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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Clark (ranked 5326 p4p, 491 weight class) and Marcus Anatpong (ranked 25057 p4p, 555 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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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Anatpong!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark clinches up with Anatpong and pushes him back against the cage.
Anatpong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Clark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anatpong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anatpong letting Clark take a breather here.
Anatpong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anatpong is trying to break free.
Clark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joseph Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Anatpong.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
Come on Clark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Anatpong tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark lands an elbow that stopped Anatpong in his tracks for a moment.
Clark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clark.
Anatpong wants to take the fight to the mat but Clark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Anatpong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anatpong blocks the elbow strike.
Anatpong is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is pushing Anatpong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anatpong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anatpong's defenses.
Anatpong avoids the elbow strike from Clark, against the cage.
Clark manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clark avoiding damage.
Clark throws an elbow but it misses.
Clark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anatpong's brow.
Clark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
Clark lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anatpong throws an elbow but misses.
Clark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anatpong jumps guard but Clark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anatpong can't get the takedown.
Anatpong jumps guard but Clark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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!
Clark's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clark misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anatpong's brow.
Anatpong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clark is defending well.
Anatpong takes an elbow to the temple.
Anatpong takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anatpong's defenses.
Clark lands an elbow inside that Anatpong shrugs off.
Clark avoiding damage.
Clark leaning against his opponent.
Clark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anatpong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clark walks away with a smile on his face. Anatpong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anatpong tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Anatpong moves out of range as Clark strikes.
A jab from Clark misses.
And Anatpong tries to counter it with a takedown but Clark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Clark gets a clinch.
Clark misses with an elbow strike.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
Anatpong blocks an elbow strike.
Anatpong dodges an elbow strike from Clark.
Clark throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anatpong takes an elbow to the temple.
Anatpong blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anatpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
Clark content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anatpong tries to pull guard but Clark holds him up against the cage and eventually Anatpong drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark stalling in the clinch.
Anatpong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
Anatpong is trying to pull guard but Clark turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark throws an elbow that misses.
Clark lands an elbow inside that Anatpong shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Clark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Anatpong saw that one coming.
Clark clinches with his opponent.
Anatpong can't break the clinch.
Clark stalling the fight.
Clark throws an elbow that misses.
Anatpong looking to slow down the pace here.
Clark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clark has Anatpong pressed against the cage, preventing Anatpong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anatpong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clark walks away with a smile on his face. Anatpong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark avoids the body shot from Anatpong.
Clark has Anatpong up against the cage in a clinch.
Clark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joseph Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anatpong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clark lands an elbow just above Anatpong 's eye.
Anatpong stalling in the clinch but Clark improves position.
Clark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clark.
Clark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clark throws an elbow that misses.
Anatpong blocks the elbow strike.
Clark lands an elbow inside that Anatpong shrugs off.
Anatpong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anatpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anatpong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joseph Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Anatpong.
Clark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anatpong trying to stall but Clark improves his position.
Anatpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
Clark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clark holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anatpong blocks the elbow strike.
Anatpong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anatpong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark is pushing Anatpong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anatpong wants to break free but Clark has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anatpong tries for a takedown but Clark manages to get underhooks.
Anatpong blocks an elbow strike.
Clark just leaning against Anatpong, taking a breather.
Anatpong is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Clark.
Anatpong takes an elbow to the temple.
Anatpong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clark after a bit of a struggle.
Anatpong wants to stall.
Anatpong goes for a takedown attempt but Clark pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anatpong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Anatpong ducks down to avoid it.
Anatpong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anatpong shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anatpong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Clark misses.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark pushes Anatpong up against the cage in a clinch.
Anatpong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anatpong looking to slow down the pace here.
Anatpong can't break the clinch.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
Anatpong fails to pull guard.
Clark keeps control of Anatpong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Clark.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark lands an elbow inside that Anatpong shrugs off.
Clark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clark lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Clark 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!
Clark misses with a looping right.
No luck for Anatpong with that takedown attempt.
Joseph Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anatpong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anatpong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joseph Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Anatpong.
Anatpong tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Anatpong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anatpong manages to avoid it.
Anatpong is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
Anatpong tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatpong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anatpong tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Clark clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anatpong's brow.
Clark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clark stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clark lands an elbow inside that Anatpong shrugs off.
Anatpong blocks an elbow strike from Clark.
Clark lands a nice elbow.
Anatpong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clark walks away with a smile on his face. Anatpong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anatpong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clark has closed the distance and engaged Anatpong in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anatpong blocks the elbow strike.
Anatpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anatpong is trying to break free.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anatpong can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Anatpong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anatpong blocks the elbow strike.
Clark lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clark.
Anatpong jumps guard but Clark stands there with Anatpong around his waist. Anatpong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
Clark throws an elbow but it misses.
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!
Clark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clark displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anatpong up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Clark for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anatpong blocks an elbow strike from Clark.
Anatpong blocks the elbow strike.
Clark throws an elbow that misses.
Clark taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Clark.
Anatpong wants to stall.
Clark pushes off an throws an elbow but Anatpong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anatpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clark controlling the action here for a moment.
Clark lands an elbow that stopped Anatpong in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clark.
Anatpong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anatpong tries to break the clinch but Clark is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marcus Anatpong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anatpong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Clark!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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