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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes to the cage accompanied by Anesthesia(Pulling Teeth). Cliff Burton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 cm
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165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cliff Burton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Robson! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Robson thuds a left hand into Burton's body. Burton has Robson up against the cage in a clinch.
Burton avoiding damage.
Burton keeps control of Robson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Burton scores with a shot to the side of Robson's head. Robson pulls guard. Burton throws a big elbow that misses. Robson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Robson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Robson wants to sweep but no luck. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burton wants to stand but Robson has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Burton lands a couple of elbows. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Burton chips away with some ground and pound. Burton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Burton is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Burton wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance. Robson fails with a takedown attempt. Burton clinches up against the cage. Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Burton throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Burton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches in the buildup to the fight. Burton goes for a double leg but Robson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Robson continues to drive forward. Burton wants to clinch and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Robson as Burton shoots in. As Burton backs off Robson throws a huge counter combo but Burton manages to avoid it all. Burton tries to clinch but Robson moves out of range. Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burton pinned against the cage. Burton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Cliff Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Burton closes the distance and clinches. Burton blocks a body shot from Robson. The referee is keeping an eye on Burton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robson stalls. Robson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cliff Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burton darts in and clinches Robson up against the cage. Robson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burton after a bit of a struggle. Robson blocks an uppercut.
Robson wants a takedown but no success here.
Burton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Robson.
Robson takes a shot to the head. Burton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Robson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Burton clinches up against the cage. Burton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Burton goes for a double leg but Robson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Robson continues to drive forward. Robson unleashes a big counter combination but Burton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burton. Burton tries to clinch but Robson is having none of it. Robson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Burton wants to clinch. Robson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Burton blocks it well. Burton tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Burton moves into the clinch. Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burton lands with a light punch inside. Robson taking a breather. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Robson working hard to break the clinch. Robson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Burton jumps guard but Robson stands there with Burton around his waist. Burton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burton jumps guard but Robson stands there with Burton around his waist. Burton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Burton 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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Robson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Burton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Robson gets a clinch. Burton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robson blocking some punches.
Robson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Robson prevents Burton from breaking the clinch. Burton lands with a left to the head. Burton stops a takedown attempt from Robson.
A short right from Burton. Burton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Robson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Cliff Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Robson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Burton jumps guard but Robson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Burton tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Burton back against the cage. Robson is looking for a takedown. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burton. Robson blocks an elbow strike. Still in the clinch, Burton scores with a nice short uppercut. Robson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burton tries to break free but Robson pushes him back against the cage. Robson jumps guard but Burton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Burton lands on the inside with an uppercut. Robson is trying to pull guard but Burton has him pressed against the cage. Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it. Burton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Burton misses with some punches.
Burton throws a head punch that misses. Burton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robson can do to turn this around? Burton misses with a short punch on the inside. Robson jumps guard but Burton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Burton misses with a punch on the inside.
Burton lands a nice uppercut. Robson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Burton throws a head punch that misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burton has Robson pressed against the cage, preventing Robson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Burton trying to control the position but instead, Robson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burton into the cage. Robson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burton lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Burton.
Burton stalling in the clinch but Robson improves position. Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Burton lands with a light punch inside. Burton misses with some punches.
Burton blocks an elbow strike from Robson.
Robson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burton after a bit of a struggle. A head punch on the inside from Burton fails to land. Cliff Burton has scored more points in the clinch so far. Burton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Robson pulls him back up using the underhooks. Burton is trying to pull guard but Robson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Burton fails to land. Burton misses with some punches.
Burton throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burton throws an elbow but misses. Burton throws a head punch that misses. Burton misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Burton misses with the head strike.
Burton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Still in the clinch, Burton scores with a nice short uppercut. Robson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. 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! Robson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Burton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Burton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robson manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Robson. Those never looked like landing. Burton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Robson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burton tries to clinch up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Burton dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Burton has Robson up against the cage in a clinch.
Burton tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
Robson drags the fight down to the ground.
Robson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burton. Burton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Burton is looking to stand up but Robson won't let him. Burton postures up.
Robson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Robson pushes Burton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Robson moves into the clinch. Burton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Burton.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burton clinches. Burton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robson is defending well for now. Robson prevents a body shot from Burton. Burton throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson. Robson blocking some punches.
Burton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Robson to keep the fight standing. A head punch on the inside from Burton fails to land. Burton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Burton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Robson. That one must have hurt. Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robson. Burton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Burton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson Robson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Robson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burton as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burton darts in and clinches Robson up against the cage. Burton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cliff Burton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Robson is trying to push Burton away but Burton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Burton gets through Robson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Robson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burton has him pressed against the cage. Burton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Robson gets control of Burton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Robson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Burton wants to stand and escape but instead Robson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burton is looking to stand back up but Robson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Burton. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Robson lands a nice short elbow. Robson stops Burton from getting back to his feet.
Burton is staying active underneath Robson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Robson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Burton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Burton tries to buck Robson off but he can't manage it. Burton tries to buck Robson off but Robson takes his back! Robson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Burton won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Robson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anderson Robson! Cliff Burton was interviewed post fight and said 'That's BS man'.
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energy
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