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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Custer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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216 lbs
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212 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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TWGC Champion
Lethal high kicks
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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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djurdjevic lands a left and a right that sends Custer crashing to the canvas! Djurdjevic dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer tries to hold on but Djurdjevic postures up.
Djurdjevic looking to control but Custer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Djurdjevic controlling the pace for now.
Custer manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Djurdjevic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Custer is looking to improve his position.
Custer is pressing down on Djurdjevic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic trying to control but Custer is working from the bottom.
Custer wants to improve his position but instead Djurdjevic has moved into half guard.
Custer tries to roll over but Djurdjevic keeps him under control.
Djurdjevic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Custer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Custer wants to improve his position but Djurdjevic is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Custer tries to roll over but Djurdjevic keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Djurdjevic throws a strike but Custer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Djurdjevic wants to control from the top but Custer keeps moving.
Custer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Djurdjevic is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adis Djurdjevic.
Custer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Djurdjevic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Djurdjevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Custer 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.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Djurdjevic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Djurdjevic misses with an uppercut. Custer saw that one coming.
Custer misses with a low kick.
Custer cracks Djurdjevic with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer works Djurdjevic's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Djurdjevic. That's going to slow Custer down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic misses with a looping right.
Djurdjevic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Custer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Djurdjevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Djurdjevic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Custer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Djurdjevic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Custer.
Custer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Djurdjevic is trying to control Custer's posture but Custer avoids it.
Custer trying to control the action but Djurdjevic is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Djurdjevic's face as Custer controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adis Djurdjevic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Custer moves out of range as Djurdjevic throws a body kick.
Djurdjevic misses with a head kick.
Djurdjevic throws a leg kick
and Custer counters with a shoot takedown. Djurdjevic fights it but they end up in guard.
Custer lands a couple of elbows.
Djurdjevic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Custer!
Djurdjevic controlling from the full mount.
Custer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Djurdjevic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djurdjevic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Custer is looking to improve his position but Djurdjevic isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Custer is looking to escape.
Custer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Djurdjevic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Djurdjevic goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Custer is on top in guard.
Custer is pushing down on Djurdjevic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Djurdjevic is fighting to maintain full guard but Custer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Djurdjevic actively working from the bottom here.
Djurdjevic is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Custer working the head and body with strikes.
Custer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Custer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Djurdjevic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer thows a huge punch but Djurdjevic dodges it nicely.
Djurdjevic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Custer.
Djurdjevic is looking for a sweep. Custer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Djurdjevic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Custer is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer trying to advance position but Djurdjevic counters by regaining guard.
Custer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Custer throwing strikes but missing.
Custer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Custer throws a big right hand that misses.
Custer throws an elbow that misses. Djurdjevic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Custer's guard. Nice move by Djurdjevic!
Custer looking to control.
Custer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Djurdjevic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Djurdjevic won't allow Custer to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Custer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Djurdjevic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Custer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adis Djurdjevic.
Custer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Djurdjevic throws a sloppy head kick and Custer moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Custer moves forwards but Djurdjevic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djurdjevic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Custer.
Djurdjevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Custer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Custer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Custer lands with a shot to the body.
Djurdjevic blocks a leg kick.
Custer lands a jab to the head.
Custer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Custer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Djurdjevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Custer.
Djurdjevic scores with a jab. Custer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adis Djurdjevic is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Djurdjevic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good standup being displayed there by Djurdjevic as he connects with a hook.
Djurdjevic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer shoots in and gets a takedown into Djurdjevic's guard.
Djurdjevic 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.
Custer postures up and lands a big shot to Djurdjevic's brow.
Custer trying to control but Djurdjevic is working from the bottom.
Custer wants to pass the guard but Djurdjevic is keeping the position.
Djurdjevic controlling Custer's posture.
Djurdjevic looking to control.
Djurdjevic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Custer won't allow Djurdjevic to sweep him here.
Jesse Custer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic can't keep his opponent in guard - Custer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Djurdjevic won't allow Custer to pass to mount.
Custer prevents Djurdjevic from improving his position.
Djurdjevic is looking to control Custer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Djurdjevic avoid being mounted?
Custer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Djurdjevic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Djurdjevic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Djurdjevic manages to get to full guard.
Custer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Custer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Djurdjevic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Custer is aware though and is defending well.
Custer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Custer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Custer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Custer works over Djurdjevic with some ground and pound from guard.
Djurdjevic looking to control.
Djurdjevic keeping moving, preventing Custer from controlling successfully.
Custer advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djurdjevic sneaks back into half guard.
Djurdjevic is not content to let Custer control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer with the ground and pound but Djurdjevic uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Custer wants to control from the top but Djurdjevic keeps moving.
Custer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Custer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Custer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Djurdjevic looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Custer has picked Djurdjevic up and slammed him! Djurdjevic can't keep hold of the triangle and Custer manages to pass to side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Custer is chipping away with strikes.
Djurdjevic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Djurdjevic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Custer off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Djurdjevic misses with an uppercut. Custer saw that one coming.
Custer blocks a leg kick.
Custer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Djurdjevic did well to prevent Custer getting side control.
Custer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Djurdjevic defending well though.
Djurdjevic is trying to maintain the position but Custer is very close to passing his half guard.
Custer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Djurdjevic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Djurdjevic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Custer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Custer's back!
Custer is really stuck here.
Custer is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Djurdjevic gets his way!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Djurdjevic's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Custer just trying to survive but Djurdjevic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Djurdjevic tightening his grip on Custer, looking for the choke.
Djurdjevic goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Custer escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Djurdjevic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Custer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Custer.
Custer prevents Djurdjevic from improving his position.
Custer drops an elbow to the side of Djurdjevic's head.
Djurdjevic wants to improve his position but Custer is controlling well.
Djurdjevic is working hard here to advance position.
Custer drops an elbow to the side of Djurdjevic's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djurdjevic taking some punishment here, with Custer in his half guard.
Djurdjevic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Djurdjevic trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer won't allow Djurdjevic to sweep him here.
Djurdjevic working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Djurdjevic is on top in guard.
Djurdjevic trying to control but Custer is working from the bottom.
Custer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Djurdjevic manages to get himself to full guard.
Djurdjevic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Custer lands a couple of digs.
Custer sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Djurdjevic doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Custer paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Djurdjevic - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adis Djurdjevic!
Adis Djurdjevic retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Adis Djurdjevic waved his t-shirt featuring Cripplers Corner's logo in front of the cameras.
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