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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronny James Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Galante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is you know its gotta be Holy Diver. Leo Galante acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny James Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leo Galante!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galante sizes up Dio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Galante throws a right hand that misses
and Dio counters with a stiff right hand.
Galante jabs at Dio's body.
A combination from Dio does no damage.
Galante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Galante. Beautiful body shot.
Dio misses with a double jab.
Galante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dio connects with a single shot there.
Dio misses the body punch
and Galante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dio throws a poor cross that misses
and Galante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dio, as that shot connected.
Galante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dio checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Galante misses.
Dio throws a series of strikes that have Galante backpedaling.
Galante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dio.
Galante 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 one minute gone in the round.
Galante throws a hook but Dio avoids it easily.
Galante wants to clinch
letting Dio counter with a right hand.
Galante gets a clinch.
Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronny James Dio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galante needs to keep his hands up - Dio had a free shot at his head there.
Dio throws a right hand that misses
and Galante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Dio misses.
Dio lands with a nice combination. Galante backs away looking to recover.
Galante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dio was well out of range. Poor timing from Galante.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dio connects with a single shot there.
Galante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dio throws an overhand right that lands on Galante's shoulder, as Galante tries to avoid the shot.
Galante throws a looping overhand right but Dio ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galante moves out of range of the strikes.
Dio thuds a left hand into Galante's body.
Dio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dio looks to throw the jab but Galante is out of range.
Galante connects with a leg kick. Dio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dio lands a slapping body shot.
Dio misses the shot to the body.
Galante looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galante.
The crowd cheers as Galante lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dio doesn't seem phased though.
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Galante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dio lands with a shot to the body.
Galante catches Dio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Galante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dio.
Galante fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dio.
Galante feints and then cracks Dio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dio down.
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Galante.
Dio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galante.
Dio lands a nice looking body shot.
Dio walks into a left hand.
Dio misses with a straight right.
Dio throws a shot to the body.
Galante misses the shot to the body.
Galante goes for a double leg but Dio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dio continues to drive forward.
It looked like Dio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Galante.
Dio misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Galante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Galante is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Galante scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galante lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Dio.
Dio misses with an uppercut. Galante saw that one coming.
Galante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galante takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Dio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dio throws a body shot but no joy.
Dio throws a body punch but Galante moves out of range.
Dio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Galante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dio thuds his right hand into Galante's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dio misses with a wild body shot.
Dio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galante manages to avoid it.
Galante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dio doesn't seem bothered though.
Dio misses the shot to the body.
Galante looks to land a left hand but Dio moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny James Dio dominated that round.
That's time! Dio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Galante, as that shot connected.
Dio throws a good cross that connects.
Galante listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Galante misses with a jab to the body
and Dio counters with a nice uppercut.
Dio missing with a left hand there. Galante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Galante scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dio in his tracks.
Dio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Galante throws an overhand right that lands on Dio's shoulder, as Dio tries to avoid the shot.
Galante bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dio lands a glancing blow to the side of Galante's head.
Galante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galante throws a body punch but Dio moves out of range.
Galante moves out of range of the strikes.
Dio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Galante back to the cage. Dio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galante.
Dio checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dio misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio lands the left hand.
Galante shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Dio misses its intended target.
Dio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galante scores with a punch to the head.
Galante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dio.
Dio swings for the body but Galante moves out of range.
Galante catches Dio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Galante tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dio is able to avoid easily.
Ronny James Dio is winning the standup battle so far.
Galante misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galante slips a jab and a cross from Dio.
Galante staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Galante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dio misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galante can do to turn this around?
Dio looks to land a combination but Galante avoids it well.
Dio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Galante.
A slow jab from Dio misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Galante's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice jab there from Galante.
Galante misses the body punch
and Dio counters with a nice uppercut.
Dio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galante.
Dio misses with a few strikes there.
Dio misses the shot to the body.
Galante tests Dio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galante tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Galante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Dio does it's job there.
Galante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dio looks to score with a jab to the body but Galante is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galante lands a leg kick that knocks Dio off balance momentarily.
Galante slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Galante releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dio throws an overhand right that lands on Galante's shoulder, as Galante tries to avoid the shot.
Dio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dio misses the jab.
Galante now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dio misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Galante.
Galante throws a hook but Dio blocks it.
Dio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dio looks to land a combination but Galante avoids it well.
A big left from Dio misses.
Dio misses with a right hand
and Galante counters with a nice uppercut.
Dio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Galante.
Dio misses with a double jab
and Galante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galante misses with a takedown attempt
and Dio counters with a left to the body.
Galante sizes up Dio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Galante has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Galante. That's going to slow Dio down.
Nice cross by Galante.
Dio throws a big shot that misses.
Galante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Galante can pounce on him.
Galante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dio takes a swing at Galante's ribcage but misses.
Galante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galante slips a jab from Dio.
Dio misses with a few strikes there.
Dio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galante looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dio misses with a hook
and Galante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dio is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ronny James Dio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Galante scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Dio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dio avoids the head kick by Galante.
Dio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Galante. Galante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dio seems to have got his legs back now.
Dio misses with a double jab
and Galante counters with an outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Galante.
Galante connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Galante. Beautiful body shot.
Dio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galante.
Galante swings for the body but Dio moves out of range.
Galante throws out a loose jab but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galante manages to avoid it.
Dio takes a swing at Galante's ribcage but misses.
Galante tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dio defends well and Galante ends up having to push Dio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Dio misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galante dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dio looks to score with a jab to the body but Galante is just out of range.
Galante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galante takes a swing at Dio's ribcage but misses.
Galante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dio ducks under a wild hook from Galante.
A big right from Dio misses.
Dio loads up on a big right hand but Galante slips the punch.
Galante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dio throws out the jab.
Galante feints a counter leg kick.
Galante throws the left hand but Dio avoids the punch easily.
Dio scores with a jab to the head.
Dio misses with a body shot.
Dio lands a nice shot to the body.
Dio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galante throws a lazy right hand but Dio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Galante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dio swivels and escapes.
Galante takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dio swings for the body but Galante moves out of range.
Dio lands a nice shot to the body.
Dio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Galante misses with a low kick.
Galante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dio swivels and escapes.
Ronny James Dio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Galante.
Dio missing with a left hand there. Galante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Galante misses.
Galante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Galante at a distance.
Galante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dio.
Jab from Dio.
Dio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Dio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Galante.
Dio lands a right hook to the body.
Galante slips under a jab.
Dio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galante throws out a counter right but Dio avoids it with no problem.
Galante avoids the body shot from Dio.
Dio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dio misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dio.
Dio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dio throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Galante catches Dio right on the button with a cross.
Dio throws a combination that misses
and Galante counters with a stiff right hand.
Galante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dio's sensitive parts.
Galante scores with a jab to the head.
Galante throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dio misses with a wild body shot.
Dio scores with a jab to the body.
Leo Galante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Galante.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ronny James Dio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dio, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ronny James Dio!
Ronny James Dio tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Leo Galante stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the drawing board.'.
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