RESULTS Clash APEX+ 1: Masek stops favorite Ruzicka in round one of main event

Tadeas "Mawar" Ruzicka came into Clash APEX+ 1 chasing Vaclav Sivak and treating Jan Masek as one stop on the way. He did not get past it. Masek, the biggest underdog on the card, ended the main event in round one.

According to MMA Fanatik Slovakia, Ruzicka was bleeding from the nose midway through the round. About a minute from the end, Masek landed a right hand that put him down. Ruzicka got up but was visibly shaken, and the referee stopped the fight. Fights.cz reports that Ruzicka protested the stoppage afterwards, saying he did not expect it to end in a three-round fight. He also said he would come back hungrier.

The result lands on a plan that was already shaky. Ruzicka and Sivak named Nov. 22 on a B4THEAPEX show, according to Clash Rankings, but Clash never announced a contract, venue or card. Nov. 22, 2027 is a Monday, and Sivak is booked against Patrik Zadera at RFA 35 on Nov. 27, 2026. Masek had also gone three rounds with Sivak in 2021, according to Top-Fight, which makes this loss an awkward measuring stick. One fan on social media said it killed the Sivak fight.

Masek is listed at 3-3 as a pro and has fought in Cage Warriors and KSW. The fight was under K-1 rules in small MMA gloves, Ruzicka's discipline, and the two had met before in a 2021 WAKO K-1 bout that Masek lost. Fights.cz says Masek plans his future mainly in KSW and thanked that promotion for allowing him to fight for Clash.

Ruzicka had explained why he picked Clash over a reported Oktagon offer. On the Willy Cao channel he said co-owner Tyberiusz Labudek paid him a sum when his last fight was cancelled shortly before he went to prison, and he praised Tomas Le Sy for keeping his word.

The night also carried a rivalry for attention. G MMA held its first show the same evening in Prague, and neither side has said the overlap was deliberate. Watch for whether Clash gives Ruzicka a quick rebound fight, and whether Masek gets a bigger booking.