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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 51 p4p, 7 weight class) and Alex Asztalos (ranked 266 p4p, 39 weight class). Burns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. Asztalos has chosen Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns is looking to slow Asztalos down with leg kicks.
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've been told by Burns 's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Asztalos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Asztalos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Asztalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Jab from Asztalos.
Burns throws a leg kick but Asztalos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asztalos lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Asztalos feints and then cracks Burns 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Asztalos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Asztalos swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asztalos slips under a jab.
Asztalos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Asztalos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns .
A swing and a miss from Asztalos.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Asztalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Asztalos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asztalos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asztalos connects with a looping right hand.
Asztalos misses with a hook.
Asztalos cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Asztalos misses with a looping right.
It looked like Burns was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Asztalos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Asztalos saw that one coming.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Asztalos saw that one coming.
Asztalos lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.
Asztalos throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Asztalos misses.
Burns scores with a jab to the head.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asztalos swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Asztalos lands the left hand.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Asztalos should have avoided that one.
Asztalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns .
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Asztalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asztalos swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Asztalos misses with some punches.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asztalos backwards.
Asztalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asztalos misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns tries a body shot but Asztalos blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is leaning against Asztalos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asztalos misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Asztalos controls his hands.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asztaloss head.
Asztalos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asztalos tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Asztalos throws a head punch that misses.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns stalling in the clinch.
Asztalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asztalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burns .
Asztalos presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asztalos throws a chopping leg kick but Burns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Asztalos cracks a nice hook into Burns 's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns .
Burns throws a low kick but Asztalos moves out of range easily.
Asztalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asztalos staying out of range there.
Asztalos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burns walks into a straight right hand from Asztalos.
A big left from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Asztalos.
Asztalos moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Asztalos ducks down to avoid it.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns slips under a jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 Asztalos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asztalos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asztalos swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Asztalos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Asztalos tries to work over Burns 's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Asztalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Asztalos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asztalos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Burns .
That kick from Burns tenderised Asztalos's leg. Asztalos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns scores with a hook.
Asztalos misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Asztalos's head but Asztalos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asztalos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asztalos can pounce on him.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Asztalos.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Asztalos looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Asztalos's shoulder, as Asztalos tries to avoid the shot.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns clinches up against the cage.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Asztalos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asztalos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asztalos scores with a nice head shot.
Burns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asztalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Asztalos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns moves away from the strike by Asztalos.
Asztalos pushes Burns away with a front kick.
Asztalos moves out of range of the body kick from Burns .
Burns throws a low kick but Asztalos moves out of range easily.
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Asztalos flicks out a counter leg kick but Burns steps away.
Asztalos connects with a crisp jab.
Burns has Asztalos up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Asztalos misses with a body punch.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Asztalos tries to work over Burns 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns works on Asztalos's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asztalos tries to work over Burns 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asztalos misses with the head strike.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos working aggressively here.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Asztalos.
Asztalos tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Asztalos back against the cage.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burns 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asztalos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alex Asztalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Asztalos stuns Burns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Asztalos misses its intended target.
Burns clinches up against the cage.
Burns working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns .
Asztalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns tries a body shot but Asztalos blocks it.
Asztalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asztalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow.
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 misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asztalos blocks a body shot from Burns .
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asztalos. Asztalos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asztalos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Asztalos throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns cracks Asztalos with an open hand slap.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Asztalos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asztalos 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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asztalos. That did some damage!
Asztalos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns .
Burns slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Asztalos cracks Burns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Asztalos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns .
Burns tries a low kick but Asztalos avoids it.
Asztalos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Asztalos, pushing him back against the cage.
Asztalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asztalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asztalos working aggressively here.
Asztalos misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asztalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow.
A body shot lands from Burns .
Asztalos digs a right hand underneath Burns 's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asztalos takes a shot to the head.
Asztalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asztalos lands an uppercut.
Asztalos tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Asztalos back against the cage.
Alex John Conor Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asztalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns .
Burns stalling in the clinch but Asztalos improves position.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asztalos's elbow.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to work over Asztalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asztalos tries to work over Burns 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asztalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Asztalos.
Burns lands a body punch.
Asztalos lands a right hand.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asztalos's elbow.
Asztalos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asztalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns .
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asztalos's elbow.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asztalos tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Asztalos back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asztalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Asztalos avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asztalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asztalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Burns .
That kick from Burns tenderised Asztalos's leg. Asztalos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Asztalos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns .
Burns slips under a jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos lands with a hook. Burns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Asztalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns tries to counter by clinching up but Asztalos breaks away and moves out of range.
Asztalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Asztalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
Burns moves out of range as Asztalos throws a body kick.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Asztalos moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Asztalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Asztalos blocks the body kick.
Asztalos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asztalos doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Burns tries to clinch but Asztalos moves out of range.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Asztalos's head but Asztalos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 shot there by Burns .
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Asztalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Asztalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asztalos misses with an uppercut.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Asztalos counters with a nice body shot.
Asztalos tests Burns 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Asztalos slips the punch.
Burns clinches up with Asztalos and pushes him back against the cage.
Asztalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asztalos working aggressively here.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Asztalos.
Asztalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asztalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Asztalos backwards.
Asztalos tries to work over Burns 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asztalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns prevents a body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Asztalos - that landed with a thud.
Asztalos lands a shoulder strike.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Asztalos as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Asztalos.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asztalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asztalos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asztalos misses with a body punch.
Asztalos pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asztalos misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos misses with a body punch.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Asztalos is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asztalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Asztalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asztalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asztalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Asztalos on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asztalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asztalos.
Asztalos pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos blocking some punches.
Asztalos pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asztalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asztalos misses with the head strike.
Asztalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Asztalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Asztalos tries to work over Burns 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asztalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Asztalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asztalos.
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asztalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asztalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asztalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asztalos misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Asztalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asztalos 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Asztalos!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Asztalos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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