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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Rivera (ranked 100 p4p, 764 weight class) and Brad Chestner (ranked 16 p4p, 109 weight class). Rivera's entrance music is BAD COMPANY. A fine choice. Chestner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Bruiser. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malcolm Rivera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Chestner!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Chestner misses.
Rivera punishes Chestner's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivera drops his hands momentarily and Chestner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rivera tries to bum rush Chestner with a series of wild strikes but Chestner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Rivera.
A countering left hand to the body from Chestner misses.
Chestner swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera throwing a counter right hand but Chestner manages to avoid it.
Chestner just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Chestner's belly button to the back.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chestner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chestner blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chestner missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chestner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Chestner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera misses with a hook
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Rivera. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
As Rivera backs off Chestner throws a huge counter combo but Rivera manages to avoid it all.
Rivera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chestner momentarily.
Chestner ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Malcolm Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Chestner misses.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chestner's sensitive parts.
Rivera tries to land a front kick but Chestner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivera cracks Chestner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera feints and then cracks Chestner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chestner down.
Rivera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chestner throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Chestner just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRivera.
Rivera throws out a loose jab but Chestner uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 lands an overhand right.
Rivera connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Chestner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chestner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivera is looking to slow Chestner down with leg kicks.
Chestner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera drops his hands momentarily and Chestner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chestner blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Chestner checks it
and Chestner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Rivera.
Chestner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chestner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rivera throws a hook to the side of Chestner's head but Chestner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Rivera tried to score with a low kick but Chestner checks it.
Rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Chestner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chestner scrambles back to his feet.
Chestner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chestner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Chestner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Rivera.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rivera, as that shot connected.
Rivera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chestner blocks a jab.
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chestner. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rivera.
It looks like Rivera has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rivera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chestner avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Chestner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Chestner tries to move into range but Rivera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chestner is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Rivera misses with a looping left.
A big right from Rivera misses.
As Rivera backs off Chestner throws a huge counter combo but Rivera manages to avoid it all.
Chestner throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Chestner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera cracks a nice hook into Chestner's ribs.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Chestner is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Rivera dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivera gets tackled into the cage by Chestner. Chestner maintains the clinch.
Chestner gets control of Rivera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chestner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chestner wants to sweep but no luck.
Chestner has his hands on Rivera's head, controlling the position.
Rivera controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chestner keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner wants to sweep here but Rivera controlling him for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Chestner's shoulder, as Chestner tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chestner can do to turn this around?
Rivera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chestner counters with a stiff right hand.
Chestner misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chestner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chestner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chestner's sensitive parts.
Chestner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Chestner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chestner looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Chestner moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chestner.
Chestner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Chestner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera.
Chestner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera is looking to counter punch.
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chestner.
Rivera moves out of range as Chestner strikes.
Rivera throws a hook but Chestner blocks it.
Rivera throws a good cross that connects.
Rivera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chestner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera misses with a hook to the body
and Chestner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chestner slips under a jab from Rivera.
Rivera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivera jabs Chestner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chestner scores with a jab to the body.
Chestner throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera throws a body shot but no joy.
Chestner checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Chestner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Malcolm Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
Chestner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chestner under the eye.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chestner! But no joy.
Chestner lands a jab.
Chestner is looking to clinch.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Chestner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!
Rivera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chestner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chestner takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rivera connects with a leg kick.
Rivera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rivera takes a swing at Chestner's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chestner.
Rivera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chestner blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Rivera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chestner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chestner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivera looks for the body kick but Chestner saw that one coming.
It seemed like Chestner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Rivera dominated that second round.
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 is the final round!
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Chestner moves away and avoids it.
Chestner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chestner closes the distance but Rivera moves to the side
and Chestner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malcolm Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chestner will feel that in the morning.
Chestner is looking to clinch.
Chestner shoots in looking for a takedown but Rivera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chestner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rivera misses with a hook.
Rivera jabs Chestner right on the nose. Chestner blinks but takes it well.
Rivera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Chestner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chestner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivera throws a jab when Chestner was well out of range.
Chestner moves into range and clinches up with Rivera.
Rivera throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Chestner.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivera.
Rivera misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Chestner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chestner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Chestner to counter with a crisp jab.
Chestner loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chestner. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chestner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Chestner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Chestner throws a big shot that misses.
Brad Chestner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Rivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chestner's head backwards.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Chestner moved out of range.
Chestner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chestner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera throws a body punch but Chestner moves out of range.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Chestner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rivera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chestner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivera swivels and escapes.
Chestner takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Chestner moves away from the strike by Rivera.
It seemed like Chestner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chestner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chestner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chestner throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Chestner throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera sizes up Chestner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chestner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chestner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rivera throws a lazy uppercut
and Chestner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera slips under a jab from Chestner.
Rivera misses with a hook
and Chestner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rivera thinking.
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Chestner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chestner.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chestner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivera throws a lazy right hand but Chestner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera misses with an uppercut
and Chestner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivera swinging wildly here.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chestner was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
A big right from Chestner misses.
Rivera lands with a straight right. Chestner didn't see that one coming.
Rivera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Chestner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Rivera!
Malcolm Rivera retains his light heavyweight title!
Malcolm Rivera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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