‘I hold my hands up' – Eddie Hall apologises for using illegal move in 30-second KO over MMA rival Mariusz Pudzianowski
EDDIE HALL has apologised to rival Mariusz Pudzianowski for an illegal move.
The British bruiser scored a stunning upset victory on his professional mixed martial arts debut.
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Eddie Hall has apologised for an illegal move against Mariusz Pudzianowski
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Hall held his hands up for punching fellow his World Strongest Man winner in the back of the head
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Hall won his MMA debut in just 30 seconds
Hall went head to head with the rival Polish World Strongest Man winner on a stacked KSW 105 card in Poland on Saturday night.
And despite pre-fight predictions tipping Pudzianowski as the favourite, those
The Beast overcame the 16-difference in experience to KO his opponent within 30 seconds.
He landed a big right hand after pressing the Polish icon against the cage, with the 48-year-old then wobbling and allowing Hall to drop bomb after bomb on a fallen Pudzianowski.
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The referee then mercifully waved off the contest, but
However, after the fight Hall issued an apology to Pudzianowski for hitting him in the back of the head.
He confessed: "I do hold my hands up when I say, 'I'm sorry for hitting you in the back of the head'.
"I don't condone that, and I wouldn't want it done to me."
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It is another victory for
Hall said following his win: "The fight was Mariusz was harder.
Eddie Hall brutally wins MMA debut in 30 seconds as he crushes ex-strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski
"I didn't break my hand on the Neffati Brothers. But I broke my hand on Mariusz's face.
"I'd say Mariusz is a much harder fight than the Neffatti Brothers.
"But the Neffati Brothers, they won a 2-vs-1 recently. So fair play to them. They've improved. So well done to them."
Hall underwent a huge body transformation ahead of the fight which saw him shed 45kg, ditching his famous 12,000-calorie-a-day diet in the the process.
He admitted he was scared to step in the same ring as the MMA veteran.
Hall said: 'If you're not scared, you're not nervous then something's not right.
"Let's face it, I'm going up against Mariusz Pudzianowski; 26 professional fights, five times World's Strongest Man.
"He's a fierce, fierce man and to get in the cage and exchange leather with a man whose had 26 fights? I've had one!
'So I've got a lot to be scared of and the four-minute rounds has been a tough thing for me to accept as well.
"He's got a lot of advantages, but I've said, 'Sod it. Why not let him have four-minute rounds? Let's just get this done.''
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