KSW 73 results: GLORY vet Arkadiusz Wrzosek victorious in MMA debut
Bohdan Gnidko also shines, picking up quickest knockout in KSW history.
KSW 73 took place Saturday, live from Warsaw, Poland. On a night filled with finishes, we saw the fastest knockout in KSW history and a former GLORY heavyweight win his MMA debut.
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Former GLORY heavyweight star Arkadiusz Wrzosek (1-0) won his MMA debut finishing fellow kickboxer turned MMA fighter Tomasz Sarara (1-1) in the third round. It was a tale of two halves, as Sarara won the first round, 10-8, but Wrzosek rallied back in front of a hometown crowd, winning the second round 10-8, himself, before finishing Sarara in the third.
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History was made tonight as the Ukraine’s Bogdan Gnidko (8-0) knocked out Damian Piwowarczyk (5-2) in just five seconds. In doing so, he put himself in the record books for the fastest KO in KSW history.
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Elsewhere on the card, former title challenger Daniel Rutkowski (14-3) beat “TUF: Brazil” winner Reginaldo Vieira (15-7), Polish striker Radoslaw Paczuski (5-0) finished U.K. MMA veteran Jason Radcliffe (17-10), rising Czech Republic prospect Dominik Humburger (4-0) knocked out Borys Borkowski (4-2), Germany’s Pascal Hintzen (8-1) submitted Patryk Likus (2-1), and Irish MMA’s Carl McNally (2-0) introduced himself to KSW fans with a stellar performance and submission win over Milosz Melchert (2-1).
You can watch the event on demand on KSWTV.com and the KSW app.
KSW 73 results include:
- Arkadiusz Wrzosek def. Tomasz Sarara via TKO (knees, punches) – Round 3, 3:55
- Daniel Rutkowski def. Reginaldo Vieira via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Radoslaw Paczuski def. Jason Radcliffe via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:40
- Karolina Owczarz def. Natalia Baczynska via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Krystian Bielski def. Ion Surdu via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:48
- Bogdan Gnidko def. Damian Piwowarczyk via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:05
- Dominik Humburger def. Borys Borkowski via knockout (punch) – Eound 2, 2:30
- Pascal Hintzen def. Patryk Likus via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:07
- Carl McNally def. Milosz Melchert via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:19
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