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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palko Zabijak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by BraveHeart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 cm
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154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Wallace! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Palko Zabijak! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wallace scores with a kick to the midsection. Wallace is looking to clinch but Zabijak is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Wallace. Zabijak missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A big right from Zabijak misses. Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch. Zabijak moves into the clinch. Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Zabijak is controlling him. Wallace jumps guard but Zabijak turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zabijak has him pressed against the cage. Zabijak has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Wallace blocking some punches.
Wallace tries to break free but Zabijak pushes him back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zabijak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zabijak. Zabijak swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it. Zabijak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zabijak misses with some punches.
Zabijak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wallace backwards. Zabijak is struggling to control the position. A shot in the inside from Zabijak. Wallace blocks an uppercut.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zabijak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wallace avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Zabijak lands a right hand. Zabijak throws a head punch that misses. A short right from Zabijak on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Zabijak fails to land. Zabijak wants to take the fight to the mat but Wallace manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Zabijak misses with a hook from the clinch. Zabijak leaning his opponent against the cage. Zabijak throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zabijak pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Wallace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Zabijak misses with the head strike.
Zabijak misses with some punches.
Zabijak misses with a hook from the clinch. Wallace is trying to pull guard but Zabijak has him pressed against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zabijak scores with an uppercut up the middle. Wallace working aggressively here.
Zabijak lands a hook to the side of the head. Wallace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallace can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wallace is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zabijak misses with a short punch on the inside. Zabijak working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wallace wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zabijak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Wallace drags the fight down to the ground.
Wallace is working an open guard so Zabijak takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wallace slips a straight right by Zabijak. Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Zabijak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Zabijak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zabijak throws out the jab. Wallace tries to keep at a distance but Zabijak has taken the fight into the clinch. Wallace tries for a takedown but Zabijak manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zabijak throws a head punch that misses. Wallace wants to stall.
Zabijak swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it. Wallace stalling against the cage.
Wallace goes for a takedown attempt but Zabijak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zabijak connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off. Zabijak fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zabijak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A slow jab from Zabijak misses its intended target. Zabijak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palko Zabijak dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zabijak pinned against the cage. Zabijak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Zabijak wants to counter the offense by Wallace and move into the clinch position. Zabijak pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zabijak is trying to defend but Wallace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Zabijak kicks Wallace off and gets back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zabijak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace. Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zabijak paws at him with a jab and circles away. Zabijak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Zabijak.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zabijak fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Palko Zabijak seems to be getting the better of the standup. Zabijak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace slips under a jab. Zabijak moves into range and clinches up with Wallace. Wallace is trying to push Zabijak away but Zabijak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Zabijak pressing his opponent against the cage. Wallace is trying to push Zabijak away but Zabijak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Zabijak is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Zabijak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wallace taking a breather. Zabijak lands a takedown into guard.
Zabijak drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wallace manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zabijak has Wallace in his guard.
Zabijak is breathing heavily. Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Zabijak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Palko Zabijak has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zabijak is looking for a triangle but Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Wallace trying to control but Zabijak is working from the bottom. Wallace is really struggling to control Zabijak but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zabijak is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wallace throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Zabijak's body to avoid the submission. Zabijak has instead reached around Wallace's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Zabijak arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Palko Zabijak! William Wallace spoke after the fight, saying 'freedom'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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