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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 242 p4p, 718 weight class) and Dexter Roussel (ranked 32 p4p, 96 weight class). Roussel has chosen Manau - J'ai laissé là bas as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussel throws a hook to the side of Custer's head but Custer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roussel looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Roussel.
Roussel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Custer. That's going to slow Roussel down.
Custer defending well as Roussel loads up on a big left hand.
Roussel throws a jab when Custer was well out of range.
Roussel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Custer moves out of range of the strikes.
Custer misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Custer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Dexter Roussel has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel blocks a low kick nicely.
Custer connects with a jab.
Roussel throws out a loose jab but Custer uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Roussel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Roussel ducks under a wild hook from Custer.
A little jabbing left from Roussel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Custer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Custer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roussels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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.
Custer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Custer throws a good cross that connects.
Custer tries to close the distance and clinch but Roussel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roussel misses the shot to the body.
Dexter Roussel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custer tries to score with a low kick but Roussel moves his leg out of the way.
Roussel keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Custer.
Roussel just misses with a punch to the body.
Roussel misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Custer misses.
Roussel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Custer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Custer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good standup being displayed there by Roussel as he connects with a hook.
Custer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roussel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Custer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Custer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Roussel.
Roussel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel looks to throw the jab but Custer is out of range.
Custer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roussel looks to land a left hand but Custer moved out of range nicely.
Roussel loads up on a big right hand but Custer slips the punch.
Roussel throws a jab when Custer was well out of range.
Custer lands a jab to the head.
Roussel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roussel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roussel throws a body shot but no joy.
Custer misses the jab.
Roussel throws a big shot that misses.
Roussel misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel tests Custer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roussel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Custer tenderised Roussel's leg. Roussel is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roussel missing with a left hand there. Custer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Custer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Custer stuns Roussel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Custer tries to clinch up but Roussel circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Roussel misses.
Custer misses with a straight right.
Custer slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Custer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Custer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Roussel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Custer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Custer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roussel loads up on a big right hand but Custer slips the punch.
Roussel moves forwards but Custer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Custer walks into a straight right hand from Roussel.
Roussel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Roussel just manages to avoid it.
Custer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roussel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roussel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer closes the distance and clinches.
Custer lands a right hand.
That has opened up Dexter Roussel's cut even more.
Roussel stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Custer.
Custer working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel working aggressively here.
Roussel throws a head punch that misses.
Roussel throws a head punch that misses.
Roussel prevents a body shot from Custer.
Custer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Custer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roussel backwards.
Custer lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Custer.
Custer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roussel is breathing heavily.
Custer lands with a right to the head.
Custer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Custer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Custer struggles to land a body shot inside as Roussel controls his hands.
Custer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roussel backwards.
Roussel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roussel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Custer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Custer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roussel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Custer.
Custer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roussel can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer misses with a knee strike.
Custer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roussel backwards.
Custer misses with a punch to the body.
Roussel managing to block the knees to the body from Custer.
Custer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Custer lands a left hand.
Custer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roussel misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Custer.
Custer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Custer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Custer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Custer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Custer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Custer lands a left hand.
Custer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roussel is rocked!
The cut above Dexter Roussel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Custer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roussel is still on wobbly legs! Can Custer finish him?
Custer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Custer breaks from the clinch.
Custer scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel gets tackled into the cage by Custer. Custer maintains the clinch.
Roussel seems to have recovered his senses.
Custer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Custer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Custer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Custer.
Custer trying to land knees to the body.
Custer lands with a short shot to the head.
Roussel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Custer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Custer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roussel backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Custer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roussel's brow.
Custer digs a right hand underneath Roussel's ribcage. Roussel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Custer manages to break the clinch.
Roussel is aggressively charging in as Custer backs up avoiding any damage. Custer tosses out a jab and Roussel runs right into it face first! Roussel is out cold! Custer dropped down on all fours and is barking in Roussel's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Custer!
Our winner, Jesse Custer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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