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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki has its third two-division champion in
promotional history.

In the KSW 76 headliner, 145-pound titleholder Salahdine
Parnasse put on a surgical performance at the expense of
Sebastian
Rajewski with the interim lightweight championship on the line.
Parnasse (17-1, 9-1 KSW) kept the contest on the feet in the
opening frame to study his opponent’s reactions, then moved the
action to the mat in the second period. The Frenchman came close to
finishing Rajewski (12-8, 4-3 KSW) with strikes in Round 2, but the
Polish fighter showed great heart and survived the storm. The pair
exchanged on the feet again in the third frame, where Parnasse
showcased much more polished striking skills than his foe. In the
fourth, Parnasse took down Rajewski and jumped on his back. After
landing some strikes, the Frenchman saw an opening for a rear-naked
choke attempt, deep enough to make Rajewski tap at the 2:21 mark of
Round 4. During the post-fight interview, Parnasse and linear
155-pound titleholder Marian
Ziolkowski faced off in the cage in expectation of their
upcoming clash to unify the championship.

The co-main event featured an intriguing matchup between
welterweight surging prospects Adrian
Bartosinski and Krystian
Kaszubowski. Bartosinski (12-0, 4-0 KSW) took the initiative
right out of the gate and moved the action to the floor, where he
had the edge over his foe. Kaszubowski (10-3, 5-3 KSW) defended at
his best back on the mat until he found the right scramble to get
back on the feet. A few seconds later, Bartosinski forced another
takedown, and this time he didn’t allow his adversary to retaliate
as he poured a series of elbows and punches. The referee stopped
the contest with only two seconds left in Round 1.

Elsewhere, Pawel
Pawlak (21-4-1, 3-0 KSW) overcame fellow Ultimate Fighting
Championship alum Tom Breese
(15-4, 1-1 KSW) thanks to an elbow followed by a series of punches
on the mat at 3:54 in the opening frame at middleweight; Artur
Szczepaniak (9-1, 2-0 KSW) knocked out Brian Hooi
(18-10, 1 NC; 1-1 KSW) cold with a well-timed head kick 43 seconds
into their 170-pound battle; Maciej
Kazieczko (9-2, 8-2 KSW) stopped Francisco Albano Barro (10-3,
2-2 KSW) with punches at 3:20 in the third frame of their 155-pound
clash; Zuriko
Jojua (9-1, 2-0 KSW) outclassed former bantamweight champion
Antun
Racic (26-11-1, 6-3 KSW) en route to a unanimous decision
(30-27, 30-27, 30-27); 185-pounder Henry
Fadipe (12-9-1, 1-0 KSW) forced Albert
Odzimkowski (12-7, 1 NC; 1-4, 1NC KSW) to tap thanks to a
Peruvian necktie maneuver 39 seconds into the second frame;
Valeriu
Mircea (27-8-1, 1-1 KSW) scored a highlight-reel knockout after
crushing Gracjan
Szadzinski (9-5, 3-4 KSW) at 1:39 in the opening frame of their
155-pound affair; heavyweight Kamil
Gawryjolek (3-0, 1-0 KSW) smashed Marek
Samociuk (4-3, 2-1 KSW) with punches at 4:37 in Round 1.

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