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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draybil Guetzlaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso comes to the cage accompanied by Samba de Janeiro. The key to victory for Renato Cardoso has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Renato Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draybil Guetzlaff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso looks to throw the jab but Guetzlaff is out of range.
Cardoso takes a swing at Guetzlaff's ribcage but misses.
Guetzlaff moves out of range as Cardoso throws a body kick.
Cardoso delivers a nice body kick.
Good work by Guetzlaff as he checks the leg kick.
Guetzlaff tries to clinch but Cardoso is having none of it.
Cardoso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Renato Cardoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardoso throws a looping overhand right but Guetzlaff ducks down to avoid it.
Guetzlaff moves in looking to clinch but Cardoso pushes him off.
Cardoso is looking to chop away at Guetzlaff's legs.
A slow jab from Cardoso misses its intended target.
Guetzlaff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Cardoso.
Guetzlaff defending well as Cardoso loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso missing with a left hand there. Guetzlaff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guetzlaff doesn't manage to clinch there - Cardoso circles away.
Cardoso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cardoso with a jab.
It looks like Draybil Guetzlaff has been cut.
Cardoso throws a leg kick but Guetzlaff moved away.
Cardoso swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guetzlaff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guetzlaff.
Cardoso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the head but Guetzlaff blocks with his arms.
Cardoso managing to block the knees to the body from Guetzlaff.
Cardoso is trying to stall.
Guetzlaff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cardoso is defending well for now.
Guetzlaff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guetzlaff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guetzlaff misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guetzlaff struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardoso controls his hands.
Cardoso tightens his grip and picks Guetzlaff up, before dumping him to the ground. Guetzlaff manages to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cardoso wants to control from the top but Guetzlaff keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guetzlaff holds on and takes a little breather.
Cardoso trying to control but Guetzlaff is working from the bottom.
Cardoso looking to sit in guard and control but Guetzlaff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cardoso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guetzlaff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff advances to half guard.
Guetzlaff is pressing down on Cardoso's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cardoso is holding on for now.
Cardoso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff tries to pass to full mount but Cardoso defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso is looking for a sweep. Guetzlaff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cardoso moves into full guard.
Guetzlaff engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Guetzlaff trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guetzlaff looking to sit in guard and control but Cardoso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Cardoso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draybil Guetzlaff's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guetzlaff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cardoso.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cardoso 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 Guetzlaff has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guetzlaff and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cardoso misses with a hook. Guetzlaff ducked under it nicely.
Guetzlaff moves away from the strike by Cardoso.
Guetzlaff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardoso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guetzlaff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardoso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Guetzlaff.
Cardoso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guetzlaff counters by moving into the clinch.
Guetzlaff throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guetzlaff lands a nice elbow.
Cardoso has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Guetzlaff after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso lands a body shot.
Cardoso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cardoso avoiding damage as Guetzlaff throws knees to the body.
Cardoso misses with a body punch.
Cardoso dodges an elbow strike from Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guetzlaff tries a knee to the head but Cardoso blocks it.
Cardoso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guetzlaff trying to land knees to the body.
Guetzlaff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cardoso avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cardoso is trying to break the clinch but Guetzlaff is controlling him.
Guetzlaff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardoso'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.
Cardoso manages to break the clinch.
Cardoso looks to score with a jab to the body but Guetzlaff is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff tries to clinch up but Cardoso circles away and keeps his distance.
Cardoso throws a good cross that connects.
Guetzlaff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cardoso misses with a right hand
and Guetzlaff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff trying to stall but Cardoso improves his position.
Cardoso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guetzlaff swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guetzlaff working aggressively here.
Guetzlaff missing with knees to the body.
Guetzlaff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guetzlaff pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guetzlaff lands an elbow just above Cardoso 's eye.
Cardoso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guetzlaff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cardoso being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso looking to slow down the pace here.
Draybil Guetzlaff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cardoso trying to land knees to the body.
Guetzlaff connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Renato Cardoso has been cut.
Guetzlaff tries a knee to the head but Cardoso blocks it.
Guetzlaff wants to stall.
Cardoso missing with knees to the body.
Guetzlaff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guetzlaff tries a knee to the head but Cardoso blocks it.
Guetzlaff lands a damaging elbow.
Guetzlaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guetzlaff tries a knee to the head but Cardoso blocks it.
Cardoso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cardoso is working for takedown but Guetzlaff is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Cardoso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guetzlaff avoids it.
Cardoso tries a body shot but Guetzlaff blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cardoso.
Guetzlaff has a couple of punches blocked by Cardoso.
Guetzlaff managing to block the knees to the body from Cardoso.
Cardoso trying to control the position but instead, Guetzlaff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cardoso into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guetzlaff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cardoso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guetzlaff misses with an elbow strike.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guetzlaff avoids it.
Cardoso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cardoso tries to land knees in the clinch but Guetzlaff avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Draybil Guetzlaff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cardoso looks to land a right hand but Guetzlaff moved out of range.
Guetzlaff ducks under a wild hook from Cardoso.
Cardoso throws a poor cross that misses
and Guetzlaff moves into the clinch.
Guetzlaff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cardoso up against the cage.
Cardoso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guetzlaff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guetzlaff missing with knees to the body.
Guetzlaff lands a nice knee to the body.
Guetzlaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Cardoso avoids the damage to the body.
Cardoso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guetzlaff missing with knees to the body.
Guetzlaff looking to stall.
Cardoso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guetzlaff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso prevents a body shot from Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cardoso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cardoso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guetzlaff.
Cardoso pushes Guetzlaff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guetzlaff avoids the elbow strike from Cardoso, against the cage.
Guetzlaff is stalling here.
Guetzlaff misses with a punch to the body.
Guetzlaff tries a body shot but Cardoso blocks it.
Guetzlaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Cardoso avoids the damage to the body.
Cardoso successfully pulls guard.
Guetzlaff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guetzlaff wants to control from the top but Cardoso keeps moving.
Cardoso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso being controlled here, momentarily.
Guetzlaff looking to sit in guard and control but Cardoso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cardoso drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Guetzlaff dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso keeping moving, preventing Guetzlaff from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff is pushing down on Cardoso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cardoso is fighting to maintain full guard but Guetzlaff has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guetzlaff is just content to waste time from the top position. Cardoso takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cardoso has his foot on Guetzlaff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guetzlaff works his way back into a safe position though.
Guetzlaff wants to control from the top but Cardoso keeps moving.
Guetzlaff tries to free his leg and advance position but Cardoso is retaining full guard.
Cardoso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cardoso is pulling down on Guetzlaff's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato Cardoso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cardoso keeping full guard, as Guetzlaff tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cardoso throws a lazy head kick
and Guetzlaff moves into the clinch.
Guetzlaff leaning against his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guetzlaff landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardoso avoiding damage as Guetzlaff throws knees to the body.
Guetzlaff utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draybil Guetzlaff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guetzlaff has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draybil Guetzlaff!
A victorious Draybil Guetzlaff thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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