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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Macklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincade has chosen Good Rats as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Macklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincade slips under a jab from Macklin.
Macklin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kincade.
Macklin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Macklin throws a series of punches but Kincade avoids them all with ease.
Macklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kincade.
Kincade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kincade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macklin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kincade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macklin.
Kincade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macklin manages to avoid it.
Macklin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Macklin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macklin connects with a jab.
Macklin lands a nice hook to Kincade's body. Kincade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macklin throws a hook but Kincade avoids it easily.
Kincade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Macklin misses.
Macklin looks to land a right hand but Kincade moved out of range.
Macklin throws a hook to the side of Kincade's head but Kincade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Macklin loads up on a big right hand but Kincade slips the punch.
Kincade misses with a straight right.
Macklin throws an overhand right that lands on Kincade's shoulder, as Kincade tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Macklin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kincade. That's going to slow Macklin down.
Kincade misses the jab.
Kincade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Macklin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Macklin wants to clinch.
Macklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macklin misses with a looping right.
Kincade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macklin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kincade in his tracks.
Kincade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kincade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Macklin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macklin. Kincade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Macklin as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macklin checks a leg kick nicely.
Macklin lands with a cross.
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!
Macklin clinches up against the cage.
Macklin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kincade has double underhooks.
Macklin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kincade backwards.
Macklin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kincade has him pressed against the cage.
Kincade lands an elbow inside that Macklin shrugs off.
Kincade effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Kincade.
Macklin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Macklin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kincade walks into a straight right hand from Macklin.
A punch combination from Kincade misses.
Kincade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kincade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macklin throws a looping overhand right but Kincade ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macklin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joseph Macklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kincade moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kincade.
Macklin takes a swing at Kincade's ribcage but misses.
Macklin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kincade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Macklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kincade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kincade.
Macklin misses with an uppercut. Kincade saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Kincade misses.
Macklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kincade thows a body shot but no joy.
Macklin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Macklin lands a nice looking body kick.
Macklin misses with a hook. Kincade ducked under it nicely.
Macklin misses with a straight right.
Macklin moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincade cracks Macklin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Macklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kincade.
Kincade swings for the body but Macklin moves out of range.
Kincade misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macklin has Kincade up against the cage in a clinch.
Macklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kincade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macklin.
Macklin misses with a looping left.
Macklin tries to clinch there but Kincade circles away.
Macklin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Macklin avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kincade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Macklin lands a jab.
Macklin loads up on a big right hand but Kincade slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Macklin dominated that round.
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.
Kincade throws a leg kick that misses.
Macklin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Macklin misses with a looping left.
Macklin throws out a powerful jab.
Macklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincade.
Macklin throws out a loose jab but Kincade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincade moves forwards but Macklin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kincade misses the shot to the body.
Macklin throws out a loose jab but Kincade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincade swings for the body but Macklin moves out of range.
Kincade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kincade throws a chopping leg kick but Macklin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kincade throws a nice looking combination but Macklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joseph Macklin is winning the standup battle so far.
Macklin misses with a straight right.
Kincade thumps Macklin with a low kick.
Macklin misses with a looping left.
Macklin misses with a straight right.
Kincade takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kincade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade throws an off balance right hand
and Macklin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kincade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Macklin ducks under a wild hook from Kincade.
A combination from Macklin does no damage.
Macklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kincade circles away quickly and effectively.
Kincade throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macklin. Kincade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macklin misses with a hook. Kincade ducked under it nicely.
Kincade throws a head kick but Macklin moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kincade.
Kincade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Macklin rather than just go for the knockout.
Kincade throws out a leg kick but Macklin moves out of range and Kincade only half commits.
Kincade misses the shot to the body.
Kincade closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kincade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincade seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Macklin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincade looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Macklin wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macklin keeps working.
Kincade is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Macklin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kincade.
Kincade is looking for a kimura but Macklin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kincade to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kincade is trying to work for a kimura but Macklin is defending well.
Kincade seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kincade looks to land a strike but Macklin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kincade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kincade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Macklin avoids a kick to the body.
Macklin checks a low kick from Kincade.
Macklin throws a jab when Kincade was well out of range.
Macklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Macklin misses.
Macklin lands with a right hand.
Kincade moves out of range as Macklin strikes.
Macklin looks to land a right hand but Kincade moved out of range.
Kincade gets a double leg takedown into Macklin's guard.
Kincade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macklin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kincade passes Macklin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kincade tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macklin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macklin is trying to stand back up but Kincade is controlling him
Kincade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macklin keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macklin is trying to stand back up but Kincade is controlling him
Kincade is looking to take a break and control but Macklin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rory Kincade has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kincade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kincade throws a sloppy head kick and Macklin moves out of range easily.
Macklin slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Macklin.
Kincade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Macklin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kincade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macklin manages to avoid it.
Macklin tests Kincade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kincade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Macklin's calf.
Kincade dives in and grabs Macklin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Macklin pushes down on Kincade's head and hops out.
Macklin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kincade is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macklin swings for the body but Kincade moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Macklin as he connects with a hook.
Macklin lands a body shot.
Macklin checks a leg kick nicely.
Macklin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kincade fails with a takedown attempt.
Macklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kincade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincade manages to avoid it.
Macklin works the jab nicely.
Macklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kincade circles away quickly and effectively.
Kincade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kincade slips a jab and a cross from Macklin.
Macklin moves away from the strike by Kincade.
Kincade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A clash of legs there as Macklin blocks the low kick.
Macklin punishes Kincade's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincade slips a straight right by Macklin.
Macklin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kincade connects with a solid leg kick.
Kincade misses with a wild combination.
Kincade misses the jab.
Macklin misses with an uppercut. Kincade saw that one coming.
Kincade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Macklin misses with a double jab.
Kincade slips under a jab.
Macklin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Macklin misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kincade misses with a hook. Macklin ducked under it nicely.
Macklin stuffs the takedown.
Joseph Macklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Kincade.
Kincade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Macklin walks into a stiff left hand from Kincade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rory Kincade just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Macklin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Macklin.
Kincade jabs Macklin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Macklin needs to keep his hands up - Kincade had a free shot at his head there.
Macklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kincade.
Macklin digs a good body shot into Kincade's ribs.
Macklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kincade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kincade motions for Macklin to come forward. Kincade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kincade thows a body shot but no joy.
Kincade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macklin scores with a punch to the head.
Macklin slips a jab and a cross from Kincade.
Macklin throws a series of punches but Kincade avoids them all with ease.
Macklin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Macklin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kincade is rocked!
Kincade ducks under a wild hook from Macklin.
Kincade is still on wobbly legs! Can Macklin finish him?
Kincade defending well as Macklin loads up on a big left hand.
Kincade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macklin.
Macklin throws a hook but Kincade blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Macklin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kincade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macklin.
Kincade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macklin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macklin throws out the jab.
Macklin misses with a looping left.
Macklin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kincade misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Macklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Macklin.
A slow jab from Macklin misses its intended target.
Kincade moves away from the strike by Macklin.
Kincade looks to land a right hand but Macklin moved out of range.
Kincade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kincade is trying hard to land a takedown here. Macklin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Macklin throws a hook to the side of Kincade's head but Kincade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Macklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kincade.
Kincade just misses with a punch to the body.
Kincade defending well as Macklin loads up on a big left hand.
Kincade misses with a hook. Macklin ducked under it nicely.
Kincade tries to bum rush Macklin with a series of wild strikes but Macklin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Macklin lands a hook that stumbles Kincade back into the cage. Macklin follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Kincade to the canvas! Macklin pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Kincade has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (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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