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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Phillip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toro comes into the arena with Te Dejo Madrid blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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228 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Phillip!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phillip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phillip ducks under a wild hook from Toro.
A combination from Toro does no damage.
Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toro misses with an uppercut.
Phillip lands with a kick to the ribs.
Phillip throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phillip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toro.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phillip.
Phillip turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phillip cracks a nice hook into Toro's ribs.
Toro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Michael Phillip has been cut.
Toro defending well as Phillip loads up on a big left hand.
Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillip.
Phillip lands a head kick!
Toro looks to throw the jab but Phillip is out of range.
Toro misses with a few strikes there.
Toro throws a hook to the side of Phillip's head but Phillip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillip thows a body shot but no joy.
Phillip connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro misses the jab.
Toro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toro misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Toro misses its intended target.
Toro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phillip's head backwards.
Phillip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toro connects with a jab.
Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jose Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillip swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillip feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toro's calf.
Toro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toro. Phillip does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phillip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillip sizes up Toro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phillip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toro.
Toro missing with a left hand there. Phillip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phillip moves out of range of the strikes.
Toro fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Phillip.
Michael Phillip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Toro looks for a takedown but Phillip sprawls well.
Phillip throws a head kick that half lands.
Phillip misses with a body shot.
Phillip lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crunch! Phillip slams his shin into Toro's torso.
Phillip scores with a sloppy right hand. Toro should have avoided that one.
Phillip tests Toro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillip is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Toro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phillip, right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of Toro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phillip as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillip goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillip works the jab nicely.
Toro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phillip counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phillip counters with a nice leg kick.
Toro misses the shot to the body.
Phillip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toro.
Phillip scores with a jab to the body.
Toro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Toro is breathing heavily.
Phillip wants to control but Toro is keeping busy.
Phillip is trying to get back to full guard.
Phillip missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillip is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Toro jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Toro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Toro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Toro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phillip is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Phillip tries to bench press Toro off him but Toro keeps the position.
Phillip is trying to control Toro's posture but Toro avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillip is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Toro tries for a kimura but Phillip is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Toro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Phillip's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phillip lands a nice looking body kick.
Toro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Phillip looks to throw the jab but Toro is out of range.
Toro ducks under a wild hook from Phillip.
Phillip lands a slapping body shot.
Toro misses with a double jab
and Phillip counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Toro misses with a straight right.
Toro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phillip counters with a slapping leg kick.
Toro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Phillip tries to roll over but Toro keeps him under control.
Toro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillip is looking to control Toro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phillip avoid being mounted?
Toro wants to control but Phillip is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillip trying to control from the bottom.
Toro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phillip feints and then cracks Toro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toro down.
Toro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toro wants to clinch
and Phillip counters with a three punch combo that has Toro backing up. Toro nods at Phillip to acknowledge the strikes.
Phillip lands a nice shot to the body.
Phillip cracks a nice hook into Toro's ribs.
Toro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phillip counters with a one-two to the body.
Jose Toro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phillip scores with a spinning back kick!
Toro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Phillip.
Nice takedown defense from Phillip. No joy for Toro on that attempt.
Phillip takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phillip looks to land a combination. Toro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phillip lands a nice hook to Toro's body. Toro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toro misses with a combination
and Phillip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toro missing with a left hand there. Phillip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Phillip.
Phillip throws a head kick that half lands.
Toro wants to clinch up but Phillip keeps it at a distance.
Toro scores with a nice strike.
Phillip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toro throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillip connects with a right hand. Toro shakes it off.
Phillip lands with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Phillip finds it's target.
Toro shoots for a double leg takedown but Phillip sprawls well. He's pushed Toro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillip counters with an inside leg kick.
Toro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phillip can pounce on him.
Toro fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillip moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Phillip throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Phillip jabs Toro right on the nose. Toro blinks but takes it well.
Phillip misses with a wild combination.
Toro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phillip lands a glancing blow to the side of Toro's head.
Toro throws out a loose jab but Phillip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillip stuffs the takedown attempt from Toro. Toro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phillip - that will leave a mark!
Phillip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toro throws a lazy body kick
and Phillip counters with a good, hard body kick but Toro shrugs it off.
Phillip lands a body shot.
Phillip throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phillip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phillip lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phillip - that will leave a mark!
Toro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Phillip lands a jab to the head.
Phillip blocks a jab.
Phillip throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Toro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phillip ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phillip chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Phillip with a nice cross.
Toro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Phillip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Phillip's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Toro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phillip throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Phillip scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Toro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toro misses with a straight left.
Phillip thuds a left hand into Toro's body.
Phillip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillip throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Toro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Phillip's shoulder, as Phillip tries to avoid the shot.
Toro moves in looking to clinch but Phillip pushes him off.
Phillip digs a good hook to Toro's body.
Phillip with a jab.
Toro looks to land a combination but Phillip avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillip lands with a shot to the body.
Phillip blocks a jab.
Toro takes a swing at Phillip's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillip thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Toro if he has to take too many more of those.
Phillip fails to land with a series of punches.
Toro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Toro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Toro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillip.
Toro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Toro misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phillip - that will leave a mark!
Michael Phillip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phillip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phillip scores with a jab. Toro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Toro shoots in but Phillip avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toro throws a nice looking combination but Phillip bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phillip. That one must have hurt.
Phillip lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phillip thuds his right hand into Toro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillip throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phillip connects with a looping right hand.
Phillip lands with a slapping head kick.
Phillip throws a hook to the side of Toro's head but Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillip ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phillip misses with an uppercut. Toro saw that one coming.
Phillip stuns Toro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phillip bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Toro's head backwards.
Toro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toro wants to clinch
and Phillip counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillip scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phillip swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toro.
Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillip scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phillip lands with a nice combination. Toro backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Toro. That snapped Phillip's head back.
Toro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phillip explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Toro misses with a straight left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toro.
Phillip lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toro's sensitive parts.
Phillip ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phillip fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toro.
Phillip throws a front kick that sends Toro stumbling back into the cage.
Toro takes one to the side of the head.
Phillip slips a jab and a cross from Toro.
Toro tries to clinch up but Phillip circles away and keeps his distance.
Phillip slips a straight right by Toro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillip.
Nice jab there from Phillip.
Toro tries to clinch but Phillip is having none of it.
Toro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phillip connects with the punch.
Toro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillip counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Toro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phillip finds it's way round the side to connect with Toro's head.
Phillip fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toro.
Toro throws the left hand but Phillip avoids the punch easily.
Phillip throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toro on the side of the head.
Toro walks into a straight right hand from Phillip.
Phillip sizes up Toro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phillip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Phillip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phillip has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Phillip!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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