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	February 25, 2012	Orlen Arena	Płock
KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp	May 12, 2012	Arena Łódź	Łódź
KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies	September 15, 2012	Ergo Arena	Gdańsk
KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation	December 1, 2012	Hala Torwar	Warsaw

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 21
Information
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	December 1, 2012
Venue	Torwar Hall
City	Warsaw
Event chronology
KSW 20 KSW 21 KSW 22

KSW 21: Final Reolution was held on December 1, 2012, at the Torwar Hall in Warsaw, Poland.

Background

It was KSW comeback to Warsaw after two years with no events in capitol city of Poland.

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.^[13] Kendall Grove stepped in to fight Khalidov.^[14]

Bonuses:^[15]

• Fight of the Night: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Paulina Bońkowska
• Knockout of the Night: Michał Materla
• Submission of the Night: Mamed Khalidov

Fight Card

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

References

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13. "Melvin Manhoef Out of KSW 21 Headliner, Promotion Seeks Replacement to Meet Mamed Khalidov". Sherdog. 2012-11-20.
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