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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lutz Krigelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Up and Dance by Jan Thomas. Krigelstein has chosen Rammstein - Sonne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lutz Krigelstein!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krigelstein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krigelstein looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas working the ground and pound.
Thomas scoring with punches from side control.
Thomas lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas lands a few punches from side control.
Thomas is chipping away with strikes.
Krigelstein tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krigelstein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas tries for a kimura but Krigelstein is defending well.
Thomas is working Krigelstein over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krigelstein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krigelstein is looking for a sweep.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Thomas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thomas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thomas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krigelstein down.
Krigelstein gets back to half guard.
Krigelstein trying to control from the bottom.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Krigelstein is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigelstein tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Krigelstein taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
Krigelstein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krigelstein is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Krigelstein is defending well.
Thomas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krigelstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
Thomas grinds an elbow into Krigelstein's temple.
Krigelstein tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thomas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krigelstein stops Thomas from passing to mount.
Krigelstein is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krigelstein sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krigelstein looks gassed!
Thomas lands with a punch from half guard.
Thomas working over Krigelstein with some ground and pound. Krigelstein looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigelstein wants to get back to his feet.
Krigelstein trying to control here.
Thomas working the head and body with strikes.
Thomas slips a nice elbow through Krigelstein's hands, connecting with Krigelstein's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krigelstein manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Thomas works over Krigelstein with some ground and pound from guard.
Thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Thomas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thomas looks up at the clock and then as Krigelstein takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thomas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krigelstein is trying to improve his position.
Krigelstein striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigelstein is trying to get back to half guard.
Krigelstein gets back to half guard.
Thomas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krigelstein moves into full guard.
Thomas postures up.
Krigelstein is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Krigelstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thomas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krigelstein has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Krigelstein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thomas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krigelstein's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to free his trapped foot but Krigelstein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krigelstein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.
Thomas works his way into full mount!
Thomas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krigelstein?
Thomas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Krigelstein is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thomas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Krigelstein taking shots to the head.
Thomas is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Thomas extends the arm and Krigelstein is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Thomas!
Jan Thomas is the new heavyweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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