Tomasz Narkun

Tomasz Narkun
Born Tomasz Narkun
(1989-12-03) December 3, 1989[1]
Other names Giraffe[2]
Nationality Polish
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14.4 st)[2]
Division Light Heavyweight
Fighting out of Stargard Szczeciński, Poland[2]
Team Berserkers Team[2]
Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 2009-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 13
Wins 11
By knockout 1
By submission 10
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Tomasz "Giraffe" Narkun[2] (born December 3, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2009. He is the M-1 Global Western Europe champion in his weight division.

Career

Weighing in at around 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st), Narkun is considered small by North American standards for light heavyweights.[1] He has, however, earned respect for his tactical and defensive capabilities. Gregard "Dreamcatcher" Mousasi, a regular training partner of Narkun, has said of Narkun: "Tactically and technically he has reached a very high level". Mousasi has also stated his belief that Narkun "is the future light heavyweight champion".[1]

Narkun's path to the M-1 Global Western European Light Heavyweight Championship was remarkably easy. He defeated Olutobi Ayodeji "Deji" Kalejaiye[3] with a rear naked choke inside a minute, and defeated Timo Karttunen[4] with an armbar in even quicker time. His championship bout against David Tkeshelashvili[5] was slightly longer, but Narkun was still victorious with a rear naked choke inside of two minutes.[1]

In the upcoming championship bout between Narkun and Vasilevsky, the outcome may well come down to experience.[6] With a 10–1 win-loss record, Vasilevsky has considerably more fight experience than Narkun, and unlike Narkun has fought in bouts that went beyond the first round.[7] Vasilevsky's split decision victory over Sergey Guzev[8] was hard fought[6] and his 2010 bouts have included three round victories over Xavier "Professor X" Foupa-Pokam[9] and Shamil Tinagadjiev.[10]

At the weigh-ins for M-1 Challenge XXVIII in Russia, for his fight against Saparbek Safarov, both fighters ended up slapping each other. At first it appeared to be a joke, but when Safarov threw a right hook at Narkun, M-1 officials intervened. Safarov was disqualified from the event.[11]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13–2 Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou TKO (punches) KSW 36: Materla vs. Palhares October 1, 2016 1 4:38 Zielona Gora, Poland Defended KSW Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 12–2 Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira TKO (knee and punches) KSW 34: New Order March 5, 2016 1 1:46 Warsaw, Poland Defended KSW Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 11–2 Goran Reljic KO (punches) KSW 32: Road To Wembley October 31, 2015 1 1:55 London, England Won KSW Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 10-2 Karol Celinski Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) KSW 31 May 23, 2015 1 2:17 Gdańsk, Poland
Loss 9–2 Goran Reljic Decision (majority) KSW 29 Dec 6, 2014 3 5:00 Kraków, Poland
Win 9–1 Charles Andrade Submission (kneebar) KSW 27 : Cage time May 17, 2014 1 1:02 Gdańsk, Poland
Win 8–1 Simon Carlsen Submission (armbar) EMMA 7 - European MMA 7 November 7, 2013 2 3:30 Aarhus, Denmark Won the EMMA Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 7–1 Michal Gutowski Submission (rear-naked choke) XCage - Extreme Cage 5 May 17, 2013 2 3:30 Torun, Poland
Win 6–1 Rafal Zawidzki Submission (guillotine choke) Super League Mixed Martial Arts April 18, 2013 1 3:45 Warsaw, Poland Fight of the Night & Submission of the Night
Win 5–1 Shamil Tinagadjiev Submission (triangle choke) M-1 Challenge 23: Guram vs. Grishin March 5, 2011 1 3:33 Moscow, Russia
Loss 4–1 Vyacheslav Vasilevsky[7] TKO (retirement) M-1 Challenge 22: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky December 10, 2010 2 2:20 Moscow, Russia[12] Lost the 2010 M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Championship[12]
Win 4–0 David Tkeshelashvili[5] Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals July 22, 2010 1 1:50 Moscow, Russia[13] 2010 M-1 Western Europe Light Heavyweight Selection Final[14]
Win 3–0 Timo Karttunen[4] Submission (triangle/armbar) M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 3 May 29, 2010 1 0:49 Helsinki, Finland[15]
Win 2–0 Olutobi Ayodeji Kalejaiye[3] Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 2 March 27, 2010 1 0:52 Weesp, Netherlands[16]
Win 1–0 Daniel Biskupic[17] Submission (armbar) FCB 14 - Fight Club Berlin 14 November 15, 2009 1 N/A Berlin, Germany[18]

Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tomasz 'Giraffe' Narkun: Poland's Slick Submission Specialist". sherdog.com. September 27, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tomasz "Giraffe" Narkun". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Tomasz Narkun vs. Olutobi Ayodeji Kalejaiye". sherdog.com. March 27, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Timo Karttunen". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "David Tkeshelashvili". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "The M-1 Challenge XXII Light Heavyweight Championship Showdown: Tomasz Narkun vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevski". m-1global.com. December 7, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Vyacheslav "Slava" Vasilevsky". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Sergey Guzev". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Xavier "Professor X" Foupa-Pokam". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Shamil Tinagadjiev". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  11. ↑ http://www.thefightnerd.com/when-staredowns-go-wrong-m-1-global-style/
  12. 1 2 "The M-1 Challenge XXII Light Heavyweight Championship Showdown: Tomasz Narkun vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevski". m-1global.com. November 30, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  13. ↑ "M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Finals". sherdog.com. July 22, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Western Europe Light Heavyweight Selection Finals Preview". m-1global.com. July 5, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  15. ↑ "M-1 Selection 2010 - Western Europe Round 3". sherdog.com. May 29, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  16. ↑ "M-1 Selection 2010 - Western Europe Round 2". sherdog.com. March 27, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Daniel Biskupic". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  18. ↑ "FCB 14 - Fight Club Berlin 14". sherdog.com. November 15, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.

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