2012 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki events

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland^[1] and one of the leading promotions in Europe.

This is a list of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki events held in 2012.

List of events

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki held four events throughout 2012.^[2]

Event	Date	Venue	City
KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy	000000002012-02-25-0000February 25, 2012	Orlen Arena	Płock
KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp	000000002012-05-12-0000May 12, 2012	Arena Łódź	Łódź
KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies	000000002012-09-15-0000September 15, 2012	Ergo Arena	Gdańsk
KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation	000000002012-12-01-0000December 1, 2012	Hala Torwar	Warsaw

Events

KSW 18

KSW XVIII: Unfinished Sympathy
Information
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	February 25, 2012
Venue	Orlen Arena
City	Płock
Event chronology
KSW XVII KSW XVIII: Unfinished Sympathy KSW XIX

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki's first event of 2012, KSW XVIII: Unfinished Sympathy was held at the Orlen Arena in Płock, Poland on February 25, 2012.^[3]

Background

The original main event of Jan Blachowicz fighting Dave Branch was changed when Branch had passport issues in the days leading up to the event.^[4] He was replaced by Mario Miranda and Blachowicz defeated Miranda by unanimous decision after three rounds of combat.^[5]

Marcin Różalski was initially scheduled to face Jerome Le Banner in a non-main event fight. However, a knee injury forced Le Banner off the card and with only two days notice Valentijn Overeem stepped in as a replacement.^[6] With the Strikeforce veteran Overeem on the card, the fight was promoted to the main event. Overeem defeated Różalski by submission with a heel hook at 2:25 of the first round.^[5]

Results

Weight Class				Round	Time	Method	Notes
Heavyweight	Valentijn Overeem	def.	Marcin Różalski	1	2:25	Submission (Heel Hook)
Light Heavyweight	Jan Blachowicz	def.	Mario Miranda	3	5:00	Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight	Curt Warburton	def.	Artur Sowinski	2	3:03	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Lightweight	Maciej Jewtuszko	def.	Dean Amasinger	1	3:39	TKO (Punches)
Heavyweight	Karol Bedorf	def.	David Oliva	2	5:00	Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight	Kamil Walus	def.	Kamil Bazelak	1	1:48	TKO (Punches)
Lightweight	Anzor Azhiev	def.	Cengiz Dana	2	5:00	Decision (Unanimous)

KSW 19

KSW XIX: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp
Information
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	May 12, 2012
Venue	Arena Łódź
City	Łódź
Event chronology
KSW XVIII KSW XIX: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp KSW XX

KSW XIX: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp was held on May 12, 2012, at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.^[7]

Background

The main event featured former World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski facing Bob Sapp.^[8]

Also on the card was the first ever women's bout in KSW history when Marta Chojnoska fought Paulina Suska in a 55 kilograms (121 lb) catchweight bout.^[9]

The vacant KSW Middleweight Championship was given to the winner of Michał Materla and Jay Silva.

Results

Weight Class				Round	Time	Method	Notes
Heavyweight	Mariusz Pudzianowski	def.	Bob Sapp	1	0:39	TKO (Punches)
Light Heavyweight	Mamed Khalidov	def.	Rodney Wallace	1	1:55	KO (Punch)
Middleweight	Michał Materla	def.	Jay Silva	3	5:00	Decision (Majority)	For the vacant KSW Middleweight Championship.
Middleweight	Matt Horwich	def.	Antoni Chmielewski	3	2:19	TKO (Punches)
Welterweight	Aslambek Saidov	def.	Grigor Aschugbabjan	1	4:51	Submission (Kimura)
Catchweight (55 kg)	Marta Chojnoska	def.	Paulina Suska	1	0:42	Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock)
Welterweight	Borys Mankowski	def.	Marcin Naruszczka	2	5:00	Decision (Majority)

KSW 20

KSW XX: Fighting Symphonies
Information
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	September 15, 2012
Venue	Ergo Arena
City	Gdańsk
Event chronology
KSW XIX KSW XX: Fighting Symphonies KSW XXI

KSW XX: Fighting Symphonies was held on September 15, 2012, at the Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland.^[10]

Background

The event featured Jan Błachowicz defending the Light Heavyweight Championship against Houston Alexander.^[11]

The Różalski-Le Banner bout was originally scheduled for KSW XVIII, however Le Banner was forced to withdraw due to an injured knee.^[11] Le Banner was again forced out of this bout due to injury and was replaced by Rodney Glunder.^[12]

Fight Card

Weight Class				Round	Time	Method	Notes
Heavyweight	Mariusz Pudzianowski	def.	Christos Piliafas	1	3:48	TKO (Punches)
Light Heavyweight	Jan Błachowicz (c)	def.	Houston Alexander	3	5:00	Decision (Unanimous)	For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship.
Heavyweight	Marcin Rozalski	def.	Rodney Glunder	3	5:00	Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight	Karol Bedorf	def.	Karl Knothe	3	5:00	Decision (Unanimous)
Welterweight	Borys Mankowski	def.	Rafal Moks	3	5:00	Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight	Kamil Walus	def.	Jacek Wisniewski	1	4:01	TKO (Punches)
Lightweight	Anzor Azhiev	def.	Paul Reed	3	5:00	Decision (Unanimous)

KSW 21

KSW XXI: Ultimate Explanation
Information
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	December 1, 2012
Venue	Hala Torwar
City	Warsaw
Event chronology
KSW XX KSW XXI: Ultimate Explanation KSW XXII

KSW XXI: Ultimate Explanation took place on December 1, 2012 at the Hala Torwar in Warsaw.^[13]

Background

Mamed Khalidov was expected to fight Melvin Manhoef in the main event. However, Manhoef suffered an injury to his left leg and pulled out of the bout.^[14] Kendall Grove stepped in to fight Khalidov.^[15]

Fight Card

Weight Class				Round	Time	Method	Notes
Middleweight	Mamed Khalidov	def.	Kendall Grove	Submission (Achilles Lock)	2	3:36
Middleweight	Michał Materla (c)	def.	Rodney Wallace	KO (Punch)	1	0:21	For the KSW Middleweight Championship.
Welterweight	Aslambek Saidov	def.	Borys Mańkowski	TKO (injury)	2	2:08	For the inaugural KSW Welterweight Championship.
Lightweight	Maciej Jewtuszko	def.	Artur Sowiński	Submission (D'arce Choke)	2	4:01	For the inaugural KSW Lightweight Championship.
Middleweight	Piotr Strus	def.	Krzysztof Kułak	TKO (Retirement)	2	5:00
Middleweight	Matt Horwich	def.	Terry Martin	TKO (Punches)	2	4:08
Women's (55 kg)	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	def.	Paulina Bońkowska	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00

References