Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: RSE 61: Hopeless
Date: Mar 20, 2024

#R1#
Ramos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Russian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Russian throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Russian counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Ramos knocks Russian out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Franz Ramos!

Event: SSD 13: Russian vs Lugnunum
Date: Feb 18, 2024

#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Lugnunum or perhaps it was just good defense by Russian, which made it look bad.
Russian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lugnunum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Russian defends well and Lugnunum ends up having to push Russian into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Russian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lugnunum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Russian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Russian takes a swing at Lugnunum's ribcage but misses.
Lugnunum fails with the takedown.
Big Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herminos Lugnunum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Russian sends Lugnunum crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Russian is motioning to the referee to let Lugnunum up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Lugnunum is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Herminos Lugnunum has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russian cracks Lugnunum with a left hook right on the temple and Lugnunum goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Russian lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Lugnunum is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Russian!
A relieved looking Big Russian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SSD 11: Russian Dick
Date: Jan 28, 2024

#R1#
Dick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dick.#CL2#
Dick closes the distance and pushes Russian back into the ropes.
Dick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Russian is keeping busy.
Russian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russian is trying to maintain a safe position but Dick gets an underhook and turns Russian into the ropes.
Russian is trying to maintain a safe position but Dick gets an underhook and turns Russian into the ropes.
Russian seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Dick is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Russian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Russian backwards.
Russian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dick is keeping busy.
Dick trying to control the position but instead, Russian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dick into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick is pushing Russian up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Russian backwards. #T1#
Dick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russian backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Dick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Russian backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dick is looking to control Russian's arms but Russian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dick has his back to the ropes.
Dick stalling in the clinch but Russian improves position.
Russian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dick is keeping busy.
Dick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Russian is keeping busy.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Russian as Dick tries to tie him up.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian trying to stall but Dick improves his position.
Russian tries to work over Dick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dick is working Russian over against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Dick. #T2#
Russian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dick is keeping busy.
Dick scores with a shot to the side of Russian's head.
Dick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Russian.
Dick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Russian is keeping busy.
Russian leaning against his opponent.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Russian manages to break the clinch.
Russian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dick fakes the body blow, causing Russian to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Russian goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergeant Dick!

Event: SSD 10: Russian Gangster II
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
Gangster misses with a lunging right hand
and Russian counters with a left and a right that stings Gangster.
Gangster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russian.
Russian throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gangster to counter with a crisp jab. #KD2#
Gangster drops Russian with a beautiful combination! Russian stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gangster is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Russian is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Big Russian has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gangster ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Russian out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster is the new super heavyweight champion!
Vahid Gangster decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: SSD 7: Loke vs Russian
Date: Dec 17, 2023

#R1#
Axelsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Axelsen misses its intended target. #KD2#
Russian lands a left and a right that send Axelsen crashing to the mat, dazed. Russian thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Loke Axelsen has been cut.
Russian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#KD2#
Russian sends Axelsen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Russian is motioning to the referee to let Axelsen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Axelsen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Russian counters with a right hand from hell and Axelsen is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Russian!
Big Russian is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Big Russian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SSD 6: Russian Gangster
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1#
Gangster misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Russian misses its intended target.
Russian scores with a jab.
Russian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russian throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gangster counter with a right hand.
Gangster wants to slow Russian down by chopping away at his legs.
Russian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gangster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Russian scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gangster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gangster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Russian moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Russian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russian needs to keep his hands up - Gangster had a free shot at his head there.
Russian throws a sloppy head kick and Gangster moves out of range easily.
Russian misses with a few strikes there.
Gangster dances in with a quick combination. Russian is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Gangster snaps Russian's head back. Russian stumbles backwards against the ropes. Gangster steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Russian's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Russian just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: AFC #26
Date: Oct 13, 2023

#R1#
Russian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russian moves away.
Russian flicks out a counter leg kick but Collins steps away.
A jab from Russian misses.
Russian throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Collins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Russian won't be happy with that. #SUB#
Collins is working to tighten his grip on Russian's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Russian has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Collins is really squeezing tight and eventually Russian passes out! Collins breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Devon Collins!
Devon Collins retains his heavyweight title!
Devon Collins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: AFC #23
Date: Sep 16, 2023

#R1#
Russian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Collins lands a body shot.
Collins looks to land a combination. Russian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Russian misses with a looping right.
Russian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Russian throws a lazy right hand but Collins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Russian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Collins's head backwards.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Russian misses with an uppercut.
Russian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russian. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins stuns Russian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Russian wants to slow Collins down by chopping away at his legs.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Russian shows good takedown defense.
Big Russian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins misses with a wild combination.
Collins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Russian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Russian is looking for a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Collins there.
Collins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T2#
Russian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Collins fakes the body blow, causing Russian to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Russian goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devon Collins!
Devon Collins is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Devon Collins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: AFC #20
Date: Aug 26, 2023

#R1#
Contra lands a really nice looking cross but Russian seems unphased.
Contra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A combination from Contra does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Russian misses its target.
Russian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Contra.
Contra cracks Russian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Russian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Contra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Contra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russian manages to avoid it.
Russian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Contra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Contra.
Russian misses with a straight right. #T1#
Contra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contra throws the left hand but Russian avoids the punch easily.
Russian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Contra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Contra throws a jab but it's blocked by Russian.
Russian throwing a counter right hand but Contra manages to avoid it.
Russian connects with a nice looking jab.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Contra.
Russian throws a big counter combination but Contra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Russian staying out of range there.
Russian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Contra swings for the body but Russian moves out of range.
Russian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Contra. Contra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Contra misses with a jab, cross combination. #T2#
Russian throws a hook to the side of Contra's head but Contra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contra.
Contra misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contra. Russian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russian throwing a counter right hand but Contra manages to avoid it.
Russian lands a jab to the head.
Contra throws out a loose jab but Russian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contra moves away from the strike by Russian.
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!
Contra lands a two punch combo.
A big left from Russian misses.
Russian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contra.#T3#
Russian slips under a jab from Contra.
Russian throws a big counter combination but Contra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Russian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contra moves away.
Despite the aggression on Contra's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Contra throws a hook to the side of Russian's head but Russian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russian throws a counter high kick but Contra was just alert enough to avoid it.
Contra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Russian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Contra throws out the jab.
Contra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Contra throws out a loose jab but Russian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian slips a jab from Contra.
Russian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Contra.
Russian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Contra tries to bum rush Russian with a series of wild strikes but Russian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Contra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russian is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Contra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russian.
Contra moves out of range of the strikes.
Russian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Russian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Contra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russian tries to score with a low kick but Contra moves his leg out of the way.
Russian misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Russian misses its intended target.
Contra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Russian's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russian.
Contra slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quail Contra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Russian scores with a nice head shot.
Quail Contra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contra slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Contra. Those never looked like landing.
Contra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Russian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Contra throws a big shot that misses.
Russian throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Contra misses with a body shot.
Contra misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Russian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Russian might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Contra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Russian throws a leg kick but Contra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and Contra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Contra swings and misses with a hook to the body. #KD#
Russian drops Contra with a beautiful combination! Contra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Russian is looking for the KO!#ROC#Contra is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Quail Contra has been cut.
Contra is breathing heavily.
Contra ducks into an uppercut from Russian and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Russian!
Big Russian retains his heavyweight title!
Big Russian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Quail Contra spoke after the fight, saying 'I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee...'.

Event: AFC #18
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1#
Contra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contra misses with a hook.
Contra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good exchange - Contra coming out on top.
Contra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contra lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheers as Contra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Russian doesn't seem phased though.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Contra.
Jab, jab by Contra - just one landing.
Contra looks to score with a jab to the body but Russian is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Contra.
Contra misses with a looping right.
Contra scores with a hook to the body. Russian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Contra missing with a left hand there. Russian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contra lands a nice looking body shot.
Quail Contra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Contra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russian.
Russian catches Contra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Contra throws a combination that misses
and Russian counters with a series of strikes. Contra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Contra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Contra misses with a hook
and Russian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Contra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Contra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Contra lands an overhand right.
Contra throws a jab but it's blocked by Russian.
Contra throws a big shot that misses.
Contra clobbers Russian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD#
Russian drops Contra with a beautiful combination! Contra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Russian is looking for the KO!
Contra lunges at Russian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Russian's hand.
Russian steps in with a hook that catches Contra right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Russian follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Contra looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Big Russian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Quail Contra stepped up to the mic, saying 'I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee...'.

Event: WFC Tokyo 3
Date: Jul 30, 2023

#R1#
Stonk lands a jab.
Russian tries to clinch but Stonk moves out of range.
Stonk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stonk cracks Russian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stonk.#KD2#
Stonk cracks Russian with an uppercut from hell and Russian crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Stonk's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing! #ROC2#Russian is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stonk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oh Russian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russian seems to have got his legs back now.
Stonk stands and throws Russian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stonk tries to advance to mount but Russian denies him.
Russian wants to get back to his feet.
Russian is letting Stonk control him for a moment.
Russian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Russian tries to get out of the position.#T1#
Let's hope that Stonk has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stonk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stonk advances to mount.
Stonk controlling the pace for now. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Russian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
More stalling from Stonk.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russian tries to buck Stonk off but he can't manage it. #T3#
Stonk controlling his opponent.
Stonk fails to advance to Russian's back.
Stonk controlling the position easily from mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Stonk.#T4#
Stonk moves to take his opponent's back.
Russian trying to get back to his feet but Stonk is in full control for now.
Stonk is riding his opponent, not letting Russian buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stonk is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stinky Stonk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Russian wants to clinch.
Russian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice straight punches there by Stonk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stonk.
Russian moves in looking to clinch but Stonk pushes him off.
And Stonk tries to counter it with a takedown but Russian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stonk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stonk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russian tries to clinch but Stonk moves out of range.
Russian moves in looking to clinch but Stonk pushes him off.
Russian is looking to clinch but Stonk is avoiding it.
Stonk cracks Russian on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Russian falls backwards against the cage. Stonk follows up with more strikes that drop Russian to his knees. Stonk keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Russian! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stinky Stonk!
Stinky Stonk is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Stinky Stonk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WFC New York 5
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Dolph's corner calls for a 1-2. Dolph obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
Russian closes the distance and pushes Dolph back into the cage.
Dolph throws a head punch that misses.
Russian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Dolph working aggressively here.
Dolph throws a head punch that misses.
Dolph misses with some punches.
Dolph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian lands a shoulder strike.
Dolph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dolph blocking some punches.
Dolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dolph swings wildly with an uppercut but Russian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Dolph.
Dolph blocks an uppercut.
Dolph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dolph working aggressively here. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Dolph fails to land.
Dolph swings wildly with an uppercut but Russian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dolph blocks an uppercut.
Dolph misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Dolph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dolph misses with some punches.
Russian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dolph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dolph blocks an uppercut.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dolph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russians head.
Dolph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dolph gets through Russian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dolph pushes Russian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Dolph.
Russian blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Dolph. #T2#
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dolph lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dolph fails to land.
Dolph working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
A short right from Dolph.
Dolph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russian backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dolph.
Dolph working aggressively here.
Dolph misses with the head strike.
Russian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dolph blocking some punches.
Russian lands with a left to the head.
Russian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dolphs head.
Dolph has a couple of punches blocked by Russian.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dolph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Dolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Dolph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dolph misses with a punch on the inside.
Dolph blocking some punches.
Dolph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dolph misses with a punch on the inside.
Dolph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Dolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Dolph on the inside.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Dolph blocks an uppercut.
Russian misses with some punches.
Dolph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dolph fails to land.
We've been informed that Russian has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russian.
Dolph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dolph.
Russian misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dolph has a couple of punches blocked by Russian.
Dolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dolph.
Dolph gets through Russian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Dolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Dolph.
Dolph has a couple of punches blocked by Russian.
Dolph throws a punch but it's blocked by Russian.
Russian misses with some punches.
Dolph blocks an uppercut.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Dolph.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dolph blocking some punches.
Dolph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dolph lands an uppercut.
Russian blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dolph 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.#R2#
A cross from Dolph lands.
Russian moves in looking to clinch but Dolph pushes him off.
Dolph drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Russian's head, knocking him out cold! Dolph is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dolph!
Ivan Dolph retains his super heavyweight title!
Ivan Dolph decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WFC Rio de Janeiro 5
Date: Jul 22, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russian pushes Jookiba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian lands with a light punch inside.
Jookiba takes a shot to the head.
Jookiba wants a takedown. #KD#
Russian drops Jookiba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jookiba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Jookiba is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Russian drops Jookiba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jookiba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jookiba is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jookiba.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Jookiba.
Jookiba seems to have recovered his senses.
Jookiba is looking for a takedown.#KD#
Russian drops Jookiba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jookiba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Russian lands an uppercut.
Jookiba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Big Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jumba Jookiba.
Jookiba looks winded!
Jookiba is trying to stall. #KD#
Russian drops Jookiba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jookiba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Russian dips a shoulder and cracks Jookiba with a mighty uppercut! Jookiba falls back against the cage and Russian unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jookiba is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Russian screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WFC Australia 2
Date: Jul 08, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian has Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Edwards is trying to maintain a safe position but Russian gets an underhook and turns Edwards into the cage.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Russian lands with a left to the head.
Russian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Edwards.
Russian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Russian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Russian avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Edwards tries to break the clinch but Russian is controlling the position.
Edwards working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Russian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT#It looks like Justin Edwards has been cut.
A short left from Russian. #ROC#Edwards is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edwards has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Russian after a bit of a struggle.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards is trying to pull guard but Russian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Big Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Edwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian lands with a left to the head.
Russian is pressed up against the cage. Edwards has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Russian down to the mat. Russian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Russian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Edwards has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Russian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edwards's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land. #T4#
Russian misses with the head strike.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Russian avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Russian lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Russian on the inside.
Russian lands an uppercut.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edwards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Edwards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL#
Russian rushes Edwards and presses him up against the cage.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russian.
A short uppercut from Russian.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russian.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edwards is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Edwards seems to have recovered his senses.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edwards tries to work over Russian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
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!
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
A short right from Russian.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards. #TD2#
Edwards decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Russian avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Edwards working for a triangle but Russian defends it easily.
Russian tries to stand but Edwards is controlling from the bottom. #T2#
Russian postures up.
Russian wants to stand but Edwards has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russian lands a left hand.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Russian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD2#
Edwards gets control of Russian's arms and successfully pulls guard. Edwards will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Edwards is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Russian defends well.#SUB2#
Edwards is looking for a triangle but Russian pushes his legs off easily.
Russian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Edwards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edwards on the ground.#SUB2#
Russian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edwards has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Russian has managed to get both his arms back between Edwards's legs - danger averted.#T4#
Russian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Edwards is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edwards is defended easily by Russian.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Russian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Russian lands a right hand.
Russian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Edwards's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3##CL#
Russian has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Big Russian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Russian lands with a left to the head.
Russian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edwardss head.
Russian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russian creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Edwards with a big uppercut! Edwards tries to clinch up but Russian pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Edwards to the mat! Edwards covers up and Russian unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Big Russian!
Big Russian retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Big Russian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WFC Hawaii 4
Date: Jun 25, 2023

#R1#
Russian wants to clinch.#CL#
Russian moves into the clinch.
Dickweed blocking some punches.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dickweed is struggling to control the position.
Russian misses with the head strike.
A short right from Russian on the inside.
Dickweed looks winded!
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian lands with a light punch inside.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Dickweed.
Dickweed blocking some punches.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.#KD#
Russian drops Dickweed onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dickweed is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Dickweed is rocked!#T1#
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickweed is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with some punches.
Dickweed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickweed.
Dickweed blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickweed.
Dickweed blocking some punches.
Russian misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickweed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickweed seems to have recovered his senses.
Dickweed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickweed backwards.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian avoids a wild elbow strike from Dickweed.
Russian lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dickweed to his knees! Russian keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WFC New York 4
Date: Jun 18, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dickweed, pushing him back against the cage.
Russian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russian.
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickweed backwards.
Dickweed looks winded!
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Dickweed's head.
Russian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickweed backwards.
Russian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Dickweed is rocked!
Russian pushes Dickweed against the cage. Russian is working some dirty boxing. Russian pushes off with a quick right hook! Dickweed goes down! Dickweed tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Russian moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Big Russian thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WFC Las Vegas 4
Date: Jun 10, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian has closed the distance and engaged Dickweed in a clinch.
Dickweed looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Russian lands an uppercut.
Russian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickweeds head.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian working aggressively here.
Dickweed blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russian.
A shot in the inside from Russian. #KD#
Russian drops Dickweed onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dickweed is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Dickweed is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dickweed is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Dickweed blocking some punches.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickweed.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Dickweed blocking some punches.
Dickweed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickweed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickweed.
Dickweed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickweed seems to have recovered his senses.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Russian.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickweed.
Russian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian lands a big right hand that drops Dickweed! The killer instinct kicks in and Russian finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Russian!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian retains his heavyweight title!
Big Russian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WFC Australia 1
Date: May 31, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian moves into the clinch successfully.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian lands with a short shot to the head.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian lands with a light punch inside.
Ali looks winded!
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Russian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Russian as Ali tries to tie him up.
Russian throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
A short right from Russian on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russian.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russian. #ROC#Ali is rocked!
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian lands with a short shot to the head.
Russian lands a big right hand that drops Ali! The killer instinct kicks in and Russian finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Russian!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Big Russian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WFC Canada 1
Date: May 20, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Russian misses with some punches.
Ali's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ali's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Russian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali. #T1#
Russian gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali. #T2#
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Russian.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Russian.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali blocking some punches.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali blocking some punches. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian lands an uppercut.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL#
Russian has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali blocking some punches.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Ali takes a shot to the head.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Big Russian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Russian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali looking to stall.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ali is trying to stall.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Russian working aggressively here.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but Russian has the dominant position.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russian lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russian lands an uppercut.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali trying to stall but Russian improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that second round.
That's time! Russian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3##CL#
Russian clinches with his opponent.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russian.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Russian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Ali is trying to maintain a safe position but Russian gets an underhook and turns Ali into the cage.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Ali blocking some punches.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian working aggressively here.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Ali blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
A short uppercut from Russian.
Russian misses with some punches.
Ali looking to stall.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali blocking some punches.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali trying to stall but Russian improves his position.
Russian lands with a light punch inside.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian lands with a light punch inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali takes a shot to the head.
Russian gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Russian lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali is looking to control Russian's arms but Russian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ali has his back to the cage.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali is trying to break free.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
Russian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Russian. #ROC#Ali is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russian working aggressively here.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali blocking some punches.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Ali blocking some punches.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Russian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali throws out a counter right but Russian avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Russian clinches.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Ali stalling in the clinch but Russian improves position. #T1#
A short uppercut from Russian.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Ali blocking some punches.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Russian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian working aggressively here.
Ali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali tries to stall but Russian uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T3#
Russian lands a right hand.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Russian.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian working aggressively here.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
A short right from Russian on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali stalling in the clinch but Russian improves position.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian had his way with Muhammad Ali in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Russian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Russian gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Russian lands a shoulder strike.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali looking to slow down the pace here.
Ali is trying to maintain a safe position but Russian gets an underhook and turns Ali into the cage.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhammad Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Russian pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Russian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali is trying to push Russian away but Russian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Russian misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
A short right from Russian. #T4#
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Russian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Russian.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Russian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:40
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:40
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Russian!
Big Russian retains his heavyweight title!
Big Russian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WFC Tokyo 1
Date: May 07, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian gets a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Shmyhal.
Russian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russian lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Shmyhal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Russian. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Shmyhal.#CL#
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards. #BC2#
Shmyhal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Shmyhal misses the target. #CL#
Russian clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Shmyhal tries to keep at a distance but Russian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Russian lands with a light punch inside.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shmyhal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Russian's brow.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal. #T1##BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Shmyhal.
Shmyhal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Russian's head backwards.#CL#
Russian closes the distance and pushes Shmyhal back into the cage.
Russian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shmyhals head.
Russian blocks a body shot from Shmyhal.
Shmyhal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shmyhal uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch.
Shmyhal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#CL#
Russian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shmyhal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shmyhal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian lands an uppercut.
Shmyhal blocking some punches. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Russian moves into the clinch successfully.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shmyhal misses with an elbow strike.
Shmyhal throws a head punch that misses.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Shmyhal manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Russian clinches up with Shmyhal and pushes him back against the cage.
Russian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shmyhal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian working aggressively here.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shmyhal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Shmyhal gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal blocks an uppercut.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal. #T4#
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch.
Shmyhal looks to land a right hand but Russian moved out of range.
Shmyhal misses with a looping right.
Shmyhal throws a jab when Russian was well out of range.#CL#
Russian moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shmyhal throws a hook but Russian avoids it easily.#CL#
Russian has closed the distance and engaged Shmyhal in a clinch.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Shmyhal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian gets through Shmyhal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shmyhal blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Shmyhal gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shmyhal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Russian. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Russian drives through and clinches with Shmyhal against the cage. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch.
Russian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shmyhal can do to turn this around?
Russian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL#
Russian clinches with his opponent.
Russian has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#BC2#
Shmyhal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Russian darts in and clinches Shmyhal up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Russian.
Shmyhal blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Shmyhal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Shmyhal.
A nice left hand lands by Russian.
Russian misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal blocking some punches. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Russian clinches.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Russian has Shmyhal up against the cage in a clinch.
Russian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Shmyhal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T2#
Russian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Shmyhal.#CL#
Shmyhal gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch.
Shmyhal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russian lands with a left to the head.
Russian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards. #BC2#
Shmyhal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Russian clinches.
Russian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Russian throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Russian closes the distance and pushes Shmyhal back into the cage.
Russian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Russian on the inside. #T3#
Russian misses with the head strike.
Shmyhal wants to stall. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russian blocks a jab.
Russian staying out of range there.#CL#
Russian moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Shmyhal tries to keep at a distance but Russian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shmyhal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal throws a head punch that misses.
Shmyhal looking to throw knees to the head but Russian is blocking nicely.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shmyhal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal. #BC2#
Shmyhal manages to break the clinch.
Shmyhal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T4##CL#
Russian rushes Shmyhal and presses him up against the cage.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Russian rushes Shmyhal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Shmyhal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian lands an uppercut.
Shmyhal slows down the pace here.
Shmyhal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Russian working aggressively here. #BC2#
Shmyhal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shmyhal throws a hook to the side of Russian's head but Russian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shmyhal.
Shmyhal jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Russian has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Shmyhal misses with a hook.#CL#
Russian darts in and clinches Shmyhal up against the cage.
Shmyhal misses with an elbow strike.
Russian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Russian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Russian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Russian on the inside.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shmyhal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shmyhal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Russian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shmyhal blocks an uppercut.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shmyhal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal takes a shot to the head.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shmyhal blocks an uppercut.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards. #T2#
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shmyhal blocking some punches.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
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!
Shmyhal misses with an elbow strike.
Shmyhal has Russian pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian misses with some punches. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch.
Shmyhal looks to land a right hand but Russian moved out of range.#CL#
Shmyhal tries to keep at a distance but Russian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shmyhal blocks an uppercut. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian lands with a left to the head.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal.
Russian misses with some punches.
Shmyhal is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Shmyhal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Russian gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Shmyhal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shmyhal throws a good cross that connects. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike.
Russian lands a right hand. #T4#
Shmyhal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal stalling the fight.
Russian lands an uppercut.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Russian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal blocking some punches.
Russian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Shmyhal misses with a looping left.#CL#
Russian has managed to clinch.
Russian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Russian prevents a body shot from Shmyhal.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Russian drives through and clinches with Shmyhal against the cage. #BC2#
Shmyhal manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Russian moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russian working aggressively here. #T1#
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russian blocks an elbow strike from Shmyhal.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russian.
Shmyhal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shmyhal wants to stall.
Shmyhal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russian lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Russian lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shmyhal wants to stall.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal blocks an uppercut.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Shmyhal blocks an uppercut.
Shmyhal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian takes a shot to the head.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal blocking some punches. #T3#
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shmyhal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Shmyhal manages to break the clinch.
Shmyhal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL#
Russian clinches up with Shmyhal and pushes him back against the cage.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch.
Shmyhal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Russian has Shmyhal up against the cage in a clinch. #T4#
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Shmyhal manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Shmyhal looking to slow down the pace here.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Shmyhal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russian moves away from the strike by Shmyhal. #CL#
Russian clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian had his way with Denys Shmyhal in 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. This is the final round!#R5#
Russian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Russian clinches up with Shmyhal and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Russian closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russian slips a straight right by Shmyhal.
A swing and a miss from Shmyhal.#CL#
Russian moves into the clinch.
Russian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Shmyhal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Russian.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russian.
Russian misses with some punches. #T1##BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Russian clinches up with Shmyhal and pushes him back against the cage.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Shmyhal blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Russian. #ROC#Shmyhal is rocked!
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Shmyhal's head.
Shmyhal is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?#BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch.
Shmyhal seems to have recovered his senses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Shmyhal gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shmyhal blocks an uppercut.
Russian gets through Shmyhal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Shmyhal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Shmyhal.#T2#
The fighters circling - Shmyhal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Shmyhal throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Russian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shmyhals head. #BC2#
Shmyhal manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Russian clinches up against the cage.
Russian lands a right hand.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal blocks an uppercut.
Russian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Still in the clinch, Russian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch. #T3##CL#
Shmyhal gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
Shmyhal just leaning against Russian, taking a breather.
Shmyhal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by Shmyhal.
Russian misses with some punches.
Big Russian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shmyhal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Shmyhal manages to break the clinch.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Shmyhal.#CL#
Russian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
A nice left hand lands by Russian.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shmyhal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Shmyhal lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shmyhal backwards.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Shmyhal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Russian drives through and clinches with Shmyhal against the cage.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Denys Shmyhal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shmyhal.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russian.
Shmyhal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Shmyhal throws a punch but it's blocked by Russian.
Shmyhal is leaning against Russian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Shmyhal breaks from the clinch.
Shmyhal misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Russian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Russian!
Big Russian is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Big Russian thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WFC New York 3
Date: Apr 30, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian rushes La Croix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
La Croix blocking some punches.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Croix told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
La Croix blocking some punches.
Russian misses with some punches.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix. #TD2#
La Croix jumps guard.
Russian stops La Croix from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Russian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix. #TD2#
La Croix turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and La Croix manages to end up in side control.
Russian tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Will La Croix go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position? #T2##SU2#
La Croix decides to stand up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix. #BC2#
La Croix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Russian moves into the clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
A short right from Russian. #TD2#
La Croix jumps into guard, dragging Russian to the mat.
Russian stops La Croix from standing up.
Russian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for La Croix on the ground.#T4#
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Russian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Russian.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix wants to take the fight to the mat but Russian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix. #BC2#
La Croix breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
La Croix wants to take the fight to the mat but Russian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Russian has managed to clinch.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Croix can do to turn this around?
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
La Croix wants the takedown. Russian is fighting it off but La Croix persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Russian's guard against the cage.
Russian is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and La Croix dives into side control. #REVR#
Nero La Croix has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
La Croix stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Russian closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
La Croix manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
La Croix wants to stand up but Russian is controlling him. #T1#
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#CL#
Russian clinches with his opponent.
La Croix is working for takedown but Russian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix. #BC2#
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Russian moves into range and clinches up with La Croix.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
La Croix tries to score a body lock takedown but Russian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC2#
La Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Russian moves into the clinch.
La Croix blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Russian closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
La Croix goes for a takedown attempt but Russian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Big Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero La Croix.#CL#
Russian clinches with his opponent.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD2#
La Croix pulls guard successfully.
Russian won't allow La Croix to get back to his feet. #T4#
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Russian moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Russian is fighting off a takedown attempt but La Croix is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Russian to the mat. Russian regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SU2#
La Croix stands up and waves to Russian to follow him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3##CL#
Russian darts in and clinches La Croix up against the cage.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land. #BC2#
La Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Russian has closed the distance and engaged La Croix in a clinch.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
La Croix manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
La Croix wants to get back to his feet but Russian is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Russian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL#
Russian rushes La Croix and presses him up against the cage.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
La Croix gets control of Russian's arms and successfully pulls guard. La Croix will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
La Croix wants to stand but Russian is controlling the position. #T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
La Croix tries to keep at a distance but Russian has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
La Croix pulls guard effortlessly. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russian won't allow La Croix to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if La Croix can do anything to dispel that myth.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian clearly takes that round.
That's time! Russian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4##CL#
Russian closes the distance and pushes La Croix back into the cage.#TD2#
La Croix jumps guard. #SU#
Russian gets to his feet. La Croix looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
Russian forces La Croix back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Russian instigates a clinch.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
La Croix has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Russian uses from the top position.
La Croix wants to stand up but Russian is controlling him. #T1##SU#
Russian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on La Croix, up you get! #CL#
Russian has La Croix up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
La Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Russian has La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
La Croix ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. La Croix no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
La Croix wants to stand up but Russian is controlling him. #T2#
La Croix is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SU#
Russian stands and steps away. La Croix gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL#
Russian has closed the distance and engaged La Croix in a clinch.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian is pressed up against the cage. La Croix has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Russian down to the mat. Russian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Russian darts in and clinches La Croix up against the cage.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
La Croix breaks the clinch. #CL#
La Croix gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
La Croix breaks the clinch. #CL#
Russian moves into range and clinches up with La Croix.#TD2#
La Croix manages to pull guard.
La Croix is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Russian is controlling him. #T4#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Russian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on La Croix, up you get! #CL#
Russian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian had his way with Nero La Croix in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5##CL#
Russian clinches with his opponent. #TD2#
La Croix jumps guard.
Russian prevents La Croix from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Russian moves into range and clinches up with La Croix.#BC2#
La Croix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Russian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Croix, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
La Croix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Russian moves into the clinch.
Big Russian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Russian misses with the head strike. #T2#
Russian lands a left hand.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
La Croix manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Russian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Croix, pushing him back against the cage.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
La Croix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nero La Croix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Russian pushes La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
La Croix jumps into guard, dragging Russian to the mat. #T3#
La Croix wants to stand but Russian is controlling the position. #SU#
Russian stands up and waves to La Croix to follow him. #CL#
Russian pushes La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big Russian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Russian clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
La Croix breaks the clinch. #CL#
Russian clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
La Croix decides to pull guard. #T4#
La Croix is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Russian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Russian!
Big Russian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WFC Rio de Janeiro 3
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Banks clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Russian scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Niko Banks has been cut.
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Russian blocking some punches.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Russian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Banks's head.
Russian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks lands an uppercut.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Russian lands a shoulder strike.
Russian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Russian.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike.
Russian blocking some punches.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Russian. #T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Russian. #ROC#Banks is rocked!
Russian creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Banks with a big uppercut! Banks tries to clinch up but Russian pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Banks to the mat! Banks covers up and Russian unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Big Russian!
During a confident post fight interview, Big Russian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WCMMA Fight Night 3
Date: Apr 20, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russians head.
Russian lands an uppercut.
Russian lands with a short shot to the head.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russian gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banks backwards. #KD#
Russian drops Banks onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Banks is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Banks is rocked!
Russian misses with some punches.
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Russian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Russian mutters something to Banks before pushing him back against the cage. As Banks comes back towards him, Russian unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Banks clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Russian!
Big Russian thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WCMMA Hawaii 2
Date: Mar 31, 2023

#R1##CL2#
La Croix instigates a clinch.
Russian blocks an elbow strike from La Croix.
La Croix lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Big Russian has been cut.
La Croix lands an elbow inside.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
Russian blocks an elbow strike.
La Croix told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix lands an elbow just above Russian 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
Russian lands a left hand that snaps the head of La Croix backwards.
La Croix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Croix pushes off an throws an elbow but Russian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
La Croix comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Croix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from La Croix.
Russian avoids a wild elbow strike from La Croix.
La Croix throws an elbow that misses.
La Croix lands an elbow that stopped Russian in his tracks for a moment.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Russian dodges an elbow strike from La Croix.
La Croix lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#Big Russian's cut is getting worse.
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Croix.
Russian working aggressively here. #T1#
La Croix blocking some punches.
La Croix blocking some punches.
Russian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, La Croix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Russian's brow.
Nice elbow from La Croix.
La Croix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
La Croix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russian avoids the elbow strike from La Croix, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, La Croix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Russian's brow.
La Croix misses with an elbow over the top.
La Croix comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Croix pushes off an throws an elbow but Russian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
Russian blocks an elbow strike from La Croix.
Russian blocks the elbow strike.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Croix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
La Croix gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
With the fighters up against the cage, La Croix throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
La Croix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
La Croix pushes off an throws an elbow but Russian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
La Croix misses with an elbow over the top.
Russian misses with some punches.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Croix comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
La Croix pushes off an throws an elbow but Russian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russian blocks an elbow strike.
Russian takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#Big Russian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Russian working aggressively here.
La Croix lands an elbow inside that Russian shrugs off.
La Croix pushes off an throws an elbow but Russian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russian working aggressively here.
La Croix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Croix pushes off an throws an elbow but Russian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
La Croix throws an elbow but it misses.
Russian blocks an elbow strike from La Croix.
La Croix misses with an elbow over the top.
La Croix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Croix comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
La Croix misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
La Croix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Russian dodges an elbow strike from La Croix.
La Croix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
La Croix creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russian's defenses.
La Croix misses with an elbow strike.
La Croix throws an elbow that misses.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russian blocks an elbow strike from La Croix.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Croix. #CUT2#Jeez, Big Russian's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
La Croix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Big Russian's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Nero La Croix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WCMMA New York 2
Date: Mar 26, 2023

#R1#
Subban looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Subban drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Subban with a poor takedown
and Russian counters with a huge left! Subban is in big trouble! He's backing up but Russian isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Subban from any more damage. A dominating finish by Russian!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Big Russian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WCMMA Las Vegas 2
Date: Mar 18, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Two moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Russian.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Two wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Two blocking some punches.
Russian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Two.
Two blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Two has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Big Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winter Test Two.
Two blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Russian on the inside.
Russian pushes Two back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Two tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Russian just stands there and leans against the cage.#KD#
Russian drops Two onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Two is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Two is rocked!
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!
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Two is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
Two blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Two can't get the takedown.
Two blocks an uppercut.
Two wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russian has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Two blocks an uppercut.
Two seems to have recovered his senses.
Russian creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Two's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Two drops to his knees and Russian pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian retains his super heavyweight title!
Big Russian thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WCMMA 2
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
Russian lands a hook that snaps the head of Cock Muncher backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russian.
Cock Muncher fails to pull guard.
Cock Muncher wants to break free but Russian has control.
Cock Muncher tries to break the clinch but Russian is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Russian.
Russian lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Russian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike. #KD#
Russian drops Cock Muncher onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cock Muncher is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Cock Muncher is rocked!#CUT#It looks like The Pdo Cock Muncher has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Cock Muncher is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cock Muncher seems to have recovered his senses.
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Cock Muncher's head.
Russian throws a big uppercut that drops Cock Muncher! More strikes from Russian and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cock Muncher lies dazed against the cage as Russian celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1#
Jookiba swinging wildly here. #CL#
Russian takes the fight into the clinch.
Russian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jookiba wants to get back to striking at distance but Russian won't allow it.
Jookiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jookiba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Russian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Russian lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
A nice left hand lands by Russian.
Jookiba takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russian. #ROC#Jookiba is rocked!
Jookiba is looking to break free of the clinch but Russian has double underhooks.
Jookiba is still on wobbly legs! Can Russian finish him?
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russian working aggressively here. #KD#
Russian drops Jookiba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jookiba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Russian pushes Jookiba against the cage and as Jookiba bounces back, Russian cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Russian follows up with more strikes but Jookiba was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Russian!

Event: WCMMA New York 1
Date: Feb 18, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Russian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Russian pushes Cartier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cartier.
Cartier tries to stall but Russian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russian.
Russian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartiers head.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cartier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Russian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Russian unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cartier! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Russian is unloading with more strikes now! Cartier drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian is the new super heavyweight champion!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2023

#R1#
Nail throws a head kick that misses. #KD#
Russian cracks Nail with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Russian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nail to stand back up!#CUT#It looks like Rusty Nail has been cut.
Nail misses with a body shot. #TD#
Russian shoots in and gets a takedown into Nail's guard.
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!
Nail not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russian preventing the sweep.
Russian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Russian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russian postures up.
Nail manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russian manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Russian is pulling down on Nail's head. It's preventing any offense from Nail, at least for the moment.#T1##SU2#
Nail gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Russian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
Russian clinches up with Nail and pushes him back against the cage.
Russian digs a right hand into Nail's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nail's gas tank.
Nail looks winded!
Russian lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Russian.
Russian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russian lands a right hand.
Russian pushes Nail back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russian lands a left hand. #ROC#Nail is rocked!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russian lands a big right hand that drops Nail! The killer instinct kicks in and Russian finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Russian!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 17, 2023

#R1#
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Russian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD#
Russian feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Khan sprawling to the canvas! Khan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Russian finish him?! #CUT#It looks like Moctesuma Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt
and Russian counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Russian!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 14, 2023

#R1#
Russian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zono stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zono takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zono tries for a takedown but Russian circles away easily
and Russian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zono is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zono shoots and misses
and Russian counters with a crisp right that sends Zono to the canvas! Russian follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 05, 2023

#R1#
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russian paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Russian rushes Hammer and presses him up against the cage.
Hammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Russian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hammer working hard to break the clinch.
Russian controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Russian scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Russian to work. #BC#
Hammer breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Russian forces Hammer back against the cage and clinches.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Russian has double underhooks.
Hammer tries to circle away but Russian has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Russian is stalling here. #TD#
Hammer pulls guard successfully.
Russian sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like Russian might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#SUB#
Hammer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Russian passes into half guard. #T2#
Russian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hammer is trying to control but Russian passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Hammer being controlled for a moment.
Russian avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hammer.
Hammer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammer wants to get back to full guard.
Hammer misses with some strikes from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Russian punishes Hammer's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
Russian lands a right hand.
Hammer takes a shot to the head.
Russian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
A short right from Russian.
Russian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards. #BC#
Hammer manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hammer under the eye.
Russian tests Hammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Hammer gets a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian 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.#R2#
Russian sizes up Hammer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Russian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Russian works Hammer's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Russian clinches with his opponent.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Russian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Russian as Hammer tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Russian. #T1#
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russian pushes Hammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Russian lands a nice uppercut.
Russian lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Russian.
Russian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Russian.
Russian gets through Hammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Russian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russian jabs Hammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Russian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jack Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russian scores with a jab. Hammer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Big Russian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2#
Russian clinches.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Russian holds him up against the cage and eventually Hammer drops back down to his feet. #T2#
A body shot lands from Russian.
Russian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Russian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russian. #BC2#
Russian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Russian clinches up against the cage.
Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Russian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Russian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russian lands with a straight right. Hammer didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#It looks like Jack Hammer has been cut.
Hammer swinging wildly here. #CL2#
Hammer gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch. #T3#
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Big Russian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russian.
Russian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Russian breaks from the clinch. #TD2#
Russian shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Russian is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hammer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hammer is pushing Russian's head away, looking to escape. Russian manages to hold on to the position though.#T4#
Russian is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hammer misses with an elbow from the bottom.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Hammer looking to score a takedown here. Russian is defending well but Hammer drives through and ends up in Russian's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Hammer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Russian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL2#
Russian moves into the clinch.
Russian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Russian.
A short right from Russian on the inside.
Russian pushes Hammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Russian.
A short right from Russian on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Russian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Russian.
Hammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russian punishes Hammer's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Russian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammer, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Russian lands with a left to the head.
Russian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Russian.
A body shot lands from Russian.
A short body shot lands from Russian as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Russian as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Russian.
A short body shot lands from Russian as the two fighters clinch.
Russian lands a body punch.
Russian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Russian.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Russian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Russian.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T2#
Russian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Russian pushes Hammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Russian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russian cracks Hammer with a nice body shot.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russian.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russian.
Russian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
Russian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T3#
Nice body punch from Russian.
A short right from Russian.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Russian digs a right hand into Hammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hammer's gas tank.
Russian lands with a light punch inside.
Russian lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Russian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Russian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Big Russian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Russian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Russian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hammer tries to circle away but Russian has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russian is defending well for now.#T4##BC2#
Russian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Russian has closed the distance and engaged Hammer in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Russian.
Jack Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer is trying to drag Russian to the mat but Russian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Russian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Russian 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Russian!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 02, 2023

#R1##CL#
Russian clinches up against the cage.
Russian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Russian.
Russian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ali.
Russian presses Ali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Russian.
Ali looks winded!
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.#CUT#It looks like Muhammad Ali has been cut.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.#KD#
Russian drops Ali onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ali is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Ali is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Russian - that landed with a thud.
Russian unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ali! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Russian is unloading with more strikes now! Ali drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!

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