Post by The Sandmen on Jan 16, 2013 20:30:38 GMT -5
Paul Daley doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Chael Sonnen doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Semtex and Sonnen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chael Sonnen
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Semtex
Sonnen tries to jump to side mount.
Paul Daley jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sonnen
Semtex breaths deeply while on the ground
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Semtex's cheek from the guard.
Paul Daley uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Paul Daley to fight back!
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 Sonnen's moves.
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sonnen
Paul Daley tries to better his position on the ground...
Semtex breaks the closed guard of Chael Sonnen and moves to half guard
Paul Daley is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Paul Daley is holding Chael Sonnen's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Paul Daley! That one hits Paul Daley cheek like a hammer!
Sonnen's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Paul Daley a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Forehead
Paul Daley is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Paul Daley a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Paul Daley looks to pass to mount...
Semtex slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chael Sonnen.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Semtex doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Semtex's moves.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Semtex's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Semtex's side.
Crushing shot to Semtex's body! He's holding his side
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Semtex positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Sonnen's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Right cheek
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Semtex's moves.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Paul Daley tries to better his position on the ground...
Semtex is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Paul Daley rolls Chael Sonnen to his stomach and takes his back!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Paul Daley a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Sonnen uses his forearms to block the impact!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen
Semtex is taking this opportunity to rest.
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen
Semtex throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chael Sonnen
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen
Semtex tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Sonnen! Semtex has one hook in and keeps working!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with one hook in
Semtex has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sonnen.
Nicely done! Semtex now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Sonnen's being punished here!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Sonnen!
Semtex has one of his arm over Chael Sonnen's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Paul Daley was tooling Chael Sonnen for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chael Sonnen lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Semtex tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Sonnen!
Sonnen adopts the turtle defense and Semtex is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Sonnen!
Sonnen adopts the turtle defense and Semtex is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex tries to open up Chael Sonnen's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Sonnen in the side of the head
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex breaths deeply while on the ground
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Semtex doesn't allow him!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Semtex.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Semtex!
Nice move by Sonnen who clinches and pushes Semtex against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch to Paul Daley ribs and the tries to trip him
Semtex loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Paul Daley to fight back!
Paul Daley tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Chael Sonnen
well done Sonnen falls hard on the mat
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Sonnen tries to hit Paul Daley with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Semtex steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Sonnen tries to hit Paul Daley with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Semtex steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Semtex launches a kick to Sonnen's thigh
Loud pop!
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Semtex launches a kick to Sonnen's thigh
Loud pop!
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Semtex launches a kick to Sonnen's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Semtex moves backwards and gestures for Chael Sonnen to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Chael Sonnen is standing now.
Paul Daley and Sonnen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Paul Daley tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Sonnen's face
Sonnen steps backwards away from Paul Daley. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Paul Daley tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Sonnen's face
Semtex looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chael Sonnen's punches
Sonnen is on the receiving end of a great combo by Semtex.
Paul Daley has found an opening in the defense of Sonnen, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sonnen's ribs.
Sonnen seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Semtex looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chael Sonnen's punches
Sonnen is on the receiving end of a great combo by Semtex.
Josh Rosenthal is asking Sonnen to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Sonnen.
Winner is Paul Daley by TKO (Hook) at 2:37 Round 2
Statistics: Paul Daley
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/18 (94%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 280 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 339 s
Phoenix wasted about 2 hours of my time arguing with me that this fight should not happen because Sonnen would get an easy win and it would negate his loss from the last event and move him up the contender rankings.
Phoenix must feel a touch foolish right now.
Chael Sonnen doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Semtex and Sonnen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Sonnen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chael Sonnen
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Semtex
Sonnen tries to jump to side mount.
Paul Daley jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sonnen
Semtex breaths deeply while on the ground
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Semtex's cheek from the guard.
Paul Daley uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Paul Daley to fight back!
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 Sonnen's moves.
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sonnen
Paul Daley tries to better his position on the ground...
Semtex breaks the closed guard of Chael Sonnen and moves to half guard
Paul Daley is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Paul Daley is holding Chael Sonnen's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Paul Daley! That one hits Paul Daley cheek like a hammer!
Sonnen's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Paul Daley a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Forehead
Paul Daley is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Paul Daley a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sonnen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Paul Daley looks to pass to mount...
Semtex slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chael Sonnen.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Chael Sonnen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Semtex doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Semtex's moves.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Semtex's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Semtex's side.
Crushing shot to Semtex's body! He's holding his side
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Semtex positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Sonnen's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Right cheek
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen 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 Semtex's moves.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Paul Daley tries to better his position on the ground...
Semtex is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Paul Daley rolls Chael Sonnen to his stomach and takes his back!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to move on the ground and shows Paul Daley a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Sonnen uses his forearms to block the impact!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen
Semtex is taking this opportunity to rest.
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen
Semtex throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chael Sonnen
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen
Semtex tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Sonnen! Semtex has one hook in and keeps working!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with one hook in
Semtex has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sonnen.
Nicely done! Semtex now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Sonnen's being punished here!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Sonnen!
Semtex has one of his arm over Chael Sonnen's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Paul Daley was tooling Chael Sonnen for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chael Sonnen lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Semtex tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Sonnen!
Sonnen adopts the turtle defense and Semtex is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Sonnen!
Sonnen adopts the turtle defense and Semtex is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex tries to open up Chael Sonnen's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Sonnen in the side of the head
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Semtex breaths deeply while on the ground
Semtex is in rear mount over Sonnen with two hooks in
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Semtex doesn't allow him!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Semtex.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Semtex!
Nice move by Sonnen who clinches and pushes Semtex against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch to Paul Daley ribs and the tries to trip him
Semtex loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Paul Daley to fight back!
Paul Daley tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Chael Sonnen
well done Sonnen falls hard on the mat
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Sonnen tries to hit Paul Daley with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Semtex steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Sonnen tries to hit Paul Daley with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Semtex steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Semtex launches a kick to Sonnen's thigh
Loud pop!
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Semtex launches a kick to Sonnen's thigh
Loud pop!
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Semtex launches a kick to Sonnen's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Semtex is standing while Sonnen is on the ground on his back
Semtex moves backwards and gestures for Chael Sonnen to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Chael Sonnen is standing now.
Paul Daley and Sonnen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Paul Daley tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Sonnen's face
Sonnen steps backwards away from Paul Daley. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Paul Daley tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Sonnen's face
Semtex looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chael Sonnen's punches
Sonnen is on the receiving end of a great combo by Semtex.
Paul Daley has found an opening in the defense of Sonnen, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sonnen's ribs.
Sonnen seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Semtex looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chael Sonnen's punches
Sonnen is on the receiving end of a great combo by Semtex.
Josh Rosenthal is asking Sonnen to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Sonnen.
Winner is Paul Daley by TKO (Hook) at 2:37 Round 2
Statistics: Paul Daley
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/18 (94%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 280 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 339 s
Phoenix wasted about 2 hours of my time arguing with me that this fight should not happen because Sonnen would get an easy win and it would negate his loss from the last event and move him up the contender rankings.
Phoenix must feel a touch foolish right now.
lol