KSW 45 London FULL CARD: two title fights, Middleweight Tournament & freak show of course

[PudzianFighter]

Phil de Fries vs Karol Bedorf - heavyweight title fight
After winning the KSW heavyweight title in April with a TKO win over highly ranked Michal Andryszak, Phil De Fries’ (15-6) first title defense will come on home soil as he faces former champion Karol Bedorf (15-3).

Popek Monster vs Erko Jun - freak show
An exciting heavyweight clash between infamous rapper Popek Monster (3-3) and social media star & bodybuilder turned fighter Erko Jun (1-0).

Dricus du Plessis vs Roberto Soldić - welterweight title fight, rematch
Two of the brightest young talents in the welterweight division will come head to head once again as Dricus Du Plessis (12-1) defends his title against Roberto Soldic (13-3).
South African Du Plessis won the welterweight title after he knocked Soldic out in the second round of their incredible back and forth fight at KSW 43 this past April. Soldic took command of the fight early in the first round landing a number of thumping shots to the body as he came forward with venom but Du Plessis showed composure beyond his years to hang in there and then landed a counter punch in the second to drop Soldic and lift the title.

Michal Materla vs Damian Janikowski & Scott Askham vs Marcin Wojcik - Middleweight Tournament: semi finals

Michal Materla (26-6) - former KSW middleweight champion and one of the biggest names in the sport in Poland. The 34-year-old is 4-1 since losing the title to Khalidov. This run includes highlight reel knockout wins over Rousimar Palhares and Paulo Thiago.

Damian Janikowski (3-0) - national hero in Poland and Olympic bronze medalist. Janikowski only made his MMA debut just over a year ago but has finished all three opponents thus far, all in devastating fashion including a former BAMMA and EFC champion. Now he returns to London, the scene of his Olympic triumph, and will be aiming for gold.

Scott Askham (16-4) - the UK’s number one middleweight. Is 2-0 since leaving the UFC with good wins over Luke Barnatt and Michal Materla. The former BAMMA champion has an impressive ten wins coming by way of KO/TKO.

Marcin Wojcik (11-5) - former KSW light heavyweight contender and currently on a 9-1 run with the loss coming to light heavyweight champ Tomasz Narkun. Fought and won his last fight at heavyweight following a last minute change of opponents, now he drops down to middleweight for his shot at glory.

 

[Hotora86]

Pretty good card.
I hate Popek tho, he's embarrassing. I wish he just retired. From everything.