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Summit Series 2 - Grappling 2B PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Edward Krause! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Ryobi Sansho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sansho has managed to clinch.
Krause tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sansho smiles and moves away.
Sansho rushes Krause and presses him up against the ropes.
Krause goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sansho prevents it.
Krause tries to pull guard but Sansho won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Krause. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sansho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Krause uses from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sansho controlling Krause's posture.
Sansho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krause can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansho is looking to sweep but instead, Krause has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansho is looking to improve his position.
Sansho is still trying to improve position.
Sansho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sansho is looking to get back to full guard here but Krause has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Krause (3) vs (0) Sansho
Sansho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Krause has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sansho! Score +2 for reaching mount: Krause (5) vs (0) Sansho
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sansho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sansho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sansho wants to improve his position but Krause is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is trying to control but can't.
Sansho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Krause stands and throws Sansho's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Krause (8) vs (0) Sansho
Sansho regains half guard.
Sansho is trying to get back to full guard.
Krause wants to take a breather but Sansho is having none of it.
Sansho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sansho actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sansho controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sansho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sansho wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sansho looking for submissions off his back.
Sansho is looking to control Krause's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sansho avoid being mounted?
Sansho tries to get to full guard but Krause has control of the leg.
Sansho keeps trying to improve his position.
Krause is pressing down on Sansho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sansho is holding on for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sansho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sansho keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sansho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sansho has an active guard here but Krause has managed to pass into half guard.
Sansho looking for a kimura from the bottom but Krause passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Krause (11) vs (0) Sansho
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Krause working away.
Krause trying to control the action but Sansho is working from the bottom.
Sansho tries to improve position but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sansho looking for a sweep but Krause has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Krause (13) vs (0) Sansho
Krause takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sansho tries to lock up and control but Krause gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krause is trying to control here but Sansho has managed to regain half guard.
Sansho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sansho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sansho trying to control here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is looking for a sweep. Krause is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sansho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sansho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Krause stacks Sansho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Krause! Score +3 for passing guard: Krause (16) vs (0) Sansho
Sansho is holding Krause down, trying to stall.
Sansho struggling a bit here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is not content to let Krause control the position.
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.
Sansho is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Krause is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Krause (18) vs (0) Sansho
Sansho tries to lock up and control but Krause gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sansho is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sansho looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Krause (21) vs (0) Sansho
Sansho tries to break free.
Sansho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Krause avoiding Sansho 's attempts to control his hands.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sansho tries to escape the position.
Krause doesn't have the hooks in and Sansho manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Krause (21) vs (2) Sansho
Sansho drops back, looking for a kneebar! Krause looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Krause looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Krause! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Krause (25) vs (2) Sansho
Sansho is not content to let Krause control the position.
Sansho is looking for a sweep.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Krause working away.
Sansho tries to bench press Krause off him but Krause keeps the position.
Sansho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Krause trying to mount his opponent but Sansho defends it.
Krause is thwarting Sansho's attempts to control the position.
Sansho is trying to get back to full guard.
Sansho trying to control but Krause postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is trying to get back to full guard.
Sansho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krause's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krause's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Krause (25) vs (6) Sansho
Sansho is looking for the choke from the back position but Krause is controlling his hands well.
Sansho looking for the choke but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sansho looking for the choke but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krause takes the fight on points by 25 to 6.
Our winner, Edward Krause, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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