Post by The Sandmen on May 20, 2014 17:08:09 GMT -5
Thiago Alves looks very relaxed.
Paul Daley looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Thiago Alves and Paul Daley touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Semtex tries to grapple
He puts Alves in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves grapple with Paul Daley and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Paul Daley falls hard on the mat with Thiago Alves on top of him
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Semtex
Alves is in closed guard... Semtex tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Alves is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Thiago Alves tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Semtex
Alves is looking to end this fight with strikes
Semtex anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Alves tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Semtex from the side mount!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Paul Daley
Paul Daley attempts to trap Thiago Alves in his guard.
Thiago Alves keeps control and remains in side mount.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Paul Daley
Thiago Alves looks to mount Paul Daley...
Thiago Alves slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Paul Daley
Alves positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Semtex's being punished here!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Paul Daley
Thiago Alves isolates Paul Daley's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Semtex's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Arm Triangle from Thiago Alves appears to be unbreakable
Paul Daley is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Paul Daley
Semtex tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Semtex measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Thiago Alves wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Thiago Alves can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Alves tries to get a side mount...
Semtex wraps his leg around Thiago Alves leg and prevents him from moving.
Semtex tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Paul Daley attempts to move to full guard
Paul Daley manages to switch to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Semtex tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Semtex's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Alves breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Semtex tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Semtex's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Semtex tries to close his guard around Alves
He is not able to do it
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Paul Daley launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Thiago Alves uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Semtex clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Alves moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Semtex tries to stand up!
Alves doesn't allow him!
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Paul Daley doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alves's moves.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Thiago Alves tries to free his leg
Thiago Alves uses some of his skill by jumping out of Semtex's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Paul Daley
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Thiago Alves can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Alves tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Paul Daley
Paul Daley tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Paul Daley gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Semtex measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alves blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Alves moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Semtex tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Semtex tries to close his guard around Alves
He succeeds!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Paul Daley is opening up on Alves and raining down combinations!
Alves's corner looks worried!
Alves has a small cut in his Right eye
Thiago Alves has found an opening in the defense of Semtex, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Semtex's ribs.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Alves, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Incredible high kick!
Semtex is worried!
Hard blow to Semtex's mid-section, he seems hurt
That punishment by Thiago Alves has left Semtex staggered! Thiago Alves should try push forward now and finish this!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Semtex leads with a punch
Thiago Alves evades but whiffs with a counter.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
There is a small laceration on Paul Daley's Nose
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
An overhand right from Paul Daley that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Alves moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Alves is trying to counter now!
Paul Daley launches a body shot
Alves dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Paul Daley is opening up on Alves and raining down combinations!
Alves doesn't look worried as he defends.
Paul Daley paws at Alves.
Alves answers with solid punches!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Good front kick from Semtex!
Thiago Alves blocks
The two exchange wildly
Alves is connecting with a few punches
Alves is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Thiago Alves attempts a sweep single...
Thiago Alves catches Paul Daley's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Alves.
Semtex ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Semtex
Alves tries to escape from the closed guard
Alves succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Paul Daley launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Thiago Alves uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Alves is trying to counter now!
Alves moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Paul Daley tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Alves delivers a few accurate elbows!
Semtex is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Paul Daley seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Alves!
Alves is in rear mount over Semtex
Semtex has Alves controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alves is unable to move under Semtex control.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Thiago Alves aggressively and repeatedly punches Semtex.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Semtex has a small cut in his Left eye
That punishment by Thiago Alves has left Semtex staggered! Thiago Alves should try push forward now and finish this!
Alves is in rear mount over Semtex
Thiago Alves Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Paul Daley is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Semtex laid out on the mat! Thiago Alves's corner come in to congratulate him!
Semtex's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Paul Daley's Right cheek
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (GnP) at 2:51 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 12/19 (63%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/28 (57%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 309 s
Statistics: Paul Daley
Punches 9/16 (56%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 309 s
Alves just brought a little too much A-Game for Daley in this fight. No A-Team though. He might wanna work on that.
Paul Daley looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Thiago Alves and Paul Daley touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Semtex tries to grapple
He puts Alves in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves grapple with Paul Daley and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Paul Daley falls hard on the mat with Thiago Alves on top of him
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Semtex
Alves is in closed guard... Semtex tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Thiago Alves!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Thiago Alves
Alves is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Thiago Alves tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Semtex
Alves is looking to end this fight with strikes
Semtex anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Alves tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Semtex from the side mount!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Paul Daley
Paul Daley attempts to trap Thiago Alves in his guard.
Thiago Alves keeps control and remains in side mount.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Paul Daley
Thiago Alves looks to mount Paul Daley...
Thiago Alves slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Paul Daley
Alves positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Semtex's being punished here!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Paul Daley
Thiago Alves isolates Paul Daley's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Semtex's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Arm Triangle from Thiago Alves appears to be unbreakable
Paul Daley is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Paul Daley
Semtex tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Semtex measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alves's side.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Thiago Alves wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Thiago Alves can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Alves tries to get a side mount...
Semtex wraps his leg around Thiago Alves leg and prevents him from moving.
Semtex tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Paul Daley attempts to move to full guard
Paul Daley manages to switch to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Semtex tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Semtex's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Alves breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Semtex tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Semtex's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Semtex tries to close his guard around Alves
He is not able to do it
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Paul Daley launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Thiago Alves uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Semtex clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Alves moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Semtex tries to stand up!
Alves doesn't allow him!
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Paul Daley doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alves's moves.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Thiago Alves tries to free his leg
Thiago Alves uses some of his skill by jumping out of Semtex's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Paul Daley
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Thiago Alves can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Alves tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Paul Daley
Paul Daley tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Paul Daley gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Semtex measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alves blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Alves moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Semtex tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Semtex tries to close his guard around Alves
He succeeds!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Paul Daley is opening up on Alves and raining down combinations!
Alves's corner looks worried!
Alves has a small cut in his Right eye
Thiago Alves has found an opening in the defense of Semtex, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Semtex's ribs.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Alves, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Incredible high kick!
Semtex is worried!
Hard blow to Semtex's mid-section, he seems hurt
That punishment by Thiago Alves has left Semtex staggered! Thiago Alves should try push forward now and finish this!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Semtex leads with a punch
Thiago Alves evades but whiffs with a counter.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
There is a small laceration on Paul Daley's Nose
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
An overhand right from Paul Daley that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Alves moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Alves is trying to counter now!
Paul Daley launches a body shot
Alves dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Paul Daley is opening up on Alves and raining down combinations!
Alves doesn't look worried as he defends.
Paul Daley paws at Alves.
Alves answers with solid punches!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Good front kick from Semtex!
Thiago Alves blocks
The two exchange wildly
Alves is connecting with a few punches
Alves is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Thiago Alves attempts a sweep single...
Thiago Alves catches Paul Daley's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Alves.
Semtex ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Semtex
Alves tries to escape from the closed guard
Alves succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Thiago Alves is in open guard over Semtex
Paul Daley launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Thiago Alves uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Alves is trying to counter now!
Alves moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Paul Daley tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Semtex
Alves delivers a few accurate elbows!
Semtex is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Paul Daley seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Alves!
Alves is in rear mount over Semtex
Semtex has Alves controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alves is unable to move under Semtex control.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Thiago Alves aggressively and repeatedly punches Semtex.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Semtex has a small cut in his Left eye
That punishment by Thiago Alves has left Semtex staggered! Thiago Alves should try push forward now and finish this!
Alves is in rear mount over Semtex
Thiago Alves Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Paul Daley is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Semtex laid out on the mat! Thiago Alves's corner come in to congratulate him!
Semtex's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Paul Daley's Right cheek
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (GnP) at 2:51 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 12/19 (63%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/28 (57%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 309 s
Statistics: Paul Daley
Punches 9/16 (56%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 309 s
Alves just brought a little too much A-Game for Daley in this fight. No A-Team though. He might wanna work on that.