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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 558 p4p, 939 weight class) and Bender Mein Armbach (ranked 72 p4p, 130 weight class). Custer comes to the cage accompanied by Zebrahead - Falling Apart. Mein Armbach has chosen Enter Sandman, Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bender Mein Armbach!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mein Armbach looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Custer!
Mein Armbach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Custer keeps working.
Custer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach cracks Custer with a big elbow.
Mein Armbach working the head with strikes.
Custer is looking for a sweep.
Custer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach tries to move to mount but Custer blocks the move with his legs.
Mein Armbach misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Custer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Custer's coaches at KFA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mein Armbach wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Custer can't do much from the bottom here.
Custer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mein Armbach wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mein Armbach wants to control but Custer is keeping him busy.
Mein Armbach working the ground and pound but Custer is defending the strikes.
Custer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mein Armbach.
You can see the frustration on Custer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Custer is trying to get back to half guard.
Custer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mein Armbach's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach trying to pass the guard but Custer defending well.
Mein Armbach is still trying to improve position.
Mein Armbach trying to advance position but Custer counters by regaining guard.
Custer keeping full guard, as Mein Armbach tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mein Armbach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mein Armbach tries to free his leg and advance position but Custer is retaining full guard.
Mein Armbach has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Custer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mein Armbach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Custer walks into a straight right hand from Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach misses with a double jab
and Custer counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mein Armbach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jesse Custer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mein Armbach.
Custer misses with a straight left.
Mein Armbach shoots in for a takedown but Custer shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mein Armbach in his tracks.
Custer stuffs the takedown attempt from Mein Armbach. Mein Armbach gets slowly back to his feet.
Mein Armbach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mein Armbach bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Mein Armbach scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mein Armbach misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Custer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mein Armbach on the ground.
Custer parries the strikes from Mein Armbach easily there. Mein Armbach is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Custer to escape.
Mein Armbach scoring with punches and elbows.
Custer is not content to let Mein Armbach control the position.
Custer is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bender Mein Armbach dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mein Armbach lands a nice hook to Custer's body. Custer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Custer stuffs the takedown attempt from Mein Armbach. Mein Armbach gets slowly back to his feet.
Custer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mein Armbach swings for the body but Custer moves out of range.
Mein Armbach lands the left hand.
A left lands for Mein Armbach.
Custer ducks right into an uppercut from Mein Armbach.
Custer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mein Armbach is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Custer's half guard.
Mein Armbach is pressing down on Custer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Custer is holding on for now.
Mein Armbach prevents Custer from improving his position.
Mein Armbach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach is looking to take a break and control but Custer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Custer wants to get back to full guard.
Bender Mein Armbach has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mein Armbach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Mein Armbach there.
Custer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mein Armbach lands strikes from half guard.
Mein Armbach passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Custer!
Custer tries to hold on but Mein Armbach postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer is trying to escape the mount.
Mein Armbach working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mein Armbach postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Custer looks a forlorn figure.
Custer wants to hold on but Mein Armbach pushes him away.
Mein Armbach unloading with bombs!
Mein Armbach throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Custer because Mein Armbach loaded up on that one.
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!
Mein Armbach throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach looking to ground and pound but Custer is blocking nicely.
Mein Armbach raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mein Armbach lands a big elbow.
Mein Armbach is landing with some decent strikes but Custer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Custer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mein Armbach misses with some ground and pound and Custer recovers position to half guard.
Mein Armbach working over Custer with some ground and pound. Custer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Custer trying to control from the bottom.
Mein Armbach scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mein Armbach is pressing down on Custer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Custer is holding on for now.
Mein Armbach working over Custer with some ground and pound. Custer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mein Armbach seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Mein Armbach looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Custer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mein Armbach landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mein Armbach uses his free foot to push down on Custer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Custer.
Mein Armbach scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Custer working to try and regain half guard.
Mein Armbach raining down hammerfists from mount.
Custer is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bender Mein Armbach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Custer misses the jab.
Custer throws a shot from downtown. Mein Armbach moves away and avoids it.
Custer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mein Armbach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mein Armbach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Custer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mein Armbach throws a good cross that connects.
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach slips a straight right by Custer.
Mein Armbach has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Custer misses with a jab to the body
and Mein Armbach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mein Armbach is looking to chop away at Custer's legs.
Custer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mein Armbach lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein Armbach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Custer.
Mein Armbach misses with a jab to the body
and Custer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mein Armbach dives in and scores a takedown into Custer's guard.
Mein Armbach landing with the ground and pound.
Mein Armbach trying to control but Custer is working from the bottom.
Mein Armbach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mein Armbach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Custer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mein Armbach forces his way into half guard.
Mein Armbach not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jesse Custer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach wants to control but Custer is keeping him busy.
Mein Armbach works his way into full mount!
Mein Armbach sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mein Armbach working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mein Armbach is stalling here but it's allowed Custer to get half guard.
Mein Armbach lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Custer is looking to get back to full guard here but Mein Armbach has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mein Armbach wants to control but Custer is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer looks to move to half guard but instead Mein Armbach has passed into mount! Damn!
Mein Armbach punishing his opponent with strikes.
Custer is working to get back to half guard.
Mein Armbach lands a big shot there that rocks Custer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mein Armbach throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Custer because Mein Armbach loaded up on that one.
Custer tries to hold on but Mein Armbach postures up.
Bender Mein Armbach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Custer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mein Armbach lands a nice short elbow.
Custer is looking to improve his position.
Custer is staying active underneath Mein Armbach, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mein Armbach wants to free his trapped foot but Custer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mein Armbach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mein Armbach tries to pass to full mount but Custer defends it.
Custer actively working from the bottom here.
Mein Armbach working Custer over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bender Mein Armbach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mein Armbach has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bender Mein Armbach!
An intense looking Bender Mein Armbach took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I Hiav vays of making you taap!!
You looze zen You Snooze...
Muahhhaahaaa!! '.
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