Post by The Sandmen on Apr 16, 2012 12:26:40 GMT -5
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.
Mark Hominick looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Miguel Torres is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Hominick fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Hominick misses a step and Miguel Torres sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nice punch by Miguel Torres
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Mark Hominick attempts to cut off Torres with punches
Torres reels from the strikes.
Several good body shots
land on Hominick.
Miguel Torres and Hominick engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Mark Hominick fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Torres blocks that. He made it look easy!
Shovel hook by Mark Hominick
goes nowhere.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Torres launches a furious low kick!
Hominick receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Miguel Torres and Hominick engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Miguel Torres is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hominick is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Hominick
Hominick tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Hominick
Hominick tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Hominick
Hominick tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Hominick
Torres sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Mark Hominick can't prevent his opponent from passing. Torres looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Hominick
Miguel Torres tries to pass Mark Hominick's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mark Hominick
Hominick tries to show some ground skills
Torres uses his strength to keep Torres at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Miguel Torres looks to mount Mark Hominick...
Miguel Torres slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Hominick is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Miguel Torres pushes Mark Hominick down and prevents his attempts to escape
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Torres works on the ground with his fingers over Hominick's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Mark Hominick tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Miguel Torres rolls Mark Hominick to his stomach and takes his back!
Torres is in rear mount over Hominick
Torres is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Hominick's ribs.
Hominick blocks Miguel Torres's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Poorly executed technique. Mark Hominick looks to counter!
Hominick tries to stand up!
Torres doesn't allow him!
Mario Yamasaki 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 Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Miguel Torres shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mark Hominick is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Torres into his guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Hominick
Hominick is taking this opportunity to rest.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Hominick
Torres is in closed guard... Hominick tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Hominick
Miguel Torres tries to pass Mark Hominick's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Hominick
Miguel Torres tries to pass Mark Hominick's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mark Hominick
Torres shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
That North South Choke from Miguel Torres appears to be unbreakable
Hominick struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Hominick's eyes...
Hominick struggles to free himself
Hominick pushes Miguel Torres forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Mark Hominick is in closed guard over Torres
Hominick is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Hominick!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Torres suddenly holds Mark Hominick's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Miguel Torres appears to be unbreakable
Hominick's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Hominick's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Hominick can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Miguel Torres!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Mark Hominick is in closed guard over Torres
Hominick is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Hominick!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Torres fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mark Hominick's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Torres is locking that Armbar...
Hominick's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Torres launches a couple of strikes with his heels over Mark Hominick's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Hominick taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Miguel Torres by Submission (Armbar) at 4:57 Round 1
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Statistics: Mark Hominick
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Nice effort tonight from Miguel Torres who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Hominick was weak today if you ask me.
Just the fight the people at Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) want to see! People are cheering the fighters!
Mark Hominick looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Miguel Torres is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Hominick fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Hominick misses a step and Miguel Torres sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nice punch by Miguel Torres
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Mark Hominick attempts to cut off Torres with punches
Torres reels from the strikes.
Several good body shots
land on Hominick.
Miguel Torres and Hominick engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Mark Hominick fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Torres blocks that. He made it look easy!
Shovel hook by Mark Hominick
goes nowhere.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Torres launches a furious low kick!
Hominick receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Miguel Torres and Hominick engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Miguel Torres is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hominick is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Hominick
Hominick tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Hominick
Hominick tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Hominick
Hominick tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Hominick
Torres sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Mark Hominick can't prevent his opponent from passing. Torres looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Hominick
Miguel Torres tries to pass Mark Hominick's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mark Hominick
Hominick tries to show some ground skills
Torres uses his strength to keep Torres at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Miguel Torres looks to mount Mark Hominick...
Miguel Torres slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Hominick is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Miguel Torres pushes Mark Hominick down and prevents his attempts to escape
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Torres works on the ground with his fingers over Hominick's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Mark Hominick tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Miguel Torres rolls Mark Hominick to his stomach and takes his back!
Torres is in rear mount over Hominick
Torres is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Hominick's ribs.
Hominick blocks Miguel Torres's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Poorly executed technique. Mark Hominick looks to counter!
Hominick tries to stand up!
Torres doesn't allow him!
Mario Yamasaki 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 Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Miguel Torres shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mark Hominick is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Torres into his guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Hominick
Hominick is taking this opportunity to rest.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Hominick
Torres is in closed guard... Hominick tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Hominick
Miguel Torres tries to pass Mark Hominick's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Hominick
Miguel Torres tries to pass Mark Hominick's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mark Hominick
Torres shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
That North South Choke from Miguel Torres appears to be unbreakable
Hominick struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Hominick's eyes...
Hominick struggles to free himself
Hominick pushes Miguel Torres forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Mark Hominick is in closed guard over Torres
Hominick is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Hominick!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Torres suddenly holds Mark Hominick's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Miguel Torres appears to be unbreakable
Hominick's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Hominick's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Hominick can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Miguel Torres!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Mark Hominick is in closed guard over Torres
Hominick is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Hominick!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mark Hominick
Torres fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mark Hominick's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Torres is locking that Armbar...
Hominick's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Torres launches a couple of strikes with his heels over Mark Hominick's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Hominick taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Miguel Torres by Submission (Armbar) at 4:57 Round 1
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Statistics: Mark Hominick
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Nice effort tonight from Miguel Torres who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Hominick was weak today if you ask me.
Just the fight the people at Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) want to see! People are cheering the fighters!