Post by The Sandmen on Jun 25, 2012 15:39:44 GMT -5
Jens Pulver glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Miguel Torres glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Pulver and Torres move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid jabs from Jens Pulver.
Nice punches.
Pulver avoids a dangerous strike from Torres
and counters with a solid straight!
Torres's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Torres has a small cut in his Right eye
Bone shattering straight right hand from Miguel Torres!
Pulver is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Pulver jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Jens Pulver pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Torres struggles and launches a few punches to Pulver's head
Those punches are hitting! Pulver covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Jens Pulver postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Torres hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver tries to take Miguel Torres down... Torres stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Torres's jaw!
Torres's Chin is beginning to swell
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pulver is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver tries to take Miguel Torres down... Torres stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver launches a few punches...
Miguel Torres dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Brutal-looking high kick from Miguel Torres!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Pulverizing punch to Torres's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Pulver is holding Miguel Torres's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Jens Pulver looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Jens Pulver slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Torres launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Pulver's ribs.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Pulver knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
Torres tries to escape from the full mount...
Jens Pulver is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Pulver is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Miguel Torres
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Torres's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Pulver
Jens Pulver looks to pass to mount...
Pulver slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Miguel Torres.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Pulver knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Jens Pulver in his guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Torres
Torres switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Pulver struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Torres
Miguel Torres is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver paws at Torres.
Torres swings ineffectively.
Jens Pulver throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Torres's chin! That stops Torres in his tracks!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Pulver pushes Miguel Torres and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Pulver is holding Miguel Torres's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Jens Pulver looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Jens Pulver slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Pulver, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Torres has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Miguel Torres leans forwards and tries to grapple with Pulver
Torres shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Jens Pulver tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Torres is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pulver is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver tries to take Miguel Torres down... Torres stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver launches a few punches...
Miguel Torres dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Torres tries to take Jens Pulver down... Pulver stumbles backwards and Miguel Torres launches a few punches...
Jens Pulver dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Jens Pulver moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Jens Pulver fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Torres blocks that. He made it look easy!
Pulver clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Solid low kick from Miguel Torres.
Pulver deflects it.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Nice low kick from Torres
but Jens Pulver stops it.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jens Pulver didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Pulver
Torres moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Miguel Torres is cooling the fight on the ground
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Torres tries to launch a few punches to Jens Pulver
Pulver is able to achieve closed guard and counter Miguel Torres's punches.
Torres misses a step and Jens Pulver sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jens Pulver attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Torres shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Pulver pushes Miguel Torres forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Torres
Pulver is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jens Pulver!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Miguel Torres isolates Jens Pulver's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jens Pulver is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Jens Pulver tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Jens Pulver gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
2:19 Round 2 and Torres is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Torres tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Miguel Torres controls the situation despite Jens Pulver efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Miguel Torres work his BJJ game.
Pulver tries to escape from the full mount...
Miguel Torres is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Jens Pulver
Miguel Torres looks to mount Jens Pulver...
Miguel Torres slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Jens Pulver tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Jens Pulver moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Torres launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Pulver is covering himself! Torres tries to force the situation and Pulver clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver
Pulver has given his back to Miguel Torres who is trying to get one hook in!
Miguel Torres has one hook in!
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver with one hook in
Pulver is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Torres tries to use some of his tricky moves but Torres's is smart enough to counter him.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Miguel Torres slides his arm under Jens Pulver's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Jens Pulver pulls down on Miguel Torres's hand and staves off danger
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver with one hook in
Pulver is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Torres tries to use some of his tricky moves but Torres's is smart enough to counter him.
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver with one hook in
Torres has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Pulver.
Nicely done! Torres now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver with two hooks in
Miguel Torres throws his leg over Jens Pulver's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Miguel Torres's rear naked choke attempt!
That Rear Naked Choke from Miguel Torres appears to be unbreakable
Jens Pulver frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Miguel Torres and ends up on top!
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Torres
Pulver is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jens Pulver!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Pulver is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Torres's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres tries to close the guard.
Torres put Jens Pulver in closed guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Torres
Pulver positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Torres's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Miguel Torres sits up and gets an arm around Pulver's neck!
Pulver pushes Miguel Torres back to the ground.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Torres
Pulver is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jens Pulver!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Jens Pulver tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Jens Pulver moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Miguel Torres tries to pass Jens Pulver's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as 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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Torres throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Crushing shot to Pulver's body! He's holding his side
Pulver has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jens Pulver fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Torres and Pulver are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Torres moves back and takes a deep breath.
Pulver shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Pulver avoids a dangerous strike from Torres
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jens Pulver's punches
Torres measures the resilience of Pulver's chin with an uppercut while Pulver lands some great crosses.
Pulver's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
1:05 Round 3 and Torres is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Solid kick to the leg from Miguel Torres
that visibly pains Pulver.
Pulver hyper-extended his left leg
Miguel Torres throws a combo
Pulver punches back but nobody connects.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Miguel Torres throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Pulver's chin! That stops Pulver in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Jens Pulver's Left eye
Miguel Torres seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Pulver sprawls and remains on his feet.
Pulver tries to grapple
He puts Torres in a double underhook!
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jens Pulver embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Torres who put distance between them
Miguel Torres charges at Pulver throwing flurries left and right.
Jens Pulver gets out of the way.
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Jens Pulver jumps back and jabs
Pulver seems staggered and Miguel Torres runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A left hook from Pulver
grazes the chin of Torres.
Miguel Torres moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Torres feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Pulver moves aside and dodges.
Pulver is trying to counter now!
Pulver avoids a dangerous strike from Torres
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Pulver launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Torres with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Pulver throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Jens Pulver throws a looping right hand...
Torres moves aside and dodges.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Miguel Torres!
Pulver is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Pulver's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Jens Pulver jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Pulver seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
A right hand from Miguel Torres
surprises Pulver!
Torres launches a hook to the body
Bang! Pulver stops that one with his ribs!
Hard blow to Pulver's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Nice punches from Miguel Torres.
Pulver staggers backwards. Torres wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Miguel Torres launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Pulver's knee!
Pulver hyper-extended his leg
Tremendous strikes from Pulver!
Torres blocks with confidence
Jens Pulver gets sloppy and Miguel Torres tries to take advantage...
Miguel Torres throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Pulver's chin! That stops Pulver in his tracks!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Jens Pulver jabs at Torres
to no visible effect.
Miguel Torres throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Pulver's chin! That stops Pulver in his tracks!
Pulver's Right eye is beginning to swell
Pulver seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Jens Pulver throws a combo
Miguel Torres ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Pulver swings again, only to get countered once more! Pulver is looking bad here!
There is a laceration on Jens Pulver's Forehead
Winner is Miguel Torres by TKO (cut) at 4:48 Round 3
Statistics: Jens Pulver
Punches 20/36 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/14 (29%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 353 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 28/46 (61%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 353 s
The official reason for this TKO was a cut, but in all honesty, a few more seconds and Pulver would have been unconscious anyways. Pulver looked well in control of this fight at the beginning, but a solid back and forth exchange by both fighters evened this one up. Great fight, mediocre ending.
Miguel Torres glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Pulver and Torres move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid jabs from Jens Pulver.
Nice punches.
Pulver avoids a dangerous strike from Torres
and counters with a solid straight!
Torres's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Torres has a small cut in his Right eye
Bone shattering straight right hand from Miguel Torres!
Pulver is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Pulver jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Jens Pulver pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Torres struggles and launches a few punches to Pulver's head
Those punches are hitting! Pulver covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Jens Pulver postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Torres hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver tries to take Miguel Torres down... Torres stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Torres's jaw!
Torres's Chin is beginning to swell
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pulver is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver tries to take Miguel Torres down... Torres stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver launches a few punches...
Miguel Torres dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Brutal-looking high kick from Miguel Torres!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Pulverizing punch to Torres's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Pulver is holding Miguel Torres's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Jens Pulver looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Jens Pulver slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Torres launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Pulver's ribs.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Pulver knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
Torres tries to escape from the full mount...
Jens Pulver is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Pulver is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Miguel Torres
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Torres's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Pulver
Jens Pulver looks to pass to mount...
Pulver slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Miguel Torres.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Pulver knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Jens Pulver in his guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Torres
Torres switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Pulver struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Torres
Miguel Torres is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver paws at Torres.
Torres swings ineffectively.
Jens Pulver throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Torres's chin! That stops Torres in his tracks!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Pulver pushes Miguel Torres and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Pulver is holding Miguel Torres's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Jens Pulver looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Jens Pulver slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Pulver, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Torres has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Miguel Torres leans forwards and tries to grapple with Pulver
Torres shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Jens Pulver tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Torres is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pulver is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver tries to take Miguel Torres down... Torres stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver launches a few punches...
Miguel Torres dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Torres tries to take Jens Pulver down... Pulver stumbles backwards and Miguel Torres launches a few punches...
Jens Pulver dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Jens Pulver moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Jens Pulver fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Torres blocks that. He made it look easy!
Pulver clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Solid low kick from Miguel Torres.
Pulver deflects it.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Nice low kick from Torres
but Jens Pulver stops it.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jens Pulver didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Pulver
Torres moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Miguel Torres is cooling the fight on the ground
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Torres tries to launch a few punches to Jens Pulver
Pulver is able to achieve closed guard and counter Miguel Torres's punches.
Torres misses a step and Jens Pulver sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jens Pulver attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Torres shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Pulver pushes Miguel Torres forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Torres
Pulver is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jens Pulver!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Miguel Torres isolates Jens Pulver's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jens Pulver is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Jens Pulver tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Jens Pulver gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
2:19 Round 2 and Torres is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Torres tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Miguel Torres controls the situation despite Jens Pulver efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Miguel Torres work his BJJ game.
Pulver tries to escape from the full mount...
Miguel Torres is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Jens Pulver
Miguel Torres looks to mount Jens Pulver...
Miguel Torres slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Jens Pulver tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Jens Pulver moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Torres launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Pulver is covering himself! Torres tries to force the situation and Pulver clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver
Pulver has given his back to Miguel Torres who is trying to get one hook in!
Miguel Torres has one hook in!
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver with one hook in
Pulver is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Torres tries to use some of his tricky moves but Torres's is smart enough to counter him.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Miguel Torres slides his arm under Jens Pulver's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Jens Pulver pulls down on Miguel Torres's hand and staves off danger
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver with one hook in
Pulver is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Torres tries to use some of his tricky moves but Torres's is smart enough to counter him.
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver with one hook in
Torres has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Pulver.
Nicely done! Torres now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Torres is in rear mount over Pulver with two hooks in
Miguel Torres throws his leg over Jens Pulver's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Miguel Torres's rear naked choke attempt!
That Rear Naked Choke from Miguel Torres appears to be unbreakable
Jens Pulver frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Miguel Torres and ends up on top!
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Torres
Pulver is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jens Pulver!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Pulver is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Torres's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres tries to close the guard.
Torres put Jens Pulver in closed guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Torres
Pulver positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Torres's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Miguel Torres sits up and gets an arm around Pulver's neck!
Pulver pushes Miguel Torres back to the ground.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Torres
Pulver is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jens Pulver!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Jens Pulver
Jens Pulver tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Jens Pulver moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Pulver
Miguel Torres tries to pass Jens Pulver's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as 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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Torres throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Crushing shot to Pulver's body! He's holding his side
Pulver has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jens Pulver fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Torres and Pulver are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Torres moves back and takes a deep breath.
Pulver shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Pulver avoids a dangerous strike from Torres
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jens Pulver's punches
Torres measures the resilience of Pulver's chin with an uppercut while Pulver lands some great crosses.
Pulver's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
1:05 Round 3 and Torres is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Solid kick to the leg from Miguel Torres
that visibly pains Pulver.
Pulver hyper-extended his left leg
Miguel Torres throws a combo
Pulver punches back but nobody connects.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Miguel Torres throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Pulver's chin! That stops Pulver in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Jens Pulver's Left eye
Miguel Torres seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Pulver sprawls and remains on his feet.
Pulver tries to grapple
He puts Torres in a double underhook!
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jens Pulver embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Torres who put distance between them
Miguel Torres charges at Pulver throwing flurries left and right.
Jens Pulver gets out of the way.
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Jens Pulver jumps back and jabs
Pulver seems staggered and Miguel Torres runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A left hook from Pulver
grazes the chin of Torres.
Miguel Torres moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Torres feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Pulver moves aside and dodges.
Pulver is trying to counter now!
Pulver avoids a dangerous strike from Torres
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Pulver launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Torres with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Pulver throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Jens Pulver throws a looping right hand...
Torres moves aside and dodges.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Miguel Torres!
Pulver is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Pulver's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Jens Pulver jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Pulver seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
A right hand from Miguel Torres
surprises Pulver!
Torres launches a hook to the body
Bang! Pulver stops that one with his ribs!
Hard blow to Pulver's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Nice punches from Miguel Torres.
Pulver staggers backwards. Torres wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Miguel Torres launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Pulver's knee!
Pulver hyper-extended his leg
Tremendous strikes from Pulver!
Torres blocks with confidence
Jens Pulver gets sloppy and Miguel Torres tries to take advantage...
Miguel Torres throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Pulver's chin! That stops Pulver in his tracks!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Jens Pulver jabs at Torres
to no visible effect.
Miguel Torres throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Pulver's chin! That stops Pulver in his tracks!
Pulver's Right eye is beginning to swell
Pulver seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Jens Pulver throws a combo
Miguel Torres ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Pulver swings again, only to get countered once more! Pulver is looking bad here!
There is a laceration on Jens Pulver's Forehead
Winner is Miguel Torres by TKO (cut) at 4:48 Round 3
Statistics: Jens Pulver
Punches 20/36 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/14 (29%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 353 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 28/46 (61%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 353 s
The official reason for this TKO was a cut, but in all honesty, a few more seconds and Pulver would have been unconscious anyways. Pulver looked well in control of this fight at the beginning, but a solid back and forth exchange by both fighters evened this one up. Great fight, mediocre ending.