KSW 59 took place on Saturday, March 20, in Lodz, Poland. In the main event the world’s strongest man Mariusz Pudzianowski scored a quick first round TKO win over late notice replacement, Serbian national champion in Sambo and Judo, Nikola Milanovic.
In a these-things-happen-in-MMA moment, KSW scouted a Senegalese wrestler, Ousmane “Bombardier” Dia, who dwarfs Reug Reug, and Pudz.
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Then, hours before the fight, “Bombardier” was hospitalized with appendicitis, requiring surgery. Milanovic gamely stepped up for his first MMA fight ever, but came up short.
The co-main event saw a new bantamweight champion crowned as Sebastian Przybysz outpointed Croatia’s Antun Racic in a five round war. Przybysz avenged his 2018 loss to Racic and becomes just the second ever KSW bantamweight champion.
Eleswhere on the card Olympic hero Damian Janikowski showed continued growth as an MMA fighter with a TKO win over the UK’s Jason Radcliffe, Darko Stosic made a successful start to his KSW career with a big KO win over Michal Wlodarek, and reality TV star Adrian Bartosinski improved to 10-0 with a hard fought win over Spain’s Lionel Padilla.
KSW 59 Highlights
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KSW 59 Official Results
Main Event
Super Heavyweight
Mariusz Pudzianowski (14-7) def. *Nikola Milanović (0-1) via TKO (punches), round 1, 1:12.
Co-Main Event
KSW Bantamweight Title
Sebastian Przybysz (8-2) def. Antun Racic (25-9-1) via unanimous decision (49-46 x 2, 48-47).
Middleweight
Damian Janikowski (6-3) def. Jason Radcliffe (16-8) via TKO (punches), round 2, 4:42.
Heavyweight
Darko Stosic (14-4) def. Michal Wlodarek (8-3) via KO (punch), round 2, 4:40.
Welterweight
Michal Pietrzak (10-4) def. Krystian Kaszubowski (9-2) via split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29).
Lightweight
Lukasz Rajewski (11-6) def. Konrad Dyrschka (11-2) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x 2).
Welterweight
Adrian Bartosinski (10-0) def. Lionel Padilla (8-2) via TKO (punches), round 3, 4:05.
Lightweight
Sebastian Rajewski (10-6) def. Savo Lazic (10-6) via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3).
Featherweight
Patryk Likus (1-0) def. Cyprian Wieczorek (0-1) via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3).
*Milanovic was a late notice replacement for Bombardier
