Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Summit Series 2 - MMA Round 2B
Date: Mar 05, 2025

#R1#
Krause with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sansho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edward Krause seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sansho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krause wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sansho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krause throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sansho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sansho slips under a jab from Krause.
Krause takes a swing at Sansho's ribcage but misses.
Krause looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sansho lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Krause 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sansho misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sansho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Sansho throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range. #T1#
Krause misses with a hook
and Sansho counters with a nice uppercut.
Krause tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sansho was well out of range. Poor timing from Krause.
Sansho is looking to counter punch.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sansho.
Sansho throws a combination. Krause tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Krause lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krause thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sansho scores with a sloppy right hand. Krause should have avoided that one.
Krause loads up on a big right hand but Sansho slips the punch.
Krause lands a head shot.
Krause lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Krause does it's job there.#CUT2#It looks like Yakami Sansho has been cut.#T2#
Sansho misses the shot to the body.
Sansho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sansho looks to land a combination but Krause avoids it well.
Sansho throws a shot from downtown. Krause moves away and avoids it.
Krause looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sansho throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Krause misses.
Sansho slips under a jab.
Sansho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sansho loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Sansho ducks under a wild hook from Krause.#T3#
Sansho throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Sansho works the jab nicely.
Krause listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krause throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sansho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krause stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sansho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krause misses with a straight left.
A big right from Krause misses.
Sansho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krause slips a jab and a cross from Sansho.
Sansho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Krause swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sansho misses with a wild combination.
Krause is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sansho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T4#
A punch lands to the side of Krause 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Krause has managed to clinch.
Sansho blocks an uppercut.
Krause softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Sansho fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Krause breaks the clinch.
Sansho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Krause misses its intended target.
Sansho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krause.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Krause will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yakami Sansho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Sansho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krause misses with a right hand
and Sansho counters with a straight right hand.
Krause comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krause rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sansho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krause tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sansho was well out of range. Poor timing from Krause.
Krause throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sansho!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Sansho has knocked Krause down with a huge combo! Sansho steps away and waves a wobbly Krause back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Krause is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sansho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krause is still on wobbly legs! Can Sansho finish him?
Sansho digs a good body shot into Krause's ribs.
Krause seems to have recovered his senses.
Krause slips a jab and a cross from Sansho. #T1#
Krause tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Krause closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sansho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sansho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sansho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krause walks away with a smile on his face. Sansho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sansho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krause jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sansho misses with a straight right.
Krause moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL2#
Krause instigates a clinch. #T2#
A short right from Krause on the inside. #ROC2#Sansho is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Sansho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krause dips a shoulder and cracks Sansho with a mighty uppercut! Sansho falls back against the cage and Krause unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sansho is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Krause screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Krause!
A victorious Edward Krause thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Summit Series 2 - MMA Round 1A
Date: Feb 16, 2025

#R1#
Lemaire throws a shot from downtown. Krause moves away and avoids it.
Krause jabs Lemaire right on the nose. Lemaire blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Lemaire closes the distance and clinches.
Lemaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krause's elbow.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krause lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lemaire or not.
Lemaire blocks a body shot from Krause.
Lemaire blocking some punches.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike.
Lemaire has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Krause lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemaire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause tries a body shot but Lemaire blocks it.
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause. #T1#
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause blocks a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire takes a shot to the head.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemaire lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Krause.
Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands a nice shot to the body.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause misses with some punches.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire pushes Krause back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krause's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemaire cracks Krause with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Lemaire. #T2#
Lemaire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lemaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemaire is leaning against Krause and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krause prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krause.
Krause scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krause lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemaire backwards.
Lemaire misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemaire.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lemaire.
Lemaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Lemaire presses Krause against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemaire.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krause misses with some punches.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire pushes Krause back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause tries to work over Lemaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Lemaire.
Krause lands a right hand.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause misses with some punches.
Krause is trying to push Lemaire away but Lemaire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Krause.
Krause lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemaire.
Lemaire lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Lemaire blocking some punches.
Krause misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Lemaire.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaire takes a shot to the head.
Krause working aggressively here.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Krause.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause pushes Lemaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lemaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike.
Krause working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lemaire.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krause.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maurice Lemaire will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Krause throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Lemaire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL#
Lemaire moves into the clinch.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
Krause's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krause stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause lands a right hand.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Lemaire digs a right hand into Krause's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krause's gas tank.
Krause lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krause cracks Lemaire with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Krause.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Krause blocking some punches.
Krause lands a hook that snaps the head of Lemaire backwards.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Lemaire.
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause misses with a body punch.
Krause makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Lemaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krause.
Krause lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemaire backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Krause. #T2#
Krause misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krause digs a right hand underneath Lemaire's ribcage. Lemaire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Krause working aggressively here.
Krause throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lemaires head.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Lemaire misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krause.
Lemaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Lemaire. #T3#
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause misses with some punches.
Lemaire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krause.
A short left from Krause.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaire blocking some punches.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire blocking some punches.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T4#
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lemaires head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Lemaire.
Lemaire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krause lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause misses with a body punch.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause pushes Lemaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lemaire.
Krause prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Krause showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Lemaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lemaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Lemaire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krause swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krause swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Lemaire misses its intended target.
Lemaire moves out of range as Krause strikes.
A combination from Lemaire does no damage.
A big right from Lemaire misses.
Krause throws out a counter right but Lemaire avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemaire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lemaire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lemaire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Krause looks to land a left hand but Lemaire moved out of range nicely.
Lemaire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Krause cracks a nice hook into Lemaire's ribs.#CL#
Lemaire clinches with his opponent.
Krause scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire is working Krause over against the cage.
Lemaire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire scores with a hook to the body.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Lemaire blocking some punches.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Lemaire blocks an uppercut.
Krause throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krause working aggressively here.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause lands a right hand.
Lemaire gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lemaire blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Lemaire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire pushes Krause back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemaire backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemaire. #T3#
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemaire misses with some punches.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemaire. #BC2#
Krause pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Lemaire takes the fight into the clinch.
Lemaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause tries to break the clinch but Lemaire is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemaire.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Lemaire lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lemaire.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire pushes Krause back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Krause misses with the head strike.
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
A short left from Krause.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemaire prevents a body shot from Krause.
Krause pushes Lemaire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Edward Krause seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lemaire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemaire can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Lemaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire lands a nice shot to the body.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemaire.
Krause digs a right hand underneath Lemaire's ribcage. Lemaire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lemaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause works on Lemaire's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Krause.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edward Krause.
Well Krause has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maurice Lemaire!

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 6A
Date: Jan 30, 2025

#R1#
Lemaire tries to clinch but Krause moves out of range. #CL#
Krause gets tackled into the ropes by Lemaire. Lemaire maintains the clinch.
Lemaire has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemaire.
Lemaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemaire.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Krause misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemaire.
Lemaire is leaning against Krause and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Lemaire.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Lemaire.
Krause prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krause misses with some punches. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemaire.
Lemaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Lemaire scores with a shot to the side of Krause's head.
Lemaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krauses head.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemaire.
Lemaire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lemaire - that landed with a thud.
Lemaire works on Krause's body with a couple of short punches.
Krause looks winded!
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Lemaire.
Lemaire lands a left hand.
Lemaire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krause.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemaire.
Lemaire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krause working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire cracks Krause with a nice body shot.
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krause lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Lemaire blocks an uppercut.
Lemaire lands an uppercut.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire blocks an uppercut.
Krause cracks Lemaire with a nice body shot.
Lemaire misses with some punches.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Lemaire gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire blocking some punches.
A short right from Lemaire on the inside.
Lemaire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lemaire misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Lemaire - that landed with a thud.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause lands with a left to the head.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Lemaire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Lemaire gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire lands with a short shot to the head.
Lemaire lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Krause.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lemaire tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land. #BC2#
Krause breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemaire throws a sloppy body shot
and Krause counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krause moves out of range as Lemaire strikes.
A swing and a miss from Lemaire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Lemaire finds it's target.#T4#
Krause throws a looping overhand right but Lemaire ducks down to avoid it.
Lemaire is looking to clinch.
Krause looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krause misses with an uppercut
and Lemaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemaire misses with an uppercut
and Lemaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krause takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krause lands with a straight right. Lemaire didn't see that one coming.
Krause misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemaire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lemaire scores with a jab to the head.
Krause throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lemaire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Lemaire dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Krause loads up on a big right hand but Lemaire slips the punch.
Krause with a nice cross.
Lemaire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Lemaire's shoulder, as Lemaire tries to avoid the shot.
Lemaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemaire throws a shot to the body.
Lemaire avoids the body shot from Krause.
Lemaire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Krause swings widly with a right hand
letting Lemaire counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause connects with a body shot that sends Lemaire's belly button to the back.#CL#
Lemaire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lemaire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Lemaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krause can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause lands with a short shot to the head.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemaire.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Lemaire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krause misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Lemaire.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Krause scores with a shot to the side of Lemaire's head.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krause works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krause.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause lands a left hand.
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire lands a body shot.
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire presses Krause against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Krause.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Lemaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krauses head.
Lemaire tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Lemaire back against the ropes.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemaire.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Lemaire. #T3#
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Lemaire.
Lemaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause gets through Lemaire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause tries to work over Lemaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krause tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemaire's elbow.
Lemaire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Lemaire tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire misses with some punches.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
Krause goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maurice Lemaire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
A right hand to the body from Lemaire. #T4#
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire blocking some punches.
Krause prevents a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lemaire.
Krause is leaning against Lemaire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lemaire lands a nice uppercut.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemaire blocks an uppercut.
Lemaire blocks a body shot from Krause.
Lemaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Krause.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Lemaire dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Krause catches Lemaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lemaire slips a jab from Krause.
Krause cracks Lemaire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krause walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krause misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Lemaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lemaire moves in looking to clinch but Krause pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krause! But no joy.
Krause waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lemaire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Lemaire gets a clinch.
Lemaire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Lemaire. #T1#
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Lemaire avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Krause lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemaire lands a hook that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause working aggressively here. #BC2#
Krause's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemaire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lemaire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lemaire misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Krause was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krause throws a hook but Lemaire blocks it.
Krause lands a nice hook to Lemaire's body. Lemaire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Krause lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemaire circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Krause 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lemaire ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Lemaire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Krause misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Lemaire.
Edward Krause seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krause is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lemaire prevents a body shot from Krause.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Krause scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lemaire tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Edward Krause has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Lemaire pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Lemaire avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaire fails to land.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lemaire.
Krause lands an uppercut.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemaire.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
Lemaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Krause blocking some punches.
Lemaire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krause takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T4#
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause blocks a body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lemaire lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Lemaire back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemaire.
Lemaire gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Lemaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krause's elbow.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maurice Lemaire.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lemaire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Maurice Lemaire!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Maurice Lemaire!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Maurice Lemaire!

Maurice Lemaire wins by unanimous decision!

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 5A
Date: Jan 20, 2025

#R1#
Birdwhistle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Birdwhistle throws out the jab.
Birdwhistle looks to land a combination but Krause avoids it well.
Krause connects with a nice looking jab.
Birdwhistle misses with a straight right.
Krause looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Birdwhistle loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krause swats away the attempt to clinch by Birdwhistle.
Krause throws out a counter right but Birdwhistle avoids it with no problem.
Birdwhistle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Birdwhistle misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Birdwhistle misses its intended target.
Krause swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Birdwhistle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Birdwhistle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rory Birdwhistle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birdwhistle throws the left hand but Krause avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Krause 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Birdwhistle throws a jab but it's blocked by Krause. #T1#
Birdwhistle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krause takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Birdwhistle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Birdwhistle throws a right hand that misses
and Krause counters with a straight right hand.
Birdwhistle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL2#
Krause clinches.
Birdwhistle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krause lands a hook that snaps the head of Birdwhistle backwards.
Krause lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krause misses with a body punch.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Birdwhistle tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Birdwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Krause's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birdwhistle wants to clinch but Krause slips to the side
and Krause counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Birdwhistle takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
Birdwhistle throws an overhand right that lands on Krause's shoulder, as Krause tries to avoid the shot.
Birdwhistle misses with a hook.
Birdwhistle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Birdwhistle tries to clinch but Krause moves out of range.
Birdwhistle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Birdwhistle swats away the attempt to clinch by Krause.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Krause.#ROC2#Birdwhistle is rocked!
Krause throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Birdwhistle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Birdwhistle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krause fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Birdwhistle seems to have got his legs back now.
Birdwhistle walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Birdwhistle is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Edward Krause!
A very excited looking Edward Krause made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 4A
Date: Jan 04, 2025

#R1#
A combination from Shioda does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Krause.
Shioda jabs Krause to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shioda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shioda. Krause does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shioda misses with a few strikes there.
Krause works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been told by Krause's head coaches at Blacktalians MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shioda ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Krause throws a looping overhand right but Shioda ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shioda misses with a straight left.
Shioda works Krause's body with a nice hook.
Krause misses with a body shot.
Krause walks into a jab.#T1#
Shioda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good standup being displayed there by Shioda as he connects with a hook.
Shioda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Shioda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krause staying out of range there.
As Shioda looks to move away, Krause throws a big counter combo but Shioda just gets out of the way.
Krause with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krause misses the body punch
and Shioda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shioda misses with a left hand
and Krause counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krause defending well as Shioda loads up on a big left hand.
Krause slips under a jab from Shioda.
Krause catches Shioda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shioda lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shioda scores with a jab to the jaw.#T2#
Krause closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shioda misses with an uppercut.
Shioda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL#
Krause clinches.
Shioda throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
Shioda misses with some punches.
Shioda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shioda tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shioda scores with a shot to the side of Krause's head. #BC2#
Shioda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shioda misses with a double jab.
Krause rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krause takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shioda lands a nice shot that snaps Krause's head back.
A shot to the body from Krause misses
enabling Shioda to counter with a crisp jab.
Shioda cracks Krause with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
Krause misses with the combination.
Shioda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shioda lands with a right hand.
Shioda keeps the fight on the outside.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Shioda.
Shioda swings widly with a right hand
and Krause cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krause moves out of range as Shioda strikes.
Gozo Shioda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krause missing with a left hand there. Shioda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krause throws a right hand that misses
and Shioda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shioda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Krause takes one to the side of the head.
Krause gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shioda misses with a hook.
Krause ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shioda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krause counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Shioda misses its intended target.
Shioda misses with an uppercut. Krause saw that one coming.
Shioda connects with a jab.
Shioda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Shioda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shioda.
Shioda thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gozo Shioda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Shioda works the jab nicely.
Shioda cracks Krause with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#KD2#
Shioda connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Krause onto his butt! Krause bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.#ROC2#Krause is rocked!
Shioda lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause avoids the body shot from Shioda.
Shioda scores with a nice strike.
Krause swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shioda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krause doesn't seem bothered though.
Krause slips under a jab from Shioda.
Shioda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krause tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shioda was well out of range. Poor timing from Krause.
Shioda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shioda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krause counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krause defending well as Shioda loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Shioda digs a good hook to Krause's body.
Shioda just misses with a punch to the body.
Shioda swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Krause tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shioda was well out of range. Poor timing from Krause.
Krause tries to clinch but Shioda moves out of range.
Krause steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shioda.
Krause was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Krause.
Donk. Krause catches Shioda right on the button with a cross.
Shioda misses with a lunging right hand
and Krause counters with a right hand to the body.
Shioda defending well as Krause loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shioda, as that shot connected.
Krause misses with a body shot
and Shioda counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Krause throws a hook but Shioda blocks it.
Shioda is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Krause wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause misses with a hook
and Shioda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Shioda misses
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shioda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shioda throws out the jab.
Shioda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krause under the eye.
Krause's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shioda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krause scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Krause is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krause slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shioda defending well as Krause loads up on a big left hand.
Krause seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Shioda misses with a body shot
and Krause counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shioda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shioda jabs Krause to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shioda lands a right hook to the body.
Krause throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shioda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shioda lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Shioda.
Shioda misses with a left hand
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab.
Krause has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shioda finds it's way round the side to connect with Krause's head.
Shioda connects with a body shot that sends Krause's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Krause catches Shioda right on the button with a cross.#T4#
Shioda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#KD2#
Shioda cracks Krause with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Krause get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Krause looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Shioda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krause swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Krause has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Shioda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shioda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shioda can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Krause working aggressively here.
Shioda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shioda misses with a punch to the body.
Shioda lands an uppercut.
Shioda blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Shioda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krause swings for the body but Shioda moves out of range.
A nice side step and Shioda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gozo Shioda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Shioda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shioda throws a shot from downtown. Krause moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Shioda lands.
Krause takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shioda catches Krause with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shioda throws a lazy uppercut
and Krause counters with a right hand to the body.
Shioda misses with a body punch
and Krause counters with a stiff right hand.
Krause fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shioda manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shioda throws a jab but it's blocked by Krause.
Shioda loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Shioda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab by Shioda.#T1#
Shioda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Shioda cracks Krause with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shioda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krause counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shioda cracks Krause with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#KD2#
Shioda catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Krause stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Krause walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!#KD2#
Krause walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Shioda rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Krause has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gozo Shioda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krause takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shioda connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Krause's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Krause - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gozo Shioda!
A victorious Gozo Shioda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 3A
Date: Dec 18, 2024

#R1#
Krause takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ettish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Ettish.
Krause is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ettish swinging wildly here.
Krause slips a jab and a cross from Ettish.
Ettish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ettish takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
Ettish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ettish.
Ettish swinging wildly here.
Krause avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ettish throws a looping overhand right but Krause ducks down to avoid it.
Ettish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Krause's head coaches at Blacktalians MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ettish throws an off balance right hand
and Krause counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Ettish takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
Ettish avoids the body shot from Krause.
Ettish staying out of range there.
Ettish misses with a looping left.
It looked like Krause wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Krause gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ettish misses with a punch to the body.
Ettish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause blocks a body shot from Ettish.
Ettish lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ettish.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Krause lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krause.
Ettish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ettish can't break the clinch.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ettish is trying to maintain a safe position but Krause gets an underhook and turns Ettish into the ropes.#T2#
Krause stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ettish is trying to break the clinch but Krause has him pressed against the ropes.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Krause works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish can't break the clinch.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Krause manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A cross from Ettish lands.
Krause moves away from the strike by Ettish.
Ettish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krause.
Ettish misses with a straight right.
Krause doesn't manage to clinch there - Ettish circles away.
Andy Ettish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish needs to keep his hands up - Krause had a free shot at his head there.
Ettish swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Krause gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T3#
Ettish throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ettish throws a shot to the body.
Ettish throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Ettish misses with a wild body shot.
Ettish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ettish misses with a straight right.
A big left from Krause misses.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Ettish misses with a hook
and Krause counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krause connects with a single shot there.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Ettish moves away and avoids it.
Ettish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krause stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ettish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Ettish misses with a shot to the body
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Ettish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krause counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause needs to keep his hands up - Ettish had a free shot at his head there.
Ettish cracks a nice hook into Krause's ribs.
Ettish tries to bum rush Krause with a series of wild strikes but Krause uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krause misses with a looping right.
Krause misses with a straight right.
Krause throws a jab when Ettish was well out of range.
Ettish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krause swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ettish looks to land a left hand but Krause moved out of range nicely.
Ettish tries to bum rush Krause with a series of wild strikes but Krause uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krause pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ettish throws a lazy uppercut
and Ettish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ettish throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andy Ettish will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Ettish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krause throws the left hand but Ettish avoids the punch easily.
Ettish misses with a body punch
and Krause counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ettish misses with a body shot.
Krause swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ettish blocks a jab.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krause.
Ettish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Krause lands with an overhand left.
Krause feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ettishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Krause takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ettish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krause. #T1#
Ettish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Ettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Ettish moves away and avoids it.
Krause lands with a nice body punch.
Krause takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice straight punches there by Ettish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ettish.#CL#
Krause has Ettish up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause scores with a shot to the side of Ettish's head.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ettish is trying to force a seperation but Krause has the dominant position.
Ettish lands with a light punch inside.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Ettish uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Ettish stalling the fight.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#BC#
Krause breaks the clinch.
Ettish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krause.
Ettish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ettish lands a nice hook to Krause's body. Krause takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krause slips under a jab.
Ettish scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ettish misses with a punch to the body.
Ettish is looking to break free of the clinch but Krause has double underhooks.
Ettish misses with the head strike.
Krause working aggressively here.
Krause lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edward Krause has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Krause lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ettish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krause.
Ettish blocking some punches.
Ettish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
A short right from Krause on the inside.
Ettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ettish wants to break free but Krause has control.
Ettish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause is working Ettish over against the ropes.
Ettish is breathing heavily.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause works on Ettish's body with a couple of short punches.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Krause.
Krause lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ettish backwards. #T4#
Ettish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krause lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Ettish tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Ettish back against the ropes.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause lands a body punch.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Krause on the inside.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ettish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause lands a nice shot to the body.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause digs a right hand into Ettish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ettish's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Krause.
Krause lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ettish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Krause dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Ettish tries to keep at a distance but Krause has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krause lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Ettish struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Ettish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Krause is keeping busy.
Ettish blocks a body shot from Krause.
Krause tries a body shot but Ettish blocks it.
Ettish pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ettish is trying to break the clinch but Krause is controlling him.
Ettish lands an uppercut.
Krause lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Krause.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T1#
Ettish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krause.
Krause lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ettish or not.
Ettish swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Krause.
Ettish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ettish misses with a punch on the inside.
Ettish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krause.
Ettish looking to slow down the pace here.
Ettish is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ettish is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Krause has denied him.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause has Ettish pressed against the ropes, preventing Ettish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krause.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krause as Ettish tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krause working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish is trying to maintain a safe position but Krause gets an underhook and turns Ettish into the ropes.
Ettish is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.#T2##BC2#
Ettish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ettish throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ettish can do to turn this around?
Krause moves out of range as Ettish strikes.
Andy Ettish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ettish avoids the body shot from Krause.
Ettish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Krause moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krause lands a right hand.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause lands a shot to the body.
Ettish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC#
Krause breaks from the clinch.
Krause takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krause misses the jab.
Ettish swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ettish misses with a body shot
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Ettish throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ettish moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Ettish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ettish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ettish misses with a hook. Krause ducked under it nicely.
Krause throwing a counter right hand but Ettish manages to avoid it.
Ettish missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Krause throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
Krause dodges the punch combination from Ettish.
Krause scores with a body shot.
Ettish throws a combination that misses
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ettish.
Ettish misses the jab.
It looked like Krause wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Ettish misses.
Krause misses with an uppercut. Ettish saw that one coming.
Ettish throws a lazy uppercut
and Krause counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krause scores with a decent looking hook.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
No joy there for Ettish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Ettish.
Krause lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ettish misses with a left hand
letting Krause counter with a right hand.
Andy Ettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#ROC#Ettish is rocked!
Krause lands with a straight right. Ettish didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Krause showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krause 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Edward Krause!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Edward Krause!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Edward Krause!

Edward Krause wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Edward Krause thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 2B
Date: Dec 07, 2024

#R1#
Krause tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
Krause thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krause definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Krause is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krause swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krause, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wang lands with a right to the head.
Wang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not. #BC#
Krause breaks the clinch.
Wang defending well as Krause loads up on a big left hand.
Wang flicks out a counter leg kick but Krause steps away.
Wang throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wang throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause lands a jab to Wang's midsection.
Krause throws a body shot but no joy.
Krause swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Wang moves away and avoids it.#T1#
A low kick from Wang is predictable there
and Krause connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krause is looking to wear down Wang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wang tries to work over Krause's front leg with a kick but Krause checks it.
Krause was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A clash of legs there as Krause blocks the low kick.
Wang cracks Krause with an open hand slap.
Wang misses with a shot to the body
letting Krause counter with a right hand.
Krause takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krause went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krause was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wang throws the kick towards the body but Krause avoids it.
Wang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krause scores with a jab.#ROC#Wang is rocked!
Wang drops his guard momentarily, allowing Krause to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Wang! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Krause takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Edward Krause!
Edward Krause thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Summit Series 2 - KT Round 1A
Date: Nov 24, 2024

#R1#
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Everett doesn't manage to clinch there - Krause circles away.
Krause looks to score with a jab to the body but Everett is just out of range.#CL2#
Krause has closed the distance and engaged Everett in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Krause.
Everett blocking some punches.
Everett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krause lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krause working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Krause. #BC2#
Krause breaks from the clinch.
Everett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Everett wants to clinch
and Krause counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Everett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krause connects with the punch.
Krause takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Everett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
Jake Everett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Everett is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Krause on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Everett tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.
Krause lands with a straight right. Everett didn't see that one coming.
Everett tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.
Everett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Krause manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Everett is looking to clinch but Krause is avoiding it.
Everett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krause scores with a nice strike.
Krause throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Everett on the side of the head.
Everett moves to clinch but Krause breaks away
and Krause counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#Everett is rocked!
Everett tries to get into range but Krause steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Everett! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Krause scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Krause!
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.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 8A
Date: Nov 10, 2024

178 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

183 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Spagnolo

Krause

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Mark Spagnolo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Edward Krause!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Spagnolo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Krause has hold of one of Spagnolo's legs. Spagnolo is fighting the takedown attempt but Krause gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Spagnolo (0) vs (2) Krause
Spagnolo keeping full guard, as Krause tries to pass.
Krause trying to control but Spagnolo is working from the bottom.
Spagnolo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spagnolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spagnolo tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Spagnolo keeping moving, preventing Krause from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Krause postures up.
Krause trying to control the position from guard on top but Spagnolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spagnolo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krause is one step ahead there. #T2#
Spagnolo trying to keep a closed guard but Krause is proving a slippery customer.
Spagnolo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (2) vs (2) Krause
Krause not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krause is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
Spagnolo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Krause wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Krause has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Spagnolo wants to control from the top but Krause keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krause holds on and takes a little breather.
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.#T4#
Krause is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spagnolo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spagnolo is looking to pass into half guard but Krause pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Krause is in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Spagnolo (2) vs (4) Krause#T5#
Spagnolo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krause controls the pace.#SUB#
Krause got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spagnolo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krause has managed to get both his arms back between Spagnolo's legs - danger averted.
Krause trying to control the position from guard on top but Spagnolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krause passes into half guard.
Well, if Krause is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T6#
Spagnolo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Spagnolo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krause gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krause looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T7#
Krause preventing the sweep.
Krause works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Spagnolo 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: Spagnolo (6) vs (4) Krause
A bit of a pause in the action here. Spagnolo controlling the positon.#T8#
Spagnolo tries to keep control of the position but Krause is staying busy.
What can Krause do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Krause looking very determined here, making life difficult for Spagnolo.
Krause is trying to break free. #T9#
I would not like to be Krause right now.
Spagnolo continues to stall.
Krause is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Krause is still trying to improve position.#SUB#
Spagnolo tightening his grip on Krause, looking for the choke.
Spagnolo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #T10#
Krause is really stuck here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Spagnolo controlling the positon.#SUB#
Krause preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Spagnolo. #T11#
Krause staying busy and making it hard for Spagnolo to control.
Spagnolo has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Krause's body.
Krause is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Spagnolo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #T12#
Krause is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Krause right now. #SUB#
Spagnolo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Krause looking very determined here, making life difficult for Spagnolo.
Spagnolo avoiding Krause 's attempts to control his hands. #T13#
Krause is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Spagnolo is staying active.#T14#
Spagnolo controlling the position well here. Krause rolled but Spagnolo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Krause just trying to survive but Spagnolo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB#
Spagnolo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Krause is defending well though. Spagnolo let's go of the attempt for now.
Krause trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spagnolo takes the fight on points by 6 to 4.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 6A
Date: Oct 27, 2024

183 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

168 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Krause

Nijjar

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 4 wins and 1 losses; Edward Krause! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Hardeep Nijjar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Nijjar shoots in for a takedown but Krause shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nijjar swats away the attempt to clinch by Krause.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krause tries to score a body lock takedown but Nijjar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#TD#
Krause jumps guard.
Krause has control of Nijjar's left arm, preventing Nijjar from doing any damage.
Nijjar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nijjar trying to control but Krause is working from the bottom. #T1#
Krause pulls Nijjar in to control the position.
Krause's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Krause will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Nijjar looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Nijjar wants to pass the guard but Krause is keeping the position.
Krause has control of Nijjar's left arm, preventing Nijjar from doing any damage.
Krause has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
Nijjar looking to sit in guard and control but Krause gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Krause (2) vs (0) Nijjar
Krause is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Krause.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T5#
Nijjar wants to control the position but Krause says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Krause tries to pass to full mount but Nijjar defends it.
Krause keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T6#
Nijjar wants to get back to full guard.
Krause passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Krause (5) vs (0) Nijjar
Krause moves to back control.
Score +3 for taking back: Krause (8) vs (0) Nijjar
Nijjar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Krause.
Krause continues to stall.#T7#
Nijjar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Krause has good solid back control here. #T8#
Nijjar trying to control but not successfully. #T9#
Krause keeps control of the position easily here as Nijjar tries to buck him off.
Krause not allowing Nijjar to control his hands. #T10#
Krause controlling from the back.
More hug and hope from Krause.#T11#
Nijjar is in bad spot here.
Krause biding his time, controlling Nijjar.
Krause continues to hold on tight.#T12#
I really don't envy Nijjar right now.
Krause controlling the position well here. Nijjar rolled but Krause kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position. #T13##T14#
Nijjar trying to control the position but Krause manages to sink in the hooks.
Nijjar tries to escape but Krause has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krause biding his time, controlling Nijjar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krause takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
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.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 5B
Date: Oct 20, 2024

183 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

180 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Krause

Sansho

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 3 wins and 1 losses; Edward Krause! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Ryobi Sansho!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Sansho tries to keep at a distance but Krause has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sansho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Krause pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL2#
Sansho clinches up against the ropes.
Krause gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sansho.
Sansho wants to take the fight to the mat but Krause manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Edward Krause has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryobi Sansho.
Sansho looking for a takedown. #TD#
Krause drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB2#
Sansho drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Krause dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Krause (2) vs (0) Sansho
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 controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansho looking for a sweep. Not yet Sansho, not yet. #T1#
Sansho working a defensive guard here.
Sansho wants to control but Krause passes easily into half guard.
Sansho is trying to get back to full guard.
Sansho is trying to control but Krause passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Krause (5) vs (0) Sansho
Krause trying to control the position but Sansho is working away.
Sansho looking for a sweep but Krause has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Krause (7) vs (0) Sansho#T2#
Sansho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sansho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T3#
Krause moves to back control.
Score +3 for taking back: Krause (10) vs (0) Sansho
Krause avoiding Sansho 's attempts to control his hands.
Sansho is trying to break free.
Krause tries to get the hooks in deep but Sansho pushed the leg off. #T4#
Sansho rolls, trying to escape but Krause keeps control of the position.
Sansho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sansho is trying to control but can't.
Sansho is trying to get back to full guard.#T5##SUB2#
Sansho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krause pulls his head out easily.
Sansho is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Sansho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krause pulls his head out easily.
Sansho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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 (10) vs (4) Sansho#SUB2#
Sansho is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Krause is defending well though. Sansho let's go of the attempt for now.
Sansho keeps control of the position as Krause tries to break free. #T6#
Sansho has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Krause's body. #SUB2#
Krause preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sansho.
Krause is keeping busy.
Sansho keeps control of the position easily here as Krause tries to buck him off. #SUB2#
Sansho is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Krause is defending well though. Sansho let's go of the attempt for now.#T7#
Krause rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sansho wants to control but Krause is keeping him busy.
Sansho is pressing down on Krause's thigh, looking to free his foot. Krause is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Sansho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krause sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Sansho is looking for a kimura here. #T8#
Sansho tries to pass to full mount but Krause defends it.
Sansho prevents Krause from improving his position.#SUB2#
Sansho seems to be looking for submissions.
Sansho content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T9#
Sansho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krause knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sansho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Sansho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krause sees it coming and defends easily.#T10#
Sansho trying to control the action but Krause is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Sansho seems to be looking for submissions.
Sansho wants to free his trapped foot but Krause is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sansho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krause keeps working.
Sansho is pressing down on Krause's thigh, looking to free his foot. Krause is holding on for now.
Sansho is looking to pass Krause's guard but actually Krause recovers to full guard. #T11#
Sansho trying to control but Krause is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Sansho has gone for a leg lock! Krause slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sansho's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Krause (12) vs (4) Sansho
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.#SUB2#
Sansho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krause trying to control but Sansho is working from the bottom.
Krause passes Sansho's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T12#
Sansho trying to control from the bottom.
Sansho is doing well to control the position and prevent Krause from advancing to side control.
Sansho wants to get back to full guard but Krause has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Krause (15) vs (4) Sansho
Sansho tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Krause presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Krause (17) vs (4) Sansho
Krause prevents Sansho from getting the reversal.#T13#
Krause manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sansho to take his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Krause (20) vs (4) Sansho
Krause is hanging on to Sansho's back as he tries to escape.
Sansho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Krause prevents Sansho from improving his position.
Sansho trying to hold on to Krause's head to control him but Krause postures up. #T14#
Krause seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sansho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krause prevents Sansho from improving his position.
Sansho is trying to control but can't. #SUB2#
Sansho looking for submissions off his back.
Krause is thwarting Sansho's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krause takes the fight on points by 20 to 4.
A very excited looking Edward Krause made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 4A
Date: Oct 13, 2024

180 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

183 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Greer

Krause

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Nigel Greer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Edward Krause!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Krause rushes Greer and presses him up against the ropes.
Krause goes for a takedown attempt but Greer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Krause rushes Greer and presses him up against the ropes.#TD2#
Krause pulls guard.
Greer tries to free his leg and advance position but Krause is retaining full guard.
Krause keeping moving, preventing Greer from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause keeping full guard, as Greer tries to pass.
Greer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Greer tries to free his leg and advance position but Krause is retaining full guard.
Greer wants to control from the top but Krause keeps moving.
Greer wants to pass the guard but Krause is keeping the position.
Greer wants to control from the top but Krause keeps moving.
Greer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Krause manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Greer (0) vs (2) Krause
Greer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krause slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Greer trying to keep a closed guard but Krause is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Greer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Krause is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T3#
Greer has Krause pulled in close to control his posture.
Greer keeping full guard, as Krause tries to pass.
Greer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krause content to stall in guard here.
Greer working a defensive guard here. #T4#
Krause trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Greer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Krause has picked Greer up and slammed him! Greer can't keep hold of the triangle and Krause manages to pass to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Greer (0) vs (5) Krause
Krause working away.
Greer keeping his opponent close.
Krause advances to full mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Greer (0) vs (7) Krause
Greer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Krause tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T5#
Greer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Krause wants to take Greer's back but he can't do it this time.
Greer tries to lock up and control but Krause gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Greer just holding on.
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.
Krause controlling the position easily from mount. #T6#
Greer is trying to escape the mount.
Krause avoids the attempt from Greer to control.
Greer is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
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.
Greer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T7#
Greer is trying to escape the mount.
Greer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greer is trying to escape the mount.
Krause avoids the attempt from Greer to control.
Krause tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T8#
Greer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Greer stops Krause from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Krause can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greer is looking to escape.
Greer tries to hold on but Krause postures up.#T9#
Krause works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Greer (0) vs (10) Krause
Krause controls the action.
Greer wants to control his opponent's hands but Krause gets his hands free. #T10#
Greer tries to escape the position.
Greer trying to control the hands but Krause breaks the grip.
Greer tries to escape but Krause has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Krause really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Greer.
Krause is hanging on to Greer's back as he tries to escape. #T11#
What can Greer do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Krause not allowing Greer to control his hands.
Greer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Krause not allowing Greer to control his hands.
Greer wants to escape the position. #T12#
Greer trying to control the position but Krause manages to sink in the hooks.
Krause has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Greer's body.
Greer tries to roll but Krause sticks to his back.
Krause is riding his opponent, not letting Greer buck him off. #T13#
Krause avoiding Greer 's attempts to control his hands.
Krause controlling the position well here. Greer rolled but Krause kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
I really don't envy Greer right now.
Greer is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Greer wants to control his opponent's hands but Krause gets his hands free.
Krause is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #T14#
Krause not allowing Greer to control his hands.
Greer is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Greer just trying to survive but Krause is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krause keeps control of the position as Greer tries to break free.
Krause is not going to allow Greer to sit and survive in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krause wins on points by 10 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Krause thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Nigel Greer stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 3A
Date: Oct 06, 2024

183 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

168 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Krause

Nijjar

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 1 wins and 1 losses; Edward Krause! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Hardeep Nijjar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Nijjar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Krause (0) vs (2) Nijjar
Nijjar controlling the pace.
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.
Krause is pressing down on Nijjar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Krause pulls Nijjar in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause keeping moving, preventing Nijjar from controlling successfully. #T1#
Krause controlling the position.
Nijjar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krause keeping moving, preventing Nijjar from controlling successfully.
Krause has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
Nijjar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krause is keeping the position for now.
Krause controlling Nijjar's posture. #T3#
Krause keeping full guard, as Nijjar tries to pass.
Krause pulls Nijjar in close to prevent any damage.
Krause has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
Nijjar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krause is keeping the position for now.
Krause bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nijjar's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Krause (2) vs (2) Nijjar
Krause is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nijjar working a defensive guard but Krause passes into half guard. #T5#
Krause takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nijjar is looking to improve his position.
Krause seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nijjar is trying to control but can't. #T6#
Krause looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Krause's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Krause trying to mount his opponent but Nijjar defends it.
Krause works his way into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Krause (5) vs (2) Nijjar#T7#
Krause staying calm.#T8#
Nijjar tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Krause easily slips into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Krause (7) vs (2) Nijjar#T9#
Krause controlling the position easily from mount.
Krause avoids the attempt from Nijjar to control.
Krause content just to control the position here.
Nijjar is in all sorts of trouble here. #T10#
Krause controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nijjar tries to hold on but Krause postures up.
Nijjar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nijjar keeps trying to improve his position.#T11#
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.
Nijjar is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Krause has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Krause (10) vs (2) Nijjar
Nijjar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Krause. #T12#
Krause gets his hands free as Nijjar looks to control.
I would not like to be Nijjar right now. #T13#
Nijjar can't escape the position.
Nijjar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Krause.
Krause controlling well, preventing Nijjar from escaping the position. #T14#
Nijjar trying to control but not successfully.
Krause is hanging on to Nijjar's back as he tries to escape.
I would not like to be Nijjar right now.
Nijjar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krause is riding his opponent, not letting Nijjar buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krause takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
An out of breath Edward Krause thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Grappling 2B
Date: Sep 29, 2024

183 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

180 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Krause

Sansho

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.#CL2#
Sansho has managed to clinch.
Krause tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sansho smiles and moves away. #CL2#
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.#TD2#
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. #SUB2#
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. #T1#
Sansho is looking to improve his position.
Sansho is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
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#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#SUB2#
Sansho actively working from the bottom here.#T4#
Sansho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sansho controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB2#
Sansho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sansho wants to get back to full guard.#T5##SUB2#
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. #T6##SUB2#
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. #SUB2#
Sansho has an active guard here but Krause has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB2#
Sansho looking for a kimura from the bottom but Krause passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Krause (11) vs (0) Sansho#T7#
Krause working away.
Krause trying to control the action but Sansho is working from the bottom.
Sansho tries to improve position but can't. #T8#
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. #T9#
Sansho is looking for a sweep. Krause is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sansho regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
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.#T10#
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. #T11#
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. #T12#
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#SUB2#
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.#T13#
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. #T14#
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#SUB2#
Sansho is looking for the choke from the back position but Krause is controlling his hands well. #SUB2#
Sansho looking for the choke but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
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.

Event: Summit Series 2 - Alternates 1
Date: Sep 15, 2024

180 cm
18 yrs
165 lbs

183 cm
18 yrs
160 lbs

Greer

Krause

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Nigel Greer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Edward Krause!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Krause pushes Greer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krause tries to score a body lock takedown but Greer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Krause jumps into guard, dragging Greer to the mat.
Greer looking to pass the guard.
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.
Greer content to stall in guard here.
Greer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Greer postures up.
Greer's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
Greer wants to pass the guard but Krause is keeping the position.
Krause being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Greer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krause swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greer slips nicely into half guard.
Greer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krause knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Greer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Krause tries to get to full guard but Greer has control of the leg. #T4#
Greer stalling.
Greer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Greer content to control rather than advance. #T5#
Krause wants to control but Greer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krause won't allow Greer to pass to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Greer controlling the pace.
Krause is looking for a sweep. Greer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greer moves into full mount! Krause won't be happy about that!
Score +3 for passing guard: Greer (3) vs (0) Krause
Greer moves to back control.
Score +3 for taking back: Greer (6) vs (0) Krause
Greer is riding his opponent, not letting Krause buck him off. #T6#
Greer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Krause prevents Greer from getting a body triangle.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Greer controlling the positon.#T7#
Krause prevents Greer from getting a body triangle.
Greer really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Krause.
Krause is trying to break free.
Greer controlling the position well here. Krause rolled but Greer kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position. #T8#
Further stalling from Greer.
Greer avoiding Krause 's attempts to control his hands.
Greer biding his time, controlling Krause. #T9#
Greer tries to keep control of the position but Krause is staying busy.
Krause tries to roll but Greer sticks to his back.
Greer tries to keep control of the position but Krause is staying busy.
Greer is riding his opponent, not letting Krause buck him off. #T10#
Greer has the hooks in. Krause is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Greer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Greer is stinking the place up with his stalling.#T11#
A lull in the action here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight. #T12#
Krause trying to control the position but Greer manages to sink in the hooks.
Greer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
A lull in the action here.
What can Krause do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight! #SUB#
Greer looking for the choke from the back.
Good control from Greer.#T13#
Krause looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Will Greer go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Greer slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish. #T14#
Greer trying to control momentarily.
Krause is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Krause's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greer takes the fight on points by 6 to 0.
Nigel Greer made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview.

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