Bruce Irvin

== Early Life ==
Bruce Irvin was born in Washington D.C. When Bruce was 10 he lost his family, consisting of his parents and older brother, to gangsters. This would force him to live in the grueling streets alone, but this would further strengthen him, and eventually, he wandered upon up and coming Kickboxer Mearion Shonie Bickhem III better known as Shonie Carter. Bruce watches as Shonie practices. Noticing this, Shonie smiles and strikes a couple blows to the punching bag, nearly breaking it off the chains. Shonie then opens the window and invites Bruce into his training facility. Impressed by the 15 year old's tenacity he takes Bruce under his wing, until he becomes recognized around Washington as a ruthless fighter. 
== World Class Kickboxer-21-32 ==
 Bruce won his first seven amateur kickboxing matches and then turned professional. His first fight was on March 4, 1981 against World Kickboxing Council's Light Heavyweight Champion Tony Morelli, who defeated him by decision after seventh round. Seeing he had lost due to his lack of cardio, Bruce started to train extensively to improve it, and fourteen months later, he went to his rematch as a new fighter. He then defeated Morelli by KO via roundhouse kick also in the seventh round, winning the championship. Later that year, he was called for a non-title fight in Japan against the renowned Don "The Dragon" Wilson, and although Bruce lost the fight, he had shown heads in the kickboxing world the he was on the way up. Bruce then move up a weight and won the World Kickboxing Association Heavyweight Championship from Travis Everett, knocking him out via low kicks. Bruce was so well-versed in Muay Thai Kickboxing, that he was able to maximize his Muay Thai skills and his mind to inflict maximum pain against opponents, resulting in ten straight years without a loss. During this time he had a notable win at the age of 30 over Stan Longinidis who, at the time, was tearing through the ranks and was regarded as a super up and coming fighter. Bruce won this 12 round match by split decision after coming back from a knock down in the first round by Stan and surviving an early onslaught. At the age of 32, Bruce was invited to the K-1 Grand Prix along with seven of the world's best light heavyweight and heavyweight kickboxers. Bruce won his first match by defeating Japanese fighter Toshiyuki Atokawa in the quarter finals by unanimous decision. In the semifinals he met Dutch fighter and future K-1 legend, Ernesto Hoost, where after a hard fought battle Bruce was knocked out by left highkick in the final round, ending his tournament, and his winning streak. Deciding to rediscover himself Bruce left the Carter gym and America, to travel to Thailand.
== Tekken 2 ==
While in Thailand he accumulated a small amount of money competing in pit fights and brawls, 6 months later he entered a Muay Thai tournament in Thailand, where he was paid to rig a fight and lose. Bruce decided otherwise and beat his opponent to death becoming the International Sport Karate Association (I.S.K.A.) World Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion. The bookie of the Muay Thai gym, enraged at his loss of revenue, sent a hired killer after Bruce. He fled the country by plane, only to meet a Hong Kong detective and the hired killer. Within minutes, the three confronted each other. It developed into a full-blown battle, which caused the plane to crash. The detective (Super Cop, Yue Shu Ya's partner) and the killer were killed on impact, but Bruce was thrown free which caused Bruce to suffer amnesia. Wandering in a remote region, Bruce was approached by armed men hired by Kazuya Mishima the owner of the billionaire company, The Mishima Zaibatsu. Off of instinct Bruce defeated several of the armed men much to Kazuya's enjoyment, seeing the strength, percussion, and fighting ability Bruce has, Kazuya has his personal translator tell Bruce that he wanted him to work him. Feeling an ominous power within Kazuya, Bruce saw little choice, and decided to work for the Mishima Zaibatsu. Bruce was commanded to enter the second King of Iron Fist Tournament, in order to inform Kazuya of any worthy challengers. However he was defeated by Yue Shu Ya, who pegged him as a suspect in the plane crash and was arrested by "the Super Cop" in only the 2nd round of the tournament. However Bruce would later escape Yue Shu Ya's custody with a near fatal elbow and return to Kazuya, in order to inform Kazuya that an undercover cop was among the fighters, pleased Kazuya released him of his employment. 
== Mixed Martial Artist Champion ==
Still stranded in Japan, Bruce decides to enter into Japanese Mixed Martial Arts. For the next six years Bruce fought in the Japanese promotions of Pancrase and RINGS, accumulating a 4-7 record. Bruce then joined Battlecade Extreme Fighting to fight against the MMA heavyweight champion Marcus "Conan" Silvira. Throughout the fight Bruce showed excellent use of the sprawl technique which negated the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter's attempts at takedowns. Bruce then knocked Conan out in the third round with a kick to the head. In doing so, he became the Extreme Fighting Heavyweight Champion and became the first legitimate striker to win a top end MMA event. However Bruce became unable to defend his Championship as his contract became locked up over legal battles between Battlecade and RINGS. 
== Tekken 5 ==
A few days later, he learned that the Mishima Zaibatsu would soon hold The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. The seasoned veteran sensed something was going on behind the scenes. He wondered who or what it could be having heard that his old friend Kazuya died some years ago. "I need some action. Maybe I'll go have some fun with the Mishima Zaibatsu." says Bruce. While on the way to the tournament grounds, Bruce sees a young boy in an alley is practicing his boxing on a punching bag, when three gangsters come and harass him. The gangsters beat the boy up, cut open the punching bag, and steal his boxing gloves. Bruce appears out of nowhere and beats up the three gangsters, eventually returning the gloves to the boy, who tells the famous fighter his name is Zack Bonjasky and that he wants to be just as good a fighter as him one day. Bruce smiles at the boys words and encourages him to keep on practicing. During The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, Bruce reunited with Kazuya Mishima finding his former employer to still be alive despite the rumors. After Bruce's elimination from the tournament, Kazuya persuaded Bruce to aided him in his plot to take over the G Corporation. Bruce and Kazuya then execute their scheme and once they succeed in the Coup d'état, the G Corporation, becomes controlled by Kazuya behind the scenes, beginning a war with the Mishima Zaibatsu and it's new leader Bo Kazama, Kazuya's own son. As the leader of a private force reporting to Kazuya, Bruce traveled the globe, eliminating Mishima Zaibatsu operatives and now had the influences to limit his role as a fighting champion, bribing the Battlecade promoter to allowing him to fight only if and when he wants to, with the company no longer being able to strip him of the belt due to lack of in ring competition.
== Tekken 6 ==
Two years later Bruce has yet to defend his Extreme Fighting Heavyweight Championship and is still working for Kazuya's G Corporation in the global war against the Mishima Zaibatsu. During this time, Bruce, as Kazuya’s captain, led his group of military soldiers from the G Corporation against the Mishima Zaibatsu. Mid-bout, his men cover for him as he takes out several enemies and machine guns. Eventually, all of the enemy forces are captured. Bruce then calls HQ, telling the person on the other side of the line, Anna Williams, that he won a bet between them. Anna tells him to clean up, but Bruce replies that he does not need to be told twice. He then rallies up his troops with a victory speech. Soon afterward, G Corporation made preparations to annihilate the Zaibatsu by placing an enormous bounty on Bo, and as anticipated, the Zaibatzu began to show signs of movement: the opening of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 was announced. Bruce Irvin was then ordered by Kazuya to enter the tournament to capture Bo and “bring home a prized trophy for the troops”. Bruce however is stopped by Anna's sister Nina and is defeated in combat before being able to get close enough to capture Bo. At the conclusion to the Tournament The Zaibatsu-Corporation War came to an abrupt end as Kazuya was defeated by Bo and Bo was apprehended by Yue Shu Ya. With the war over Bruce opted to start fighting again and defended his title  for the first time in two years against judo exponent Kazunari Murakami, finishing him with a first-round knockout. After the win, the company folded and Bruce rejoined a more benevolent Kazyua who had become the sole proprietor of both the G Corporation and the Mishima Zaibatsu. Bruce once again served as one of the main leaders of the Tekken Force but this time as Japan's elite and unregistered army. Years later after Kazuya's self imposed Seppuku, the companies were transferred to Kazuya's adopted brother Lee Cholan, and Bruce decided to resign, moving back to Thailand in order to fight and train in the traditional ways once more. 
== Ultimate Fighting Championship ==
Not long after resettling in Thailand, Bruce is approached by the now 13 year old Zack Bonjasky who has followed Bruce from Japan in hope of being trained by the multiple time fighting champion. Bruce amused by Zack's dedication orders a spar between them. Bruce mercilessly beats the young boy who does not give up, even though his face is bloodied and his left hand is broken. Seeing the boy's heart and tenacity he tells Zack to go home and heal his wounds because when Zack returns they have training to do, elating the swollen face of Zack. When Zack is 16 years old, Bruce gets an offer to join the largest MMA promotion in the United States, the UFC. Bruce eager to restart his professional fighting career comes to terms with the UFC and flies himself and Zack to America. Once back in the states, Bruce developed a close relationship with fellow fighter Frank Shamrock, who he met while training at the Lion's Den in perpetration for his UFC debut. Shamrock and Bruce worked synergistically; Shamrock, a submission specialist, improved Bruce's ground game while Bruce, in return, improved Shamrock's striking. Bruce and Shamrock eventually formed their own MMA team, called the Alliance. At UFC 14, Bruce made his UFC debut facing UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman in a title fight. Bruce was considered to be a massive underdog for the bout, but shocked the mixed martial arts world with a unanimous decision victory to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship. With this win, Bruce became the first striker to survive the attack of a world class wrestler. Through the use of an active guard, Bruce was able to negate Coleman's vaunted "ground and pound" attack. After nearly 15 minutes of attempting to damage Bruce through his guard Coleman was exhausted, allowing Bruce to capitalize on the feet. He then successfully defended his belt against David "Tank" Abbott winning via strikes due to leg kicks, before losing his belt to MMA legend Abel Couture by majority decision, in a close fight. Bruce would continue to fight professional for the next three years improving his MMA record to an underwhelming 11–12, before retiring in order to focus on training Zack. 
== One Last Run ==
Once Zack is 21 he completes his training with Bruce and wins the IPMTF European Super Heavyweight championship and the WPKA World Super Heavyweight Muay Thai championship Not long after Zack leaves Thailand to enter the K-1 Martial-arts organization, wanting to prove he is the best fighter in the world. With Zack gone, Bruce looks to focus on a potential come back to the MMA world. After five years of training Bruce Irvin had his first MMA bout in almost seven years when he defeated Marco Ruas by TKO at an International Fight League show held in Chicago. A year later at a Strikeforce event entitled Strikeforce: At The Dome held at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, Smith defeated kickboxer Rick Roufus, who was making his MMA debut, by submission at 1:53 of the first round. After an elbow injury would sideline him from in right competition, Bruce used the time to the coach of the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the International Fight League for a year. Once cleared for combat Bruce returned to MMA at the second Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) card against Jorge Cordoba, his first career fight as a Light Heavyweight. After spending the first two rounds picking apart Cordoba with various strikes, Bruce finished the fight with a head-kick knockout. He was scheduled to fight Ryan Lopez months later at Resurrection Fighting Alliance's third event, RFA 3.Weeks before the fight, though, Lopez was forced to pull out of the fight due to an unspecified illness. This would have been Bruce's second career fight at Light Heavyweight. Nonetheless Bruce returned to the Heavyweight division to fight his retirement match against Matt Kovacs at Cage Warrior Combat (CWC). The elderly warrior put up a good last showing but ultimately lost a unanimous decision.