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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 1724 p4p, 205 weight class) and Gregory McVaughn (ranked 1896 p4p, 224 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Bestarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gregory McVaughn!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McVaughn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from McVaughn.
McVaughn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bestarsson throws a looping overhand right but McVaughn ducks down to avoid it.
Gregory McVaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McVaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bestarsson is looking to counter punch.
McVaughn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McVaughn fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that McVaughn 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.
McVaughn throws a one two combo.
Bestarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McVaughn moves in looking to clinch but Bestarsson pushes him off.
Bestarsson keeps McVaughn at a distance using the push kick.
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!
McVaughn clobbers Bestarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bestarsson throws a front kick aimed at McVaughn's knee but McVaughn avoids it well.
Bestarsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
McVaughn tests Bestarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McVaughn forces Bestarsson back against the cage and clinches.
Bestarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McVaughn is defending well for now.
Bestarsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McVaughn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McVaughn avoids it.
McVaughn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bestarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McVaughn's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bestarsson as McVaughn tries to tie him up.
McVaughn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bestarsson blocks an uppercut.
Bestarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bestarsson lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson tries to throw a body punch but McVaughn avoids it by throwing Bestarsson back against the cage.
Bestarsson tries a body shot but McVaughn blocks it.
McVaughn pushes off an throws an elbow but Bestarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McVaughn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bestarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
Bestarsson blocks the elbow strike.
McVaughn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bestarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McVaughn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McVaughn digs a right hand underneath Bestarsson's ribcage. Bestarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bestarsson lands with a left to the head.
Bestarsson dodges an elbow strike from McVaughn.
Bestarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bestarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
McVaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVaughn misses with some punches.
McVaughn tries to work over Bestarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McVaughn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bestarsson up against the cage.
Bestarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McVaughn's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson lands a left hand.
McVaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but Bestarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bestarsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bestarsson lands with a right to the head.
Bestarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by McVaughn.
Bestarsson blocks an uppercut.
McVaughn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McVaughn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McVaughn misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVaughn has Bestarsson pressed against the cage.
Bestarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McVaughn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McVaughn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by McVaughn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Bestarsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bestarsson landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McVaughn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McVaughn tries to throw a body punch but Bestarsson avoids it by throwing McVaughn back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
McVaughn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McVaughn taking a breather.
Bestarsson gets through McVaughn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bestarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McVaughn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bestarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Bestarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but McVaughn avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from McVaughn.
McVaughn presses Bestarsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bestarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bestarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bestarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
McVaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bestarsson missing with knees to the body.
Bestarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Viktor Bestarsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McVaughn falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bestarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gregory McVaughn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from McVaughn.
McVaughn is looking to score with low kicks.
Bestarsson misses with a looping right.
McVaughn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McVaughn scores with a leg kick.
McVaughn circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVaughn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McVaughn throws an off balance right hand
and Bestarsson counters by clinching up.
McVaughn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bestarsson backwards.
Bestarsson presses McVaughn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McVaughn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestarsson avoids a wild elbow strike from McVaughn.
McVaughn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bestarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bestarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bestarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bestarsson avoids it.
Bestarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
McVaughn lands with a light punch inside.
Bestarsson scores with a shot to the side of McVaughn's head.
McVaughn tries to work over Bestarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McVaughn.
Bestarsson lands a right hand.
McVaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McVaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McVaughn stalling.
Bestarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McVaughn.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McVaughn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bestarsson backwards.
McVaughn taking a breather.
McVaughn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn taking a breather.
McVaughn blocking some punches.
McVaughn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bestarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
McVaughn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McVaughn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson landing knees to the body.
Bestarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McVaughn is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bestarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bestarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McVaughn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Bestarsson.
McVaughn misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bestarsson.
McVaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bestarsson's elbow.
Bestarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McVaughn blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson lands a body punch.
McVaughn throws a head punch that misses.
McVaughn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bestarsson scores with a shot to the side of McVaughn's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bestarsson.
A short body shot lands from Bestarsson as the two fighters clinch.
Bestarsson blocks the elbow strike.
Bestarsson lands a left hand.
A short right from Bestarsson on the inside.
Bestarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Bestarsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bestarsson can't find room to land a body shot as McVaughn controls the action.
Bestarsson missing with knees to the body.
McVaughn lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McVaughn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn tries to land knees in the clinch but Bestarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Bestarsson presses McVaughn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bestarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as McVaughn controls his hands.
Bestarsson lands an uppercut.
McVaughn lands a shoulder strike.
McVaughn working aggressively here.
Bestarsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bestarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McVaughn or not.
Knees to the body from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bestarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bestarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. McVaughn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bestarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bestarsson.
McVaughn misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bestarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Bestarsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McVaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bestarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bestarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McVaughn throws out the jab.
Bestarsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McVaughn takes a swing at Bestarsson's ribcage but misses.
Bestarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McVaughn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McVaughn throws a head kick but Bestarsson moves out of range.
Bestarsson throws a quick counter kick to the body but McVaughn avoids it.
Bestarsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVaughn misses with a lunging right hand
and Bestarsson moves into the clinch.
Bestarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Bestarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McVaughn blocks it with crossed arms.
McVaughn managing to block the knees to the body from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVaughn misses with a hook to the ribs.
McVaughn misses with a knee strike.
McVaughn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bestarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to McVaughn's face.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Bestarsson lands with a right to the head.
Bestarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Bestarsson lands a left hand.
Bestarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bestarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from McVaughn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bestarsson.
Bestarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
Bestarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McVaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McVaughn misses with some punches.
Viktor Bestarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bestarsson misses with a punch to the body.
McVaughn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bestarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
McVaughn throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson tries a knee to the head but McVaughn blocks it.
Bestarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
McVaughn missing with knees to the body.
McVaughn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McVaughn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bestarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Bestarsson.
Still in the clinch, Bestarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
McVaughn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bestarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as McVaughn controls his hands.
McVaughn controlling the action here for a moment.
McVaughn managing to block the knees to the body from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bestarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McVaughn lands a hook that snaps the head of Bestarsson backwards.
McVaughn prevents a body shot from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson tries a knee to the head but McVaughn blocks it.
Bestarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McVaughn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bestarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McVaughn is trying to stall.
McVaughn misses with a knee strike.
Bestarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
McVaughn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McVaughn misses with a punch on the inside.
Viktor Bestarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McVaughn.
McVaughn has a couple of punches blocked by Bestarsson.
McVaughn lands a nice uppercut.
Bestarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McVaughn can do to turn this around?
McVaughn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bestarsson is keeping busy.
Bestarsson landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bestarsson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
McVaughn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bestarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bestarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gregory McVaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McVaughn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Bestarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bestarsson, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Bestarsson!
Viktor Bestarsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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