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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 4264 p4p, 384 weight class) and Bunt Jernit (ranked 20241 p4p, 599 weight class). Burns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. Titan Xavier Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jernit.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jernit 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 Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jernit loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns throws a leg kick but Jernit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.
Jernit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been informed that Jernit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jernit.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit connects with a crisp jab.
Burns tries to clinch but Jernit moves out of range.
Burns has Jernit up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Burns.
It looks like Bunt Jernit has been cut.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jernit's defenses.
Jernit misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Jernit in his tracks for a moment.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burns tries to work over Jernit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Jernit.
Burns misses with some punches.
Jernit tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Jernit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jernit blocks the elbow strike.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Jernit.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Jernit in his tracks for a moment.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns is leaning against Jernit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jernit lands a nice uppercut.
Jernit dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Jernit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jernit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Jernit misses.
Burns jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns throws a hook but Jernit avoids it easily.
Burns misses with a hook.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns.
Jernit thuds a left hand into Burns's body.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Jernit saw that one coming.
Jernit misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back.
Jernit lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head.
A shot to the liver by Jernit. Beautiful body shot.
Jernit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burns eats them both and turns towards Jernit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunt Jernit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jernit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jernit throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Jernit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jernit is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Burns clinches up with Jernit and pushes him back against the ropes.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Jernit blocks the leg kick.
Jernit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jernit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Burns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Jernit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with the body kick
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns with a hook.
Jernit scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burns throws a leg kick
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jernit at a distance.
Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Jernit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
Jernit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jernit moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Jernit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses.
Jernit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns scores with a leg kick.
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Jernit.
Jernit tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jernit.
Burns tries a knee to the head but Jernit blocks it.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jernit lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunt Jernit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jernit takes one to the side of the head.
Jernit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burns's hands.
Jernit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jernit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jernit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Jernit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jernit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns throws a sloppy body shot
and Jernit counters with a left to the body.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns jabs Jernit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burns scores with a leg kick.
Jernit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jernit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Burns misses with a low kick as Jernit jumps back.
Jernit with a nice cross.
Jernit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jernit throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Jernit blocks a low kick nicely.
Jernit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Jernit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Jernit.
Jernit slips under a jab from Burns.
Jernit blocks a low kick nicely.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Jernit misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jernit manages to avoid it.
Jernit lands a jab to the head.
Burns motions for Jernit to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jernit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jernit's calf.
Jernit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jernit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jernit looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jernit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Jernit moves away and avoids it.
Jernit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Titan Xavier Burns did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jernit's calf.
Jernit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jernit.
Jernit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jernit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns clinches up with Jernit and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jernit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jernit takes an elbow to the temple.
Burns digs a right hand underneath Jernit's ribcage. Jernit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burns blocks a body shot from Jernit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns lands an elbow just above Jernit 's eye.
Jernit lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns.
Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Jernit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit misses with the head strike.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jernit.
Burns tries to work over Jernit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jernit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Burns.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns is trying to stall.
Jernit misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jernit.
A short right from Burns.
Jernit is rocked!
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Jernit is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit.
Jernit seems to have recovered his senses.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jernit has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jernit misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jernit checks a low kick from Burns.
Jernit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Jernit looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Xavier Burns had his way with Bunt Jernit in that round.
The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good work by Burns as he checks the leg kick.
Jernit misses with a left hand
and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns.
Jernit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jernit scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit blocks the elbow strike.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jernit tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Jernit tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Jernit back against the ropes.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Jernit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jernit has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Jernit misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Burns back against the ropes.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jernit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jernit misses with some punches.
Burns works on Jernit's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Burns back against the ropes.
Jernit misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns tries to work over Jernit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jernit avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Jernit misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns digs a right hand into Jernit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jernit's gas tank.
Burns working Jernit over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a body shot.
Jernit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Jernit as the two fighters clinch.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jernit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Jernit's head.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns blocking some punches.
Jernit scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns!
Titan Xavier Burns retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Titan Xavier Burns stared into the camera and said 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.
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