Salahdine Parnasse knocked out Marcin Held in the main event of KSW 114 in Radom. The champion showered the contender with a series of blows to the torso and head in great style.
Salahdine Parnasse and Marcin Held faced each other in the fight of the evening at KSW 114 in Radom. The duel was contracted for five rounds, and the lightweight division championship belt was at stake. The Frenchman, as a two-time KSW champion, was a huge favorite of the main event.
Salahdine Parnasse is regarded as a true stand-up virtuoso, while Marcin Held was repeatedly called a ground-floor wizard, which fighter impressed more and added an extremely valuable scalp to the record?
When it seemed that it was Marcin Held who began to impose the pace and pressure Salahdine Parnasse fired with a powerful kick. The challenger took the champion’s punch and did nothing about it. Parnasse is very fast in the standup. Held brought out a spinning backfist however off target. Salahdine is starting to get rolling. The Frenchman closes the Pole on the net and hits several times, and Held enters the clinch. Marcin drags his rival to the ground. The champion in a dominant position, however, Marcin tries to twist. The challenger gets up and short-circuits Parnassus in the clinch under the net.
Held and Salahdine Parnasse’s failed attempt to get to his feet shows that he doesn’t want to fight on the ground. It seemed that Parnasse had a good moment to make a wrestling throw, however, he gave up. In the end, the fighters landed in the ground, where the champion works from the top, and the contender will look for his chances from the back. Back to the stand-up, where Parnasse brings out a strong kick to the torso. Salahdine Parnasse showered Marcin Held with a series of punches to the torso and head and the referee ended the duel.