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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Illidan Stormrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Rees has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 Rio de Janeiro, Illidan Stormrage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Rees! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rees lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stormrage circles away quickly and effectively. Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stormrage swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rees misses with a looping left. Stormrage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rees is fending him off so far but Stormrage persists. Nope, Rees circles away and we're back to standing. Stormrage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stormrage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stormrage lands a nice forearm strike. Stormrage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Rees takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Stormrage landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Stormrage lands a nice forearm strike. Stormrage in side control lands a decent elbow. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rees is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Stormrage lands a decent elbow from side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Stormrage scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rees to see if he's OK. Stormrage is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rees is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Stormrage landing a few strikes. Stormrage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stormrage connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rees some visible discomfort.
Rees takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stormrage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Stormrage lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Rees on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Stormrage lands a decent elbow from side control. Rees takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Stormrage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Stormrage cracks Rees with a big right hand but Rees just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rees really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stormrage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. 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! Stormrage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rees down.
Stormrage cracks Rees with an elbow. That is naaassty. Stormrage cracks Rees with an elbow. That is naaassty. Stormrage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rees down.
Stormrage lands an elbow. Stormrage lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stormrage lands some shots froms side control. Stormrage is putting a hurting on Rees here, landing some big shots from side control. Rees is looking for a sweep. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Stormrage working the ground and pound. Rees wants to get back to his feet. Rees looks gassed! Stormrage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stormrage lands a decent elbow from side control. Stormrage cracks Rees with a big elbow. Stormrage lands a few punches from side control. Stormrage working the body and head with strikes. Stormrage lands some shots froms side control. Rees can't do much from the bottom here. Stormrage scoring with punches from side control. Rees taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Check out the look on Stormrage's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stormrage looks up at the clock and then as Rees takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stormrage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stormrage is working Rees over with some ground and pound from side control. Stormrage is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rees looks calm but he's in trouble here. Stormrage gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rees is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Stormrage lets go of the hold and Rees can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Illidan Stormrage!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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