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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 4713 p4p, 357 weight class) and Erick Clap (ranked 3420 p4p, 293 weight class). Burns comes into the arena with Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix blaring out of the sound system. Clap is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Burn it to the ground. Titan Xavier Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clap misses with a body kick.
We've been informed that Clap has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Clap connects with a right hand. Burns shakes it off.
Burns cracks the inside of Clap's front leg.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns misses the jab.
Clap rushes Burns and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Clap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Clap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clap takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clap is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Clap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns lands a right hand.
Clap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Clap keeps him there for the moment.
Clap tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clap misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Clap fails to land.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Clap fails to land.
Clap blocks a body shot from Burns.
Clap tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Clap back against the ropes.
Clap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clap takes an elbow to the temple.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns pushes Clap back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Clap.
Clap is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clap has his back to the ropes.
Clap stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position.
Clap tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Clap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clap missing with knees to the body.
Clap is trying to push Burns away but Burns has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Clap tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Clap back against the ropes.
Clap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Burns with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns.
Clap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clap takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clap swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Burns throws a leg kick but Clap checks it.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Clap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clap misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back.
A slow jab from Clap misses its intended target.
Clap connects with a right hand. Burns shakes it off.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Clap is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clap.
Clap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Xavier Burns dominated that 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.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
Burns throws a low kick but Clap moves out of range easily.
Clap let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clap is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clap.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Clap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Burns misses.
Clap let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Clap is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clap.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns lands a nice hook to Clap's body. Clap takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Clap.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Clap moves his leg out of the way.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns slips a straight right by Clap.
Clap works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Clap checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Titan Xavier Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Clap blocks the leg kick.
Clap appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but Clap checks it.
Clap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns is looking to counter the offense by Clap and move into the clinch.
Clap 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.
Donk. Burns catches Clap right on the button with a cross.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Clap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clap looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clap lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clap scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clap's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clap checks a leg kick.
Clap is looking for the big counter here.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clap connects with a body shot that sends Burns's belly button to the back.
Clap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns tries to work over Clap's front leg with a kick but Clap checks it.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Clap misses with a body shot.
Clap lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clap ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Clap comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Clap lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clap dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Clap dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Clap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Burns throws a leg kick but Clap sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Clap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns throws a low kick but Clap moves out of range easily.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns misses with a leg kick
enabling Clap to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burns tests Clap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clap loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Clap lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the ropes and back into range.
Burns connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clap looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Clap moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clap.
Clap moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
It looks like Burns has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Clap blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Clap counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clap.
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.
Clap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Clap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Clap counters with a thumping low kick.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Clap saw it coming and moves away.
Clap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clap - the referee stops the clock and Burns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clap. Burns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns cracks the inside of Clap's front leg.
Clap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns clobbers Clap with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clap has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clap scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap cracks Burns with a good jab.
Clap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clap throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clap.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clap can pounce on him.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clap.
Clap thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Clap moved out of range.
Clap follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Clap moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Clap misses with a wild body shot.
Burns is looking to counter the offense by Clap and move into the clinch.
Clap's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clap scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Clap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns, as that shot connected.
Clap throws a body shot but no joy.
Clap lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns's hand.
Clap looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Titan Xavier Burns did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns avoids the head kick by Clap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Clap tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Clap takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burns slips under a jab from Clap.
Clap goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Burns.
Clap tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Clap's head.
Clap misses with a straight right.
Burns avoids the body shot from Clap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns is looking to chop away at Clap's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Clap seems unphased.
Clap scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clap.
Burns feints and then cracks Clap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clap down.
Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but Clap checks it.
A little jabbing left from Clap on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clap misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Burns.
Clap's corner calls for a 1-2. Clap obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clap circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns misses with a left hand
and Clap counters with a stiff right hand.
Clap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Clap blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clap throws a shot to the body.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Claps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clap blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clap has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clap and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Clap blocks the leg kick.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Clap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clap checks a leg kick.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Clap blocks a jab.
Clap appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Clap.
Nice body punch from Clap.
Clap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
Clap tries to clinch up.
Clap misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Clap circles away.
Clap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice jab there from Burns.
Clap tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Clap misses the shot to the body.
Burns cracks the inside of Clap's front leg.
Clap takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clap connects with an inside leg kick.
Clap blocks a leg kick.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clap.
Clap has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clap. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clap.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns clobbers Clap with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Clap is out of range.
Clap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Clap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clap has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clap there as he acknowledges the shot.
Erick Clap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clap blocks a jab.
Clap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clap is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clap checks a leg kick.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Burns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burns lands with a cross.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Clap counters with a left to the body.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clap.
A swing and a miss from Clap.
Clap checks a leg kick.
Clap scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns scores with the left hand. Clap knows he should have avoided that one.
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Clap throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns.
Burns tried to counter with a leg kick but Clap avoided it.
Burns has managed to clinch.
Clap misses with the head strike.
Burns working Clap over with knees to the body.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clap lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Clap.
A head punch on the inside from Clap fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clap blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns presses Clap against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clap is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Clap swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns prevents a body shot from Clap.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Clap controls the action.
Titan Xavier Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Titan Xavier Burns.
Well Burns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns!
Titan Xavier Burns retains his featherweight title!
As Titan Xavier Burns got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.
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