SLAMM!! Events
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Martial arts promotion |
Founded | March 19, 2006 |
Founder | Milton Felter and Maikel Polanen |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Milton Felter, President |
Website | http://slamm.nl/ |
SLAMM!! Events was a Netherlands based mixed martial arts and thaiboxing promotion based in Almere, Netherlands. They organize their flagship "Nederland vs Thailand" series, a ten-hour marathon of mixed martial arts and kickboxing fights[1] as well as an international events in Spain, Belgium, Italy and Suriname[2]
Broadcast
The Slamm events are delayed broadcast to 52 countries on Eurosport[2]
Rules
MMA portion of the fights are conducted under different rules from the North American Unified Rules. Among the differences are the allowance of knees and stomps to the head of downed opponent. However elbows to the head and soccer kicks are prohibited. Muay Thai fights are conducted under full muay thai rules with elbows 5 X 3 rounds.
Events
As of SLAMM: Nederland vs. Thailand VII, which occurred May 27, 2012, there have been 17 SLAMM events held.
Notable fighters
Redouan Cairo, IMFA Muay Thai World champion
Andy Souwer, 2 times K-1 World MAX champion
Tyrone Spong, WFCA Muay Thai World champion
Ismael Londt, SuperKombat World Grand Prix runner-up
Yodsaenklai Fairtex, WBC Muay Thai World champion
References
- ^ "SLAMM!! "Nederland vs. Thailand IV" road report". Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ a b "SLAMM!! OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Retrieved 2008-09-08. [dead link]