Post by The Sandmen on Aug 28, 2019 0:24:07 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Faber while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Miguel Torres raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Urijah Faber seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Urijah Faber launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Torres blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Miguel Torres's cheek! Torres stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Torres tries to hit Urijah Faber with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Faber dodges that
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres launches an up-kick intended for Urijah Faber's head...
It lands flush with Urijah Faber's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber decides to jump inside Torres's guard.
Torres didn't see that coming. Faber is in open guard over Torres now.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Faber moves on the ground
Urijah Faber moves to side mount
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Torres's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Miguel Torres's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Urijah Faber slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Torres tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber 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! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Faber knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Urijah Faber looks to counter!
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres
Faber tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Torres! Faber has one hook in and keeps working!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres with one hook in
Faber has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Torres.
Nicely done! Faber now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres with two hooks in
Torres has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Miguel Torres uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Herb Dean 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.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Torres with a double overhooks!
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Torres goes down.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber succeeds
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Torres is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Faber knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Urijah Faber rolls Miguel Torres to his stomach and takes his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres
Faber tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Torres! Faber has one hook in and keeps working!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres with one hook in
Torres is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Torres holds Urijah Faber's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Torres's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Torres blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Faber misses a step and Miguel Torres sees an opportunity to counter him!
Torres tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Faber's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Miguel Torres.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Urijah Faber keeps control and remains in side mount.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Urijah Faber closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Faber throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Urijah Faber.
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Round 2
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An overhand right from Miguel Torres that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Faber's stops that one with his face! How is Faber standing?!
Faber's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Faber leads with a punch
Miguel Torres avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Miguel Torres jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Torres seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Urijah Faber closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Faber moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Torres dodges just moving aside. Urijah Faber has created a big hole that Miguel Torres could use now!
Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Faber is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber can't prevent his opponent from passing. Torres looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Miguel Torres work his BJJ game.
Miguel Torres is cooling the fight on the ground
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Torres is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Torres tries to get a side mount...
Faber wraps his leg around Miguel Torres leg and prevents him from moving.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Faber put Miguel Torres in closed guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Miguel Torres tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Miguel Torres tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Urijah Faber takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Faber pushes Miguel Torres and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Miguel Torres fakes a move and moves laterally.
Torres moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Faber with a double overhooks!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Urijah Faber!
Torres is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Urijah Faber chases Torres and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Torres steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Urijah Faber jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Urijah Faber moves forward looking for some grappling action
Faber has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Miguel Torres tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Urijah Faber
well done Faber falls hard on the mat
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber kicks his legs trying to keep Miguel Torres away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Faber tries to hit Miguel Torres with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Torres dodges that
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Miguel Torres tries to take advantage...
Miguel Torres decides to jump inside Faber's guard.
Faber fights back with his feet, forcing Torres to try something else.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Faber tries to hit Miguel Torres with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Torres dodges that
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Faber tries to hit Miguel Torres with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Torres dodges that
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Urijah Faber kicks his legs trying to keep Miguel Torres away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber kicks his legs trying to keep Miguel Torres away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres decides to jump inside Faber's guard.
Faber fights back with his feet, forcing Torres to try something else.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
Torres launches a furious low kick!
Faber receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Miguel Torres attempts a sweep single...
Miguel Torres catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Torres.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Torres tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Faber leans and gets Miguel Torres's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres tries to escape from closed guard...
Faber waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Miguel Torres! He is reversed and nor Urijah Faber is on half guard!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Miguel Torres, but it's close.
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Round 3
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0:11 Round 3 and Torres is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Torres swtiches to rubber guard! He holds Urijah Faber's head against his shin, wrapping his other leg over Urijah Faber's head!
That Gogoplata looks tight...
Faber struggles and breaks that gogoplata attempt!
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Urijah Faber embrace and tries to move away...
Urijah Faber pushes Torres forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Torres pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Faber blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Urijah Faber didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres tries to escape from the closed guard
Torres succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Torres's side.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Miguel Torres!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Torres's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Torres doesn't fight back!
Torres's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Miguel Torres tries to take advantage...
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Torres struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres
Torres has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Miguel Torres takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Urijah Faber tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Crisp uppercut by Torres followed by a hard jab
Urijah Faber stumbles back.
Torres throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
Torres fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A high kick from Urijah Faber
misses badly. Faber slips and falls!
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Torres decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Faber's guard.
Faber did not see that coming! Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber now.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Miguel Torres tries to finish with a leg lock!
Faber is able to break the lock.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Torres moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Torres blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Torres sits over his knees and pushes away Faber's leg!
Miguel Torres is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres looks to pass to mount...
Torres slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Urijah Faber.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Faber's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Miguel Torres.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Torres's head!
The punches go wide.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Torres cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A bad move from Miguel Torres
almost puts his head in the path of Faber's kick.
Miguel Torres chases Faber and launches a few perfect strikes
Faber ducks backwards and avoids them.
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Urijah Faber paws at Torres.
Torres answers with solid punches!
Lightning fast low kick from Torres!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Torres is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Inside leg kick from Torres
that lands on Urijah Faber's leg.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Urijah Faber didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Torres moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to turn in and scramble out. Miguel Torres timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Urijah Faber slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Urijah Faber pushes Miguel Torres against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Miguel Torres struggles not allowing Urijah Faber improve his position.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Torres tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Faber is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres tries to better his position on the ground...
Torres is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to escape from the full mount...
Faber struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Torres positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
Faber's Chin is beginning to swell
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres tries to better his position on the ground...
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Torres moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Urijah Faber breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Herb Dean 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.
Miguel Torres steps forward and fires a high kick!
Faber blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Torres blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Miguel Torres's cheek! Torres stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Torres's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Miguel Torres's Left cheek
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres kicks his legs trying to keep Urijah Faber away.
Urijah Faber takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Torres tries to hit Urijah Faber with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Faber steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres kicks his legs trying to keep Urijah Faber away.
Urijah Faber takes a kick to the body.
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres launches an up-kick intended for Urijah Faber's head...
It lands flush with Urijah Faber's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres launches an up-kick intended for Urijah Faber's head...
It lands flush with Urijah Faber's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Miguel Torres is on his feet again.
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Urijah Faber's punches
Torres measures the resilience of Faber's chin with an uppercut while Faber lands some great crosses.
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Torres won't budge, forcing Faber to pull guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres tries to escape from closed guard...
Torres struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Faber launches a few weak punches
Torres blocks them effectively.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Miguel Torres tries to take advantage...
Torres launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Urijah Faber is not able to stop Faber ground skills and Miguel Torres moves to side mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Torres tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 4:25 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Miguel Torres for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Faber time to recover... 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Torres with a double overhooks!
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Torres moves back and takes a deep breath.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 5
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Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Urijah Faber's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Torres won't budge, forcing Faber to pull guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Miguel Torres!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Torres throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Urijah Faber realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Miguel Torres gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber cartwheels towards Torres!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Miguel Torres.
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Miguel Torres takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Faber tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Urijah Faber fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Faber is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Torres misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber tries to escape from the closed guard
Faber succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Torres's face!
Miguel Torres blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Miguel Torres launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Torres is trying to counter now!
Torres tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Faber is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Torres's side.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Faber is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres throws a few hammer fists to the face of Urijah Faber
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left cheek
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Miguel Torres pushes Urijah Faber down and prevents his attempts to escape
Faber misses a step and Miguel Torres sees an opportunity to counter him!
Torres catch Urijah Faber's left arm and tries a kimura
Urijah Faber holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber has seen better days.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Torres fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber hold his own hand and breaks Torres's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Miguel Torres.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Faber throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Miguel Torres is opening up on Faber and raining down combinations!
Faber's corner looks worried!
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Urijah Faber who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber takes a break to breathe while holding Miguel Torres.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Faber steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Urijah Faber is measuring Torres with his jab.
Torres isn't fazed.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Nice beating Miguel Torres has received.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Urijah Faber didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
The fight ends in a majority draw.
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 19/28 (68%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 14/47 (30%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1003,15
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 325,32
Time on the ground 944 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 20/32 (62%)
Kicks 3/7 (43%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 2340,45
Clinch Damage 5,25
Ground Damage 676,2
Time on the ground 941 s
I am at a dozen losses for words, becuase of a dozen and one reasons. Just..........
Miguel Torres raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Urijah Faber seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Urijah Faber launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Torres blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Miguel Torres's cheek! Torres stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Torres tries to hit Urijah Faber with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Faber dodges that
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres launches an up-kick intended for Urijah Faber's head...
It lands flush with Urijah Faber's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber decides to jump inside Torres's guard.
Torres didn't see that coming. Faber is in open guard over Torres now.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Faber moves on the ground
Urijah Faber moves to side mount
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Torres's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Miguel Torres's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Urijah Faber slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Torres tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber 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! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Faber knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Urijah Faber looks to counter!
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres
Faber tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Torres! Faber has one hook in and keeps working!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres with one hook in
Faber has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Torres.
Nicely done! Faber now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres with two hooks in
Torres has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Miguel Torres uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Herb Dean 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.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Torres with a double overhooks!
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Torres goes down.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber succeeds
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Torres is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Faber knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Urijah Faber rolls Miguel Torres to his stomach and takes his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres
Faber tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Torres! Faber has one hook in and keeps working!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres with one hook in
Torres is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Torres holds Urijah Faber's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Torres's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Torres blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Faber misses a step and Miguel Torres sees an opportunity to counter him!
Torres tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Faber's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Miguel Torres.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Urijah Faber keeps control and remains in side mount.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Urijah Faber closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Faber throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Urijah Faber.
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Round 2
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An overhand right from Miguel Torres that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Faber's stops that one with his face! How is Faber standing?!
Faber's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Faber leads with a punch
Miguel Torres avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Miguel Torres jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Torres seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Urijah Faber closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Faber moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Torres dodges just moving aside. Urijah Faber has created a big hole that Miguel Torres could use now!
Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Faber is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber can't prevent his opponent from passing. Torres looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Miguel Torres work his BJJ game.
Miguel Torres is cooling the fight on the ground
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Torres is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Torres tries to get a side mount...
Faber wraps his leg around Miguel Torres leg and prevents him from moving.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Faber put Miguel Torres in closed guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Miguel Torres tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Miguel Torres tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Urijah Faber takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Faber pushes Miguel Torres and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Miguel Torres fakes a move and moves laterally.
Torres moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Faber with a double overhooks!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Urijah Faber!
Torres is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Urijah Faber chases Torres and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Torres steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Urijah Faber jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Urijah Faber moves forward looking for some grappling action
Faber has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Miguel Torres tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Urijah Faber
well done Faber falls hard on the mat
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber kicks his legs trying to keep Miguel Torres away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Faber tries to hit Miguel Torres with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Torres dodges that
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Miguel Torres tries to take advantage...
Miguel Torres decides to jump inside Faber's guard.
Faber fights back with his feet, forcing Torres to try something else.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Faber tries to hit Miguel Torres with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Torres dodges that
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Faber tries to hit Miguel Torres with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Torres dodges that
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Urijah Faber kicks his legs trying to keep Miguel Torres away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber kicks his legs trying to keep Miguel Torres away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres decides to jump inside Faber's guard.
Faber fights back with his feet, forcing Torres to try something else.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
Torres launches a furious low kick!
Faber receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Miguel Torres attempts a sweep single...
Miguel Torres catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Torres.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Torres tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Faber leans and gets Miguel Torres's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres tries to escape from closed guard...
Faber waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Miguel Torres! He is reversed and nor Urijah Faber is on half guard!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Miguel Torres, but it's close.
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Round 3
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0:11 Round 3 and Torres is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Torres swtiches to rubber guard! He holds Urijah Faber's head against his shin, wrapping his other leg over Urijah Faber's head!
That Gogoplata looks tight...
Faber struggles and breaks that gogoplata attempt!
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Urijah Faber embrace and tries to move away...
Urijah Faber pushes Torres forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Torres pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Faber blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Urijah Faber didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres tries to escape from the closed guard
Torres succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Torres's side.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Miguel Torres!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Torres's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Torres doesn't fight back!
Torres's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Miguel Torres tries to take advantage...
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Torres struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Torres
Torres has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Miguel Torres takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Urijah Faber tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Crisp uppercut by Torres followed by a hard jab
Urijah Faber stumbles back.
Torres throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
Torres fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A high kick from Urijah Faber
misses badly. Faber slips and falls!
Torres is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Torres decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Faber's guard.
Faber did not see that coming! Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber now.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Miguel Torres tries to finish with a leg lock!
Faber is able to break the lock.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Torres moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Torres blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Torres sits over his knees and pushes away Faber's leg!
Miguel Torres is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres looks to pass to mount...
Torres slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Urijah Faber.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Faber's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Miguel Torres.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Torres's head!
The punches go wide.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Torres cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A bad move from Miguel Torres
almost puts his head in the path of Faber's kick.
Miguel Torres chases Faber and launches a few perfect strikes
Faber ducks backwards and avoids them.
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Urijah Faber paws at Torres.
Torres answers with solid punches!
Lightning fast low kick from Torres!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Torres is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Inside leg kick from Torres
that lands on Urijah Faber's leg.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Urijah Faber didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Faber
Torres moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to turn in and scramble out. Miguel Torres timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Urijah Faber slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Urijah Faber pushes Miguel Torres against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Miguel Torres struggles not allowing Urijah Faber improve his position.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Torres tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Faber is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres tries to better his position on the ground...
Torres is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to escape from the full mount...
Faber struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Torres positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
Faber's Chin is beginning to swell
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres tries to better his position on the ground...
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Torres moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Urijah Faber breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Herb Dean 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.
Miguel Torres steps forward and fires a high kick!
Faber blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Torres blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Miguel Torres's cheek! Torres stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Torres's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Miguel Torres's Left cheek
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres kicks his legs trying to keep Urijah Faber away.
Urijah Faber takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Torres tries to hit Urijah Faber with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Faber steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres kicks his legs trying to keep Urijah Faber away.
Urijah Faber takes a kick to the body.
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres launches an up-kick intended for Urijah Faber's head...
It lands flush with Urijah Faber's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Faber is standing while Torres is on the ground on his back
Miguel Torres launches an up-kick intended for Urijah Faber's head...
It lands flush with Urijah Faber's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Miguel Torres is on his feet again.
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Urijah Faber's punches
Torres measures the resilience of Faber's chin with an uppercut while Faber lands some great crosses.
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Torres won't budge, forcing Faber to pull guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres tries to escape from closed guard...
Torres struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Faber
Faber launches a few weak punches
Torres blocks them effectively.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Miguel Torres tries to take advantage...
Torres launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Urijah Faber is not able to stop Faber ground skills and Miguel Torres moves to side mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Torres tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 4:25 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Miguel Torres for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Faber time to recover... 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Torres with a double overhooks!
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Torres moves back and takes a deep breath.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 5
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Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Urijah Faber's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Torres won't budge, forcing Faber to pull guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Faber
Torres is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Miguel Torres!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Torres throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Urijah Faber realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Miguel Torres gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber cartwheels towards Torres!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Miguel Torres.
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Urijah Faber looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Miguel Torres takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Faber tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Urijah Faber fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Faber is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Torres misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber tries to escape from the closed guard
Faber succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Torres's face!
Miguel Torres blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Miguel Torres launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Torres
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Torres is trying to counter now!
Torres tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Torres
Faber is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Torres's side.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Miguel Torres tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Faber is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres throws a few hammer fists to the face of Urijah Faber
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left cheek
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Miguel Torres pushes Urijah Faber down and prevents his attempts to escape
Faber misses a step and Miguel Torres sees an opportunity to counter him!
Torres catch Urijah Faber's left arm and tries a kimura
Urijah Faber holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber has seen better days.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Torres has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Torres fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber hold his own hand and breaks Torres's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Miguel Torres.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Faber throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Miguel Torres is opening up on Faber and raining down combinations!
Faber's corner looks worried!
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Urijah Faber who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber takes a break to breathe while holding Miguel Torres.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Faber steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Urijah Faber is measuring Torres with his jab.
Torres isn't fazed.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Nice beating Miguel Torres has received.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Urijah Faber didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
The fight ends in a majority draw.
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 19/28 (68%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 14/47 (30%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1003,15
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 325,32
Time on the ground 944 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 20/32 (62%)
Kicks 3/7 (43%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 2340,45
Clinch Damage 5,25
Ground Damage 676,2
Time on the ground 941 s
I am at a dozen losses for words, becuase of a dozen and one reasons. Just..........