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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Berinjela (ranked 5483 p4p, 24822 weight class) and Jim Teagarden (ranked 503 p4p, 546 weight class). Berinjela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is “Yoda” by Weird Al. Bruno Berinjela has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 cm 20 289 2 - 1 - 1 |
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186 cm 20 250 1 - 3 - 0 |
World class MT Cardio machine
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Excellent boxer Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Teagarden! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Teagarden thows a leg kick but Berinjela checks it and Berinjela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Teagarden throws a front kick aimed at Berinjela's knee but Berinjela avoids it well. Teagarden misses with an uppercut
and Berinjela counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Teagarden avoids a wild elbow strike from Berinjela. Berinjela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jim Teagarden has been cut. Teagarden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Berinjela definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Teagarden swinging wildly here.
Berinjela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teagarden.
Teagarden works over Berinjela's head and body with a nice combination. Teagarden throws a lazy uppercut
and Berinjela holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Berinjela lands an elbow that stopped Teagarden in his tracks for a moment. Teagarden wants to break free but Berinjela has control.
Teagarden is trying to break free. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Teagarden takes an elbow to the temple. Teagarden is trying to break the clinch but Berinjela has him pressed against the ropes. Berinjela lands on the inside with an uppercut. Teagarden is trying to push Berinjela away but Berinjela has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Berinjela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teagarden or not. Teagarden can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berinjela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. We've been informed that Teagarden has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Teagarden tries to break free but Berinjela pushes him back against the ropes. Berinjela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teagarden's elbow. A hook to the body from Berinjela.
Teagarden looks winded! Teagarden takes an elbow to the forehead. Berinjela lands a hook to the side of the head. Berinjela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Berinjela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Still in the clinch, Berinjela cracks Teagarden with a big elbow that drops him to the floor! Great elbow by Berinjela! Will Teagarden beat the count? 2,3,4,5 - he's back up on 5 and seems OK to continue. Back to the action!
Teagarden is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Teagarden avoids the head kick by Berinjela.
Berinjela connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Teagarden out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Berinjela! After winning the bout, Bruno Berinjela thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
95% |
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