OKTAGON 59 Results: Paradeiser and Keita advance to Tipsport Gamechanger semifinals

OKTAGON 59: Summer Party – the European MMA event of the summer – took place last night (July 20) in the open air of Bratislava, Slovakia. The €1 million Tipsport Gamechanger lightweight tournament quarterfinals came to a close as some promotional standouts proved their quality once again.

In the main event, Ronald Paradeiser (20-8) defeated former KSW champion, Daniel Torres (15-6, 2NC), by dominant decision in the European MMA Champions League bracket. ‘Rony’ utilised his reach and height advantage to keep his adversary at range, landing some impactful strikes in front of his home crowd across the full fifteen minutes. Paradeiser now moves on to face Acoidan Duque in the tournament’s final four later this year.

Losene Keita (14-1) delivered his ninth career knockout in the co-headliner by stopping Predrag Bogdanović (16-2) during round two. ‘Black Panther’ defended the majority of the Serbian’s takedown attempts before connecting with a powerful body shot that ended the contest. The 26-year-old progresses to the €1 million Tipsport Gamechanger semifinals where he will meet Mateusz Legierski.

Ronald Paradeiser defeated Daniel Torres to progress to the Tipsport Gamechanger semifinals

Slovak MMA legend, Ivan Buchinger (43-9), rolled back the years to give arguably one of his best performances to finish Łukasz Rajewski (13-10, 1NC)by submission in a tournament reserve bout. The first ever OKTAGON MMA double champion constantly pressed forward and maintained a high volumes of strikes to wear down the Pole. ‘Buki’ locked up a d’arce choke in the second frame to give him the chance to potentially re-enter the field if needed.

To round out the main card, Lucia Szabová (8-0) maintained her undefeated record to overcome Aitana Álvarez (6-6) in their 59.5kg/131lbs catchweight fight and Czech MMA legend, Petr Kníže (14-3), forced Radovan Úškrt (8-5)to tap in their middleweight contest.

Elsewhere on the lineup, Piotr Wawrzyniak (13-6) edged Andreas Michailidis (16-8) in a thrilling middleweight bout and Jonas Mågård (17-6) scored a unanimous decision over Josh Hill (22-7) at bantamweight. Milan Ďatelinka (10-7) also knocked out Ondřej Raška (10-9) after just 14-seconds in his middleweight return to the promotion.

Losene Keita finished Predrag Bogdanović to advance in the tournament

OKTAGON 59: Summer Party Results

Main Card

Main Event
Tipsport Gamechanger Quarter Final
Ronald Paradeiser (20-8) defeated Daniel Torres (15-6, 2NC) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) to progress to the semifinals

Co-Main Event
Tipsport Gamechanger Quarter Final
Losene Keita (14-1) defeated Predrag Bogdanović (16-2) by TKO (body punch) at 4:15 of round two to progress to the semifinals

Tipsport Gamechanger Reserve Bout
Ivan Buchinger (43-9) defeated Łukasz Rajewski (13-10, 1NC) by submission (d’arce choke) at 1:11 of round two

Catchweight (59.5kg/131lbs)
Lucia Szabová (8-0) defeated Aitana Álvarez (6-6) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Middleweight
Petr Kníže (14-3) defeated Radovan Úškrt (8-5) by submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:47 of round two

Preliminary Card

Middleweight
Piotr Wawrzyniak (13-6) defeated Andreas Michailidis (16-8) by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Catchweight (68kg/150lbs)
Marco Novák (5-1) defeated Radek Roušal (2-1) by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bantamweight
Jonas Mågård (17-6) defeated Josh Hill (22-7) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Middleweight
Milan Ďatelinka (10-7) defeated Ondřej Raška (10-9) by knockout (punch) at 0:14 of round one

Flyweight
Veronika Smolková (4-3) defeated Jovana Đukić (1-2) by TKO (punches) at 2:34 of round two

Milan Ďatelinka knocks out Ondřej Raška in 14-seconds

OKTAGON MMA are back on September 7 as we return to Oberhausen, Germany, for a card full of fun matchups. OKTAGON 60 features the promotional debut of elite talent, Lom-Ali Eskiev, and an important light heavyweight showdown between Alexander Poppeck and Jorick Montagnac. Max Holzer, Jaime Cordero and Niklas Stolze are also set to perform in their home country.