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The first
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki card of the year didn’t disappoint as
eight out of 10 fights ended within the distance in Warsaw,
Poland.

Glory Kickboxing 2021 knockout of the year winner Arkadiusz
Wrzosek closed
KSW 90 with a 54-second knockout over Ivan
Vitasovic in the main event. Wrzosek (4-0) exploded onto the
KSW scene since signing with the organization in 2022. Vitasovic, a
Croatian heavyweight champion, was expected to be his toughest test
but that hypothesis proved shaky after he was dropped seconds into
the fight. Vitasovic reached his feet but was followed around the
cage as Wrzosek beat him. Despite his inexperience in mixed martial
arts, Wrzosek is quickly rising up the ranks as a big man to
watch.

If you blinked, you probably missed Laid
Zerhouni’s 12-second knockout over
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Bartosz
Fabinski.

Fabinski (16-6) was a late replacement for fellow WCA Fight Team
gymmate Radoslaw
Paczuski and had never been knocked out in his 13-year career.
Zerhouni (12-5) erased that in the time it takes to microwave a
Pop-Tart.

After a razor-thin first round, Adam
Soldaev was determined to land something on Damian
Stasiak that would send the Pole reeling. That punch would come
1:08 into the second round, as Soldaev carefully walked Stasiak to
the fence and landed a risky leaping rear uppercut.

Surprised by the awkward shot, Stasiak’s chin was lined up
perfectly for a follow-up left hook from Soldaev. The punch knocked
Stasiak out immediately, giving Soldaev his first win since Oct.
2022.

Guard pullers will remember the day 22-year-old Isai Ramos
tapped out Ramzan
Jembiev in only 45 seconds.

Ramos, who took the fight on two weeks’ notice, derailed Jembiev’s
five-fight win streak in electrifying fashion with an armbar less
than a minute into the first round. Ramos (7-1) showed no fear
going to the mat as his legs worked frantically to trap Jembiev in
the submission. Before Jembiev knew it, his elbow was hyperextended
to its limit, and he was the victim of one of the biggest upsets in
the history of the promotion.

Werlleson
Martins was on his way to potentially securing another title
shot at the bantamweight title, but those plans were put on the
back burner by Oleksii
Polishchuk’s left hand.

Just a minute into the second round, Polischuck dropped the
Brazilian with a sharp jab at the same moment Martins was loading
up a right cross. The punch put Martins on his butt where — like a
deer in headlights — he waited to be cracked by a right hand that
ended the fight 50 seconds into the second period.

With the win, Polischuck (12-4) put himself in line for a potential
showdown with KSW bantamweight kingpin Sebastian
Przybysz.

KSW strawweight Ewelina
Wozniak wants to be the sole ruler of the division, and she
could be on her way after a picture-perfect performance against

Aleksandra Toncheva Plamenova. Wozniak crushed Toncheva and
nearly ended the fight in the first round.

Wozniak landed at will on Toncheva and busted the 32-year-old
Bulgarian wide open. For nearly three minutes, Toncheva weathered
shots as the referee stood by and watched her survive. Wozniak
could’ve continued to beat her in round two but mercifully ended
the fight with one of the slickest triangle chokes you’ll see in
2024.

Islam
Djabrailov (10-5) bounced back from his submission loss to KSW
bantamweight champion Przybysz with a close but unanimous decision
win over France’s Alfan
Rocher-Labes (10-3).

Coming into the contest, Rocher-Labes had won his last five fights,
including a 2020 win over Djabraliov, but the German was too
advanced this time around. Djabraliov’s wrestling and activity made
throwing anything meaningful tough for the Frenchman. After three
competitive rounds, all three judges leaned in favor of Djabraliov
(29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

If a heavyweight fight makes it out of the first round, you’re
bound to see someone fatigue.

Unfortunately for Olegs
Jemeljanovs, his gas tank wasn’t up for the task that Marek
Samociuk presented. After two rounds of nonstop striking, the
heavy-handed Jemeljanovs took an ill-timed shot at Samociuk’s legs
with hopes of scoring the first takedown of the fight.

Jemeljanovs didn’t realize he was serving Samociuk (5-4) his fifth
career win on a platter. Samociuk easily stuffed the takedown and
transitioned to Jemeljanov’s back, where he could not protect
himself from a storm of punches that ultimately ended the fight
3:15 into the second frame.

Somebody’s “0” had to go in the scrap between undefeated
lightweights Gino van
Steenis and Hugo Deux.
Van Steenis, a former House of Glory kickboxing contestant, shifted
his focus to MMA, but his grappling leaves much to be desired.

Deux (3-0) did an excellent job at neutralizing van Steenis’
striking. Twice van Steenis tried to catch him slipping with a
flying knee, but Deux capitalized and scored a takedown. Once van
Steenis was grounded he fought like a fish out of water,
unsuccessfully trying to flip Deux off him.

After three rounds of consistent top pressure, the fight went to
the scorecards, where Deux was declared the winner by unanimous
decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

KSW 90 opened with a showdown between lightweights Szymon
Karolczyk and Artur
Krawczyk. Krawcyzk (4-4) entered his promotional debut
confident and surging on a three-fight win streak but left the cage
with the first submission loss of his career.

Karolcyzk (6-3) showed early that he could trade with his fellow
Polishman, but quickly took the fight to the ground. After shifting
into full mount, Karolczyk capped off his dominant performance with
an arm-triangle choke that forced Krawczyk to submit at the last
second of the second stanza (4:59).

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