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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Mario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Toro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Mario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Toro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Toro does no damage.
Toro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mario under the eye.
It looks like Carlos Mario has been cut.
Mario shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mario shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toro defends it nicely.
Mario scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mario trying to control the position but Toro is working away.
Toro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mario has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mario postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mario trying to control the action but Toro is working from the bottom.
Toro felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mario wants to control but Toro is keeping him busy.
Mario goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Toro has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mario but great work by Toro.
Mario tries to buck Toro off but Toro is having none of it.
Mario is trying to control Toro's posture but Toro avoids it.
Mario gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mario trying to control here.
Mario with the active half guard here but Toro passes nicely into side control.
Mario misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mario is pushing Toro's head away, looking to escape. Toro manages to hold on to the position though.
Toro decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mario to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toro scores with the left hand. Mario knows he should have avoided that one.
Toro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Mario swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toro throws a series of punches but Mario avoids them all with ease.
Toro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Toro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carlos Mario's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toro tests Mario's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mario is rocked!
Mario shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mario showed some decent athleticism there.
Toro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mario.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mario looking for a submission but Toro manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Mario wants to control from the top but Toro keeps moving.
Toro can't keep his opponent in guard - Mario advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mario wants to take a breather but Toro is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mario throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Toro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Mario's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Toro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mario manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mario doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Toro coming out on top.
Toro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Toro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mario Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toro cracks Mario with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Toro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mario to stand back up!
Oh Mario is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carlos Mario's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mario looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
BAM! Toro delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mario like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Mario Toro!
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hype
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RATING
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