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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humbert Humbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Oakley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humbert Humbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Oakley!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oakley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Humbert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oakley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Humbert gets a clinch.
Humbert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oakley fails to pull guard.
Humbert jumps guard and drags Oakley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Humbert is pulling down on Oakley's head to control his posture.
Oakley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Humbert dives on top into guard.
Humbert drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Humbert jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oakley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Humbert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Humbert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oakley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Humbert has managed to get both his arms back between Oakley's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert wants to pass the guard but Oakley is keeping the position.
Oakley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Humbert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oakley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Humbert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Humbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oakley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Humbert passes into side control.
Oakley is not content to let Humbert control the position.
Humbert has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Oakley is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oakley tries to improve position but can't.
Humbert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oakley struggling a bit here.
Oakley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Oakley looking for submissions off his back.
Oakley is looking for a sweep. Humbert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Humbert is keen to just control but Oakley is a slippery customer.
Oakley is looking to control Humbert's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oakley avoid being mounted?
Humbert wants to free his trapped foot but Oakley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oakley actively working from the bottom here.
Humbert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oakley sees it coming and defends easily.
Humbert content to control rather than advance.
Oakley looking for submissions off his back.
Oakley trying to hold on to Humbert's head to control him but Humbert postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Oakley is looking to improve his position.
Humbert is working for a submission of some sort.
Oakley trying to control here.
Oakley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oakley actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Humbert sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humbert Humbert dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oakley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Humbert avoids the body shot from Oakley.
Oakley tries to clinch but Humbert moves away
and Humbert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oakley's guard.
Oakley keeping moving, preventing Humbert from controlling successfully.
Oakley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Humbert controls the pace.
Oakley keeping moving, preventing Humbert from controlling successfully.
Oakley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oakley is keeping the position for now.
Humbert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Humbert wants to pass the guard but Oakley is keeping the position.
Oakley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Humbert passes Oakley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Humbert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oakley sees it coming and defends easily.
Oakley actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oakley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oakley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Humbert is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oakley defends it well.
Humbert is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oakley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Humbert.
Humbert seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakley is pressing down on Humbert's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Humbert postures up.
Humbert trying to control but Oakley is working from the bottom.
Oakley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Humbert defends it easily.
Oakley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Humbert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Humbert wants to pass the guard but Oakley is keeping the position.
Oakley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Humbert passes into side control.
Oakley wants to control but Humbert postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert is trying to get an arm triangle but Oakley is defending well.
Oakley is trying to control Humbert's posture but Humbert avoids it.
Humbert Humbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oakley is not content to let Humbert control the position.
Oakley is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Oakley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oakley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Humbert off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humbert Humbert dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Humbert decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oakley looking for submissions off his back.
Humbert is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Humbert tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Humbert tries to control but Oakley wriggling away.
Oakley is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oakley is still trying to improve position.
Oakley tries to lock up and control but Humbert gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Humbert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oakley is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert content just to control the position here.
Oakley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Humbert looking to control but Oakley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Humbert looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oakley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oakley wants to hold on but Humbert pushes him away.
Humbert wants to control the pace but Oakley is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert prevents Oakley from getting the reversal.
Oakley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Humbert is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Humbert is controlling the pace.
Humbert moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Oakley.
Oakley struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Humbert looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Humbert is looking to take a break and control but Oakley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Humbert Humbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Humbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oakley can do to turn this around?
Oakley is looking to regain half guard here but Humbert keeps moving and retains side control.
Humbert has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Oakley!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Humbert controlling from the full mount.
Oakley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Humbert controlling his opponent.
Oakley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Humbert controlling the position easily from mount.
Raymond Oakley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oakley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humbert Humbert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Humbert, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humbert Humbert!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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