KSW

KSW 81: Bartosiński vs. Szczepaniak

Completed Arena Lodowa, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Adrian Bartosiński beat Artur Szczepaniak by knockout in the main event.
  • Errol Zimmerman beat Tomasz Sarara by knockout in the co-main event at heavyweight.
  • Eight of the nine results came early: five knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

AB

Adrian Bartosiński vs Artur Szczepaniak

Welterweight
Knockout R1 1:49
AS
TS

Tomasz Sarara vs Errol Zimmerman

Heavyweight
Knockout R2 3:59
EZ
IM

Igor Michaliszyn vs Krystian Bielski

Middleweight
Knockout R2 3:35
KB
WM

Werlleson Martins vs Patryk Surdyn

Bantamweight
Knockout R3 0:30
PS
KO

Karolina Owczarz vs Adrianna Kreft

Flyweight
Submission R1 1:16
AK

Preliminary card

MK

Marcin Krakowiak vs Henry Fadipe

Middleweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:05
HF
KG

Kamil Gawryjołek vs Oļegs Jemeļjanovs

Heavyweight
Knockout R1 3:29
OJ
SB

Sofiia Bagishvili vs Maria Silva

Strawweight
Submission R2 3:17
MS
FS

Filip Stawowy vs Marek Samociuk

Heavyweight
Submission R2 4:40
MS
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Results

Main and co-main events

Adrian Bartosiński beat Artur Szczepaniak by knockout at 1:49 of round one in the main event of KSW 81 at the Arena Lodowa in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. In the co-main event, Errol Zimmerman beat Tomasz Sarara by knockout at 3:59 of round two at heavyweight.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, three by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in nine fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Adrianna Kreft, who stopped Karolina Owczarz at 1:16 of round one, and three of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Werlleson Martins's knockout of Patryk Surdyn, 10 minutes and 30 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 8 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: five of five, against three of the four below it. Kamil Gawryjołek (knockout, round one), Maria Silva (submission, round two) and Filip Stawowy (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Six weight classes were used, heavyweight most often with three bouts. KSWTV carried all nine bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.