Post by The Sandman on Aug 18, 2022 18:28:17 GMT -5
Miguel Torres! Miguel Torres! This is what the people are chanting here.
Alexander Volkanovski is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Miguel Torres is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Alexander Volkanovski comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Miguel Torres comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The Vulcan and Jonathan Torrens move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Alexander Volkanovski chases Jonathan Torrens and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Jonathan Torrens steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Jonathan Torrens's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Miguel Torres's Right cheek
The Vulcan studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Jonathan Torrens throws a lazy kick
The Vulcan dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Jonathan Torrens grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
The Vulcan struggles... Miguel Torres is unable to take him down
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Incredible haymaker from Alexander Volkanovski!
You can see Miguel Torres's head being snapped backwards!
Alexander Volkanovski goes with a looping right hand while Miguel Torres jumps back and jabs
Jonathan Torrens seems staggered and Alexander Volkanovski runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jonathan Torrens grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres is in open guard over The Vulcan
Alexander Volkanovski launches a few punches to Jonathan Torrens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jonathan Torrens tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in open guard over The Vulcan
Jonathan Torrens moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Vulcan tries to close his guard around Jonathan Torrens
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over The Vulcan
Jonathan Torrens use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Alexander Volkanovski manages to switch to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over The Vulcan
Miguel Torres isolates Alexander Volkanovski's right arm looking for an armbar...
Alexander Volkanovski manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Miguel Torres lost his dominant position.
Alexander Volkanovski is in open guard over Jonathan Torrens
Alexander Volkanovski tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Vulcan looks to work from half guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over Jonathan Torrens
Alexander Volkanovski tries to free his leg...
Alexander Volkanovski uses some of his skill by jumping out of Jonathan Torrens's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Alexander Volkanovski is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Alexander Volkanovski in his guard.
Alexander Volkanovski keeps control and remains in side mount.
Alexander Volkanovski is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Alexander Volkanovski in his guard.
Alexander Volkanovski keeps control and remains in side mount.
Alexander Volkanovski is in side mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan is moving on the ground...
Jonathan Torrens tries to counter The Vulcan's moves on the ground.
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Alexander Volkanovski controls the situation despite Miguel Torres efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Alexander Volkanovski in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Miguel Torres! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Miguel Torres doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Alexander Volkanovski controls the situation despite Miguel Torres efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Alexander Volkanovski in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Vulcan launches a furious hook!
That hits Jonathan Torrens's chin like a wrecking ball! Jonathan Torrens loses balance and goes to the mat.
Jonathan Torrens's Chin is beginning to swell
The Vulcan is standing while Jonathan Torrens is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Miguel Torres is on his feet again.
The Vulcan pushes Miguel Torres and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for The Vulcan, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Alexander Volkanovski has found an opening in the defense of Jonathan Torrens, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Jonathan Torrens is wobbling!
Crisp uppercut by The Vulcan followed by a hard jab
Miguel Torres stumbles back.
Alexander Volkanovski has found an opening in the defense of Jonathan Torrens, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Jonathan Torrens is wobbling!
Alexander Volkanovski is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Alexander Volkanovski launches a rapid series of punches
taking Jonathan Torrens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Jonathan Torrens's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Alexander Volkanovski can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Vulcan studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Alexander Volkanovski launches a rapid series of punches
taking Jonathan Torrens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The ref pulls off Alexander Volkanovski! Jonathan Torrens seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Alexander Volkanovski by TKO (Punches) at 1:21 Round 2
Statistics: Alexander Volkanovski
Punches 32/38 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 180 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
All the Volk. All. So you could say all Volk and no yolk! THOSE WORDS RHYME, RIGHT?!?!?
Alexander Volkanovski is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Miguel Torres is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Alexander Volkanovski comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Miguel Torres comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The Vulcan and Jonathan Torrens move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Alexander Volkanovski chases Jonathan Torrens and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Jonathan Torrens steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Jonathan Torrens's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Miguel Torres's Right cheek
The Vulcan studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Jonathan Torrens throws a lazy kick
The Vulcan dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Jonathan Torrens grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
The Vulcan struggles... Miguel Torres is unable to take him down
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Incredible haymaker from Alexander Volkanovski!
You can see Miguel Torres's head being snapped backwards!
Alexander Volkanovski goes with a looping right hand while Miguel Torres jumps back and jabs
Jonathan Torrens seems staggered and Alexander Volkanovski runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jonathan Torrens grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres is in open guard over The Vulcan
Alexander Volkanovski launches a few punches to Jonathan Torrens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jonathan Torrens tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in open guard over The Vulcan
Jonathan Torrens moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over The Vulcan
The Vulcan tries to close his guard around Jonathan Torrens
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over The Vulcan
Jonathan Torrens use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Alexander Volkanovski manages to switch to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over The Vulcan
Miguel Torres isolates Alexander Volkanovski's right arm looking for an armbar...
Alexander Volkanovski manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Miguel Torres lost his dominant position.
Alexander Volkanovski is in open guard over Jonathan Torrens
Alexander Volkanovski tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Vulcan looks to work from half guard.
Alexander Volkanovski is in half guard over Jonathan Torrens
Alexander Volkanovski tries to free his leg...
Alexander Volkanovski uses some of his skill by jumping out of Jonathan Torrens's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Alexander Volkanovski is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Alexander Volkanovski in his guard.
Alexander Volkanovski keeps control and remains in side mount.
Alexander Volkanovski is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Alexander Volkanovski in his guard.
Alexander Volkanovski keeps control and remains in side mount.
Alexander Volkanovski is in side mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan is moving on the ground...
Jonathan Torrens tries to counter The Vulcan's moves on the ground.
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Alexander Volkanovski controls the situation despite Miguel Torres efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Alexander Volkanovski in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Miguel Torres! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Miguel Torres doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
The Vulcan tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Alexander Volkanovski controls the situation despite Miguel Torres efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Alexander Volkanovski is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Alexander Volkanovski in his guard...
Alexander Volkanovski keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Vulcan launches a furious hook!
That hits Jonathan Torrens's chin like a wrecking ball! Jonathan Torrens loses balance and goes to the mat.
Jonathan Torrens's Chin is beginning to swell
The Vulcan is standing while Jonathan Torrens is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Miguel Torres is on his feet again.
The Vulcan pushes Miguel Torres and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for The Vulcan, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Alexander Volkanovski has found an opening in the defense of Jonathan Torrens, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Jonathan Torrens is wobbling!
Crisp uppercut by The Vulcan followed by a hard jab
Miguel Torres stumbles back.
Alexander Volkanovski has found an opening in the defense of Jonathan Torrens, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Jonathan Torrens is wobbling!
Alexander Volkanovski is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Alexander Volkanovski launches a rapid series of punches
taking Jonathan Torrens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Jonathan Torrens's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Alexander Volkanovski can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Vulcan studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Alexander Volkanovski launches a rapid series of punches
taking Jonathan Torrens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The ref pulls off Alexander Volkanovski! Jonathan Torrens seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Alexander Volkanovski by TKO (Punches) at 1:21 Round 2
Statistics: Alexander Volkanovski
Punches 32/38 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 180 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
All the Volk. All. So you could say all Volk and no yolk! THOSE WORDS RHYME, RIGHT?!?!?
