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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Burqa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Wojatzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojatzek has chosen Somebody to Love as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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242 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lubomir Burqa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Wojatzek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burqa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojatzek.
Burqa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Adam Wojatzek has been cut.
Wojatzek misses with a jab to the body
letting Burqa counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burqa. Wojatzek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wojatzek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burqa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wojatzek.
Wojatzek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burqa.
Wojatzek misses with a body shot
and Burqa counters with a two punch combo.
Wojatzek misses the shot to the body.
Burqa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wojatzek misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burqa 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.
Wojatzek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wojatzek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burqa misses with a few strikes there.
Wojatzek takes a swing at Burqa's ribcage but misses.
Wojatzek looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wojatzek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wojatzek throwing shots but Burqa is blocking nicely.
Burqa is staying active underneath Wojatzek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wojatzek trying to control from Burqa's half guard. Burqa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Burqa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wojatzek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burqa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wojatzek throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 throwing strikes but missing.
Wojatzek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Lubomir Burqa has been cut.
Wojatzek throwing strikes but missing.
Wojatzek tries to free his leg and advance position but Burqa is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek trying to control but Burqa is working from the bottom.
Wojatzek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wojatzek is working Burqa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burqa is trying to keep Wojatzek in close.
Wojatzek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wojatzek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burqa is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzekis looking to pass into half guard but Burqa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Burqa is in guard.
Burqa stopping the sweep attempt from Wojatzek.
Wojatzek has Burqa pulled in close to control his posture.
Burqa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wojatzek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burqa manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Wojatzek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burqa scores with a nice strike.
Lubomir Burqa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burqa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wojatzek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burqa.
Wojatzek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wojatzek stuns Burqa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wojatzek swings for the body but Burqa moves out of range.
Wojatzek just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojatzek blocks a jab.
Burqa missing with a left hand there. Wojatzek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojatzek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Burqa. Those never looked like landing.
Wojatzek misses with a hook to the body
enabling Burqa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burqa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojatzek.
A shot to the body from Wojatzek misses
and Burqa counters with a series of strikes. Wojatzek will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adam Wojatzek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burqa slips a straight right by Wojatzek.
Burqa connects with a single shot there.
Wojatzek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burqa moves away.
Burqa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojatzek.
Burqa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wojatzek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burqa moves away from the strike by Wojatzek.
Wojatzek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burqa doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Burqa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wojatzek misses with a hook to the body
and Burqa counters with a stiff right hand.
Wojatzek scores with a jab. Burqa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojatzek slips a straight right by Burqa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burqa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lubomir Burqa is winning the standup battle so far.
Burqa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burqa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wojatzek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wojatzek trying to control but Burqa is working from the bottom.
Wojatzek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wojatzek postures up in Burqa's guard and throws a big left but Burqa blocks it.
Wojatzek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wojatzek throws an elbow that misses. Burqa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wojatzek's guard. Nice move by Burqa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojatzek wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wojatzek wants to sweep but no luck.
Wojatzek managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Wojatzek was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wojatzek slips a jab and a cross from Burqa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Burqa.
Burqa blocks a jab.
Wojatzek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wojatzek shoots in for a takedown but Burqa shows good takedown defense.
Lubomir Burqa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wojatzek throws a combination that misses
and Burqa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wojatzek thinking.
Burqa avoids the body shot from Wojatzek.
Burqa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wojatzek wants to control from the top but Burqa keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wojatzek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burqa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Wojatzek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wojatzek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burqa swinging wildly here.
Burqa throws a nice looking combination but Wojatzek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Burqa.
Wojatzek throws a right hand that misses
and Burqa counters with a series of strikes. Wojatzek will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burqa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wojatzek looks to land a right hand but Burqa moved out of range.
Wojatzek closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burqa did well to prevent Wojatzek getting side control.
Burqa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Wojatzek there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burqa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wojatzek.
Nice strikes from Wojatzek there.
Burqa is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wojatzek lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Burqa! More strikes land and this one is all over! Wojatzek jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (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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