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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lupe Fuentes (ranked 6038 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ke To (ranked 5310 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lupe Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ke To!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fuentes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fuentes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
To wants to stand and escape but Fuentes is having none of it.
Fuentes is looking to work some ground and pound but To has wrist control.
Fuentes stands up over To, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fuentes is in close to To's body, working some short punches and elbows.
To throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
To being controlled here, momentarily.
Fuentes 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuentes chips away with some ground and pound.
Fuentes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
To being controlled here, momentarily.
Fuentes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fuentes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
To wants to get back to his feet but Fuentes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fuentes lands a couple of elbows.
Fuentes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fuentes prevents To from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fuentes chips away with some ground and pound.
Fuentes landing some decent shots from guard.
Fuentes trying to control but To is working from the bottom.
To 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.
Fuentes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fuentes wants to control from the top but To keeps moving.
Fuentes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuentes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes stands up over To, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fuentes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fuentes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fuentes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fuentes throwing strikes but missing.
Fuentes landing some decent shots from guard.
To throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fuentes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of To's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fuentes prevents To from getting back to his feet.
Fuentes landing with the ground and pound.
Fuentes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fuentes with a nice head shot there.
Fuentes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of To's head.
Fuentes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fuentes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuentes stays in close to To's body and controls the position.
Fuentes trying to control but To is working from the bottom.
Fuentes works over To with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lupe Fuentes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
To tries to clinch up
and Fuentes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fuentes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that To can do to turn this around?
Fuentes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fuentes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fuentes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fuentes is nestled in close to To, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
To punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuentes prevents To from improving his position.
Lupe Fuentes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuentes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
To tries to get to full guard but Fuentes has control of the leg.
Fuentes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fuentes lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Fuentes seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fuentes scores with a couple of nice shots.
To wants to control but Fuentes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Fuentes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fuentes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
To is looking to control Fuentes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can To avoid being mounted?
Fuentes not doing much here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fuentes connects with a nice short shot to To's temple.
Fuentes winds up and cracks To with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
To on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes working over To with some ground and pound. To looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fuentes wants to lay and pray for a moment but To keeps working.
Fuentes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fuentes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
To on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fuentes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fuentes wants to take a breather but To is having none of it.
Fuentes working the head and body with strikes.
Fuentes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fuentes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down To for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes is trying to control the action in half guard but To is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Fuentes there.
Fuentes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
To is trying to control but can't.
Fuentes is keen to just control but To is a slippery customer.
To has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fuentes is working away from the top position though.
Fuentes is controlling the pace.
Fuentes prevents To from standing back up.
That's four 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.
Fuentes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
To is looking to control Fuentes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can To avoid being mounted?
Fuentes content to control rather than advance.
Fuentes winds up and cracks To with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fuentes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
To tries to roll over but Fuentes keeps him under control.
Fuentes controlling the action here.
Fuentes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuentes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fuentes winds up and cracks To with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lupe Fuentes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
To misses with a takedown attempt
and Fuentes counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuentes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for To!
Fuentes is working To over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fuentes scoring with punches from side control.
To is rocked!
Fuentes wants to control but To is keeping him busy.
To is still in real trouble! Can Fuentes finish him?
To seems to have recovered his senses.
Fuentes 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuentes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at To to see if he's OK.
To taking a bit of punishment here - Fuentes scoring with strikes.
To taking a bit of punishment here - Fuentes scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on To's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fuentes scoring with punches and elbows.
To is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fuentes connects with a decent elbow.
Fuentes cracks To with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Fuentes immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! To is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Fuentes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lupe Fuentes!
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energy
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hype
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