Post by The Sandmen on Aug 26, 2014 12:10:28 GMT -5
Gilbert Melendez looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Miguel Torres looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Melendez and Torres move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Solid low kick from Miguel Torres.
Melendez deflects it.
Melendez is trying to counter now!
A left hook from Melendez
grazes the chin of Torres.
Gilbert Melendez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Torres
Melendez shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miguel Torres pushes away Melendez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Melendez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Miguel Torres
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Torres's face while in the clinch!
Torres pushes Gilbert Melendez with all his might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Several good body shots
land on Melendez.
Pulverizing punch to Torres's head!
Torres slips the punch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Melendez is connecting with a few punches
Gilbert Melendez is opening up on Torres and raining down combinations!
Torres doesn't look worried as he defends.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Some nice shots from Miguel Torres
that stun Melendez.
Solid low kick from Gilbert Melendez.
Torres deflects it.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Torres blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Miguel Torres fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Melendez blocks that. He made it look easy!
Torres is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Melendez's jaw!
Brilliant combination from Gilbert Melendez
Torres is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
A left hook from Torres
grazes the chin of Melendez.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Torres!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres paws at Melendez.
Melendez swings ineffectively.
Melendez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Torres struggles... Gilbert Melendez is unable to take him down
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
An overhand right from Miguel Torres that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Melendez's stops that one with his face! How is Melendez standing?!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Torres.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Gilbert Melendez jumps back and jabs
Melendez seems staggered and Miguel Torres runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Melendez's Nose is beginning to swell
Torres throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Torres tries to grapple
He puts Melendez in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Miguel Torres's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Melendez is throwing a flurry of punches!
Torres ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Torres dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Melendez from the ground!
Gilbert Melendez charges at Torres throwing flurries left and right.
Miguel Torres gets out of the way.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Melendez may be in trouble!
Melendez's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Miguel Torres leans forwards and tries to grapple with Melendez
Torres shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Gilbert Melendez pushes away Torres trying to keep the fight at striking range
Torres doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Gilbert Melendez
The fighters are clinching.
Miguel Torres shoots and grab one of Gilbert Melendez's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Melendez lose his balance and falls to the mat
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Melendez
Miguel Torres is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Torres moves on the ground
Miguel Torres moves to side mount
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Miguel Torres isolates Gilbert Melendez's right arm looking for an armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Melendez's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Melendez Hyper-extended his arm
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Melendez's eyes...
Melendez struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Melendez's eyes...
Melendez struggles to free himself
Torres secures the lock while Gilbert Melendez refuses to tap.
That arm is hyperextended... Steve Mazzagatti sees the break jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Miguel Torres by Technical Submission (armbar) at 4:35 Round 1
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 4/25 (16%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/10 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 18 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 21/29 (72%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 18 s
Torres pretty much annihilated Melendez. I am is surprise. Also, guys need to tap. Jesus, you're shredding my match-making options here.
Miguel Torres looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Melendez and Torres move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Solid low kick from Miguel Torres.
Melendez deflects it.
Melendez is trying to counter now!
A left hook from Melendez
grazes the chin of Torres.
Gilbert Melendez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Torres
Melendez shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miguel Torres pushes away Melendez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Melendez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Miguel Torres
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Torres's face while in the clinch!
Torres pushes Gilbert Melendez with all his might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Several good body shots
land on Melendez.
Pulverizing punch to Torres's head!
Torres slips the punch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Melendez is connecting with a few punches
Gilbert Melendez is opening up on Torres and raining down combinations!
Torres doesn't look worried as he defends.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Some nice shots from Miguel Torres
that stun Melendez.
Solid low kick from Gilbert Melendez.
Torres deflects it.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Torres blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Torres is trying to counter now!
Miguel Torres fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Melendez blocks that. He made it look easy!
Torres is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Melendez's jaw!
Brilliant combination from Gilbert Melendez
Torres is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Miguel Torres looks to counter!
A left hook from Torres
grazes the chin of Melendez.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Torres!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres paws at Melendez.
Melendez swings ineffectively.
Melendez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Torres struggles... Gilbert Melendez is unable to take him down
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
An overhand right from Miguel Torres that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Melendez's stops that one with his face! How is Melendez standing?!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Torres.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres goes with a looping right hand while Gilbert Melendez jumps back and jabs
Melendez seems staggered and Miguel Torres runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Melendez's Nose is beginning to swell
Torres throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Torres tries to grapple
He puts Melendez in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Miguel Torres's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Melendez is throwing a flurry of punches!
Torres ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Torres dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Melendez from the ground!
Gilbert Melendez charges at Torres throwing flurries left and right.
Miguel Torres gets out of the way.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Melendez may be in trouble!
Melendez's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Miguel Torres leans forwards and tries to grapple with Melendez
Torres shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Gilbert Melendez pushes away Torres trying to keep the fight at striking range
Torres doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Gilbert Melendez
The fighters are clinching.
Miguel Torres shoots and grab one of Gilbert Melendez's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Melendez lose his balance and falls to the mat
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Melendez
Miguel Torres is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Torres moves on the ground
Miguel Torres moves to side mount
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Miguel Torres isolates Gilbert Melendez's right arm looking for an armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Melendez's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Melendez Hyper-extended his arm
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Melendez's eyes...
Melendez struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Melendez's eyes...
Melendez struggles to free himself
Torres secures the lock while Gilbert Melendez refuses to tap.
That arm is hyperextended... Steve Mazzagatti sees the break jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Miguel Torres by Technical Submission (armbar) at 4:35 Round 1
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 4/25 (16%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/10 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 18 s
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 21/29 (72%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 18 s
Torres pretty much annihilated Melendez. I am is surprise. Also, guys need to tap. Jesus, you're shredding my match-making options here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!