Step proper up, to the spectacle that was much less a battle and extra a seismic occasion on the MMA Richter scale: “The Dominator” Mariusz Pudzianowski vs “The Beast” Bob Sapp at KSW 19. When you ever questioned what occurs when two human bulldozers cost at one another in a cage, this was the reply.
Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Bob Sapp
On one aspect, you had Mariusz Pudzianowski, a person who collected World’s Strongest Man trophies like they have been Joyful Meal toys, 5 titles, to be precise. On the opposite aspect, Bob Sapp, a brilliant heavyweight with a résumé that features flattening kickboxing phenoms and a preventing type greatest described as “NFL linebacker meets runaway freight prepare.”
Each males have been giants in their very own proper, however their careers have been heading in very totally different instructions by the point they met in Łódź, Poland, in 2012. Mariusz Pudzianowski was nonetheless comparatively contemporary within the MMA recreation, desperate to show that his energy wasn’t only for present. Sapp, in the meantime, was in the course of a 14-fight shedding streak and, judging by his efficiency, probably additionally in the course of a nap.
The bell rang, and Mariusz Pudzianowski wasted no time, he got here out swinging, dropping bombs. Sapp, maybe recalling his glory days or perhaps simply searching for a smooth spot on the canvas, turtled up in opposition to the ropes virtually instantly. Pudzianowski, by no means one to let a very good alternative slip, took Sapp down. As soon as on the mat, the “Dominator” unleashed a flurry of punches that had the referee stepping in after simply 39 seconds. Sure, you learn that proper, thirty-nine seconds. That’s barely sufficient time to microwave popcorn, not to mention survive a Polish powerhouse’s ground-and-pound.
The gang barely had time to settle into their seats earlier than it was throughout. Pudzianowski’s victory was decisive, emphatic, and, let’s be sincere, slightly bit hilarious in its brevity. Sapp, for his half, appeared like he’d relatively be anyplace else.
As for Pudzianowski, this win was one other notch on his belt as he continued his transformation from strongman legend to MMA cult hero. His profession in KSW has since featured all the pieces from wild brawls to shock knockouts.
Two former World’s Strongest Man champions, Mariusz Pudzianowski and Eddie Corridor, put together to collide in a heavyweight MMA showdown at KSW 105 in Gliwice, Poland, on April 26.
