Post by The Sandman on Nov 9, 2021 17:09:46 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Miguel Torres chants all around the place!
Miguel Torres is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Frankie Edgar looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Miguel Torres has fight Frankie Edgar 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Frankie Edgar 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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Torres and The Answer move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frankie Edgar who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Answer is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Answer doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Miguel Torres embrace and tries to move away...
Miguel Torres pushes The Answer forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miguel Torres is grappling and launching some wild punches...
Not the best move against Frankie Edgar who tries to take adventage of his opponent's mistakes.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Frankie Edgar is grappling and launching some wild punches...
Not the best move against Miguel Torres who tries to take adventage of his opponent's mistakes.
Frankie Edgar tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Answer circles out and slips free of Miguel Torres's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The Answer fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Miguel Torres didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
The Answer throws a few hammer fists to the face of Miguel Torres
Solid shots!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around The Answer
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
Torres is taking this opportunity to rest.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
Torres is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
The Answer is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
The Answer throws a few hammer fists to the face of Miguel Torres
Solid shots!
Torres's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
The Answer tries to escape from closed guard...
The Answer struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar pushes Torres's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Answer who is in full mount! Torres is in trouble now!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
The Answer 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 Answer is in rear mount over Torres
Torres tries to move on the ground and shows Frankie Edgar a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Torres's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
Miguel Torres is cooling the fight on the ground
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
Torres has given his back to Frankie Edgar who is trying to get one hook in!
Frankie Edgar has one hook in!
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres with one hook in
Torres is trying to escape from the rear mount.
The Answer tries to use some of his tricky moves but The Answer's is smart enough to counter him.
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 Answer launches a hook to the body
Bang! Torres stops that one with his ribs!
The Answer pushes Miguel Torres and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Frankie Edgar tries a hook to the body
and hits Torres's ribs hard
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Frankie Edgar takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The Answer grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar aggressively and repeatedly punches Torres.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Answer looks to work from half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Torres
Torres attempts a triangle from bottom! Frankie Edgar slips out. Torres quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Frankie Edgar slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Frankie Edgar throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Torres.
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
Torres seems staggered and Frankie Edgar runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The Answer fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Miguel Torres didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Frankie Edgar seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Frankie Edgar is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Answer fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Miguel Torres didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Miguel Torres gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. The Answer spins out, but Miguel Torres was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
The Answer is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
Frankie Edgar attempts a sweep single...
Frankie Edgar catches Miguel Torres's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Answer.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar tries to open Torres's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Frankie Edgar. Torres is unable to cover himself now!
Torres has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
Torres tries to move on the ground and shows Frankie Edgar a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Torres's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Miguel Torres work his BJJ game.
Miguel Torres struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
The Answer tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Answer tries to escape from the closed guard
The Answer succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to stand up!
The Answer doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around The Answer
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to stand up!
The Answer doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around The Answer
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
The Answer struggles on the ground and tries to break Miguel Torres's guard...
Frankie Edgar is in Torres open guard now
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar pushes Miguel Torres against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The Answer jumps and tries to free his leg! Torres doesn't allow this but Frankie Edgar is able to get half guard here.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Miguel Torres
The Answer tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
The Answer tries to open up Miguel Torres's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Torres in the side of the head
Torres's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
Miguel Torres is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Miguel Torres doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Answer's moves.
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
The Answer tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Torres! The Answer has one hook in and keeps working!
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres with one hook in
Good looking punches from Frankie Edgar on the ground
They could take their toll on Torres.
Torres is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (Injury - Broken cheekbone) at 3:47 Round 2
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 345 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/33 (91%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 345 s
Torres was boring today if you ask me. He did nothing in his fight. (18 points)
A highlight reel performance by The Answer from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events! (369 points)
Great display of talent and heart by Miguel Torres and Frankie Edgar! We want to see more like this one!
Miguel Torres is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Frankie Edgar looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Miguel Torres has fight Frankie Edgar 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Frankie Edgar comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Torres and The Answer move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frankie Edgar who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Answer is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Answer doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Miguel Torres embrace and tries to move away...
Miguel Torres pushes The Answer forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miguel Torres is grappling and launching some wild punches...
Not the best move against Frankie Edgar who tries to take adventage of his opponent's mistakes.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Frankie Edgar is grappling and launching some wild punches...
Not the best move against Miguel Torres who tries to take adventage of his opponent's mistakes.
Frankie Edgar tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Answer circles out and slips free of Miguel Torres's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The Answer fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Miguel Torres didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
The Answer throws a few hammer fists to the face of Miguel Torres
Solid shots!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around The Answer
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
Torres is taking this opportunity to rest.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
Torres is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
The Answer is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
The Answer throws a few hammer fists to the face of Miguel Torres
Solid shots!
Torres's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
The Answer tries to escape from closed guard...
The Answer struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar pushes Torres's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Answer who is in full mount! Torres is in trouble now!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
The Answer 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 Answer is in rear mount over Torres
Torres tries to move on the ground and shows Frankie Edgar a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Torres's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
Miguel Torres is cooling the fight on the ground
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
Torres has given his back to Frankie Edgar who is trying to get one hook in!
Frankie Edgar has one hook in!
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres with one hook in
Torres is trying to escape from the rear mount.
The Answer tries to use some of his tricky moves but The Answer's is smart enough to counter him.
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 Answer launches a hook to the body
Bang! Torres stops that one with his ribs!
The Answer pushes Miguel Torres and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Frankie Edgar tries a hook to the body
and hits Torres's ribs hard
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Frankie Edgar takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The Answer grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar aggressively and repeatedly punches Torres.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Answer looks to work from half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Torres
Torres attempts a triangle from bottom! Frankie Edgar slips out. Torres quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Frankie Edgar slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Frankie Edgar throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Torres.
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
Torres seems staggered and Frankie Edgar runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The Answer fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Miguel Torres didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Frankie Edgar seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Frankie Edgar is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Answer fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Miguel Torres didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Miguel Torres gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. The Answer spins out, but Miguel Torres was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
The Answer is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
Frankie Edgar attempts a sweep single...
Frankie Edgar catches Miguel Torres's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Answer.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar tries to open Torres's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Frankie Edgar. Torres is unable to cover himself now!
Torres has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
Torres tries to move on the ground and shows Frankie Edgar a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Torres's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Miguel Torres work his BJJ game.
Miguel Torres struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
The Answer tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Answer tries to escape from the closed guard
The Answer succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to stand up!
The Answer doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around The Answer
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to stand up!
The Answer doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around The Answer
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Torres
The Answer struggles on the ground and tries to break Miguel Torres's guard...
Frankie Edgar is in Torres open guard now
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar pushes Miguel Torres against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The Answer jumps and tries to free his leg! Torres doesn't allow this but Frankie Edgar is able to get half guard here.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Torres
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Miguel Torres
The Answer tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
The Answer tries to open up Miguel Torres's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Torres in the side of the head
Torres's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
Miguel Torres is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Miguel Torres doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Answer's moves.
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres
The Answer tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Torres! The Answer has one hook in and keeps working!
The Answer is in rear mount over Torres with one hook in
Good looking punches from Frankie Edgar on the ground
They could take their toll on Torres.
Torres is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (Injury - Broken cheekbone) at 3:47 Round 2
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 345 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/33 (91%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 345 s
Torres was boring today if you ask me. He did nothing in his fight. (18 points)
A highlight reel performance by The Answer from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events! (369 points)
Great display of talent and heart by Miguel Torres and Frankie Edgar! We want to see more like this one!
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