2020 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
2020 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | ||||
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First date | July 11, 2020 | |||
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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 |
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1 | KSW 53: Reborn | July 11, 2020 | Behind closed doors[1] | Warsaw, Poland |
2 | KSW 54 | August 29, 2020 | Behind closed doors | 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
- Paweł Kiełek
- Piotr Walawski
- Mariusz Radziszewski
- Marcin Krakowiak
- Bartłomiej Gładkowicz
- Kamil Dołgowski
- Adrian Bartosiński
- Tomasz Romanowski
- Michał Sobiech
- Karol Wesling
KSW Tylko Jeden Tournament bracket
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
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Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
Date | July 11, 2020 |
City | 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 | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Catchweight 71.8 kg | Mateusz Gamrot | def. | Norman Parke | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 3:02 | |
Lightweight 70 kg | Borys Mańkowski | def. | Marcin Wrzosek | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight 84 kg | Tomasz Drwal | def. | Łukasz Bieńkowski | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:34 | |
Welterweight 77 kg | Andrzej Grzebyk | def. | Tomasz Jakubiec | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:15 | |
Lightweight 70 kg | Roman Szymański | def. | Filip Pejić | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 4:37 | |
Lightweight 70 kg | Artur Sowiński | def. | Gracjan Szadziński | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:04 | |
Catchweight 80 kg | Michał Pietrzak | def. | Kamil Szymuszowski | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:56 | |
Bantamweight 61 kg | Sebastian Przybysz | def. | Jakub Wikłacz | TKO (Punches to the Body) | 3 | 1:18 |
KSW 54
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Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
Date | August 29, 2020 |
City | 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
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight 70 kg | Mateusz Gamrot (c) | vs. | Shamil Musaev | For the KSW Lightweight Championship | |||
Heavyweight 120 kg | Izu Ugonoh | vs. | Quentin Domingos | ||||
Heavyweight 120 kg | Michał Kita | vs. | Michał Andryszak | ||||
Lightweight 70 kg | Maciej Kazieczko | vs. | Marian Ziółkowski | ||||
Bantamweight 61 kg | Paweł Polityło | vs. | Bogdan Barbu | ||||
Welterweight 77 kg | Adam Niedźwiedź | vs. | Kacper Koziorzębski | ||||
Lightweight 70 kg | Sebastian Rajewsk | vs. | Armen Stepanyan |
References
- ^ a b c Damon Martin (May 27, 2020). "KSW returns with lightweight title unification fight on July 11 in Warsaw, Poland". mmafighting.com.
- ^ "European Expansion Next On The Agenda For Poland's Biggest MMA Promoter". forbes.com.
- ^ "KSW powróci na PGE Narodowy w 2020 roku". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
- ^ "KSW 53: Znamy datę i pierwszych bohaterów! Powrót Pudzianowskiego". polsatsport.pl.
- ^ @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.