KSW 54: Mateusz Gamrot retains lightweight title with dominant decision in Warsaw

Two-division KSW champion Mateusz Gamrot retained his lightweight title and extended his unbeaten record with a strong performance against short-notice replacement Marian Ziolkowski at KSW 54 on Saturday night.

Lightweight and feathweight champ Gamrot (17-0) outmuscled Ziolkowski (21-8-1) throughout the five-round title fight in Warsaw, Poland to maintain his status as KSW’s resident “champ champ” as he dominated the action to earn scores of 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 from the three cageside judges.

The co-main event saw former boxing contender Izu Ugonoh (1-0) make a successful start to his MMA career as the Pole earned a first-round TKO victory due to a leg injury to his opponent Quentin Domingos (5-2) in their heavyweight matchup.

Heavyweights also featured in the preceding bout, as Michal Kita defeated rival Michal Andryszak in a rematch of their 2017 meeting at KSW 39. Back then it was Andryszak (21-9) who picked up the win via first-round submission, but Kita (20-11-1) exacted revenge in the rematch as he crushed his man with uppercuts to score a big win and position him in the mix for a possible shot at reigning heavyweight champion Phil De Fries.

Earlier in the night, polish lightweight Maciej Kazieczko (7-1) extended his winning run to four in a row with a last-gasp TKO finish of Croatian Karlo Caput (8-2), while the two fighting brothers, Lucasz Rajewski (10-6) and Sebastian Rajewski (9-5) both secured decision victories in their respective lightweight matchups.

Join KSW commentators Will Vanders, Chris Hoekstra and former UFC light heavyweight Krzysztof Soszynski via the video above as they recapped the night’s standout performances.

KSW 54 official results include:

• Mateusz Gamrot def. Marian Ziolkowski via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) – for lightweight title
• Izu Ugonoh def. Quentin Domingos via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 2:22
• Michal Kita def. Michal Andryszak via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:59
• Maciej Kazieczko def. Karlo Caput via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:30
• Pawel Politylo def. Bogdan Barbu via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
• Lukasz Rajewski def. Bartlomiej Kopera via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
• Kacper Koziorzebski def. Adam Niedzwiedz via TKO (retirement) – Round 2, 2:27
• Sebastian Rajewski def. Armen Stepanyan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)