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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Rivera (ranked 1501 p4p, 955 weight class) and Tory Hopkins (ranked 198 p4p, 129 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by BAD COMPANY. Hopkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG. Tory Hopkins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malcolm Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins takes one to the chin there.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Hopkins's belly button to the back.
Rivera misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws a hook but Rivera avoids it easily.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera connects with a high kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Rivera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Rivera checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivera misses the target.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins walks into a jab.
Malcolm Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Malcolm Rivera has been cut.
Rivera tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
Rivera tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Rivera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins with the inside leg kick.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera scores with a nice body kick.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Rivera swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick.
Rivera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera throws a front kick that sends Hopkins stumbling back into the cage.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Rivera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
Rivera is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped Rivera's head back.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Rivera.
Rivera slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Rivera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rivera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rivera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins with the inside leg kick.
Rivera moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivera.
Hopkins walks into a left hand.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Rivera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopkins walks into a jab.
Hopkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopkins scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Rivera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
Rivera scores with a nice head shot.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hopkins scores with a kick to the body.
Rivera slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivera. Rivera obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Rivera delivers a nice body kick.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Malcolm Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Rivera throwing a counter right hand but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rivera.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopkins.
A swing and a miss from Rivera.
Rivera sizes up Hopkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins tries a quick counter leg kick but Rivera is wise to it.
Hopkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rivera clinches up with Hopkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hopkins.
Rivera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivera tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side 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.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
A short right from Hopkins.
Rivera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Rivera throws a front kick aimed at Hopkins's knee but Hopkins avoids it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Rivera.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rivera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hopkins takes a step back to recover.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
As Hopkins backs away, Rivera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Rivera misses with a leg kick.
Rivera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Hopkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivera lands a jab.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Hopkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rivera.
Rivera lands a head kick!
Rivera connects with a crisp jab.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivera misses the target.
Hopkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivera has Hopkins pressed against the cage, preventing Hopkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera scores with the left hand. Hopkins knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivera.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins lunges at Rivera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivera's hand.
Rivera fakes the leg kick and cracks Hopkins in the body.
Rivera throws the kick towards the body but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins counters with a body kick.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick from Rivera misses.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivera tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Rivera avoids it with no problem.
Rivera swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Rivera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Rivera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivera throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
It seemed like Hopkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera.
Rivera lands a lovely overhand right.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rivera.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
A left lands for Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Malcolm Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Rivera blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Rivera lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Hopkins.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera cracks Hopkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Hopkins feints a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Rivera slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopkins.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins slips a jab from Rivera.
Hopkins tries a quick counter leg kick but Rivera is wise to it.
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivera throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a left hand
and Hopkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Rivera misses its intended target.
Rivera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
and Hopkins counters with a nice body kick.
Rivera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopkins can pounce on him.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivera throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Rivera misses
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins thumps Rivera with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hopkins will feel that in the morning.
Hopkins lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Rivera slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Rivera tried to counter with a leg kick but Hopkins avoided it.
Tory Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera misses with a leg kick.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rivera cracks a nice hook into Hopkins's ribs.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rivera throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Rivera!
Malcolm Rivera 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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energy
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hype
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