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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 3062 p4p, 361 weight class) and Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 3972 p4p, 448 weight class). Jose De La Cus comes to the ring accompanied by Barringtonelect - Big Body. Spiteri is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Day to day basis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
25 - 23 - 3 |
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199 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jose De La Cus momentarily.
Spiteri misses with a looping left.
Spiteri scores with a nice strike.
Spiteri scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Spiteri.
A counter left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses its target.
Spiteri misses with a wild body shot.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
Jose De La Cus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spiteri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jose De La Cus swings for the body but Spiteri moves out of range.
Spiteri is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Spiteri stuns Jose De La Cus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jose De La Cus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jose De La Cus throws a nice looking combination but Spiteri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose De La Cus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jose De La Cus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spiteri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jose De La Cus.
Spiteri lands a nice hook to Jose De La Cus's body. Jose De La Cus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spiteri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spiteri, as that shot connected.
Spiteri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jose De La Cus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spiteri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus blocks a leg kick.
Spiteri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jose De La Cus at a distance.
Spiteri lands with a right hand.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jose De La Cus moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spiteri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jose De La Cus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jose De La Cus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Spiteri avoids it well.
Spiteri scores with a shot to the body.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab to Spiteri's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Spiteri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spiteri.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose De La Cus was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Jose De La Cus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spiteri.
A counter left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses its target.
Jose De La Cus misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on Jose De La Cus's shoulder, as Jose De La Cus tries to avoid the shot.
Spiteri avoids the body shot from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus is looking to wear down Spiteri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jose De La Cus throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jose De La Cus scores with the left hand. Spiteri knows he should have avoided that one.
Jose De La Cus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiteri moves away.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
Spiteri throws a shot from downtown. Jose De La Cus moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri scores with a jab to the head.
Spiteri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jose De La Cus in his tracks.
Spiteri throws a hook but Jose De La Cus avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spiteri.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab
and Spiteri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jose De La Cus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spiteri back to the ropes. Jose De La Cus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spiteri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jose De La Cus.
A swing and a miss from Spiteri.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild body shot.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jose De La Cus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlotos Spiteri dominated that round.
That's time! Jose De La Cus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jose De La Cus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spiteri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jose De La Cus scrambles back to his feet.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Spiteri misses.
Spiteri clobbers Jose De La Cus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spiteri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jose De La Cus at a distance.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches.
Spiteri feints a counter leg kick.
Spiteri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spiteri looks to score with a jab to the body but Jose De La Cus is just out of range.
Spiteri throws out a loose jab but Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Spiteri with a series of wild strikes but Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
Spiteri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jose De La Cus under the eye.
Spiteri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spiteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jose De La Cus manages to avoid it.
Spiteri slips a jab from Jose De La Cus.
A nice side step and Spiteri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spiteri cracks the inside of Jose De La Cus's front leg.
Spiteri misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spiteri tries to move into range but Jose De La Cus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jose De La Cus. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Jose De La Cus's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spiteri circles away quickly and effectively.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Spiteri with a series of wild strikes but Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Spiteri avoids them all with ease.
Spiteri lands with a straight right. Jose De La Cus didn't see that one coming.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiteri is just out of range.
Spiteri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spiteri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jose De La Cus.
Spiteri jabs Jose De La Cus right on the nose. Jose De La Cus blinks but takes it well.
Spiteri looks to score with a jab to the body but Jose De La Cus is just out of range.
Spiteri connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiteri slips a straight right by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jose De La Cus is looking for a counter combo.
Jose De La Cus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiteri moves away.
Spiteri just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri connects with a body shot.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spiteri slips a jab and a cross from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Spiteri with a series of wild strikes but Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spiteri moves into the clinch.
Spiteri throws a head punch that misses.
Spiteri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jose De La Cus tries to break free but Spiteri pushes him back against the ropes.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break free.
Spiteri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jose De La Cus tries to break free but Spiteri pushes him back against the ropes.
Spiteri lands a right hand.
Spiteri pushes Jose De La Cus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jose De La Cus tries to break free but Spiteri pushes him back against the ropes.
Spiteri blocks a body shot from Jose De La Cus.
Spiteri has a couple of punches blocked by Jose De La Cus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Spiteri.
A short right from Spiteri on the inside.
Spiteri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jose De La Cus takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Carter Jose De La Cus has been cut.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlotos Spiteri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carter Jose De La Cus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
Spiteri throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses its target.
A shot to the body from Jose De La Cus misses
and Spiteri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jose De La Cus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Spiteri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jose De La Cus on the side of the head.
Spiteri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spiteri takes the fight into the clinch.
Spiteri lands a body shot.
Jose De La Cus blocks a body shot from Spiteri.
Spiteri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jose De La Cus is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jose De La Cus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiteri's elbow.
Jose De La Cus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spiteri, right into the meat.
Jose De La Cus slips a straight right by Spiteri.
Spiteri dodges the punch combination from Jose De La Cus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches.
Spiteri lands a jab to Jose De La Cus's midsection.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Spiteri. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jose De La Cus misses with a looping left.
Jose De La Cus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spiteri lands a jab.
Spiteri cracks a nice hook into Jose De La Cus's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jose De La Cus slips a jab from Spiteri.
Jose De La Cus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spiteri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jose De La Cus's head.
Spiteri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spiteri throws a leg kick but Jose De La Cus checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Spiteri there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose De La Cus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spiteri counters with a stiff right hand.
Jose De La Cus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws an off balance right hand
letting Spiteri counter with a right hand.
Jose De La Cus throws a nice looking combination but Spiteri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose De La Cus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spiteri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus walks into a stiff left hand from Spiteri.
Spiteri jabs at Jose De La Cus's body.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Spiteri there.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Spiteri avoids nicely.
Spiteri connects with a crisp jab.
Jose De La Cus throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
It seemed like Spiteri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jose De La Cus momentarily.
Jose De La Cus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlotos Spiteri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Spiteri.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlotos Spiteri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spiteri 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlotos Spiteri!
A victorious Carlotos Spiteri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Carter Jose De La Cus had this to say: 'Whatever...'.
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