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KSW XII: Najman vs. Pudzianowski was a mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...

 on December 11, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland. It was the twelfth numerical event from the promotion and their fifteenth event in total.

The headliner was a superfight between 5-time World's Strongest Man
World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...

 Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...

 and pro boxer Marcin Najman
Marcin Najman
Marcin Najman is a Polish heavyweight boxer and mixed martial artist. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and continued in the sport until 2009 when he joined Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki , Poland's premier mixed martial arts organization.Since 2003 he organizes annual charitable soccer...

, both making their MMA debut.

Main Card (Polsat/Polsat Sport)

  • Extrafight:   Mariusz Pudzianowski
    Mariusz Pudzianowski
    Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...

    vs.  Poland Marcin Najman
    Marcin Najman
    Marcin Najman is a Polish heavyweight boxer and mixed martial artist. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and continued in the sport until 2009 when he joined Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki , Poland's premier mixed martial arts organization.Since 2003 he organizes annual charitable soccer...

Pudzianowski defeated Najman via Submission (Punches) at 0:43 of Round 1.

Preliminary Card (Polsat Sport)

<105 kg 8-man Tournament Participants:
Karol Bedorf vs.   Arunas Vilius
Bedorf defeated Vilius via Submission (Kimura) at 2:16 of Round 2.

Daniel Omielańczuk vs.   Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin "Lāčplēsis" Gluhov is a Latvian-Russian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai champion, currently competing in K-1...

Gluhov defeated Omielańczuk via Decision (Unanimous) at 5:00 of Round 2.

Wojciech Orłowski vs.   David Olivia
Olivia defeated Orłowski via Submission (Punches) at 2:51 of Round 1.

Dawid Baziak
Dawid Baziak
Dawid Baziak is a German-Polish mixed martial artist. He has competed in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions of various European MMA promotions.-Background:...

 vs.   Maxim Grishin
Maxim Grishin
Maxim Grishin is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Grishin has fought all over the world, though mostly in Central and Eastern Europe. He defeated Alexander Volkov for the 2010 M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight...

Baziak defeated Grishin via Decision (Unanimous) at 3:00 of Round 3.


<85 kg Tournament Final:
Aslambek Saidov vs.  Brazil Vitor Nóbrega
Nobrega defeated Saidov via Decision (Unanimous) at 3:00 of Round 4.


Non-tournament bouts:
  • Extrafight:  Poland Daniel Dowda vs.  England James Zikic
    James Zikic
    James Zikic is an English mixed martial artist and boxer. He competes in the light heavyweight and middlweight divisions for London Shootfighters MMA Gym.-Career:...

Zikic defeated Dowda via Decision (Unanimous) at 5:00 of Round 2.

  • Extrafight:  Poland Maciej Górski
    Maciej Górski
    Maciej Górski is a Polish karateka and mixed martial artist. He fights in the lightweight division and competed for various European MMA promotions, mostly for the Slovenian WFC and Polish KSW, where he is the tournament winner of KSW - Extra and finalist of the current Lightweight Tournament. He...

    vs.  England Dean Amasinger
Amasinger defeated Górski via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:00 of Round 1.

Tournament Bracket

^ - Baziak was unable to continue due to a broken thumb and was replaced by Omielańczuk

^^ - Bedorf was sent to hospital because of a possible concussion, Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin "Lāčplēsis" Gluhov is a Latvian-Russian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai champion, currently competing in K-1...

advanced straight to the final

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