DFC 3 - Karkowski vs Tommy PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Madison
vs
Norris

180 cm
31
180 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

185 cm
27
184 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison moves out of range of the body kick from Norris.
Norris lands a nice hook to Madison's body. Madison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Madison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Norris circles away.

Norris gets caught napping as Madison dives in and scores a takedown. Norris manages to retain guard.
Norris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Madison is looking to work some ground and pound but Norris has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Madison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Madison throws a big right hand that misses.
Madison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Madison distracts Norris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Norris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madison connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Madison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Norris is tightening it up a little... Madison has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Madison reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Madison taps out! Nice BJJ there by Norris!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chuck Norris!
After the fight, Chuck Norris was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Szakul Ikswogor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Simon Phoenix was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ikswogor
vs
Phoenix

185 cm
24
220 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
20
288 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Szakul Ikswogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Phoenix !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikswogor walks into a left hand.
Ikswogor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phoenix circles away.
Ikswogor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Phoenix does it's job there.
Phoenix throws a nice looking combination but Ikswogor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Ikswogor is out of range.
Phoenix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ikswogor.
Phoenix stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Szakul Ikswogor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ikswogor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Szakul Ikswogor has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ikswogor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Phoenix sizes up Ikswogor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phoenix dips to his left and cracks Ikswogor with an uppercut!
Ikswogor fails to land the takedown.
Phoenix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Ikswogor is rocked!
Phoenix connects with the punch.
Oh Ikswogor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ikswogor looks up at the clock. Bad move! Phoenix lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ikswogor. Phoenix pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Phoenix !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov Senior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Khalidov Senior
vs
Worrell

183 cm
21
181 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidov Senior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Worrell!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Worrell looking to score a takedown here. Khalidov Senior is defending well but Worrell drives through and ends up in Khalidov Senior's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khalidov Senior keeping full guard, as Worrell tries to pass.
Khalidov Senior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khalidov Senior working a defensive guard but Worrell passes into half guard.
Worrell not doing much here.
Worrell uses his free foot to push down on Khalidov Senior's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Khalidov Senior.
Khalidov Senior manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Worrell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalidov Senior wants to control but Worrell is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khalidov Senior's head.
Worrell stalling.
Worrell trying to pass the guard but Khalidov Senior defending well.
Worrell drops an elbow to the side of Khalidov Senior's head.
Worrell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Worrell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Worrell wants to work for an arm triangle but Khalidov Senior is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Worrell is thwarting Khalidov Senior's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Khalidov Senior tries to kick Worrell off in order to stand up. Worrell Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Worrell happy to just control the position for now.
Khalidov Senior is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Worrell is controlling him well.
Khalidov Senior being controlled for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
It looks like Worrell might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Worrell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Worrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Worrell drives through with a takedown into Khalidov Senior's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Khalidov Senior had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Worrell defends it easily.
Khalidov Senior is breathing heavily.
Worrell stays in close to Khalidov Senior's body and controls the position.
Worrell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov Senior is looking to regain half guard here but Worrell keeps moving and retains side control.
Worrell controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Worrell was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Worrell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Worrell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Khalidov Senior gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Worrell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Worrell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Khalidov Senior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Worrell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khalidov Senior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Worrell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Eric Worrell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Worrell shoots in looking for a takedown. Khalidov Senior tries to sprawl out of it but Worrell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khalidov Senior manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov Senior tries to clinch but Worrell is having none of it.

Worrell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Worrell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Worrell wants to pass to mount but Khalidov Senior is defending the position.
Worrell uses his free foot to push down on Khalidov Senior's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Khalidov Senior.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell controlling the pace for now.
Worrell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Worrell.

Worrell feints and as Khalidov Senior raises his hands in defense, Worrell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Worrell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Worrell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khalidov Senior's guard.
Worrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Worrell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Worrell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khalidov Senior!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell content just to control the position here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khalidov Senior swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worrell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Worrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Worrell scores with a takedown into Khalidov Senior's guard.
Worrell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Worrell happy to just control the position for now.

Worrell has hold of Khalidov Senior's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Khalidov Senior tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Worrell cranks the arm and Khalidov Senior screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Khalidov Senior, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eric Worrell!
In his post fight interview, Eric Worrell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has chosen Selling My Soul-by- BLACK SABBATH as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Haggen
vs
Nunes

186 cm
28
226 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

197 cm
35
278 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Haggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Nunes !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggen throws out a loose jab but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
Nunes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haggen's waist but Haggen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nunes off to one side.
Haggen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nunes .
Haggen connects with a body shot that sends Nunes 's belly button to the back.
Haggen throws out a loose jab but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nunes tries for a takedown but Haggen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haggen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Marcos Nunes has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haggen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nunes tries for a takedown but Haggen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lou Haggen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Nunes .
Haggen lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggen misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters with a three punch combo that has Haggen backing up. Haggen nods at Nunes to acknowledge the strikes.
Haggen misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
Haggen takes a swing at Nunes 's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown but Haggen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haggen tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nunes dives in and grabs Haggen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haggen pushes down on Nunes 's head and hops out.
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haggen.
Haggen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nunes counters with a takedown into side control.
Nunes scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Haggen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nunes connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggen struggling a bit here.
Nunes staying calm.

Nunes is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Haggen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nunes gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Haggen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nunes lets go of the hold and Haggen can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos Nunes !
Marcos Nunes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Tommy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Karwoski
vs
Tommy

210 cm
20
287 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
238 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Tommy !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwoski misses with a low kick.
Tommy wants to clinch up but Karwoski keeps it at a distance.
Tommy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karwoski as he avoids it easily.
Karwoski lands an overhand right.
Tommy looks for a takedown but Karwoski sprawls well.
Tommy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tommy shoots in for a takedown but Karwoski shows good takedown defense.
Kirk Karwoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Tommy .
Karwoski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karwoski wants it to stay on the feet.
Karwoski wants to land a leg kick but Tommy is out of range.
Karwoski lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karwoski with a hook.

It looks like Jason Tommy has been cut.
Karwoski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tommy misses with a body shot.
Jason Tommy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karwoski lands with a nice body punch.
Tommy looks gassed!
Karwoski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Karwoski drops Tommy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tommy looks back up at him and smiles so Karwoski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Karwoski punishes Tommy 's body with a nice straight punch.

Tommy is rocked!
Karwoski weaves into range and cracks Tommy right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Tommy goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Karwoski is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kirk Karwoski!
Kirk Karwoski retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Kirk Karwoski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.