Adrian Bartosinski knocked out Muslim Tulshaev in the final seconds of the third round at KSW 113 in Lodz, Poland. Bartosinski defended his welterweight division championship belt.
Adrian Bartosinski and Muslim Tulshaev faced each other in the fight of the evening at KSW 113 in Lodz. The duel for the KSW welterweight belt between the Pole and the Chechen closed the fight card of the blockbuster event in Atlas Arena.
Bartos was considered a brick favorite of KSW 113 main event. The champion of the up to 77kg division, excellent in every field, can both send his rival to the boards with a powerful punch and dominate him with wrestling and ground-and-pound. Tulshaev, who trains in Germany, is a fighter who likes crazy fights and sees his chances in his rivals’ mistakes.
The champion started with low kicks, then entered his rival’s legs and successfully brought Muslim to the first floor. Tulshaev, however, surprised with a sweep. After a while it was the champion who was on top again after successfully reversing the situation. Adrian Bartosinski hits elbows from the top but Muslim Tulshaev responds with identical attacks from the bottom. The champion dominates however the contender tries to go for a balacha. Bartosinski passes to the side. Tulshaev calmly, does not catch fire but tries to defend reasonably and twists from the bottom. The champion worked on pinning the choke, however, in the end he focused on trying to go behind his back. End of the first round.
Adrian Bartosinski at the beginning of the second round again easily brought his rival to the first floor. Muslim Tulshaev made an attempt to drive a triangle with his legs, however, it came to nothing. The challenger tries to get up under the net. Muslim successfully overthrows and attacks with punches from above. The fighters under the net. Muslim hits however Bartos responds. Adrian moves for an overthrow and successfully brings the fight to the mat. The challenger tries to work out the champion’s inactivity. Bartos, on the other hand, seeks to interlace his hands. Unusual situation under the net, which the champion used to deliver blows.
A nice spin by Bartosinski, who after a while moved for an overthrow, but Urus defended himself brilliantly. Muslim hit Bartosinski on the body, most likely in the liver which nudged the champion. Muslim Tulshaev hits however Bartosinski also responds with accurate punches. Tulshaev breaks the clinch with an accurate elbow. A strong boxing combination by Bartosinski thanks to which there was a chance to move the fight to the mat. Adrian immediately toppled the contender. A solid series of punches from the top from Bartosinski. Tulshaev knocks the champion’s legs away and tries again to pin the triangle choke with his legs. Nothing of this Adrian is too strong and easily passes the position. Adrian Bartosinski knocked out Muslim Tulshaev at the end of the third round.