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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Galushko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Dzolic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Galushko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Romano Dzolic!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzolic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Galushko misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Galushko does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzolic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Galushko!
Dzolic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Galushko misses the shot to the body.
Dzolic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dzolic is working Galushko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Dzolic stands up and waves to Galushko to follow him.
Dzolic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dzolic wants to control but Galushko is keeping him busy.
Dzolic looks up at the clock and then as Galushko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dzolic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Galushko manages to get back to half guard.
Dzolic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Galushko tries to roll over but Dzolic keeps him under control.
Dzolic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzolic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dzolic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Galushko is breathing heavily.
Galushko wants to improve his position but Dzolic is controlling well.
Dzolic is stalling here. Galushko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dzolic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Galushko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dzolic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dzolic regains half guard.
Galushko is thwarting Dzolic's attempts to control the position.
Dzolic regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dzolic is trying to hold Galushko in close to prevent damage but Galushko has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dzolic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzolic trying to keep a closed guard but Galushko is proving a slippery customer.
Dzolic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Galushko's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dzolic controlling from the top position.
Galushko keeping moving, preventing Dzolic from controlling successfully.
Dzolic looking to pass the guard.
Galushko trying to strike off his back.
Galushko wants to hit a switch here but Dzolic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Galushko there!
Dzolic landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galushko is looking to improve his position but Dzolic isn't that keen on the idea.
Dzolic wants to control the pace but Galushko is squirming around nicely.
Galushko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Galushko regains half guard.
Galushko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Galushko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dzolic!
Galushko working Dzolic over with strikes here.
The referee warns Dzolic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Galushko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dzolic is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galushko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dzolic?
Dzolic is still in real trouble! Can Galushko finish him?
Galushko raining down shots from the mount!
Dzolic taking shots to the head.
Galushko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galushko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Galushko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dzolic looks a forlorn figure.
Galushko lands a nice shot to the head.
Galushko cracks Dzolic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Galushko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Galushko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galushko lands a big shot there that rocks Dzolic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Romano Dzolic has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galushko lands a heavy elbow.
That has opened up Romano Dzolic's cut even more.
Galushko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Romano Dzolic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dzolic is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Galushko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romano Dzolic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galushko throws a shot from downtown. Dzolic moves away and avoids it.
Dzolic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Galushko.
Dzolic dodges the punch combination from Galushko.
Galushko misses with a looping left.
Galushko misses with a looping right.
Galushko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galushko throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dzolic to counter with a crisp jab.
Galushko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzolic.
A big left from Galushko misses.
Galushko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Galushko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dzolic moves away.
Galushko tries to bum rush Dzolic with a series of wild strikes but Dzolic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galushko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galushko misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Dzolic.
Galushko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dzolic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galushko waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dzolic.
Galushko tries to clinch there but Dzolic circles away.
Galushko throws a hook but Dzolic blocks it.
Dzolic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galushko throws out the jab.
Dzolic defending well as Galushko loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Galushko misses.
A big left from Galushko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galushko throws a series of punches but Dzolic avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Galushko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dzolic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galushko.
Nice defenses there by Dzolic.
Igor Galushko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galushko misses with a wild combination.
Galushko looks to score with a jab to the body but Dzolic is just out of range.
Galushko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dzolic manages to avoid it.
Galushko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galushko throws a series of punches but Dzolic moves out of range.
Romano Dzolic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galushko misses with a double jab.
Galushko throws an overhand right that lands on Dzolic's shoulder, as Dzolic tries to avoid the shot.
Galushko misses with a wild body shot.
Galushko misses the shot to the body.
Galushko misses with a straight left.
Dzolic blocks a jab.
Dzolic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galushko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dzolic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galushko missing with a left hand there. Dzolic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Galushko throws a hook to the side of Dzolic's head but Dzolic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Galushko takes a swing at Dzolic's ribcage but misses.
Galushko throws a hook but Dzolic avoids it easily.
Galushko throws a lazy right hand but Dzolic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Galushko throws out a loose jab but Dzolic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzolic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dzolic seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dzolic shoots in but no luck this time.
Dzolic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Galushko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dzolic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dzolic working the ground and pound.
Dzolic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dzolic in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Galushko looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dzolic turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romano Dzolic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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