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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 33 p4p, 5 weight class) and Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 40 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. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
16 - 2 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Grigoryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 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!
Burns scores with the left hand. Grigoryan knows he should have avoided that one.
Grigoryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grigoryan misses with a wild body shot.
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grigoryan.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns throws a nice head kick!
Burns scores with a jab.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grigoryan can pounce on him.
Grigoryan lands a jab to the head.
Grigoryan loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigoryan takes one on the button.
Grigoryan checks a low kick from Burns .
As Burns backs away, Grigoryan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grigoryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigoryan misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Grigoryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Grigoryan tries to avoid it.
Burns takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a head kick but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grigoryan tests Burns 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grigoryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grigoryan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grigoryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grigoryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigoryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grigoryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns throws a hook but Grigoryan blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Grigoryan misses the target.
Burns throws a quick inside 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 lands a glancing blow to the side of Grigoryan's head.
Grigoryan cracks Burns with a good jab.
Grigoryan connects with a jab.
Grigoryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Burns .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Grigoryan misses the target.
Grigoryan scores with a punch to the head.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grigoryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grigoryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Grigoryan loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Grigoryan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grigoryan.
Burns scores with a jab.
Burns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grigoryan cracks Burns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Burns .
Grigoryan clinches with his opponent.
Grigoryan tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Grigoryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigoryan's elbow.
Burns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grigoryan or not.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns tests Grigoryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns jabs Grigoryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grigoryan looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grigoryan half committed to a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grigoryan checks a leg kick.
Burns lands with a right hand.
Grigoryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grigoryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Grigoryan misses the target.
Grigoryan misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Grigoryan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns ! But no joy.
Grigoryan 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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grigoryan.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grigoryan takes a step back to recover.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Grigoryan's head but Grigoryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns lands a nice hook to Grigoryan's body. Grigoryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Grigoryan's ribs.
Grigoryan tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Grigoryan blocks it well.
Grigoryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns cracks Grigoryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Grigoryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigoryan misses with a jab to the body
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grigoryan is breathing heavily.
Grigoryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grigoryan thinking.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grigoryan manages to avoid it.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Burns connects with a single shot there.
Burns throws out a powerful jab.
Grigoryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burns throws a body punch but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Grigoryan tried to counter with a leg kick but Burns avoided it.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing.
Grigoryan slips under a jab from Burns .
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grigoryan throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Grigoryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burns thuds his right hand into Grigoryan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigoryan.
Burns steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Grigoryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grigoryan scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Burns .
Grigoryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Grigoryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Grigoryan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Burns lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grigoryan will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Grigoryan misses.
Grigoryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grigoryan.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigoryan.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grigoryan's head.
Grigoryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grigoryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns .
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grigoryan loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigoryan is just out of range.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Grigoryan ducks down to avoid it.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grigoryan tests Burns 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grigoryan lands a lovely overhand right.
Burns cracks Grigoryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigoryan.
Nice shot lands for Burns .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan avoids the head kick by Burns .
A little feinted left hand from Grigoryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Grigoryan defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Grigoryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grigoryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grigoryan throws a hook to the side of Burns 's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Grigoryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grigoryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigoryan misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Grigoryan moves his leg out of the way.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grigoryan.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grigoryan throws out the jab.
Grigoryan with a hook.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grigoryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick but Burns checks it.
Burns feints a counter leg kick.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns slips a jab from Grigoryan.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grigoryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns looks for the body kick but Grigoryan saw that one coming.
Burns misses with a hook
and Grigoryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Grigoryan.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Grigoryan swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns tests Grigoryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigoryan tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grigoryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grigoryan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigoryan.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns misses with the body kick
and Grigoryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Grigoryan blocks the leg kick.
A left and a right from Burns both land. Nice combination.
Grigoryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Burns checks a low kick from Grigoryan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grigoryan. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Burns .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grigoryan moves out of range of the body kick.
Grigoryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns . That did some damage!
Grigoryan missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns swings for the body but Grigoryan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns scores with a three punch combo!
An inside leg kick lands from Burns .
Burns slips a straight right by Grigoryan.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns jabs at Grigoryan's body.
Grigoryan looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Burns .
Grigoryan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns , as that shot connected.
Burns throws a jab when Grigoryan was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Grigoryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigoryan tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns thuds a left hand into Grigoryan's body.
Grigoryan avoids the body shot from Burns .
Grigoryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Grigoryan counters with a solid body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grigoryan 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.
Grigoryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns .
Grigoryan moves out of range of the body kick.
Grigoryan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Grigoryan misses with a low kick.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Grigoryan moved out of range.
Grigoryan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grigoryan misses the shot to the body.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns .
Burns scores with a nice head shot.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Grigoryan.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Grigoryan moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Grigoryan ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Grigoryan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Grigoryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns .
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Grigoryan off balance momentarily.
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 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grigoryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grigoryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns scores with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
Grigoryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grigoryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burns - the referee stops the clock and Grigoryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burns . Grigoryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grigoryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grigoryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burns counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grigoryan looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoryan misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns tries a quick counter leg kick but Grigoryan is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Grigoryan throws a low kick, looking for Burns 's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Grigoryan ducks right into an uppercut from Burns .
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grigoryan is out of range and Burns settles back down.
Grigoryan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Grigoryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigoryan slips a jab from Burns .
Burns misses with a hook. Grigoryan ducked under it nicely.
Grigoryan checks a leg kick.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Grigoryan's head.
Burns lands with a hook. Grigoryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grigoryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Grigoryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns dips to his left and cracks Grigoryan with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns really dominated that round.
That's time! Grigoryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grigoryan has time to react.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Grigoryan.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Grigoryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Grigoryan slips the punch.
Burns throws a series of punches but Grigoryan avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigoryan checks a leg kick.
A big right from Burns misses.
A head kick from Burns lands but Grigoryan takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Grigoryan ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan checks a low kick from Burns .
The fight stays on the outside here - Grigoryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burns lands a head shot.
Grigoryan looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Grigoryan throws a low kick, looking for Burns 's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Burns jabs Grigoryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burns staying out of range there.
Grigoryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigoryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
Burns with a nice cross.
Grigoryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Grigoryan throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grigoryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigoryan misses with a body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Grigoryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Grigoryan seems unphased.
Grigoryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigoryan walks into a stiff left hand from Burns .
Grigoryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grigoryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grigoryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigoryan misses with a left hand
and Burns counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Grigoryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Grigoryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grigoryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigoryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns . Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Grigoryan avoids the body shot from Burns .
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Grigoryan moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Grigoryan misses the target.
Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
Grigoryan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grigoryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grigoryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns misses with a hook. Grigoryan ducked under it nicely.
Burns moves away from the strike by Grigoryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Grigoryan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns ! But no joy.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grigoryan on the side of the head.
Grigoryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns throws a head kick but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grigoryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigoryan.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Grigoryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigoryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Donk. Burns catches Grigoryan right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burns cracks Grigoryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grigoryan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Grigoryan 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns . That snapped Grigoryan's head back.
Grigoryan looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Grigoryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns avoids the body shot from Grigoryan.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Grigoryan moved out of range.
Burns scores with a jab to the head.
Grigoryan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Grigoryan.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Grigoryan with a hook.
Grigoryan moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Grigoryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigoryan.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns misses with a hook.
Grigoryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns .
Burns throws a leg kick but Grigoryan checks it.
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 slips a straight right by Burns .
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Grigoryan connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grigoryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grigoryan swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigoryan is just out of range.
Grigoryan takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Grigoryan.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Grigoryan is out of range.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
A leg kick checked by Grigoryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns .
Burns avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Grigoryan misses the target.
Grigoryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by Burns .
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Grigoryan does no damage.
A big left from Grigoryan misses.
Grigoryan throws a front kick aimed at Burns 's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigoryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grigoryan's calf.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Daniel Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Grigoryan misses.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grigoryan throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns throws a leg kick but Grigoryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grigoryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoryan misses with a low kick.
Grigoryan avoids a kick to the body.
Burns is looking to chop away at Grigoryan's legs.
Grigoryan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Burns .
Nice shot by Burns .
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns scores with a kick to the midsection.
Burns with a nice cross.
Burns bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burns cracks Grigoryan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex John Conor Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
Alex John Conor Burns is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Alex John Conor Burns thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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