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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolip Polik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cathal Gallagher!
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, Kolip Polik!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher throws a body punch but Polik moves out of range.
Polik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gallagher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Polik throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Polik slips a jab from Gallagher.
It seemed like Polik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gallagher, as that shot connected.
Polik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Polik avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Despite the aggression on Polik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polik.
Polik misses with a wild body shot.
Polik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gallagher counters with a left to the body.
Polik throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Polik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallagher lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Gallagher. Those never looked like landing.
Gallagher lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher looks to throw the jab but Polik is out of range.
Polik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallagher rushes Polik and presses him up against the cage.
Polik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Polik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Polik misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Polik is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Polik.
Gallagher swings wildly with an uppercut but Polik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polik digs a right hand underneath Gallagher's ribcage. Gallagher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Polik lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gallagher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gallagher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Polik - that landed with a thud.
Gallagher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Polik prevents a body shot from Gallagher.
Polik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Polik.
Gallagher trying to stall but Polik improves his position.
Polik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallaghers head.
Polik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Polik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Polik throws a head punch that misses.
Polik pushes Gallagher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Polik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to bum rush Polik with a series of wild strikes but Polik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Polik throws out a counter right but Gallagher avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Polik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gallagher lands with a straight right. Polik didn't see that one coming.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gallagher lands with an uppercut that bounces Polik off the cage and back into range.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gallagher throws a leg kick
enabling Polik to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher rushes Polik and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polik blocks a body shot from Gallagher.
A short body shot lands from Polik as the two fighters clinch.
Polik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Gallagher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polik pushes Gallagher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Polik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallagher tries to throw a body punch but Polik avoids it by throwing Gallagher back against the cage.
Polik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polik.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polik.
Polik lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Polik has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gallagher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Polik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gallagher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
Polik throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher is trying to break free.
Polik tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Polik presses Gallagher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gallagher can't find room to land a body shot as Polik controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolip Polik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Gallagher misses.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the body
and Polik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Polik loads up on a big right hand but Gallagher slips the punch.
Gallagher is looking for a counter combo.
Polik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by Gallagher there.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Polik misses with a straight right.
Polik slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Gallagher as he connects with a hook.
Gallagher connects with a single shot there.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Polik moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher throws a leg kick which misses Polik's front leg but catches the back leg as Polik tries to avoid it.
Polik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Polik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
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!
Gallagher misses the body punch
and Polik counters with a straight right hand.
Gallagher throws the left hand but Polik avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Polik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Polik moves out of range as Gallagher strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
A combination from Polik does no damage.
Good shot there by Polik.
Polik staying out of range there.
Polik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallagher.
A little feinted left hand from Gallagher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Polik lands a jab to the head.
Gallagher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallagher lands a jab.
Gallagher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Polik misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher lunges at Polik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Polik's hand.
Polik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Polik jabs at Gallagher's body.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Polik catches Gallagher right on the button with a cross.
Gallagher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice jab there from Gallagher.
Nice uppercut lands for Polik. That snapped Gallagher's head back.
Gallagher throws a jab but it's blocked by Polik.
Polik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Polik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polik throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallagher blocks a jab.
Gallagher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gallagher lands with an overhand left.
Polik has managed to clinch.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Polik.
Gallagher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Polik slips a jab and a cross from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Polik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Gallagher misses.
Polik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallagher.
Gallagher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gallagher duly obliges.
Polik staying out of range there.
Polik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Polik throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Polik.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Polik moves out of range.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Polik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Polik lands a jab to the nose.
Polik instigates a clinch.
Polik blocks a body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to circle away but Polik has him pinned against the cage.
Polik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cathal Gallagher dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gallagher lands with a nice body punch.
Gallagher misses with a straight left.
Gallagher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cathal Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallagher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gallagher throws a nice looking combination but Polik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
Gallagher punishes Polik's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
Gallagher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gallagher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polik gets a clinch.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Polik won't allow it.
Polik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polik misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polik.
Gallagher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Polik is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Polik.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polik.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Polik prevents a body shot from Gallagher.
Polik lands a right hand.
Polik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gallagher is trying to break free.
Gallagher is trying to maintain a safe position but Polik gets an underhook and turns Gallagher into the cage.
Polik managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Polik pushes Gallagher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Polik.
Polik throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gallagher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polik's elbow.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Polik fails to land.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Polik has him pressed against the cage.
Polik lands an uppercut.
Gallagher is trying to push Polik away but Polik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gallagher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallagher is trying to push Polik away but Polik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Polik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polik misses with some punches.
Polik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kolip Polik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gallagher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polik lands a right hand.
Polik misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher cracks Polik with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polik.
Polik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gallagher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Gallagher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallagher misses with a looping right.
Gallagher scores with a hook.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Polik.
Gallagher slips a straight right by Polik.
Polik misses with an uppercut. Gallagher saw that one coming.
Gallagher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Polik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polik misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Polik misses the target.
Polik ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Gallagher finds it's way through Polik's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polik ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Polik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gallagher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallagher throws a hook but Polik avoids it easily.
Polik blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Polik momentarily.
Gallagher drops his hands momentarily and Polik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Gallagher.
A lazy left from Polik finds it's target.
Polik walks into a left hand.
Gallagher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gallagher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Polik moves out of range as Gallagher strikes.
Polik let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Polik throws out a counter right but Gallagher avoids it with no problem.
Good standup being displayed there by Gallagher as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kolip Polik.
I think Polik 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Cathal Gallagher!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Kolip Polik!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Kolip Polik!
Kolip Polik wins by split decision!
An out of breath Kolip Polik thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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