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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Baldoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes to the cage accompanied by Anesthesia(Pulling Teeth). Baldoni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anthem For the Underdog kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Cliff Burton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Decent boxing
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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 Las Vegas, Cliff Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Baldoni!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a right and a left that Baldoni avoids nicely.
Baldoni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Burton misses the target.
Baldoni clinches with his opponent.
Burton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baldoni digs a right hand into Burton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burton's gas tank.
Burton is trying to push Baldoni away but Baldoni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Baldoni scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baldoni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baldoni scores with a hook to the body.
Baldoni scores with a shoulder strike.
Baldoni presses Burton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baldoni lands a right hand.
Baldoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baldoni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baldoni works the jab nicely.
Burton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baldoni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burton misses with a double jab
and Baldoni counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baldoni.
Jack Baldoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt.
Baldoni drives through and clinches with Burton against the cage.
Burton takes a shot to the head.
Baldoni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Burton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baldoni has him pressed against the cage.
Baldoni keeps control of Burton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baldoni digs a right hand into Burton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burton's gas tank.
Burton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldoni keeps control of Burton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baldoni stalling.
Baldoni has Burton pressed against the cage, preventing Burton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baldoni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baldoni has Burton pressed against the cage, preventing Burton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baldoni presses Burton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baldoni lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldoni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burtons head.
Baldoni lands a body punch.
Baldoni stalling in the clinch.
Baldoni has had enough of the clinch but Burton keeps him there for the moment.
Burton tries a body shot but Baldoni blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baldoni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Baldoni digs a right hand underneath Burton's ribcage. Burton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Baldoni.
A right hand to the body from Baldoni.
Baldoni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Baldoni as the two fighters clinch.
Burton tries to break free but Baldoni pushes him back against the cage.
Baldoni managing to block the knees to the body from Burton.
Burton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baldoni just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldoni won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baldoni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baldoni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baldoni manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldoni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baldoni avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Burton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baldoni clinches with his opponent.
Baldoni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burton jumps guard but Baldoni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Baldoni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Burton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burton is trying to break the clinch but Baldoni is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Baldoni.
Burton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baldoni has him pressed against the cage.
Baldoni lands a hook that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Baldoni works on Burton's body with a couple of short punches.
Baldoni lands a right hand.
A short right from Baldoni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton misses with a punch on the inside.
Baldoni lands with a left to the head.
Burton letting Baldoni take a breather here.
Baldoni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burton tries to break free but Baldoni pushes him back against the cage.
Baldoni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Burton prevents Baldoni from breaking the clinch.
Baldoni pushes Burton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burton tries to pull guard but Baldoni won't allow it.
Baldoni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baldoni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burton or not.
Burton is trying to push Baldoni away but Baldoni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burton taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Baldoni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baldoni counters with a series of strikes. Burton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baldoni cracks Burton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cliff Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton misses with a straight left.
Baldoni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Baldoni moves into the clinch.
Baldoni lands a right hand.
Baldoni lands with a left to the head.
Baldoni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldoni digs a right hand into Burton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burton's gas tank.
Burton throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Baldoni.
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!
Nice body punch from Baldoni.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baldoni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burton.
Burton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but Baldoni blocks with his arms.
Baldoni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jack Baldoni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton is trying to pull guard but Baldoni turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baldoni lands a nice uppercut.
Baldoni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baldoni.
Baldoni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baldoni has Burton pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Baldoni.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baldoni.
A short body shot lands from Baldoni as the two fighters clinch.
Baldoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burton is looking to break free of the clinch but Baldoni has double underhooks.
Baldoni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baldoni is trying to push Burton away but Burton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baldoni has had enough of the clinch but Burton keeps him there for the moment.
Baldoni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burton or not.
A frustrated look appears on Baldoni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baldoni pushes Burton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baldoni lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burton tries to circle away but Baldoni has him pinned against the cage.
Baldoni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burton.
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!
Burton working hard to break the clinch.
Baldoni scores with a shot to the side of Burton's head.
Baldoni tries to circle away but Burton has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baldoni.
Nice body punch from Baldoni.
Burton has a couple of punches blocked by Baldoni.
Burton wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldoni won't allow it.
Baldoni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baldoni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baldoni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baldoni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baldoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Baldoni.
Burton tries to break the clinch but Baldoni is controlling the position.
Baldoni prevents Burton from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Baldoni - that landed with a thud.
Baldoni cracks Burton with a nice body shot.
Baldoni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but Baldoni blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Baldoni.
Baldoni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burton working hard to break the clinch.
Baldoni lands a shot to the body.
Baldoni scores with a shoulder strike.
Burton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Baldoni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burton letting Baldoni take a breather here.
Burton wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldoni won't allow it.
Baldoni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Burton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baldoni effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton tries to pull guard but Baldoni won't allow it.
Baldoni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Burton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldoni has Burton pressed against the cage, preventing Burton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baldoni is struggling to control the position.
Baldoni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baldoni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burton up against the cage.
Baldoni gets through Burton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baldoni digs a right hand into Burton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burton's gas tank.
Baldoni presses Burton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burton tries to pull guard but Baldoni holds him up against the cage and eventually Burton drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Baldoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Baldoni digs a good hook to Burton's body.
Baldoni drives through and clinches with Burton against the cage.
Good body shot from Baldoni.
A frustrated look appears on Burton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baldoni digs a right hand into Burton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burton's gas tank.
Baldoni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burton working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Baldoni - that landed with a thud.
Baldoni scores with a shot to the side of Burton's head.
Burton working hard to break the clinch.
Baldoni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baldoni lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldoni lands with a light punch inside.
Baldoni pushes Burton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baldoni lands with a right to the head.
Baldoni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baldoni is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baldoni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Baldoni.
Baldoni scores with a hook to the body.
Baldoni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baldoni stalling in the clinch.
Burton wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldoni won't allow it.
Burton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burton is looking to break free of the clinch but Baldoni has double underhooks.
Burton tries to break the clinch but Baldoni is controlling the position.
Burton is trying to force a seperation but Baldoni has the dominant position.
Baldoni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Baldoni wants to break free but Burton has control.
Baldoni gets through Burton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baldoni.
A short left from Baldoni.
Baldoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burton is rocked!
Baldoni lands a body punch.
Oh Burton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baldoni lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldoni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baldoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baldoni moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baldoni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burton tries to break free but Baldoni pushes him back against the cage.
Baldoni is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baldoni.
Burton tries to pull guard but Baldoni holds him up against the cage and eventually Burton drops back down to his feet.
Burton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Baldoni.
Baldoni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Baldoni.
Burton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baldoni to keep the fight standing.
Baldoni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baldoni controlling the action here for a moment.
Burton tries to break the clinch but Baldoni is controlling the position.
Cliff Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burton is trying to pull guard but Baldoni has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baldoni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baldoni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baldoni lands a body punch.
Baldoni holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Baldoni.
The referee calls for Baldoni to work.
Burton tries to break free but Baldoni pushes him back against the cage.
Baldoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baldoni lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldoni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baldoni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Baldoni has Burton pressed against the cage, preventing Burton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Baldoni.
Baldoni lands a nice uppercut.
Baldoni lands with a light punch inside.
Baldoni throws a big uppercut that drops Burton! More strikes from Baldoni and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Burton lies dazed against the cage as Baldoni celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Baldoni!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Baldoni made sure he mentioned Cripplers Corner, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Cliff Burton stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's BS man'.
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