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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Epik Fail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Vitruk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Epik Fail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Vitruk!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fail tries to clinch up
so Vitruk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fail looking for a sweep. Not yet Fail, not yet.
Fail has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vitruk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fail is looking for a triangle but Vitruk pushes his legs off easily.
Fail looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vitruk preventing the sweep.
Vitruk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fail throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fail throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vitruk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vitruk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fail manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitruk trying to control the position from guard on top but Fail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitruk connects with a couple of short punches.
Vitruk works over Fail with some ground and pound from guard.
Fail keeping moving, preventing Vitruk from controlling successfully.
Fail has his foot on Vitruk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vitruk works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fail thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vitruk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vitruk trying to control but Fail is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vitruk is pushing down on Fail's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fail is fighting to maintain full guard but Vitruk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fail is looking for a sweep. Vitruk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vitruk trying to control from half guard but Fail is working away.
Fail tries to get to full guard but Vitruk has control of the leg.
Vitruk trying to pass the guard but Fail defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fail looking for submissions off his back.
Fail knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vitruk on the ground.
Fail is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vitruk connects with a nice short shot to Fail's temple.
Vitruk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fail keeps working.
Vitruk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vitruk wants to pass to mount but Fail is defending the position.
Vitruk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fail sees it coming and defends easily.
Fail tries to get to full guard but Vitruk has control of the leg.
Vitruk decides to stand and escape the position.
Vitruk fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fail tries to clinch up
and Vitruk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fail looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fail looking for a sweep. Not yet Fail, not yet.
Vitruk scoring with some ground and pound.
Fail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vitruk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vitruk trying to control the position from guard on top but Fail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitruk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fail wants to sweep here but Vitruk controlling him for the moment.
Vitruk working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vitruk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vitruk content to stall in guard here.
Vitruk stands up from Fail's guard - Vitruk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vitruk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fail napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fail takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fail is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vitruk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fail tries to roll over but Vitruk keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fail is breathing heavily.
Vitruk moves into full mount! Fail won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Vitruk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vitruk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fail sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vitruk somewhat.
Vitruk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fail with a poor takedown
and Vitruk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fail's guard now.
Vitruk passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Fail wants to get back to full guard.
Fail missing with punches from the bottom.
Fail looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Vitruk pushes past his half guard into mount!
Vitruk lands a heavy elbow.
Vitruk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitruk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fail can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vitruk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Fail that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fail is squirming around, avoiding Vitruk's attempts to control the action.
Vitruk content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitruk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fail has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fail is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vitruk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vitruk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fail tries to reverse the position but Vitruk maintains control.
Fail is working hard here to advance position.
Fail slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vitruk wants to control but Fail is keeping him busy.
Vitruk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fail is looking for a sweep. Vitruk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slava Vitruk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fail actively working from the bottom here.
Vitruk trying to control the action but Fail is working from the bottom.
Vitruk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vitruk stands up from half guard.
Fail throws a good cross that connects.
Fail wants to clinch
so Vitruk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitruk stands up over Fail, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vitruk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fail misses with a straight right.
Epik Fail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vitruk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fail's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fail is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vitruk cracks Fail with a solid left hand.
Vitruk postures up and lands a big shot to Fail's brow.
Fail is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vitruk defends well.
Vitruk controlling from the top position.
Fail is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vitruk is aware though and is defending well.
Fail looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vitruk is one step ahead there.
Vitruk stays in close to Fail's body and controls the position.
Fail keeping moving, preventing Vitruk from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vitruk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vitruk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vitruk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fail's guard.
Fail throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fail had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vitruk defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitruk controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Vitruk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fail tries to clinch up
and Vitruk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fail's guard now.
Fail is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vitruk stands and throws Fail's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fail is looking for a sweep.
Vitruk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fail manages to get back to half guard.
Fail actively working from the bottom here.
Fail is looking for a sweep. Vitruk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vitruk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vitruk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vitruk tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fail controls his leg.
Vitruk stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fail gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vitruk counters with a single leg into guard. Fail didn't expect that.
Vitruk stands up and waves to Fail to follow him.
Fail tries to clinch but Vitruk moves away
and Vitruk moves into the clinch.
Vitruk blocking some punches.
Fail changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vitruk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vitruk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fail working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vitruk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vitruk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fail throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fail wants to sweep but no luck.
Vitruk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vitruk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vitruk trying to control but Fail is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fail is on top in guard.
Fail trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fail is looking to work some ground and pound but Vitruk has wrist control.
Fail has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fail postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vitruk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fail, into his guard.
Vitruk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vitruk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fail is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vitruk connects with a decent elbow.
Fail is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitruk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fail, who protects the arm well.
Vitruk lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vitruk decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fail to his feet.
Vitruk shoots in and drives through. Fail sprawls well.
Epik Fail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitruk keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fail looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fail wants to clinch
and Vitruk counters with a shoot takedown. Fail fights it but they end up in guard.
Vitruk stopping the sweep attempt from Fail.
Fail has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vitruk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fail looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fail is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slava Vitruk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vitruk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fail has an active guard here but Vitruk has managed to pass into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Vitruk seems content to control.
Fail wants to get back to full guard.
Vitruk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Slava Vitruk wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fail throws a hook but Vitruk avoids it easily.
Fail throws a right hand that misses
and Vitruk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slava Vitruk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vitruk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Slava Vitruk!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Slava Vitruk!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Slava Vitruk!
Slava Vitruk wins by unanimous decision!
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