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2020 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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First dateJuly 11, 2020
Events
Fights
Chronology
2019 in KSW 2020 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

The year 2020 will be the 17th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2020 will begin with KSW 53.[1]

Background

Martin Lewandowski announced that KSW has plans for European expansion and will intend to do a new series of smaller events in 2020. KSW has plans for a reality TV show.[2][3]

List of events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 KSW 53: Reborn July 11, 2020 Behind closed doors[1] Poland Warsaw, Poland
2 KSW 54 August 29, 2020 Behind closed doors Poland Warsaw, Poland

Only One

The series was officially announced by KSW and POLSAT TV at a press conference on December 7, 2019. The trainers for the series, which will feature 10 welterweight fighters, will be Marcin Wrzosek and Łukasz Zaborowski. The 10 fighters will be competing for a contract with KSW. The weekly series will culminate in a live finale on POLSAT TV. It debuted on POLSAT TV on March 6, 2020.

Participants

  • Poland Paweł Kiełek
  • Poland Piotr Walawski
  • Poland Mariusz Radziszewski
  • Poland Marcin Krakowiak
  • Poland Bartłomiej Gładkowicz
  • Poland Kamil Dołgowski
  • Poland Adrian Bartosiński
  • Poland Tomasz Romanowski
  • Poland Michał Sobiech
  • Poland Karol Wesling

KSW Tylko Jeden Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Poland Paweł Kiełek 1r.
Poland Marcin Krakowiak SUB
Poland Marcin Krakowiak 3r.
Poland Tomasz Romanowski UD
Poland Mariusz Radziszewski 2r.
Poland Tomasz Romanowski UD
Poland Tomasz Romanowski
Poland Marcin Krakowiak1
Poland Kamil Dołgowski 1r.
Poland Adrian Bartosiński TKO
Poland Adrian Bartosiński TKO
Poland Piotr Walawski 3r.
Poland Piotr Walawski UD
Poland Paweł Kiełek1 2r.

1Bartek Gładkowicz missed weight and was expelled from the show, he was subsequently replaced by Paweł Kiełek who get a second chance in the show.

2Adrian Bartosiński was injured and couldn't participate in the final, and was subsequently replaced by Marcin Krakowiak.

KSW 53: Reborn

KSW 53: Reborn
Information
PromotionKonfrontacja Sztuk Walki
DateJuly 11, 2020
CityPoland Warsaw, Poland

'KSW 53: Reborn' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on July 11, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.[1]

The event was initially planned to be held on March 21, 2020 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.[4] However, the event was cancelled on March 11, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Background

Norman Parke missed weight ahead of his trilogy bout with Mateusz Gamrot for the undisputed KSW Lightweight Title. Both parties have agreed to complete their trilogy, however, the bout was a five round catchweight non-title bout.

Roman Szymański was scheduled to face Mateusz Legierski, but Legierski was forced off the card on June 25 with an injury. Filip Pejić served as Legierski's replacement, taking the short notice fight against Szymański.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • Fight of the Night: Roman Szymański vs. Filip Pejić
  • Knockout of the Night: Michał Pietrzak
  • Knockout of the Night: Sebastian Przybysz

Results

KSW 53
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Catchweight 71.8 kg Poland Mateusz Gamrot def. Northern Ireland Norman Parke TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 3:02
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Borys Mańkowski def. Poland Marcin Wrzosek Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Middleweight 84 kg Poland Tomasz Drwal def. Poland Łukasz Bieńkowski TKO (Punches) 2 2:34
Welterweight 77 kg Poland Andrzej Grzebyk def. Poland Tomasz Jakubiec TKO (Punches) 2 0:15
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Roman Szymański def. Croatia Filip Pejić TKO (Punches) 3 4:37
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Artur Sowiński def. Poland Gracjan Szadziński TKO (Punches) 1 2:04
Catchweight 80 kg Poland Michał Pietrzak def. Poland Kamil Szymuszowski KO (Punches) 1 0:56
Bantamweight 61 kg Poland Sebastian Przybysz def. Poland Jakub Wikłacz TKO (Punches to the Body) 3 1:18

KSW 54

KSW 54
Information
PromotionKonfrontacja Sztuk Walki
DateAugust 29, 2020
CityPoland Warsaw, Poland

'KSW 54' will be a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on August 29, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.

Background

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • Fight of the Night:
  • Knockout of the Night:
  • Submission of the Night:
  • Performance of the Night:

Fight Card

KSW 54
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Mateusz Gamrot (c) vs. Russia Shamil Musaev For the KSW Lightweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Poland Izu Ugonoh vs. Portugal Quentin Domingos
Heavyweight 120 kg Poland Michał Kita vs. Poland Michał Andryszak
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Maciej Kazieczko vs. Poland Marian Ziółkowski
Bantamweight 61 kg Poland Paweł Polityło vs. Romania Bogdan Barbu
Welterweight 77 kg Poland Adam Niedźwiedź vs. Poland Kacper Koziorzębski
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Sebastian Rajewsk vs. Armenia Armen Stepanyan

References

  1. ^ a b c Damon Martin (May 27, 2020). "KSW returns with lightweight title unification fight on July 11 in Warsaw, Poland". mmafighting.com.
  2. ^ "European Expansion Next On The Agenda For Poland's Biggest MMA Promoter". forbes.com.
  3. ^ "KSW powróci na PGE Narodowy w 2020 roku". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
  4. ^ "KSW 53: Znamy datę i pierwszych bohaterów! Powrót Pudzianowskiego". polsatsport.pl.
  5. ^ @KSW_MMA (March 11, 2020). "Despite our best efforts, #KSW53 has been cancelled. We do apologise for the inconvenience caused by this and we are thankful to the fans and to our athletes for your understanding of the situation. - KSW Federation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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