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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Diehard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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283 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin moves away from the strike by Diehard.
Diehard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karelin.
The crowd cheers as Diehard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karelin doesn't seem phased though.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Diehard connects with a looping right hand.
Diehard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karelin's hands.
Diehard throws a shot to the body.
Diehard looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Karelin takes a swing at Diehard's ribcage but misses.
Karelin avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karelin! But no joy.
Karelin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karelin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diehard under the eye.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Diehard moves away and avoids it.
Karelin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been hearing reports that Diehard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diehard lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diehard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diehard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Diehard is just out of range.
Karelin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diehard.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Diehard slips the punch.
Karelin misses with a hook.
Diehard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karelin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diehard scrambles back to his feet.
Diehard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karelins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karelin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diehard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diehard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diehard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karelin's head backwards.
Diehard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karelin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diehard cracks Karelin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Diehard misses the target.
Diehard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diehard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diehard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diehard.
Diehard takes one to the side of the head.
Karelin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diehard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diehard misses the jab.
Karelin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diehard.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diehard manages to avoid it.
Diehard throwing a counter right hand but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Diehard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Diehard.
Diehard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Diehard misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
A jab from Karelin misses.
A jab from Diehard misses.
Diehard lands a head shot.
Diehard avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diehard sets himself, and Karelin steps forward looking for the clinch! Diehard avoids it this time.
Diehard throws a lazy uppercut
and Karelin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diehard connects with a body shot.
A jab from Diehard misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karelin misses with a straight right.
Diehard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karelin misses with a looping right.
Diehard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karelin throws the left hand but Diehard avoids the punch easily.
Diehard looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin slips a jab from Diehard.
Diehard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karelin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diehard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
A telegraphed right hand from Diehard misses the target.
Diehard throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard 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 Diehard. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diehard.
Karelin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Diehard does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
Karelin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karelin fails to land with a series of punches.
Diehard is looking to clinch.
Diehard misses with a body shot
and Karelin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karelin looks to land a left hand but Diehard moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Diehard misses its intended target.
Karelin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karelin misses with a hook.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce Diehard is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diehard to score with a decent uppercut.
Diehard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diehard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin prevents a body shot from Diehard.
Diehard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karelins head.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karelin misses with some punches.
Diehard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
Diehard tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Karelin fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Karelin.
Diehard can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
Diehard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin can't find room to land a body shot as Diehard controls the action.
Diehard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Diehard misses with a body shot.
Bruce Diehard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
Diehard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diehard scores with a nice right hand.
Diehard looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Karelin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diehard misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Diehard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin takes one to the side of the head.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Diehard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diehard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Diehard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karelin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diehard misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin misses with a straight right.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Karelin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karelin defending well as Diehard loads up on a big left hand.
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin walks into a left hand.
Diehard looks to land a left hand but Karelin moved out of range nicely.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diehard moves away.
Karelin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diehard throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Karelin misses.
Diehard avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Diehard moves away and avoids it.
Karelin lands with an overhand left.
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karelin! But no joy.
Diehard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karelin looks to throw the jab but Diehard is out of range.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin moves out of range as Diehard strikes.
Diehard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karelin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diehard swats away the attempt to clinch by Karelin.
Vitaly Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
Karelin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diehard lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Karelin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karelin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Diehard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diehard.
Karelin takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Diehard.
Diehard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Diehard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diehard throws a shot from downtown. Karelin moves away and avoids it.
Karelin slips a jab from Diehard.
Diehard lands the left hand.
Diehard dips to his left and cracks Karelin with an uppercut!
Diehard misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diehard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karelin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Diehard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diehard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Diehard!
A victorious Bruce Diehard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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