KSW

KSW 98: Paczuski vs. Zerhouni

Completed Hala CRS, Lubin, Poland 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Radosław Paczuski beat Laïd Zerhouni by knockout in the main event.
  • Daniel Skibiński beat Leonardo Damiani by split decision in the co-main event at catchweight.
  • Six of the ten results came early: two knockouts and four submissions.

Main card

RP

Radosław Paczuski vs Laïd Zerhouni

Middleweight
Knockout R1 1:02
LZ
DS

Daniel Skibiński vs Leonardo Damiani

Catchweight
Split decision R3 5:00
LD
DP

Damian Piwowarczyk vs Marcin Wójcik

Light heavyweight
Submission R1 2:46
MW
KG

Krzysztof Głowacki vs Dawid Kasperski

Light heavyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DK
AS

Artur Szczepaniak vs Krystian Kaszubowski

Welterweight
Submission R1 1:41
KK
BL

Bartosz Leśko vs Dominik Humburger

Light heavyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DH
ZJ

Zuriko Jojua vs Werlleson Martins

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
WM

Preliminary card

KF

Kacper Fornalski vs Aleksander Budziłek

Lightweight
Submission R1 4:06
AB
BB

Borys Borkowski vs Steven Krt

Catchweight
Knockout R2 2:50
SK
MJ

Mariusz Joniak vs Islam Djabrailov

Bantamweight
Submission R2 1:20
ID
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Results

Main and co-main events

Radosław Paczuski beat Laïd Zerhouni by knockout at 1:02 of round one in the main event of KSW 98 at the Hala CRS in Lubin. In the co-main event, Daniel Skibiński beat Leonardo Damiani by split decision after three rounds at catchweight.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, four by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in ten fights. One of the four decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Radosław Paczuski, who stopped Laïd Zerhouni at 1:02 of round one, and four of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Steven Krt's knockout of Borys Borkowski, 7 minutes and 50 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 24 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: three of its three results came early, against three of the seven above it. Kacper Fornalski (submission, round one), Steven Krt (knockout, round two) and Islam Djabrailov (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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