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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Carraretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baba Ram Dass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manuel Carraretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baba Ram Dass!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carraretto, right into the meat.
Carraretto misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Ram Dass misses
and Carraretto counters with a head kick. That will keep Ram Dass thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ram Dass checks a leg kick.
Carraretto staying out of range there.
Ram Dass misses with a leg kick
and Carraretto counters with a good, hard body kick but Ram Dass shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Carraretto.
Ram Dass looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Carraretto.
Jab, jab by Carraretto - just one landing.
It looks like Baba Ram Dass has been cut.
Manuel Carraretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carraretto lands a leg kick that knocks Ram Dass off balance momentarily.
Carraretto throws a sloppy head kick and Ram Dass moves out of range easily.
Ram Dass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carraretto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Ram Dass checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carraretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carraretto misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Carraretto.
Carraretto delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carraretto throws a head kick that misses.
Carraretto misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carraretto.
Carraretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Carraretto feints and then cracks Ram Dass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ram Dass down.
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Ram Dass moved away.
Carraretto thows a body kick. Ram Dass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ram Dass did well to prevent Carraretto getting side control.
Carraretto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ram Dass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carraretto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ram Dass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Carraretto.
Carraretto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ram Dass is in a horrible position here. Carraretto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass wants to hold on but Carraretto pushes him away.
Carraretto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carraretto has hold of Ram Dass's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ram Dass manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poor strikes thrown by Carraretto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carraretto tries to control but Ram Dass wriggling away.
Carraretto prevents Ram Dass from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carraretto with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass is in a horrible position here. Carraretto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ram Dass tries to lock up and control but Carraretto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carraretto lands with some strikes.
That has opened up Baba Ram Dass's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ram Dass is squirming around, avoiding Carraretto's attempts to control the action.
Carraretto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Carraretto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ram Dass regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ram Dass is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Carraretto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baba Ram Dass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carraretto moves to clinch but Ram Dass breaks away
letting Ram Dass counter with a right hand.
Carraretto tries to land a body kick
and Ram Dass counters with a good, hard body kick but Carraretto shrugs it off.
Carraretto slips a straight right by Ram Dass.
Carraretto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ram Dass counters with a body kick.
Carraretto throws a lazy head kick
and Ram Dass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carraretto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ram Dass can do to turn this around?
Ram Dass throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carraretto throws a lazy uppercut
and Ram Dass counters with a leg kick.
Carraretto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carraretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carraretto thows a leg kick but Ram Dass checks it
and Ram Dass counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Carraretto.
Carraretto looks to land a body kick but Ram Dass moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ram Dass.
Carraretto throws a head kick that misses.
Ram Dass jabs Carraretto right on the nose. Carraretto blinks but takes it well.
Ram Dass sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ram Dass shoots in and drives through. Carraretto sprawls well.
Ram Dass is breathing heavily.
Carraretto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carraretto stuns Ram Dass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Ram Dass misses
and Carraretto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ram Dass dodges the punch combination from Carraretto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass throws a solid leg kick but Carraretto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ram Dass.
Carraretto throws a good cross that connects.
Ram Dass tried to score with a low kick but Carraretto checks it.
Ram Dass moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ram Dass has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carraretto.
Carraretto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carraretto lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carraretto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The cut above Baba Ram Dass's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carraretto misses the shot to the body.
Ram Dass throws a lazy body kick
and Carraretto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carraretto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto misses with a knee to the head.
Carraretto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ram Dass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carraretto is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Ram Dass.
Carraretto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ram Dass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carraretto working aggressively here.
Carraretto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ram Dass prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carraretto.
Carraretto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ram Dass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carraretto is defending well for now.
Ram Dass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto tries a knee to the head but Ram Dass blocks it.
Carraretto looking to throw knees to the head but Ram Dass is blocking nicely.
Ram Dass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carraretto.
Ram Dass avoiding damage as Carraretto throws knees to the body.
Carraretto goes for a takedown attempt but Ram Dass pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carraretto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ram Dass throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carraretto.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ram Dass.
Carraretto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carraretto misses with an uppercut
and Ram Dass counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Carraretto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baba Ram Dass's cut.
That's time! Carraretto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carraretto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ram Dass to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carraretto can't keep his opponent in guard - Ram Dass advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ram Dass looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ram Dass is trying to work for a kimura but Carraretto is defending well.
Ram Dass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carraretto is trying to get back to full guard.
Carraretto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ram Dass looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carraretto trying to control but Ram Dass postures up.
Ram Dass lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baba Ram Dass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carraretto is trying to get back to full guard.
Ram Dass is working for a submission of some sort.
Carraretto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ram Dass wants to pass the guard but Carraretto is keeping the position.
Manuel Carraretto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram Dass stands and throws Carraretto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ram Dass tries to move to mount but Carraretto blocks the move with his legs.
Ram Dass is trying to move to mount but Carraretto reverses beautifully and ends up in Ram Dass's guard.
Carraretto trying to control but Ram Dass is working from the bottom.
Ram Dass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carraretto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carraretto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carraretto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carraretto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ram Dass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carraretto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ram Dass has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carraretto has managed to get both his arms back between Ram Dass's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carraretto wants to control from the top but Ram Dass keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baba Ram Dass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carraretto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Carraretto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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