6’8 Boxer Mariusz Wach Took An Absolute BEATING In A 1v6 MMA Match

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Just days after sharing the ring with Tyson Fury in Thailand, 48-year-old Polish heavyweight Mariusz Wach found himself in an entirely different kind of contest, taking on six members of ‘Gypsy Team’ in a 6v1 handicap match.

The contest was held under K1 rules, although the figh ters wore small MMA gloves,. Despite the six-to-one numbers, Wach was not attacked by all six fig hters simultaneously. Instead, two members of the Gypsy Team were allowed inside the cage at any given time.

The format, however, allowed the team to make substitutions whenever they wanted. While two figh ters were actively taking on Wach, the other four waited on the opposite side of the cage, ready to step in when their teammates tired.

That strategy quickly began to take its toll on Wach.

From the opening moments, the Polish heavyweight was swarmed by two figh ters who pressured him with a relentless barrage of strikes. Once they began to tire, they were replaced by two fresh opponents, allowing the attack to continue without giving Wach much of an opportunity to recover.

The sheer difference in numbers left Wach struggling to create any kind of offense. For much of the match, the 48-year-old was forced back against the cage as he tried to defend himself from the rotating attacks coming from the Gypsy Team.

The punishment eventually began to show on Wach’s face. He was cut underneath his eye as the constant pressure continued, with the veteran unable to find a way to turn the momentum in his favor.

By the third round, the referee had seen enough.

With just nine seconds remaining in the round, the contest was stopped, bringing an end to what had been a three-round beating for Wach.

The match came just days after Wach had already endured seven rounds with Fury, making for an unusually demanding stretch for the veteran heavyweight. While his bout with Fury was a conventional boxing contest, the 6v1 clash presented an entirely different challenge, with fresh opponents repeatedly entering the bout and keeping the pressure on.

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