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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Edward Krause (ranked 5024 p4p, 2485 weight class) and Terrell Brooks (ranked 403 p4p, 254 weight class). Brooks has chosen Stronger - Kanye West as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrell Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks slips a straight right by Krause.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Krause keeps it at a distance.
Krause waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Krause and move into the clinch position.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krause manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Krause and move into the clinch position.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brooks instigates a clinch.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause working aggressively here.
A short right from Krause.
Krause definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Krause lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krause pushes Brooks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Krause lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krause tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krause lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krause.
Krause scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Brooks tries to stall but Krause uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krause breaks the clinch.
Krause tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krause throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Krause throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Krause throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Krause circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Krause on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krause throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krause.
Krause throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks misses with a body punch
and Krause counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Krause keeps it at a distance.
Krause misses with a hook.
Krause waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Brooks scores with a body shot.
Brooks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body. Krause takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Krause misses the target.
Brooks connects with a single shot there.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks misses with an uppercut
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Krause circles away.
Krause is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks misses with a leg kick
and Krause counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krause missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brooks! But no joy.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Krause is avoiding it.
Brooks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Krause keeps it at a distance.
Krause keeps the fight on the outside.
Krause circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krause swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Krause misses with a straight left.
Brooks darts in trying to clinch
and Krause counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Krause pushes him off.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krause paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krause is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Krause throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Brooks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krause takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krause takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks connects with a nice looking jab.
Krause misses with a body shot
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Krause.
Krause swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Krause lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Krause's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Krause dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krause manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krause connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brooks's hands.
Brooks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brooks, as that shot connected.
Krause scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krause swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krause throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krause throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
A little jabbing left from Brooks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krause dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Krause uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Krause swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krause lands with a nice combination. Brooks backs away looking to recover.
Krause throws out a powerful jab.
Krause misses with a body shot
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause connects with a body shot.
Brooks clinches up with Krause and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Brooks is looking to control Krause's arms but Krause gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brooks has his back to the cage.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Krause lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krause blocking some punches.
Krause lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
Krause lands a right hand.
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!
Brooks is trying to stall.
Krause lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krause breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krause lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Krause swinging wildly here.
A big left from Krause misses.
Brooks tries to clinch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause jabs Brooks right on the nose. Brooks blinks but takes it well.
Krause scores with a hook.
Krause bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brooks's head backwards.
Krause swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Krause's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Krause duly obliges.
Krause avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krause swinging wildly here.
Brooks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Krause is avoiding it.
Krause throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Krause.
Brooks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krause cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Krause lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krause avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krause throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Krause with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krause lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Krause misses.
Krause lunges at Brooks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooks's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krause manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause with a hook.
Brooks moves into range and clinches up with Krause.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Brooks tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krause lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks tries to stall but Krause uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Brooks looking to stall.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
Brooks receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause lands a body punch.
Krause works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brooks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Krause digs a right hand underneath Brooks's ribcage. Brooks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krause presses Brooks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Krause dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Krause works the jab nicely.
Brooks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krause throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krause throws out the jab.
Krause loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Brooks digs a good hook to Krause's body.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Krause lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Brooks slips a jab from Krause.
Krause swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brooks tries to clinch up
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Krause stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brooks is rocked!
Krause tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Krause finish him?
Krause connects with a quick right hand that sends Brooks tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Edward Krause!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Krause thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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