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#4 Paul Daley (41-17) vs. Saad Awad (23-12) (Welterweight)
Semtex vs. The Assassin was the co-main event of the evening and it was stylistically a great fight. Paul Daley was the bonafide knockout artist with a lot of firepower in his left hand while Awad was a grappler who loved to make the fight dirty on the mat.
Round 1: Awad stayed on the outside the early stages of the fight. He attacked the legs with low sweeping leg kicks. Daley looked for an opening but Awad was cautious. He shot for the single leg but Daley stuffed it. Awad stayed down on his back but Daley wasn't biting. The referee asked Awad to stand up.
Daley went for a jumping kick to Awad's gut. They clinched for a few seconds before breaking. Daley amped up the pressure and looked to connect with a power right.
Daley mixed it up by punching the body and connected with a brutal flying knee, but Awad caught his leg. Awad attempted a spinning back fist on the break. Daley hurt Awad with a reverse elbow but the fighter carried on. Daley then faked an elbow and came in for a right. Awad was down to his knees but he stayed in the fight and connected with a reverse elbow himself with Daley on his back. The round came to an end with Daley putting the pressure from the back.
Round 2: Daley pushed forward as the round began. He landed two consecutive 1-2s. He landed another combo but slipped while attempting a knee. Awad got the body lock and he tried to get Daley down. They split up and Daley was back to looking for a powerful strike to finish the fight. And he finally got it right.
Daley connected with the right leg kick. Awad went for the straight right but missed. He was countered by Daley who touched him with a right, followed by a beautiful left hook that dropped Awad.
Daley connected with the customary hammer fists before the referee stepped in to stop the fight.
Result: Paul Daley def. Saad Awad via TKO (1:30, Round 2)
'The best-left hand in MMA' got the job done yet again. Daley's power was just too much for Awad to handle as he notched up the 33rd knockout of his career. 33!
Daley admitted that while he is getting old and retirement could be on the cards, the Nottingham native wants his next fight to happen in the UK.
