The Slap Fighting Championship made its debut at the Arnold Sports Festival on Saturday afternoon in at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. In the main event, super heavyweightface slapper Dawid “Zales” Zalewski (17-0)  of Poland landed a massive slap in round three that dropped Koa “Da Crazy Hawaiian” Viernes (9-1) and earned him a knockout victory. Zalewski bounced back after being seriously wobbled by a massive shot Viernes landed in round two which launched the three-time Champion Zalewski into the arms of the fighter safety catchers. Viernes looked strong in the first two rounds, absorbing Zalewski’s huge blows with little visible effect. Despite the chants of “U-S-A!” filling the venue in support of Viernes, Zalewski recovered from the shot in round two to land the decisive blow and deliver an exclamation point on the Slap Fighting Championship’s debut at The Arnold Sports Festival.

 

Directly preceding the main event, Peter “Alligator” Truchlik (4-1) won an overtime decision over Karol “Piccolo” Wylupek (2-2-1) in a light heavyweight contest. Truchlik appeared to land the two biggest shots of the scheduled three-round bout, but was forced into an overtime round due to a misfire in round two that delivered a slap far below full strength. After staggering Wylupek in the overtime round, Truchlik earned the victory by judges’ decision.

 

Also on the card, Polish light heavyweights Mateusz “Kazek” Kazmierczak (2-1) and Michal “Kucik” Kucinski (0-1) went back and forth in a three-round battle, as Kazmierczak emerged victorious via a decision. Both men stayed on their feet throughout the bout, despite heavy incoming fire, ultimately leaving the decision up to the judges.

 

A light heavyweight showdown featured Maksymilian “Mad Max” Lesniak (6-2) delivering a crushing first round knockout over Nikolas “Predator” Toth (1-1). After stumbling slightly from Toth’s first slap, Lesniak returned fire with a blistering shot that put Toth down hard. While Toth claimed he wanted to continue fighting, the judges had seen enough and declared the fight a knockout win for “Mad Max.”

 

In the opening bout, Polish reality stars went slap for slap in a special attraction women’s bout, as Adrianna Sledz (2-0) remained undefeated with a unanimous decision victory over Julia Kruzer (0-1) after three rounds action.