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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Rivera (ranked 1244 p4p, 136 weight class) and Gun Seok Bak (ranked 1080 p4p, 121 weight class). Bak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Leader, Just Give Us Your Order!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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148 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Ruben Rivera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Seok Bak!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Bak circles away.
Bak throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bak counters with a straight right hand.
Bak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bak fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rivera eats them both and turns towards Bak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera throws a push kick but Bak slaps the foot to one side.
Bak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera has Bak up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bak's defenses.
Bak avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bak managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bak in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bak avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Bak shrugs off.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Rivera has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bak blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Bak.
Bak throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a good low kick that Bak was not able to check.
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!
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Bak.
Bak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Bak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Bak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bak in his tracks for a moment.
Bak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bak wants to break free but Rivera has control.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Bak circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Bak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rivera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bak feints a jab promting Rivera to slip. Bak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rivera slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bak throws out a powerful jab.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Bak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Bak with a hook.
Bak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bak misses the shot to the body.
Bak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rivera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to clinch but Bak slips to the side
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bak.
Rivera thows a body kick. Bak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bak scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Bak.
Rivera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bak avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
Rivera misses with a low kick as Bak jumps back.
Bak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bak's brow.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Bak won't want to take too many of those.
Bak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gun Seok Bak will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bak keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Bak.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Bak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Bak is avoiding it.
Rivera has managed to clinch.
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bak tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera prevents Bak from breaking the clinch.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Bak shrugs off.
Bak wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gun Seok Bak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bak avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Bak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bak scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rivera backs up against the cage.
Bak tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Bak's front leg but catches the back leg as Bak tries to avoid it.
Bak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bak throws a big shot that misses.
Bak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Bak does it's job there.
Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivera closes the distance and pushes Bak back into the cage.
Bak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bak working hard to break the clinch.
Bak avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Bak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Ruben Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Bak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rivera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bak can turn it around.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bak avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Bak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bak lands a jab to Rivera's midsection.
Good exchange - Bak coming out on top.
Bak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rivera throws a head kick but Bak moves out of range.
Bak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rivera eats them both and turns towards Bak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rivera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera throws a head kick but Bak moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak scores with a jab. Rivera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Bak misses its intended target.
Bak throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Bak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Bak moves out of range of the body kick from Rivera.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Bak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivera. Rivera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bak tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Bak circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivera clinches.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Bak won't want to take too many of those.
Bak is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Bak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bak is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivera has double underhooks.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera prevents Bak from breaking the clinch.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bak's face.
Rivera keeps control of Bak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bak dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Bak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gun Seok Bak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Bak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bak.
Nice straight punches there by Bak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bak.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bak tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bak wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Bak 's eye.
Bak takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Bak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bak avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bak working hard to break the clinch.
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera walks into a stiff left hand from Bak.
Bak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bak scores with a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
Bak jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
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!
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bak throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Gun Seok Bak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bak.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Bak keeps it at a distance.
Bak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bak.
Bak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters with a body kick.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak works Rivera's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Bak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
Bak misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Rivera is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bak.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rivera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bak throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a body kick.
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Bak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bak throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Rivera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bak's head.
Bak punishes Rivera's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivera moves out of range as Bak strikes.
Bak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Bak moved away.
Bak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bak manages to circle out of the way.
Bak misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Bak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rivera backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rivera.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Bak shrugs off.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bak is trying to force a seperation but Rivera has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bak's brow.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Bak 's eye.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ruben Rivera did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bak. That did some damage!
Bak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Bak throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bak stalks Rivera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivera's face. Rivera staggers backwards, shaken.
Bak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Bak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bak throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Bak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bak.
Rivera is looking to counter the offense by Bak and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bak throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera walks into a left hand.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera walks into a jab.
Nice shot by Bak.
Rivera gets a clinch.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Bak avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera has Bak pressed against the cage, preventing Bak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Bak is trying to force a seperation but Rivera has the dominant position.
Rivera has Bak pressed against the cage, preventing Bak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bak with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
Rivera tried to counter with a leg kick but Bak avoided it.
Bak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera drives through and clinches with Bak against the cage.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bak tries to circle away but Rivera has him pinned against the cage.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bak avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Bak wants to break free but Rivera has control.
Bak avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bak in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bak in his tracks for a moment.
Bak blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Bak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Bak working hard to break the clinch.
Bak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Bak wants to break free but Rivera has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Bak avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Bak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak lands a jab to the head.
Bak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Bak backs away, Rivera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bak lands a jab to the head.
Bak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Bak keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera had his way with Gun Seok Bak in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Bak.
Rivera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bak just manages to avoid it.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak is having none of it.
Bak misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Bak circles away.
Bak thuds his right hand into Rivera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That kick from Rivera tenderised Bak's leg. Bak is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Bak misses.
Bak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bak misses its intended target.
Bak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Bak's ribcage.
Bak is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Bak is trying to break free.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bak managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bak is trying to push Rivera away but Rivera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Rivera prevents Bak from breaking the clinch.
Bak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
Bak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera.
A clash of legs there as Bak blocks the low kick.
Bak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bak misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bak.
A big left from Bak misses.
A jab lands there for Bak.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak is having none of it.
Bak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bak.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Bak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bak misses with a body shot.
Rivera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Bak misses.
Bak avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Bak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rivera's head backwards.
Bak throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Bak pushes him off.
Rivera tries to move into range but Bak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bak.
A shot to the liver by Bak. Beautiful body shot.
Bak throws a hook but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bak. Those never looked like landing.
Bak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivera under the eye.
Bak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Bak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Bak circles away.
Bak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak moves out of range.
Rivera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bak lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gun Seok Bak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gun Seok Bak!
Gun Seok Bak is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Gun Seok Bak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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