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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). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 4 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Raphson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raphson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Hooven landing knees to the head.
Raphson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hooven's defenses.
Van Hooven blocks an elbow strike.
Van Hooven wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Hooven misses with a knee to the head.
Raphson lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Hooven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raphson blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Hooven tries a knee to the head but Raphson blocks it.
Raphson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Hooven backwards.
Van Hooven avoiding damage as Raphson throws knees to the body.
Van Hooven throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Hooven blocks an elbow strike from Raphson.
Raphson is struggling to control the position.
Raphson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Van Hooven fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raphson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hooven has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raphson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raphson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raphson throws an elbow but it misses.
Raphson tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hooven avoids the damage to the body.
Raphson can't find room to land a body shot as Van Hooven controls the action.
Raphson leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Hooven just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raphson's brow.
Raphson blocks an elbow strike.
Van Hooven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raphson blocks it with crossed arms.
Raphson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Hooven misses with a knee strike.
Van Hooven creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raphson's defenses.
It looks like Carl Raphson has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raphson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raphson throws an elbow that misses.
Raphson takes an elbow to the temple.
Raphson misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raphson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raphson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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.
Raphson misses with a punch to the body.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Hooven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raphson blocks it with crossed arms.
Raphson just leaning against Van Hooven, taking a breather.
Van Hooven throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Van Hooven jumps guard but Raphson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Hooven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Hooven dodges an elbow strike from Raphson.
Raphson lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Hooven backwards.
Raphson scores with a shoulder strike.
Raphson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raphson looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hooven is blocking nicely.
Van Hooven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raphson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Raphson avoiding damage as Van Hooven throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raphson stalling the fight.
Van Hooven lands an elbow just above Raphson 's eye.
Van Hooven looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Raphson to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Raphson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Hooven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raphson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hooven wants a takedown.
Van Hooven blocks an elbow strike.
Raphson prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raphson throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Raphson.
Van Hooven tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raphson just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raphson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Hooven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Hooven has closed the distance and engaged Raphson in a clinch.
Van Hooven crunches a lovely knee into Raphson's ribcage.
Van Hooven tries for a takedown but Raphson manages to get underhooks.
Raphson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Petr Van Hooven has been cut.
Raphson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Hooven tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raphson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Raphson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Hooven looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Van Hooven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raphson lands a nice uppercut.
Van Hooven takes an elbow to the temple.
Raphson stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hooven misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Hooven as Raphson tries to tie him up.
Raphson lands with a left to the head.
Raphson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hooven avoids it.
Raphson is pressed up against the cage. Van Hooven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Raphson down to the mat. Raphson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Hooven gets a clinch.
Van Hooven avoids the elbow strike from Raphson, against the cage.
Raphson misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Hooven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raphson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Hooven gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Raphson.
Van Hooven trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Hooven looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Raphson.
Raphson takes an elbow to the temple.
Carl Raphson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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 blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raphson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hooven's brow.
Raphson misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raphson misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raphson.
Raphson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hooven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raphson blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Hooven misses with an elbow strike.
Raphson lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Hooven is rocked!
Van Hooven blocks an elbow strike from Raphson.
Oh Van Hooven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Hooven lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Hooven seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raphson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Hooven misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Raphson.
Van Hooven letting Raphson take a breather here.
Van Hooven with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Hooven misses with a knee to the head.
Raphson is struggling to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hooven dodges an elbow strike from Raphson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raphson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hooven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Hooven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raphson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raphson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Van Hooven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raphson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raphson pushes Van Hooven up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Raphson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raphson avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Hooven.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Hooven closes the distance and pushes Raphson back into the cage.
Raphson slowing the pace effectively.
Raphson scores with a shoulder strike.
Raphson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raphson tries to land a knee to the head but Van Hooven blocks with his arms.
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 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raphson misses with an elbow strike.
Raphson stalling in the clinch.
Raphson prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Hooven avoiding damage as Raphson throws knees to the body.
Van Hooven blocks an elbow strike from Raphson.
A knee to the head by Van Hooven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hooven misses with a knee strike.
Van Hooven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Raphson.
Raphson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raphson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Raphson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Raphson missing with knees to the body.
Van Hooven tries to pull guard but Raphson won't allow it.
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.
Raphson is pushing Van Hooven up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hooven with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Hooven blocks the elbow strike.
Van Hooven throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raphson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raphson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raphson stalling in the clinch but Van Hooven improves position.
Nice elbow from Raphson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raphson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hooven's defenses.
Nice elbow from Van Hooven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raphson slows down the pace here.
Raphson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hooven avoids it.
Raphson controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Raphson.
Van Hooven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raphson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Hooven.
Raphson lands an elbow just above Van Hooven 's eye.
Raphson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carl Raphson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raphson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hooven misses with a knee to the head.
Van Hooven tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raphson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Van Hooven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raphson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Hooven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Hooven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petr Van Hooven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hooven jumps guard but Raphson stands there with Van Hooven around his waist. Van Hooven gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Hooven lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Raphson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raphson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Raphson!
An out of breath Carl Raphson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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