2012 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki events

The year 2012 was the ninth year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. In 2012 Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki held 4 events beginning with, KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy.

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy	February 25, 2012	Orlen Arena	Płock, Poland
2	KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp	May 12, 2012	Arena Łódź	Łódź, Poland
3	KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies	September 15, 2012	Ergo Arena	Gdańsk, Poland
4	KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation	December 1, 2012	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland

Title fights in 2012
#	Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
1	Middleweight 84 kg	Michał Materla	def.	Jay Silva	Decision (Majority)	3	KSW 19	For the vacant KSW Middleweight Championship
2	Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Jan Błachowicz (c)	def.	Houston Alexander	Decision (Unanimous)	3	KSW 20	For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship
3	Lightweight 70 kg	Maciej Jewtuszko	def.	Artur Sowiński	Submission (brabo choke)	2	KSW 21	For the Inaugural KSW Lightweight Championship
4	Welterweight 77 kg	Aslambek Saidov	def.	Borys Mańkowski	TKO (leg injury)	2	KSW 21	For the Inaugural KSW Welterweight Championship.
5	Middleweight 84 kg	Michał Materla (c)	def.	Rodney Wallace	KO (punch)	1	KSW 21	For the KSW Middleweight Championship

KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	February 25, 2012
Venue	Orlen Arena
City	Płock, Poland
Event chronology
KSW 17 KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy KSW 19

KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy was a mixed martial arts event held on February 25, 2012 at the Orlen Arena in Płock, Poland.^[1]

The original main event of Jan Błachowicz fighting Dave Branch was changed when Branch had passport issues in the days leading up to the event.^[2] He was replaced by Mario Miranda.

Marcin Różalski was initially scheduled to face Jerome Le Banner in a non-main event fight. However, a knee injury forced Le Banner off the card and with only two days notice Valentijn Overeem stepped in as a replacement.^[3]

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Valentijn Overeem	def.	Marcin Różalski	Submission (Heel Hook)	1
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Jan Błachowicz	def.	Mario Miranda	Decision (Unanimous)	3
Lightweight 70 kg	Curt Warburton	def.	Artur Sowinski	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	2
Lightweight 70 kg	Maciej Jewtuszko	def.	Dean Amasinger	TKO (Punches)	1
Heavyweight 120 kg	Karol Bedorf	def.	David Oliva	Decision (Unanimous)	2
Heavyweight 120 kg	Kamil Walus	def.	Kamil Bazelak	TKO (Punches)	1
Lightweight 70 kg	Anzor Azhiev	def.	Cengiz Dana	Decision (Unanimous)	2

KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	May 12, 2012
Venue	Arena Łódź
City	Łódź, Poland
Event chronology
KSW 18 KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp KSW 20

KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp was a mixed martial arts event held on May 12, 2012 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.^[4]

The main event featured former World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski facing Bob Sapp.^[5]

Also on the card was the first ever women's bout in KSW history when Marta Chojnoska fought Paulina Suska in a 55 kilograms (121 lb) catchweight bout.^[6]

The vacant KSW Middleweight Championship was given to the winner of Michał Materla and Jay Silva.

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mariusz Pudzianowski	def.	Bob Sapp	TKO (Punches)	1
Middleweight 84 kg	Mamed Khalidov	def.	Rodney Wallace	KO (Punch)	1
Middleweight 84 kg	Michał Materla	def.	Jay Silva	Decision (Majority)	3	For the vacant KSW Middleweight Championship.
Middleweight 84 kg	Matt Horwich	def.	Antoni Chmielewski	TKO (Punches)	3
Welterweight 77 kg	Aslambek Saidov	def.	Grigor Aschugbabjan	Submission (Kimura)	1
Female Catchweight 55 kg	Marta Chojnoska	def.	Paulina Suska	Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock)	1	Female Tournament Semi-Finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Borys Mankowski	def.	Marcin Naruszczka	Decision (Majority)	2

KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	September 15, 2012
Venue	Ergo Arena
City	Gdańsk, Poland
Event chronology
KSW 19 KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies KSW 21

KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies was a mixed martial arts event held on September 15, 2012 at the Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland.^[7]

The event featured Jan Błachowicz defending the Light Heavyweight Championship against Houston Alexander.^[8]

The Różalski-Le Banner bout was originally scheduled for KSW 18, however Le Banner was forced to withdraw due to an injured knee.^[8] Le Banner was again forced out of this bout due to injury and was replaced by Rodney Glunder.^[9]

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mariusz Pudzianowski	def.	Christos Piliafas	TKO (Punches)	1
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Jan Błachowicz (c)	def.	Houston Alexander	Decision (Unanimous)	3	For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship.
Heavyweight 120 kg	Marcin Rozalski	def.	Rodney Glunder	Decision (Unanimous)	3
Heavyweight 120 kg	Karol Bedorf	def.	Karl Knothe	Decision (Unanimous)	3
Welterweight 77 kg	Borys Mankowski	def.	Rafal Moks	Decision (Unanimous)	3
Heavyweight 120 kg	Kamil Walus	def.	Jacek Wisniewski	TKO (Punches)	1
Lightweight 70 kg	Anzor Azhiev	def.	Paul Reed	Decision (Unanimous)	3

KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	December 1, 2012
Venue	Hala Torwar
City	Warsaw, Poland
Event chronology
KSW 20 KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation KSW 22

KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation was a mixed martial arts event held on December 1, 2012 at the Hala Torwar in Warsaw, Poland.^[10]

It was KSW comeback to Warsaw after two years with no events in capital city of Poland.

Mamed Khalidov was expected to fight Melvin Manhoef in the main event. However, Manhoef suffered an injury to his left leg and pulled out of the bout.^[11] Kendall Grove stepped in to fight Khalidov.^[12]

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	Mamed Khalidov	def.	Kendall Grove	Submission (Achilles Lock)	2
Middleweight 84 kg	Michał Materla (c)	def.	Rodney Wallace	KO (punch)	1	For the KSW Middleweight Championship.
Welterweight 77 kg	Aslambek Saidov	def.	Borys Mańkowski	TKO (leg injury)	2	For the Inaugural KSW Welterweight Championship.
Lightweight 70 kg	Maciej Jewtuszko	def.	Artur Sowiński	Submission (brabo choke)	2	For the Inaugural KSW Lightweight Championship.
Middleweight 84 kg	Piotr Strus	def.	Krzysztof Kułak	TKO (retirement)	2
Female Catchweight 55 kg	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	def.	Paulina Bońkowska	Decision (Unanimous)	2	Female Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 84 kg	Matt Horwich	def.	Terry Martin	TKO (punches)	2