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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Schietzelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schietzelt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crazy Train, Ozzy Fukking Osbourne . Alexander Schietzelt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Schietzelt!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schietzelt tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Schietzelt tries to clinch there but Daley circles away.
Daley misses with a takedown attempt - Schietzelt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schietzelt darts in and clinches Daley up against the cage.
Daley jumps guard and drags Schietzelt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Schietzelt trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Daley wants to get back to his feet but Schietzelt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schietzelt trying to control the position from guard on top but Daley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daley wants to sweep but no luck.
Schietzelt advances to half guard.
Daley is in trouble now - Schietzelt has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daley tries to lock up and control but Schietzelt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schietzelt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Daley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schietzelt tries to control but Daley wriggling away.
Schietzelt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Daley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schietzelt.
Schietzelt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Schietzelt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daley has given up his back here. Will Schietzelt look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley is really stuck here.
Schietzelt is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schietzelt tightening his grip on Daley, looking for the choke.
Schietzelt looks gassed!
Schietzelt looking for the choke but no joy.
Schietzelt looking for the RNC.
Daley trying to control the hands but Schietzelt won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Daley tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Schietzelt has hold of Daley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Daley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Schietzelt trying to control but Daley is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schietzelt fails to move to back control.
Schietzelt is looking to stand but Schietzelt has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Schietzelt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Daley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Schietzelt prevents Daley from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Schietzelt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schietzelt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daley dives in and grabs Schietzelt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schietzelt pushes down on Daley's head and hops out.
Daley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schietzelt but Schietzelt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schietzelt shoots for a takedown but Daley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schietzelt back to the cage. Daley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Daley tries to clinch up but Schietzelt circles away and keeps his distance.
Daley closes the distance and clinches.
Schietzelt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schietzelt is trying to break the clinch but Daley is controlling him.
Daley pulls guard.
Schietzelt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schietzelt is thwarting Daley's attempts to control the position.
Schietzelt is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schietzelt is trying to control. Daley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schietzelt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Daley kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Daley trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schietzelt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schietzelt is trying to work for a kimura but Daley is defending well.
Daley is holding on to half guard well.
Schietzelt thows a huge punch but Daley dodges it nicely.
Schietzelt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schietzelt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schietzelt swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Daley is now in Schietzelt's guard. A big mistake from Schietzelt there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Daley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We're going to have a standup here because Paul Daley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Daley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schietzelt is fending him off so far but Daley persists. Nope, Schietzelt circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schietzelt is looking to clinch.
Schietzelt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander Schietzelt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schietzelt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daley shoots in for a takedown but Schietzelt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schietzelt wants to clinch up but Daley keeps it at a distance.
Schietzelt lands a leg kick that knocks Daley off balance momentarily.
Schietzelt tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Schietzelt throws a series of punches but Daley avoids them all with ease.
Schietzelt doesn't manage to clinch there - Daley circles away.
Schietzelt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schietzelt lands in his opponent's guard.
Schietzelt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daley striking off his back but it's not causing Schietzelt any problems.
Schietzelt trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Schietzelt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schietzelt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schietzelt is looking to clinch but Daley is avoiding it.
Schietzelt wants to land a leg kick but Daley is out of range.
Daley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Alexander Schietzelt has been cut.
Daley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Daley trying to control the position from guard on top but Schietzelt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daley gets to his feet - Schietzelt follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schietzelt throws out a leg kick but Daley moves out of range and Schietzelt only half commits.
Daley fails with a takedown attempt.
Schietzelt tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Schietzelt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Schietzelt working some strikes from top position.
Daley keeping full guard, as Schietzelt tries to pass.
Daley looking for a guillotine here but Schietzelt defends easily.
Daley keeping full guard, as Schietzelt tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schietzelt drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Daley dives on top into guard.
Daley passes into half guard.
Daley is pressing down on Schietzelt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schietzelt is holding on for now.
Schietzelt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Daley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley advances position into side control!
Daley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schietzelt keeps working.
Daley throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Schietzelt works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Alexander Schietzelt has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schietzelt wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daley is looking to stall here but Schietzelt recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schietzelt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Schietzelt!
In his post fight interview, Alexander Schietzelt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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