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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelton Bailey (ranked 3028 p4p, 4036 weight class) and Patrik Lindberg (ranked 361 p4p, 438 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm 18 175 1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm 18 180 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Basic striking Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Powerful |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelton Bailey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrik Lindberg! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Lindberg shows good takedown defense. Lindberg lands a leg kick that knocks Bailey off balance momentarily. A combination from Lindberg does no damage. Bailey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Kelton Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bailey misses with a low kick.
Bailey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lindberg checks it well. Bailey dives in and grabs Lindberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lindberg pushes down on Bailey's head and hops out. Lindberg wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position. Bailey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindberg. Bailey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. We've been hearing reports that Bailey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Bailey closes the distance and clinches up with Lindberg, looking for a takedown. Bailey pushes Lindberg against the cage but Lindberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelton Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lindberg throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily. Lindberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Kelton Bailey has been cut. A low kick from Lindberg is predictable there and Bailey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bailey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lindberg trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bailey manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Lindberg tries to reverse the position but Bailey maintains control. Bailey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Lindberg is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bailey swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kelton Bailey! Kelton Bailey made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
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