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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Sauve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Eto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauve has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Ren Eto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kyle Sauve's chin.
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200 lbs
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Sauve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ren Eto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eto!
Sauve shoots in but no luck this time.
Sauve blocks a head kick by Eto.
Sauve tries to clinch there but Eto circles away.
Sauve shoots in but Eto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sauve is breathing heavily.
Sauve looks for a takedown but Eto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Sauve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eto wants to clinch.
Eto shoots in for a takedown but Sauve shows good takedown defense.
Kyle Sauve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eto throws a sloppy head kick and Sauve moves out of range easily.
Sauve shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eto pinned against the cage. Eto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Eto duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauve throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eto's waist but Eto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sauve off to one side.
Eto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sauve.
Eto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eto throws a sloppy head kick and Sauve moves out of range easily.
Eto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Eto.
Sauve closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eto circles away.
Eto moves in looking to clinch but Sauve pushes him off.
Sauve tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eto throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eto connects with a high kick.
Sauve shoots in and drives through. Eto sprawls well.
Eto instigates a clinch.
Sauve prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sauve tries to land knees in the clinch but Eto avoids the damage to the body.
Eto manages to break the clinch.
Sauve shoots in for a takedown but Eto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eto lands a head kick!
Eto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sauve as he jumps to the side.
Eto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sauve shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sauve was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eto wants to hold on but Sauve pushes him away.
Eto is looking to get to half guard.
Sauve avoids the attempt from Eto to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sauve landing strikes from the mount and Eto is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Sauve.
Sauve working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ren Eto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Eto. No joy for Sauve on that attempt.
Sauve is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sauve takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sauve drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sauve is controlling him.
Eto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sauve is aware though and is defending well.
Eto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sauve is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauve with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sauve cracks Eto with a solid left hand.
Sauve working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sauve has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eto has momentary wrist control but Sauve slips an elbow through the middle.
Sauve looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sauve is working Eto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sauve puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sauve scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Sauve there.
Sauve working Eto over with strikes.
Eto wants to control but Sauve passes into side.
Sauve lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauve looks up at the clock and then as Eto takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sauve smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Eto taking punishment in the form of punches.
Eto tries to escape but Sauve is in control.
Sauve in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Sauve dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sauve closes the distance and clinches up with Eto, looking for a takedown. Sauve pushes Eto against the cage but Eto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sauve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eto as he avoids it easily.
Eto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sauve is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Eto.
Kyle Sauve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sauve looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sauve wants to take a breather but Eto is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eto trying to hold on to Sauve's head to control him but Sauve postures up.
Kyle Sauve overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eto is trying to stand back up but Sauve is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauve sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eto defending well though.
Eto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sauve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sauve winds up and cracks Eto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eto tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sauve manages to move to mount!
Eto is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sauve cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sauve pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sauve with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Eto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Eto shrugs it off.
Eto is trying to stand.
Sauve cracks Eto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sauve looking to finish Eto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eto!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauve is landing with some decent strikes but Eto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sauve scoring with strikes but Eto is staying in there.
Sauve lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sauve lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sauve landing strikes from the mount.
Eto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Sauve showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sauve has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Sauve!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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