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Event:
DFC 14: No Mercy
Date: Jan 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Guardiola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guardiola scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#
It looks like Warren Daren has been cut.#CL2#
Daren instigates a clinch.
Daren has Guardiola pressed against the cage, preventing Guardiola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guardiola tries for a takedown but Daren manages to get underhooks.
Daren stops a takedown attempt from Guardiola.
Daren is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Guardiola pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daren prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Guardiola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guardiola's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Daren wants the takedown. Guardiola is fighting it off but Daren persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Guardiola's guard against the cage.
Daren looks winded!
Guardiola wants to stand but Daren is controlling the position.
Daren preventing the sweep. #T1#
Daren trying to control but Guardiola is working from the bottom.
Daren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guardiola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Daren drops back, looking for a kneebar! Guardiola looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Guardiola looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Guardiola! #REVR#
Guardiola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daren keeps working. #T2#
Guardiola is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Guardiola trying to control the position but Daren is working away.
Daren struggling a bit here.#T3#
Daren gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Guardiola looking to control but Daren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Guardiola wants to control the pace but Daren is squirming around nicely.
Daren looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guardiola lands a nice shot to the head. #T4#
Daren wants to control but Guardiola is having none of it.
Guardiola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daren is looking to escape.
Daren is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guardiola tries to control but Daren wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Guardiola goes for an armbar but Daren turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Daren.
Daren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guardiola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Guardiola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Warren Daren'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.
#R2##KD#
Guardiola drops Daren with a left right combo! Guardiola follows him down to the ground into side control.
Guardiola could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Guardiola tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Guardiola is chipping away with strikes.
Guardiola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daren can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Daren's face as Guardiola controls the position.
Daren is not content to let Guardiola control the position.
Guardiola moves into full mount!
Daren is breathing heavily.
Guardiola trying to control but Daren is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Guardiola landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've been hearing that Guardiola has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Guardiola tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Guardiola lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Guardiola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daren is looking to escape. #T2#
Guardiola working Daren over with strikes here.
Guardiola working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Guardiola lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Guardiola trying to control but Daren is having none of it.
Joseph Guardiola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Guardiola controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Guardiola looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Guardiola looking to finish Daren with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daren!
Daren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Guardiola scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T4#
Guardiola with a couple of short strikes.
Guardiola wants to control the pace but Daren is squirming around nicely.
Guardiola sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guardiola's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Guardiola is landing with some decent strikes but Daren is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guardiola tries to control but Daren wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Guardiola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Warren Daren's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Guardiola drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Daren right on the button. Daren goes down! Guardiola follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Guardiola gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Guardiola!
Post fight, an emotional Joseph Guardiola said 'Everybody loves the sunshine...'.
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Event:
DFC 5: Throwdown
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Souza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Souza digs a right hand underneath Guardiola's ribcage. Guardiola let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Souza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Souza.
I was talking to Souza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Guardiola looks winded!
Guardiola takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Joseph Guardiola has been cut.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guardiola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Souza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guardiola in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Souza landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Souza.
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!
Souza has Guardiola pressed against the cage.
Souza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Souza stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T1#
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Souza lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Souza.
Souza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Souza with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Souza.
Souza dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Souza. #T2##KD#
Souza drops Guardiola with a big knee straight up the middle! Guardiola is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#
Guardiola is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Guardiola is still on wobbly legs! Can Souza finish him?
Souza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guardiola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Souza.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Guardiola! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Souza is unloading with more strikes now! Guardiola drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Souza!
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