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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Murat Idrisov Ii (ranked 22298 p4p, 568 weight class) and Mario Gallo (ranked 6796 p4p, 498 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murat Idrisov Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idrisov Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallo clinches.
Gallo lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gallo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Idrisov Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallo tries to throw a body punch but Idrisov Ii avoids it by throwing Gallo back against the ropes.
Gallo misses with a body punch.
Gallo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gallo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Idrisov Ii's efforts to push away.
Gallo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Idrisov Ii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gallo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Idrisov Ii or not.
Gallo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Idrisov Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii scores with the left hand. Gallo knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Idrisov Ii lands with a right hand.
Idrisov Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idrisov Ii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Idrisov Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallo looks to land a left hand but Idrisov Ii moved out of range nicely.
Gallo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gallo slips a straight right by Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Idrisov Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallo.
Gallo misses with a right hand
and Idrisov Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Idrisov Ii misses with the combination.
Idrisov Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Idrisov Ii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Gallo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Idrisov Ii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Idrisov Ii lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Idrisov Ii moves away.
Gallo connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gallo.
Idrisov Ii cracks a nice hook into Gallo's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallo. Idrisov Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii connects with a nice looking jab.
Idrisov Ii takes one on the button.
Idrisov Ii jabs Gallo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gallo walks into a stiff left hand from Idrisov Ii.
Gallo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Idrisov Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Idrisov Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallo dodges the punch combination from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murat Idrisov Ii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gallo has Idrisov Ii up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gallo scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallo misses with the head strike.
Gallo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Idrisov Iis head.
Gallo misses with a body punch.
Gallo tries to throw a body punch but Idrisov Ii avoids it by throwing Gallo back against the ropes.
Gallo tries to throw a body punch but Idrisov Ii avoids it by throwing Gallo back against the ropes.
Gallo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Idrisov Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Gallo.
Idrisov Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Idrisov Ii.
Gallo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idrisov Ii's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallo.
Gallo misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gallo.
Mario Gallo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Idrisov Ii tries a body shot but Gallo blocks it.
Gallo has a couple of punches blocked by Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Gallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo lands with a short shot to the head.
Idrisov Ii wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallo won't allow it.
Idrisov Ii is trying to break the clinch but Gallo has him pressed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Gallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gallo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Idrisov Ii blocks a body shot from Gallo.
Gallo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Idrisov Ii is trying to break free.
Idrisov Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gallo working aggressively here.
Idrisov Ii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gallo throws a punch but it's blocked by Idrisov Ii.
Gallo lands a right hand.
Gallo scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Gallo.
Gallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gallo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Idrisov Ii is rocked!
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!
Idrisov Ii looking to stall.
Gallo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Idrisov Ii backwards.
Oh Idrisov Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idrisov Ii is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallo has double underhooks.
Gallo is working Idrisov Ii over against the ropes.
Idrisov Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Idrisov Ii is trying to push Gallo away but Gallo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Idrisov Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gallo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Idrisov Ii backwards.
Gallo lands an uppercut.
Gallo tries to throw a body punch but Idrisov Ii avoids it by throwing Gallo back against the ropes.
Gallo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Idrisov Ii backwards.
Gallo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallo throws a head punch that misses.
Gallo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Idrisov Ii backwards.
Idrisov Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallo.
Gallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Idrisov Ii blocks a body shot from Gallo.
A right handed body shot lands from Gallo.
Gallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallo lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Gallo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Idrisov Ii misses with a hook. Gallo ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Idrisov Ii. Gallo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Gallo.
Idrisov Ii tries to keep at a distance but Gallo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Idrisov Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallo has him pressed against the ropes.
Gallo cracks Idrisov Ii with a nice body shot.
Gallo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Idrisov Iis head.
Gallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gallo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Idrisov Ii backwards.
Gallo lands a shoulder strike.
Gallo tries to work over Idrisov Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Idrisov Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idrisov Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Idrisov Ii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Idrisov Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallo has him pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Gallo.
Gallo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gallo lands an uppercut.
Gallo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Idrisov Ii backwards.
Gallo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gallo digs a right hand into Idrisov Ii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Idrisov Ii's gas tank.
Gallo lands a body punch.
Gallo lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gallo.
Gallo pushes Idrisov Ii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gallo is working Idrisov Ii over against the ropes.
Gallo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallo lands a nice uppercut.
Gallo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallo digs a right hand into Idrisov Ii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Idrisov Ii's gas tank.
Gallo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Gallo.
A nice left hand lands by Gallo.
Gallo creates a bit of distance and cracks Idrisov Ii with a big uppercut! Idrisov Ii goes down! The referee pushes Gallo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Idrisov Ii make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Gallo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mario Gallo!
A very excited looking Mario Gallo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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