With over 2 billion social media views and more than 3 billion social media impressions, the controversial ‘Power Slap’ returns for a new season. See below for a recap of the main card.
Dayne Viernes Vs. Slap For Cash – Super Heavyweight
The main card opener sees the first-ever Super Heavyweight contest in Power Slap, and the two competitors set a record for the heaviest-ever bout, weighing a combined 828 lbs.
Social media sensation Slap For Cash has amassed a large following for his own slap videos, which went viral long before Power Slap was born. Coming from a boxing background, Slap For Cash was part of a recent training camp for world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury and counts Nick and Nate Diaz among his friends.
The Hawaiian, Dayne Viernes, is looking two follow in his older brother’s footsteps and become a slap-fighting champion one day. To do so, the -145 betting favorite will have to defeat his 461 lb opponent, who has claimed to have knocked out over 60 people with his slaps.
Slap For Cash wins the coin toss.
Slap For Cash 1: Viernes eats it, smiling as it connects. He barely moves and screams, ‘YEAH!’
Viernes 1: The left-handed Viernes sends Slap For Cash to the floor. Surprisingly, he gets straight back up.
Slap For Cash 2: Michael Bisping comments that there isn’t much backswing. Viernes barely moves again.
Viernes 2: Slap sends Slap for Cash flat on the canvas!
Viernes wins by TKO in Round 2
(C) John Davis Vs. #1 Wesley Drain – Middleweight
Middleweight title bout. Davis is entering his sixth fight in Power Slap. Oklahoma’s Wesley Drain competed at heavyweight previously and has dropped over 30 pounds to make the 185 limit.
Davis wakes up before 3 am every day to work out before his ten-hour shift for his day job.
The bookmakers can barely split these two, with the champion coming in as the slight -120 favorite. The challenger is -110
Drain wins the coin toss.
Drain 1: Huge hit! Davis takes it extremely well, firing a pretend arrow his opponent, reminiscent of Israel Adesanya following his victory over Alex Pereira.
Davis 1: Clean hit, Drain wobbles and leans on the stand, but Davis hurt his arm! A potential dislocation. He agrees to continue but use his left arm instead.
Drain 2: Bang! Davis stumbles backward but is held up. Recovers quickly.
Davis 2: Using his weak hand, the champion preps himself. It’s a feeble attempt, as expected. Drain sticks his tongue out; he smells blood.
Drain 3: Another big hit by Drain. We have a double foul. The champion flinched, and the challenger stepped. He retakes it, and Davis takes it well. Wesley Drain has a point dedcuted for a second foul – clubbing.
Davis 3: Another left-hand strike, this time, he does better, but it still doesn’t faze his opponent.
Drain 4: Good strike. Davis wobbles but holds the baton straight out in front of him afterward. The ref calls the doctor over to check on the champion. The doctor is happy for the bout to continue.
Davis 4: Same as strike 3, the weak hand doesn’t cause much discomfort.
Drain 5: Big hit, another foul – a point deduction for clubbing.
Davis 5: His coach is encouraging him to use his compromised arm. A big risk. Considering his injury, it’s not a bad hit, but a foul for stepping! Numerous penalties in this championship bout. We go to the judges.
(C) John Davis wins via unanimous decision – 47-46 x3
(C) Ayjay Hintz Vs. #3 Russel Rivero – Light Heavyweight
A rematch between these two; the first bout was back in December. Rivero never got a chance to strike in the last match, as he couldn’t continue after Hintz’s first strike. Rivero can bench 420 lbs and will hope that he can showcase his power this time around.
The champion is a massive -550 favorite and has a reach advantage over his opponent despite being one inch shorter. There is smack talk between the two as they approach the podium. Hintz won the coin toss.
Hintz 1: The smack talk continues after Rivero easily takes the shot.
Rivero 1: Big shot! The champion’s hips rotate as he wobbles. It’s counted as a foul – point deducted from the challenger for clubbing.
Hintz 2: Another foul, this time for the champion. Again – clubbing.
Rivero 2: Bang! Knockout! Hintz hits the floor, and his fingers curl in the air. He bravely tries to get up, but his body has other ideas. Wait, the drama hasn’t ended! It’s a stepping foul for Rivero, and it looks like Hintz will remain the champion.
Hintz wins via disqualification and retains the light heavyweight title.
(C) Wolverine Vs. #1 Damien Dibbell – Heavyweight
Time for the highly anticipated main event. Damien Dibbell previously knocked out Dwayne Crespo, who won on tonight’s preliminary card. Dibell looks to take the heavyweight crown from ‘Wolverine’ in what could be the champion’s last contest at heavyweight as he has expressed a desire to move down in weight class.
Wolverine boasts a 12-3 Power Slap record and enters the contest 17 pounds lighter, one inch shorter but with a two-inch reach advantage. The challenger, Damien Dibbell is the slight favorite and wins the toss.
Dibbell 1: Whack! Wolverine takes a step back and stumbles. The referee instructs him to return to his coaches and recover. He does.
Wolverine 1: Right hand on three. Foul for flinching, but it did look like it was potentially a clubbing shot from the champion, but it wasn’t penalized. No point was taken from Dibbell, but he had to take a second shot from Wolverine.
Dibbell 2: ‘Sickening thud,’ says Michael Bisping. The champion takes this strike a lot better than the first.
Wolverine 2: The shot doesn’t faze Dibbell, as the shot seemed a little out of range.
Dibbell 3: Wolverine stumbles back but gives a thumbs-up signal. A clean shot.
Wolverine 3: A loud clapping sound which, again, is taken well. The challenger is in a jovial mood with his corner.
Dibbell 4: Clean shot, which is received well by the champ, although he seems dazed as he approaches the podium for his fourth slap.
Wolverine 4: Whack! Strong hand, but Dibbell seems fine. We could have a new champion on the way.
Dibbell 5: Smash! Wolverine falls on his backside, the first time he has been dropped. He gets back up.
Wolverine 5: Final slap of the night. Wolverine needs a knockout to remain the heavyweight champion. Same as before, Dibbell eats it. Sportsmanship is on show as the headliners hug it out while we await the official decision.
Damien Dibbell wins via unanimous decision. 50-44 x2 , 49-45 x1.
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