The opening bout of the Bellator 100 main card was the first of four welterweight tournament opening round bouts and Brent Weedman advanced to the semifinals with a first round submission victory over Justin Baesman.
The bout opened with Baesman using his leg kicks to score but Weedman would take the fight to the ground and began to work his submission. At first, he appeared to be looking for a kimura but quickly transitioned to an armbar attempt.
Baesman was able to defend the first armbar attempt, but Weedman continued to work on his arm and ended up going belly down on the submission. Once he was belly down, Baesman (14-4) immediately tapped and all of his defeats have come by submission.
Weedman (22-8-1) advances to the welterweight tournament semifinal and he will face the winner of Rick Hawn and Herman Terrado.
Bellator 100 Results:
Brent Weedman def. Justin Baesman via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:20
Travis Marx def. Brandon Bender via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:28
LaRue Burley def. Bubba Jenkins via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 3:40
Clifford Starks def. Joe Yager via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Liam McGeary def. Beau Tribolet via KO (strikes) – Round 1, :27
Siala Mou Siliga def. Dan Charles def. TKO (strikes) Round 3, 1:26
Adam McDonough def. Johnny Buck via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:51