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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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283 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Shreve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shreve Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin walks into a straight right hand from Shreve Jr.
It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
Karelin takes one on the button.
Shreve Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Shreve Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Shreve Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karelin counters with a right hand to the body.
Shreve Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karelin throws the left hand but Shreve Jr avoids the punch easily.
Karelin misses with a hook. Shreve Jr ducked under it nicely.
Shreve Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karelin blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shreve Jr. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shreve Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shreve Jr lands a jab to the head.
Shreve Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karelin misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Shreve Jr.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shreve Jr.
A jab lands there for Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr digs a good hook to Karelin's body.
Shreve Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karelin lands an overhand right.
Shreve Jr scores with a leg kick.
Karelin blocks the body kick.
A nice side step and Karelin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karelin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karelin throws a jab when Shreve Jr was well out of range.
Shreve Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shreve Jr.
Karelin's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Karelin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shreve Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Karelin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shreve Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karelin will feel that in the morning.
Karelin misses with a body shot
and Shreve Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shreve Jr.
Karelin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shreve Jr lands a nice hook to Karelin's body. Karelin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shreve Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shreve Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karelin checks a low kick from Shreve Jr.
A shot to the body from Karelin misses
and Shreve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karelin misses with a lunging right hand
and Shreve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shreve Jr missing with a left hand there. Karelin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karelin looks to throw the jab but Shreve Jr is out of range.
That kick from Shreve Jr tenderised Karelin's leg. Karelin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shreve Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shreve Jr throws a hook but Karelin avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shreve Jr avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Shreve Jr slips a straight right by Karelin.
Shreve Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shreve Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Shreve Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Karelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelin throws a body punch but Shreve Jr moves out of range.
Karelin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shreve Jr. Shreve Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shreve Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shreve Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shreve Jr cracks Karelin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karelin catches Shreve Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shreve Jr scores with a hook to the body. Karelin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Shreve Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Shreve Jr tenderised Karelin's leg. Karelin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shreve Jr avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shreve Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Karelin staying out of range there.
Shreve Jr lands with a cross.
Shreve Jr misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin swings for the body but Shreve Jr moves out of range.
Shreve Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shreve Jr clobbers Karelin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shreve Jr cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shreve Jr cracks Karelin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shreve Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Karelin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karelin blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Karelin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shreve Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karelin will feel that in the morning.
Shreve Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shreve Jr. That's going to slow Karelin down.
Shreve Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shreve Jr. Karelin shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Karelin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shreve Jr feints a jab promting Karelin to slip. Shreve Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karelin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That has opened up Vitaly Karelin's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shreve Jr.
Karelin swings for the body but Shreve Jr moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karelin on the side of the head.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Shreve Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin takes a swing at Shreve Jr's ribcage but misses.
Shreve Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shreve Jr wants to land a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
Shreve Jr lands a body shot.
Shreve Jr missing with a left hand there. Karelin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shreve Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Shreve Jr slips the punch.
Shreve Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Shreve Jr scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shreve Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shreve Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shreve Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Karelin misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Shreve Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Karelin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shreve Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karelin.
Shreve Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karelin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shreve Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Karelin. Karelin maintains the clinch.
Shreve Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Shreve Jr.
Karelin working aggressively here.
Shreve Jr blocking some punches.
Larry Shreve Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shreve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Shreve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shreve Jr works on Karelin's body with a couple of short punches.
Shreve Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Shreve Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Shreve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
A right handed body shot lands from Karelin.
Shreve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shreve Jr blocking some punches.
Shreve Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karelin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vitaly Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Shreve Jr.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin lands with a short shot to the head.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin scores with a shot to the side of Shreve Jr's head.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin has a couple of punches blocked by Shreve Jr.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Shreve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shreve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitaly Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shreve Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Shreve Jr!
Larry Shreve Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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