2019 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki explained

The year 2019 was the 16th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2019 began with KSW 47.

List of events

Event TitleDateArenaLocation
1KSW 47: The X-WarriorsAtlas Arena Łódź, Poland
2KSW 48: Szymański vs. ParnasseGlobus Hall Lublin, Poland
3KSW 49: Soldić vs. KaszubowskiErgo Arena Gdańsk, Poland
4KSW 50: LondonWembley Arena London, England
5KSW 51: ZagrebArena Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
6Gliwice Arena Gliwice, Poland

Title fights

Title fights in 2019
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
1Heavyweight 120 kg Phil De Fries (c)def. Tomasz NarkunDecision (Unanimous)55:00KSW 47For the KSW Heavyweight Championship
2Featherweight 66 kg Salahdine Parnasse def. Roman SzymańskiTKO (Punches)23:39KSW 48For the Interim KSW Featherweight Championship
3Welterweight 77 kg Roberto Soldić (c)def. Krystian KaszubowskiKO (Punch)11:25KSW 49For the KSW Welterweight Championship
4Middleweight 84 kgdef. Michał MaterlaKO (Knees)31:23KSW 49For the Vacant KSW Middleweight Championship
5Heavyweight 120 kg Phil De Fries (c)def. Luis HenriqueDecision (Split)55:00KSW 50For the KSW Heavyweight Championship
6Light Heavyweight 93 kg Tomasz Narkun (c)def. Przemyslaw MysialaSubmission (Guillotine Choke) 10:47KSW 50For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship
7Lightweight 70 kgdef. Marcin WrzosekDecision (Split)55:00KSW 50For the Interim KSW Lightweight Championship
8Bantamweight 61 kg Antun Račićdef. Damian StasiakDecision (Unanimous)55:00KSW 51For the inaugural KSW Bantamweight Championship
9Featherweight 66 kg Salahdine Parnassedef. Ivan BuchingerDecision (Unanimous)55:00KSW 52For the Interim KSW Featherweight Championship

KSW 47: The X-Warriors

KSW 47: The X-Warriors
Promotion:Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date:March 23, 2019
Venue:Atlas Arena
City: Łódź, Poland
Previousevent:KSW 46

'KSW 47: The X-Warriors' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on March 23, 2019 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.

Background

The event was headlined by a KSW Heavyweight Championship bout between the champion Phil De Fries and KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Narkun.[1]

A heavyweight superfight between the five-time World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski and Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Szymon Kolecki took place as the co-main event.[2]

Dricus du Plessis was scheduled to fight against fellow former welterweight champion Borys Mankowski at KSW 47.[3] However, du Plessis was forced off the card due to a weight issue.[4] Norman Parke has stepped in on short notice for du Plessis to fight former welterweight champion.[5]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

Results

KSW 47
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight 120 kg Phil De Fries (c)def. Tomasz NarkunDecision (Unanimous)55:00For the KSW Heavyweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Szymon Kołeckidef.TKO (Injury)14:20
Welterweight 77 kgdef. Borys MańkowskiDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Satoshi Ishiidef. Fernando Rodrigues Jr.Decision (Split)35:00
Middleweight 84 kg Aleksandar Ilićdef. Damian JanikowskiKO (Head Kick)30:23
Featherweight 66 kg Marcin Wrzosekdef. Krzysztof Klaczek Decision (Unanimous)35:00
Flyweight 57 kg Karolina Owczarzdef. Marta ChojnoskaDecision (Split)35:00
Lightweight 70 kg Maciej Kazieczkodef. Bartłomiej KoperaDecision (Majority)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Paweł Polityłodef. Dawid GralkaTKO (Punches)23:52

KSW 48: Szymański vs. Parnasse

KSW 48: Parnasse vs. Szymański
Promotion:Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date:April 27, 2019
Venue:Globus Hall
City: Lublin, Poland

'KSW 48: Parnasse vs. Szymański' will be a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on April 27, 2019 at the Globus Hall in Lublin, Poland.

Background

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

Results

KSW 48
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight 66 kg Salahdine Parnasse def. Roman SzymańskiTKO (Punches)23:39For the Interim KSW Featherweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Łukasz Jurkowski def. Stjepan BekavacTKO (Injury)11:06
Lightweight 70 kg Marian Ziółkowskidef. Gracjan SzadzińskiDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Featherweight 66 kg Filip Pejićdef. Filip WolańskiKO (Head Kick and Punches)21:55
Welterweight 77 kg Michał Michalskidef. Savo LazićKO (Punches)22:23
Middleweight 84 kg Cezary Kęsikdef. Jakub KamieniarzTKO (Elbows)13:04
Lightweight 70 kg Shamil Musaevdef. Hubert SzymajdaTKO (Punches)13:52
Bantamweight 61 kg Sebastian Przybyszdef. Bogdan BarbuTKO (Punches)14:00

KSW 49: Soldić vs. Kaszubowski

KSW 49: Soldić vs. Kaszubowski
Promotion:Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date:May 18, 2019
Venue:Ergo Arena
City: Gdańsk/Sopot, Poland

'KSW 49: Soldić vs. Kaszubowski' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on May 18, 2019 at the Ergo Arena in Gdańsk/Sopot, Poland.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

Results

KSW 49
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight 77 kg Roberto Soldić (c)def. Krystian KaszubowskiKO (Punch)11:25For the KSW Welterweight Championship
Middleweight 84 kgdef. Michał MaterlaKO (Knees)31:23For the Vacant KSW Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Damian Grabowskidef. Karol BedorfTKO (Punches)23:56
Welterweight 77 kgdef. Artur SowińskiDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Erko Jundef. Akop SzostakTKO (Punches)10:37
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Martin Zawadadef. Thiago SilvaDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Antun Račićdef. Paweł PolityłoDecision (Split)35:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Luis Henriquedef. Michał AndryszakTechnical Submission (Guillotine Choke)24:51
Lightweight 70 kg Leszek Krakowskidef. Michael DuboisDecision (Majority)35:00

KSW 50: London

KSW 50: London
Promotion:Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date:September 14, 2019
Venue:Wembley Arena
City: London, England

'KSW 50: London' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on September 14, 2019 at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

Background

Marian Ziolkowski has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled interim KSW Lightweight Championship bout against Norman Parke due to knee injury. Parke instead faced the former KSW Featherweight Championshion Marcin Wrzosek, who stepped in on two weeks’ notice for this encounter.[6]

Phil De Fries was expected to defend his Heavyweight Championship against Damian Grabowski in the main event of the evening. However, Grabowski was forced off the card due to a hand injury. Luis Henrique has stepped in for the injured Grabowski to fight De Fries for the heavyweight title.[7]

Patrik Kincl has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled KSW Welterweight Championship bout against Roberto Soldić due to a torn ligament in his arm. Soldić instead faced Michal Pietrzak, who stepped in on four days’ notice for this encounter. Instead of a welterweight title fight, the fight was 80 kg catchweight bout.[8]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

Results

KSW 50
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight 120 kg Phil De Fries (c)def. Luis HenriqueDecision (Split)55:00For the KSW Heavyweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Tomasz Narkun (c)def. Przemyslaw MysialaSubmission (Guillotine Choke)14:07For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship
Catchweight 80 kg Roberto Soldićdef. Michal PietrzakDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Lightweight 70 kgdef. Marcin WrzosekDecision (Split)55:00For the Interim KSW Lightweight Championship
Middleweight 84 kg Damian Janikowskidef. Tony GilesTKO (Submission to punches)11:24
Middleweight 84 kg Jason Radcliffedef. Antoni ChmielewskiDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Middleweight 84 kgdef. Joilton SantosTKO (Punches)23:01
Strawweight 52 kg Aleksandra Roladef. Catherine CostiganTKO (Elbows)20:50

KSW 51: Croatia

KSW 51: Croatia
Promotion:Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date:November 9, 2019
Venue:Arena Zagreb
City: Zagreb, Croatia

'KSW 51: Croatia' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on November 9, 2019 at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia.

Background

Krzysztof Klaczek had to withdraw from his match with Filip Pejić due to injuries sustained during training. Daniel Torres replaces Klaczek, he takes his place against Pejić.[9]

Denis Stojnić has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Ante Delija due to an injury. Delija instead faced Oli Thompson, who stepped in on two days’ notice for this encounter.[10]

Aleksandar Rakas was scheduled to face Krystian Kaszubowski on the main card, but Rakas had to withdraw from the fight when he suffered a foot injury due to a slip a day before the fight while walking his dog. Ivica Truscek stepped in on a day notice to face Kaszubowski.[11]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

Results

KSW 51
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight 120 kg Mariusz Pudzianowskidef. Erko JunTKO (Punches)21:43
Catchweight 73 kg Borys Mańkowskidef. Vaso BakočevićSubmission (Anaconda Choke)13:36
Bantamweight 61 kg Antun Račićdef. Damian StasiakDecision (Unanimous)55:00For the inaugural KSW Bantamweight Championship
Featherweight 66 kg Daniel Torresdef. Filip PejićDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Ante Delijadef. Oli ThompsonTKO (Punches)21:58
Middleweight 84 kg Cezary Kęsikdef. Aleksandar IlićSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) 24:26
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Ivan Erslandef. Darwin RodriguezTKO (Punches)11:29
Lightweight 70 kg Roman Szymańskidef. Miloš JaničićDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Welterweight 77 kg Krystian Kaszubowskidef. Ivica TruščekDecision (Split)35:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Sebastian Przybyszdef. Lemmy KrušičDecision (Unanimous)35:00

KSW 52: Race

KSW 52: Race
Promotion:Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date:December 7, 2019
Venue:Gliwice Arena
City: Gliwice, Poland
Followingevent:KSW 53: Reborn

'KSW 52: Race' was mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 7, 2019 at the Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, Poland.

Background

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

Results

KSW 52: Race
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Catchweight 85 kgdef. Mamed KhalidovDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Catchweight 91,5 kg Szymon Kołeckidef. Damian JanikowskiTKO (Punches)23:02
Featherweight 66 kg Salahdine Parnasse (ic)def. Ivan BuchingerDecision (Unanimous)55:00For the KSW Interim Featherweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kgdef. Grzegorz SzulakowskiTKO (Spinning Backfist)11:17
Flyweight 57 kg Karolina Owczarzdef. Aleksandra RolaSubmission (Triangle Choke)24:35
Lightweight 70 kg Artur Sowińskidef. Vinicius BohrerTKO (Head Kick and Punches)10:51
Welterweight 77 kg Michał Michalskidef. Albert OdzimkowskiTKO (Punches)14:23
Lightweight 70 kg Maciej Kazieczkodef. Michael DuboisKO (Punches)10:24
Heavyweight 120 kg Michał Włodarekdef. Srđan MarovićKO (Punches)10:33

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KSW 47 gets champ vs. champ headliner with Phil De Fries vs. Tomasz Narkun. Staff. mmajunkie.com. 2019-01-23. 2019-05-05.
  2. News: Mariusz Pudzianowski meets Olympic gold medalist Szymon Kolecki in KSW 47 main event . mmafighting.com.
  3. News: Dricus du Plessis to face Polish star at KSW 47. sport24.co.
  4. News: KSW's Du Plessis not injured; moving up to middleweight on doctors’ orders. thebodylockmma.com.
  5. News: Norman Parke replaces Dricus Du Plessis, faces Borys Mankowski at KSW 47. mmafighting.com.
  6. Web site: Marcin Wrzosek replaces Marian Ziolkowski, faces Norman Parke for interim title at KSW 50. mmafighting.com.
  7. Web site: Luis Henrique replaces Damian Grabowski, faces champion Philip De Fries at KSW 50. mmafighting.com.
  8. Web site: Roberto Soldic gets new opponent, faces Michal Pietrzak in catchweight bout at KSW 50. mmafighting.com.
  9. News: Croatia's Filip Pejic now faces Daniel Torres at KSW 51 in Zagreb. croatiaweek.com.
  10. News: KSW 51: British heavyweight Oli Thompson gets short-notice call for KSW's Croatia debut. mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
  11. News: Fight Facts: KSW 51. sherdog.com.