Post by The Sandmen on Jan 28, 2013 18:01:10 GMT -5
Paul Daley looks very relaxed.
Dong-Hyun Kim is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Paul Daley and Dong-Hyun Kim touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Paul Daley throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Kim's chin! That stops Kim in his tracks!
Dong-Hyun Kim moves forward looking for some grappling action
Kim has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Kim struggles and launches a few punches to Semtex's head
Nothing from this... Dong-Hyun Kim seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Semtex gets hold of a leg and trips Kim to the mat!
Hard blow to Kim's mid-section, he seems hurt
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Kim
Paul Daley is looking to pass Dong-Hyun Kim's guard...
Paul Daley gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Semtex is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to move to full guard
Dong-Hyun Kim manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in open guard over Kim
Kim launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Semtex's ribs.
Paul Daley is in open guard over Kim
Paul Daley pushes Dong-Hyun Kim against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Semtex jumps and tries to free his leg! Kim doesn't allow this but Paul Daley is able to get half guard here.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to move to full guard
Paul Daley keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Semtex launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Dong-Hyun Kim is not able to stop Kim ground skills and Paul Daley moves to side mount!
Paul Daley is in side mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to trap Paul Daley in his guard.
Dong-Hyun Kim manages to switch to half guard.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to move to full guard
Dong-Hyun Kim manages to switch to full guard.
Paul Daley is in open guard over Kim
Paul Daley tries to pass to half guard...
Dong-Hyun Kim can't prevent his opponent from passing. Semtex looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Semtex launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Dong-Hyun Kim is not able to stop Kim ground skills and Paul Daley moves to side mount!
Paul Daley is in side mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Paul Daley looks to mount Dong-Hyun Kim...
Paul Daley slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim 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.
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Semtex tries to stand up!
Kim doesn't allow him!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Kim tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Paul Daley tries to pass Dong-Hyun Kim's guard...
Paul Daley manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to trap Paul Daley in his guard.
Dong-Hyun Kim manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Kim
Semtex positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kim's being punished here!
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Kim
Semtex is in closed guard... Kim tries to roll on the ground!
Paul Daley uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Kim
Kim is taking this opportunity to rest.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Paul Daley just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Kim may be in trouble!
Kim looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Paul Daley's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
A high kick from Dong-Hyun Kim
misses badly. Kim slips and falls!
Semtex is standing while Kim is on the ground on his back
Dong-Hyun Kim kicks his legs trying to keep Paul Daley away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Semtex is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to cut off Semtex with punches
Semtex reels from the strikes.
Kim decides to launch some tentative punches
Paul Daley takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Kim moves forward looking for some action
Paul Daley struggles a bit before breaking Kim's attemp of grappling
Paul Daley moves forward looking for some grappling action
Semtex has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex struggles and launches a few punches to Kim's head
Those punches are hitting! Kim covers his head!
Kim's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Semtex launches a few hard punches to Dong-Hyun Kim's ribs!
Dong-Hyun Kim's ribs shows the damage! Paul Daley is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Paul Daley pushes away Kim trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kim doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Paul Daley
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Paul Daley pushes away Kim trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kim doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Paul Daley
Semtex clumsily fails here and it's time for Dong-Hyun Kim to fight back!
Big mistake from Paul Daley! Kim tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Kim is unable to lock that and Semtex breaks the lock
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Paul Daley tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Semtex circles out and slips free of Dong-Hyun Kim's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Paul Daley is opening up on Kim and raining down combinations!
Kim's corner looks worried!
Kim's Right cheek is beginning to swell
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Semtex is holding Dong-Hyun Kim's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dong-Hyun Kim loses balance and goes to the ground.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Paul Daley looks to mount Dong-Hyun Kim...
Paul Daley slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Terrible one sided match... Kim was not ready to fight a fighter of Paul Daley caliber.
Kim measures the resilience of Semtex's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Semtex blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dong-Hyun Kim gets sloppy and Paul Daley tries to take advantage...
Paul Daley hovers above Kim
Good punches to Kim's body.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Kim tries to stand up!
Semtex doesn't allow him!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Paul Daley keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim 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 Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Paul Daley rolls him over and takes his back!
Semtex is in rear mount over Kim
Kim has given his back to Paul Daley who is trying to get one hook in!
Paul Daley has one hook in!
Semtex is in rear mount over Kim 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 Kim.
Nicely done! Semtex now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Semtex is in rear mount over Kim with two hooks in
Kim is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Semtex tries to use some of his tricky moves but Semtex's is smart enough to counter him.
Semtex is trying to counter now!
Semtex tries to open up Dong-Hyun Kim's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kim in the side of the head
That brutal impact left Kim laid out on the mat! Paul Daley's corner come in to congratulate him!
Kim's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Paul Daley by KO (GnP) at 3:45 Round 2
Statistics: Paul Daley
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/10 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 303 s
Statistics: Dong-Hyun Kim
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/8 (25%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
I think I expected a Daley KO win here, but I think I expected a flash ko. This was a gradual break-down style finish. Regardless, impressive show from him. Kim? Not so much.
Dong-Hyun Kim is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Paul Daley and Dong-Hyun Kim touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Paul Daley throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Kim's chin! That stops Kim in his tracks!
Dong-Hyun Kim moves forward looking for some grappling action
Kim has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Kim struggles and launches a few punches to Semtex's head
Nothing from this... Dong-Hyun Kim seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Semtex gets hold of a leg and trips Kim to the mat!
Hard blow to Kim's mid-section, he seems hurt
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Kim
Paul Daley is looking to pass Dong-Hyun Kim's guard...
Paul Daley gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Semtex is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to move to full guard
Dong-Hyun Kim manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in open guard over Kim
Kim launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Semtex's ribs.
Paul Daley is in open guard over Kim
Paul Daley pushes Dong-Hyun Kim against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Semtex jumps and tries to free his leg! Kim doesn't allow this but Paul Daley is able to get half guard here.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to move to full guard
Paul Daley keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Semtex launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Dong-Hyun Kim is not able to stop Kim ground skills and Paul Daley moves to side mount!
Paul Daley is in side mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to trap Paul Daley in his guard.
Dong-Hyun Kim manages to switch to half guard.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to move to full guard
Dong-Hyun Kim manages to switch to full guard.
Paul Daley is in open guard over Kim
Paul Daley tries to pass to half guard...
Dong-Hyun Kim can't prevent his opponent from passing. Semtex looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Semtex launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Dong-Hyun Kim is not able to stop Kim ground skills and Paul Daley moves to side mount!
Paul Daley is in side mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Paul Daley looks to mount Dong-Hyun Kim...
Paul Daley slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim 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.
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Semtex tries to stand up!
Kim doesn't allow him!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Kim tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Paul Daley is in half guard over Kim
Paul Daley tries to pass Dong-Hyun Kim's guard...
Paul Daley manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to trap Paul Daley in his guard.
Dong-Hyun Kim manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Kim
Semtex positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kim's being punished here!
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Kim
Semtex is in closed guard... Kim tries to roll on the ground!
Paul Daley uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Kim
Kim is taking this opportunity to rest.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Paul Daley just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Kim may be in trouble!
Kim looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Paul Daley's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
A high kick from Dong-Hyun Kim
misses badly. Kim slips and falls!
Semtex is standing while Kim is on the ground on his back
Dong-Hyun Kim kicks his legs trying to keep Paul Daley away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Semtex is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Dong-Hyun Kim attempts to cut off Semtex with punches
Semtex reels from the strikes.
Kim decides to launch some tentative punches
Paul Daley takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Kim moves forward looking for some action
Paul Daley struggles a bit before breaking Kim's attemp of grappling
Paul Daley moves forward looking for some grappling action
Semtex has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex struggles and launches a few punches to Kim's head
Those punches are hitting! Kim covers his head!
Kim's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Semtex launches a few hard punches to Dong-Hyun Kim's ribs!
Dong-Hyun Kim's ribs shows the damage! Paul Daley is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Paul Daley pushes away Kim trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kim doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Paul Daley
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Paul Daley pushes away Kim trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kim doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Paul Daley
Semtex clumsily fails here and it's time for Dong-Hyun Kim to fight back!
Big mistake from Paul Daley! Kim tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Kim is unable to lock that and Semtex breaks the lock
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Paul Daley tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Semtex circles out and slips free of Dong-Hyun Kim's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Paul Daley is opening up on Kim and raining down combinations!
Kim's corner looks worried!
Kim's Right cheek is beginning to swell
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Semtex is holding Dong-Hyun Kim's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dong-Hyun Kim loses balance and goes to the ground.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Paul Daley looks to mount Dong-Hyun Kim...
Paul Daley slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Terrible one sided match... Kim was not ready to fight a fighter of Paul Daley caliber.
Kim measures the resilience of Semtex's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Semtex blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dong-Hyun Kim gets sloppy and Paul Daley tries to take advantage...
Paul Daley hovers above Kim
Good punches to Kim's body.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Kim tries to stand up!
Semtex doesn't allow him!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Paul Daley keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim 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 Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Paul Daley rolls him over and takes his back!
Semtex is in rear mount over Kim
Kim has given his back to Paul Daley who is trying to get one hook in!
Paul Daley has one hook in!
Semtex is in rear mount over Kim 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 Kim.
Nicely done! Semtex now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Semtex is in rear mount over Kim with two hooks in
Kim is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Semtex tries to use some of his tricky moves but Semtex's is smart enough to counter him.
Semtex is trying to counter now!
Semtex tries to open up Dong-Hyun Kim's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kim in the side of the head
That brutal impact left Kim laid out on the mat! Paul Daley's corner come in to congratulate him!
Kim's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Paul Daley by KO (GnP) at 3:45 Round 2
Statistics: Paul Daley
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/10 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 303 s
Statistics: Dong-Hyun Kim
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/8 (25%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
I think I expected a Daley KO win here, but I think I expected a flash ko. This was a gradual break-down style finish. Regardless, impressive show from him. Kim? Not so much.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!