PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 15 p4p, 3 weight class) and Sergey Beznisko (ranked 89 p4p, 12 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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

John Conor Burns
vs
Beznisko

190 cm
39
215 lbs
39 - 12 - 2

178 cm
32
215 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 39 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergey Beznisko!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beznisko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Beznisko tries to counter it with a takedown but Burns pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Beznisko misses.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beznisko.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns moves forwards but Beznisko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beznisko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burns is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beznisko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beznisko.
Beznisko looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws an off balance right hand

and Beznisko counters with a single leg into guard. Burns didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns trying to control the position.
Burns is really struggling to control Beznisko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Burns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beznisko.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns seems keen to control Beznisko's posture.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Beznisko is looking to control Burns 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beznisko avoid being mounted?
Burns seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Beznisko wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.

Burns decides to stand and escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns .
Burns blocks a head kick by Beznisko.
Beznisko throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.

Beznisko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Burns to the ground. Beznisko is now in Burns 's guard.
Burns has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Beznisko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Beznisko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beznisko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beznisko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.

Burns has his feet on Beznisko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beznisko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Burns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beznisko.

Beznisko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Beznisko scoring with punches and elbows.
Burns avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beznisko.
Beznisko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Beznisko working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beznisko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burns tries to improve position but can't.
Beznisko working the body and head with strikes.
Beznisko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burns is avoiding damage well.
Beznisko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Beznisko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beznisko throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko is putting a hurting on Burns here, landing some big shots from side control.

Burns throws Beznisko to one side and escapes!
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beznisko manages to avoid it.
Burns backing away here, and Beznisko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beznisko is able to avoid easily.
Burns misses with a shot to the body
and Beznisko counters with an inside leg kick.
Burns stuns Beznisko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beznisko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns .
And Beznisko tries to counter it with a takedown but Burns pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
Beznisko takes one to the chin there.
Beznisko moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Beznisko sizes up Burns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beznisko is out of range and Burns settles back down.
Beznisko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beznisko misses with a looping left.
Beznisko looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beznisko's calf.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergey Beznisko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beznisko missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beznisko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beznisko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Beznisko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beznisko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burns throws a leg kick but Beznisko checks it.
Beznisko scores with a decent looking hook.
Beznisko staying out of range there.
Burns scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Burns misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko slips a straight right by Burns .
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns throws a head kick but Beznisko moves out of range.
Burns scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns moves out of range as Beznisko strikes.
Burns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Beznisko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beznisko.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sergey Beznisko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beznisko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burns is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Beznisko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beznisko tries to clinch up.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Beznisko.
Beznisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Beznisko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Beznisko does no damage.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beznisko.
A lazy left from Burns finds it's target.
Beznisko blocks a head kick by Burns .
Beznisko slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beznisko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Beznisko is out of range.
Beznisko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Burns walks into a jab.
Burns misses with a hook to the body
and Beznisko counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns misses with a body kick.
A big right from Beznisko misses.
Good exchange - Beznisko coming out on top.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beznisko counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Beznisko. Beautiful body shot.
Beznisko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beznisko.
Burns motions for Beznisko to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Beznisko coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves out of range as Beznisko strikes.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beznisko misses the shot to the body.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burns jabs Beznisko right on the nose. Beznisko blinks but takes it well.
Beznisko throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beznisko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beznisko.
Burns connects with the punch.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beznisko.
Burns digs a good body shot into Beznisko's ribs.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beznisko there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beznisko. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Beznisko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko scores with a jab to the body.
Beznisko scores with a body shot.
Beznisko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beznisko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
Burns slips a straight right by Beznisko.
A big right from Beznisko misses.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko misses the shot to the body.
Beznisko loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns misses with a leg kick

and Beznisko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burns won't be happy with that.
Burns gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beznisko content to control rather than advance.
Beznisko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Beznisko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big left from Burns misses.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beznisko.
Burns throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
Beznisko throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beznisko. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns cracks the inside of Beznisko's front leg.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Beznisko ducks down to avoid it.
Beznisko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
Burns slips a straight right by Beznisko.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Beznisko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Burns .
Beznisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko scores with a body shot.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beznisko 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!
Burns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
Beznisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beznisko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beznisko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Burns lands with a right hand.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beznisko throws out the jab.

Beznisko closes the distance and clinches.
Beznisko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burns pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burns misses with a hook.
Beznisko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Beznisko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beznisko tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Beznisko blocks the leg kick.
Beznisko dodges the punch combination from Burns .
Beznisko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Burns lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beznisko doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Beznisko throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns .
Beznisko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Beznisko settles back down.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Beznisko has a takedown stuffed.
Beznisko just misses with a punch to the body.
Beznisko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beznisko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burns fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beznisko just manages to avoid it.
Burns thumps Beznisko with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Beznisko moved out of range nicely.
Burns cracks Beznisko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beznisko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beznisko under the eye.
Beznisko throws a one two combo.
Beznisko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns .
Beznisko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Beznisko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beznisko digs a good body shot into Burns 's ribs.
Beznisko cracks the inside of Burns 's front leg.
Burns catches Beznisko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beznisko tries to work over Burns 's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Beznisko misses with a body shot
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko jabs Burns right on the nose. Burns blinks but takes it well.
Beznisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Beznisko throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beznisko just manages to avoid it.
Beznisko looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns avoids the body shot from Beznisko.
Beznisko thuds a left hand into Burns 's body.
Beznisko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns lands an overhand right.
Beznisko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beznisko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beznisko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex John Conor Burns clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Beznisko's front leg but catches the back leg as Beznisko tries to avoid it.
Beznisko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns 's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burns is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beznisko was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beznisko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Beznisko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beznisko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beznisko.
Beznisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beznisko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beznisko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Beznisko.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bezniskos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beznisko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beznisko cracks Burns with a good jab.
Beznisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Beznisko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beznisko takes a swing at Burns 's ribcage but misses.
Beznisko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns .
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns . That's going to slow Beznisko down.
Beznisko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burns swivels and escapes.
Burns tried to counter with a leg kick but Beznisko avoided it.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Beznisko tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beznisko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns 's head backwards.

Beznisko closes the distance and clinches.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bezniskos head.
Beznisko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beznisko wants to stall.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beznisko prevents a body shot from Burns .
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns blocks a body shot from Beznisko.
Beznisko blocks a body shot from Burns .
Beznisko blocks a body shot from Burns .
Burns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Beznisko - that landed with a thud.
Beznisko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Beznisko tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Beznisko back against the cage.
Beznisko misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushes Beznisko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns tries to work over Beznisko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Beznisko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns is working Beznisko over against the cage.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bezniskos head.
Beznisko struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns .
Beznisko blocks a body shot from Burns .
Burns gets through Beznisko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bezniskos head.
Burns stalling.
Burns slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alex John Conor Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beznisko is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Beznisko.
Beznisko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Burns breaks the clinch.
Beznisko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Beznisko avoids a kick to the body.

Beznisko clinches with his opponent.
Burns blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex John Conor Burns had his way with Sergey Beznisko in that round.
That's time! Burns 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

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.
Beznisko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Beznisko swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns lands a two punch combo.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Beznisko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns walks into a straight right hand from Beznisko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beznisko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns slips under a jab from Beznisko.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beznisko catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Burns . Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beznisko! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Beznisko.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beznisko lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Beznisko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Beznisko is just out of range.
Burns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Beznisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beznisko connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Beznisko. Beautiful body shot.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Beznisko fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns . Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns lands with a straight right. Beznisko didn't see that one coming.
Burns 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beznisko under the eye.
Beznisko moves away from the strike by Burns .
Beznisko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burns finds it's way round the side to connect with Beznisko's head.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Beznisko counters with an inside leg kick.
Beznisko misses the jab.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Beznisko should have avoided that one.
Beznisko slips under a jab.
Beznisko blocks a jab.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Beznisko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beznisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Beznisko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beznisko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beznisko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beznisko blocks a head kick by Burns .
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beznisko fails to land with a series of punches.
Beznisko looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Beznisko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beznisko misses with a double jab.
Burns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beznisko. That one must have hurt.
Beznisko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Beznisko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burns is looking to get back to his feet here but Beznisko is keeping cool and he's managed to take Burns 's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beznisko struggling to keep hold of the position.
Burns trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Beznisko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beznisko throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Burns rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Burns is doing well to control the position and prevent Beznisko from advancing to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns wants to control but Beznisko is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex John Conor Burns .
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
Alex John Conor Burns retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Alex John Conor Burns thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.