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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draybil Guetzlaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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178 cm
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Bulman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draybil Guetzlaff!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guetzlaff throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bulman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guetzlaff is in Bulman's guard.
Bulman wants to sweep here but Guetzlaff controlling him for the moment.
Guetzlaff trying to control but Bulman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Draybil Guetzlaff hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bulman shoots in and gets a takedown into Guetzlaff's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guetzlaff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulman is one step ahead there.
Guetzlaff is looking for a triangle but Bulman pushes his legs off easily.
Bulman scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff wants to sweep but no luck.
Bulman working some strikes from top position.
Bulman landing some decent shots from guard.
Guetzlaff keeping moving, preventing Bulman from controlling successfully.
Guetzlaff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bulman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulman.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bulman 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.
Bulman throwing strikes but missing.
Guetzlaff wants to sweep but no luck.
Guetzlaff keeping moving, preventing Bulman from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guetzlaff is trying to control the position but Bulman postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bulman scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guetzlaff trying to keep a closed guard but Bulman is proving a slippery customer.
Bulman trying to move into half guard but instead Guetzlaff has managed to sweep!
Guetzlaff won't allow Bulman to sweep him here.
Bulman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Guetzlaff that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bulman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guetzlaff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Guetzlaff tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bulman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bulman avoids the attempt from Guetzlaff to control.
Bulman unloading with bombs!
Bulman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bulman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guetzlaff because Bulman loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Bulman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guetzlaff tries to hold on but Bulman pushes him away.
Bulman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bulman punching from mount but Guetzlaff doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bulman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bulman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bulman landing strikes from the mount and Guetzlaff is in trouble!
Guetzlaff can't escape the position.
Bulman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Guetzlaff can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Guetzlaff taking shots to the head.
Bulman wants to control but instead Guetzlaff manages to regain half guard.
Bulman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff is pressing down on Bulman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bulman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bulman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bulman is looking to work some ground and pound but Guetzlaff has wrist control.
Bulman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guetzlaff controls Bulman momentarily but Bulman frees himself.
Bulman thows a big elbow that misses.
Bulman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bulman wants to control from the top but Guetzlaff keeps moving.
Bulman with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guetzlaff tries to clinch but Bulman moves out of range.
Guetzlaff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guetzlaff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guetzlaff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bulman on his heels. He'll look to pass Bulman's guard now, I'm sure.
Guetzlaff content to stall in guard here.
Bulman wants to sweep but no luck.
Guetzlaff looking to sit in guard and control but Bulman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guetzlaff trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bulman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bulman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bulman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guetzlaff keeping moving, preventing Bulman from controlling successfully.
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.
Guetzlaff isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bulman stacks Guetzlaff on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bulman!
Bulman is looking to take a break and control but Guetzlaff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guetzlaff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulman landing a few strikes.
Bulman in side control, throwing shots but Guetzlaff defends.
Bulman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Guetzlaff is avoiding damage well.
Bulman is looking to take a break and control but Guetzlaff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Bulman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bulman throws a strike aimed at the side of Guetzlaff's head but Guetzlaff avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Guetzlaff works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Guetzlaff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bulman.
Bulman wants to free his trapped foot but Guetzlaff is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bulman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bulman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bulman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bulman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guetzlaff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guetzlaff.
Mark Bulman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bulman trying to keep a closed guard but Guetzlaff is proving a slippery customer.
Guetzlaff won't allow Bulman to sweep him here.
Bulman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bulman thows a huge punch but Guetzlaff dodges it nicely.
Guetzlaff is trying to maintain the position but Bulman is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guetzlaff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bulman.
Bulman is just content to waste time from the top position. Guetzlaff takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Guetzlaff is trying to keep Bulman in close.
Bulman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Guetzlaff keeping moving, preventing Bulman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guetzlaff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guetzlaff looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bulman has picked Guetzlaff up and slammed him! Guetzlaff can't keep hold of the triangle and Bulman manages to pass to side control!
Guetzlaff is looking to reverse the position.
Bulman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bulman is chipping away with strikes.
Guetzlaff dodges the ground and pound from Bulman.
Guetzlaff tries to bench press Bulman off him but Bulman keeps the position.
Bulman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four 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.
Bulman working the ground and pound from side control.
Bulman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bulman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guetzlaff keeps working.
The strikes coming from Bulman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bulman working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman had his way with Draybil Guetzlaff in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Guetzlaff darts in trying to clinch
and Bulman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bulman throws a big right hand that misses.
Bulman lands a couple of digs.
Bulman throwing strikes but missing.
Bulman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bulman landing with the ground and pound.
Bulman trying to control the position from guard on top but Guetzlaff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bulman 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.
Bulman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guetzlaff's head.
Bulman thows a big elbow that misses.
Guetzlaff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bulman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bulman thows a big elbow that misses.
Guetzlaff is looking to stand up but Bulman isn't so interested in that idea.
Bulman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guetzlaff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulman.
Guetzlaff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulman is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulman forces his way into half guard.
Bulman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Bulman is keen to just control but Guetzlaff is a slippery customer.
Bulman is stalling here. Guetzlaff is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bulman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Guetzlaff has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Draybil Guetzlaff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulman looks to move to half guard but instead Guetzlaff has passed into mount! Damn!
Bulman is looking to improve his position but Guetzlaff isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Bulman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bulman 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Bulman!
Mark Bulman retains his lightweight title!
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