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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelton Bailey (ranked 918 p4p, 1936 weight class) and Ziggy Stardust (ranked 124 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelton Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ziggy Stardust!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Bailey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Bailey misses.
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 throws a shot from downtown. Stardust moves away and avoids it.
Stardust swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stardust shoots in and gets a takedown into Bailey's guard.
Stardust trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stardust not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bailey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stardust looking to pass the guard.
Bailey trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust looking to pass the guard.
Stardust forces his way into half guard.
Bailey is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey is trying to control but can't.
Stardust wants to pass the guard but Bailey is defending well.
Stardust is keen to just control but Bailey is a slippery customer.
Bailey is looking to improve his position.
Stardust is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bailey defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stardust prevents Bailey from improving his position.
Stardust is thwarting Bailey's attempts to control the position.
Bailey is not content to let Stardust control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stardust is working for a submission of some sort.
Bailey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust looking to pass the guard.
Bailey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stardust lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stardust pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bailey is keeping the position for now.
Bailey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stardust preventing the sweep.
Stardust stops Bailey from standing up.
Bailey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bailey keeping moving, preventing Stardust from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stardust gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey leaves Stardust with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bailey lands a right hook to the body.
Stardust takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stardust moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Stardust appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bailey scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Stardust misses its intended target.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Stardust moves away and avoids it.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stardust needs to keep his hands up - Bailey had a free shot at his head there.
Kelton Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Bailey throws a right hand that misses
and Stardust counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey connects with a looping right hand.
Stardust is rocked!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Stardust moved out of range nicely.
Stardust is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stardust is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Stardust seems to have recovered his senses.
Stardust uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Stardust misses with a low kick.
Stardust takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Stardust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stardust misses with a takedown
and Bailey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Stardust's shoulder, as Stardust tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Stardust does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stardust follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stardust looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stardust to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bailey wants to sweep here but Stardust controlling him for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looking to control.
Bailey is pulling down on Stardust's head to control his posture.
Bailey looking to control.
Stardust works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bailey gets full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stardust trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey managing to control the position.
Bailey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stardust trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is trying to control the position but Stardust postures up.
Bailey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stardust manages to get himself to full guard.
Bailey trying to control but Stardust is working from the bottom.
Bailey won't allow Stardust to sweep him here.
Stardust is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stardust has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bailey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bailey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stardust looking to control.
Bailey stays in close to Stardust's body and controls the position.
Ziggy Stardust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control but Stardust is working from the bottom.
Bailey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stardust trying to strike off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stardust counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stardust blocks a jab.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stardust slips a straight right by Bailey.
Stardust keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stardust.
Stardust flicks out a counter leg kick but Bailey steps away.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Stardust saw that one coming.
Bailey cracks Stardust with a good jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bailey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stardust eats them both and turns towards Bailey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck for Stardust with that takedown attempt.
Kelton Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ziggy Stardust.
Stardust throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a three punch combo that has Stardust backing up. Stardust nods at Bailey to acknowledge the strikes.
and Bailey counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Stardust! He's just covering up as Bailey starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelton Bailey!
After the big win, Kelton Bailey made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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RATING
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