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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
26 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer looks to land a body kick but Trudeau moved away.
A jab from Trudeau misses.
Custer lands a jab.
It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
Trudeau missing with a left hand there. Custer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Custer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've been hearing reports that Custer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.
Custer ducks right into an uppercut from Trudeau.
A jab from Custer misses.
Custer keeps the fight on the outside.
Trudeau walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer lands a nice shot to the body.
Custer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trudeau.
Trudeau pushes Custer up against the cage in a clinch.
Trudeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Trudeau avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
Trudeau is leaning against Custer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trudeau.
A head punch on the inside from Trudeau fails to land.
Trudeau breaks the clinch.
Trudeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Custer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Custer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trudeau's hands.
Trudeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Custer manages to avoid it.
Trudeau throws a hook to the side of Custer's head but Custer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Pierre Trudeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Custer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Custer thumps Trudeau with a low kick.
Trudeau misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
Custer takes a swing at Trudeau's ribcage but misses.
Custer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Custer fails with a takedown attempt.
Trudeau wants to clinch.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
Custer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Custer throws a leg kick
and Trudeau counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Custer misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau throws a hook but Custer avoids it easily.
Custer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Custer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Custer throws a body punch but Trudeau moves out of range.
A jab from Trudeau misses.
Custer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Custer pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Custer misses the target.
Custer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Custer swings for the body but Trudeau moves out of range.
Trudeau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Trudeau misses.
Custer with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a body shot but no joy.
Trudeau wants to clinch up but Custer keeps it at a distance.
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Trudeau's shoulder, as Trudeau tries to avoid the shot.
Custer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trudeau moves out of range as Custer throws a body kick.
Custer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trudeau.
Custer tests Trudeau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trudeau is looking to clinch but Custer is avoiding it.
Custer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trudeau felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trudeau is controlling Custer's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trudeau wants to improve his position but Custer is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pierre Trudeau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre Trudeau's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Custer.
Nice body punch from Custer.
Custer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trudeau sprawls well. Trudeau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Custer gets slowly back to his feet.
Custer thows a body kick. Trudeau tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Custer moves out of range.
Trudeau swings for the body but Custer moves out of range.
Custer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Custer moves forwards but Trudeau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Custer pushes him off.
Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Custer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Trudeau counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Custer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Custer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Custer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Custer lands a jab to the head.
Custer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Custer circles away.
Trudeau lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Trudeau misses.
Trudeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Trudeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trudeau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut. Custer saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Custer avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
Trudeau scores with a jab to the body.
Custer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Custer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trudeau has time to react.
That has opened up Pierre Trudeau's cut even more.
Trudeau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Custer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trudeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Custer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trudeau.
Custer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Custer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Custer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer connects with the punch.
A left lands for Trudeau.
Custer staying out of range there.
Custer misses with a leg kick.
Custer looks for the body kick but Trudeau saw that one coming.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Custer was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.
Custer connects with a combination that backs up Trudeau into the cage. Custer lands a flurry of punches that gets past Trudeau's guard. Trudeau is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Custer bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Custer!
Jesse Custer retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Jesse Custer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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