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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Raphson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica-Nothing else matters . Tito Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Raphson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raphson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall has his takedown stuffed
and Raphson counters with a low kick, right behind Hall 's knee.
Raphson misses with a two punch combination.
Raphson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raphson defends it nicely.
Raphson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raphson with a nice cross.
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Raphson. Raphson maintains the clinch.
Raphson misses with a knee strike.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raphson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hall.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raphson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raphson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raphson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hall tries to score a body lock takedown but Raphson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
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 glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tito Hall has been cut.
Hall letting Raphson take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Raphson.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Hall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raphson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Raphson. Raphson maintains the clinch.
Raphson lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Raphson lands with a left to the head.
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!
Raphson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Raphson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raphson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Raphson.
Hall wants to take the fight to the mat but Raphson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Raphson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raphson lands with a left to the head.
Raphson just leaning against Hall, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking for a takedown.
Hall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raphson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Raphson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tito Hall's cut is getting worse.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Raphson drops Hall with a big right hand! Raphson charges in looking to finish - Hall manages to keep Raphson in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Hall is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raphson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oh Hall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall is trying to hold Raphson in close to prevent damage but Raphson has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raphson.
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 Tito Hall'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.
Raphson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Raphson. Raphson maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raphson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Raphson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raphson lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Raphson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Raphson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carl Raphson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hall wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Raphson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Raphson.
Raphson is pressed up against the cage. Hall 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raphson instigates a clinch.
Hall letting Raphson take a breather here.
Raphson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are getting on Raphson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hall 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Raphson is pressed up against the cage. Hall 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.
Raphson throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Raphson thows a body kick. Hall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raphson drops Hall with a nice combination! Raphson dives into Hall's guard, looking to finish!
Hall is rocked!
Tito Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raphson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oh Hall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carl Raphson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Raphson closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Raphson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raphson throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Raphson.
Stalling in the clinch from Raphson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raphson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raphson lands with a light punch inside.
Raphson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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 Tito Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hall dodges the punch combination from Raphson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raphson stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Raphson.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Raphson.
Raphson forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raphson lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Raphson.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raphson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Jeez, Tito Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Raphson effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raphson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Raphson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Raphson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Raphson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tito Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carl Raphson!
Our winner, Carl Raphson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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