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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Kreese (ranked 4918 p4p, 5452 weight class) and Roman Larson (ranked 576 p4p, 621 weight class). Larson has chosen "Last Goodbye" by Eric Kinny as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great elbows
Very strong
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Kreese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Larson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Larson misses its intended target.
Kreese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kreese throws a body punch but Larson moves out of range.
Larson closes the distance and pushes Kreese back into the ropes.
Kreese prevents a body shot from Larson.
Larson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Kreese.
It looks like Roman Larson has been cut.
Kreese throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kreese gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Larson's coach down at Monkey Business (Best Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Larson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kreese misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kreese.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Larson dodges an elbow strike from Kreese.
Kreese throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kreese throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kreese.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Larson blocking some punches.
Kreese misses with an elbow strike.
Kreese pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Larson stalling against the ropes.
Kreese pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kreese misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kreese just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larson's brow.
Larson taking a breather.
Kreese being controlled against the ropes.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Larson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Kreese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson stalling in the clinch but Kreese improves position.
Larson tries to break the clinch but Kreese is controlling the position.
Kreese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kreese creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larson's defenses.
Kreese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kreese fails to land.
Kreese misses with some punches.
Larson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kreese has him pressed against the ropes.
Larson avoids the elbow strike from Kreese, against the ropes.
Kreese lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kreese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larson avoids it.
Kreese definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Kreese.
Kreese lands an elbow that stopped Larson in his tracks for a moment.
Kreese misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Kreese dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Larson's cut.
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.
Larson blocks a head kick by Kreese.
Kreese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larson can do to turn this around?
Kreese fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kreese tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Larson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kreese looks for the body kick but Larson saw that one coming.
Kreese misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Larson.
Kreese attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kreese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kreese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Larson misses.
John Kreese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larson.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Larson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kreese wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson throws the left hand but Kreese avoids the punch easily.
Kreese tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Larson manages to circle out of the way.
Kreese tries to clinch up.
A jab from Larson misses.
Larson misses the shot to the body.
Kreese tries to clinch up.
Kreese tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Larson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kreese.
Kreese tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Larson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kreese misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larson.
Kreese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larson throws out the jab.
Kreese tries to clinch up.
Kreese throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kreese tries a head kick but it misses.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kreese takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kreese throws a leg kick that misses.
Kreese looks to land a combination but Larson avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larson blocks a head kick by Kreese.
Kreese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreese fires out a quick counter leg kick but Larson just manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Larson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Larson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Larson throws the left hand but Kreese avoids the punch easily.
Kreese misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larson! But no joy.
Larson blocks a head kick by Kreese.
Kreese is looking to land body kicks.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kreese.
Kreese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Larson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larson misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larson misses with a looping left.
Larson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kreese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kreese tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kreese.
Larson takes the fight into the clinch.
Larson stalling against the ropes.
Kreese creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kreese lands an elbow that stopped Larson in his tracks for a moment.
Kreese throws an elbow that misses.
Kreese pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kreese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kreese throws an elbow but it misses.
Larson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Larson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kreese throws an elbow that misses.
Larson blocks an elbow strike from Kreese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreese lands a damaging elbow.
Kreese comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Larson dodges an elbow strike from Kreese.
Kreese lands an elbow just above Larson 's eye.
That has opened up Roman Larson's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreese working aggressively here.
John Kreese has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Kreese misses with an elbow over the top.
Larson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreese controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kreese lands an elbow that stopped Larson in his tracks for a moment.
Kreese throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kreese throws an elbow but misses.
Larson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Larson fails to land.
Kreese looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kreese showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kreese 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kreese!
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RATING
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