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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Viktor Bestarsson enters the cage!
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Bestarsson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bestarsson loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
Bestarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lester pushes Bestarsson away with a front kick.
Lester pushes Bestarsson away with a front kick.
Bestarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Bestarsson wants to counter the offense by Lester and move into the clinch position.
Lester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DOG HOUSE!! in the buildup to the fight.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bestarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Lester scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bestarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lester, pushing him back against the cage.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester prevents a body shot from Bestarsson.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bestarsson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bestarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lester.
Bestarsson blocking some punches.
Bestarsson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lester.
Lester misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester pushes Bestarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lester.
Bestarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Bestarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Lester blocks with his arms.
Lester prevents a body shot from Bestarsson.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bestarsson stalling.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lester avoids it.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bestarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Bestarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bestarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bestarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lester won't want to take too many of those.
Bestarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bestarsson lands with a left to the head.
Bestarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester scores with a nice hook 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!
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Bestarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Lester lands with a right to the head.
Bestarsson scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
Lester prevents a body shot from Bestarsson.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bestarsson trying to stall but Lester improves his position.
Lester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bestarsson pushes Lester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bestarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bestarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bestarsson backwards.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws the left hand but Bestarsson avoids the punch easily.
Lester blocks a jab.
Bestarsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bestarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Bestarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester lands a lovely overhand right.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Lester there.
Bestarsson throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Lester was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab, jab by Bestarsson - just one landing.
Bestarsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bestarsson tries to clinch there but Lester circles away.
Lester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Bestarsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson misses with an uppercut
and Lester counters with a good low kick that Bestarsson was not able to check.
Bestarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Bestarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Bestarsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lester thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bestarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bestarsson scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lester, right into the meat.
Lester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lester misses with a hook to the body
and Bestarsson counters with a series of strikes. Lester will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester takes a swing at Bestarsson's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bestarsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lester has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lester and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lester lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bestarsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bestarsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktor Bestarsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lester throws a leg kick
and Bestarsson moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lester.
Bestarsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lester in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bestarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Bestarsson.
Viktor Bestarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Bestarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bestarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester is looking to break free of the clinch but Bestarsson has double underhooks.
Bestarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bestarsson misses with some punches.
Bestarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Bestarsson avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Bestarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bestarsson is leaning against Lester and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester prevents a body shot from Bestarsson.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester blocking some punches.
Bestarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Bestarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Bestarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lester blocks it with crossed arms.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester avoiding damage as Bestarsson throws knees to the body.
Bestarsson blocking some punches.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Bestarsson.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bestarsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Bestarsson blocks a body shot from Lester.
Lester working aggressively here.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Lester blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Bestarsson.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Bestarsson blocks a body shot from Lester.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Bestarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bestarssons head.
Lester working aggressively here.
Bestarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bestarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bestarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Bestarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bestarsson fails to land.
Bestarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Bestarsson lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Bestarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bestarsson blocks an uppercut.
Bestarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester misses with some punches.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester managing to block the knees to the body from Bestarsson.
Lester managing to block the knees to the body from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Bestarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester lands a nice uppercut.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bestarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lester.
Bestarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Bestarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
Bestarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Bestarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Viktor Bestarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Lester.
Lester throws a push kick but Bestarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
Bestarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Bestarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bestarsson misses with a head kick.
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
Bestarsson scores with a head kick. Lester tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bestarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bestarsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bestarsson is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lester finish him?
Lester is looking to slow Bestarsson down with leg kicks.
Lester misses with a hook.
Bestarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bestarsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lester. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester steps in with a hook that catches Bestarsson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lester follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bestarsson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moe Lester!
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energy
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