Haryana Hammers continued their winning run as they prevailed over a power-packed UP Dangal side 5-2 on Day 3 of the Patanjali Powervita Pro Wrestling league Season 2 at the K D Jadhav Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.
Haryana won the toss and blocked the 74 kg Men's category following which UP Captain Elitsa Yankova decided to block the 58 kg Women's category, ruling out the bout between Haryana's Marwa Amri and UP's Geeta Phogat.
The first bout went to an impressive Haryana side as Magomed Kurbanaliev, the second most expensive men's wrestler this season, registered an 8-0 scoreline against UP's Amit Dhankar in the 70 kg Men's Category.
Up next was a closely fought battle between UP Captain and 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist Elitsa Yankova and Haryana grappler Indu Chaudhary. Although the scoreline was tied at 1-1 after two rounds, UP's Elitsa won the 48 kg Women's bout by virtue of last Point Win.
Haryana Hammers wrestler Rajneesh stunned UP Dangal's Andrey Kviatkovski in the third bout by registering a comprehensive 5-1 win.
UP drew level in the fourth bout, as Belarus-born Maria Mamashuk overpowered Haryana's Kiran to win the 75 kg Women's contest 6-4.
UP, who had rested their hopes on Babita Kumari of the famous Phogat sisters, were in for a disappointment as Haryana's Sofia Mattsson won the sixth bout in just 46 seconds, by virtue of a Win By Fall.