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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Van Hooven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Raphson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petr Van Hooven had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Van Hooven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Raphson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hooven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Hooven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raphson managing to block the knees to the body from Van Hooven.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Hooven as Raphson tries to tie him up.
Raphson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raphson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Hooven up against the cage.
Van Hooven comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Carl Raphson has been cut.
Van Hooven misses with a knee to the head.
Raphson leaning against his opponent.
Raphson looking to stall.
Raphson taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raphson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hooven's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hooven prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Hooven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raphson is defending well for now.
Raphson taking a breather.
Raphson throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raphson.
Raphson wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Raphson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Hooven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Hooven misses with a takedown attempt
and Raphson counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Hooven wants to clinch but Raphson slips to the side
and Raphson counters by moving into the clinch.
Raphson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Hooven tries to land a knee to the head but Raphson blocks with his arms.
Raphson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Hooven blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raphson throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Hooven looking to throw knees to the head but Raphson is blocking nicely.
Van Hooven scores with a knee to the head.
Raphson taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are getting on Raphson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Van Hooven takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Hooven with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Hooven tries to pull guard but Raphson won't allow it.
Raphson landing knees to the body.
Van Hooven is breathing heavily.
Raphson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Raphson trying to control but Van Hooven is working from the bottom.
Van Hooven wants to stand but Raphson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raphson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raphson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Hooven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raphson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Raphson trying to control but Van Hooven is working from the bottom.
Van Hooven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Hooven tries to get out of the position.
Van Hooven can't keep his opponent in guard - Raphson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Van Hooven missing with punches from the bottom.
Raphson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Hooven with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raphson blocks the strikes from Van Hooven.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raphson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Hooven keeps working.
Raphson is just content to waste time from the top position. Van Hooven takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raphson connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raphson advances position into side control!
Raphson works to advance to full mount. Van Hooven defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Raphson dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raphson throwing strikes here but Van Hooven is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Van Hooven is squirming around, avoiding Raphson's attempts to control the action.
Van Hooven is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Raphson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Raphson'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.
Van Hooven looks to clinch
and Raphson moves into the clinch.
Raphson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Hooven throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raphson lands a knee to the body.
Raphson just leaning against Van Hooven, taking a breather.
Van Hooven looking to throw knees to the head but Raphson is blocking nicely.
Van Hooven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raphson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Hooven up against the cage.
Raphson pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Hooven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Hooven stops a takedown attempt from Raphson.
Raphson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Van Hooven.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raphson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Hooven as Raphson tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Raphson.
Van Hooven wants to clinch but Raphson slips to the side
and Raphson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raphson.
Raphson stalling.
Raphson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Hooven lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Hooven throws an elbow but misses.
Raphson dodges an elbow strike from Van Hooven.
Raphson stalling the fight.
Van Hooven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raphson avoids it.
Van Hooven tries to pull guard but Raphson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hooven misses with a knee strike.
Van Hooven using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raphson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raphson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raphson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Hooven tries a knee to the head but Raphson blocks it.
Raphson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raphson is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Hooven gets an underhook and turns Raphson into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Raphson.
Van Hooven fails with the takedown
and Raphson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Van Hooven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raphson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Raphson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Hooven!
Van Hooven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raphson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Van Hooven manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Raphson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Hooven keeps working.
Raphson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hooven tries to get to full guard but Raphson has control of the leg.
Raphson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Raphson trying to pass the guard but Van Hooven defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raphson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Van Hooven is looking to escape.
Raphson uses his free foot to push down on Van Hooven's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Van Hooven.
Van Hooven tries to reverse the position but Raphson maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hooven holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Raphson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Raphson throws some wild stikes that Van Hooven manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Raphson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Raphson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Hooven moves in looking to clinch but Raphson pushes him off.
Van Hooven tries to clinch up.
Van Hooven wants to clinch up but Raphson keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Hooven.
Van Hooven wants to clinch
and Raphson counters with a three punch combo that has Van Hooven backing up. Van Hooven nods at Raphson to acknowledge the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Van Hooven or perhaps it was just good defense by Raphson which made him look bad.
Van Hooven misses with a takedown attempt
and Raphson counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Van Hooven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Hooven letting Raphson take a breather here.
Van Hooven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carl Raphson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raphson.
Raphson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hooven throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raphson stalling.
Van Hooven throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Hooven tries a knee to the head but Raphson blocks it.
Raphson leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Raphson.
Raphson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Hooven eats them both and turns towards Raphson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Raphson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Hooven tries to clinch
and Raphson counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Hooven tries to clinch there but Raphson circles away.
Van Hooven misses with a takedown attempt
and Raphson counters with a leg kick.
Raphson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hooven shoots in for a double leg but Raphson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raphson closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raphson taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Raphson.
Van Hooven is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raphson throws a right hand that Van Hooven ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Hooven also avoids with ease.
Van Hooven wants to clinch.
Van Hooven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raphson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hooven tries to clinch there but Raphson circles away.
Raphson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raphson tried to score with a low kick but Van Hooven checks it.
Van Hooven tries to clinch up
and Raphson moves into the clinch.
Carl Raphson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hooven jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raphson walks away with a smile on his face. Van Hooven gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Hooven wants to clinch.
Van Hooven moves to clinch but Raphson breaks away
and Raphson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raphson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raphson pulls Van Hooven in close to prevent any damage.
Petr Van Hooven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hooven wants to stand and escape but instead Raphson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Raphson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raphson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Raphson!
Carl Raphson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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