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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Demetrious Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrious Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Sito!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sito misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sito tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Sito back against the cage.
Sito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sito won't allow it.
A short right from Sito on the inside.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sito just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sito prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Sito stalling against the cage.
Sito lands a left hand.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sito just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sito.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Sito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Sito.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Sito's knee but Sito avoids it well.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sito throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Sito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Sito.
Sito throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sito scores with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Sito misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sito misses with a two punch combination.
Sito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sito lands an overhand right.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sito looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sito avoids it really well and circles away.
Robert Sito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Sito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sito throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sito looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson is looking to slow Sito down with leg kicks.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Sito.
Sito looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sito lands a lovely overhand right.
Sito misses with a body shot.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Sito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sito as he avoids it easily.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Sito sprawls well.
Sito scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sito lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sito.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Sito lands.
Sito misses with a looping right.
Johnson slips a jab from Sito.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Sito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sito missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sito misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson defending well as Sito loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Sito avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sito continues to drive forward.
Sito can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sito dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sito misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sito circles away.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sito swivels and escapes.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sito throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Sito lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Sito.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sito is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Sito circles away and we're back to standing.
Sito looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sito.
The fighters circling - Sito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robert Sito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but Sito is having none of it.
Sito scores with a jab to the head.
Sito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson moves forwards but Sito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson is rocked!
Sito throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sito misses the shot to the body.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sito.
Sito thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sito throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sito misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sito throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sito throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Sito moved away.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Demetrious Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sito connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sito.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sito scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that Sito semi-blocks.
Sito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sito finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sito avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Sito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
A big right from Sito misses.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Sito has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sito.
Sito stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sito.
Sito lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sito shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Sito.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Sito.
Sito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sito lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sito.
Sito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sito throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Sito and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Sito celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Sito!
Robert Sito seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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