BAMMA 5 Fight Card Results

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Feb 272011
 

Heavy-handed Brit "Semtex" Paul Daley (left) KO'ed opponent and current DEEP Welterweight Champion Yuya Shirai (right) just 1:46 into the opening stanza of their main event bout. (Photo courtesy of Martin Rhodes and Sherdog)

—MAIN CARD—

Paul Daley vs. Yuya Shirai: Daley via KO (Punches), Round 1, 1:46 *

James McSweeney vs. Ricco Rodriguez: Rodriguez via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Xavier Foupa-Pokam vs. Alex Makhonin: Makhonin via TKO (Punches and Elbows), Round 2, 4:48

Claudio Henrique Da Silva vs. Jean-Francois Lenogue: Da Silva via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 1, 2:51

—PRELIMINARY CARD—

Leeroy Barnes vs. Mohsen Bahari: Bahari via TKO (Punches), Round 1, 0:40

Rob Mills vs. Leigh Cohoon: Cohoon via TKO (Punches), Round 2, 4:16

Jason Ball vs. Peter Duncan: Ball via KO (Knees), Round 2, 2:00

Paul Cook vs. Michael Johnson: Johnson via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Tim Newman vs. Diego Vital: Newton via Split Decision, Round 3, 5:00

Costas Doru vs. Liam James: Doru via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 1, 2:47

Franky Slater vs. Jeremy Petley: Petley via Submission (Armbar), Round 1, 0:36

* Paul Daley vs. Yuya Shirai was originally slated to be a five-round title fight to determine the new BAMMA Welterweight Champion, but was changed to a three-round non-title affair due to Daley missing weight.

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“Semtex” Paul Daley Misses Weight; Forfeits Title Shot at BAMMA 5

 Posted by at 5:28 PM  Features, MMA News, Strikeforce  1 Response »
Feb 252011
 

"Semtex" Paul Daley came in 2lbs. over weight for his title fight against Yuya Shirai in tomorrow night's BAMMA 5 main event. (Photo courtesy of Lee Whitehead and MMA Weekly)

For the fifth time in “Semtex” Paul Daley’s (23-10-2) past 11 fights, the British slugger has missed weight. And this time, not even an extra hour made a difference.

Daley was slated to take on DEEP Welterweight Champion Yuya Shirai (13-8) in the main event tomorrow night for the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts’ (BAMMA) currently vacant welterweight title at BAMMA 5 in Manchester, England. But during today’s event weigh-ins, Daley came in at 172lbs. – two pounds over the limit – reportedly due to his hotel’s malfunctioning sauna. He was given an hour to drop the additional weight, during which he reportedly traveled to another location in attempt to shed the extra pounds in a working sauna. His second attempt on the scale rendered a reading of 170.4lbs., which still exceeds the limit for a title fight. Consequently what was scheduled to be a five-round title fight is now reduced to a non-title three-round affair. Shirai on the other hand made weight, coming in at 169.6lbs. Continue reading »

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BAMMA Rocks the UK with “Daley vs. Shirai” Card This Saturday

 Posted by at 6:51 PM  MMA News  No Responses »
Feb 222011
 

(Photo courtesy of BAMMA)

The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) steps away from its usual stomping grounds of London and Birmingham in the United Kingdom to bring MMA fans in the City of Manchester a blistering card with BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai this Saturday night.

BAMMA 5 is highlighted with bouts between some of the UK’s well known top prospects and local fan favorites, while its main event and co-main event feature names the American audience may find more familiar. Recent UFC castaway and The Ultimate Fighter 10 alum “The Hammer” James McSweeney (4-6) takes on a seasoned veteran and former UFC Heavyweight Champion in “Suave” Ricco Rodriguez (44-11) in the evening’s co-main event heavyweight tilt. The main event pits UFC veteran and heavy-handed British slugger “Semtex” Paul Daley  (23-10-2) against Pancrase and M-1 veteran and DEEP Welterweight Champion Yuya Shirai (13-8), where the winner will earn the title of BAMMA’s very first welterweight king. The stakes of Saturday night’s championship bout are particularly high for Daley, who was recently dubbed the top contender to challenge Strikeforce Welterweight Champion “Diablo” Nick Diaz (23-8) for the UFC-rival promotion’s 170lbs. belt. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has stated that should Daley come out on the winning end of his BAMMA 5 bout, he gets the title shot – if not, “the deck gets reshuffled”, according to MMA Junkie. Continue reading »

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