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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Wallace (ranked 2918 p4p, 4747 weight class) and Rufus Palmer (ranked 309 p4p, 436 weight class). Rufus Palmer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hector Wallace's chin.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Palmer punishes Wallace's body with a nice straight punch.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Palmer lunges at Wallace with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wallace's hand.
Decent striking displayed by Palmer there.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wallace's head.
Palmer lands a lovely overhand right.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Palmer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer lands with a right hand.
Palmer throws a series of strikes that have Wallace backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace lands with a nice body punch.
Palmer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
A big left from Palmer misses.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rufus Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Palmer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Palmer looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wallace staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Wallace's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace tries to move into range but Palmer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Wallace's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Palmer throws a right hand that misses
and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wallace.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace clinches.
Palmer tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace pushes Palmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
A short right from Wallace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Wallace scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace presses Palmer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmer. That snapped Wallace's head back.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
Palmer throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace gets through Palmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Palmer is rocked!
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace drops Palmer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Palmer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wallace throws a big uppercut that drops Palmer! More strikes from Wallace and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Palmer lies dazed against the cage as Wallace celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Wallace!
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