22-01-2023
XTB KSW 78 Results
The first KSW event of 2023 went down Saturday night, January 21, live from the Netto Arena in Szczecin, Poland, and it started the year with a huge bang!
XTB KSW 78 saw six incredible finishes and some wild fights & performances. The main event saw a rematch that was ten years in the making. Polish MMA legend Michal Materla (32-9) defeated a valiant Kendall Grove (24-19) with second round TKO in a back and forth battle that rivaled their first fight.
Tomasz Romanowski (18-8) beat Radoslaw Paczuski (5-1) in a barnburner co-main event. The duo went toe to toe for fifteen minutes of pure chaos. The judges awarded Romanowski a razor thin split decision victory.
Elsewhere on the card, Roman Szymanski (17-6) submitted Georgian champion Raul Tutarauli (31-7) with a first round armbar, Valeriu Mircea (28-8-1) KO'd former champ Borys Mankowski (22-11-1) with a devastating flying knee, and Kleber Silva (21-11) stunned & shocked the arena with a brutal KO win over Lukasz Sudolski (10-2).
XTB KSW 78 Results
Main Event - Rematch
Catchweight 195lb/88.5kg
Michal Materla (32-9) def. Kendall Grove (24-19) via TKO (punches) round 2, 4:27.
Co-Main Event
Middleweight 185lb/83.9kg
Tomasz Romanowski (18-8) def. Radoslaw Paczuski (5-1) via split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29).
Lightweight 155lb/70.3kg
Roman Szymanski (17-6) def. Raul Tutarauli (31-7) via submission (armbar), round 1, 1:05.
Lightweight 155lb/70.3kg
Valeriu Mircea (28-8-1) def. Borys Mankowski (22-11-1) via KO (flying knee & punches), round 1, 4:22.
Light Heavyweight 205lb/93kg
Kleber Silva (21-11) def. Lukasz Sudolski (10-2) via KO (punch), round 2, 0:40.
Light Heavyweight 205lb/93kg
Rafal Kijanczuk (12-5) def. Marc Doussis (8-2) via TKO (punches), round 1, 2:03.
Lightweight 155lb/70.3kg
Lukasz Rajewski (12-8) def. Sahil Siraj (7-2) via KO (punches), round 1, 4:05.
Lightweight 155lb/70.3kg
Oskar Szczepaniak (4-1) def. Raimondas Krilavičius (7-3-1) via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28).
Light Heavyweight 205lb/93kg
Borys Dzikowski (3-0) def. Andre Langen (1-1) via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 30-26).
