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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Sauve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Pirozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sauve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovanni Pirozzi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pirozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sauve clinches up against the cage.
Pirozzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sauve controlling the action here for a moment.
Sauve is trying to break free.
Pirozzi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pirozzi avoiding damage as Sauve throws knees to the body.
Pirozzi manages to break the clinch.
Pirozzi fails with the takedown.
Sauve changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pirozzi tries to avoid it but Sauve manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pirozzi to the ground. Pirozzi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pirozzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Sauve.
A choreographed right hand from Pirozzi misses the target.
Sauve checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sauve!
Sauve defending well as Pirozzi loads up on a big left hand.
Pirozzi shoots in for a takedown but Sauve shows good takedown defense.
Kyle Sauve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Pirozzi.
Sauve throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pirozzi is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pirozzi keeps the fight on the outside.
Pirozzi slips a jab and a cross from Sauve.
Sauve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pirozzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauve moves in looking to clinch but Pirozzi pushes him off.
Sauve really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sauve misses with a head kick.
Sauve tries to clinch but Pirozzi moves out of range.
Sauve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pirozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sauve scores with a push kick.
Pirozzi looks gassed!
Pirozzi shoots in for a takedown but Sauve shows good takedown defense.
Sauve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sauve tries to clinch up.
A jab from Pirozzi misses.
Sauve swinging wilding here.
Sauve lands with a kick to the temple. Pirozzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pirozzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sauve finish him?
Sauve closes the distance and clinches.
Sauve throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pirozzi seems to have recovered his senses.
Sauve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pirozzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Sauve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pirozzi avoiding damage as Sauve throws knees to the body.
Pirozzi dodges an elbow strike from Sauve.
Sauve stalls.
Sauve throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirozzi managing to block the knees to the body from Sauve.
Pirozzi avoiding damage as Sauve throws knees to the body.
Sauve looking to slow down the pace here.
Sauve's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pirozzi avoids the elbow strike from Sauve, against the cage.
Sauve trying to stall but Pirozzi improves his position.
Pirozzi is trying to trip Sauve. He has hold of a leg but Sauve is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pirozzi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sauve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sauve has his foot on Pirozzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pirozzi works his way back into a safe position though.
Pirozzi lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sauve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sauve has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pirozzi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sauve looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pirozzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pirozzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sauve has his foot on Pirozzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pirozzi works his way back into a safe position though.
Pirozzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pirozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sauve has his foot on Pirozzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pirozzi works his way back into a safe position though.
Sauve will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sauve is trying to control the position but Pirozzi postures up.
Pirozzi connects with a couple of short punches.
Pirozzi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pirozzi scoring with some ground and pound.
Pirozzi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pirozzi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pirozzi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sauve some visible discomfort.
Pirozzi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pirozzi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirozzi scoring with punches and elbows.
Pirozzi working the ground and pound.
Pirozzi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sauve!
Pirozzi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pirozzi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pirozzi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pirozzi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The referee warns Sauve that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pirozzi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sauve?
Sauve is rocked!
Pirozzi quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Pirozzi but it's paid off an Sauve is forced to tap! Nice work by Pirozzi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giovanni Pirozzi!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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