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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bad Boy Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Salizar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salizar has chosen Fortunate Son as his entrance music. Bad Boy Bernie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Salizar's chin.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bad Boy Bernie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Salizar!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salizar.
Salizar misses with a hook. Bernie ducked under it nicely.
Salizar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Salizar.
Bernie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salizar is looking to clinch.
Salizar gets a clinch.
Salizar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salizar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bernie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Salizar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Salizar stalling in the clinch.
Bernie jumps guard but Salizar stands there with Bernie around his waist. Bernie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bernie managing to block the knees to the body from Salizar.
Salizar lands an elbow that stopped Bernie in his tracks for a moment.
Salizar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bernie up against the cage.
Salizar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bernie is breathing heavily.
Salizar misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salizar trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Salizar.
Salizar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salizar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salizar gets through Bernie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salizar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salizar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Salizar lands a left hand.
Salizar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bernie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salizar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salizar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Salizar - that landed with a thud.
Salizar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salizar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bernie's face.
Salizar scores a nice knee to the body.
Salizar is stalling here.
Salizar receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salizar lands a nice elbow.
Salizar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salizar stalling against the cage.
Salizar tries to land a knee to the head but Bernie blocks with his arms.
Salizar stalling.
Nice body punch from Salizar - that landed with a thud.
Salizar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bernie.
Salizar misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Salizar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salizar lands an elbow inside that Bernie shrugs off.
Bernie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bernie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bernie stalling against the cage.
Salizar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salizar is stalling here.
Salizar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salizar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salizar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salizar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salizar landing knees to the body.
Salizar working Bernie over with knees to the body.
Salizar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bernie blocks it with crossed arms.
Salizar stalls.
Salizar scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Salizar.
Salizar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bernie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Salizar just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Boy Bernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salizar lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salizar looking to throw knees to the head but Bernie is blocking nicely.
Bernie avoiding damage as Salizar throws knees to the body.
Bernie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salizar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Salizar looks to land a combination but Bernie avoids it well.
Salizar throws a one two combo.
Salizar misses with a straight left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bernie managing to block the knees to the body from Salizar.
Bernie is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salizar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salizar throws an elbow but it misses.
Salizar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Salizar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bernie blocks a head kick by Salizar.
Salizar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bernie checks it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salizar!
Salizar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bernie blocks a head kick by Salizar.
Bernie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salizar tries to land a knee to the head but Bernie blocks with his arms.
Salizar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bernie's defenses.
Bernie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salizar lands a knee to the body.
Salizar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bernie backwards.
Salizar lands a right hand.
Pablo Salizar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salizar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bernie blocks it with crossed arms.
Salizar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salizar lands with a light punch inside.
Salizar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bernie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie trying to stall but Salizar improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salizar.
Salizar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bernie up against the cage.
Salizar lands a nice knee to the body.
Salizar scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Salizar.
Bernie takes an elbow to the temple.
Salizar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bernie tries for a takedown but Salizar manages to get underhooks.
Salizar cracks Bernie with a nice body shot.
Salizar connects with a knee to the head.
Salizar pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Salizar's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salizar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salizar tries to land a knee to the head but Bernie blocks with his arms.
Salizar tries to throw a body punch but Bernie avoids it by throwing Salizar back against the cage.
Salizar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernie stalling against the cage.
Salizar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bernie jumps guard but Salizar stands there with Bernie around his waist. Bernie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bernie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salizar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Boy Bernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salizar landing knees to the body.
Salizar trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Salizar.
Salizar landing knees to the head.
Salizar throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salizar crunches a lovely knee into Bernie's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salizar.
Bernie looking for a takedown.
Salizar missing with knees to the body.
Bernie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bernie tries for a takedown but Salizar manages to get underhooks.
Salizar cracks Bernie with a nice body shot.
Salizar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salizar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salizar gets through Bernie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bernie jumps guard and drags Salizar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Salizar landing with the ground and pound.
Salizar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salizar throwing strikes from guard but Bernie blocks nicely.
Salizar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bernie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Salizar postures up in Bernie's guard and throws a big left but Bernie blocks it.
Bernie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bernie working for a triangle but Salizar defends it easily.
Salizar is looking to work some ground and pound but Bernie has wrist control.
Bernie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salizar scores with a nice head shot.
Salizar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bernie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Salizar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bernie feints and as Salizar raises his hands in defense, Bernie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bernie is pushing down on Salizar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Salizar is fighting to maintain full guard but Bernie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Salizar gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salizar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Salizar 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.
Salizar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salizar is looking to advance position but Bernie won't allow it.
Bernie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Salizar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bernie!
BOOM! Salizar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salizar looking for a guillotine from mount but Bernie is having none of it.
Bernie wants to get back to his feet.
Bernie is bucking up trying to escape but Salizar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bernie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bernie tries to hold on but Salizar pushes him away.
The referee warns Bernie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Salizar raining down shots from the mount!
Salizar landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salizar landing strikes from the mount and Bernie is in trouble!
Salizar looking to isolate an arm here. Bernie doesn't see it coming and as Salizar extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Salizar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Salizar!
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