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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 563 p4p, 686 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 58 p4p, 76 weight class). Mandiang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Oliver Twist. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandiang throws a sloppy body shot
and Custer counters with a leg kick.
Mandiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mandiang misses with a jab to the body
and Custer counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Custer's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mandiang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Custer's head.
Mandiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Custer can pounce on him.
Mandiang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mandiang swings widly with a right hand
and Custer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Custer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mandiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
Mandiang scores with a nice right hand.
Mandiang tries a head kick but it misses.
Mandiang throws the left hand but Custer avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang takes a swing at Custer's ribcage but misses.
Custer avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Custer is looking to counter punch.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Custer moves out of range easily.
Custer has managed to clinch.
Mandiang breaks from the clinch.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Mandiang misses.
Custer throwing a counter right hand but Mandiang manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
Custer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Custer blocks a head kick by Mandiang.
Custer closes the distance and clinches.
Custer tries to work over Mandiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mandiang blocks an uppercut.
Mandiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Custer misses with the head strike.
A short left from Custer.
Mandiang has had enough of the clinch but Custer keeps him there for the moment.
Custer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandiang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mandiang loads up on a big right hand but Custer slips the punch.
Mandiang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Custer. Custer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Custer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mandiang lands with a straight right. Custer didn't see that one coming.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Custer moves out of range.
Custer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Custer with a hook.
Mandiang misses the jab.
Mandiang throws an off balance right hand
and Custer counters with a crisp one two that drops Mandiang! Custer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mandiang to his feet! Mandiang is in big trouble!
A left lands for Mandiang.
No joy there for Mandiang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Custer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Custer defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Custer lands a big head kick that sends Mandiang tumbling to the mat! Custer takes a step backwards and waves Mandiang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mandiang is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Custer counters with an outside leg kick.
Mandiang is still on wobbly legs! Can Custer finish him?
Mandiang looks winded!
Mandiang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mandiang seems to have recovered his senses.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Custer moves out of range easily.
Custer has closed the distance and engaged Mandiang in a clinch.
Mandiang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Custer.
Custer tries a body shot but Mandiang blocks it.
Mandiang prevents a body shot from Custer.
Mandiang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Custer has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer prevents Mandiang from breaking the clinch.
Mandiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Mandiang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Custer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mandiang working hard to break the clinch.
Custer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Custer lands with a left to the head.
Mandiang tries to land a knee to the head but Custer blocks with his arms.
Custer keeps control of Mandiang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandiang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Custer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Custer tries to bum rush Mandiang with a series of wild strikes but Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Mandiang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer throws a sloppy head kick and Mandiang moves out of range easily.
Mandiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Custer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aboubacar Mandiang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mandiang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mandiang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mandiang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Custer on the side of the head.
Mandiang throws a shot from downtown. Custer moves away and avoids it.
Custer moves in looking to clinch but Mandiang pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Mandiang.
Mandiang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Custer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Custer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang misses with a head kick.
Custer misses with a hook. Mandiang ducked under it nicely.
Custer clobbers Mandiang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer throws a right and a left that Mandiang avoids nicely.
Mandiang misses with a combination
and Custer counters with a low kick, right behind Mandiang 's knee.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Custer moves out of range.
Mandiang loads up on a big right hand but Custer slips the punch.
Custer scores with a hook to the body. Mandiang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mandiang lands with a cross.
Mandiang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Custer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
Mandiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Custer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mandiang is breathing heavily.
Mandiang swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Custer to counter with a crisp jab.
Custer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Custer scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Aboubacar Mandiang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandiang is trying to break free.
Custer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mandiang's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Custer.
Custer breaks the clinch.
Custer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mandiang tests Custer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Custer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandiang.
A lazy left from Custer finds it's target.
Mandiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Custer with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandiang. Custer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Custer counters with a stiff right hand.
Custer ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut
and Custer counters with a thumping low kick.
Mandiang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mandiang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mandiang throws a body punch but Custer moves out of range.
As Mandiang backs away, Custer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Custer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Custer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mandiang.
Custer 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.
Custer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mandiang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mandiang throws a looping overhand right but Custer ducks down to avoid it.
Custer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer throws a series of punches but Mandiang moves out of range.
Custer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Custer counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Mandiang misses
and Custer counters with a stiff right hand.
Custer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Custer lands a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aboubacar Mandiang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Custer!
A very excited looking Jesse Custer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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