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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 11 p4p, 4 weight class) and Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 97 p4p, 14 weight class). Burns 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
41 - 21 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Fitzsimmons stuns Burns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzsimmons. That did some damage!
Burns sizes up Fitzsimmons with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fitzsimmons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns .
Burns slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Burns lands a body shot.
Fitzsimmons moves forwards but Burns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzsimmons counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns wants to slow Fitzsimmons down by chopping away at his legs.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns .
Fitzsimmons finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burns takes one on the button.
Burns tries to bum rush Fitzsimmons with a series of wild strikes but Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Burns .
Burns throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a head shot.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fitzsimmons cracks Burns with a good jab.
Fitzsimmons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab to Burns 's midsection.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fitzsimmons doesn't seem phased though.
Fitzsimmons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzsimmons scrambles back to his feet.
Fitzsimmons has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
An inside leg kick from Fitzsimmons misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitzsimmons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitzsimmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Burns lands a front kick.
Burns is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Fitzsimmons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzsimmons lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns 's hand.
Fitzsimmons staying out of range there.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Fitzsimmons.
Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fitzsimmons is out of range and Burns settles back down.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns .
Burns half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzsimmons moves away.
Fitzsimmons needs to keep his hands up - Burns had a free shot at his head there.
Fitzsimmons keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns misses the jab.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
Fitzsimmons's corner calls for a 1-2. Fitzsimmons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Burns .
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Fitzsimmons slips the punch.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fitzsimmons. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Burns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burns misses with a hook.
Fitzsimmons checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fitzsimmons is looking to land body kicks.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Fitzsimmons as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Fitzsimmons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick from Burns misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns . That snapped Fitzsimmons's head back.
Burns throws a head kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Fitzsimmons misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Fitzsimmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns . That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns .
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns 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.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzsimmons.
Jab from Fitzsimmons.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzsimmons can do to turn this around?
Fitzsimmons staying out of range there.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Fitzsimmons counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
The crowd cheers as Fitzsimmons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns doesn't seem phased though.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns throws a hook but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns .
Fitzsimmons throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fitzsimmons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burns misses with a few strikes there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fitzsimmons might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Burns has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fitzsimmons is able to avoid easily.
Alex John Conor Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burns avoids the head kick by Fitzsimmons.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns blocks the body kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
Fitzsimmons appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Fitzsimmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Burns appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fitzsimmons avoids the body shot from Burns .
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Fitzsimmons ducks down to avoid it.
Burns lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fitzsimmons duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Burns .
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons cracks Burns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the side of Burns 's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns tries a low kick but Fitzsimmons avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fitzsimmons has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Fitzsimmons slips the punch.
Fitzsimmons lands with a cross.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons feints and then cracks Burns 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Burns .
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzsimmons moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns .
Fitzsimmons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Fitzsimmons looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns .
Fitzsimmons lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fitzsimmons throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns digs a good body shot into Fitzsimmons's ribs.
Burns tries to bum rush Fitzsimmons with a series of wild strikes but Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Fitzsimmons saw it coming and moves away.
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzsimmons's calf.
Burns throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons avoids it.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Burns misses the target.
Fitzsimmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns takes a swing at Fitzsimmons's ribcage but misses.
Burns looks for the body kick but Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitzsimmons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns lunges at Fitzsimmons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fitzsimmons's hand.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns moves forwards but Fitzsimmons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Nice defenses there by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Burns .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fitzsimmons! But no joy.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses the jab.
Fitzsimmons throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Fitzsimmons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Fitzsimmons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns looks for the body kick but Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Burns misses the jab.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Fitzsimmons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fitzsimmons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzsimmons scores with a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Burns .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice head shot.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons avoids the body shot from Burns .
Fitzsimmons scores with a hook.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzsimmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Fitzsimmons backing up. Fitzsimmons nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
Burns misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzsimmons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burns swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Fitzsimmons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fitzsimmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Fitzsimmons moved away.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Burns was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Burns .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fitzsimmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Burns .
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns .
Burns throws a head kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitzsimmons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab to Burns 's midsection.
Fitzsimmons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alex John Conor Burns did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy left from Fitzsimmons finds it's target.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Fitzsimmons doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Burns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzsimmons darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burns misses with a jab to the body
and Fitzsimmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzsimmons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fitzsimmons is able to avoid easily.
Fitzsimmons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fitzsimmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Fitzsimmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Fitzsimmons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fitzsimmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Burns 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.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Fitzsimmons's belly button to the back.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Fitzsimmons - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons thumps Burns with a low kick.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons scores with a shot to the body.
Burns avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzsimmons lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns 's head.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
Fitzsimmons tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fitzsimmons's hands.
Burns throws a push kick but Fitzsimmons slaps the foot to one side.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the side of Burns 's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzsimmons staying out of range there.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Fitzsimmons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fitzsimmons motions for Burns to come forward. Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fitzsimmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons lands with a hook. Burns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitzsimmons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burns cracks Fitzsimmons with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Fitzsimmons catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzsimmons darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burns moves away from the strike by Fitzsimmons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alex John Conor Burns will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Fitzsimmons seems unphased.
Fitzsimmons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fitzsimmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Burns misses.
Fitzsimmons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzsimmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head but Fitzsimmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns misses with a hook. Fitzsimmons ducked under it nicely.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons scores with a decent looking hook.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Fitzsimmons sees coming a mile off.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons ducks right into an uppercut from Burns .
Burns slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Burns throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a good low kick that Fitzsimmons was not able to check.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzsimmons counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex John Conor Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fitzsimmons's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot
and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burns 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fitzsimmons under the eye.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns digs a good hook to Fitzsimmons's body.
Fitzsimmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Fitzsimmons defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitzsimmons's sensitive parts.
Fitzsimmons tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick there by Burns .
Fitzsimmons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Fitzsimmons is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Burns .
Fitzsimmons checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Burns dips to his left and cracks Fitzsimmons with an uppercut!
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Burns misses.
Fitzsimmons with a nice cross.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the head.
Burns cracks Fitzsimmons with a good jab.
Fitzsimmons lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns 's hand.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
Fitzsimmons looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Fitzsimmons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns doesn't seem phased though.
Burns connects with a right hand. Fitzsimmons shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Burns .
Fitzsimmons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Fitzsimmons misses.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fitzsimmons takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns , right into the meat.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burns lands a head kick!
Fitzsimmons attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex John Conor Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burns 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
Alex John Conor Burns retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Alex John Conor Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jim Fitzsimmons spoke after the fight, saying 'A jolly good scrap, old chum! I say, will you join me for a spot of gin and tonic?'.
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