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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odis Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deniz Undav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Undav has chosen Lonely Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Odis Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deniz Undav!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter throws a body punch but Undav moves out of range.
Undav has his takedown stuffed
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Undav on that attempt.
Undav shoots in but no luck this time.
Odis Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deniz Undav.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter looking to stall.
Undav wants a takedown but no success here.
Undav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a combination
and Undav moves into the clinch.
Undav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Undav rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Undav obliges.
Undav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Undav has managed to clinch.
Undav breaks from the clinch.
Undav closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Undav pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Undav throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Undav only half commits.
Carter throws a big counter combination but Undav scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Undav counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Undav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Undav jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carter walks away with a smile on his face. Undav gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Undav lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter tries to clinch up but Undav circles away and keeps his distance.
Undav circles away from the clinch attempt.
Undav is looking for the big counter here.
Undav closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Carter throws a big counter combination but Undav scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Undav shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Undav's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Undav looks winded!
A clash of legs there as Undav blocks the low kick.
Carter tries to keep at a distance but Undav has taken the fight into the clinch.
Undav gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter tries to pull guard but Undav won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undav is pressed up against the cage. Carter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Undav down to the mat. Undav avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Undav.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Undav dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Undav's head and hops out.
Undav has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter tries to land a leg kick but Undav saw it coming and moves away.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Undav is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Undav's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter gets a clinch.
Undav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Undav counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Deniz Undav will probably get the nod.
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.
Carter tries to clinch up but Undav circles away and keeps his distance.
Undav feints the counter takedown.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Undav moves into the clinch.
Undav scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Odis Carter has been cut.
Carter tries a body shot but Undav blocks it.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undav pulls guard.
Carter cracks Undav with a solid left hand.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Undav has wrist control.
Undav is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undav working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Carter works over Undav with some ground and pound from guard.
Undav seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Undav is trying to keep Carter in close.
Undav throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Undav working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Undav has Carter pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Undav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Odis Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Undav scoring well with a low kick there.
Undav scores with a body shot.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Undav moves out of range easily.
Undav looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter clinches up with Undav and pushes him back against the cage.
Undav ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Undav no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undav tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carter gets to his feet - Undav follows without any prompting.
Odis Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Undav avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Undav counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Undav.
Undav breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Undav.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Carter backs off Undav throws a huge counter combo but Carter manages to avoid it all.
Undav moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Undav avoids it.
Undav works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Undav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Undav tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carter defends well and Undav ends up having to push Carter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carter throws a series of punches but Undav avoids them all with ease.
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!
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Undav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter gets tackled into the cage by Undav. Undav maintains the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Undav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Undav moves out of range easily.
Undav shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Deniz Undav will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Odis Carter's cut.
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. 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.
Carter looks to land a combination but Undav avoids it well.
Undav throws a fast counter high kick but Carter manages to duck under it in time.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Undav moves out of range easily.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Undav.
Undav takes the fight into the clinch.
Undav landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carter wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undav presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Undav pulls guard.
Carter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Undav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Odis Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Undav moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Carter throws a low kick but Undav avoids it.
Undav closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Undav breaks from the clinch.
Carter thows a leg kick but Undav checks it
and Undav counters with a leg kick.
Undav clinches.
Undav breaks the clinch.
Undav dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Undav's head and hops out.
Decent striking displayed by Undav there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Undav pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Undav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odis Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Undav shoots and misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Undav closes the distance and clinches.
Carter tries to break free but Undav pushes him back against the cage.
Undav pulls Carter into guard.
Undav looking to control.
Undav trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undav looking for a guillotine here but Carter defends easily.
Undav had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Undav wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Carter is now in half guard.
Carter wants to work for an arm triangle but Undav is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Undav is trying to control but can't.
Carter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carter blocks the strikes from Undav.
Undav trying to control here.
Deniz Undav is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deniz Undav comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Undav 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deniz Undav!
A very excited looking Deniz Undav 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.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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