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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Kauffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Carraretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kauffman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, B.I.G.- Victory. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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13 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Kauffman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manuel Carraretto!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carraretto. Kauffman shrugs it off though.
Carraretto throws out a leg kick but Kauffman moves out of range and Carraretto only half commits.
Kauffman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carraretto. Carraretto obviously looking to wear him down.
Kauffman misses with a wild body shot.
Kauffman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kauffman cracks a nice hook into Carraretto's ribs.
Carraretto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carraretto wants it to stay on the feet.
Kauffman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carraretto.
Good leg kick by Carraretto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kauffman shoots in for a double leg but Carraretto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kauffman missing with a left hand there. Carraretto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carraretto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kauffman.
Kauffman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Kauffman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carraretto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kauffman is out of range and Carraretto settles back down.
Carraretto looks for the body kick but Kauffman saw that one coming.
Kauffman throws a head kick that misses.
Kauffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauffman throws a lazy uppercut
and Carraretto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kauffman really felt that one!
Carraretto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kauffman.
Kauffman lands a two punch combo.
Chad Kauffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kauffman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carraretto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carraretto throws a head kick that Kauffman semi-blocks.
It looks like Chad Kauffman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carraretto thows a body kick. Kauffman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kauffman is breathing heavily.
Carraretto throws the kick towards the body but Kauffman avoids it.
Kauffman looks for the body kick but Carraretto saw that one coming.
Kauffman slips under a jab from Carraretto.
Carraretto misses with a low kick.
Kauffman throws a series of punches but Carraretto moves out of range.
Kauffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carraretto misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Kauffman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kauffman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kauffman throws a strike aimed at the side of Carraretto's head but Carraretto avoids it well.
Carraretto struggling a bit here.
Carraretto is trying to get back to half guard.
Kauffman misses with the ground and pound.
Carraretto is trying to get back to half guard.
Carraretto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kauffman prevents Carraretto from improving his position.
Kauffman is taking a breather. Carraretto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carraretto is trying to maintain the position but Kauffman is very close to passing his half guard.
Kauffman wants to work for an arm triangle but Carraretto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kauffman stopping the sweep attempt from Carraretto.
Carraretto is pulling down on Kauffman's head. It's preventing any offense from Kauffman, at least for the moment.
Kauffman wants to control from the top but Carraretto keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kauffman throwing strikes from guard but Carraretto blocks nicely.
Kauffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Carraretto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carraretto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carraretto keeping moving, preventing Kauffman from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carraretto is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kauffman trying to keep a closed guard but Carraretto is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chad Kauffman just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kauffman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Kauffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carraretto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kauffman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kauffman misses with an uppercut. Carraretto saw that one coming.
Kauffman misses the jab.
Kauffman lands a nice shot that snaps Carraretto's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Carraretto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carraretto misses with a kick to the body.
Carraretto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kauffman is looking to slow Carraretto down with leg kicks.
Carraretto scores with a kick to the midsection.
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 Chad Kauffman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carraretto moves out of range as Kauffman throws a body kick.
Kauffman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carraretto is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kauffman. That's going to slow Carraretto down.
Carraretto throws a solid leg kick but Kauffman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carraretto.
Kauffman throws a head kick but Carraretto moves out of range.
Kauffman sizes up Carraretto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carraretto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kauffman is out of range.
Carraretto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carraretto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carraretto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carraretto looks for the body kick but Kauffman saw that one coming.
Kauffman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carraretto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kauffman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carraretto avoids it really well and circles away.
Carraretto jabs at Kauffman's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauffman misses with a low kick.
Kauffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Carraretto is just out of range.
Carraretto misses with a low kick.
Carraretto tries to clinch up but Kauffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Kauffman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carraretto in his tracks.
Carraretto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kauffman misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kauffman.
Kauffman misses with a low kick as Carraretto jumps back.
Good leg kick by Carraretto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carraretto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kauffman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kauffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carraretto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carraretto ducks under a wild hook from Kauffman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman throws a right hand that Carraretto ducks under and follows up with a left that Carraretto also avoids with ease.
A combination from Kauffman does no damage.
Kauffman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carraretto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kauffman somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carraretto with a hook.
Carraretto looks to throw a body kick
and Kauffman counters with a shoot takedown. Carraretto fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kauffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carraretto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carraretto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kauffman defends it easily.
Chad Kauffman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kauffman stopping the sweep attempt from Carraretto.
Kauffman thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kauffman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto is trying to control the position but Kauffman postures up.
Carraretto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kauffman.
Kauffman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carraretto is trying to control the position but Kauffman postures up.
Manuel Carraretto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kauffman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kauffman won't allow Carraretto to sweep him here.
Kauffman content to stall in guard here.
Carraretto looking to control.
Carraretto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kauffman wants to control from the top but Carraretto keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kauffman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carraretto wants to sweep here but Kauffman controlling him for the moment.
Carraretto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carraretto keeping moving, preventing Kauffman from controlling successfully.
Kauffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carraretto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kauffman trying to control but Carraretto is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kauffman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carraretto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Kauffman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Kauffman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kauffman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carraretto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kauffman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kauffman is looking to chop away at Carraretto's legs.
Carraretto throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck for Carraretto with that takedown attempt.
Kauffman checks a leg kick.
Carraretto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carraretto is looking to chop away at Kauffman's legs.
Carraretto misses with a wild body shot.
Kauffman digs a good body shot into Carraretto's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kauffman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carraretto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kauffman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kauffman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Carraretto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carraretto connects with a leg kick. Kauffman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kauffman lands with a shot to the body.
Carraretto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kauffman circles away quickly and effectively.
Carraretto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kauffman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Carraretto misses its intended target.
Kauffman checks a low kick from Carraretto.
Kauffman slips under a jab.
Kauffman swings for the body but Carraretto moves out of range.
Carraretto lands with a kick to the temple. Kauffman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kauffman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kauffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carraretto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carraretto tries to clinch but Kauffman moves out of range.
Carraretto moves out of range of the body kick from Kauffman.
Kauffman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kauffman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carraretto's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carraretto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carraretto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kauffman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kauffman misses with an uppercut. Carraretto saw that one coming.
Kauffman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kauffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kauffman lands with a good body shot.
Carraretto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kauffman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manuel Carraretto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kauffman throws a looping overhand right but Carraretto ducks down to avoid it.
Carraretto misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kauffman. Carraretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kauffman lands a right hook to the body.
Kauffman loads up on a big right hand but Carraretto slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carraretto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kauffman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kauffman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kauffman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carraretto.
A bone on bone clash there as Carraretto blocks the leg kick.
Kauffman throws a chopping leg kick but Carraretto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kauffman scores with a kick to the body.
Carraretto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carraretto misses the shot to the body.
Carraretto just misses with a punch to the body.
Carraretto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kauffman looks to throw the jab but Carraretto is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kauffman there.
Carraretto moves out of range as Kauffman strikes.
Kauffman misses with a double jab
and Carraretto counters with a low kick, right behind Kauffman 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kauffman misses with a kick to the body.
Carraretto walks into a stiff left hand from Kauffman.
Carraretto misses with a kick to the body.
Kauffman cracks the inside of Carraretto's front leg.
Kauffman scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carraretto misses with a wild body shot.
Kauffman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carraretto throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kauffman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kauffman drops his hands momentarily and Carraretto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kauffman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carraretto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kauffman scores with a sloppy right hand. Carraretto should have avoided that one.
Kauffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carraretto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chad Kauffman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Chad Kauffman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kauffman shoots for a double leg takedown but Carraretto sprawls well. He's pushed Kauffman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carraretto misses with a head kick.
Carraretto throws a sloppy head kick and Kauffman moves out of range easily.
Carraretto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carraretto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kauffman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kauffman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kauffman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carraretto in his tracks.
Carraretto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kauffman throws a nice head kick!
Carraretto lands a body shot.
Carraretto tried to score with a low kick but Kauffman checks it.
Kauffman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carraretto's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kauffman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kauffman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauffman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kauffman trying to control but Carraretto is working from the bottom.
Carraretto is looking for a triangle but Kauffman pushes his legs off easily.
Kauffman wants to control from the top but Carraretto keeps moving.
Carraretto wants to sweep here but Kauffman controlling him for the moment.
Kauffman postures up.
Carraretto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kauffman is in close to Carraretto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kauffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Carraretto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kauffman stands up over Carraretto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kauffman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto has control of Kauffman's left arm, preventing Kauffman from doing any damage.
Kauffman stays in close to Carraretto's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kauffman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carraretto.
Nice uppercut lands for Kauffman. That snapped Carraretto's head back.
Kauffman blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kauffman throws a good cross that connects.
Kauffman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carraretto is out of range.
Kauffman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carraretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kauffman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carraretto throws a head kick but Kauffman moves out of range.
Kauffman fails with a takedown attempt.
Carraretto tries to score with a low kick but Kauffman moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto blocks a jab.
Kauffman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kauffman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carraretto. That did some damage!
Carraretto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kauffman misses with a looping left.
Carraretto avoids the body shot from Kauffman.
Kauffman throws the left hand but Carraretto avoids the punch easily.
Kauffman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carraretto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kauffman rather than just go for the knockout.
Carraretto shoots in for a takedown but Kauffman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carraretto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kauffman.
Kauffman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carraretto is out of range and Kauffman settles back down.
Kauffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kauffman.
Kauffman lands the left hand.
Carraretto avoids a kick to the body.
Kauffman looks to land a combination but Carraretto avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Kauffman.
Kauffman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carraretto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kauffman cracks the inside of Carraretto's front leg.
Carraretto thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carraretto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carraretto blocks a leg kick.
Kauffman throws the left hand but Carraretto avoids the punch easily.
Kauffman sizes up Carraretto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Kauffman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Kauffman had his way with Manuel Carraretto in that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Kauffman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kauffman throws a series of punches but Carraretto avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Carraretto blocks the leg kick.
Kauffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carraretto throws a head kick but Kauffman moves out of range.
Carraretto throws an overhand right that lands on Kauffman's shoulder, as Kauffman tries to avoid the shot.
Carraretto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kauffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carraretto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kauffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carraretto.
Kauffman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kauffman misses with the combination.
Kauffman misses with a body shot.
Kauffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carraretto tries a low kick but Kauffman avoids it.
Kauffman thumps Carraretto with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carraretto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carraretto just misses with a punch to the body.
Carraretto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Kauffman moved away.
Carraretto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carraretto misses with a leg kick.
Kauffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Kauffman misses.
Kauffman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kauffman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kauffman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carraretto will feel that in the morning.
Kauffman throws a solid leg kick but Carraretto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kauffman.
Kauffman blocks a low kick nicely.
Kauffman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manuel Carraretto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carraretto.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kauffman defending well as Carraretto loads up on a big left hand.
Carraretto throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kauffman blocks the leg kick.
Kauffman scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kauffman avoids the body shot from Carraretto.
Kauffman shoots for a double leg takedown but Carraretto sprawls well. He's pushed Kauffman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good leg kick by Carraretto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kauffman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kauffman.
Kauffman ducks under a wild hook from Carraretto.
Chad Kauffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carraretto throws a head kick but Kauffman moves out of range.
Kauffman scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kauffman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carraretto. That did some damage!
Carraretto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carraretto throws out a loose jab but Kauffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kauffman tests Carraretto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kauffman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kauffman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carraretto moves into full guard.
Kauffman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kauffman wants to control from the top but Carraretto keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kauffman is stalling in the full guard.
Chad Kauffman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kauffman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carraretto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kauffman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carraretto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kauffman connects with a single shot there.
Kauffman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carraretto if he has to take too many more of those.
Kauffman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carraretto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kauffman checks it well.
Kauffman blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carraretto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Kauffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kauffman lands a jab to Carraretto's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Kauffman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kauffman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Kauffman!
Chad Kauffman retains his middleweight title!
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