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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Puck Heidegger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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264 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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250 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger digs a good hook to Vakarchuk's body.
Vakarchuk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vakarchuk lands in his opponent's guard.
Vakarchuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heidegger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Heidegger has control of Vakarchuk's left arm, preventing Vakarchuk from doing any damage.
Vakarchuk is in close to Heidegger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vakarchuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vakarchuk is in close to Heidegger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heidegger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vakarchuk throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vakarchuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Heidegger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vakarchuk drops back looking for a leg! Heidegger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Heidegger manages to kick Vakarchuk off! Vakarchuk jumps back into Heidegger's guard.
Vakarchuk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heidegger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vakarchuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vakarchuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vakarchuk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heidegger controlling the position.
Vakarchuk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heidegger has Vakarchuk pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vakarchuk landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vakarchuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Heidegger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vakarchuk advances to half guard.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but Heidegger is blocking nicely.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vakarchuk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vakarchuk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vakarchuk wants to pass the guard but Heidegger is defending well.
Vakarchuk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vakarchuk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heidegger's head.
Heidegger wants to improve his position but Vakarchuk is controlling well.
Vakarchuk seems to be working for a kimura but Heidegger defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger tries to get to full guard but Vakarchuk has control of the leg.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but Heidegger is blocking nicely.
Vakarchuk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but Heidegger is blocking nicely.
Heidegger trying to control here.
Vakarchuk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heidegger defending well though.
Vakarchuk looks to land a strike but Heidegger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vakarchuk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heidegger trying to control the position.
Vakarchuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk throwing strikes from guard but Heidegger blocks nicely.
Vakarchuk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vakarchuk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vakarchuk stands up over Heidegger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vakarchuk working his ground and pound in the gym.
Heidegger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heidegger is really struggling to control Vakarchuk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vakarchuk is working Heidegger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heidegger controls Vakarchuk momentarily but Vakarchuk frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vakarchuk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heidegger keeping moving, preventing Vakarchuk from controlling successfully.
Vakarchuk being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Heidegger is predictable there
and Vakarchuk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heidegger's head.
Heidegger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vakarchuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vakarchuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Heidegger has wrist control.
Heidegger looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vakarchuk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vakarchuk passes Heidegger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vakarchuk is keen to just control but Heidegger is a slippery customer.
Vakarchuk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heidegger is just riding it out for now. Vakarchuk eventually gives up the hold.
Heidegger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vakarchuk on the ground.
Vakarchuk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk trying to control the action but Heidegger is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk passes to full mount!
Heidegger can't escape the position.
Heidegger is bucking up trying to escape but Vakarchuk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Heidegger is in a horrible position here. Vakarchuk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vakarchuk scoring with strikes but Heidegger is staying in there.
Vakarchuk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heidegger is looking to escape.
Vakarchuk with a couple of short strikes.
Vakarchuk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Heidegger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vakarchuk is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Vakarchuk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
Puck Heidegger spoke after the fight, saying 'lol @ this matchup. Enjoy.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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