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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Rodrigez (ranked 4736 p4p, 461 weight class) and Tim Allen (ranked 24585 p4p, 647 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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183 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emanuel Rodrigez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Allen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen drives through and clinches with Rodrigez against the cage.
Allen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Allen gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigez's takedown attempt.
Rodrigez goes for a takedown attempt but Allen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Rodrigez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen rushes Rodrigez and presses him up against the cage.
Rodrigez blocks an uppercut.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodrigez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Allen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
Allen digs a right hand into Rodrigez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodrigez's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodrigez is breathing heavily.
Allen lands a right hand.
Rodrigez is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodrigez takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigez.
Allen is working Rodrigez over against the cage.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodrigez has been working on his balance at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Allen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
A short uppercut from Allen.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodrigez backwards.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodrigez is rocked!
Allen lands a left hand.
Oh Rodrigez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigez.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodrigez backwards.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen lands a left hand.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigez.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen working aggressively here.
Rodrigez blocking some punches.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Rodrigez's ribcage. Rodrigez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodrigezs head.
Allen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rodrigez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rodrigez drops to his knees and Allen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Allen!
Our winner, Tim Allen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Emanuel Rodrigez spoke after the fight, saying 'PUTA!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Norris (ranked 7432 p4p, 214 weight class) and Dusty Rhodes (ranked 23832 p4p, 262 weight class). Dusty Rhodes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusty Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris lands the left hand.
It looks like Dusty Rhodes has been cut.
Norris stuffs the takedown.
Norris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rhodes.
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches.
Rhodes just leaning against Norris, taking a breather.
Norris lands an uppercut.
Norris misses with some punches.
Norris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rhodes.
Fred Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Rhodes.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhodes controls his hands.
Rhodes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Norris up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhodes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rhodes gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Norris gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Norris!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kantemir Khashukaev (ranked 3129 p4p, 277 weight class) and Johnny Kilmister (ranked 2808 p4p, 253 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kantemir Khashukaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Kilmister!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Khashukaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kilmister doesn't seem phased though.
Khashukaev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kilmister pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khashukaev is out of range and Kilmister settles back down.
Kilmister blocks a jab.
Khashukaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilmister.
Some wild striking there from Khashukaev.
Kilmister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khashukaev manages to avoid it.
Khashukaev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Khashukaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kantemir Khashukaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khashukaev looks to throw the jab but Kilmister is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khashukaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilmister stalling in the clinch.
Kilmister prevents Khashukaev from breaking the clinch.
Khashukaev tries to pull guard but Kilmister won't allow it.
Khashukaev has had enough of the clinch but Kilmister keeps him there for the moment.
Kilmister's coach down at Death Valley Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kilmister's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khashukaev breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khashukaev loads up on a big right hand but Kilmister slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kilmister! But no joy.
Kilmister with a nice cross.
Kilmister slips under a jab.
Kilmister throws a head kick that misses.
Kilmister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khashukaev.
Kilmister is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kilmister tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilmister lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Khashukaev can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Kilmister and Khashukaev drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Kilmister.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Kilmister!
Johnny Kilmister seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 3640 p4p, 380 weight class) and Jon Horn (ranked 2595 p4p, 289 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horn throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miller.
It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
Horn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jon Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horn misses with a head kick.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Horn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Horn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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!
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Horn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horn.
Miller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horn.
Horn drops Miller with a beautiful combination! Miller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Horn is looking for the KO!
Miller is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Horn.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Horn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Horn defends well and Miller ends up having to push Horn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Horn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Horn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Horn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Horn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Horn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller throws a big counter combination but Horn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Horn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Horn throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Horn throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horn takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Horn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Horn.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horn misses with a looping right.
Horn misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horn.
Jon Horn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Horn as he connects with a hook.
Horn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Horn's head.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Horn moved out of range nicely.
Miller throws a series of punches but Horn avoids them all with ease.
Horn throws a body kick that misses.
Horn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horn tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Horn manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Horn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Horn.
Horn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn lands with a shot to the body.
Horn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miller misses with the combination.
Horn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horn under the eye.
Horn misses with a wild body shot.
Miller went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miller looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Horn looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Horn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horn.
Whack! Horn lands a heavy head kick that drops Miller. The ref tackles Horn to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Miller was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jon Horn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 1440 p4p, 206 weight class) and Hard Hitter (ranked 3026 p4p, 412 weight class). Hard Hitter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hard Hitter!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lydon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lydon.
Lydon prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Hitter prevents a body shot from Lydon.
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitter stalling against the cage.
Hitter lands a right hand.
Hitter pushes Lydon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hitter tries to stall but Lydon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lydon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitter works on Lydon's body with a couple of short punches.
Hitter is working Lydon over against the cage.
Hitter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitter scores with a shot to the side of Lydon's head.
Hitter stalls.
Hitter pushes Lydon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hitter stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lydon.
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!
Lydon drives through and clinches with Hitter against the cage.
Hitter trying to control the position but instead, Lydon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hitter into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lydon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hitter's elbow.
Lydon misses with a punch on the inside.
Lydon lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitter lands a nice shot to the body.
Lydon tries to work over Hitter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hitter scores with a shot to the side of Lydon's head.
Nice body punch from Hitter - that landed with a thud.
Lydon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Lydon has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hitter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hitter.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hitter.
Hitter looking to stall.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Hitter won't allow it.
Hitter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hitter digs a right hand underneath Lydon's ribcage. Lydon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hitter just leaning against Lydon, taking a breather.
Lydon presses Hitter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hitter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hitter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lydon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hitter can turn it around.
Hitter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitter tries to work over Lydon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitter.
Hitter lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lydon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hitter controls his hands.
Hitter prevents Lydon from breaking the clinch.
Hitter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lydon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lydon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hitter controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hitter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lydon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hitter is keeping busy.
Hitter lands with a right to the head.
Lydon blocks a body shot from Hitter.
Lydon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Hitter.
Hitter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hitter.
Lydon tries to work over Hitter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hitter misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hitter.
Lydon looking to slow down the pace here.
Lydon tries to work over Hitter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hitter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hitter pushes Lydon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hitter stalls.
Lydon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Lydon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hitter prevents Lydon from breaking the clinch.
Lydon is trying to force a seperation but Hitter has the dominant position.
Lydon breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hitter misses.
Lydon closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Hitter.
Hitter prevents a body shot from Lydon.
Hitter digs a right hand underneath Lydon's ribcage. Lydon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lydon is breathing heavily.
Hitter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitter prevents a body shot from Lydon.
Hitter lands a shot to the body.
Lydon takes a shot to the head.
Lydon takes a shot to the head.
Lydon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lydon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitter works on Lydon's body with a couple of short punches.
Hitter lands a nice uppercut.
Hitter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lydon prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Hitter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitter just leaning against Lydon, taking a breather.
Hitter prevents a body shot from Lydon.
Lydon can't find room to land a body shot as Hitter controls the action.
Hitter pushes Lydon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitter is working Lydon over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Hitter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hitter tests Lydon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Hitter.
Lydon connects with a body shot.
A jab from Hitter finds it's way through Lydon's defenses.
Hitter has closed the distance and engaged Lydon in a clinch.
Hitter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitter has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitter lands a body shot.
Hitter lands with a light punch inside.
Hitter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lydon blocks a body shot from Hitter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lydon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Hitter.
Hitter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lydon is keeping busy.
Lydon can't find room to land a body shot as Hitter controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Hitter as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitter digs a right hand into Lydon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lydon's gas tank.
Lydon is trying to force a seperation but Hitter has the dominant position.
Lydon is trying to break free.
Hitter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hitter lands a shot to the body.
Hitter is pushing Lydon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A shot in the inside from Hitter.
Hitter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Hitter.
Hitter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hitter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hitter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lydon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hitter, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hitter as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hitter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hitter is leaning against Lydon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hitter lands a right hand.
Hitter lands a nice uppercut.
Hitter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hitter lands with a left to the head.
Hitter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hitter works on Lydon's body with a couple of short punches.
Hitter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hitter lands a left hand.
Hitter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lydon is rocked!
The referee is keeping an eye on Hitter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oh Lydon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Hitter.
Hard Hitter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lydon letting Hitter take a breather here.
Hitter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hitter leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hitter.
Lydon seems to have got his legs back now.
Hitter lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hitter.
Hitter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hitter stalling in the clinch.
Hitter lands a hook that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.
Hitter lands a body punch.
Hitter manages to break the clinch.
Hitter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hitter cracks Lydon with a hook to the temple - Lydon is on wobbly legs here! Hitter swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lydon falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hitter wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hard Hitter!
Hard Hitter bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sands (ranked 2309 p4p, 55 weight class) and Tor Iceberg (ranked 2859 p4p, 116 weight class). Sands comes to the cage accompanied by Hip Hop - By: Dead Prez. Iceberg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Manowar - Hail and Kill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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281 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tor Iceberg!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iceberg lands with a nice body punch.
Sands connects with a jab.
Sands avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sands lands with a hook. Iceberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Tor Iceberg has been cut.
Iceberg tries to clinch but Sands moves away
and Sands counters with a stiff right hand.
Iceberg tries to clinch but Sands moves out of range.
Sands is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circling - Sands throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iceberg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sands cracks Iceberg with an open hand slap.
Iceberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iceberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sands chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Sands.
Iceberg wants to clinch up but Sands keeps it at a distance.
Iceberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sands cracks Iceberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sands lands a lovely overhand right.
Sands shoots in but no luck this time.
Sands connects with a good right hand that stumbles Iceberg. Iceberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sands moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Iceberg clinches up against the cage.
Sands breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Iceberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sands.
Iceberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sands throwing shots but Iceberg is blocking nicely.
Sands throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sands missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sands thows a huge punch but Iceberg dodges it nicely.
Sands has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sands sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iceberg defending well though.
Sands with the ground and pound but Iceberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Iceberg keeping moving, preventing Sands from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sands stands up over Iceberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sands with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sands loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iceberg trying to control the position.
Sands will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sands in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sands loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sands throwing strikes but missing.
Sands is looking to work some ground and pound but Iceberg has wrist control.
Sands trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sands is looking to work some ground and pound but Iceberg has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sands accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sands working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sands landing some decent shots from guard.
Sands throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sands throws an elbow that misses. Iceberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sands's guard. Nice move by Iceberg!
Sands working a defensive guard here.
Sands trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sands looking to hit a scissor sweep but Iceberg is one step ahead there.
Sands looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Iceberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sands dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tor Iceberg's cut.
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.
Sands avoids a kick to the body.
Sands is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Iceberg tries to clinch up but Sands circles away and keeps his distance.
Carl Sands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sands looks to score with a jab to the body but Iceberg is just out of range.
Sands throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iceberg's waist but Iceberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sands off to one side.
Sands blocks the body kick.
Iceberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sands.
Nice jab there from Sands.
Sands throws a hook to the side of Iceberg's head but Iceberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iceberg can do to turn this around?
Sands cracks Iceberg with an open hand slap.
Sands blocks a low kick nicely.
Iceberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sands throws the left hand but Iceberg avoids the punch easily.
Iceberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iceberg blocks a head kick by Sands.
Iceberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sands.
Iceberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sands connects with the punch.
Iceberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sands seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sands catches Iceberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sands throws out a loose jab but Iceberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Sands.
The fighters circling - Sands throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looks like Sands has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tor Iceberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iceberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Sands counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sands throws a big right hand that misses.
Sands with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iceberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Iceberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sands lands a couple of elbows.
Sands missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sands looking to sit in guard and control but Iceberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sands is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iceberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sands is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Iceberg wants to pass the guard but Sands is keeping the position.
Sands has Iceberg pulled in close to control his posture.
Sands keeping moving, preventing Iceberg from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands looking to hit a scissor sweep but Iceberg is one step ahead there.
Sands lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sands throwing strikes from guard but Iceberg blocks nicely.
Sands throws a big right hand that misses.
Sands throwing strikes from guard but Iceberg blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sands is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sands accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sands trying to control but Iceberg is working from the bottom.
Sands makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sands throws a big elbow that misses.
Sands throws an elbow that misses. Iceberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sands's guard. Nice move by Iceberg!
Sands looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sands is working hard here to advance position.
Iceberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sands is trying to keep Iceberg in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sands dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tor Iceberg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Iceberg moves away from the strike by Sands.
Iceberg is looking to clinch.
Iceberg wants to clinch.
Sands uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up Tor Iceberg's cut even more.
Carl Sands is winning the standup battle so far.
Sands throws a hook to the side of Iceberg's head but Iceberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sands jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy left from Sands finds it's target.
Iceberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iceberg gets caught flat footed, as Sands shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sands throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Iceberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sands landing some decent shots from guard.
The cut above Tor Iceberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sands is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Iceberg is rocked!
Tor Iceberg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tor Iceberg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carl Sands!
Carl Sands seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joshua (ranked 1185 p4p, 35 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 4726 p4p, 174 weight class). Joshua comes to the cage accompanied by Problem Child. Gauthier Delsarte will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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27
255 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte misses with a straight right.
Joshua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joshua takes the fight into the clinch.
Delsarte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joshua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joshua.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joshua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Joshua blocking some punches.
Joshua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delsarte tries to work over Joshua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Delsarte is keeping busy.
Delsarte throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshua.
Joshua wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Delsarte - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Joshua fails to land.
Joshua struggles to land a body shot inside as Delsarte controls his hands.
A short left from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've been informed that Delsarte 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte lands a nice shot to the body.
Delsarte tries a body shot but Joshua blocks it.
Delsarte cracks Joshua with a nice body shot.
Delsarte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshua's elbow.
Delsarte misses with some punches.
Delsarte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delsarte works on Joshua's body with a couple of short punches.
Joshua is breathing heavily.
Delsarte tries to work over Joshua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Delsarte.
A short uppercut from Delsarte.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Delsarte can't find room to land a body shot as Joshua controls the action.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Joshua avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshua's elbow.
Delsarte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delsarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Delsarte.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.
Joshua can't find room to land a body shot as Delsarte controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delsarte lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Delsarte on the inside.
Delsarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Joshua avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
Delsarte lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Delsarte on the inside.
Delsarte lands a right hand.
Delsarte tries to work over Joshua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshua is looking to control Delsarte's arms but Delsarte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joshua has his back to the cage.
Delsarte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delsarte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshua's elbow.
Joshua scores with a shoulder strike.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joshua.
Delsarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Delsarte as the two fighters clinch.
Joshua takes a shot to the head.
Delsarte scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Delsarte.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delsarte.
A right handed body shot lands from Delsarte.
A right hand to the body from Delsarte.
A right hook to the body lands for Delsarte.
Delsarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Delsarte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
A short left from Delsarte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Delsarte on the inside.
Joshua throws a punch but it's blocked by Delsarte.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delsarte.
Joshua takes a shot to the head.
Delsarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Delsarte pushes Joshua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delsarte holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Joshua is looking to control Delsarte's arms but Delsarte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joshua has his back to the cage.
Delsarte is leaning against Joshua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delsarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Delsarte tries to work over Joshua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delsarte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joshua or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delsarte misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Delsarte cracks Joshua with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Joshua looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Delsarte finish him?
It looks like Mr Joshua has been cut.
Delsarte scores with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Delsarte.
Delsarte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Delsarte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshua's elbow.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Delsarte.
Joshua wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands an uppercut.
Delsarte gets through Joshua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Delsarte pushes Joshua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delsarte lands an uppercut.
Joshua is rocked!
Delsarte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joshua or not.
Delsarte tries to work over Joshua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delsarte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte drops Joshua onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Joshua is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Joshua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshua controls his hands.
Delsarte creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Joshua's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Joshua drops to his knees and Delsarte pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauthier Delsarte!
Gauthier Delsarte decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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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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25
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 2 |
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21
148 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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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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