ROUND 1
The brothers stride purposefully to the center of the ring after the opening bell. Vitali blocks Wladimir's hook to the body, then lands one of his own that connects with a thud.
Wlad responds with a right hand down the pipe that snaps Vitali's head back, but fails in his efforts to follow up with body work.
Continuing to dispense with niceties like jabbing, Vitali scores with a head-snapping right uppercut, which sends Wladimir stumbling back into the ropes.
Wladimir uses his superior quickness afoot to get back to the center of the ring, but before he sets himself, big brother delivers another thudding hook under the ribs.
After Vitali misses with a pawing jab, the fighters circle each other for a few moments. Seeing an opening, Vitali launches a left hook up top that lands flush, with the force of a sledgehammer hitting a watermelon. Wladimir stumbles forward before crashing face-first to the mat.