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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Logan Harris!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Irvin.
Irvin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irvin counters by clinching up.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Irvin gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Harris stalling.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris avoids the head kick by Irvin.
Irvin tries to clinch up.
Logan Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris tries to clinch up but Irvin circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Irvin.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Irvin looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Irvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Irvin taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
A bit of stalling here from Irvin.
Harris tries to stall but Irvin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris has Irvin pushed against the cage.
Irvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Irvin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irvin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris taking a breather.
Irvin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
Irvin misses with a knee strike.
Irvin slowing the pace effectively.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Irvin won't allow it.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvin taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irvin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris just leaning against Irvin, taking a breather.
Harris is trying to stall.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Irvin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irvin.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Irvin.
Irvin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irvin as Harris tries to tie him up.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris 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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irvin throws a head kick that misses.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Irvin pushes him off.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris blocks a head kick by Irvin.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris avoids the head kick by Irvin.
Irvin drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris throws a one two combo.
Logan Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irvin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Irvin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irvin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Irvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Irvin ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Both fighters circling a little - Irvin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Irvin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick there by Irvin.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irvin counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irvin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Irvin circles away.
Harris avoids the head kick by Irvin.
Harris wants to clinch
and Irvin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
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!
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
James Irvin is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris avoids the head kick by Irvin.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irvin.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Irvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Irvin closes the distance and clinches.
Harris tries to stall but Irvin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Harris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Irvin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
James Irvin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris working aggressively here.
Irvin crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irvin avoiding damage.
Irvin connects with a knee to the head.
Harris wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Irvin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irvin needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Harris tries to clinch but Irvin is having none of it.
Harris tries to clinch but Irvin is having none of it.
Irvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irvin misses with a head kick.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Irvin in a clinch.
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Irvin landing knees to the body.
Harris stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Irvin blocks with his arms.
Irvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin lands a nice knee to the body.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris tries a body shot but Irvin blocks it.
Irvin blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Irvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irvin circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irvin throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Irvin closes the distance and clinches.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Harris trying to stall but Irvin improves his position.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Irvin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Irvin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irvin.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Irvin has him pressed against the cage.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Irvin to work.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irvin keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Irvin prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Irvin connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris is trying to stall.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Logan Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Irvin looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James Irvin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irvin tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Irvin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irvin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Irvin!
After winning the bout, James Irvin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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