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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Slam (ranked 53 p4p, 588 weight class) and Zygmunt Krol (ranked 9 p4p, 86 weight class). Krol has chosen Hammer Smashed Face Live as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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193 cm 32 275 23 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm 29 265 13 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zygmunt Krol! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Slam missing with a left hand there. Krol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Slam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Krol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Krol on the wrong end of a nice jab. Slam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Slam throws a sloppy head kick and Krol moves out of range easily. Krol appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Krol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Krol throws a fast counter high kick but Slam manages to duck under it in time. Krol throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Slam throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A head kick misses from Slam. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Slam fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Slam misses with a kick to the body and Krol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ben Slam has been cut. Krol drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. This has been an exciting period of action! Slam throws a leg kick that misses. Krol is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slam connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krol's hands. Decent striking displayed by Slam there. Ben Slam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Krol slips under a jab from Slam. Krol is looking for the big counter here. Slam scores with a jab.
It looks like Zygmunt Krol has been cut. Slam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krol. That did some damage! Slam throws a wild body kick that Krol sees coming a mile off. And Krol responds with a good body kick, but Slam manages to step out the way in time. Krol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Krol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slam at a distance.
Slam connects with a solid leg kick. Krol slips under a jab. Krol is looking for the big counter here. Slam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krol.
Slam listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Slam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slam misses with a body shot.
Krol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Slam lands a glancing blow to the side of Krol's head. Krol tests Slam's chin there with a solid looking shot. Krol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slam finds it's way round the side to connect with Krol's head. Slam throws a nice outside leg kick. Krol misses with a hook
and Slam counters with a nice leg kick. Krol lands a big head kick that sends Slam tumbling to the mat! Krol takes a step backwards and waves Slam back to his feet - he wants the finish! Slam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Krol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Slam throws a head kick that misses. Krol slips a straight right by Slam. Krol is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slam lands a nice shot to the body.
Krol moves out of range as Slam strikes. Slam throws a lazy right hand but Krol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Slam lands a nice shot to the body.
Krol takes a swing at Slam's ribcage but misses. Krol moves forwards but Slam connects with a nice, crisp jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Slam. That's going to slow Krol down. Slam misses with a combination
enabling Krol to counter with a crisp jab.
Ben Slam's cut is getting worse. Slam throws a sloppy head kick and Krol moves out of range easily. Krol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Krol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slam was well out of range. Poor timing from Krol. Slam is looking to counter punch. Slam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Krol lands with a cross. Krol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slam. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Slam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Krol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slam throws a hook but Krol avoids it easily. Slam lands a big head kick that sends Krol tumbling to the mat! Slam takes a step backwards and waves Krol back to his feet - he wants the finish! Krol avoids the body shot from Slam.
Slam avoids the head kick by Krol.
Nice jab there from Slam. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Slam listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Slam lands a big uppercut and Krol crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Krol looks OK. Slam waves Krol back to his feet!
Krol is rocked! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Slam dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! Slam throws a nice inside leg kick. Slam drops Krol with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Krol looks back up at him and smiles so Slam waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Krol is still on wobbly legs! Can Slam finish him? Slam lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Krol head around and knocks him out cold! Slam hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Slam! Ben Slam opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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