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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kraft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illidan Stormrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Illidan Stormrage was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kraft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illidan Stormrage!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraft comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stormrage misses with a takedown attempt
and Kraft counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Illidan Stormrage has been cut.
Kraft gets a clinch.
Stormrage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kraft lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stormrage is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraft lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stormrage is trying to get back to full guard.
Kraft takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stormrage is looking for a sweep. Kraft is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Kraft there.
Kraft knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stormrage on the ground.
Stormrage is looking to improve his position.
Kraft is taking a breather. Stormrage says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kraft'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraft wants to free his trapped foot but Stormrage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stormrage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kraft's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kraft's back!
Kraft defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kraft is trying to stand back up.
Stormrage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stormrage is persistently looking for the submission but Kraft is defending it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kraft tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kraft has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stormrage moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kraft has worked his arm free - good work by Kraft!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Stormrage has hold of Kraft's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kraft seems comfortable defending it but Stormrage has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kraft is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kraft is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stormrage couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Illidan Stormrage!
A relieved looking Illidan Stormrage thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
69% |
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