The inexorable end of two castaways.VIDEO / PHOTO: OKTAGON MMA
It was a big turn in life. They got to know each other and didn’t sit down on the reality show Survivor, so a plan was born, they’ll deal it out in the cage. Adam Raiter and Nathan Dzaba trained in MMA for four months. They went to fight on Saturday in Brno at Oktagon 35. In the end, this heated fight ended in a TKO in the third minute. “Put in a grip and go for a beer, that’s how it was planned,” admitted the victorious Raiter after the match, who beat his rival on ground and pound and the referee ended the duel by TKO.
Win, quick finish, so satisfaction?
It was amazing. I kind of had a hunch that it wouldn’t work for me that much, so that was nice. I wasn’t out of my heartbeat in the Octagon, so I was pretty calm and relatively enjoying it. I found out that the opponent wasn’t as strong as I expected, so that was actually nice.
Did the head decide?
Certainly. And technique. If I made these mistakes in sparring, I’m dead. We were technically wrong. But the opponent couldn’t throw me, you could feel it. Four months is not enough, the technique was bad.
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What will be next?
I would very much like to say Everest (laughs). No. I would very much like to climb a mountain, like Mont Blanc, that’s what I’m planning. I would definitely take another challenge.
So the end of MMA?
I will continue, I have bought a season ticket to the Primmat gym. I will train normally, I will not fight in the (O)octagon. You’ve all seen how it looks, I’ll leave it to someone younger, but I’ll definitely go to practice.
Is the technique that was not perfect spoiling your joy of winning?
We suspected it. It was important to show that the sport is more difficult than the classic Czech thinks, who scolds why someone didn’t do this and that. Fighters have incredible experience, four months is nothing. In my opinion (Dzaba) did not catch an easy opponent in terms of the head. I’m used to a lot of things and stress played a huge role. I heard the coach, every word, I didn’t make any rash movements, I didn’t feel threatened. I love this stuff, it was great. I was teased, but what can I do, I went there to win.
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Reality show vs. MMA…
We didn’t know what to expect, it wasn’t that bad for me. Nathan feels the same way, incredible respect for his opponent for going for it. It was a big challenge, this is serious stuff, this isn’t Survivor.
Do you have a role model in MMA?
My biggest role model and I really like David Dvořák. I am originally from Hradec Králové, master Procházka is an incredible heartthrob, thank you for representing us like this. The MMA group are nice guys, they have things sorted out in their heads, they don’t play around. I compare it to a small dog. When a person has a mind and does not feel threatened. It turned out that fighters are the cleanest and most cool guys. They are lions, as Karlos says. And they eat first. They don’t have to worry, they sleep on the rock and are calm.
