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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Wojatzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojatzek comes into the arena with Somebody to Love blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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242 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Wojatzek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edward Gray!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojatzek slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Wojatzek misses the target.
Wojatzek closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gray quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gray moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wojatzek preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wojatzek defends well.
Wojatzek scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray has momentary wrist control but Wojatzek slips an elbow through the middle.
Wojatzek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wojatzek forces his way into half guard.
Gray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojatzek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gray has hold of Wojatzek's hands but Wojatzek slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wojatzek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gray wants to improve his position but Wojatzek is controlling well.
Wojatzek working Gray over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Wojatzek is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wojatzek wants to control but Gray is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek trying to advance position but Gray counters by regaining guard.
Gray wants to sweep here but Wojatzek controlling him for the moment.
Wojatzek scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wojatzek trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wojatzek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gray on the ground.
Wojatzek connects with a couple of short punches.
Wojatzek looking to pass the guard.
Wojatzek wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Gray is looking for a triangle but Wojatzek pushes his legs off easily.
Wojatzek controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wojatzek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wojatzek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wojatzek works over Gray with some ground and pound from guard.
Gray is looking for a triangle but Wojatzek pushes his legs off easily.
Wojatzek lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojatzek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wojatzek trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gray tries to improve position but can't.
Wojatzek lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gray down.
It looks like Edward Gray has been cut.
Wojatzek lands a nice forearm strike.
Wojatzek wants to control but Gray is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Wojatzek stalls from top position.
Wojatzek laying and praying for a moment but Gray takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wojatzek frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Wojatzek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Gray's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wojatzek lands a slapping body shot.
Wojatzek looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Wojatzek misses with a straight right.
Wojatzek throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gray was covering up waiting for the punch and Wojatzek finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Adam Wojatzek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wojatzek trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Wojatzek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Gray can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wojatzek controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Adam Wojatzek has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wojatzek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gray at a distance.
Gray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wojatzek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gray on his heels. He'll look to pass Gray's guard now, I'm sure.
Wojatzek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wojatzek preventing the sweep.
Wojatzek looking to pass the guard.
Wojatzek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
Wojatzek trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wojatzek defends it easily.
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!
Wojatzek wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Wojatzek scoring with some ground and pound.
Wojatzek engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wojatzek throws a big elbow that misses.
Gray is looking for a triangle but Wojatzek pushes his legs off easily.
Wojatzek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek is working Gray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wojatzek's guard.
Gray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wojatzek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wojatzek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wojatzek throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wojatzek wants to sweep here but Gray controlling him for the moment.
Gray being controlled here momentarily.
Gray is looking to advance position but Wojatzek has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek lands with some strikes.
That has opened up Edward Gray's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojatzek is landing with some decent strikes but Gray is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wojatzek controlling from mount.
Wojatzek lands a big elbow - Gray is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Gray is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Adam Wojatzek!
A relieved looking Adam Wojatzek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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