PHOTOS: First KSW event in Croatia attracts 11,000 MMA fans
- by croatiaweek
- in Sport
KSW 51 in Zagreb (Photo credit: Sebastian Rudnicki/KSW)
ZAGREB, 10 November 2019 – KSW 51 took place Saturday night, November 9 from the Arena Zagreb in Croatia. It was the first ever KSW event in Croatia and over 11,000 fans watched live in the arena as Mariusz Pudzianowski showed everyone he still has it defeating the much younger and faster Erko Jun with a second round TKO win.
Former champion Borys Mankowski got back on the win sheet for the first time since 2016 with an impressive submission win over Vaso ‘The Psycho’ Bakocevic and Croatia’s very own Antun Racic became the first ever KSW bantamweight champion with a decision win over Damian Stasiak.
Antun Racic becomes first KSW bantamweight champ (Photo credit: Sebastian Rudnicki/KSW)
Other notable winners on the card were the undefeated Ivan Erslan and Cezary Kesik who move to 8-0 and 10-0, respectively, Daniel Torres got the biggest win of his career, and Ante Delija won the war of the giants with a second round stoppage over Oli Thompson.
(Photo credit: Sebastian Rudnicki/KSW)
Heavyweight
Mariusz Pudzianowski (13-7) def. Erko Jun (3-1) via TKO (punches), round 2, 1:42.
Co-Main Event
Catchweight 161 lb
Borys Mańkowski (20-8-1) def. Vaso Bakocevic (39-19-1) via submission (anaconda), round 1, 1:42.
Inaugural Bantamweight Title
Antun Racić (24-8-1) def. Damian Stasiak (11-7) via majority decision (47-47, 48-47, 48-46).
Featherweight
Daniel Torres (10-4) def. Filip Pejić (14-3-2) via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28).
Middleweight
Cezary Kęsik (10-0) def. Aleksandar Ilić (12-3) via submission (rear naked choke), round 2, 4:25.
Ante Delija (Photo credit: Sebastian Rudnicki/KSW)
Light Heavyweight
Ivan Erslan (8-0) def. Darwin Rodriguez (9-5) via TKO, round 1, 1:30.
Lightweight
Roman Szymański (12-5) def. Milos Janicić (11-3) via unanimous decision (29-27×3).
Ivan Erlsan (Photo credit: Sebastian Rudnicki/KSW)
Welterweight
Krystian Kaszubowski (8-1) def. Ivica Truscek (38-33) via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29).
Bantamweight
Sebastian Przybysz (6-2) def. Lemmy Krusić (20-7) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26).
Main event (Photo credit: Sebastian Rudnicki/KSW)
