XTB KSW 117 Bonuses | KO, Submission & Fight of the Night (Plus KSW 118 Hype)
XTB KSW 117 Bonuses: The Finishes and Fight KSW Wanted Fans to Remember
The XTB Bonuses video is basically KSW cutting through the noise after a packed Warsaw card. You don’t need to rewatch every round to understand what stood out at KSW 117. The promotion picked the three things that mattered most for replay value: Knockout of the Night, Submission of the Night, and Fight of the Night.
That’s why this kind of video works so well. It gives casual fans the highlight version, but it also tells regular KSW viewers who gained momentum after the gala. A bonus is not just a nice extra prize. In KSW, it usually means the fighter did something the promotion wants to push forward.
Knockout of the Night: Andi Vrtačić Makes His Moment Count
The knockout bonus went to Andi Vrtačić, and that is the easiest kind of KSW clip to sell. One clean finish, one loud reaction, one fighter leaving the cage with more attention than he had going in.
Vrtačić is the kind of fighter who benefits massively from a bonus moment because the middleweight division is always hungry for fresh danger. You can win a decision and move forward quietly, but a KO bonus sticks. Fans remember the violence. Matchmakers remember the timing. Opponents remember the threat. That is how a fighter turns one finish into a better slot on the next card.
Submission of the Night: Phil De Fries Does Phil De Fries Things
The submission bonus going to Phil De Fries almost feels too perfect. De Fries has spent years turning heavyweight fights into slow suffocation — pressure, control, top position, then the finish when the opponent finally gives him the opening.
What makes De Fries different from the usual heavyweight finisher is that he rarely looks rushed. He doesn’t need a wild exchange to create danger. He makes opponents carry his weight, defend the next grip, and think about the next takedown until the whole fight starts shrinking around them. A submission bonus at heavyweight is always worth highlighting, but with De Fries it also reinforces the thing that has made him so hard to solve in KSW.
Fight of the Night: Tobiasz Le vs Sebastian Decowski
The Fight of the Night pick was Tobiasz Le vs Sebastian Decowski, and that one makes sense because it had the kind of rhythm KSW fans actually reward. Decowski came in unbeaten and dangerous, but Le didn’t fight like a guy there to survive the favorite. He answered pressure, landed clean, and kept building the fight round by round.
That is usually what separates a good undercard fight from a bonus fight. It’s not just one big shot. It’s the way the momentum keeps moving. Le vs Decowski had enough clean striking, resistance, and damage to feel like more than a record-padding matchup. For Le, it is exactly the kind of performance that can push him into better bantamweight conversations.
From KSW 117 to KSW 118: Kalisz Gets the Next Big Stage
The bonus recap also points straight to KSW 118, which lands on May 16 in Kalisz. That card has two title-level hooks that should carry the week.
The middleweight spotlight is Michalski vs Kuberski. Piotr Kuberski has been one of the most dangerous names in the division, while Michał Michalski gets the chance to crash the title picture with one massive upset. It is the kind of KSW main event that feels simple in the best way: one man expected to break through, one man trying to steal the whole script.
The women’s bantamweight title fight is just as important. Smajic vs Czyzewska brings the belt back into focus, with Wiktoria Czyżewska carrying serious Polish momentum against Sara Luzar Smajić.
So watch the KSW 117 bonuses as the final word from Warsaw: Vrtačić’s KO, De Fries’ submission, and Le vs Decowski stealing Fight of the Night. Then move straight into KSW 118, because KSW is already setting up the next wave.
