The Irish finished off the pre-lims of Bellator 270 in strong style.
Drogheda's Ciaran Clarke made his english opponent tap out in the 3rd round in front of a very loud 3Arena.
Ciaran got several huge Ole Ole Ole chants as the Dublin crowd warmed up and they made sure they told Jordan Barton what they thought of him.
It means the fighter from Co. Louth is now 4-0 and undefeated in Bellator.
🇮🇪 @CiaranClarke1 gets his 4️⃣th win in the Bellator cage!
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) November 5, 2021
The rear-naked choke caps off an epic fight at @3ArenaDublin as we bring the #Bellator270 @MonsterEnergy Prelims, fueled by @ampm, to a close. pic.twitter.com/fFyQ8pE12C
He didn't have it all is own way in the fight with Barton landing several harsh knees right to Clarke face and an elbow that opened up a nasty cut over Clarke's left eye.
But a submission choke in the third round was too much for the englishman and Clarke got the victory and good job too becaause a look at the judges scorecard after the fight had Clarke behind.
The victorious clarke spoke to media after the fight and he said he had sold 300 tickets to tonights fight and the support from back home is so special to him and it really spurs him on.
Drogheda's own Ciaran Clarke says that the support he gets from the town is "unbelievable" and it really spurs him on: #Bellator270 #bellatordublin pic.twitter.com/8BSEzaagfr
— Ciarán Halpin (@CiaranHalpin1) November 5, 2021
When asked what he was going to do now-he responded "a bita grub in drogheda"
