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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes into the arena with Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank blaring out of the sound system. D Amato has chosen Machine Gun - Hated as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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200 lbs
32 - 10 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from D Amato finds it's target.
D Amato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amato moves away.
D Amato slips a jab from Burns .
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
D Amato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
D Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Burns blocks a jab.
D Amato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
D Amato has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
D Amato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
D Amato throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns .
D Amato misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from D Amato fails to land.
D Amato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns .
D Amato takes a shot to the head.
D Amato lands a nice uppercut.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Burns .
D Amato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
D Amato lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
D Amato cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Burns .
Burns lands with a right to the head.
D Amato working aggressively here.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Burns .
D Amato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burns s head.
D Amato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D Amato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
D Amato working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from D Amato.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns tries to work over D Amato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
D Amato takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
D Amato has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
D Amato misses with an uppercut.
D Amato looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns throws a body punch but D Amato moves out of range.
D Amato tries a quick counter leg kick but Burns is wise to it.
D Amato takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles D Amato. D Amato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
D Amato lands a slapping body shot.
D Amato misses with a head kick.
Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but D Amato manages to circle out of the way.
A big right from D Amato misses.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
D Amato is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
D Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
D Amato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that D Amato can do to turn this around?
D Amato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
D Amato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns slips a jab from D Amato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns .
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits D Amatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burns throws a hook but D Amato blocks it.
D Amato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amato connects with a looping right hand.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D Amato manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. D Amato doesn't seem phased though.
D Amato takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns throws a lazy head kick
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
D Amato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amato avoids the body shot from Burns .
Burns misses with an uppercut.
D Amato throws an off balance right hand
and Burns makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. D Amato really felt that one!
Michael D Amato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. D Amato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
D Amato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a body shot.
D Amato scores with a hook.
D Amato takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by D Amato.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
D Amato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow.
A shot in the inside from D Amato.
Burns blocks a body shot from D Amato.
D Amato throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burns .
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns gets through D Amato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael D Amato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. D Amato doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns feints and then cracks D Amato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow D Amato down.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
D Amato lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Burns tries to clinch there but D Amato circles away.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
D Amato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
A swing and a miss from D Amato.
As D Amato tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but D Amato manages to avoid the attempt.
D Amato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns dips to his left and cracks D Amato with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato walks into a straight right hand from Burns .
Burns throws a looping overhand right but D Amato ducks down to avoid it.
Burns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
D Amato misses with a right hand
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
D Amato throws a lazy uppercut
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns cracks D Amato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
D Amato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from D Amato misses.
D Amato throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
D Amato lands a nice shot to the body.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
Burns tried to score with a low kick but D Amato checks it.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. D Amato should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato 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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
D Amato lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Burns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burns moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amato throws a big shot that misses.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. D Amato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns gets a clinch.
D Amato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
A nice left hand lands by D Amato.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
Burns tries to work over D Amato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
During a confident post fight interview, Alex John Conor Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Michael D Amato was interviewed post fight and said 'Whoop ass or get your ass whooped
I got Whooped too day!'.
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