Simple as "Semtex"

“From hell…!” ShoXC broadcaster Stephen Quadros called the sinister origin of the Paul “Semtex” Daley elbow that detonated on Sam Morgan‘s skull Friday at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.

Line’em up,” Daley challenged after the first round KO. “I’ll fight anybody.”A lineup of relative nobodies filled out Daley’s dance card this past year, but nobodies who’ve all crumbled on the detonation of “Semtex” strikes.Daley’s last five fights have ended in stoppages due to strikes, including a second round TKO of respected vet Duane “Bang” Ludwig.UFC welterweight Marcus Davis and WEC lightweight titlist Rob McCullough, both previously considered one-dimensional strikers, have recently broken into top 10 rankings by mopping up mediocre competition.Marcus Davis’s poignant KO of Frenchman Jess Liaudin at UFC 80 last weekend was been-there-done-that to Paul Daley, who TKO’d Liaudin in the first round at CageRage 9 in 2004.

After surviving the mat with Morgan, who owes 13 of his 19 victories to submissions, “Semtex” is a fighter rising fast with a lot of options under the ProElite umbrella.

In the main event of ShoXC’s Elite Challenger Series, Philadelphia‘s Eddie Alvarez TKO’d Hawaiian welterweight Ross Ebanez before a strongly biased crowd chanting “Ed-Dee, Ed-Dee”.After dropping Ebanez during an excellent, fast-paced opening round, Alvarez downed the B.J. Penn-trained fighter again in the second.

Ebanez quickly made it to his feet after going down the first time; but, Alvarez pounced on him immediately after the second knockdown. He landed three big right hands before the referee stepped in and waved off the fight at 2:32. For Alvarez, it was his 11th victory inside the distance.

“I was a little hesitant in the first round after he caught me with a couple of good shots,’’ the exciting Alvarez said. “But I knew I won the round and that he would try and come out strongly in the second. So I stayed patient, continued to circle to my left and closed the show.

In a minor surprise, the soft-spoken, streaking Bao Quach dealt lightweight Bobby McMaster a second straight defeat by the scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28.

In the telecast’s opening bout, Ross “Kala Kolohe” Hose won a slugfest with Fred Belleton, stopping him with a perfect right hand to the chin at 4:32 of the first.

On the untelevised undercard, Charlie Brenneman earned a split decision victory over Drew Puzon.140-pound Wilson Reis choked out previously undefeated Zach Makovsky at 1:15 of the second round.

150-pound James “Binky” Jones submitted 1-3-1 Mark Getto by Kimura 1:12 of the first.

In his professional MMA debut, welterweight Brett Linebarger handed Sergio Vinagre his first loss by KO at 2:39 of the third.

Welterweight Joe Schilling wasn’t successful in his professional debut, being submitted in a rear naked choke by Matt Makowski at 4:01 in the first round.