Zelg Galesić

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Zelg Galešić
Statistics
Nickname Benkei
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Nationality Flag of Croatia Croatian
Born 16.02.1979.
Fighting out of Team Trojan
Town of birth Pula, Croatia
Fighting style ITF Taekwondo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 8
  By knockout 6
  By submission 2
Losses 3
Draws 0

Zelg "Benkei" Galešić is a Croatian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, currently fighting in DREAM. He has previously fought in Cage Rage, PRIDE and HERO'S.

[edit] MMA career

Zelg was undefeated in amateur rules in the UK at the Combat Sports Open Trials, where all but one of his fights were won in under a minute. His pro MMA debut was on 12 September 2004 at Ultimate Combat 11: Wrath of the Beast where Zelg won by referee stoppage after 16 seconds against Jim Bentley

On 30 August 2007 he (at the time British Cage Rage Middleweight Champion) was made an offer to fight for HERO'S, which he accepted. He lost his first fight with them against Yoon Dong-sik.

Zelg is often called "Croatian Wonderkid" or "Little CroCop" but best known as Benkei, a legendary Japanese warrior. He is, like fellow Croatians Mirko Filipović and Branko Cikatić, know for his striking and stand-up fighting.

[edit] MMA Record

8-3-0 (wins-losses-draws)
Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time
Win Magomed Sultanakhmedov Submission (Armbar) DREAM.2 - Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round 4/29/2008 1 1:20
Win Taiei Kin TKO (Doctor Stoppage) K-1 - OLYMPIA HERO'S 2007 in KOREA 10/28/2007 1 0:36
Loss Yoon Dong-sik Submission (Armbar) K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final 9/17/2007 1 1:29
Loss Makoto Takimoto Submission (Kimura) PRIDE 34 - Kamikaze 4/8/2007 1 5:40
Win Mark Weir TKO CR 19 - Fearless 12/9/2006 1 0:50
Win James Nicholl TKO (Strikes) CR 18 - Battleground 9/30/2006 1 2:02
Win Curtis Stout Submission (Armbar) CR 17 - Ultimate Challenge 7/1/2006 1 1:10
Win Michael Holmes TKO (Punches) CR 15 - Adrenalin Rush 2/4/2006 1 1:41
Win John Flemming KO UD 2 - Urban Destruction 2 7/30/2005 1
Loss Paul Taylor TKO UD 1 - Urban Destruction 1 4/10/2005 3
Win Jim Bentley TKO UC 11 - Wrath of the Beast 9/12/2004 1 1:16

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