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James "The Sandman" Irvin

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** norway1's fighter tribute part 2 ** : James "The Sandman" Irvin

Id thought id make a tribute to my favourite " entertainment " fighter out there James Irvin

some info from wikipedia :

James 'The Sandman' Irvin (born September 12, 1978) is an American mixed-martial artist who currently competes as a Light Heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has an overall record of 14 wins, 4 losses, and 1 No Contest. James 'The Sandman' Irvin is a former WEC Heavyweight Champion. Irvin knocked out Houston Alexander in 8 seconds at UFC Fight Night 13 with a superman punch, tying the fastest knockout in the UFC.
heres a quote from ufc.com :

Thoughts on upcoming opponent, Houston Alexander? Houston is a perfect match up for me and my fighting style. There's no doubt we will be fight of the night or KO of the night. A word of advice for the Spike viewers: "Don't Blink".
Ill give you that hell probably never hold the belt but he is imo never boring...espesially his fights in WEC.

heres some fights :

Irvin vs Houston Alexander

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevanc...x4xyyl_houston-alexander-vs-james-irvin_sport

Irvin vs Doug Marshall

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevanc...v_wec-15-doug-marshall-vs-james-irvin_extreme

Irvin vs Terry Martin ( just the KO )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=439Vc0VsPwI

And heres a great HighLight video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkx99pHn6Bk
 

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"Ryno needs to settle down, he is just too amped up right now"

LOL wow, poor ryno was getting pummelled on and was wobbling, and they say he is too amped up and excited. Wow, I never thought I'd say this, but Mir was a HUGE upgrade for WEC commentator-wise. Sure Mir overhypes the shit of the fights and of the fighters, but at least he knows what he's talking about for the most part.
 
#32 ·
I love watching Irvin fight and he's very entertaining, but I don't think he'll ever be a top contender due to his very poor ground game. In his fight with Terry Martin he was getting MAULED on the ground, Martin took him down seemlessly, and martin is a very short fighter and was small(for a lightheavy weight). Also Irvin was beaten quite easily by Bonnar the ground and lost due to SUB. He'll always be an entertaining fighter, but just not a top contender due to his poor ground game.
 
#33 ·
I can see a Rematch with Thiago after Thiago's next fight. Would make sense to me.
 
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