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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Christiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrik Stahl!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stahl pinned against the cage. Stahl gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Stahl misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christiansen.
Christiansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stahl misses with a looping left.
Stahl throws a right hand that Christiansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Christiansen also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Stahl. No joy for Christiansen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Christiansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christiansen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stahl to the mat! Stahl manages to get full guard.
Christiansen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stahl keeping busy on the bottom but Christiansen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Christiansen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl gets back to full guard.
Christiansen trying to control but Stahl is working from the bottom.
Stahl is trying to keep Christiansen in close.
Stahl looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stahl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stahl is pulling down on Christiansen's head. It's preventing any offense from Christiansen, at least for the moment.
Christiansen stopping the sweep attempt from Stahl.
Christiansen is looking to stand up but Stahl won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Christiansen misses with a takedown attempt - Stahl sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stahl keeps the fight on the outside.
Christiansen misses with a body shot.
Stahl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Christiansen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stahl circles away.
Christiansen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christiansen tries to pull guard but Stahl holds him up against the ropes and eventually Christiansen drops back down to his feet.
Stahl controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Stahl.
A nice left hand lands by Stahl.
Stahl breaks from the clinch.
Christiansen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Christiansen is just out of range.
Christiansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Christiansen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stahl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christiansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Christiansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stahl is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Christiansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stahl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stahl is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Christiansen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stahl's guard.
Stahl is trying to keep Christiansen in close.
Stahl wants to sweep here but Christiansen controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matthew Christiansen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stahl lands with a cross.
Stahl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christiansen scores with a takedown into Stahl's guard.
Stahl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christiansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Christiansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Christiansen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stahl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christiansen tries to stand but Stahl is controlling from the bottom.
Stahl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stahl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christiansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stahl has control of Christiansen's left arm, preventing Christiansen from doing any damage.
Christiansen gets to his feet - Stahl follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christiansen.
Stahl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christiansen.
Stahl moves out of range as Christiansen throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Christiansen.
Christiansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stahl misses with a wild combination.
Christiansen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stahl tries to avoid it but Christiansen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stahl to the ground. Stahl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stahl lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Christiansen is rocked!
Matthew Christiansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stahl lands a brutal uppercut that launches Christiansen off his feet! Christiansen tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrik Stahl!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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