UFC 113 Results: Josh Koscheck Outwrestles, Outacts Paul Daley and Earns Title Shot
by Mike Fagan on May 9, 2010 12:05 AM EDT
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Josh Koscheck outwrestled Paul Daley en route to a title shot and TUF gig, but that's not even the second biggest story of the fight.
While Koscheck dominated from bell-to-bell, the real stories of the fight came after an "illegal" knee and Daley's post-fight extracurriculars. Late in round one, as Koscheck came up off the mat, Daley through a knee that tagged Koscheck, sending his afro flying.
Except the knee didn't land at all.
Replays show that Daley's strike might have grazed Kos's 'fro, but otherwise missed its intended target. You wouldn't have known that from Koscheck, who looked wide-eyed at the referee and clutching his face. It's unclear whether referee Dan Miragliotta offered Daley a warning or deducted a point and then reversed his decision upon seeing replays on the projections up above.
So the fight went on. Koscheck worked his gameplan to perfection, standing in front of Paul Daley just long enough to properly explode into his takedowns.
To his credit, Daley worked hard to prevent Koscheck from improving his position, but remained flat on his back for most of the night.
Unfortunately, this writer missed Daley's post-fight punch, only looking up from his blog duties as Goldberg and Rogan exclaimed. It's safe to assume that Daley will be facing punishment, especially in the wake of the "Mayhem" Miller-Cesar Gracie Fight Team brawl in Nashville.
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I guess we will see Daley in Strikeforce soon. Dana is not gonna be happy…
No way Dana lets him walk. He’ll come up with a bullshit excuse of why it wasn’t too bad, then fine him or something. But you can’t let a guy who just fought in the 2nd-to-last fight of a major PPV go to Strikeforce.
And Kos should go play soccer with that acting.
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Agreed hammer
Seriously Raz have YOU ever played soccer. Soccer players make Meryl Streep look like Steven Segal
Kos is getting consistent with that garbage
I have.
Some part of the world engage in a bit more dramatics…but its no different than a basketball player taking a charge and playing it up to “work” the ref, or a football player who “gets injured” when the clock or momentum needs to be stopped, but is somehow in on the next play.
Yep, I played a very long time and have the lingering knee, ankle and foot injuries to show for it.
But don’t let that stop you guys from making fun of something you absolutely have no understanding of.
I personally love when Derek Fisher flops to take a charge…Do what you gotta do to win. If people didn’t like the acting job from Kos, blame Daley for throwing a stupid illegal strike that missed. Everyone knows Kos will play that to his advantage…
Yeah? Remember last year when Lebron won the MVP? Who took home the real MVP? You know, the one the comes with a damn championship?
"I personally love when Derek Fisher flops to take a charge"
Thats cool, I was just pointing out that it is fundamentally no different that something people lambast soccer for; players acting to manipulate the officials.
Kos was doing no different.
It happens in all sports, for that matter, only soccer gets some reputation from haters for it, though.
Maybe because more players
And therefore more of the “players” (in the sense of “actors”) in the pool of participants?
Soccer and basketball are both cry baby games
Soccer and basketball are 2 of the most annoying games because it’s supposedly “tough”, but you get penalized for contact? WTF????
You guys should’ve wrestled. You get hurt? You get 2 minutes to recover or you’re done. You’re bleeding? You get 5 minutes to stop it or you’re done.
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Penalized for contact?
You don’t know soccer at all. Basketball either.
Penalized for certain kinds of contact, but there is definitely plenty of contact.
I’m sure it isn’t so cut and dry in wrestling either. There is probably a lot to do with how your get hurt or why you start to bleed. But don’t let that stop you from continuing with your narrow perspective.
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by II SMASH II on May 9, 2010 12:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Daley should be cut
immediately, and with no hesitation. crap like that should not be tolerated.
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by bobthewriter on May 9, 2010 12:37 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Only if they'll also kut Kos...
For his repeated theatrics and godawful haircut. Punch earned.
And before we get in another moral panic about a punch thrown after a fight, think of all the extracurricular hi-jinks that go on in major sports without any major repercussions.
by WanderleiNoooooo! on May 9, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
there's a difference
when it comes to sucker-punching a guy, which is what Daley did. i agree Kos’s actions are completely lame, but Daley deserves some serious punishment.
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by bobthewriter on May 9, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I couldn’t disagree more. Kos “earned” an illegal shot after the bell? Daley had 15 minutes to land that hook, and couldn’t. Frustration is hardly justification.
However, I’ll agree with you on Kos’ haircut…
I was referring to Kos’s acting (they should institute a rule such that you have to actually take any blow your pretend to take), not his top-control; I’m actually glad he won as GSP/Daley would have been dead boring anyway.
by WanderleiNoooooo! on May 9, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s just my opinion, and I’m probably in the minority, and I already said it above…but blame the guy who threw the illegal strike (the knee when Kos was on the ground)…Raz up above compared it to a guy taking a charge in basketball, legitimate defense. Although he was rather pissed about people making fun of soccer. Haha.
Yeah? Remember last year when Lebron won the MVP? Who took home the real MVP? You know, the one the comes with a damn championship?
" taking a charge in basketball, legitimate defense."
Taking the charge is legitimate defense, however the antics many use to “sell” the charge is what I was comparing too…which is pretty easy to grasp, I would have assumed.
Im not sure if I’m agreeing with you or not, maybe I wrote that wrong? I’m saying people shouldn’t bash Kos for faking the knee, they should bash Daley for throwing the illegal strike which allowed him to do that. I’m all for “selling” the charge or “selling” whatever. It’s up to the ref to decide what is legal or not…the fighter shouldn’t be penalized for taking advantage of a ref’s poor decision…
Yeah? Remember last year when Lebron won the MVP? Who took home the real MVP? You know, the one the comes with a damn championship?
I should also say, I enjoy some soccer from time to time. Don’t hate me, bro. I don’t know much about it, but I’ll throw down on FIFA and watch the Premier League or whatever it’s called…MLS is god-awful.
Yeah? Remember last year when Lebron won the MVP? Who took home the real MVP? You know, the one the comes with a damn championship?
If you don't like the acting...
then the PL is what to watch.
There is more “ref manipulation” going on in Latin American soccer than in Europe, and the PL just doesn’t put up with that at all.
I agree with you on it being the responsibility of the ref to decide.
Why cut him and allow him to earn money immediately elsewhere?
Fine him heavily. I’d say 50% or more of his purse is in order. Then put him on ice for 6 months.
What’s he going to do? Nothing. The UFC has his balls in a vice. Daley goes from fast track to slow roll in a matter of seconds.
tell you what ...
fine him his entire purse and suspend him for a year.
i’d be fine with that.
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by bobthewriter on May 9, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I actually agree.
Out of all of the post-fight BS I’ve seen; Babalu not relenting on a choke, Sokoudjou’s poor displays in DREAM and even the pull-apart in Strikeforce, nothing has been as blatant as this.
This wasn’t heat of the moment while the ref is pulling them apart, this is a guy who looked like he was going to make his peace with Kos and then hit him. He doesn’t deserve his employment and deserves nothing for pulling that.
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this fight
and the ability of North American fighters to wrestle put him on the slow roll, even without his thuggery. let him walk, he’s not gonna be a bigger draw than Hendo, Diaz or the myriad of other fighters the UFC has let go.
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After watching the cheap shot again....
It almost looks like Koscheck knew that Daley was gonna take a swing at him… he was already starting to block his face from it…. weird
by I Can't Feel My Face on May 9, 2010 12:51 AM EDT reply actions
They’d been jawing like crazy the last minute or so on the ground, which might have led to shenanigans.
by WanderleiNoooooo! on May 9, 2010 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I like Daley, but he's either got to go or...
Fine him his entire purse for tonight and make him fight his next two fights in the unaired prelims. And no matter how spectacular a knockout he may get under no circumstances does he get any replay/coverage on the pay per views, period.
that was pretty street. i bet daley has done that to several other people.
he knew how to slip up on someone without giving away what he wanted to do.
Sure glad Lesnar got his shit straightened out.
Not too surprising
Considering that “not giving away what you want to do” is something you’ll need for success as a striker at a high level.
well, I didn’t get why Paul Daley had so many fans before this fight….wonder how many of them are gonna stick with him after that. A few I’ve already seen saying Kos deserved it. Sigh, morons.
People like crappy kickboxers
People with some exciting finishes, etc. People buy into the hype.
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I love the 20-20 hater hindsight after every fight
I am (and remain) a fan of Paul Daley as a fighter. I won’t condone what he did after the fight, but it’s not like you, or I, or anyone else could have predicted that he would take a cheap shot after the bell. Nor do his actions detract in any way from his talent, or change the fact that he has been involved with some spectacularly exciting fights.
As a boxer, I appreciate his rhythm and flow and the power he he can generate in that short left hook. I realize that he is largely one-dimensional, but I don’t really care, because his ability in that one dimension is electrifying.
The UFC welterweight division is weaker for losing him, as he could have factored in any number of awesome match-ups, most notably with Thiago Alves.
But whatever, enjoy watching GSP out-wrestle Kos for 25 minutes…and then do the same thing to Fitch 8 months later. That’ll be awesome.
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by Dave Strummer on May 9, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Red Card
Koscheck should had been DQ right after pretending he got caught on the illegal knee. in ANY sport that would the player would penalized for that. It’s ridiculous and unacceptable.
It doesn’t justified what Daley did after the fight but I can understand his frustration.
any sport? really?
so kickers in football never try and sell phantom roughing charges? soccer players never pretend their the vicitm of imaginary penalties? basketball players dont flail around in attempt to draw a foul?
Its the refs job to make the decisions, and the fighters job to do whatever is advantageous towards him winning. should fighters forfeit shitty decisions too?
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by troy145 on May 9, 2010 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Thank you so much for not making me say this a third time...I give up.
Yeah? Remember last year when Lebron won the MVP? Who took home the real MVP? You know, the one the comes with a damn championship?
Dana just said Daley is done.
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by Damon O. on May 9, 2010 1:09 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Someone should seriously find me the officially ruling in the commission’s regulations that stated that faking a penalty is as serious as an assault after the fight…then I’ll stop defending Kos.
Yeah? Remember last year when Lebron won the MVP? Who took home the real MVP? You know, the one the comes with a damn championship?
by zakkree on May 9, 2010 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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