KSW 44 took place on Saturday from the Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland and was headlined by Karol Bedorf scoring his fourth career victory by submission as he used a kimura to defeat Mariusz Pudzianowski at the 1:51 mark of the opening round.
Bedorf (15-3) has now won nine of his last ten fights and five of his last six wins have come by stoppage. The defeat for Pudzianowski (12-6, 1NC) snaps a three fight winning streak and five of his six career defeats have come by submission.
In the co-main event, Michal Materla (26-6) scored a TKO victory over Martin Zawada and this marked his first fight since losing to UFC vet Scott Askham at KSW 42 in March. Materla is 4-1 in his last five fights and the defeat for Zawada (28-15-1) snaps a two fight winning streak.
Watch video highlights from the fight card courtesy of the KSW MMA Twitter account.
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Takedown ➡ Crucifix ➡ Finish
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#KSW44 Official results: Kleber Koike Erbst def. Marian Ziółkowski via submission (armbar), 3:44, round 1.
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The complete KSW 44 results are below.
Karol Bedorf def. Mariusz Pudzianowski via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 1:51
Michal Materla def. Martin Zawada via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:59
Erko Jun def. Tomasz Oswiecinski via KO (punch) – Round 1, 2:26
Kleber Koike Erbst def. Marian Ziolkowski via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:44
Daniel Torres def. Filip Wolanski via split decision
Gracjan Szadzinski def. Paul Redmond via KO (punch) – Round 2, 1:36
Wagner Prado def. Chris Fields via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:17
Lukasz Rajewski def. Leo Zulic via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 1:48
Sebastian Przybysz def. Dawid Gralka via KO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:48