Leather is set to fly in Poland.
KSW 49 takes place May 18 at the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland, and is co-headlined by a rematch between Scott Askham and Michal Materla for the vacant KSW middleweight belt. Last time out Askham delivered a brutal first-round TKO of the polish legend, and Materla has been seeking revenge ever since. Askham is hoping that a repeat win on Saturday may lure Mamed Khalidov out of retirement for a bout he’s had his eye on for quite some time.
In the main event, Roberto Soldic will defend his welterweight strap against Krystian Kaszubowski. The two-time KSW 170 lb. champ faces a stiff test in Kaszubowski, who hopes to remain undefeated despite coming into the bout as a heavy underdog. With both performers earning Knockout of the Night awards at KSW 46, there’s a safe chance the bout won’t go to a decision.
The event has plenty of depth to add outside of the main and co-main as well. Norman Parke will return from his self-imposed retirement to take on Artur Sowinski in a 163 lb. scrap, Karl Bedorf faces Damian Grabowski in a heavyweight tilt that, and UFC veteran Thiago Silva meets Martin Zawada in a 209 lb. catchweight bout.
You can check out the KSW 49 results and highlights below:
- Roberto Soldić defeated Krystian Kaszubowski at 1:24 of Round 1 via Knockout
https://twitter.com/KSW_MMA/status/1129861958948261890
- Scott Askham defeated Michał Materla at 1:23 of Round 3 via Knockout
And NEW KSW middleweight champion 🇬🇧 @scottaskham1!!!! #KSW49 pic.twitter.com/4IVWAEJ0Un
— KSW (@KSW_MMA) May 18, 2019
- Damian Grabowski defeated Karol Bedorf at 3:56 of Round 2 via TKO
https://twitter.com/KSW_MMA/status/1129849612716716032
- Norman Parke defeated Artur Sowiński via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
https://twitter.com/KSW_MMA/status/1129841565948612609
- Erko Jun defeated Akop Szostak at 0:36 of Round 1 via TKO
https://twitter.com/KSW_MMA/status/1129834265850593281
- Martin Zawada defeated Thiago Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
https://twitter.com/KSW_MMA/status/1129826173352071168
- Antun Račić defeated Paweł Polityło via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
https://twitter.com/KSW_MMA/status/1129817646172708870
- Luis Henrique defeated Michał Andryszak at 4:52 of Round 2 via technical submission (guillotine choke)
https://twitter.com/KSW_MMA/status/1129811094762082304
- Leszek Krakowski defeated Michael Dubois via majority decision (29-28, 28-28, 29-28)
https://twitter.com/KSW_MMA/status/1129802758096338944
That’s all for the KSW 49 results! Thanks for stopping by.
