Arkadiusz Wrzosek Demolishes Tomasz Sarara in KSW 73 Headliner


Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
’s return to Warsaw will be remembered
for its nail-biting main event.

In the KSW
73
headliner, Glory kickboxing veteran Arkadiusz
Wrzosek
made his mixed martial arts debut as he locked horns
with Tomasz
Sarara
in a heavyweight clash. Sarara (1-1, 1-1 KSW) dropped
Wrzosek in the opening round, and dominated on the canvas for the
duration but failed to deliver a finish. Wrzosek (1-0, 1-0 KSW)
retaliated in the second frame, catching Sarara with a head kick
followed by a flying knee. The kickboxer hit the gas pedal and
threw punches, knees and kicks at Sarara until his fatigued foe
collapsed on the floor. “Hightower” kept striking fast and hard,
but Sarara showed heart and survived to see the third frame. In
Round 3, Wrzosek controlled his adversary from afar while scoring
with punches and kicks. When it appeared that the fight would go
the distance, Wrzosek hit his mark with a sharp knee and follow-up
punches. Referee Lukasz Bosacki stopped the contest at the 3:55
mark of the third frame.

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In the co-main event, former KSW title challenger Daniel
Rutkowski
took on “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil” Season 4 winner
and
Ultimate Fighting Championship
alum Reginaldo
Vieira
(15-7, 0-1 KSW) after the Brazilian replaced Lom-Ali
Eskiev
on short notice. Vieira looked good in the opening
frame, winning the striking exchanges and keeping his foe at bay.
As time passed, Rutkowski’s better conditioning suffocated any
initiative from his foe and as soon as Rutkowski (14-3, 2-1 KSW)
moved the action to the canvas, Vieira couldn’t find a solution to
stop “Rutko” from landing punches. In Round 3, Rutkowski’s takedown
and relentless strikes left their mark on Vieira’s face.
Eventually, all three cageside judges agreed to reward Rutkowski
with a unanimous decision.

Elsewhere, Radoslaw
Paczuski
(5-0, 2-0 KSW) knocked out Jason
Radcliffe
(MMA 17-10, 2-3 KSW) 100 seconds in the opening frame
at middleweight; 125-pounder Karolina
Owczarz
(5-2, 5-2 KSW) outpointed Natalia
Baczynska
(MMA 6-3, 0-2 KSW) on all three scorecards; in a
181-pound catchweight, Krystian
Bielski
(9-4, 1-0 KSW) smashed Ion Surdu
(11-4, 1-2 KSW) with punches at the 1:48 mark of the second period;
Bogdan
Gnidko
(8-0, 1-0 KSW) scored the fastest knockout in
promotional history after dispatching Damian
Piwowarczyk
(5-2, 2-2 KSW) five seconds out of the gate of
their 214-pound catchweight tilit; Dominik
Humburger
(4-0, 1-0 KSW) overcame Borys
Borkowski
(4-2, 1-2 KSW) with punches 2:30 of Round 2 in a
183-pound catchweight match; 145-pounder Pascal
Hintzen
(8-1, 1-1 KSW) outdueled Patryk
Likus
(2-1, 2-1 KSW) thanks to a rear-naked choke maneuver 2:07
into the second frame; at bantamweight, Carl
McNally
(2-0, 1-0 KSW) forced Milosz
Melchert
(2-1, 0-1 KSW) to tap to a neck crank at 4:19 into
Round 1.

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