SLAMM!! Events was a
Netherlands based
mixed martial arts and
Muay Thai
Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...
promotion based in
Almere, Netherlands. They organized their flagship "Nederland vs Thailand" series, a ten-hour marathon of mixed martial arts and kickboxing fights
as well as an international events in
Spain,
Belgium,
Italy and
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
.
Broadcast
The Slamm events were delay broadcast to 52 countries on
Eurosport.
Rules
Slamm
MMA fights were conducted under different rules from the North American
Unified Rules. Among the differences were the allowance of knees and stomps to the head of downed opponent. However elbows to the head and soccer kicks were prohibited.
Muay Thai
Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...
fights were 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.
References
External links
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2006 establishments in the Netherlands
Mixed martial arts organizations
Sport in Almere
Events in Almere
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