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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dance comes into the arena with Roy Jones Jr - Cant Be Touched blaring out of the sound system. Dave Dance has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Irvin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irvin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dance.
Irvin rushes Dance and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Irvin is struggling to control the position.
Dance looking for a takedown.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Irvin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dance's face.
It looks like Dave Dance has been cut.
Irvin lands a nice knee to the body.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Dance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irvin prevents a takedown attempt there.
I was talking to Dance's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin scores with a knee to the head.
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irvin connects with a knee to the head.
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dance lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dance is breathing heavily.
Irvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dance takes a knee right on the jaw!
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irvin crunches a lovely knee into Dance's ribcage.
Irvin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Irvin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Irvin scores with a knee to the head.
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin scores a nice knee to the body.
Irvin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irvin's coach down at MMA Sanok Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Irvin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Irvin lands a good knee to the midsection. Dance won't want to take too many of those.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Dance blocks it.
Irvin stalling.
Irvin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dance goes for a takedown in the clinch but Irvin prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Dance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irvin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irvin.
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dance lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin landing knees to the head.
Irvin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Irvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irvin landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irvin stalling.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dance's face.
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dance lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dance managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin scores a nice knee to the body.
Dance managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin lands a nice knee to the body.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dance.
Irvin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Irvin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irvin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dance is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dance takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Irvin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Dance's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Irvin thumps Dance with a low kick.
Irvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Irvin lands a big head kick that sends Dance tumbling to the mat! Irvin takes a step backwards and waves Dance back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dance is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irvin moves in looking to clinch but Dance pushes him off.
Oh Dance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Irvin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dance seems to have got his legs back now.
Irvin closes the distance and pushes Dance back into the cage.
Irvin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irvin drops Dance with a big knee straight up the middle! Dance is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
James Irvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irvin closes the distance and clinches.
Irvin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dance up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dance is looking for a takedown.
Irvin lands a knee to the body.
Irvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irvin landing knees to the head.
Irvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Irvin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irvin landing knees to the head.
James Irvin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin stalls.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dance.
Knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dance's face.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dance.
Irvin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dance takes a knee right on the jaw!
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin has Dance pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin connects with a knee to the head.
Irvin crunches a lovely knee into Dance's ribcage.
Irvin landing knees to the body.
Irvin working Dance over with knees to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Dance blocks with his arms.
Dance takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Irvin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Irvin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin scores a nice knee to the body.
Irvin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Irvin lands a good knee to the midsection. Dance won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irvin.
Irvin looking to throw knees to the head but Dance is blocking nicely.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irvin controlling the action here for a moment.
Dance takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Irvin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Dance's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Irvin tries to clinch but Dance is having none of it.
Irvin tries to clinch up.
James Irvin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irvin throws a head kick but Dance moves out of range.
Irvin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Irvin throws a sloppy head kick and Dance moves out of range easily.
Dance blocks a head kick by Irvin.
Irvin throws a sloppy head kick and Dance moves out of range easily.
Irvin throws a head kick that misses.
Dance dives in and grabs Irvin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irvin pushes down on Dance's head and hops out.
Dance shoots in looking for a takedown but Irvin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dance's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dance steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Irvin. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Dance blocks with his arms.
Irvin scores with a knee to the head.
Irvin lands a knee to the body.
Irvin looking to throw knees to the head but Dance is blocking nicely.
Dance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Irvin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Dance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Irvin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irvin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irvin lands a knee to the body.
Irvin lands a knee to the body.
Irvin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Irvin connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Irvin obliges.
Irvin landing knees to the body.
Irvin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dance has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irvin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dance's face.
Dance takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dance drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Irvin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Irvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Irvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Irvin lands a knee to the body.
Irvin lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irvin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dance.
Irvin lands a good knee to the midsection. Dance won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irvin.
Irvin landing knees to the head.
Irvin lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irvin connects with a knee to the head.
Irvin slowing the pace effectively.
Dave Dance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Irvin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Irvin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Irvin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Irvin!
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