Background

The event was headlined by a KSW Heavyweight Championship bout between the champion Phil De Fries and KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Narkun.^[1]

A heavyweight superfight between the five-time World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski and Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Szymon Kolecki took place as the co-main event.^[2]

Dricus Du Plessis was scheduled to fight against fellow former welterweight champion Borys Mankowski at KSW 47.^[3] However, Du Plessis was forced off the card due to a weight issue.^[4] Norman Parke has stepped in on short notice for Du Plessis to fight former welterweight champion.^[5]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Borys Mańkowski vs. Norman Parke
• Knockout of the Night: Aleksandar Ilić
• Performance of the Night: Aleksandar Ilić

Results

KSW 47
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Phil De Fries (c)	def.	Tomasz Narkun	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the KSW Heavyweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Szymon Kołecki	def.	Mariusz Pudzianowski	TKO (Injury)	1	4:20
Welterweight 77 kg	Norman Parke	def.	Borys Mańkowski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Satoshi Ishii	def.	Fernando Rodrigues Jr.	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Aleksandar Ilić	def.	Damian Janikowski	KO (Head Kick)	3	0:23
Featherweight 66 kg	Marcin Wrzosek	def.	Krzysztof Klaczek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Karolina Owczarz	def.	Marta Chojnoska	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Maciej Kazieczko	def.	Bartłomiej Kopera	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Paweł Polityło	def.	Dawid Gralka	TKO (Punches)	2	3:52

Background

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Michał Michalski vs. Savo Lazić
• Knockout of the Night: Filip Pejić

Results

KSW 48
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 66 kg	Salahdine Parnasse	def.	Roman Szymański	TKO (Punches)	2	3:39	For the Interim KSW Featherweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Łukasz Jurkowski	def.	Stjepan Bekavac	TKO (Injury)	1	1:06
Lightweight 70 kg	Marian Ziółkowski	def.	Gracjan Szadziński	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Filip Pejić	def.	Filip Wolański	KO (Head Kick and Punches)	2	1:55
Welterweight 77 kg	Michał Michalski	def.	Savo Lazić	KO (Punches)	2	2:23
Middleweight 84 kg	Cezary Kęsik	def.	Jakub Kamieniarz	TKO (Elbows)	1	3:04
Lightweight 70 kg	Shamil Musaev	def.	Hubert Szymajda	TKO (Punches)	1	3:52
Bantamweight 61 kg	Sebastian Przybysz	def.	Bogdan Barbu	TKO (Punches)	1	4:00

Results

KSW 49
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Roberto Soldić (c)	def.	Krystian Kaszubowski	KO (Punch)	1	1:25	For the KSW Welterweight Championship
Middleweight 84 kg	Scott Askham	def.	Michał Materla	KO (Knees)	3	1:23	For the Vacant KSW Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Damian Grabowski	def.	Karol Bedorf	TKO (Punches)	2	3:56
Welterweight 77 kg	Norman Parke	def.	Artur Sowiński	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Erko Jun	def.	Akop Szostak	TKO (Punches)	1	0:37
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Martin Zawada	def.	Thiago Silva	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Antun Račić	def.	Paweł Polityło	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Luis Henrique	def.	Michał Andryszak	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	4:51
Lightweight 70 kg	Leszek Krakowski	def.	Michael Dubois	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00

Background

Marian Ziolkowski has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled interim KSW Lightweight Championship bout against Norman Parke due to knee injury. Parke instead faced the former KSW Featherweight Championshion Marcin Wrzosek, who stepped in on two weeks’ notice for this encounter.^[6]

Phil De Fries was expected to defend his Heavyweight Championship against Damian Grabowski in the main event of the evening. However, Grabowski was forced off the card due to a hand injury. Luis Henrique has stepped in for the injured Grabowski to fight De Fries for the heavyweight title.^[7]

Patrik Kincl has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled KSW Welterweight Championship bout against Roberto Soldić due to a torn ligament in his arm. Soldić instead faced Michal Pietrzak, who stepped in on four days’ notice for this encounter. Instead of a welterweight title fight, the fight was 80 kg catchweight bout.^[8]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Norman Parke vs. Marcin Wrzosek
• Knockout of the Night: Aleksandra Rola
• Submission of the Night: Tomasz Narkun

Results

KSW 50
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Phil De Fries (c)	def.	Luis Henrique	Decision (Split)	5	5:00	For the KSW Heavyweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Tomasz Narkun (c)	def.	Przemyslaw Mysiala	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	4:07	For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship
Catchweight 80 kg	Roberto Soldić	def.	Michal Pietrzak	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Norman Parke	def.	Marcin Wrzosek	Decision (Split)	5	5:00	For the Interim KSW Lightweight Championship
Middleweight 84 kg	Damian Janikowski	def.	Tony Giles	TKO (Submission to punches)	1	1:24
Middleweight 84 kg	Jason Radcliffe	def.	Antoni Chmielewski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Dricus du Plessis	def.	Joilton Santos	TKO (Punches)	2	3:01
Strawweight 52 kg	Aleksandra Rola	def.	Catherine Costigan	TKO (Elbows)	2	0:50

Background

Krzysztof Klaczek had to withdraw from his match with Filip Pejić due to injuries sustained during training. Daniel Torres replaces Klaczek, he takes his place against Pejić.^[9]

Denis Stojnić has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Ante Delija due to an injury. Delija instead faced Oli Thompson, who stepped in on two days’ notice for this encounter.^[10]

Aleksandar Rakas was scheduled to face Krystian Kaszubowski on the main card, but Rakas had to withdraw from the fight when he suffered a foot injury due to a slip a day before the fight while walking his dog. Ivica Truscek stepped in on a day notice to face Kaszubowski.^[11]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Sebastian Przybysz vs. Lemmy Krušič
• Knockout of the Night: Ivan Erslan
• Submission of the Night: Borys Mańkowski

Results

KSW 51
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mariusz Pudzianowski	def.	Erko Jun	TKO (Punches)	2	1:43
Catchweight 73 kg	Borys Mańkowski	def.	Vaso Bakočević	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	1	3:36
Bantamweight 61 kg	Antun Račić	def.	Damian Stasiak	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the inaugural KSW Bantamweight Championship
Featherweight 66 kg	Daniel Torres	def.	Filip Pejić	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Ante Delija	def.	Oli Thompson	TKO (Punches)	2	1:58
Middleweight 84 kg	Cezary Kęsik	def.	Aleksandar Ilić	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	4:26
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Ivan Erslan	def.	Darwin Rodriguez	TKO (Punches)	1	1:29
Lightweight 70 kg	Roman Szymański	def.	Miloš Janičić	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Krystian Kaszubowski	def.	Ivica Trušček	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Sebastian Przybysz	def.	Lemmy Krušič	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Background

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Michał Michalski vs. Albert Odzimkowski
• Knockout of the Night: Maciej Kazieczko
• Submission of the Night: Karolina Owczarz
• Performance of the Night: Salahdine Parnasse

Results

KSW 52: Race
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight 85 kg	Scott Askham	def.	Mamed Khalidov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight 91,5 kg	Szymon Kołecki	def.	Damian Janikowski	TKO (Punches)	2	3:02
Featherweight 66 kg	Salahdine Parnasse (ic)	def.	Ivan Buchinger	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the KSW Interim Featherweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Shamil Musaev	def.	Grzegorz Szulakowski	TKO (Spinning Backfist)	1	1:17
Flyweight 57 kg	Karolina Owczarz	def.	Aleksandra Rola	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	4:35
Lightweight 70 kg	Artur Sowiński	def.	Vinicius Bohrer	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	0:51
Welterweight 77 kg	Michał Michalski	def.	Albert Odzimkowski	TKO (Punches)	1	4:23
Lightweight 70 kg	Maciej Kazieczko	def.	Michael Dubois	KO (Punches)	1	0:24
Heavyweight 120 kg	Michał Włodarek	def.	Srđan Marović	KO (Punches)	1	0:33