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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Berinjela (ranked 23609 p4p, 901 weight class) and Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 513 p4p, 120 weight class). Berinjela comes into the arena with “Yoda” by Weird Al blaring out of the sound system. Gabrijel Bozic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno Berinjela's chin.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berinjela manages to avoid it.
Bozic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berinjela can pounce on him.
Berinjela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berinjela lands a leg kick that knocks Bozic off balance momentarily.
A big left from Berinjela misses.
Bozic swings for the body but Berinjela moves out of range.
Berinjela misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Berinjela lands but Bozic takes it in his stride.
Berinjela avoids a kick to the body.
Bozic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berinjela.
Bozic throws a body punch but Berinjela moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berinjela ducks under a wild hook from Bozic.
Bozic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Berinjela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berinjela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berinjela.
Bozic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bozic checks a leg kick.
Bozic throws out a counter right but Berinjela avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Berinjela.
Good shot there by Berinjela.
Berinjela cracks Bozic with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozic throws a push kick but Berinjela slaps the foot to one side.
Bozic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berinjela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berinjela moves out of range of the body kick from Bozic.
Bozic slips under a jab.
Bozic replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Berinjela blocks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berinjela.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berinjela.
Bozic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berinjela.
Bozic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berinjela is out of range and Bozic settles back down.
Bozic misses the body punch
and Berinjela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Berinjela dominated that round.
That's time! Berinjela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Berinjela cracks Bozic with an open hand slap.
Berinjela swings for the body but Bozic moves out of range.
Berinjela tests Bozic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bozic misses with an uppercut
and Berinjela finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bozic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bozic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berinjela lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Berinjela.
Berinjela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bozic. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berinjela tries a head kick but it misses.
Berinjela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bozic.
Berinjela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berinjela connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozic misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Berinjela throws a hook but Bozic blocks it.
Berinjela is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Berinjela connects with a solid leg kick.
Bozic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Berinjela.
Bozic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Berinjela lands a nice shot that snaps Bozic's head back.
Berinjela misses with a looping left.
Berinjela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berinjela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bozic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berinjela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berinjela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Berinjela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berinjela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berinjela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bozic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berinjela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bruno Berinjela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bozic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bozic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berinjela lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Berinjela dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch lands to the side of Bozic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gabrijel Bozic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berinjela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Berinjela jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berinjela is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bozic misses with a hook.
Bozic ducks under a wild hook from Berinjela.
Bozic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruno Berinjela is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Berinjela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berinjela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berinjela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bozic checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berinjela is looking to slow Bozic down with leg kicks.
Bozic tries to clinch but Berinjela moves out of range.
Berinjela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looks like Berinjela has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Berinjela with a nice cross.
Bozic loads up on a big right hand but Berinjela slips the punch.
You can see that Bozic has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bozic misses with a double jab
and Berinjela counters with a straight right hand.
Bozic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berinjela throws a looping overhand right but Bozic ducks down to avoid it.
Berinjela scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berinjela lands a head kick. Bozic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Berinjela scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Berinjela.
Bozic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bozic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berinjela.
Berinjela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Berinjela blocks the body kick.
Bozic throws a sloppy body shot
and Berinjela counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berinjela.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Berinjela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berinjela has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Berinjela!
Bruno Berinjela decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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