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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
24 - 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
31 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bennet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Custer manages to avoid it.
Bennet takes one to the chin there.
Custer misses with a looping right.
Custer with a hook.
Bennet tries to clinch up.
Custer scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennet cracks Custer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bennet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Custer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Custer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bennet tries to clinch but Custer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer lands with a hook. Bennet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Custer. Custer obviously looking to wear him down.
Custer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Bennet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Custer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bennet sprawls and moves away.
Bennet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennet has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Custer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennet throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Custer was covering up waiting for the punch and Bennet finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Custer working a defensive guard but Bennet passes into half guard.
Custer actively working from the bottom here.
Custer is trying to maintain the position but Bennet is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bennet is keen to just control but Custer is a slippery customer.
Bennet with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Custer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Custer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer trying to keep a closed guard but Bennet is proving a slippery customer.
Bennet is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bennet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Custer is keeping the position for now.
Bennet won't allow Custer to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bennet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Custer is trying to defend but Bennet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bennet is taking a breather. Custer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Custer is looking to control Bennet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Custer avoid being mounted?
Custer tries to roll over but Bennet keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scotty Bennet will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donk. Bennet catches Custer right on the button with a cross.
Bennet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Custer misses.
Bennet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bennet preventing the sweep.
Bennet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Custer working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bennet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Custer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bennet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bennet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Custer looking for a sweep. Not yet Custer, not yet.
Scotty Bennet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Custer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bennet defends it easily.
Custer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bennet's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Custer being controlled here momentarily.
Bennet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bennet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Custer trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Custer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bennet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bennet wants to clinch up but Custer keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Custer back against the cage.
Custer misses with a body punch.
Bennet lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Custer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Custer can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
Custer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Custer avoids the elbow strike from Bennet, against the cage.
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Custer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Custer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Custer scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Custer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Custer tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet tries to work over Custer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesse Custer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Custer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennet is able to avoid easily.
Bennet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Custer tries to sprawl but Bennet drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Custer looking for submissions off his back.
Custer is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Custer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bennet is thwarting Custer's attempts to control the position.
Custer gets full guard.
Custer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bennet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bennet throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Bennet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bennet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bennet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Custer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennet swinging wildly here.
Custer feinted with a counter takedown.
Bennet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Custer lunges at Bennet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennet's hand.
Custer lands a lovely overhand right.
Bennet tries to clinch but Custer is having none of it.
Custer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Custer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Custer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Custer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bennet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Custer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Custer throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Bennet slips a straight right by Custer.
Bennet walks into a straight right hand from Custer.
Bennet tries to land a leg kick but Custer saw it coming and moves away.
Custer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No joy there for Bennet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Custer tries to counter with a takedown but Bennet is quick to defend against it.
Custer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Custer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Custer avoids the body shot from Bennet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bennet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bennet won't allow Custer to sweep him here.
Custer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bennet has passed into half guard!
Bennet wants to pass the guard but Custer is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bennet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Custer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Custer looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
Custer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Custer to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Custer.
Bennet throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Custer was covering up waiting for the punch and Bennet finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Custer looking for a sweep. Not yet Custer, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer keeping moving, preventing Bennet from controlling successfully.
Custer looking for a guillotine here but Bennet defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer keeping moving, preventing Bennet from controlling successfully.
Bennet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bennet is looking to work some ground and pound but Custer has wrist control.
Custer working a defensive guard here.
Custer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bennet escapes and throws Custer's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bennet taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Custer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bennet remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bennet in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Custer misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Custer.
Bennet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Custer.
Bennet is trying to counter with his kicks.
Custer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennet is able to avoid easily.
Bennet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Custer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bennet finds it's way round the side to connect with Custer's head.
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bennet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bennet cracks Custer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Custer looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Bennet changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bennet slips under a jab from Custer.
Bennet tries to clinch but Custer is having none of it.
Bennet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bennet will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Custer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennet at a distance.
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!
Bennet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Custer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Custer loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Custer.
Bennet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Custer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Custer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Custer throws a leg kick but Bennet moved away.
Bennet is looking to clinch but Custer is avoiding it.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Bennet lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Some bone on bone action there as Custer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennet wants to clinch up but Custer keeps it at a distance.
Custer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bennet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Custer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennet to score with a decent uppercut.
Bennet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet lands with a shot to the body.
Bennet tries to clinch but Custer is having none of it.
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.
Bennet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Custer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bennet is looking to clinch.
Bennet punishes Custer's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bennet closes the distance and clinches.
Custer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennet is keeping busy.
Bennet misses with the head strike.
Custer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Custer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bennet.
Bennet lands with a short shot to the head.
Custer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Custer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Custer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Custer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Custer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bennet has him pressed against the cage.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Custer blocks an uppercut.
Custer blocking some punches.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Bennet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Custer stalling in the clinch.
Custer working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bennet lands a shoulder strike.
Scotty Bennet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Scotty Bennet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bennet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bennet lands with a left to the head.
Jesse Custer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennet misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Custer.
Custer has had enough of the clinch but Bennet keeps him there for the moment.
Custer being controlled against the cage.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bennet smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Custer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Custer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Bennet.
Custer blocks an uppercut.
Custer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Custer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Bennet lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer pushes Bennet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Bennet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bennet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Scotty Bennet stared into the camera and said 'I'm shop worn and injury riddled. Time to call it a career.'.
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