Post by The Sandmen on Oct 22, 2014 15:59:21 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba looks very relaxed.
Paul Daley glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Sakuraba tries to grapple
Semtex moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Paul Daley
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Semtex gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Semtex blocks Kazushi Sakuraba's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Paul Daley positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Sakuraba covers himself well
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba attempts a triangle from bottom! Paul Daley slips out. Sakuraba quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Paul Daley slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Paul Daley. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Semtex moves to shoot
Sakuraba misses a knee.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Paul Daley tries to take advantage...
Semtex wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sakuraba doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Some nice shots from Paul Daley
that stun Sakuraba.
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
Kazushi Sakuraba shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex pushes Kazushi Sakuraba againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Sakuraba cannot escape Paul Daley's clinch! Paul Daley is just brutalizing Sakuraba with punches time and time again!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Semtex is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Sakuraba's face while in the clinch!
Sakuraba can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
after measuring the distance Sakuraba jump forward with a flying knee
Paul Daley block it with ease
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Paul Daley tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Sakuraba's face
Sakuraba's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Mouth
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Paul Daley chases Sakuraba and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Sakuraba steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Semtex
Semtex wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Paul Daley tries to take advantage...
Paul Daley launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Sakuraba blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kazushi Sakuraba's cheek! Sakuraba stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Semtex launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba launches an up-kick intended for Paul Daley's head...
Semtex leans out of the way.
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Paul Daley opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba didn't see that coming. Semtex is in open guard over Sakuraba now.
Paul Daley is in open guard over Sakuraba
Semtex tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Sakuraba
Paul Daley tries to free his leg
Paul Daley uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sakuraba's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Paul Daley is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Paul Daley looks to pass to mount...
Semtex slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kazushi Sakuraba.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
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 Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Sakuraba's being punished here!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
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 Kazushi Sakuraba
Paul Daley fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sakuraba's face!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Paul Daley pushes Kazushi Sakuraba down and prevents his attempts to escape
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Paul Daley keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Paul Daley rolls him over and takes his back!
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Semtex.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Sakuraba's face while in the clinch!
Sakuraba can't take many more shots like those!
Sakuraba's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex pushes off of Kazushi Sakuraba and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Sakuraba holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Kazushi Sakuraba gets control of Paul Daley's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Paul Daley shakes him off and staves off danger.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Semtex gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Semtex gets hold of a leg and trips Sakuraba to the mat!
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Paul Daley breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Semtex tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Paul Daley fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Sakuraba
Paul Daley was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Semtex tries to launch a few punches to Kazushi Sakuraba
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Sakuraba's defense
Paul Daley is in half guard over Sakuraba
Paul Daley tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Paul Daley manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Paul Daley in his guard.
Paul Daley keeps control and remains in side mount.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Kazushi Sakuraba put Semtex in half guard.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Semtex blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Sakuraba's guard.
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Paul Daley pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Semtex who is in full mount! Sakuraba is in trouble now!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Sakuraba 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.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Sakuraba in the side of the head
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
Semtex doesn't allow him!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Brutal combination from Paul Daley!
Sakuraba is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Chin
Paul Daley throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Sakuraba's chin! That stops Sakuraba in his tracks!
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks rattled! Paul Daley sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Kazushi Sakuraba is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right eye
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Paul Daley!
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Semtex knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Kazushi Sakuraba is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba tries to hit Paul Daley with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Semtex dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Semtex cartwheels towards Sakuraba!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Kazushi Sakuraba.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Paul Daley looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Paul Daley slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Paul Daley doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba launches a few weak punches
Semtex blocks them effectively.
Semtex is trying to counter now!
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Sakuraba 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.
Semtex is in rear mount over Sakuraba
Nice beating Paul Daley has received.
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba with one hook in
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Semtex has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sakuraba.
Nicely done! Semtex now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sakuraba with two hooks in
Sakuraba has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Sakuraba is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Semtex gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Kazushi Sakuraba! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't defend himself!
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Nose
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Sakuraba doesn't stop bleeding.
Semtex wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Semtex moves forward and holds Sakuraba
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Semtex pushes Kazushi Sakuraba against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Sakuraba's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Paul Daley launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Sakuraba's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
You can see Sakuraba's blood making stains in the mat.
Semtex takes a break to breathe while holding Kazushi Sakuraba.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Sakuraba doesn't stop bleeding.
Kazushi Sakuraba and Semtex engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Paul Daley is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Semtex decides to launch some tentative punches
Paul Daley takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Paul Daley has found an opening in the defense of Sakuraba, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Sakuraba is wobbling!
Paul Daley landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Sakuraba is down! Sakuraba has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Paul Daley!
Winner is Paul Daley by KO (Uppercut) at 1:26 Round 3
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 406 s
Statistics: Paul Daley
Punches 23/30 (77%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 15/26 (58%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/26 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 340 s
Sakuraba is ridiculous-tough. If he got some offence to go with his elite defence, he could be one of the best here.
Paul Daley glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Sakuraba tries to grapple
Semtex moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Paul Daley
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Semtex gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Semtex blocks Kazushi Sakuraba's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Paul Daley positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Sakuraba covers himself well
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba attempts a triangle from bottom! Paul Daley slips out. Sakuraba quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Paul Daley slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Paul Daley. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Semtex moves to shoot
Sakuraba misses a knee.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Paul Daley tries to take advantage...
Semtex wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sakuraba doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Some nice shots from Paul Daley
that stun Sakuraba.
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
Kazushi Sakuraba shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex pushes Kazushi Sakuraba againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Sakuraba cannot escape Paul Daley's clinch! Paul Daley is just brutalizing Sakuraba with punches time and time again!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Semtex is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Sakuraba's face while in the clinch!
Sakuraba can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
after measuring the distance Sakuraba jump forward with a flying knee
Paul Daley block it with ease
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Paul Daley tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Sakuraba's face
Sakuraba's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Mouth
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Paul Daley chases Sakuraba and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Sakuraba steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Semtex
Semtex wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Paul Daley tries to take advantage...
Paul Daley launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Sakuraba blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kazushi Sakuraba's cheek! Sakuraba stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Semtex launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba launches an up-kick intended for Paul Daley's head...
Semtex leans out of the way.
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Paul Daley opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba didn't see that coming. Semtex is in open guard over Sakuraba now.
Paul Daley is in open guard over Sakuraba
Semtex tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Sakuraba
Paul Daley tries to free his leg
Paul Daley uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sakuraba's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Paul Daley is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Paul Daley looks to pass to mount...
Semtex slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kazushi Sakuraba.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
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 Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Sakuraba's being punished here!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
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 Kazushi Sakuraba
Paul Daley fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sakuraba's face!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Paul Daley pushes Kazushi Sakuraba down and prevents his attempts to escape
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Paul Daley keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Paul Daley in his guard...
Paul Daley rolls him over and takes his back!
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Semtex.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Sakuraba's face while in the clinch!
Sakuraba can't take many more shots like those!
Sakuraba's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex pushes off of Kazushi Sakuraba and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Sakuraba holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Kazushi Sakuraba gets control of Paul Daley's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Paul Daley shakes him off and staves off danger.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Semtex gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Semtex gets hold of a leg and trips Sakuraba to the mat!
Paul Daley is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Paul Daley breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Semtex tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Paul Daley fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Sakuraba
Paul Daley was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Semtex tries to launch a few punches to Kazushi Sakuraba
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Sakuraba's defense
Paul Daley is in half guard over Sakuraba
Paul Daley tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Paul Daley manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Paul Daley in his guard.
Paul Daley keeps control and remains in side mount.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Kazushi Sakuraba put Semtex in half guard.
Paul Daley is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Semtex blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Sakuraba's guard.
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Paul Daley pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Semtex who is in full mount! Sakuraba is in trouble now!
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Sakuraba 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.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Semtex tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Sakuraba in the side of the head
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
Semtex doesn't allow him!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Brutal combination from Paul Daley!
Sakuraba is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Chin
Paul Daley throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Sakuraba's chin! That stops Sakuraba in his tracks!
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks rattled! Paul Daley sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Kazushi Sakuraba is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right eye
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Paul Daley!
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Semtex knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Kazushi Sakuraba is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Semtex is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba tries to hit Paul Daley with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Semtex dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Semtex cartwheels towards Sakuraba!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Kazushi Sakuraba.
Paul Daley is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Paul Daley looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Paul Daley slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Paul Daley doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba launches a few weak punches
Semtex blocks them effectively.
Semtex is trying to counter now!
Semtex tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Paul Daley controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Paul Daley is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Sakuraba 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.
Semtex is in rear mount over Sakuraba
Nice beating Paul Daley has received.
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba with one hook in
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Semtex has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sakuraba.
Nicely done! Semtex now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Semtex is in rear mount over Sakuraba with two hooks in
Sakuraba has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Sakuraba is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Paul Daley looks to counter!
Semtex gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Kazushi Sakuraba! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't defend himself!
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Nose
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Sakuraba doesn't stop bleeding.
Semtex wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Semtex moves forward and holds Sakuraba
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Semtex pushes Kazushi Sakuraba against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Sakuraba's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The fighters are clinching.
Semtex tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Paul Daley launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Sakuraba's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
You can see Sakuraba's blood making stains in the mat.
Semtex takes a break to breathe while holding Kazushi Sakuraba.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Sakuraba doesn't stop bleeding.
Kazushi Sakuraba and Semtex engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Paul Daley is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Semtex decides to launch some tentative punches
Paul Daley takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Paul Daley has found an opening in the defense of Sakuraba, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Sakuraba is wobbling!
Paul Daley landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Sakuraba is down! Sakuraba has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Paul Daley!
Winner is Paul Daley by KO (Uppercut) at 1:26 Round 3
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 406 s
Statistics: Paul Daley
Punches 23/30 (77%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 15/26 (58%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/26 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 340 s
Sakuraba is ridiculous-tough. If he got some offence to go with his elite defence, he could be one of the best here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!