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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 16 p4p, 3 weight class) and Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 36 p4p, 8 weight class). Grigoryan comes to the cage accompanied by Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Burns has chosen Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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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
15 - 1 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Grigoryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigoryan throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns with a nice cross.
Grigoryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns .
Grigoryan throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigoryan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grigoryan in his tracks.
Burns walks into a jab.
Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grigoryan is out of range.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot.
Grigoryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigoryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Grigoryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grigoryan misses with a leg kick.
Grigoryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a low kick but Grigoryan avoids it.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns flicks out a counter leg kick but Grigoryan steps away.
Grigoryan throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns wants to slow Grigoryan down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grigoryan throws a body kick that misses.
Burns with a hook.
Burns slips a jab from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Grigoryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grigoryan throws a front kick that sends Burns stumbling back into the cage.
Grigoryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grigoryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns .
Grigoryan throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns .
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grigoryan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Grigoryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Grigoryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grigoryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Grigoryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigoryan.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grigoryan connects with a single shot there.
Grigoryan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grigoryan is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grigoryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigoryan sizes up Burns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grigoryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Grigoryan lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Grigoryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grigoryan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burns moves out of range as Grigoryan strikes.
Grigoryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Grigoryan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns looks for the body kick but Grigoryan saw that one coming.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns .
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grigoryan.
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grigoryan's hands.
Grigoryan missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Grigoryan. Those never looked like landing.
Burns digs a good hook to Grigoryan's body.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns .
Grigoryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grigoryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigoryan lands a nice shot that snaps Burns 's head back.
Grigoryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns .
Burns has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Grigoryan counters with an outside leg kick.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Grigoryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Grigoryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex John Conor Burns will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grigoryan works the jab nicely.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grigoryan lands with a nice body punch.
Grigoryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns thuds his right hand into Grigoryan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daniel Grigoryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Grigoryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigoryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grigoryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Burns avoids the body shot from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
Grigoryan backing away here, and Burns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by Burns .
Grigoryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grigoryan throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Grigoryan counters by moving into the clinch.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns connects with a right hand. Grigoryan shakes it off.
Grigoryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigoryan misses with a wild body shot.
Burns lands a head shot.
Burns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grigoryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grigoryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns defending well as Grigoryan loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Grigoryan slips the punch.
Grigoryan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Burns manages to circle out of the way.
Grigoryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Burns misses.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Grigoryan connects with a looping right hand.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Grigoryan's head but Grigoryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Donk. Burns catches Grigoryan right on the button with a cross.
Grigoryan blocks a jab.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Grigoryan saw that one coming.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Grigoryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns cracks Grigoryan with an open hand slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grigoryan.
Nice uppercut lands for Grigoryan. That snapped Burns 's head back.
Grigoryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigoryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns .
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grigoryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigoryan ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Burns missing with a left hand there. Grigoryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigoryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Grigoryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigoryan.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Grigoryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grigoryan throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Grigoryan moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing.
Grigoryan rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grigoryan fails to land.
Grigoryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns .
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grigoryans head.
Grigoryan lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Grigoryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns lands a body shot.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns .
Grigoryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Grigoryan ducks down to avoid it.
As Burns tries to get set, Grigoryan tries to push him back and clinch up but Burns manages to avoid the attempt.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grigoryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Grigoryan's head but Grigoryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grigoryan looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Burns misses.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 misses with a straight right.
Burns jabs at Grigoryan's body.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
Grigoryan avoids the body shot from Burns .
It looked like Grigoryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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.
Grigoryan misses with an uppercut.
Burns misses with a left hand
and Grigoryan counters with a nice body shot.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grigoryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
Grigoryan scores with a jab to the head.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Grigoryan.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Grigoryan slips the punch.
Grigoryan works Burns 's body with a nice hook.
Burns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigoryan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns scores with a head kick.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Grigoryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigoryan with a nice cross.
Grigoryan misses with a wild body shot.
Burns let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Grigoryan moved out of range.
Burns throws a hook but Grigoryan blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Grigoryan misses its target.
Burns digs a good body shot into Grigoryan's ribs.
Grigoryan takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Burns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grigoryan finds it's way round the side to connect with Burns 's head.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grigoryan lands with a right hand.
Burns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grigoryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns .
Burns lands the left hand.
Burns misses the jab.
Grigoryan misses with a straight left.
Burns misses with a hook. Grigoryan ducked under it nicely.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Grigoryan moved out of range.
Grigoryan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grigoryan blocks a head kick by Burns .
Burns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns throws the left hand but Grigoryan avoids the punch easily.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Grigoryan misses.
Grigoryan needs to keep his hands up - Burns had a free shot at his head there.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Grigoryan avoids it.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns .
Grigoryan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burns 's head.
Burns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grigoryan throws a big shot that misses.
Grigoryan scores with a nice right hand.
Grigoryan throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grigoryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Grigoryan there.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Grigoryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Grigoryan tries to avoid it.
Grigoryan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grigoryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns tries to bum rush Grigoryan with a series of wild strikes but Grigoryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grigoryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns slips a jab from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Grigoryan missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Burns tenderised Grigoryan's leg. Grigoryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grigoryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Grigoryan 's knee.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns .
Burns lands with a right hand.
Grigoryan connects with the punch.
Grigoryan throws a hook to the side of Burns 's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Daniel Grigoryan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Grigoryan blocks the leg kick.
Burns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigoryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Burns throws a jab when Grigoryan was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigoryan is just out of range.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grigoryan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigoryan.
Burns moves out of range as Grigoryan strikes.
Burns digs a good body shot into Grigoryan's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns .
Grigoryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grigoryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Grigoryan tries to clinch up.
Grigoryan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Grigoryan settles back down.
Grigoryan tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grigoryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns .
Grigoryan lands with a shot to the body.
Grigoryan loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Grigoryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan thuds his right hand into Burns 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Grigoryan counters with a nice leg kick.
Burns misses with a hook. Grigoryan ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Grigoryan ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Grigoryan looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns slips under a jab from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Burns . Those never looked like landing.
Grigoryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Grigoryan saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Grigoryan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grigoryan. That did some damage!
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grigoryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigoryan.
Burns tries a quick counter leg kick but Grigoryan is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Grigoryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Grigoryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns .
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grigoryan in his tracks.
Grigoryan misses the shot to the body.
Grigoryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burns scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Grigoryan slips the punch.
Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grigoryan lands a jab to the nose.
Burns slips under a jab from Grigoryan.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Grigoryan. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns , as that shot connected.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigoryan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grigoryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grigoryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grigoryan cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grigoryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grigoryan.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigoryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Grigoryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grigoryan forces Burns back against the cage and clinches.
Grigoryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigoryan.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Grigoryan.
Still in the clinch, Grigoryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Burns .
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Grigoryan back against the cage.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns .
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigoryan controls his hands.
Grigoryan gets through Burns 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigoryan blocking some punches.
Grigoryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burns s head.
Grigoryan blocks a body shot from Burns .
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigoryan's elbow.
Grigoryan scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns .
Grigoryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigoryan tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Daniel Grigoryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Grigoryan.
Burns is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns prevents a body shot from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns .
Alex John Conor Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigoryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns .
Grigoryan gets through Burns 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Grigoryan works on Burns 's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns wants to break free but Grigoryan has control.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigoryan controls his hands.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Grigoryan misses with the head strike.
Grigoryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Grigoryan tries to work over Burns 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigoryan gets through Burns 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grigoryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigoryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns is rocked!
Grigoryan pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns is still on wobbly legs! Can Grigoryan finish him?
Grigoryan blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grigoryan can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands a shoulder strike.
Burns is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Burns .
Grigoryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigoryan.
Burns seems to have recovered his senses.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigoryan controls his hands.
Grigoryan gets through Burns 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigoryan's elbow.
Grigoryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daniel Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan lands a left hand.
Grigoryan tries to work over Burns 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns lands a right hand.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigoryan's elbow.
Grigoryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow.
Good body shot from Burns .
Burns prevents a body shot from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Grigoryan has him pressed against the cage.
Burns blocks a body shot from Grigoryan.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigoryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Grigoryan avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Burns .
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Grigoryan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Grigoryan!
Daniel Grigoryan retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Daniel Grigoryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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