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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sito's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - What's my name?. Ridgeway has chosen The Forgotten War as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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157 lbs
28 - 9 - 0 |
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174 cm
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164 lbs
26 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Sito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ridgeway tries a low kick but Sito avoids it.
Sito walks into a stiff left hand from Ridgeway.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgeway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sito motions for Ridgeway to come forward. Sito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Sito is having none of it.
Ridgeway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ridgeway has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sito is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ridgeway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Sito's front leg.
Sito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tests Sito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ridgeway tries to work over Sito's front leg with a kick but Sito checks it.
Sito tries a low kick but Ridgeway avoids it.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ridgeway digs a good hook to Sito's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ridgeway lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut
and Sito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ridgeway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ridgeway throws a wild body kick that Sito sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Sito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sito moves away from the strike by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sito manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway rushes Sito and presses him up against the cage.
Ridgeway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sito blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sito's elbow.
Sito blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Sito lands with a left to the head.
Sito scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sito blocking some punches.
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a shot to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway avoids a wild elbow strike from Sito.
Ridgeway blocks the elbow strike.
Ridgeway lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sito fails to land.
Sito misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway pushes Sito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Sito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ridgeway fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sito on the side of the head.
Sito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ridgeway feints a counter leg kick.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick which misses Sito's front leg but catches the back leg as Sito tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito tries to keep at a distance but Ridgeway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ridgeway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sito blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway cracks Sito with a nice body shot.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Sito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Sito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sito tries to land a knee to the head but Ridgeway blocks with his arms.
Sito wants to break free but Ridgeway has control.
Sito can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sito.
A right handed body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sito's elbow.
Sito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito lands with a straight right. Ridgeway didn't see that one coming.
Ridgeway blocks a head kick by Sito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway cracks Sito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ridgeway misses with a hook.
Ridgeway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Sito.
Ridgeway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sito ducks under a wild hook from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway checks a low kick from Sito.
Ridgeway doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sito misses with an uppercut. Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Ridgeway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Sito is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway cracks Sito with a good jab.
Sito throws a big shot that misses.
Ridgeway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sito with a body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sito.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
That's time! Sito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sito keeps the fight on the outside.
Sito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sito takes one to the chin there.
Ridgeway tries to land a leg kick but Sito saw it coming and moves away.
Sito avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Sito misses with a looping left.
Sito looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Sito strikes.
Sito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway cracks a nice hook into Sito's ribs.
Sito lands a slapping body shot.
Ridgeway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ridgeway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ridgeway there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito ducks right into an uppercut from Ridgeway.
A leg kick checked by Sito.
Sito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ridgeway in his tracks.
Ridgeway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway is looking to clinch but Sito is avoiding it.
Ridgeway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ridgeway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Ridgeway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut
and Sito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ridgeway lands with a hook. Sito tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Sito went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ridgeway tries to land a leg kick but Sito saw it coming and moves away.
A quick step to the side and Sito tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sito avoids the head kick by Ridgeway.
Sito blocks a head kick by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick that knocks Sito off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sito throws an overhand right that lands on Ridgeway's shoulder, as Ridgeway tries to avoid the shot.
Ridgeway counters with a body kick.
Sito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ridgeway is rocked!
Sito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ridgeway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy body kick from Ridgeway
and Sito counters with a crisp right that sends Ridgeway to the canvas! Sito follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Sito!
Robert Sito retains his lightweight title!
Robert Sito decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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