KSW XI was the eleventh numerical event from 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...

 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...

 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...

 - their fourteenth event in total. The headliner is an 8-man tournament including Russian

Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

 superstar Alexander Shlemenko

Alexander Shlemenko

Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Early career:...

. Unfortunately, Shlemenko sustained an injury during training and was replaced by his sparring partner, Sergei Nikitin.
Another injury forced the polish 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...

 to cancel his MMA debut against Jahmai Satisch. KSW replaced the bout with Łukasz Jurkowski vs. Atila Vegh.

Also on the card are three extra fights, with no bearing on the tournament, including Mamed Khalidov

Mamed Khalidov

Mamed Khalidov is a Chechen-Polish mixed martial artist, competing in the Middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion and holds the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship belt...

 facing off against Daniel Acacio

Daniel Acacio

Daniel Acacio is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is most notable for his fights in PRIDE Fighting Championships....

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Results

Tournament Participants: Andre Reinders

Andre Reinders

Andre Reinders is a Czech professional mixed martial artist who has fought for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki and is the Best of Europe 2007 Tournament winner. Andre is known for his rivalry with PRIDE Fighting Championship fighter Jean-François Lénogue...

 Sergei Nikitin  Michele Verginelli Aslambek Saidov Łukasz Christ Vitor Nobrega Artur Kadłubek Krzysztof Sadecki

Preliminary Card (Polsat Sport)

• KSW International Championship:  Poland Mamed Khalidov
  Mamed Khalidov
  Mamed Khalidov is a Chechen-Polish mixed martial artist, competing in the Middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion and holds the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship belt...
  
  vs.  Brazil Daniel Acacio
  Daniel Acacio
  Daniel Acacio is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is most notable for his fights in PRIDE Fighting Championships....
  
  

Mamed Khalidov defeated Daniel Acacio by KO (Punches) at 1:10 of Round 1 to win the Championship.

• Extrafight:   Michael Knaap
  Michael Knaap
  Michael Knaap is a Dutch mixed martial artist currently competing at Heavyweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, Knaap mainly competes in his home country of The Netherlands...
  
  vs.  Poland Antoni Chmielewski
  Antoni Chmielewski
  Antoni Chmielewski is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He competed in the light heavyweight division of KSW and other European MMA promotions, but recently moved down to middleweight.-Biography:...
  
  

Antoni Chmielewski defeated Michael Knaap by Decision (Unanimous) after 5:00 of Round 2.

• Extrafight:  Poland Łukasz Jurkowski vs.  Hungary Atilla Vegh

Łukasz Jurkowski defeated Atila Vegh by Decision (Unanimous) after 5:00 of Round 2.

Tournament Bracket

^Krzysztof Sadecki pulled out of the semi-final due to exhaustion, he was replaced by Łukasz Christ.

^^Final to be held in December.