Mr. Paul Semtex Daley

PAUL DALEY "I Hope He Stands and Trades With Me." ©Marc Wickert,www.knucklepit.com20/6/2006 Photos ©Cage Rage

Fighting out of Nottingham, England, Paul "Semtex" Daley was carded to fight Paul Jenkins for the welterweight title at Cage Rage 17: Ultimate Challenge.
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But due to Jenkins sustaining a hand injury, Daley is now carded to go to war with Ross "The Boss" Mason for the belt.
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Now twenty-three years of age, Paul declares there are no secrets as to why he originally became involved in MMA: "for the challenge, opportunities, and the chance to get paid for something which I enjoy doing," says Daley.

Early in Paul's career, he was known predominantly as a striker, earning the nickname "Semtex" due to his explosive power.With KOs and TKOs comprising seven of his ultimate-fighter wins, Daley has also fared well in hybrid kickboxing events, including a stunning KO victory over British Muay-Thai fighter, Hayden Scott.
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Regarded by many as a bigger hitter than reigning champion Jenkins, Daley is now better known as a well-rounded fighter: "I continue to evolve, I have good wrestling, and my Jiu Jitsu is improving."

To further hone his ultimate fighting skills, Daley continues to travel abroad, and has trained with the likes of Eddie Bravo, and worked out at the American Top Team gym.
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In the UK, Paul is a member of the Rough House Team and trains at the Bushido MMA Academy in Nottingham."Rupurt Smillie is my Muay Thai coach.Muay Thai is my base.I also have Sunnay Dholaki as my physical conditioning coach, and Lee Livingston (also a fighter) as my BJJ Coach," says Daley.

Paul, now that Paul Jenkins is off the menu, will that change your preparation for Ross Mason in the remaining days?
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Paul Daley with England's MMA team.

Paul Daley Out Of Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House
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Paul Daley Out Of Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House
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Paul Daley Out of Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House

Paul Daley Out Of Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House

A Statement by Warrior Promotions concerning the withdrawl of Paul "Semtex" Daley from Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House
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Warrior Promotions are sad to announce that Paul "Semtex" Daley has withdrawn from Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House due to a contract dispute with the Cage Rage Championships.

Warrior Promotions was contacted this afternoon by Daley's manager Daniel Cox, who said Paul Daley had decided not to fight on Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House due to interference by the Cage Rage Championships, who have stated they have an exclusive contract with the Mr Daley (This being after Mr Daley and his management team had assured CW that this was not the case.)
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This situation has left Warrior Promotions considerably frustrated as they have spent considerable time, money and effort since late August, when Mr Daley approached the Warrior Promotions President Mr Andy Lillis asking if he could fight on December 9th for Cage Warriors in his home town of Nottingham.Mr Daley requested that a top European fighter be found for this bout and as a result Warrior Promotions approached their friends at Fightsport and asked about the availability of Pride Bushido 12 veteran David baron. .
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Warrior Promotions then released a press release stating that Paul Daley would be fighting in Nottingham on December 9th, as he had given us his word and had a contact which he would be signing when he met his manager.However on the 21st of September, Warrior Promotions was alerted to a message on the cagewarriors.com forum by a Cage Rage member of staff which stated that Paul Daley would be fighting on Cage Rage on December 9th against Duane "Bang" Ludwig.
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Warrior Promotions then continued to work with Mr Daley's management to make sure this fight would go ahead and despite numerous reassurances and dealings which seemed to lead to a resolution on this issue, Warrior Promotions were informed today that the fight would not take place, and that Mr Daley had chosen to fight for Cage Rage, and because of his contract with Cage Rage, Mr Daley will not be allowed to fight for any other UK MMA promotion.

This has left Warrior Promotions stunned as they had been in contact with Cage Rage Championship Matchmaker Dave O'Donnell and was not informed that they would be taking this action.

So as a result Warrior Promotions are left in no doubt that this petty action by the Cage Rage Championships is nothing more than another blatant act of sabotage, as on 3 separate occasions they have waited for Warrior Promotions/Cage Warriors to announce that Mr Daley is fighting on their show (Strike Force 5, Strike Force 6 and today) before forcing Mr Daley to pull out.
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Warrior Promotions are also sad to announce that because of his actions Paul Daley will be indefinitely suspended from all Warrior Promotions shows and associated events, as a fighter, spectator and cornerman.Warrior Promotions has been left with no choice but to take such drastic action because this is the 3rd time in less than 9 months, which Mr Daley has backed out of an agreement with Warrior Promotions/Cage Warriors.Warrior Promotions would also like to take this opportunity to remind all UK fighters that they will now face sanctions if they pull out of Warrior Promotion events without adequate notice and medical evidence to state they are unable to fight.

On personal level Warrior Promotions do wish Mr Daley all the best in his future career, as he is a talented fighter and a likeable person, but he must learn to realise the consequences of his actions and that his naivety can cause promotions, managers and fans a lot of wasted time and money.Warrior Promotions also wish to remind Mr Daley that he can appeal against this suspension by writing to the Warrior Promotions team within 14 days and that his suspension will be reviewed at Warrior Promotions next quarterly board meeting any further infractions will be dealt severely.
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We have been dealing the whole time with Mr Daley's manager and find that he as a manager and as a person has done all that he can to remedy this situation.
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I don't understand how Paul can have accepted the fight and talked to me about it at Showdown only to pull out a week or so later.
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I don't understand how Paul can have accepted the fight and talked to me about it at Showdown only to pull out a week or so later.
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We were told on countless occasions that both sides were looking forward to the fight, even to the extent that Mr Daley had ordered tickets for the event, so he could sell them.Now he said he cannot fight, and we are left wondering who could of put a stop to this, and why they would do it?
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because of his contract with Cage Rage, Mr Daley will not be allowed to fight for any other UK MMA promotion.

why didnt Cage Rage throw a wobbler when Paul fought at FX3
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Paul Daley and his manager should take most if not all the blame
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Paul Daley and his manager should take most if not all the blame

Why blame CR? because they didn't even have a fight signed for Daley.They just wanted to spoil the Baron fight.They knew CW had this fight lined up and then all of a sudden decide they wanna use Daley on the show.WANKERS.

Paul Daley Out Of Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House

Paul Daley Out of Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House
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Paul Daley Out of Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House
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Paul Daley Out of Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House

It's just under two weeks before Ross Mason takes on Paul "Semtex" Daley for UK's prestigious Cage Rage welterweight belt.
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Ross was first carded to fight Eddie Ruiz at Cage Rage 17, but due to Paul Daley's original opponent, Paul Jenkins, having to withdraw due to injury, Mason will now face Daley for the British welterweight title.
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Ross was first carded to fight Eddie Ruiz at Cage Rage 17, but due to Paul Daley's original opponent, Paul Jenkins, having to withdraw due to injury, Mason will now face Daley for the British welterweight title.
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Really, I would prefer to have a bit longer to prepare for Paul because he's a top fighter, and we deserve to have a little longer to train for each other.
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Ross, do you expect Paul Daley will want to keep it standing?
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I think Paul might have been training for somebody else, as well (Paul Jenkins).
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At the moment Paul Daley is on fire: He just beat Dave Strasser from America, and he trains with American Top Team.
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I actually really like Paul, because he's a sound geezer, and I get on with him when I see him.
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I think Paul Daley and I will put on an awesome fight, and a lot of people are looking forward to it.