Strikeforce: Paul Daley vs Scott Smith set for December 4
by James Kimball on Sep 29, 2010 3:05 PM EDT
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"Semtex" vs. "Hands of Steel." That has a nice ring to it.
After Scott Smith had apparently signed on the dotted line to face Jesse Finney on December 4 in St. Louis at Strikeforce: "Henderson vs. Babalu," the powers that be have had a change of heart and matched up the free-swinging fighter with another slugger, Paul Daley.
Can't say I blame them.
The promotion confirmed the match up earlier today.
"Semtex" recently defeated Jorge Masvidal at Shark Fights 13 by unanimous decision and Daniel Acacio via submission at Impact FC 2, making it back-to-back wins for the Brit since falling to Josh Koscheck at UFC 113 earlier this year.
The match with "Kos" was also his last inside the Octagon -- thanks to a cheap shot he unloaded on the AKA wrestler out of frustration from losing in their number one contender bout.
Smith (17-7) recently split a pair of fights with former Strikeforce 185-pound Champion Cung Le. After a "miracle in San Jose," one that saw "Hands of Steel" pull of yet another patented comeback stoppage, Smith was finished early by the San Shou striker in their June 26 rematch.
The former UFC middleweight now stands at 3-2 since being acquired in the Elite XC rummage sale and appears to be making good on his promise to drop to 170-pounds.
Hands are sure to fly, and a body is sure to drop.
Keep it locked to MMAmania.com for more news on this card as it breaks.
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this should be good i think a KO is on the cards
Daley will probably tool him but Scott Smith could pull off a surprise KO either way someones going to sleep
Yeah no epic come back for smith this time.
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by doonerthesooner on Sep 29, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
why the fuck isnt daley fighting cung le? thats the fight the people want to see...not dumbass smith
cung le vs paul daley…smith is just a sad punching bag at this point
the brockness monster grinds up teenagers and puts them in his protein shakes..and uses razor blades to chop toddlers up into lines to snort like meth...the reason no one can find bigfoot is because the brockness monster found him years ago and now has him in numerous ziplock bags in the back of his freezer...
theres no such thing as weightclasses in sf..its like the old ufc where everyone fights everyone regardless of their size
thats why you got a 155 fighting for the 170 belt…thats why you had a 170 shields holding the 185 belt….its just a bunch of dudes who sf pairs up when they need a fight, doesnt matter how much you weigh
the brockness monster grinds up teenagers and puts them in his protein shakes..and uses razor blades to chop toddlers up into lines to snort like meth...the reason no one can find bigfoot is because the brockness monster found him years ago and now has him in numerous ziplock bags in the back of his freezer...
Agree
They sign Daley and can’t find one fucking WW to fight him? SF is shit, but keep pumping out the free shows please.
Frank Mir just took home Cro cop’s chin like he did to Big Nog. I need to stop bitching and judging with my anger and stop raging. Even joe Rogan said Mir is one of the best BJJ HW’s in the workd and Joe knows way more then I do about MMA. All hail guyverbob and Frank Mir, And hopefully Cro cop with win one more time then retire.
They do. Zaromskis and Cyborg would have been just fine stand up slug fests
by EvolutionMMA on Sep 29, 2010 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Than why are they making Scott cut to 170 to fight him? I would have prefered to see Daley/Zaromskis(not really their fighter) or Daley/Cyborg anyway.
Scott Smith really shouldn’t even be able to get licensed.
Frank Mir just took home Cro cop’s chin like he did to Big Nog. I need to stop bitching and judging with my anger and stop raging. Even joe Rogan said Mir is one of the best BJJ HW’s in the workd and Joe knows way more then I do about MMA. All hail guyverbob and Frank Mir, And hopefully Cro cop with win one more time then retire.
If it was at 176 it would be different to me anyways. This is just a stupid match up. People are saying oh well Scott Smith can land a miracle KO or whatever but everyone is failing to realize Scott Smith is now a MW
by EvolutionMMA on Sep 29, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
they should have had daley and cung le fight at 178 or something
le and daley is a fucking headliner
smith is gonna have to dehydrate himself so hes gonna come in looking shitty and weak anyway and daley is just gonna pound him into the fetal position
the brockness monster grinds up teenagers and puts them in his protein shakes..and uses razor blades to chop toddlers up into lines to snort like meth...the reason no one can find bigfoot is because the brockness monster found him years ago and now has him in numerous ziplock bags in the back of his freezer...
you just said there was no weight classes then said he'd have to dehydrate so which is it
the post also say’s he’s cutting were you pointing out a fact or just saying to contridict me for kudos
Smith sucks, imo
Daley takes a TKO stoppage, Smith with get hit and then cover up and wait for the ref to stop it.
I failed to learn my lesson, once again ignoring the advice of David W-S and making myself look foolish. Clearly he knows a lot more than me, he wins 2-1.
this is a good match up though because smith can take a lot of punishment...
…so we’ll get to see a lot of Daley stand up before that TKO.
by NicktheBruiser on Sep 29, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i think it will be fairly entertaining. i never said it wouldnt
but I really think Smith is a glorified can.
I failed to learn my lesson, once again ignoring the advice of David W-S and making myself look foolish. Clearly he knows a lot more than me, he wins 2-1.
I don’t really see that sucking… Smith was kinda flat in the Cung Le rematch, but even if they slug it out for half a round before Daley takes it, it’ll still be entertaining.
by TheUltimateWriter on Sep 29, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
You know
I don’t have anything against Daley And I lived what he did to kos after that fight but I really wanna see him get ko’d idk y but I just do
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 3:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
There are better sites for you to go to ya know
Sherdog, Bloody Tampon- take your pick.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
he means we dont much care for people who "love what he did to kos after that fight"
that was immature, unprofessional, and just plain stupid. ive seen 5 year olds with more mature reactions to losing competitions. so he deuce is suggesting you go to a different site. just clearing things up.
by Andrew Keller on Sep 29, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree that Daley what Daley did was horrible...
…and that it’s already been discussed at great length but why ask someone to leave who has a different point of view?
by NicktheBruiser on Sep 29, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Oooohhhhh I see
Well didn’t mean to offend with my opinion, but do you guys really like kos? I can’t stand him and the whole faking the eye pokes is that fall under mature or just plain bitch?
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 3:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
agreed i fuckin hate Kos
when Kos faked the knee to the head the ref should have let the fight continue & it should be Daley vs GSP. i wanted to punch Kos after that fight just writing about it makes me feel mad
Haha thank you gumbo!
And by the way if you guys ever meet kos in person he’s a real douche not very likeable always bragging and nagging.
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 3:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
and also dont forget daley is a standup fighter when that prick ran his mouth and then just laid on him for 3 rounds it must have pissed him off that i know it would me
my girlfriend pisses me off all the time. know how i deal with it?
i stop talking to her and come on mania, or play Halo Reach. and i dont even get paid a shit ton of money when she pisses me off like daley did.
by Andrew Keller on Sep 29, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe a Daley like reaction would do the trick in in your case. :) Just kidding though. What daley did was unproffesional, but so is faking injuries to get points deducted IMO. Not that two wrongs make a right, but I feel after that Kos shouldn’t of been rewarded with a title shot.
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by sitnam90 on Sep 29, 2010 3:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Shite, first these mania Nazis' tell people not to "rec" on this site, and now they have the audacity to tell this guy to go to another site for liking what Daley did!
What a bunch of assholes. I don’t recommend That anybody listen to the “who’s who” of this site or any other. You should all start your own site and just declare what the group opinion should be on every topic, then you can all agree and have a love fest.
Who nominated you as the resident post nazi?
Anyone can say anything they want here. I can tell you to leave, and you can tell me to fuck off. Grow a pair man.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
i have never once implied i was a "who's who".
and you’re gonna be one busy dude if you go around yelling at everyone that says “GTFO” to someone else. There are different sites for a reason. If you dont like the community here, then you can go to a different one. thats whats great about America. if you wanna rec shit left and right, go to BE, thats part of their community.
by Andrew Keller on Sep 29, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
Kos deserved it.
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by robinhorobson on Sep 29, 2010 3:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Did you actually re-watch the incident?
Or you want to just keep making shit up?
1. I hate Kos, so calling me a nuthugger is not going to work
2. Watch the video. Kos takes an illegal RIGHT knee to the dome, then Daley throws an illegal LEFT knee that misses. The video replay during the event focused entirely on the left knee that glances.
3. Even if you want to continue denying the truth, what the fuck does Kos being a dickhead have to do with Daley throwing an illegal punch (one that he couldn’t land until the bell had rung, and Kos was not defending himself). You want to root for someone like that, more power to you, but it is you who are the douche.
Read a good article breaking this down here: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_5378.shtml
Watch the video—-
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
lol, he ran his own head into Daley's right knee, there was hardly any impact at all... give me a break
by xquisitewretch on Sep 29, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah you only get rewarded for illeagal strikes in Strikeforce
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by doonerthesooner on Sep 29, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
lmao
I can’t believe anyone is arguing this, Kos got KNeed and douche bag Daley hit him after the bell, it’s simple and not cool!
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Haha who called you a nut hugger?
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 4:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Did you make those three points for me?
Oh and by the way I’m not a douche hahah kos is i hope you get to meet him sometime so you know what im talking about
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 4:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I did
and I don’t care what kind of douche he is, you are completely missing the point. I shouldn’t have wasted my damn time. GD.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Looks like that RIGHT knee was to the body.
I don’t even think it should be considered a knee, more like trying to gain position.
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Alright then
I don’t know what else I need to do, there is video evidence. Watch Kos’ reaction, he is already reacting to the knee prior to Daley even coming close with the Left.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
You over analyze shit.
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or you are just blinded by your hatred of Kos
not to see the facts.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Unless...
He throws the right as Mirg is moving off to the right (the ref is in the way). Is there another angle.
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or you are blinded by your hatred of daley
And trying too hard to justify kos his behavior
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by robinhorobson on Sep 29, 2010 4:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Check out this vid from another angle...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0kmyml-f9A&feature=player_embedded
To me that looks like there wasn’t actually a “right knee” after all…
Just to stir shit up!! haha
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Sep 29, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Leaving cause of this vid?
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Sep 29, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah
I am having dejavu. I have had this conversation about 10 times. Also, just to let all of ya know. I thought that it was a phantom knee at first as well. I had even created some very clever nick names for Kos. This was one of my first interactions with ANS. He set me straight. He made the points I am trying to much, much better.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
yep, definitely ZERO contact on Kos' head
hes just trying to find any way to win, typical sumbag move
by xquisitewretch on Sep 29, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
It's official...
NO right knee. Douche02 is really on the defensive today..
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It looks to me
like Daley was just kinda hopping back and his right knee might have touched Kos, but he wasnt trying to knee him at that moment
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Sep 29, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
If you don't want to get penalized don't throw illegal strikes.
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by doonerthesooner on Sep 29, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh yea for sure
The fact remains, that Daley threw a knee when Kos clearly had his knees down.. nothing changes that
Then the sucker punch was the final straw for sure
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Sep 29, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone hates Kos,
But his post fight conduct was foolish. He should have just accepted defeat humbly. Kos will beat GSP (everyone knows this). Daley would have had a chance to kick Kampmanns ass again for top contender, that is after Kampmann KO’s Shields of course (everyone knows that will be the result). THEN he could fight Kos again for the title… at least thats what my Walmart MMA Elite branded Ouija Board just told me.
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with "we" you mean people who share the same opinion
And everybody who disagrees should go to another site.
Thats straight up bullshit, the comment section is made to state your opinion
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by robinhorobson on Sep 29, 2010 3:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm into this
should be entertaining. Scott Smith is a beast
So how many amazing comebacks does smith have?
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 3:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Atleast 3 really nice ones
Pete Sell, benji radach and cung lee
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by Red Eye Jedi on Sep 29, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I've only seen the Pete sell fight not the others thank Ima look those up.
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 3:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
look up Nate Quarry vs Pete Sell for another awesome comeback.
by Andrew Keller on Sep 29, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
The scott smith comeback over pete sell takes the cake.
That was the best punch I’ve ever seen.
Frank Mir just took home Cro cop’s chin like he did to Big Nog. I need to stop bitching and judging with my anger and stop raging. Even joe Rogan said Mir is one of the best BJJ HW’s in the workd and Joe knows way more then I do about MMA. All hail guyverbob and Frank Mir, And hopefully Cro cop with win one more time then retire.
So how many amazing comebacks does smith have?
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 3:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Daley wins but..
has to give his purse to Smith because he missed weight again. So essentially they both win. This is a win-win situation for Smith.
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They should make this a catchweight at 175
As stated above, Daley will probably miss weight and have to forfeit some $$ to smith. Im sure he could use it but if they do a catchweight then it will insure Daley gets a good starting “rep” with the company and also Smith is coming down from 185. It’d be a good practice cut for him.
The sad thing is, whomever wins will get a title shot and I really don’t want to see Smith get beat down by Diaz again. Maybe if he sharpens up his striking defense though. I’ve always been a Smith fan and we live in the same city.
Although I woulnt mind seeing Daley vs Diaz. I think it’d be a quick ground submission but I wouldn’t put it past Diaz to strike with him. It could be interesting.
On second thought, the title shot will probably go to whomever loses lol
by Wingblade on Sep 29, 2010 3:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
So I guess we all agree to disagree huh?
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 4:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
no, we all agree that you take semen in the eye
the brockness monster grinds up teenagers and puts them in his protein shakes..and uses razor blades to chop toddlers up into lines to snort like meth...the reason no one can find bigfoot is because the brockness monster found him years ago and now has him in numerous ziplock bags in the back of his freezer...
semen is something used by sex offenders (probably you)
And sperm is something that YOU take in the mouth on a daily basis
Hahaah i can play this game also, i dont just as good as you but i thought lets give it a try
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by robinhorobson on Sep 29, 2010 4:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Damn Hella
What is it with you and semen, we all agree that you should have been swallowed but no one us bringing that up and it’s pretty clear your an attention whore!
by axemurderer1990 on Sep 29, 2010 5:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hell yeah...
I will be there, so hopefully they announce a few more legit contests. Great prices by the way ($55 for lower bowl), and if you want tickets, the code for early buy is “explode” as always.
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All I can say is
Martin Kampmaan >>> Scott Smith
I wanted 2 see cyborg vs. Semtex better but this shud be a fun fight.
They need 2 make that fight happen! It will be just like cyborg vs. Manhoef IMO.
Don't be scared homie
by d*locc on Sep 29, 2010 4:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Good fight
I think Smith can take a pounding, as well as dish it out. So I don’t see a 1st round KO by Daley. Both are solid fighters, so I think this is a great matchup. Really adds to the overall card as well, with Hendo and Babalu.
Is Scott Smith the most mismanaged fighter in MMA?
First fight at a new weight class and you fight Paul Daley? Really?
Hasnt this guy taken enough punishment in recent fights?
I really hope I dont see slurring his speech within the next 2 years.
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