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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Clarksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Macklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Clarksdale could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joseph Macklin's chin.
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Clarksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Macklin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macklin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarksdale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Macklin misses with a wild body shot.
Clarksdale moves into the clinch successfully.
Clarksdale prevents a body shot from Macklin.
Clarksdale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macklin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clarksdale.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macklin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clarksdale tries for a takedown but Macklin manages to get underhooks.
Macklin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Macklin lands with a light punch inside.
Macklin breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Macklin.
Clarksdale looks to land a left hand but Macklin moved out of range nicely.
Macklin moves into range and clinches up with Clarksdale.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarksdale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Macklin.
Macklin lands with a light punch inside.
Clarksdale is looking to break free of the clinch but Macklin has double underhooks.
Macklin misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Macklin.
Macklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Clarksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clarksdale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Macklin throws a head punch that misses.
Clarksdale struggles to land a body shot inside as Macklin controls his hands.
Clarksdale blocking some punches.
Macklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clarksdale backwards.
Clarksdale wants a takedown but no success here.
Macklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macklin clobbers Clarksdale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clarksdale tries to keep at a distance but Macklin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clarksdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macklin.
Macklin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clarksdale up against the cage.
Macklin breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macklin throws a hook but Clarksdale avoids it easily.
Clarksdale throws a leg kick but Macklin checks it.
Macklin lands a right hook to the body.
Clarksdale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macklin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clarksdale wants to clinch.
Clarksdale closes the distance and pushes Macklin back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Macklin.
A short left from Macklin.
Clarksdale tries to break free but Macklin pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Macklin.
Macklin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarksdales head.
Clarksdale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macklin backwards.
Clarksdale is working for takedown but Macklin is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Clarksdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macklin breaks from the clinch.
Macklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clarksdale.
Macklin misses with a series of wild punches.
Macklin slips a jab and a cross from Clarksdale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clarksdale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clarksdale pushes Macklin up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarksdale gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Macklin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clarksdale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Macklin wants to stand and escape but Clarksdale is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarksdale postures up in Macklin's guard and throws a big left but Macklin blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Macklin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice combination there by Macklin.
It looks like Isaac Clarksdale has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarksdale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Isaac Clarksdale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macklin lands a jab.
Macklin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Macklin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clarksdale's hands.
Clarksdale is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarksdale closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oh Clarksdale is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clarksdale laying and praying for a moment but Macklin takes advantage and regains half guard.
Clarksdale looks to land a strike but Macklin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clarksdale throws a strike but Macklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clarksdale seems to have got his legs back now.
Clarksdale controls Macklin momentarily but Macklin frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macklin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Clarksdale is trying to keep Macklin in close.
Clarksdale trying to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Macklin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clarksdale, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale tries to clinch but Macklin moves out of range.
Macklin takes a swing at Clarksdale's ribcage but misses.
Macklin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Macklin throws a wild body kick that Clarksdale sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macklin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clarksdale misses with a leg kick.
Macklin avoids a kick to the body.
Joseph Macklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Clarksdale. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph Macklin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clarksdale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clarksdale closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macklin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macklin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clarksdale's sensitive parts.
A jab from Macklin finds it's way through Clarksdale's defenses.
Macklin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clarksdale.
Clarksdale walks into a stiff left hand from Macklin.
Macklin clinches up with Clarksdale and pushes him back against the cage.
Macklin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clarksdale is trying to break free.
Macklin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clarksdale backwards.
Macklin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macklin misses with a hook.
Clarksdale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Macklin. That snapped Clarksdale's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Macklin. Those never looked like landing.
Clarksdale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Macklin finds it's way round the side to connect with Clarksdale's head.
Macklin lands a front kick.
Clarksdale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale throws a series of punches but Macklin avoids them all with ease.
Macklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clarksdale.
Clarksdale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clarksdale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Macklin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clarksdale lands the left hand.
Clarksdale walks into a jab.
Macklin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Macklin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clarksdale has time to react.
Clarksdale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macklin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarksdale closes the distance and clinches up with Macklin, looking for a takedown. Clarksdale pushes Macklin against the cage but Macklin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Clarksdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Clarksdale does no damage.
Macklin scores with the left hand. Clarksdale knows he should have avoided that one.
Macklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clarksdale.
Macklin keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Macklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaac Clarksdale's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Macklin moves out of range as Clarksdale strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Macklin as he connects with a hook.
Macklin cracks Clarksdale on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Clarksdale falls backwards against the cage. Macklin follows up with more strikes that drop Clarksdale to his knees. Macklin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Clarksdale! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Macklin!
A very excited looking Joseph Macklin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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