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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Radford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radford kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I am the Beast. Paul Irvin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Radford 's chin.
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171 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Radford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irvin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radford moves into the clinch.
Irvin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Radford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Irvin has Radford pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Radford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Irvin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Irvin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Radford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Radford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Radford breaks from the clinch.
Radford throws a right and a left that Irvin avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin looks to land a combination but Radford avoids it well.
Irvin misses with a takedown
and Radford counters with a series of strikes. Irvin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Irvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Irvin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice combo by Radford ! Oh, that's hurt him - Irvin falls to the canvas and Radford follows him into side control.
Irvin is trying to get back to half guard.
Irvin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Radford 's best efforts.
Radford stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Irvin tries to clinch there but Radford circles away.
Radford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Irvin manages to circle out of the way.
Irvin shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radford throws a right and a left that Irvin avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Radford .
Radford swinging wildly here.
Irvin dodges the punch combination from Radford .
Dave Radford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irvin shoots in looking for a takedown. Radford tries to sprawl out of it but Irvin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Radford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Irvin misses with a body kick.
Radford closes the distance and clinches.
Radford lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radford .
Irvin is looking for a takedown.
Radford pushes Irvin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Irvin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irvin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Radford walks away with a smile on his face. Irvin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin misses with a takedown attempt - Radford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Radford 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.
The fighters circling - Radford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Radford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radford lands with a cross.
Radford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Radford misses with a double jab.
Irvin wants to counter the offense by Radford and move into the clinch position.
A punch combination from Radford misses.
Radford moves out of range of the body kick.
Radford takes the fight into the clinch.
Radford works on Irvin's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radford digs a right hand underneath Irvin's ribcage. Irvin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Radford - that landed with a thud.
Radford breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Radford misses with a body shot.
Irvin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Radford tries to bum rush Irvin with a series of wild strikes but Irvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Radford lands a two punch combo.
Irvin goes for a double leg but Radford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Radford continues to drive forward.
Radford was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Irvin looks winded!
Irvin looking to score a takedown here. Radford is defending well but Irvin drives through and ends up in Radford 's guard.
Irvin prevents Radford from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Radford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Radford does no damage.
Irvin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Radford as he avoids it easily.
Radford misses with a wild combination.
Radford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Radford keeps the fight on the outside.
Irvin tries to clinch but Radford is having none of it.
Radford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Radford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irvin can do to turn this around?
Irvin gets the takedown into side control.
Radford tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Radford could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irvin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Radford is surviving well by controlling Irvin's body position as best he can.
Radford holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Irvin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radford is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Irvin punching from mount but Radford doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Radford tries to buck Irvin off so he can stand up but Irvin has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Radford falls backwards, slamming Irvin to the mat but Irvin holds on tight! Radford is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Irvin!
Paul Irvin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Dave Radford was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck u! Fuck your family!'.
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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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