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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sitko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saverio Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Sitko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saverio Fabbri!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitko clinches with his opponent.
Sitko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fabbri.
Fabbri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sitko fails to land.
Sitko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fabbri backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitko misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitko.
Sitko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sitko has a couple of punches blocked by Fabbri.
Sitko lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitko misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Fabbri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fabbri has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fabbri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fabbri blocking some punches.
Fabbri blocks a body shot from Sitko.
Fabbri blocks an uppercut.
Fabbri is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitko has double underhooks.
Sitko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sitko misses with a punch on the inside.
Fabbri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitko misses with some punches.
Fabbri is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri can't break the clinch.
Sitko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sitko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fabbri.
Sitko misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sitko fails to land.
Fabbri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitko just leaning against Fabbri, taking a breather.
Fabbri is trying to force a seperation but Sitko has the dominant position.
Sitko misses with some punches.
Sitko lands a hook that snaps the head of Fabbri backwards.
Fabbri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fabbri trying to control the position but instead, Sitko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fabbri into the cage.
Fabbri is trying to break the clinch but Sitko has him pressed against the cage.
Sitko throws a punch but it's blocked by Fabbri.
Sitko misses with some punches.
Sitko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitko misses with some punches.
Fabbri is trying to force a seperation but Sitko has the dominant position.
Sitko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitko misses with the head strike.
Sitko lands a hook that snaps the head of Fabbri backwards.
Sitko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitko misses with a punch on the inside.
Fabbri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sitko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fabbri backwards.
Sitko misses with the head strike.
Fabbri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fabbri pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sitko lands an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sitko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fabbri fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sitko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitko swings wildly with an uppercut but Fabbri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fabbri blocks a body shot from Sitko.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sitko misses with a punch to the body.
Fabbri prevents a body shot from Sitko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabbri takes a shot to the head.
Sitko struggles to land a body shot inside as Fabbri controls his hands.
Fabbri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fabbri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitko throws a punch but it's blocked by Fabbri.
Sitko tries to throw a body punch but Fabbri avoids it by throwing Sitko back against the cage.
Sitko lands an uppercut.
Sitko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitko has a couple of punches blocked by Fabbri.
Fabbri looking to stall.
Fabbri blocking some punches.
Fabbri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sitko.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sitko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sitko gets through Fabbri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitko working aggressively here.
Sitko misses with a punch to the body.
Sitko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitko misses with the head strike.
Johnny Sitko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fabbri blocks an uppercut.
Fabbri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitko presses Fabbri against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Sitko.
Sitko lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitko gets through Fabbri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fabbri tries to break free but Sitko pushes him back against the cage.
Sitko is leaning against Fabbri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitko slows down the pace here.
Sitko struggles to land a body shot inside as Fabbri controls his hands.
Sitko misses with the head strike.
Sitko misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitko tries to stall but Fabbri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fabbri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sitko lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitko has a couple of punches blocked by Fabbri.
Sitko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fabbri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fabbri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitko is looking to clinch but Fabbri is avoiding it.
Fabbri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnny Sitko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitko blocks a jab.
Sitko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabbri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitko pushes Fabbri up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fabbri.
A nice left hand lands by Sitko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sitko dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sitko scores with a nice head shot.
Sitko moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitko misses with some punches.
Sitko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitko lands a nice uppercut.
Fabbri takes a shot to the head.
Fabbri is trying to force a seperation but Sitko has the dominant position.
Sitko working aggressively here.
Fabbri prevents a body shot from Sitko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabbri blocks an uppercut.
Sitko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fabbri's elbow.
Sitko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fabbri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitko prevents Fabbri from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitko misses with the head strike.
Sitko lands a nice uppercut.
Sitko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fabbri can do to turn this around?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fabbri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitko misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fabbri is looking to control Sitko's arms but Sitko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fabbri has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitko.
Fabbri is trying to force a seperation but Sitko has the dominant position.
Fabbri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fabbri is trying to break the clinch but Sitko is controlling him.
Saverio Fabbri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitko swings wildly with an uppercut but Fabbri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fabbri can't break the clinch.
Sitko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fabbri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitko tries to clinch up but Fabbri circles away and keeps his distance.
Fabbri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fabbri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitko manages to avoid it.
Sitko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fabbri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitko wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitko moves in looking to clinch but Fabbri pushes him off.
Fabbri looks to land a left hand but Sitko moved out of range nicely.
Fabbri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitko tries to close the distance and clinch but Fabbri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitko ducks under a wild hook from Fabbri.
Sitko is looking to clinch but Fabbri is avoiding it.
Johnny Sitko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fabbri shoots and misses
letting Sitko counter with a right hand.
Sitko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fabbri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fabbri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sitko tries to clinch but Fabbri moves out of range.
Sitko tries to clinch there but Fabbri circles away.
Sitko tries to clinch but Fabbri is having none of it.
Sitko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fabbri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri throws a jab when Sitko was well out of range.
Fabbri walks into a stiff left hand from Sitko.
Fabbri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitko at a distance.
Sitko tries to close the distance and clinch but Fabbri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fabbri feints the counter takedown.
Sitko moves out of range as Fabbri strikes.
Fabbri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitko.
Sitko defending well as Fabbri loads up on a big left hand.
Fabbri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitko.
Sitko is looking to clinch.
Sitko tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lazy left from Sitko finds it's target.
Fabbri swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Sitko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitko, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Sitko!
Our winner, Johnny Sitko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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