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Polish Based KSW Offers Up Archive For Free Online

The Polish based mixed martial arts promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), is offering fans a chance to view almost their entire archive of past fights, for free at IPLA.tv.
Fans just have to download a free application from www.IPLA.PL, then find the ‘Sport Walki’ (’Combat Sports’) page and then click KSW to begin watching past events, […]

The Polish based mixed martial arts promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), is offering fans a chance to view almost their entire archive of past fights, for free at IPLA.tv.

Fans just have to download a free application from www.IPLA.PL, then find the ‘Sport Walki’ (’Combat Sports’) page and then click KSW to begin watching past events, interviews and training camps.

European based FightersOnlyMagazine.co.uk offered the update on their site, posting this notice by a KSW representative.

“You can now watch KSW events II – XV and other exclusive materials such as KSW Qualifications, the KSW President’s Cup and the KSW Extra Fight Club. In our library you will also find a lot of interviews, conferences, materials and training camps dedicated to KSW Federation.”

KSW hosts it’s next event, KSW XVI, next month on May 21 and features a super heavyweight bout between the “World’s Strongest Man’ Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. former PRIDE fighter James “The Colossus” Thompson.

Interviews from both fighters on the bout can be found on the promotions official website (www.konfrontacja.com). Here are a couple of quotes from each interview.

Pudzianowski

You met your upcoming opponent for the first time a few days ago. What’s you initial reaction?
– He’s a big guy. I like these type of opponents. We are similar in size and this should result in an exciting fight.
You say that your trainings have dramatically changed since the Butterbean fight. What about the coaching stuff, do you still work with the same people?
– No, I train with an entirely new stuff. I prepare with freestyle and greco-roman wrestlers and boxers. In order to progress as an MMA fighter I needed to make those changes. I didn’t train very hard early in my career cause my body didn’t let me. Now my body has adapted to a new sport and we can kick some ass!

Thompson

You’ve just met Mariusz for the first time. What is your initial reaction?
– I knew he was a big yoked guy. When I saw him on TV, he looked different.
Different? What do you mean?
– He looks uglier that I thought. I’d say he’s even hideous… He must’ve fallen on his face when he was young quite a few times.
What can you tell about this clash? Do you have any strategy set for it?
– I want it to be a great fight for the fans. I want to win so I can come back here. I don’t have any special game plan. I will put on a show and have my hand raised at the end.

KSW XV: Revenge – Khalidov Submits Irvin In 33 Seconds

Saturday night also saw the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki hold it’s latest event at Tower Hall in Warsaw, Poland. The KSW XV: Revenge event featured a catchweight bout between Mamed Khalidov and former UFC fighter James Irvin, as well as a LHW title bout between champ Jan Blachowicz vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, and […]

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Saturday night also saw the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki hold it’s latest event at Tower Hall in Warsaw, Poland. The KSW XV: Revenge event featured a catchweight bout between Mamed Khalidov and former UFC fighter James Irvin, as well as a LHW title bout between champ Jan Blachowicz vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, and a bout for the vacant KSW lightweight title between Finalnd’s Niko Puhakka vs. Maciej Gorski.

Khalidov would take exactly 33 seconds to submit Irvin in the opening round of the main event, earning only the third victory for a Polish based fighter on the card out of nine bouts during the whole night.

“I’m very happy to represent Poland. We are fighters. If I have prepared for months for a fight, then I have to take it, even if my opponent came in overweight.”

Sokoudjou would use devastating leg kicks to chop down Blachowicz over two rounds to earn the KSW LHW title. The former champ chose to stand and exchange kicks with “The African Assassin” and paid for it by seeing his nine fight win streak end.

“I know I didn’t have the power to beat him. He showed me a weakness and I took advantage of it.”

Finnish fighter Puhakka would walk away with the KSW lightweight title after choking out his Polish opponent, Górski, in the second round with an arm-triangle choke at 3:20.

The full ‘Quick Results’ for KSW XV: Revenge is as follows:

Catchweight bout: Mamed Khalidov def. James Irvin via submission (armbar) – R1 @ 0:33
KSW Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Jan Blachowicz via TKO (retirement) – R2 @ 5:00
Lightweight Tournament Final: Niko Puhakka def. Maciej Gorski via technical submission (arm-triangle choke) – R2 @3:20
Light Heavyweight bout: Toni Valtonen def. Lukasz Jurkowski via unanimous decision
Heavyweight bout: Rogent Lloret def. Karol Bedorf via unanimous decision
Middleweight bout: James Zikic def. Antoni Chmielewski via unanimous decision
Middleweight bout: Michal Materla def. Gregory Babene via submission (guillotine choke) – R2 @ 3:30
Heavyweight bout: Marcin Rozalski def. Marcin Bartkiewicz via TKO (doctor stoppage) – R2 @ 1:51
Welterweight Tournament Final: Aslambek Saidov def. Ruben Crawford via unanimous decision

HT: Sherdog.com quotes

KSW XV: Revenge – Tonight In Warsaw, Poland

The latest event from the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, KSW XV: Revenge is set to take place tonight in Warsaw, Poland and marks the twentieth mma event for that company.
The main event sees James Irvin, who was recently suspended by the California State Athletic Commission for a positive steroid test, square off against promotional […]

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The latest event from the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, KSW XV: Revenge is set to take place tonight in Warsaw, Poland and marks the twentieth mma event for that company.

The main event sees James Irvin, who was recently suspended by the California State Athletic Commission for a positive steroid test, square off against promotional champ Mamed Khalidov in a non title bout. Both men had been scheduled to meet in a middleweight match, but both failed to make weight for the bout and have since agreed to a catchweight bout.

Sherdog.com, via MMArocks.pl, noted that “the promotion expected that Irvin would come in overweight, which may explain why Khalidov also failed to make the middleweight limit.”

The event also features a light heavyweight title bout between champion Jan Blachowicz vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, as well as the promotions lightweight and welterweight tournament Finals.

The complete weigh-in results for the KSW XV: Revenge event are as follows:

Catchweight bout: Mamed Khalidov (191.8) vs. James Irvin (200.6)
KSW Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Jan Blachowicz (205.1) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (204.4)
Lightweight Tournament Final: Maciej Gorski (153.9) vs. Niko Puhakka (154.3)
Light Heavyweight bout: Lukasz Jurkowski (205.5) vs. Toni Valtonen (209.4)
Heavyweight bout: Karol Bedorf (228.8) vs. Rogent Lloret (230.4)
Middleweight bout: Antoni Chmielewski (185.2) vs. James Zikic (185.2)
Middleweight bout: Michal Materla (185.2) vs. Gregory Babene (185.7)
Heavyweight bout: Marcin Rozalski (227.1) vs. Marcin Bartkiewicz (241.4)
Welterweight Tournament Final: Aslambek Saidov (169.8) vs. Ruben Crawford (169.3)

“Overeem Will Just Kill Somebody,” Rameau Sokoudjou On Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament

Former UFC and Strikeforce fighter Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (10-8) thinks Alistair Overeem will tear through all of his opponents in Strikeforce’s Heavyweight World Grand Prix. “The African Assassin” is set to meet Jan Blachowicz in Poland at the upcoming KSW 15 event on March 19.

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Former UFC and Strikeforce fighter Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (10-8) thinks Alistair Overeem will tear through all of his opponents in Strikeforce’s Heavyweight World Grand Prix. “The African Assassin” is set to meet Jan Blachowicz in Poland at the upcoming KSW 15 event on March 19.

James Irvin To Meet Mamed Khalidov At KSW 15 Next Week

After receiving a one year suspension and a $2,500 fine for a failed drug test in December, former UFC fighter James Irvin (15-8) will fight next week in Poland in the headliner for KSW 15 (Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 15). At the March 19 event he’ll meet that promotions light heavyweight champion Mamed Khalidov (21-4-2) […]

After receiving a one year suspension and a $2,500 fine for a failed drug test in December, former UFC fighter James Irvin (15-8) will fight next week in Poland in the headliner for KSW 15 (Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 15). At the March 19 event he’ll meet that promotions light heavyweight champion Mamed Khalidov (21-4-2) for the title.

The event takes place at Towar Hall in Warsaw, Poland and the bout was made official by the promotion on Wednesday.

Irvin will be Khalidov’s third opponent named for the event, after opponents Matt Lindland and Thales Leites were forced to withdraw due to injuries.

Irvin had been scheduled to meet Houston Alexander at the upcoming Shark Fights 14 event, but was pulled from the card after the California State Athletic Commission announced a positive steroid test following a Tachi Palace Fights 7 loss to Jorge Oliveira on December 2. Since that time Irvin has fought once, a no-contest result after Irvin hit opponent Mike Crisman with an illegal knee at a Gladiator Challenge: Young Guns 4 event.

Khalidov is 1-1-1 in his last three bouts but is 18-1-2 in his last twenty-one matches. He recently earned a TKO victory over Yuki Sasaki on December 30 at the World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight event in Japan. Before that bout he defended his KSW title by fighting Ryuta Sakurai to a draw in May of last year. The loss was to, thenSengoku middleweight champ Jorge Santiago, at a Sengoku 12 event in March for that promotions title, losing by unanimous decision.

The KSW 15 event also features the Finals to that promotions Lightweight and Welterweight tournaments featuring bouts between Maciej Górski vs. Niko Puhakka and Aslambek Saidov vs. Ruben Crawford.

You can find more information on the event at the promotions homepage at http://konfrontacja.com/en/index.php