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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stahl might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rebel Warrior by Asian Dub Foundation. Henrik Stahl had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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146 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrik Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoff Deal!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stahl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deal tries to clinch but Stahl moves out of range.
A jab from Stahl misses.
Deal misses with a straight right.
Stahl takes one on the button.
Deal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stahl's calf.
Deal throws a sloppy head kick and Stahl moves out of range easily.
Stahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stahl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deal lands with an overhand left.
Deal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stahl checks it well.
Stahl misses the shot to the body.
Deal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stahl throws out the jab.
Deal wants to slow Stahl down by chopping away at his legs.
Stahl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deal walks into a straight right hand from Stahl.
Deal ducks under a wild hook from Stahl.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal is looking to clinch.
Stahl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stahl staying out of range there.
Deal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stahl takes a step back to recover.
Deal lands a front kick.
A big right from Stahl misses.
Deal throws a hook to the side of Stahl's head but Stahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deal scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Deal.
Deal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stahl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Deal tries to clinch up.
Deal wants to clinch.
Deal looks to throw the jab but Stahl is out of range.
Deal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stahl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stahl scores with a nice strike.
Stahl lands a nice shot that snaps Deal's head back.
Deal wants to clinch up but Stahl keeps it at a distance.
Stahl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stahl tries to break the clinch but Deal is controlling the position.
Stahl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deal digs a right hand into Stahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stahl's gas tank.
Stahl wants to break free but Deal has control.
Deal lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deal wants to clinch up but Stahl keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Deal misses its intended target.
Deal loads up on a big right hand but Stahl slips the punch.
Deal doesn't manage to clinch there - Stahl circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Deal misses.
The fighters circling - Stahl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deal looks to land a right hand but Stahl moved out of range.
Stahl is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Deal cracks Stahl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Deal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stahl blocks a low kick nicely.
Deal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stahl digs a good body shot into Deal's ribs.
Deal scores with a body shot.
Deal wants to clinch.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Deal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Stahl misses.
Stahl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal pushes Stahl up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Deal.
Stahl is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stahl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deal has him pressed against the cage.
Stahl breaks the clinch.
Stahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deal throws a shot from downtown. Stahl moves away and avoids it.
Stahl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Stahl finds it's way through Deal's defenses.
Stahl has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Deal finds it's way round the side to connect with Stahl's head.
Stahl throws a right and a left that Deal avoids nicely.
Deal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stahl misses with a wild body shot.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stahl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Deal.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deal.
A clash of legs there as Stahl blocks the low kick.
Deal tries to clinch up.
Deal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Geoff Deal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stahl looks to throw the jab but Deal is out of range.
Stahl swats away the attempt to clinch by Deal.
Deal throws a low kick, looking for Stahl's leg but Stahl calmly moves out of range.
Deal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Deal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deal misses with a straight right.
Deal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stahl throws a shot from downtown. Deal moves away and avoids it.
Stahl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deal takes one to the chin there.
Deal slips a jab and a cross from Stahl.
Deal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stahl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Deal is just out of range.
Deal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stahl's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal misses with a body kick.
Stahl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stahl misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Deal finds it's way through Stahl's defenses.
Stahl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stahl moves away from the strike by Deal.
Stahl keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Deal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Deal tries to clinch but Stahl is having none of it.
Deal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Deal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stahl misses with an uppercut.
Deal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Deal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deal misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Deal.
It looks like Henrik Stahl has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deal throws a front kick aimed at Stahl's knee but Stahl avoids it well.
Stahl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Deal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henrik Stahl is winning the standup battle so far.
Deal swings for the body but Stahl moves out of range.
Deal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deal.
Deal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stahl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Deal misses with a straight right.
Deal rushes Stahl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stahl's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stahl as Deal tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal scores a nice knee to the body.
Stahl tries to break the clinch but Deal is controlling the position.
Stahl can't break the clinch.
Stahl can't break the clinch.
Deal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stahl is trying to force a seperation but Deal has the dominant position.
Deal scores with a shoulder strike.
Stahl is looking to break free of the clinch but Deal has double underhooks.
Deal digs a right hand underneath Stahl's ribcage. Stahl let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stahl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Deal tries to land a knee to the head but Stahl blocks with his arms.
Deal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Deal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deal has Stahl pressed against the cage, preventing Stahl from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
Deal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Deal looking to throw knees to the head but Stahl is blocking nicely.
Deal lands an uppercut.
Deal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stahl is defending well for now.
Stahl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Deal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stahl up against the cage.
Deal can't get the takedown.
Stahl gets through Deal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stahl's elbow.
Stahl wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stahl can't break the clinch.
Stahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Deal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henrik Stahl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Stahl's cut.
That's time! Stahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Deal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stahl.
The crowd cheers as Stahl lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deal doesn't seem phased though.
Deal misses with a straight right.
Deal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stahl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stahl moves away from the strike by Deal.
Deal avoids the body shot from Stahl.
The fighters circling - Stahl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stahl connects with a body shot.
Deal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stahl.
Deal throws a jab but it's blocked by Stahl.
Deal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stahl.
Deal staying out of range there.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stahl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deal misses with a body punch
and Stahl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stahl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Deal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stahl walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal catches Stahl with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stahl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Deal scores with the left hand. Stahl knows he should have avoided that one.
Stahl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stahl avoids it.
Stahl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deal misses with a looping left.
Deal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Deal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deal looks to clinch
and Stahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Stahl.
Deal is looking to clinch but Stahl is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deal moves away.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch but Stahl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stahl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deal throws a shot from downtown. Stahl moves away and avoids it.
Stahl moves forwards but Deal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Deal lands a right hook to the body.
Stahl jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stahl swings away with a body shot that misses
and Deal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stahl's knee momentarily.
Nice jab there from Stahl.
Stahl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stahl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deal misses with a low kick.
Stahl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deal tries to clinch up.
Stahl's corner calls for a 1-2. Stahl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal wants to clinch but Stahl slips to the side
and Stahl counters with a two punch combo.
Deal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Deal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stahl misses the shot to the body.
Deal tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Stahl to counter with a crisp jab.
Deal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Deal tries to clinch up.
Deal clinches.
Stahl tries to break the clinch but Deal is controlling the position.
Deal lands with a short shot to the head.
Deal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deal lands an elbow just above Stahl 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deal obliges.
Stahl is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stahl is trying to break free.
Stahl wants to break free but Deal has control.
Deal landing knees to the body.
Deal missing with knees to the body.
Deal trying to land knees to the body.
Stahl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stahl is trying to break the clinch but Deal is controlling him.
Deal has Stahl pressed against the cage, preventing Stahl from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Deal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal misses with a body punch.
Deal landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Deal.
The crowd are getting on Deal's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Stahl breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Stahl showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stahl has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henrik Stahl!
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