Key takeaways
Matheus Scheffel beat Szymon Bajor by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of KSW 97 at the Arena Jaskółka in Tarnow. In the co-main event, Bruno Azevedo beat Oleksii Polischuck by submission at 2:08 of round two at bantamweight.
Across the nine bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, one by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in nine fights. Two of the four decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Sergiusz Zając, who stopped Kleber Silva at 1:36 of round one, and three of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Muslim Tulshaev's knockout of Marcin Krakowiak, 7 minutes and 13 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 22 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: five of seven, against no of the two below it.
Seven weight classes were used, welterweight most often with two bouts. KSWTV carried all nine bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.