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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gavino Waldgrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waldgrave comes to the cage accompanied by SaneBeats - Ready for Action. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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173 cm
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134 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gavino Waldgrave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldgrave has managed to clinch.
Waldgrave misses with a knee strike.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Waldgrave tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Waldgrave being controlled against the cage.
Torres ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Torres no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Waldgrave is working Torres over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Waldgrave throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Waldgrave is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldgrave trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Waldgrave prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Waldgrave trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waldgrave is working Torres over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Waldgrave throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Waldgrave working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Waldgrave is in close to Torres's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waldgrave won't allow Torres to get back to his feet.
Waldgrave postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Waldgrave trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Waldgrave with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Waldgrave.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave throws an elbow that misses. Torres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Waldgrave's guard. Nice move by Torres!
Waldgrave is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Waldgrave looking for a sweep. Not yet Waldgrave, not yet.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Waldgrave manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Waldgrave is controlling him.
Waldgrave stalling against the cage.
Torres decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Waldgrave presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Waldgrave stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Waldgrave has him pressed against the cage.
Torres gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Waldgrave is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Waldgrave manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Waldgrave looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave lands a big shot there that rocks Torres but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Waldgrave scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waldgrave in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Waldgrave throws a strike there. Torres manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Waldgrave throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Waldgrave prevents Torres from standing back up.
Waldgrave throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torres looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waldgrave throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Waldgrave tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavino Waldgrave dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Waldgrave scores with a nice body kick.
Torres has Waldgrave up against the cage in a clinch.
Waldgrave using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waldgrave pulls Torres into guard.
Waldgrave lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Waldgrave accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldgrave in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Waldgrave trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Waldgrave is controlling him.
Waldgrave passes into half guard.
Waldgrave passes the guard and advances to mount!
Waldgrave throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Torres is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gavino Waldgrave overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waldgrave landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Waldgrave is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Waldgrave raining down hammerfists from mount.
Waldgrave breaks from Torres's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waldgrave raining down shots from the mount!
Waldgrave putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Torres trying desperately to get to his feet.
Waldgrave landing shots from mount.
Waldgrave has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Torres's face.
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Waldgrave cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Waldgrave looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Waldgrave looking to control and managing it successfully.
Waldgrave wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Waldgrave cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Waldgrave landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
Waldgrave landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
Waldgrave punishing his opponent with strikes.
Waldgrave lands a big elbow.
Waldgrave landing shots from mount.
Torres blocking the ground and pound.
Waldgrave landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waldgrave thowing shots but they're missing.
Waldgrave scoring with strikes but Torres is staying in there.
Waldgrave with good strikes from the mount here!
Torres really wants to buck Waldgrave off and get back to his feet.
Waldgrave raining down shots from the mount!
Waldgrave throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Waldgrave landing shots from mount.
Waldgrave landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waldgrave won't let Torres get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Waldgrave in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Waldgrave raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavino Waldgrave dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waldgrave moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Waldgrave gets tackled into the cage by Torres. Torres maintains the clinch.
Waldgrave pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Waldgrave with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Waldgrave.
Torres looking to slow down the pace here.
Waldgrave taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torres decides to pull guard.
Waldgrave loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to stand but Waldgrave is controlling the position.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Waldgrave from controlling successfully.
Waldgrave working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Waldgrave with a flurry of punches that miss.
Waldgrave scoring with some ground and pound.
Waldgrave with a flurry of punches that miss.
Waldgrave throws an elbow that misses. Torres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Waldgrave's guard. Nice move by Torres!
Torres wants to get up but he can't break Waldgrave's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waldgrave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Waldgrave is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Waldgrave.
Waldgrave not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Waldgrave not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torres tries to kick Waldgrave off but Waldgrave keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Waldgrave throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres is refusing to be controlled, as Waldgrave sits in half guard.
Waldgrave scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Waldgrave not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Waldgrave missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Waldgrave thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Torres is refusing to be controlled, as Waldgrave sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torres taking some punishment here, with Waldgrave in his half guard.
Waldgrave sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Waldgrave escapes and gets back to his feet.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Waldgrave has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Torres is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Torres has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Waldgrave regains guard immediately.
Waldgrave is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Waldgrave is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave wants to sweep but no luck.
Torres tries to stand but Waldgrave is controlling from the bottom.
Waldgrave controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Waldgrave is on top in guard.
Waldgrave trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waldgrave chips away with some ground and pound.
Gavino Waldgrave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waldgrave stops Torres from standing up.
Waldgrave trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Gabriel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres working for submissions but it's allowed Waldgrave to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gavino Waldgrave showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Waldgrave, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Gavino Waldgrave!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Gavino Waldgrave!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Gavino Waldgrave!
Gavino Waldgrave wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Gavino Waldgrave rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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