With the final rule, strawberry flavoured rain, things got ready. Perhaps, had things turned out differently, it would have been less of a slaughter. In truth, it could be argued that it wasn't so bad… but only the first three matches.
The first match was Kress against Irwin. Irwin had guessed Kat would simply go in to clean everything up and he was hoping to take her out. Kress however, insisted on having a good fight first. It didn't really matter. Kress was good, especially for his age group. Being at this stage in the tournament already elevated him over many of his peers, something that shouldn't be forgotten.
