
Dio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Dio is controlling him.
Dio misses with a knee to the head.
Dio tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Dio tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Dio.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Dio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dio wants to stall.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Dio.
Dio trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Dio trying to land knees to the body.
Dio tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Dio lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Dio trying to land knees to the body.
Dio missing with knees to the body.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dio throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson avoiding damage as Dio throws knees to the body.
Dio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dio tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Dio.
Dio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Dio missing with knees to the body.
Dio wants to stall.
Dio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dio lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Dio fails to land.
Dio prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Dio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Dio, against the cage.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Dio has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dio throws an elbow that misses.
Dio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Dio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Corey Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Dio throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Dio blocks the leg kick.
Dio has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dio.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Dio.
Dio stalling against the cage.
Dio misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Dio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dio pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dio prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Dio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Dio throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Dio, against the cage.
Dio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dio keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dio.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Dio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dio is breathing heavily.
Dio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Dio.
Dio lands a right hand.
Dio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Dio.
Dio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Dio working aggressively here.
Dio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dio misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson cracks Dio with a nice body shot.
Dio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dio throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Dio.
Dio tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson works on Dio's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Dio.
Dio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dio throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Dio.
Dio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dio throws an elbow but misses.
Dio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Dio, against the cage.
Dio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dio trying to land knees to the body.
Dio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dio throws an elbow but misses.
Dio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Dio tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson tries a body shot but Dio blocks it.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Dio, against the cage.
Dio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Dio pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dio stalling in the clinch.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dio avoids it.
Dio leaning against his opponent.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Dio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson tries to work over Dio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dio.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Dio pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Dio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Dio checks it.
Dio drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Dio lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Dio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dio.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dio looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dio lands a damaging elbow.
Dio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Dio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Dio throws an elbow that misses.
Dio throws a head punch that misses.
Dio tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Dio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Dio.
Dio trying to land knees to the body.
Dio misses with a knee to the head.
Dio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Dio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dio trying to land knees to the body.
Dio misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Dio trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dio lands an elbow that stopped Thompson in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson avoiding damage as Dio throws knees to the body.
Dio lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Dio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Dio keeps him there for the moment.
Dio misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Dio.
Dio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dio tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Dio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Dio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Dio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Dio.
Dio throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Dio.
Dio throws an elbow but it misses.
Dio missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Dio lands a nice elbow.
Dio misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dio throws an elbow that misses.
Dio lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Dio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dio.
Dio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thompson up against the cage.
Dio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dio missing with knees to the body.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dio tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Dio tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson tries to circle away but Dio has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson avoiding damage as Dio throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Dio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Dio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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