Post by The Sandmen on Jun 2, 2017 7:36:35 GMT -5
Mac Danzig is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Miguel Torres glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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!
Miguel Torres attempts a sweep single...
Miguel Torres catches Mac Danzig's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Torres.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres looks to posture up and open Mac Danzig's guard...
Miguel Torres forces Mac Danzig to open his guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Mac Danzig can't prevent his opponent from passing. Torres looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Danzig from the side mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres hooks Danzig's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Mac Danzig manages to kick Torres away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He is not able to do it
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He succeeds!
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Torres reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Danzig blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Danzig tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Danzig gets a good position on the ground. ..
Torres holds Mac Danzig arms and counters his opponent punches.
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Danzig fires a barrage of punches at Torres's head!
This is bad! Danzig is just pounding on Miguel Torres's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Torres's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Torres tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Torres's moves.
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 circles around Danzig
Miguel Torres takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Miguel Torres tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Danzig has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Torres is connecting with a few punches
Danzig decides to launch some tentative punches
Torres launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Danzig with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
A punch from Miguel Torres
whizzes past Danzig.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres tries a high kick!
Danzig was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Danzig's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mac Danzig's Left cheek
Torres grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres pushes Mac Danzig against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Torres jumps and tries to free his leg! Danzig doesn't allow this but Miguel Torres is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to move to full guard
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Torres moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Mac Danzig is not able to stop Danzig ground skills and Miguel Torres moves to side mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Torres tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Miguel Torres doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres rolls him over and takes his back!
Torres is in rear mount over Danzig
Mac Danzig 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.
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Danzig 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 Danzig 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 Danzig.
Danzig uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Miguel Torres, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Danzig is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Danzig is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Danzig tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Danzig works on the ground with his fingers over Torres's face
Torres shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Torres tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Miguel Torres fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to close the guard.
Danzig put Miguel Torres in closed guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig 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 closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Danzig can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Danzig measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Torres's side.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig 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.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Torres is trying to counter now!
Torres use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres hooks Danzig's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Mac Danzig manages to kick Torres away and scrambles on top!
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.
Miguel Torres closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Torres is holding Mac Danzig's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mac Danzig loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres goes for an americana!
Danzig breaks free.
Poorly executed technique. Mac Danzig looks to counter!
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
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 3:25 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Danzig tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Miguel Torres!
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Torres tries to move on the ground and shows Mac Danzig 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!
Torres's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Torres is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Danzig's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Torres grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Danzig tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres tries to pass Mac Danzig's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Miguel Torres.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Danzig moves forward looking for some action
Mac Danzig shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mac Danzig embrace and tries to move away...
Mac Danzig pushes Torres forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Torres gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Torres blocks Mac Danzig's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Miguel Torres!
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Mac Danzig in his guard...
Miguel Torres moves to half guard.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Danzig delivers a few accurate elbows!
Torres is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Danzig is in rear mount over Torres
Mac Danzig throws his leg over Miguel Torres's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Mac Danzig's rear naked choke attempt!
Miguel Torres frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Mac Danzig and ends up on top!
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Torres has Danzig controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Torres manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Danzig
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Torres looks to be in very good shape.
Some nice shots from Miguel Torres
miss their mark.
Torres has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mac Danzig's punches
Danzig is on the receiving end of a great combo by Torres.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mac Danzig's punches
Torres measures the resilience of Danzig's chin with an uppercut while Danzig lands some great crosses.
Miguel Torres launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Danzig blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Mac Danzig's cheek! Danzig stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Mac Danzig's Right cheek
Torres is standing while Danzig is on the ground on his back
Mac Danzig kicks his legs trying to keep Miguel Torres away.
Miguel Torres takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Torres is standing while Danzig is on the ground on his back
Danzig tries to hit Miguel Torres with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Torres dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Torres cartwheels towards Danzig!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Mac Danzig.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres tries a kimura
Danzig breaks the lock.
Miguel Torres gets sloppy and Mac Danzig tries to take advantage...
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Mac Danzig manages to switch to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Mac Danzig attempts to move to full guard
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
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 Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Torres launches a hook to the body
Mac Danzig moves aside looking for a counter...
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mac Danzig didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Stand up! This is what Danzig's cornermen are shouting. Miguel Torres is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Miguel Torres tries to finish with a leg lock!
Danzig is able to break the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Mac Danzig looks to counter!
Mac Danzig overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Torres pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Torres tries to jump to side mount.
Mac Danzig closed his guard around Miguel Torres.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig 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.
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Torres moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres works on the ground with his fingers over Danzig's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Danzig from the side mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres looks to pass to mount...
Torres slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mac Danzig.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mac Danzig didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig is a bloody mess!
Torres is in open guard over Danzig... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Torres is locking that Kneebar...
Danzig rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Mac Danzig jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Danzig seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Miguel Torres closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Miguel Torres steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Miguel Torres can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mac Danzig launches a body shot
Torres dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Danzig launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Torres with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Miguel Torres attempts a sweep single...
Miguel Torres catches Mac Danzig's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Torres.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres tries to escape from the closed guard
Torres succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Torres moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
You can see Danzig's blood making stains in the mat.
Danzig tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
You can see Danzig's blood making stains in the mat.
Torres use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Torres tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres rolls him over and takes his back!
Torres is in rear mount over Danzig
Miguel Torres throws his leg over Mac Danzig's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Miguel Torres's rear naked choke attempt!
Mac Danzig frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Miguel Torres and ends up on top!
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Danzig tries to escape from the closed guard
Danzig succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Deep breaths from Miguel Torres who tries a hammer punch to Danzig's ribs.
That hit Danzig who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Hard blow to Danzig's mid-section, he seems hurt
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Mac Danzig is a bloody mess!
Danzig is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Miguel Torres, who is barely covering up!
Torres's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Mac Danzig tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Mac Danzig passes momentarily but Miguel Torres regains full guard.
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Mac Danzig tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Mac Danzig manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Mac Danzig throws a flurry of punches at Torres...
A lot of them are hitting Torres's face
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Danzig doesn't stop bleeding.
Torres reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Danzig blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Miguel Torres gets sloppy and Mac Danzig tries to take advantage...
Mac Danzig aggressively and repeatedly punches Torres.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Mac Danzig tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. Danzig looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 4 round
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Danzig tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Mac Danzig in his guard.
Mac Danzig keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Mac Danzig wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Danzig drills Miguel Torres's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Mac Danzig looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Mac Danzig slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Miguel Torres
You can see Danzig's blood making stains in the mat.
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Mac Danzig in his guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
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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Mac Danzig shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Miguel Torres is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Danzig into his guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Miguel Torres doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Danzig tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Torres is holding Mac Danzig's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mac Danzig loses balance and goes to the ground.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig tries to show some ground skills
Mac Danzig put Torres in half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres tries to free his leg
Miguel Torres uses some of his skill by jumping out of Danzig's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig 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.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Miguel Torres looks to mount Mac Danzig...
Miguel Torres slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Danzig 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.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres isolates Mac Danzig's right arm looking for an armbar...
Mac Danzig manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Miguel Torres lost his dominant position.
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Mac Danzig to fight back!
Danzig measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Torres's side.
Torres ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to close the guard.
Danzig put Miguel Torres in closed guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:05 in the 5 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig 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 Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Miguel Torres is looking to pass Mac Danzig's guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig is a bloody mess!
Torres tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Danzig from the side mount!
The clock says 3:00 in the 5 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Torres shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Danzig pushes Miguel Torres forward against his back and breaks the lock!
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.
Brutal combination from Mac Danzig!
Torres is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Miguel Torres's Chin
Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Danzig is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Torres tries to move to full mount
Torres succeeds
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Mac Danzig tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Danzig launches a barrage of elbows over Torres's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Torres doesn't fight back!
Torres has a small cut in his Left eye
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Danzig doesn't stop bleeding.
Danzig use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Danzig tries to move to full mount!
Torres won't allow him to take this position easily.
Danzig clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Torres tries to show some ground skills
Miguel Torres put Danzig in half guard.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Danzig launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Danzig is countered by Miguel Torres.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Mac Danzig tries to free his leg...
Torres rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to turn in and scramble out. Miguel Torres timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Mac Danzig slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Torres is the winner of this round.
Winner is Miguel Torres by Split decision
Statistics: Mac Danzig
Punches 11/18 (61%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 41/74 (55%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1136 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 16/26 (62%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 11/11 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 12/12 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1119 s
Judges may have been swayed by the shininess of Danzig's...gloves.
Miguel Torres glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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!
Miguel Torres attempts a sweep single...
Miguel Torres catches Mac Danzig's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Torres.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres looks to posture up and open Mac Danzig's guard...
Miguel Torres forces Mac Danzig to open his guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Mac Danzig can't prevent his opponent from passing. Torres looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Danzig from the side mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres hooks Danzig's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Mac Danzig manages to kick Torres away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He is not able to do it
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He succeeds!
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Torres reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Danzig blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Danzig tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Danzig gets a good position on the ground. ..
Torres holds Mac Danzig arms and counters his opponent punches.
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Danzig fires a barrage of punches at Torres's head!
This is bad! Danzig is just pounding on Miguel Torres's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Torres's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Torres tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mac Danzig doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Torres's moves.
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 circles around Danzig
Miguel Torres takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Miguel Torres tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Danzig has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Torres is connecting with a few punches
Danzig decides to launch some tentative punches
Torres launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Danzig with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
A punch from Miguel Torres
whizzes past Danzig.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres tries a high kick!
Danzig was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Danzig's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mac Danzig's Left cheek
Torres grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres pushes Mac Danzig against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Torres jumps and tries to free his leg! Danzig doesn't allow this but Miguel Torres is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to move to full guard
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Torres moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Mac Danzig is not able to stop Danzig ground skills and Miguel Torres moves to side mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Torres tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Miguel Torres doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres rolls him over and takes his back!
Torres is in rear mount over Danzig
Mac Danzig 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.
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Danzig 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 Danzig 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 Danzig.
Danzig uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Miguel Torres, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Danzig is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Danzig is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Danzig tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Danzig works on the ground with his fingers over Torres's face
Torres shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Torres tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Miguel Torres fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to close the guard.
Danzig put Miguel Torres in closed guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig 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 closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Danzig can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Danzig measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Torres's side.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig 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.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Torres is trying to counter now!
Torres use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres hooks Danzig's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Mac Danzig manages to kick Torres away and scrambles on top!
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.
Miguel Torres closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Torres is holding Mac Danzig's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mac Danzig loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres goes for an americana!
Danzig breaks free.
Poorly executed technique. Mac Danzig looks to counter!
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
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 3:25 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Torres tries to cover his face,
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Danzig tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Miguel Torres!
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Torres tries to move on the ground and shows Mac Danzig 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!
Torres's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Torres is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Danzig's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Torres grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Danzig tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres tries to pass Mac Danzig's guard...
Miguel Torres manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Miguel Torres.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Danzig moves forward looking for some action
Mac Danzig shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mac Danzig embrace and tries to move away...
Mac Danzig pushes Torres forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Torres gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Torres blocks Mac Danzig's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Miguel Torres!
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Mac Danzig in his guard...
Miguel Torres moves to half guard.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Danzig delivers a few accurate elbows!
Torres is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Danzig is in rear mount over Torres
Mac Danzig throws his leg over Miguel Torres's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Mac Danzig's rear naked choke attempt!
Miguel Torres frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Mac Danzig and ends up on top!
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Torres has Danzig controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Torres manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Danzig
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Torres looks to be in very good shape.
Some nice shots from Miguel Torres
miss their mark.
Torres has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mac Danzig's punches
Danzig is on the receiving end of a great combo by Torres.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mac Danzig's punches
Torres measures the resilience of Danzig's chin with an uppercut while Danzig lands some great crosses.
Miguel Torres launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Danzig blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Mac Danzig's cheek! Danzig stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Mac Danzig's Right cheek
Torres is standing while Danzig is on the ground on his back
Mac Danzig kicks his legs trying to keep Miguel Torres away.
Miguel Torres takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Torres is standing while Danzig is on the ground on his back
Danzig tries to hit Miguel Torres with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Torres dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Torres cartwheels towards Danzig!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Mac Danzig.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres tries a kimura
Danzig breaks the lock.
Miguel Torres gets sloppy and Mac Danzig tries to take advantage...
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Miguel Torres keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Mac Danzig manages to switch to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Mac Danzig attempts to move to full guard
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
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 Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Torres launches a hook to the body
Mac Danzig moves aside looking for a counter...
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mac Danzig didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Stand up! This is what Danzig's cornermen are shouting. Miguel Torres is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Miguel Torres tries to finish with a leg lock!
Danzig is able to break the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Mac Danzig looks to counter!
Mac Danzig overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Torres pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Torres tries to jump to side mount.
Mac Danzig closed his guard around Miguel Torres.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig 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.
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
Torres moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres works on the ground with his fingers over Danzig's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Torres tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Danzig from the side mount!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Miguel Torres looks to pass to mount...
Torres slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mac Danzig.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mac Danzig didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig is a bloody mess!
Torres is in open guard over Danzig... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Torres is locking that Kneebar...
Danzig rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Mac Danzig jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Danzig seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Miguel Torres closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Miguel Torres steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Miguel Torres can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mac Danzig launches a body shot
Torres dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Torres decides to launch some tentative punches
Danzig launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Torres with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Miguel Torres attempts a sweep single...
Miguel Torres catches Mac Danzig's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Torres.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres tries to escape from the closed guard
Torres succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Torres moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
You can see Danzig's blood making stains in the mat.
Danzig tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
You can see Danzig's blood making stains in the mat.
Torres use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Torres tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres rolls him over and takes his back!
Torres is in rear mount over Danzig
Miguel Torres throws his leg over Mac Danzig's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Miguel Torres's rear naked choke attempt!
Mac Danzig frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Miguel Torres and ends up on top!
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Danzig tries to escape from the closed guard
Danzig succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Deep breaths from Miguel Torres who tries a hammer punch to Danzig's ribs.
That hit Danzig who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Hard blow to Danzig's mid-section, he seems hurt
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Mac Danzig is a bloody mess!
Danzig is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Miguel Torres, who is barely covering up!
Torres's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Mac Danzig tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Mac Danzig passes momentarily but Miguel Torres regains full guard.
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Mac Danzig tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Mac Danzig manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Mac Danzig throws a flurry of punches at Torres...
A lot of them are hitting Torres's face
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Danzig doesn't stop bleeding.
Torres reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Danzig blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Miguel Torres gets sloppy and Mac Danzig tries to take advantage...
Mac Danzig aggressively and repeatedly punches Torres.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Mac Danzig tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. Danzig looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 4 round
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Danzig tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Mac Danzig in his guard.
Mac Danzig keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Mac Danzig wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Danzig drills Miguel Torres's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Mac Danzig looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Mac Danzig slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mac Danzig is in full mount over Miguel Torres
You can see Danzig's blood making stains in the mat.
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Mac Danzig in his guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
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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Mac Danzig shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Miguel Torres is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Danzig into his guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Miguel Torres doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Danzig tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Torres is holding Mac Danzig's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mac Danzig loses balance and goes to the ground.
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig tries to show some ground skills
Mac Danzig put Torres in half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres tries to free his leg
Miguel Torres uses some of his skill by jumping out of Danzig's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig 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.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Miguel Torres looks to mount Mac Danzig...
Miguel Torres slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Danzig tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Danzig 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.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Miguel Torres isolates Mac Danzig's right arm looking for an armbar...
Mac Danzig manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Miguel Torres lost his dominant position.
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Mac Danzig to fight back!
Danzig measures the resilience of Torres's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Torres's side.
Torres ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to close the guard.
Danzig put Miguel Torres in closed guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:05 in the 5 round
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Mac Danzig attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Mac Danzig manages to switch to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig 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 Danzig
Torres is in closed guard... Danzig tries to roll on the ground!
Miguel Torres uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Miguel Torres is looking to pass Mac Danzig's guard...
Miguel Torres gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Danzig
Mac Danzig is a bloody mess!
Torres tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Danzig from the side mount!
The clock says 3:00 in the 5 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Torres shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Danzig pushes Miguel Torres forward against his back and breaks the lock!
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.
Brutal combination from Mac Danzig!
Torres is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Miguel Torres's Chin
Miguel Torres tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Danzig is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Danzig
Torres tries to move to full mount
Torres succeeds
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Mac Danzig tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Danzig launches a barrage of elbows over Torres's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Torres doesn't fight back!
Torres has a small cut in his Left eye
Mac Danzig is in closed guard over Torres
Danzig doesn't stop bleeding.
Danzig use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Mac Danzig is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Danzig tries to move to full mount!
Torres won't allow him to take this position easily.
Danzig clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Torres tries to show some ground skills
Miguel Torres put Danzig in half guard.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Danzig launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Danzig is countered by Miguel Torres.
Mac Danzig is in half guard over Torres
Mac Danzig tries to free his leg...
Torres rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig tries to turn in and scramble out. Miguel Torres timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Mac Danzig slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Mac Danzig is in open guard over Torres
Torres steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Torres tries to close his guard around Danzig
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Torres is the winner of this round.
Winner is Miguel Torres by Split decision
Statistics: Mac Danzig
Punches 11/18 (61%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 41/74 (55%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1136 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 16/26 (62%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 11/11 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 12/12 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1119 s
Judges may have been swayed by the shininess of Danzig's...gloves.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!