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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christoph Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenner's entrance music is Escapado - Freiraum. A fine choice. The key to victory for Christoph Stenner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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263 lbs
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198 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christoph Stenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stig Helmer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Helmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helmer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stenner on his heels. He'll look to pass Stenner's guard now, I'm sure.
Stenner keeping moving, preventing Helmer from controlling successfully.
Helmer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenner wants to stand but Helmer is controlling the position.
Helmer postures up in Stenner's guard and throws a big left but Stenner blocks it.
Helmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Helmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Stenner has wrist control.
Helmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Helmer wants to control from the top but Stenner keeps moving.
Stenner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stenner tries to get out of the position.
Helmer throwing strikes from guard but Stenner blocks nicely.
Stenner wants to stand up but Helmer is controlling him.
Helmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stenner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Stenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helmer landing with the ground and pound.
Stenner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helmer.
Helmer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Helmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stenner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helmer lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer postures up and lands a big shot to Stenner's brow.
Helmer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stenner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helmer on the ground.
Helmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Stenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helmer drops back looking for a leg! Stenner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stenner manages to kick Helmer off! Helmer jumps back into Stenner's guard.
Helmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmer landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stenner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Helmer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Helmer has gone for a leg lock! Stenner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Helmer's guard.
Helmer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stenner defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helmer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stig Helmer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Helmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Stenner moves in looking to clinch but Helmer pushes him off.
Stenner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Helmer.
Helmer scores with a takedown into Stenner's guard.
Helmer throwing strikes from guard but Stenner blocks nicely.
Helmer with a nice head shot there.
Helmer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Helmer postures up in Stenner's guard and throws a big left but Stenner blocks it.
Stenner wants to get back to his feet but Helmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stig Helmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenner keeping moving, preventing Helmer from controlling successfully.
Helmer stays in close to Stenner's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Helmer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Helmer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Helmer throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer trying to control but Stenner is working from the bottom.
Helmer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stenner keeping full guard, as Helmer tries to pass.
Helmer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Helmer throws an elbow that misses. Stenner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Helmer's guard. Nice move by Stenner!
Stenner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stenner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stenner.
Stenner lands a couple of digs.
Helmer has his foot on Stenner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stenner works his way back into a safe position though.
Stenner trying to control the position from guard on top but Helmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenner landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stenner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Helmer's guard.
Helmer is looking for a triangle but Stenner pushes his legs off easily.
Helmer is looking for a triangle but Stenner pushes his legs off easily.
Helmer has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Stenner doesn't defend quickly enough and Helmer has managed to lock this one up! Can Stenner escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Helmer on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stig Helmer!
Stig Helmer very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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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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