Mamed Khalidov Forces Mariusz Pudzianowski to Tap to Strikes in KSW 77 Headliner

By Martial Arts Videos December 18, 2022
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Size didn’t matter to Mamed
Khalidov.

Billed as the biggest fight in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki history,
former KSW two-division champion Khalidov faced five-time β€œWorld’s
Strongest Man” titleholder Mariusz
Pudzianowski in the
KSW 77 main event on Saturday at a fully-packed Arena Gliwice
in Gliwice, Poland. Khalidov (36-8-2, 20-4-2 KSW), who weighed 53
pounds less than his foe on the scale, was lighter on the feet as
he wisely opted to move around Pudzianowski (17-8, 1NC, 17-7, 1NC
KSW) rather than directly attacking him. β€œPudzian” shortened the
distance and clinched with his foe, allowing Khalidov to showcase a
remarkable judo throw that grounded the 259-pound colossus. On the
mat, Khalidov quickly captured Pudzianowski’s back and poured a
barrage of strikes on his flattened adversary. Pudzianowski
absorbed a significant amount of shots before tapping to punches at
the 1:54 mark of Round 1.

Elsewhere, Sebastian
Przybysz and Jakub
Wiklacz collided for the third time in the bantamweight
championship co-headliner. Early in the fight, it was pretty clear
that Wiklacz (14-3-1, 4-1 KSW) had the edge over his foe in terms
of grappling. Inexplicably, Przybysz (10-3, 7-2 KSW) attempted to
match Wiklacz’s skills on the mat instead of keeping the fight on
the feet, where he looked much sharper than β€œMasa.” Przybysz led
the offensive in the second period until Wiklacz swept his foe to
end the round on top. The grappling exchanges continued in the
third frame, with Wiklacz getting close to finishing his adversary
with a tight guillotine choke attempt. Przybysz had no answers for
Wiklacz’s relentless sweeps and ground control for most of the
fight, save for part of the fifth stanza where β€œSebic” landed some
heavy shots on the mat. Przybysz’s late storm wasn’t enough to
retain the championship, however. When the dust settled, two of the
cageside judges sided with Wiklacz, who captured the belt and
defeated his long-term rival via split decision.

Elsewhere, Ibragim
Chuzhigaev (17-5, 2-0 KSW) notched his first light heavyweight
title defense after outstriking Ivan Erslan
(12-2-1, 3-2 KSW) en route to a unanimous decision; in front of a
partisan crowd, former 145-pound title contender Daniel
Rutkowski (15-3, 1 NC; 3-1 KSW) edged Lom-Ali
Eskiev (20-6, 1 NC; 2-1 KSW) thanks to a narrow split decision
(29-28, 29-28, 28-29); Andrzej
Grzebyk (19-6, 3-3 KSW) stopped Oton Jasse
(21-9, 0-1 KSW) with a nasty liver punch at the 4:21 mark of Round
1; up-and-comer Patryk
Kaczmarczyk (9-2, 3-2 KSW) folded Pascal
Hintzen (8-2, 1-2 KSW) with knees to the body 63 seconds into
their featherweight affair; 205-pounder Bogdan
Gnidko (9-0, 2-0 KSW) scored the ninth first-round finish of
his career as he smashed Madalin
Pirvulescu (5-1, 1-1 KSW) with a head kick followed by punches
38 seconds into their bout; in a featherweight clash, Michal
Domin (5-3, 2-2 KSW) submitted Patryk
Likus (2-2, 2-2 KSW) via triangle choke at the 4:33 mark of
Round 3; 155-pounder Yann Liasse
(9-1, 1 NC; 3-0, 1 NC KSW) submitted Adrian
Gralak (5-1, 1 NC; 0-1, 1 NC KSW) via rear-naked choke 2:37
into Round 2; bantamweight Shamad
Erzanukaev (2-0, 2-0 KSW) forced Carl
McNally (2-1, 1-1 KSW) to tap due to a rear-naked choke at the
2:48 mark of the first period; and 18-year-old Wiktoria
Czyzewska (2-0, 1-0 KSW) crushed Aleksandra Karaseva (1-1, 1-1
KSW) with punches 72 seconds into their 135-pound battle.

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