PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 10 p4p, 3 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 54 p4p, 12 weight class). Burns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

John Conor Burns
vs
Cooke

190 cm
38
215 lbs
37 - 11 - 2

185 cm
31
203 lbs
24 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 37 - 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 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burns is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Burns backpedaling.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Nice body punch from Burns .
Burns clobbers Cooke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Cooke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Burns .
Cooke keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burns is keeping busy.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke being controlled against the cage.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooke digs a right hand into Burns 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns 's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Burns 's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke just leaning against Burns , taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burns s head.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Burns misses with the head strike.
Cooke is trying to maintain a safe position but Burns gets an underhook and turns Cooke into the cage.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cooke on the inside.
Cooke misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns .
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Burns is working Cooke over against the cage.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.

Burns manages to break the clinch.
Cooke jabs Burns right on the nose. Burns blinks but takes it well.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Burns tries to move into range but Cooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns . Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns misses with a hook
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke slips under a jab from Burns .
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Burns .
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns scores with a spinning back kick!
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Alex John Conor Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Burns throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.

Cooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Cooke is looking to control Burns 's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Burns .
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
Burns is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.

Burns breaks from the clinch.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns 's knee momentarily.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooke. That snapped Burns 's head back.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Cooke backing up. Cooke nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Burns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns throws a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Burns dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Burns takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Burns fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cooke just manages to avoid it.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burns thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Burns keeps Cooke at a distance using the push kick.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Burns takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns . Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a push kick.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cooke clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matt Cooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow.

Burns manages to break the clinch.

Burns tries to keep at a distance but Cooke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke digs a right hand into Burns 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns 's gas tank.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke looking to stall.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Burns pushes Cooke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Burns misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burns with a body shot.
Cooke cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooke throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Cooke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooke.
Cooke lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns .
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burns tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns trying to stall but Cooke improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooke has double underhooks.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.

Burns 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns slips a jab from Cooke.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burns 's hands.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns . That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cooke misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Burns .
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Burns 's body.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Burns has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns misses with a hook
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Burns defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns staying out of range there.
Cooke lands the left hand.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns slips under a jab.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cooke slips under a jab from Burns .
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Cooke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burns throws a right and a left that Cooke avoids nicely.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooke's calf.
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Burns throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke digs a good hook to Burns 's body.
Cooke feints a jab promting Burns to slip. Cooke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burns slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Burns misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
As Burns backs off Cooke throws a huge counter combo but Burns manages to avoid it all.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Burns .
Burns moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns .
Cooke jabs at Burns 's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns .
Cooke misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Cooke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Burns 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A jab from Burns misses.
Cooke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Burns .
Burns stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
A counter left hand to the body from Burns misses its target.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Burns 's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns motions for Cooke to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Alex John Conor Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Cooke off balance momentarily.
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Burns takes one to the chin there.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Cooke tests Burns 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns slips a jab from Cooke.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
Cooke moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Cooke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Cooke misses with a hook to the body
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Cooke scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke lands a head shot.
Cooke scores with a nice head shot.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a solid body kick.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Cooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the cage and back into range.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 47:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Matt Cooke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.