Ziolkowski Outpoints Mankowski, Chuzhigaev Upends Narkun at KSW 66

By Martial Arts Videos January 16, 2022
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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki started the new year with a double
championship headliner that went down at the Netto Arena in
Szczecin, Poland.


KSW 66 was headlined by a closely-contested lightweight
championship affair between divisional kingpin Marian
Ziolkowski and former 170-pound titleholder Borys
Mankowski. The defending champion Ziolkowski (24-8-1, 1NC; 5-2
KSW) utilized his crisp jab and footwork as he stung his opponent
throughout the fight. Meanwhile, Mankowski (22-9-1, 11-6 KSW)
retaliated with takedowns and shots from short distance. The match
was pretty even going into the fifth stanza, as both fighters took
home two rounds each. However, the strategy of “The Golden Boy”
turned out to be the most efficient in the final frame, as he
continued to score points with his jab. Mankowski attempted a final
assault, but his adversary denied it. When the dust settled, the
ring announcer revealed that all three judges gave Ziolkowski 48-47
nods, rewarding the Polish fighter with his second title
defense.

In the co-feature, Ibragim
Chuzhigaev scored an impressive promotional debut, as he
outstruck defending 205-pound champion Tomasz
Narkun. Chuzhigaev (16-5, 1-0 KSW) looked lighter on the feet,
and he marked his opponent’s left eye early in the fight. Shortly
thereafter, the Russian dropped his opponent with a spinning
backfist. The Russian spent considerable energy blocking Narkun’s
takedown attempts in the first three stanzas. “The Giraffe” landed
a takedown in the fourth frame, forcing his opponent to carry his
weight and getting close to a finish with a choke. In the final
round, Chuzhigaev stopped several desperate takedown attempts from
Narkun and scored with some kicks. Ultimately, Chuzhigaev earned a
unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in addition to a new title
for his collection.

Earlier, KSW legend Michal
Materla (31-8, 20-6 KSW) crushed Jason
Radcliffe (17-9, 2-2 KSW) with punches at the 4:07 mark of the
first stanza of their middleweight encounter; Krystian
Kaszubowski (10-2, 5-2 KSW) took a unanimous decision from
short-notice replacement Robert
Maciejowski (5-4-1, 0-1 KSW) after his opponent was deducted a
point; Sebastian
Rajewski (12-6, 4-1 KSW) outpointed Ultimate Fighting
Championship vet Niklas
Backstrom (11-4, 0-1 KSW) with at lightweight; Wojciech
Janusz (11-7, 1-0 KSW) tapped Damian
Skarzynski (5-4, 0-1 KSW) via rear-naked choke 64 seconds into
their 215-pound catchweight bout; former Cage Warriors Fighting
Championship title challenger Donovan
Desmae (15-8, 1-1 KSW) overcame Lukasz
Rajewski (11-7, 1NC; 4-4 KSW) thanks to an out-of-nowhere
triangle-armbar submission at the 4:07 mark of the second
frame.

On the preliminary card, Gracjan
Szadzinski (9-4, 3-3 KSW) smashed a careless Francesco
Moricca (9-6-1, 0-1 KSW) with a left hook after 1:58 into Round
2 of their 160-pound catchweight; Kacper
Koziorzebski (8-4, 2-2 KSW) upended Hubert
Szymajda (9-5, 0-2 KSW) on all three scorecards in their
welterweight affair; at bantamweight, Patryk
Surdyn (6-2, 1-2 KSW) outgrappled David
Martinik (5-4, 1-2 KSW) en route to a unanimous decision.

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