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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ligerito Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose De La Cus has chosen FKA Twigs - Two Weeks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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136 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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173 cm
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147 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ligerito Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose De La Cus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jr won't allow Jose De La Cus to sweep him here.
Jose De La Cus has momentary wrist control but Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jose De La Cus's head.
Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jose De La Cus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jose De La Cus's head.
Jr throws an elbow that misses. Jose De La Cus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jr's guard. Nice move by Jose De La Cus!
Jr pulls Jose De La Cus in close to prevent any damage.
Jose De La Cus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jr's head.
Jose De La Cus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jr is pulling down on Jose De La Cus's head. It's preventing any offense from Jose De La Cus, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr looking to control.
Jr 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.
Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jose De La Cus's guard.
Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jr throws a strike but Jose De La Cus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jose De La Cus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jose De La Cus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jr has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jose De La Cus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jr's guard.
Jr wants to sweep here but Jose De La Cus controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr trying to control the position.
Jose De La Cus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jose De La Cus being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus postures up.
Jose De La Cus throwing strikes from guard but Jr blocks nicely.
Jr is trying to keep Jose De La Cus in close.
Jr wants to sweep here but Jose De La Cus controlling him for the moment.
Jose De La Cus trying to control but Jr is working from the bottom.
Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jose De La Cus is looking to stand up but Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Jr stands up over Jose De La Cus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Jose De La Cus has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus has momentary wrist control but Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Jr stands up over Jose De La Cus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Jose De La Cus.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jr preventing the sweep.
Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jr stands and throws Jose De La Cus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jr landing strikes.
Check out the look on Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr looks up at the clock and then as Jose De La Cus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jose De La Cus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jr connects with a decent elbow.
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!
Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jose De La Cus throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Jr scores with punches from side control.
Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jose De La Cus down.
Jose De La Cus pushes Jr away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jr gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jose De La Cus down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jr is putting a hurting on Jose De La Cus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jose De La Cus is rocked!
Jr working the head with strikes.
Jose De La Cus is still in real trouble! Can Jr finish him?
Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
Jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jr scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jose De La Cus is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jr can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ligerito Jr!
Carter Jose De La Cus spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back, stronger and better than ever. I get one more chance to write the book, one more chance to set the hook, one more chance to turn the pages, one more chance to get it right, one more chance to write the wrongs,one more chance to feel alive, one more chance to bust some heads.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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