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Event:
DMMA 310 Temidare vs Kersikov
Date: Apr 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Schotel throws a right hand that misses
and Khrapov Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Schotel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Schotel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schotel throws a right hand that Khrapov Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Khrapov Jr also avoids with ease.
Vasily Khrapov Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrapov Jr jabs Schotel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schotel defends it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Schotel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khrapov Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
A big left from Khrapov Jr misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khrapov Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Schotel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khrapov Jr.
Schotel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schotel throws a poor cross that misses
and Khrapov Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khrapov Jr tries to clinch up
and Schotel counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.#CL2#
Khrapov Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schotel is looking to break free of the clinch but Khrapov Jr has double underhooks. #T1##TD#
Schotel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Khrapov Jr regains guard.
Khrapov Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schotel manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Khrapov Jr postures up in Schotel's guard and throws a big left but Schotel blocks it.
Schotel looking for a sweep. Not yet Schotel, not yet.
Khrapov Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khrapov Jr working some strikes from top position.
Schotel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrapov Jr is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Schotel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khrapov Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khrapov Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khrapov Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schotel's head.
Khrapov Jr trying to move into half guard but instead Schotel has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Schotel preventing the sweep.
Khrapov Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
Khrapov Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schotel manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Schotel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khrapov Jr defends well.
Schotel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Schotel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khrapov Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khrapov Jr lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Schotel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khrapov Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khrapov Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3##SUB#
Schotel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khrapov Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Khrapov Jr pushes down on Schotel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khrapov Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khrapov Jr working Schotel over with strikes.
Khrapov Jr working Schotel over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khrapov Jr lands a nice short elbow.#ROC2#Schotel is rocked!
Khrapov Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Schotel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schotel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khrapov Jr lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Schotel! More strikes land and this one is all over! Khrapov Jr jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Khrapov Jr! |
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Event:
DMMA 300 Kersikov vs Okongwu
Date: Mar 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Thrax cracks Schotel with an open hand slap.
Thrax slips a jab and a cross from Schotel.
Schotel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thrax ducks under a wild hook from Schotel.
Thrax lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thrax.
Thrax slips under a jab.#TD2#
Schotel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thrax napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Schotel tries to advance to mount but Thrax denies him.
The strikes coming from Schotel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Schotel advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schotel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
#T1#
Schotel looking to control but Thrax is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schotel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrax is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Schotel lands a big shot there that rocks Thrax but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Schotel lands a couple of good shots and Thrax has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Thrax breaks Schotel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Thrax wants to stand but Schotel is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
Schotel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2##SUB2#
Schotel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thrax can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thrax postures up.
Thrax would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thrax won't allow Schotel to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Schotel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Schotel is looking for a triangle but Thrax pushes his legs off easily.
#T3#
Schotel wants to sweep here but Thrax controlling him for the moment.
Thrax has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Schotel is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Schotel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thrax is aware though and is defending well.
Schotel trying to keep a closed guard but Thrax is proving a slippery customer.
Schotel has a closed guard, preventing Thrax from standing up. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Thrax got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schotel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thrax has managed to get both his arms back between Schotel's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Schotel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thrax stacks Schotel on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Thrax!#SU#
Thrax stands up.
Decent striking displayed by Thrax there.
Thrax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Thrax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schotel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schotel throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Schotel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thrax darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schotel moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thrax ducks under a wild hook from Schotel.
Thrax misses with a hook
and Schotel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schotel slips under a jab.
Schotel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thrax. Thrax circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab, jab by Thrax - just one landing.
Schotel lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schotel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thrax defends it well.
Schotel lands a lovely overhand right.
Thrax connects with the punch.
Ant Thrax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Schotel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schotel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thrax is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#CUT2#It looks like Ant Thrax has been cut.
Schotel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ant Thrax is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Thrax misses.
Schotel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thrax throws the left hand but Schotel avoids the punch easily.
Schotel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schotel throws out a loose jab but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schotel lands a slapping body shot.
Thrax moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Schotel.#TD2#
Schotel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schotel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thrax's head. #T2#
Schotel works his way into side control. #SUB2#
Schotel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Schotel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thrax parries the strikes from Schotel easily there. Schotel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thrax to escape.
An elbow from Schotel crashes against the mat.
Schotel is trying to ground and pound but Thrax uses the momentary lack of control by Schotel to regain half guard.
Schotel is looking to take a break and control but Thrax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Schotel thows a huge punch but Thrax dodges it nicely.
Thrax wants to get back to his feet.
Schotel is looking to advance position but Thrax won't allow it.
Schotel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thrax with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Schotel prevents Thrax from standing back up.
Thrax is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schotel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Schotel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thrax is refusing to be controlled, as Schotel sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Schotel is looking for a kimura but Thrax is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schotel to get the leverage. #T4#
Thrax looks like he's trying to stand up.
Schotel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thrax is trying to stand.
Schotel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schotel throwing shots but Thrax is blocking nicely.
Schotel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schotel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schotel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schotel wants to pass to mount but Thrax is defending the position.
Schotel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thrax defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ant Thrax's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Thrax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schotel feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Thrax misses.
Schotel looks to land a right hand but Thrax moved out of range.
Ant Thrax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schotel cracks Thrax with a good jab.
Thrax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thrax misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Thrax, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#TD2#
Schotel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thrax to the ground. Schotel is now in Thrax's guard.
Dag Schotel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schotel works over Thrax with some ground and pound from guard.
Schotel trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrax is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Schotel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schotel throws a strike but Thrax rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Schotel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thrax wants to get up but he can't break Schotel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Schotel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thrax manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schotel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ant Thrax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schotel cracks Thrax with a solid left hand.
Schotel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schotel postures up in Thrax's guard and throws a big left but Thrax blocks it. #T2#
Thrax is looking to stand up but Schotel isn't so interested in that idea.
Thrax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schotel trying to control but Thrax is working from the bottom.
Thrax has momentary wrist control but Schotel slips an elbow through the middle.
Schotel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schotel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schotel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schotel landing some decent shots from guard.
Schotel trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Schotel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schotel wants to control from the top but Thrax keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schotel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Schotel scores with a jab.#CUT2#Ant Thrax's cut is getting worse.
Schotel scores with a hook to the body. Thrax takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dag Schotel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Schotel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thrax misses with a left hand
and Schotel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Schotel misses.
Schotel avoids the body shot from Thrax.
And Schotel tries to counter it with a takedown but Thrax pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thrax misses the shot to the body.
Schotel slips under a jab from Thrax.
Schotel connects with a nice looking jab.
Thrax needs to keep his hands up - Schotel had a free shot at his head there.
Schotel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrax throws a hook but Schotel avoids it easily.
Thrax throws a body punch but Schotel moves out of range.
Schotel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrax.
Schotel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Schotel scores with a jab.
Schotel lands with a hook. Thrax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thrax just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Schotel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schotel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Schotel!
Dag Schotel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
DMMA 291 Martin vs Faolin
Date: Feb 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Schotel swings widly with a right hand
and Cejka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cejka tries to clinch there but Schotel circles away.
Schotel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cejka lands the left hand.
Cejka takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cejka. Schotel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Cejka.
Schotel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cejka. Cejka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by Cejka as he connects with a hook.
Schotel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cejka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schotel somewhat.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cejka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cejka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schotel throws a looping overhand right but Cejka ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Cejka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Schotel.
Schotel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
Cejka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cejka throws the left hand but Schotel avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Schotel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cejka.#T1#
Cejka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schotel.
Schotel throws a hook to the side of Cejka's head but Cejka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schotel misses with an uppercut
enabling Cejka to counter with a crisp jab.
Schotel takes a swing at Cejka's ribcage but misses.
Cejka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cejka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schotel has time to react.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Schotel's head but Schotel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Schotel misses.
Schotel scores with a nice right hand.
Schotel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#TD#
Schotel gets the takedown into side control.
Cejka wants to get back to his feet but Schotel is dominant here and he's now got Cejka's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#ES2#
Cejka is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Schotel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dag Schotel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schotel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cejka momentarily.
Schotel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cejka counters with a left to the body. #T2#
Schotel throws a lazy right hand but Cejka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cejka throws out a counter right but Schotel avoids it with no problem.
Schotel walks into a stiff left hand from Cejka.
Cejka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schotel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cejka was well out of range. Poor timing from Schotel.
Cejka digs a good hook to Schotel's body.
Schotel misses with an uppercut
and Cejka counters with a nice uppercut.
Cejka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schotel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cejka throws out a counter right but Schotel avoids it with no problem.
Cestmir Cejka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schotel looks to land a right hand but Cejka moved out of range.
Cejka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schotel lands a jab to Cejka's midsection.
Schotel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cejka doesn't seem bothered though.
Cejka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schotel.
Cejka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schotel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Schotel digs a good hook to Cejka's body.
Cejka scores with a jab to the body.
Schotel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Cejka moves in looking to clinch but Schotel pushes him off.
Schotel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schotel is looking to counter punch.
Cejka blocks a jab.
Schotel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cejka to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Cejka closes the distance and clinches.
Schotel wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag Schotel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD#
Schotel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cejka regains guard.
Cejka is looking to stand up but Schotel isn't so interested in that idea. #ES2#
Cejka manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Schotel misses with an uppercut.
Schotel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schotel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schotel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schotel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cejka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Schotel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cejka avoids it really well and circles away.
Schotel shoots in for a double leg but Cejka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cejka! But no joy.
Schotel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Cejka counter with a right hand.
Cejka lands a glancing blow to the side of Schotel's head.
Schotel ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Schotel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cejka cracks Schotel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cejka slips a jab from Schotel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schotel.
Cejka is looking to clinch but Schotel is avoiding it.
Schotel looks to land a right hand but Cejka moved out of range.
Schotel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cestmir Cejka 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.#R2#
Schotel throws a right hand that misses
and Cejka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schotel blocks a jab.
Cejka looks to land a combination but Schotel avoids it well.
Schotel connects with the punch.
Cejka throws a good cross that connects.
Cejka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schotel misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cejka. Schotel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cejka scores with a jab. Schotel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schotel looks to land a right hand but Cejka moved out of range.
It seemed like Cejka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schotel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cejka moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Schotel there.
Schotel misses with a lunging right hand
and Cejka counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Cejka instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Schotel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schotel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schotel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cejka doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Schotel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cejka to counter with a crisp jab.
Cejka swinging wildly here.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cejka misses with a left hand
and Schotel counters with a stiff right hand.
Cejka slips under a jab from Schotel.
Schotel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cejka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cejka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schotel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
Schotel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schotel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schotel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cejka.
Schotel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schotel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cejka defends well and Schotel ends up having to push Cejka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cejka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schotel with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cejka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Schotel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cejka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cejka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Schotel breaks from the clinch.
Schotel shoots in for a takedown but Cejka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag Schotel. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cejka misses with an uppercut.
Schotel throws a lazy right hand but Cejka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Cejka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schotel, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Schotel.
Cejka tries to work over Schotel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cejka.
Schotel scores with a shot to the side of Cejka's head.
Schotel blocking some punches.
Cejka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schotel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cejka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schotel tries to score a body lock takedown but Cejka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schotel is working for takedown but Cejka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cejka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3#
Cejka is pressed up against the cage. Schotel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cejka down to the mat. Cejka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cejka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cejka misses with a looping right.
Schotel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cejka.
Schotel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schotel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cejka counters with a nice uppercut.
Schotel throws an overhand right that lands on Cejka's shoulder, as Cejka tries to avoid the shot.
Cejka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Schotel throws a lazy right hand but Cejka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cejka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schotel.
Cejka moves out of range of the strikes.
Cejka wants to counter with a clinch but Schotel pushes him away.
Cejka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schotel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cejka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cejka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schotel.
Cejka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schotel lands a jab to Cejka's midsection.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schotel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cejka throws a hook but Schotel blocks it.
Schotel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cejka.
Schotel tries to counter with a takedown but Cejka is quick to defend against it.
Schotel throws the left hand but Cejka avoids the punch easily.
Cejka misses with a wild body shot.
Schotel walks into a straight right hand from Cejka.
Schotel throws the left hand but Cejka avoids the punch easily.
Schotel scores with a jab to the body.
Schotel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cejka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schotel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cejka.
Schotel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schotel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cejka circles away quickly and effectively.
As Schotel backs off Cejka throws a huge counter combo but Schotel manages to avoid it all.
Schotel lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cestmir Cejka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Schotel throws a hook but Cejka avoids it easily.
Cejka throws a jab but it's blocked by Schotel.
Cejka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Cejka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cejka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schotel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cejka counters with a stiff right hand.
Schotel slips a jab from Cejka.
Schotel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schotel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schotel throws a body shot but no joy.
Cejka throws out a counter right but Schotel avoids it with no problem.
Cejka scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Schotel with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Cejka.
Cejka misses with a hook. Schotel ducked under it nicely.
Cejka lands with a straight right. Schotel didn't see that one coming.
Cejka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T1#
Cejka lands a jab to Schotel's midsection.
Schotel just misses with a punch to the body.
Cejka misses with a wild body shot.
Schotel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cejka misses with a series of wild punches.
Schotel throws a shot from downtown. Cejka moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Schotel finds it's target.
Cejka fails to land with a series of punches.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Schotel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Schotel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schotel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cejka counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Cejka moves into range and clinches up with Schotel.
Cejka blocks an uppercut.
Schotel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dag Schotel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Schotel can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag Schotel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cejka scores with a hook to the body.
Schotel is trying to break the clinch but Cejka has him pressed against the cage.
Schotel is trying to drag Cejka to the mat but Cejka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schotel.
Schotel tries a body shot but Cejka blocks it.
Cejka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cejka lands with a short shot to the head.
Cejka has a couple of punches blocked by Schotel.
Come on Cejka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schotel can't get the takedown.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schotel lands with a light punch inside.
Schotel blocking some punches.
#T3##BC#
Schotel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cejka throws a good cross that connects.
Schotel misses with a wild body shot.
Cejka throws a hook but Schotel blocks it.
Cejka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schotel.
Cejka clobbers Schotel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schotel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cejka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schotel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schotel feinted with a counter takedown.
Cejka scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Cejka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schotel, pushing him back against the cage.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schotel swings wildly with an uppercut but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Schotel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cejka throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Schotel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cejka is looking to escape.
Cestmir Cejka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4##ES2#
Cejka kicks off Schotel and gets to his feet.
Cejka leaves Schotel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cejka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schotel moves into range and connects with a jab. #ROC#Cejka is rocked!
Cejka moves out of range of the strikes.
Schotel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cejka counters with a stiff right hand.
Cejka throws a shot to the body.
Schotel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cejka throws out the jab.
Cejka connects with a crisp jab.
Cejka lands a slapping body shot.
Schotel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cejka was well out of range. Poor timing from Schotel.
Schotel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schotel misses with a body punch
enabling Cejka to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cestmir Cejka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cejka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cestmir Cejka! |
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Event:
DMMA 283 Thorn vs Ubereem
Date: Jan 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Schotel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schotel thuds a left hand into David's body.
Schotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Schotel cracks David with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schotel misses with a wild body shot.
Schotel avoids the head kick by David.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
David forces Schotel back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schotel lands a right hand that snaps the head of David backwards. #TD#
Schotel wants the takedown. David is fighting it off but Schotel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in David's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
David escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schotel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schotel works over David with some ground and pound from guard.
Schotel works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T1#
David is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Schotel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
David gets full guard.#SUB2#
David escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schotel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
David has momentary wrist control but Schotel slips an elbow through the middle.
Schotel passes into half guard. #SUB2#
David is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schotel pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
David actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
Schotel is keen to just control but David is a slippery customer.
Schotel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schotel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for David!
Schotel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can David hang on?
David is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schotel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schotel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
David can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schotel avoids the attempt from David to control.
Schotel lands a heavy elbow.
David can't escape the position.
#T3#
David takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schotel wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
Schotel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
David really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schotel controlling from mount.
David taking shots to the head.
David tries to get back to half guard but can't.
David is still trying to improve position.
Schotel lands a big elbow. #T4#
Schotel lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schotel breaks from David's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schotel lands with some strikes.#ROC#David is rocked!
Schotel cracks David with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Schotel!
Dag Schotel thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
DMMA 270 Tyler vs Zhdanov
Date: Dec 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Schotel throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it. #KD#
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Schotel tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Schotel back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Dag Schotel has been cut.
Schotel slips under a jab from Smith.
Schotel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schotel throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schotel misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Schotel falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Agent Smith!
An out of breath and clearly excited Agent Smith thanked Mythical Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
DMMA 260 Kwong vs Dreth
Date: Nov 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Schotel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badges moves away.
Badges throws a body shot but no joy.
Schotel moves away from the strike by Badges.
Badges bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schotel's head.
A punch combination from Badges misses.
Badges lands a jab-cross combination.
Badges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badges lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schotel throws a hook but Badges avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Badges misses
and Schotel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schotel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schotel.
We've been informed that Badges has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badges scores with a sloppy right hand. Schotel should have avoided that one.
Schotel misses with a straight left.
Badges lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Badges misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Badges scores with a body shot.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schotel throws a shot to the body.
Schotel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badges misses with a wild body shot.
Schotel attempts a counter takedown but Badges avoids it well and moves away.
Schotel slips a straight right by Badges.
Badges connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Badges coming out on top.
Badges takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schotel scores with the left hand. Badges knows he should have avoided that one.
Badges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Badges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schotel thuds his right hand into Badges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schotel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schotel.
Badges misses with a hook.
Schotel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schotel slips a jab from Badges.
Badges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schotel attempts a counter takedown but Badges avoids it well and moves away.
Badges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Badges throws a jab but it's blocked by Schotel.
Schotel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badges misses the shot to the body.
Schotel cracks Badges with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schotel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Badges!
Badges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schotel.
An attempted straight right counter from Schotel misses the target.
Badges takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Needno Badges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schotel throws a looping overhand right but Badges ducks down to avoid it.
Badges scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Badges throws a hook but Schotel blocks it.
Schotel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Badges looks to land a left hand but Schotel moved out of range nicely.
Badges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Badges clinches up against the cage.
Badges looking to stall.
Badges's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Badges has a couple of punches blocked by Schotel.
Schotel lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Badges manages to break the clinch.
Schotel with a jab.
Badges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Badges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schotel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Badges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badges moves away from the strike by Schotel.
Badges scores with a jab to the body.
Badges misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Schotel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schotel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schotel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badges.
Badges misses with a hook
and Schotel counters with a stiff right hand.
Badges digs a good hook to Schotel's body.
Needno Badges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Badges misses
and Schotel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schotel slips a straight right by Badges.
Badges lands a body shot.
Badges throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schotel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badges manages to avoid it.
Badges scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schotel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Badges throws a hook but Schotel avoids it easily.#CL2#
Badges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badges can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Schotel breaks the clinch.
Badges throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badges lands a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Needno Badges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Badges slips under a jab.
Schotel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schotel manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Schotel misses the target.
Badges throws a looping overhand right but Schotel ducks down to avoid it.
Badges jabs at Schotel's body.
Schotel connects with a body shot that sends Badges's belly button to the back.
Badges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schotel.
Needno Badges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schotel looks to score with a jab to the body but Badges is just out of range.
Badges swings for the body but Schotel moves out of range.
Badges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Badges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badges wants to clinch up but Schotel keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Schotel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Badges.
Schotel loads up on a big right hand but Badges slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Badges counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Badges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schotel.
Donk. Badges catches Schotel right on the button with a cross.
Schotel avoids the body shot from Badges.
Badges moves away from the strike by Schotel.
Badges cracks Schotel with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1##CL2#
Badges gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Badges wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Badges breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Badges.
Badges walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badges. Schotel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Schotel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Badges avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schotel wants to control from the top but Badges keeps moving.
Schotel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schotel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Schotel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schotel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badges has momentary wrist control but Schotel slips an elbow through the middle.
Badges is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Schotel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Badges keeping moving, preventing Schotel from controlling successfully.
Schotel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Badges is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schotel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schotel lands a couple of digs.
Schotel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schotel looking to pass the guard.
Badges preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Schotel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schotel stopping the sweep attempt from Badges.
Schotel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schotel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schotel stands up over Badges, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schotel looking to pass the guard.
Schotel passes Badges's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Schotel throws a jab but it's blocked by Badges.
Badges throws out a powerful jab.
Schotel moves away from the strike by Badges.
Schotel throws a big shot that misses.
Schotel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badges.
Schotel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Badges misses with an uppercut. Schotel saw that one coming.
Schotel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#ROC#Badges is rocked!
Schotel jabs Badges to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Badges is still on wobbly legs! Can Schotel finish him?
Schotel scores with a jab to the body.
Schotel cracks Badges with a hook to the temple - Badges is on wobbly legs here! Schotel swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Badges falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Schotel wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dag Schotel!
Dag Schotel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
DMMA 245 Doomsday vs Calamari
Date: Oct 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Diamond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schotel.
Schotel connects with a single shot there.
Diamond throws the kick towards the body but Schotel avoids it.
Schotel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diamond scores with a nice head shot.
Diamond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
Schotel is looking to counter punch.
Schotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Diamond misses with a combination
and Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like James Diamond has been cut.
James Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schotel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schotel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schotel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diamond misses with a lunging right hand
and Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schotel lands a nice shot that snaps Diamond's head back.
Diamond has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schotel finds it's way round the side to connect with Diamond's head.
Schotel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Schotel as he connects with a hook.#ROC#Diamond is rocked!
Diamond shoots in but Schotel avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Schotel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diamond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schotel scrambles back to his feet.
Schotel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dag Schotel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diamond cracks Schotel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schotel scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schotel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diamond looks winded!
Diamond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diamond is still on wobbly legs! Can Schotel finish him?
Schotel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diamond seems to have recovered his senses.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Diamond's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Schotel connects with a body shot that sends Diamond's belly button to the back.
Diamond wants to clinch up but Schotel keeps it at a distance.
Diamond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#KD#
Schotel lands a big uppercut and Diamond crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Diamond looks OK. Schotel waves Diamond back to his feet!#CUT#That has opened up James Diamond's cut even more.
Diamond misses with a lunging right hand
and Schotel counters with a right hand to the body.
Schotel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diamond fails with the takedown
and Schotel counters with a huge left! Diamond is in big trouble! He's backing up but Schotel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Diamond from any more damage. A dominating finish by Schotel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Schotel!
Dag Schotel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
James Diamond was interviewed post fight and said 'Well shit I’m going to get my ass back to the gym but don’t worry I’ll be back with some big knock outs '. |
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Event:
DMMA 235 Klimenko vs Nickel
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Fadda Jr cracks Schotel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fadda Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schotel catches Fadda Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schotel ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr.
Good shot there by Schotel.
Fadda Jr lands the left hand.
A jab from Schotel does it's job there.
Fadda Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schotel counters with a straight right hand.
Fadda Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schotel.
Schotel slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadda Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Schotel is just out of range.
Schotel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fadda Jr misses with a straight right.
Fadda Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schotel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fadda Jr moves away.
Fadda Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schotel ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr.
Schotel with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Schotel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fadda Jr in his tracks.
Fadda Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Schotel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schotel moves forwards but Fadda Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fadda Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Dag Schotel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schotel ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr.
Schotel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Schotel.
Fadda Jr cracks Schotel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schotel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fadda Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Schotel.
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Schotel avoids it easily.
Fadda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Fadda Jr there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fadda Jr throws a body punch but Schotel moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Schotel.
The fighters circling - Schotel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schotel slips a jab from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands a slapping body shot.
It looks like Schotel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T2#
Schotel just misses with a punch to the body.
Fadda Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schotel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fadda Jr.
Schotel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schotel misses with a hook.
Schotel misses with a lunging right hand
and Fadda Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Schotel misses.
Schotel jabs Fadda Jr right on the nose. Fadda Jr blinks but takes it well.#TD2#
Fadda Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fadda Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schotel tries to bench press Fadda Jr off him but Fadda Jr keeps the position.
Fadda Jr wants to control but Schotel is keeping him busy.
Schotel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fadda Jr is looking to stall here but Schotel recovers full guard.
Fadda Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Fadda Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fadda Jr is looking to take a break and control but Schotel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fadda Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Schotel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Schotel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fadda Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schotel is keeping the position for now.
Fadda Jr with a nice head shot there.
Fadda Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Schotel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fadda Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schotel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fadda Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Fadda Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schotel keeps working.
Schotel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schotel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Schotel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fadda Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fadda Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fadda Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fadda Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Schotel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schotel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fadda Jr controls the pace.
Fadda Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schotel's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Fadda Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Schotel.
Schotel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut
and Schotel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fadda Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schotel sprawls well. Schotel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fadda Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fadda Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schotel.
Fadda Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Fadda Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fadda Jr thuds his right hand into Schotel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr.
It looked like Schotel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fadda Jr.
Schotel misses with an uppercut. Fadda Jr saw that one coming.
Fadda Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fadda Jr lands a jab to the head.
Schotel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Fadda Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fadda Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schotel throws a hook to the side of Fadda Jr's head but Fadda Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Schotel there.
Fadda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schotel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schotel blocks a jab.
Fadda Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Schotel's head.
Fadda Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Schotel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schotel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schotel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fadda Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schotel misses with a straight right.
Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut. Schotel saw that one coming.
Schotel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fadda Jr throws out the jab.
Fadda Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2##TD2#
Fadda Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schotel's guard.#SUB#
Schotel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fadda Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Fadda Jr content to stall in guard here.
Fadda Jr preventing the sweep.
Fadda Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fadda Jr scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Schotel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fadda Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schotel controls Fadda Jr momentarily but Fadda Jr frees himself. #T3#
Fadda Jr distracts Schotel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fadda Jr trying to control but Schotel is working from the bottom.
Fadda Jr is stalling in the full guard.
Fadda Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Schotel is retaining full guard.
Fadda Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Schotel has wrist control.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Schotel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadda Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schotel's head.#SUB#
Schotel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fadda Jr defends it easily.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Schotel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schotel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fadda Jr's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadda Jr pulls Schotel in to control the position.
Schotel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fadda Jr is trying to hold Schotel in close to prevent damage but Schotel has managed to pass into half guard.
Fadda Jr has a hand on Schotel's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Schotel takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Oswaldo Fadda Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schotel lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schotel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fadda Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fadda Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oswaldo Fadda Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Schotel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Fadda Jr scores with a body shot.
Schotel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fadda Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schotel scores with a sloppy right hand. Fadda Jr should have avoided that one.
Schotel blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Fadda Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fadda Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schotel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fadda Jr looks to throw the jab but Schotel is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Schotel misses the target.
Schotel ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fadda Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Schotel.
Schotel moves out of range as Fadda Jr strikes.
Fadda Jr slips a straight right by Schotel.
Fadda Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schotel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadda Jr.
Schotel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr.#T1#
Schotel drops his hands momentarily and Fadda Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fadda Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fadda Jr throws the left hand but Schotel avoids the punch easily.
Schotel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fadda Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Fadda Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fadda Jr throws the left hand but Schotel avoids the punch easily.
Schotel walks into a jab.
Fadda Jr misses with a right hand
and Schotel counters with a nice uppercut.
Fadda Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schotel counters with a straight right hand.
Fadda Jr lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadda Jr. Schotel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Schotel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schotel ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr.
Schotel avoids the body shot from Fadda Jr.
Schotel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dag Schotel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Fadda Jr scores with a jab.
Fadda Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Schotel counters with a straight right hand.
Schotel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Schotel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schotel just misses with a punch to the body.
Schotel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadda Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schotel momentarily.
Fadda Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schotel slips under a jab.
Schotel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fadda Jr misses with a left hand
enabling Schotel to counter with a crisp jab.
Schotel throws a hook but Fadda Jr blocks it.
Fadda Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Schotel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fadda Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Fadda Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fadda Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schotel's elbow. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Schotel fails to land.
Fadda Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Schotel.
Fadda Jr misses with some punches.
Fadda Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fadda Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Schotel controls the action.
Fadda Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Schotel controls his hands.
Schotel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Schotel.
Fadda Jr digs a right hand into Schotel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schotel's gas tank.
Fadda Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schotel.
A body shot lands from Fadda Jr.
#BC#
Schotel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fadda Jr lands with a nice body punch. #CL2#
Fadda Jr moves into the clinch.
Schotel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schotel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fadda Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Schotel. #T4#
Fadda Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schotel misses with a body punch.
Fadda Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schotel's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schotel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schotel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schotel misses with the head strike.
Schotel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fadda Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Schotel.
Fadda Jr keeps control of Schotel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fadda Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fadda Jr blocking some punches.
#BC#
Schotel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fadda Jr connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schotel throws an overhand right that lands on Fadda Jr's shoulder, as Fadda Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Fadda Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Schotel slips a jab from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oswaldo Fadda Jr.
I've got Fadda Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
Oswaldo Fadda Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
DMMA 227 Doomsday vs Morrison
Date: Aug 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Schotel throws a big shot that misses.
Schotel slips a jab from King.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
King staying out of range there.
King has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Schotel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from King misses.
King throws a solid leg kick but Schotel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schotel's head.
Schotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlier Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Schotel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schotel misses with a straight left.
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Schotel eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
King misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is looking to slow Schotel down with leg kicks.
Schotel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.#T1#
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schotel.
Malcolm King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with a hook.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schotel.
Schotel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schotel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schotel lands a jab to the head.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schotel throws out the jab.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Schotel.
King looks to land a right hand but Schotel moved out of range.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schotel.
Schotel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T2#
Schotel lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
A punch combination from King misses.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schotel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King throws a leg kick but Schotel moved away.
King misses with a double jab.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schotel takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Schotel blocks a jab.
Schotel throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
King misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Schotel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schotel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King misses with a low kick.
King thuds his shin into the meat of Schotel's side.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Schotel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T3#
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Schotel as he connects with a hook.
Schotel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schotel lands with a shot to the body.
King avoids the body shot from Schotel.
Schotel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Schotel lands a slapping body shot.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schotel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schotel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by King.#T4#
King throws a right hand that Schotel ducks under and follows up with a left that Schotel also avoids with ease.
Schotel throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King misses with a looping right.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Schotel is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Schotel lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schotel.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schotel was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King punishes Schotel's body with a nice straight punch.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schotel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm King dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Schotel works King's body with a nice hook.
Schotel lands a right hook to the body.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schotel misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Malcolm King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schotel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schotel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schotel moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schotel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schotel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schotel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with a lunging right hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King misses with a left hand
and Schotel counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#King is rocked!
King throws a combination that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Schotel finish him?
King avoids the body shot from Schotel.
King appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Schotel misses.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Schotel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schotel throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Schotel backing away here, and King unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
King misses with an uppercut
and Schotel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King is looking to chop away at Schotel's legs.
Schotel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
King tries to get into range but Schotel steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops King! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Schotel scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dag Schotel!
Dag Schotel thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
DMMA 217 Kersikov vs Karumaa
Date: Jul 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Schotel thuds a left hand into Valentine's body.
Schotel throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schotel connects with the punch.
Valentine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valentine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schotel missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schotel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schotel. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Valentine misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schotel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valentine.
Valentine with the inside leg kick. #T1#
Valentine throws a head kick but Schotel moves out of range.
Schotel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Valentine moves forwards but Schotel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schotel misses with a hook
and Valentine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schotel's knee momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Valentine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Schotel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Schotel misses.
Schotel connects with a body shot that sends Valentine's belly button to the back.
Valentine misses with a wild combination.
Schotel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schotel misses with a shot to the body
and Valentine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #TD#
Valentine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Valentine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valentine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Valentine is trying to get an arm triangle but Schotel is defending well. #T2#
Schotel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Valentine is trying to maintain the position but Schotel is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Valentine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Schotel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schotel winds up and cracks Valentine with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Schotel lands strikes from half guard.
Valentine wants to get back to full guard.
Valentine trying to control but Schotel postures up.
Valentine tries to get to full guard but Schotel has control of the leg.
Valentine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schotel works over Valentine with some ground and pound from guard.
Valentine controls Schotel momentarily but Schotel frees himself.
Valentine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schotel's guard. #REVR#
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound. #T4##SUB2#
Schotel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schotel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schotel keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine advances position into side control!#SUB#
Valentine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schotel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schotel is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lou Valentine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Schotel throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
It looked like Valentine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schotel.
Schotel misses with a hook
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schotel loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
Schotel scores with a hook.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine defending well as Schotel loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schotel throws a hook but Valentine avoids it easily.
Schotel misses with a straight left.
Valentine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Valentine tenderised Schotel's leg. Schotel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schotel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Schotel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Schotel tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Schotel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentine on the side of the head.
Schotel scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine is looking to wear down Schotel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Valentine lands a high kick!
Schotel cracks a nice hook into Valentine's ribs.
Valentine walks into a jab.
Schotel misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Valentine.
Schotel lands a really nice looking cross but Valentine seems unphased.
Schotel misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
Valentine scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC#Schotel is rocked!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine blocks a jab.
Schotel is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentine finish him?
Nice shot lands for Schotel.#TD#
Valentine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schotel is trying to defend but Valentine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schotel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lou Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valentine uses his free foot to push down on Schotel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schotel.
Valentine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Valentine moves to the back.
Schotel breaks Valentine's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schotel seems to have recovered his senses.
Schotel wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Schotel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valentine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schotel connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Schotel trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Valentine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Valentine is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Schotel has his hands clasped together but Valentine extends and breaks Schotel's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Valentine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lou Valentine!
Our winner, Lou Valentine, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
DMMA 206 Ubereem vs Makkonen
Date: Jun 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Good shot there by Schotel.
Schotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Polus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schotel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polus slips under a jab.#TD#
Schotel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Polus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schotel pulls his head out easily.
Schotel trying to control from half guard but Polus is working away. #SUB2#
Polus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schotel pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Polus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schotel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Polus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Polus gets back to half guard.
Polus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schotel tries to pass to full mount but Polus defends it.
Polus is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Schotel there.
Polus is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polus won't allow Schotel to pass to mount. #T2#
Schotel drops an elbow to the side of Polus's head.
Schotel working the head and body with strikes.
Schotel lands with a punch from half guard.
Schotel working Polus over with strikes.
Schotel is nestled in close to Polus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schotel is pressing down on Polus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Polus is holding on for now.
Polus tries to roll over but Schotel keeps him under control.
Schotel slips a nice elbow through Polus's hands, connecting with Polus's forehead.
Schotel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Schotel connects with a nice short shot to Polus's temple.
Schotel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schotel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Polus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Polus moves into full guard.
Schotel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schotel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schotel chips away with some ground and pound.
Schotel preventing the sweep.
Schotel with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Polus has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Schotel doesn't defend quickly enough and Polus has managed to lock this one up! Can Schotel escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Polus on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raminus Polus!
Raminus Polus thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
DMMA 197 Vilkas vs Ubereem
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Hawat wants to clinch up but Schotel keeps it at a distance.
Dag Schotel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schotel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schotel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawat moves away.
Hawat is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hawat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schotel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schotel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawat was well out of range. Poor timing from Schotel.
Schotel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schotel.
Hawat misses with a lunging right hand
and Schotel counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schotel throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
Hawat lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hawat has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Schotel needs to keep his hands up - Hawat had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
#T1#
Schotel misses with a takedown attempt
and Hawat counters with a stiff right hand.
Schotel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawat.
Hawat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schotel's corner calls for a 1-2. Schotel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schotel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schotel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Schotel misses with a hook to the body
and Hawat makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Schotel really felt that one!
Schotel scores with a jab to the body.
Schotel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawat.
Schotel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawat is just out of range.
Hawat is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Schotel misses with a hook. Hawat ducked under it nicely.
Thufir Hawat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schotel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Hawat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Hawat throwing a counter right hand but Schotel manages to avoid it.
Schotel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawat doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schotel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schotel shoots in for a takedown but Hawat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thufir Hawat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Schotel.
Schotel scores with a jab. Hawat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schotel misses with a looping right.
Hawat misses with a low kick.
Schotel lands a lovely overhand right.
Schotel tests Hawat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schotel dips to his left and cracks Hawat with an uppercut!#T3#
Hawat loads up on a big right hand but Schotel slips the punch.
Hawat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schotel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawat doesn't seem bothered though.
Schotel shoots in for a takedown but Hawat shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawat misses the target.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Schotel.
Schotel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawat moves away.
Hawat throws a quick counter head kick but Schotel was just out of range.
Schotel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawat on the side of the head.
Hawat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schotel avoids the head kick by Hawat.
A swing and a miss from Hawat.#T4#
Schotel stuns Hawat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schotel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schotel lands a body shot.
Schotel avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Schotel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawat rather than just go for the knockout.
Schotel fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawat walks into a left hand. #TD2#
Schotel shoots in and bounces Hawat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schotel with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Schotel cracks Hawat with a good jab.
Schotel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Schotel.
Hawat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CUT2#It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Schotel connects with a jab.
Hawat misses with a hook.
Schotel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Hawat counters with a quick kick to the body but Schotel blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat misses with an uppercut. Schotel saw that one coming.
Hawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawat is looking to counter punch.
Schotel cracks Hawat with a good jab.
Schotel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T1#
Schotel tests Hawat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Schotel. That snapped Hawat's head back.
Hawat throws a head kick but Schotel moves out of range.
Schotel scores with a jab to the body.
Hawat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schotel throws out the jab.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schotel throws out a counter right but Hawat avoids it with no problem.
Hawat takes one to the side of the head.
Schotel misses the jab.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawat looks to throw the jab but Schotel is out of range.
Schotel scores with a decent looking hook.
Hawat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
A jab lands there for Hawat.
Schotel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hawat defends well and Schotel ends up having to push Hawat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schotel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schotel manages to avoid it.
Schotel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawat moves out of range as Schotel strikes.
Schotel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thufir Hawat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Schotel.
Schotel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawat at a distance.
Schotel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hawat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
A left lands for Schotel.
Hawat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hawat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schotel is out of range and Hawat settles back down.
Nice shot by Schotel.
Schotel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawat. Schotel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schotel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schotel lands a right hook to the body.
Hawat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Schotel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawat doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Schotel 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.
Hawat is pulling down on Schotel's head. It's preventing any offense from Schotel, at least for the moment.
Schotel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schotel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schotel cracks Hawat with a solid left hand.
Schotel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schotel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schotel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schotel landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
That's time! Hawat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Schotel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schotel trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Schotel working his ground and pound in the gym.
Schotel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawat's head.
Schotel stopping the sweep attempt from Hawat.
Hawat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel looking to pass the guard.
Schotel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Schotel wants to control from the top but Hawat keeps moving.
Hawat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schotel.
Hawat is trying to keep Schotel in close.
Hawat is pulling down on Schotel's head. It's preventing any offense from Schotel, at least for the moment.
Schotel stands and throws Hawat's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Schotel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hawat is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Hawat is not content to let Schotel control the position.
Schotel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thufir Hawat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Schotel is putting a hurting on Hawat here, landing some big shots from side control.
Schotel working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hawat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hawat is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schotel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Schotel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hawat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dag Schotel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Hawat manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schotel's best efforts.
Schotel is looking to pass Hawat's guard but actually Hawat recovers to full guard.
Schotel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schotel trying to control but Hawat is working from the bottom.
Hawat wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schotel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Hawat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schotel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Schotel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schotel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Schotel!
Our winner, Dag Schotel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
DMMA 186 McCain vs Martin
Date: Apr 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Badges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schotel.
Badges throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Schotel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Badges lands a nice looking body shot.
Schotel defending well as Badges loads up on a big left hand.
Schotel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Schotel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT2#It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
Schotel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badges seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Badges fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schotel on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Schotel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schotel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badges connects with a right hand. Schotel shakes it off.
A lazy left from Schotel finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badges throws a series of punches but Schotel moves out of range.
Schotel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badges.
Badges connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schotel's hands.
Schotel takes one on the button.
Schotel fails to land the takedown.#T1#
Badges misses with an uppercut.
Schotel throws a poor cross that misses
and Badges counters with a stiff right hand.
Schotel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badges.
Schotel moves out of range of the strikes.
Badges moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schotel thuds a left hand into Badges's body.
Schotel lands with a good body shot.
Schotel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badges was well out of range. Poor timing from Schotel.
Badges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schotel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schotel.
Badges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badges walks into a stiff left hand from Schotel.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badges ducks under a wild hook from Schotel.
Badges throws a big counter combination but Schotel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#TD2#
Badges tries to sprawl but Schotel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Badges is trying to stand back up but Schotel is controlling him
#SUB2#
Schotel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Badges doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schotel.
Badges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schotel on the ground.
Schotel trying to mount his opponent but Badges defends it.
Badges on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schotel is nestled in close to Badges, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Schotel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Badges's head.
Schotel lands with a punch from half guard.
Badges won't allow Schotel to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Schotel seems to be working for a kimura but Badges defends the submission attempt.
Schotel stops Badges from getting back to his feet.
Badges blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schotel.
Schotel drops an elbow to the side of Badges's head.
Schotel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Badges does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schotel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schotel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Schotel tries to pass to full mount but Badges defends it.
Schotel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schotel is just content to waste time from the top position. Badges takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Schotel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schotel is working Badges over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dag Schotel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Schotel misses with a hook.
Schotel slips under a jab.#TD2#
Schotel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Badges napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Badges tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Badges is trying to get back to his feet but Schotel has full control of the position and if anything, Badges has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Schotel connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Badges to escape the position.
Badges wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Schotel scoring with strikes but Badges is staying in there.
Schotel is trying to control here but Badges has managed to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schotel not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Schotel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schotel lands a nice shot to the head.
Schotel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schotel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#ROC2#Badges is rocked!
Schotel connects with a bit shot that sees Badges covering up! More strikes from Schotel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Schotel is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Schotel!
Dag Schotel thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
DMMA 169 Outback vs Roos
Date: Feb 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Schotel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schotel with a poor takedown
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Schotel avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Schotel. Schotel gets slowly back to his feet.
Schotel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Schotel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schotel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schotel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Schotel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Schotel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schotel misses with a body shot.
Schotel takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Schotel blocks a jab.
Gracie moves out of range as Schotel strikes.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Gracie slips a straight right by Schotel.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Schotel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Schotel tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Gracie. #ROC#Schotel is rocked!
Schotel missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schotel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie thumps Schotel with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schotel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gracie defends it well.
Schotel walks into a left hand.
Schotel is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie pounces like a tiger and cracks Schotel with a vicious hook! Schotel is down but not out! Gracie follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anderson Gracie!
A victorious Anderson Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
DMMA 161 Magrath vs Mac Airt
Date: Jan 07, 2023 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Kwong misses its intended target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kwong.
Schotel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kwong.
The fighters circling - Schotel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schotel takes one to the chin there.
Kwong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schotel to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Schotel misses.
Kwong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Schotel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Kwong coming out on top.
Kwong throws a series of punches but Schotel avoids them all with ease.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kwong misses with a body shot
and Schotel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Schotel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schotel misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Schotel misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Kwong. That snapped Schotel's head back.
Kwong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schotel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwong.
Schotel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kwong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schotel sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1##TD2#
Kwong gets caught napping as Schotel dives in and scores a takedown. Kwong manages to retain guard.
Schotel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Schotel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schotel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schotel throws an elbow that misses. Kwong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schotel's guard. Nice move by Kwong!#REVR#
Kwong is stalling in the full guard.
Kwong wants to control from the top but Schotel keeps moving.
Kwong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schotel swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Kwong stopping the sweep attempt from Schotel.
Kwong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schotel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Kwong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Schotel looking for a guillotine here but Kwong defends easily.
Schotel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Kwong trying to control the position from guard on top but Schotel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schotel controlling Kwong's posture. #SUB2#
Schotel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kwong wanted to stand there but Schotel had control of the position.
Schotel looking for a sweep. Not yet Schotel, not yet.
Kwong wanted to stand there but Schotel had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schotel keeping moving, preventing Kwong from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schotel takes one on the button.
Schotel darts in looking for a takedown but Kwong gets double underhooks and turns Schotel into the cage. #KD#
Kwong drops Schotel with a beautiful combination! Schotel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kwong is looking for the KO!#ROC#Schotel is rocked!
Kwong looks to land a combination but Schotel avoids it well.
Schotel is still on wobbly legs! Can Kwong finish him?
Kwong drops Schotel with a naaaaasty hook - Schotel is in real trouble here! Kwong dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwasi Kwong!
An out of breath Kwasi Kwong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
DMMA 155 Puno vs Hightower
Date: Dec 03, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Kersikov gets caught flat footed, as Schotel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kersikov pulls Schotel in close to his closed guard and prevents Schotel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Schotel wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schotel.
Kersikov keeping full guard, as Schotel tries to pass.
Kersikov has control of Schotel's left arm, preventing Schotel from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel lands a couple of elbows.
Kersikov controlling the position.#T1#
Schotel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schotel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kersikov trying to keep a closed guard but Schotel is proving a slippery customer.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schotel.
Schotel being controlled here momentarily.
Schotel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schotel stands up over Kersikov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kersikov has Schotel pulled in close to control his posture.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Schotel working his ground and pound in the gym.
Schotel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schotel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Schotel with a nice head shot there.
Kersikov trying to keep a closed guard but Schotel is proving a slippery customer.
Kersikov is pulling down on Schotel's head to control his posture.
Schotel throwing strikes but missing.
Schotel distracts Kersikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schotel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3#
Kersikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schotel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schotel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schotel lands a couple of digs.
Kersikov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Schotel from controlling successfully.
Schotel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schotel pushing down on Kersikov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kersikov tries to roll over but Schotel keeps him under control.
Schotel drops an elbow to the side of Kersikov's head. #SUB2#
Schotel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T4#
Kersikov moves into full guard.
Kersikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schotel on the ground.
Schotel landing with the ground and pound.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
Kersikov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schotel with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kersikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schotel throws a shot to the body.
Schotel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Kersikov stuffs the takedown.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Schotel misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schotel.
Kersikov is looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Kersikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Schotel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boyka Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Schotel.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Schotel.
Schotel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov throws a jab when Schotel was well out of range.
Schotel lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Schotel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Schotel avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Schotel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kersikov has time to react.
Schotel walks into a left hand.
Schotel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schotel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schotel misses with a body punch
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand. #TD2#
Schotel gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov is trying to control but can't.
#T3#
Schotel moves into full mount! Kersikov won't be happy about that!
Kersikov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kersikov is working hard here to advance position.
Kersikov tries to hold on but Schotel postures up.
Kersikov is trying to stand up.
Kersikov is squirming around, avoiding Schotel's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Schotel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Schotel with the ground and pound from mount. #T4#
Kersikov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Schotel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kersikov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schotel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kersikov is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schotel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Schotel avoids the attempt from Kersikov to control.
Schotel lands a big shot there that rocks Kersikov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kersikov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schotel landing shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Kersikov defending well as Schotel loads up on a big left hand.
Schotel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov throws a big counter combination but Schotel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dag Schotel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schotel throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Schotel throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schotel shoots for a double leg takedown but Kersikov sprawls well. He's pushed Schotel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Schotel misses with a takedown attempt
and Kersikov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schotel cracks Kersikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Kersikov misses the jab.
Schotel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Schotel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boyka Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Schotel.
Schotel misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Schotel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schotel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Schotel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD2#
Kersikov tries to sprawl but Schotel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boyka Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ground and pound from Schotel.
Schotel trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov is trying to maintain the position but Schotel is very close to passing his half guard.
Kersikov is trying to get back to full guard.
Kersikov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schotel is working away from the top position though.
Schotel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kersikov keeps working. #T3#
Kersikov wants to improve his position but Schotel is controlling well.
Kersikov is trying to stand back up but Schotel is controlling him
Kersikov wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schotel is thwarting Kersikov's attempts to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schotel wants to free his trapped foot but Kersikov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kersikov is looking to improve his position.
Dag Schotel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Schotel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kersikov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schotel.
Schotel winds up and cracks Kersikov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Schotel drops an elbow to the side of Kersikov's head.
Kersikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Schotel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Schotel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schotel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Schotel!
A victorious Dag Schotel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
DMMA 147 Hightower vs Kalske 2
Date: Oct 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Schotel misses with an uppercut
and Saros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schotel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saros ducks under a wild hook from Schotel.
Schotel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Schotel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schotel throws out the jab.
Schotel scores with a jab to the body.
Schotel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Saros slips a jab from Schotel.
Saros throwing a counter right hand but Schotel manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schotel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saros.
Schotel lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saros takes one to the chin there.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Schotel.
Schotel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saross jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schotel misses with a hook.
Saros slips a jab from Schotel.
Schotel scores with a punch to the head.
Schotel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Schotel misses with a jab to the body
and Saros counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saros takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saros scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schotel throws a shot to the body.
Saros misses with a looping left.
Saros drops his hands momentarily and Schotel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Saros.#T2#
Schotel throws a big shot that misses.
Schotel throws a hook to the side of Saros's head but Saros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Saros misses the target.
Schotel throws a jab when Saros was well out of range.
Schotel throws a poor cross that misses
and Saros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dag Schotel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saros moves out of range as Schotel strikes.
Saros takes one to the side of the head.
Saros bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schotel throws a hook but Saros blocks it.
Schotel cracks Saros with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Schotel throws out a loose jab but Saros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Schotel.
Schotel swings widly with a right hand
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
Schotel misses with an uppercut.
Schotel misses with a body punch
and Saros counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Saros misses the target.
Saros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schotel misses with a straight right.
Schotel misses with a hook. Saros ducked under it nicely.
Saros swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schotel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schotel looks to score with a jab to the body but Saros is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Saros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Schotel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Schotel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schotel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
Schotel throws a hook to the side of Saros's head but Saros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schotel. Saros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saros moves out of range of the strikes.
Saros throwing a counter right hand but Schotel manages to avoid it.
Schotel loads up on a big right hand but Saros slips the punch.
Schotel throws an overhand right that lands on Saros's shoulder, as Saros tries to avoid the shot.
Schotel misses with a lunging right hand
and Saros counters with a left to the body.
Schotel throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Saros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saros lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Schotel breaks from the clinch.
Schotel moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Saros staying out of range there.
Saros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Schotel connects with the punch.
Schotel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dag Schotel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saros tries to move into range but Schotel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Schotel.
Saros looks to score with a jab to the body but Schotel is just out of range.
Schotel catches Saros with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saros misses with an uppercut
and Schotel counters with a nice body shot.
Schotel lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Saros throws the left hand but Schotel avoids the punch easily.
Schotel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schotel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schotel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saros misses with an uppercut.
Schotel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saros at a distance.
Nice body punch from Schotel.
A punch lands to the side of Schotel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schotel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schotel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saros.
Schotel slips a jab from Saros.
Saros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schotel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Schotel. Saros does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saros lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saros misses with a hook
and Schotel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schotel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schotel throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Saros to counter with a crisp jab.
Schotel swings widly with a right hand
and Saros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saros jabs at Schotel's body.
Schotel missing with a left hand there. Saros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Saros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schotel throws a right hand that misses
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
Schotel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saros at a distance.
Schotel lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
Schotel scores with a jab.
Schotel throws a hook but Saros avoids it easily.
Schotel throws a hook but Saros avoids it easily.
Saros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schotel.
Schotel jabs Saros right on the nose. Saros blinks but takes it well.
Saros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
A quick step to the side and Saros tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schotel cracks Saros with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schotel lands a nice hook to Saros's body. Saros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saros lands with a hook. Schotel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schotel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Saros to counter with a crisp jab.
Schotel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Saros misses its intended target. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saros throws a hook to the side of Schotel's head but Schotel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schotel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saros.
Schotel throws the left hand but Saros avoids the punch easily.
Saros throws a body punch but Schotel moves out of range.
Schotel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saros.
Saros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Schotel.
Saros misses with a body shot.
Schotel throws an off balance right hand
and Saros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saros looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schotel with a hook.
Saros misses with an uppercut.
Saros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Schotel counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Schotel throws a lazy uppercut
and Saros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schotel scores with a body shot.
Saros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saros looks to throw the jab but Schotel is out of range.
Saros misses with a left hand
and Schotel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saros thinking.
Saros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schotel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saros.
Saros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schotel throws a hook but Saros avoids it easily.
Saros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Schotel does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Schotel.#ROC2#Saros is rocked!#T1#
Schotel throws a monster overhand right that drops Saros! Schotel follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Schotel!
During a confident post fight interview, Dag Schotel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Leevi Saros had this to say: 'A man can't outlast whatever he's made. Tonight my opponent extended this inevitability beyond the realms of mine. Congratulations.
Rise or fall, we get up and keep grinding. And grinding, the constant movement, never ends. I will return.'. |
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Event:
DMMA 137 Account vs Nicu 2
Date: Sep 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Aho tries to land a front kick but Schotel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aho throws a head kick but Schotel moves out of range.
#TD#
Aho feints and as Schotel raises his hands in defense, Aho changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schotel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schotel keeping moving, preventing Aho from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Schotel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schotel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aho wants to control from the top but Schotel keeps moving. #T1#
Schotel trying to keep a closed guard but Aho is proving a slippery customer.
Aho trying to control but Schotel is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Aho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schotel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aho is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Aho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Schotel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aho wants to pass the guard but Schotel is keeping the position.
Aho is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Jungle Room that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aho trying to control but Schotel is working from the bottom.
Aho stopping the sweep attempt from Schotel.
Aho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schotel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schotel wants to sweep but no luck.
Aho forces his way into half guard.
Schotel is trying to maintain the position but Aho is very close to passing his half guard.
Schotel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schotel's guard. #T3#
Aho is thwarting Schotel's attempts to control the position.
Aho is trying to control. Schotel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schotel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aho trying to control from Schotel's half guard. Schotel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Aho passes Schotel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aho content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Aho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schotel sees it coming and defends easily.
Schotel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Aho is looking for a kimura here.
Aho prevents Schotel from improving his position.#T4#
Schotel is not content to let Aho control the position.#SUB#
Aho is looking for a kimura but Schotel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aho to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schotel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aho tries to free his leg and advance position but Schotel is retaining full guard.
Aho wants to control from the top but Schotel keeps moving.
Schotel working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aho passes Schotel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schotel manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Aho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Schotel misses with an uppercut.
Aho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schotel.
Aho avoids the body shot from Schotel.
Nice takedown defense from Schotel. No joy for Aho on that attempt.
A big left from Schotel misses.
Aho misses with a takedown
and Schotel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schotel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel throws a body punch but Aho moves out of range.
Aho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Schotel throws the left hand but Aho avoids the punch easily.
Aho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schotel.
Aho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schotel sprawls and moves away.
Aho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schotel.#T1#
Schotel thuds a left hand into Aho's body.
Dag Schotel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schotel throws a shot to the body.
Aho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schotel missing with a left hand there. Aho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aho.
Schotel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aho off and has taken his back!
Aho tries to escape but Schotel has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schotel avoiding Aho 's attempts to control his hands.
Schotel is hanging on to Aho's back as he tries to escape.
#T2##SUB2#
Schotel patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB2#
Schotel looking for the choke from the back.
I really don't envy Aho right now.
Schotel is not going to allow Aho to sit and survive in this position.
Schotel is looking to control Aho but Aho is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Aho can't escape the position.
Aho is taking damage to the body and head.
Schotel throwing damaging strikes from the back! Aho could be in trouble here!
Aho tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Schotel working for a choke but Aho is defending well. #T3#
Aho wants to escape the position.
Schotel is punishing Aho with strikes - can he finish him?!#SUB2#
Aho showing good submission defense here.
Aho wants to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Aho defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Schotel trying to control momentarily.
#T4##SUB2#
Aho won't enjoy being in this position. Schotel looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Aho is tapping - it's over boys! Schotel picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dag Schotel!
After winning the bout, Dag Schotel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
DMMA 129 Hurry Vs Durand
Date: Aug 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Ledoux wants to clinch.#TD2#
Ledoux throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Schotel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ledoux is in Schotel's guard.
Ledoux working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schotel's head.#SUB#
Schotel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ledoux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Ledoux thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schotel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ledoux is now in half guard.
Schotel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ledoux. #T1#
Ledoux passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ledoux scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schotel?
Ledoux breaks from Schotel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ledoux prevents Schotel from getting the reversal.
Schotel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ledoux holds on and takes a little breather.
Schotel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ledoux has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ledoux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schotel is one step ahead there. #T2#
Schotel postures up.
We've been hearing that Schotel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Schotel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schotel stopping the sweep attempt from Ledoux.
Ledoux is trying to control the position but Schotel postures up.
Schotel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ledoux is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ledoux is on top in guard.
#REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Schotel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ledoux defends well.#T3#
Ledoux wants to control from the top but Schotel keeps moving. #SUB#
Schotel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ledoux passes Schotel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ledoux slips a nice elbow through Schotel's hands, connecting with Schotel's forehead.
Schotel gets full guard.
Ledoux advances position into side control!
Ledoux working the ground and pound.#T4#
Schotel gets back to half guard.
Ledoux drops an elbow to the side of Schotel's head.
Ledoux lands strikes from half guard.
Schotel is looking for a sweep. Ledoux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Ledoux is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schotel wants to get back to full guard but Ledoux has mounted him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ledoux landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schotel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Schotel is looking for a sweep. Ledoux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ledoux dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ledoux has his takedown stuffed
and Schotel counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Pierre Ledoux has been cut.#TD2#
Schotel tries to sprawl but Ledoux drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Schotel actively working from the bottom here.
Pierre Ledoux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schotel manages to get to full guard.
My spies in Gym inform me that Ledoux has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ledoux postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schotel is keeping the position for now.
Ledoux landing with the ground and pound.
Ledoux trying to control the position from guard on top but Schotel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB#
Schotel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ledoux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schotel is keeping the position for now.
Ledoux is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #ROC2#Schotel is rocked!
Ledoux stands up over Schotel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Schotel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ledoux postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ledoux advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Schotel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ledoux lands some shots froms side control.
Ledoux cracks Schotel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Schotel tries to buck Ledoux off but Ledoux is having none of it.
Schotel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ledoux lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Schotel! Ledoux senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Schotel out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pierre Ledoux!
Pierre Ledoux gave a mention to FUClothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
DMMA 121 Grant vs Nansen 2
Date: Jul 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Schotel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diego slips a jab from Schotel.
Schotel cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Schotel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diego's guard.
Diego manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
Schotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schotel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Schotel.
Sam Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schotel manages to avoid it.
Diego misses with a hook
and Schotel counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego slips under a jab from Schotel.
Diego has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot lands for Diego.
Schotel staying out of range there.
Schotel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Schotel swings widly with a right hand
and Diego counters with a left to the body.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Schotel cracks Diego with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Diego falls to his knees and Schotel doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Schotel!
Our winner, Dag Schotel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
DMMA 111 Unfinished Business
Date: Jun 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Schotel pushes him off.
Schotel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Schotel moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schotels head.
Schotel lands with a short shot to the head. #TD2#
Gracie gets control of Schotel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Schotel from controlling successfully.
Gracie controls Schotel momentarily but Schotel frees himself. #T1#
Schotel landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Schotel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
Gracie working for a triangle but Schotel defends it easily.
Schotel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Schotel is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Schotel cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schotel defends well.#T3#
Schotel postures up.
#SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schotel defends well.
Schotel throws a big elbow that misses.
Schotel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schotel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schotel tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schotel throws a big shot that misses.
Schotel misses with a straight right.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Schotel.
A slow jab from Schotel misses its intended target.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Schotel pushes him away.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schotel swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Schotel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Schotel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel dominated that round.
That's time! Schotel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Gracie slips a jab from Schotel.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Schotel shakes him off and moves away.
Schotel swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Schotel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schotel misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Schotel is avoiding it.
Schotel throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Schotel and move into the clinch position.
Schotel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Schotel counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
Schotel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schotel.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Schotel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schotel is looking to counter punch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schotel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Schotel misses the target.
Schotel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T2#
Schotel lands with a good body shot.
Schotel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie tries to clinch but Schotel is having none of it.
Schotel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schotel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
#CL2#
Schotel tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Schotel manages to break the clinch.
Schotel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Schotel swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schotel, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Schotel has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Schotel stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schotel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie tries to pull guard but Schotel won't allow it.
Dag Schotel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Schotel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schotel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schotel lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Schotel has Gracie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Schotel pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gracie tumbling to the mat - Schotel dives into Gracie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4##SUB2#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schotel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schotel passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schotel lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Schotel keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Schotel drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Schotel dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schotel.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Schotel shakes him off and moves away.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schotel.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Schotel shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Schotel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Schotel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Schotel tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Schotel has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Schotel manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Schotel is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control the position.
#T1#
Schotel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schotel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schotel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schotel.
Schotel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Schotel defends easily.
#T2#
Schotel passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schotel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Schotel trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Schotel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3##SUB2#
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Schotel from controlling successfully.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Schotel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dag Schotel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schotel throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Schotel pushes him away.
Schotel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schotel with a jab.
A big left from Schotel misses.
Schotel misses the jab.
Anderson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Schotel cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schotel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice defenses there by Schotel.
Dag Schotel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schotel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Schotel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Schotel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schotel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Schotel!
After winning the bout, Dag Schotel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2021 |
#R1#
Zynne lunges at Schotel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schotel's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Zynne.
Zynne with a nice cross.
Zynne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schotel.
Zynne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zynne slips a jab from Schotel.
Zynne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schotel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zynne.
Zynne throws a looping overhand right but Schotel ducks down to avoid it.
Zynne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zynne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zynne tries a head kick but it misses.
Zynne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Howard Zynne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Zynne.
Zynne staying out of range there.
Zynne cracks Schotel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schotel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schotel loads up on a big right hand but Zynne slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Schotel.
Zynne lands with an uppercut that bounces Schotel off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Zynne misses with a low kick.
Zynne throws a low kick but Schotel moves out of range easily.
Zynne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zynne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zynne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zynne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Schotel.
Schotel lands a lovely overhand right.
Schotel lands with a right hand.
Zynne misses with an uppercut.
Zynne punishes Schotel's body with a nice straight punch.
Zynne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schotel avoids the body shot from Zynne.
Schotel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard Zynne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zynne is looking to score with low kicks.
Schotel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schotel slips a straight right by Zynne.
Schotel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T2#
Zynne looks to land a right hand but Schotel moved out of range.
Schotel is looking to counter punch.
Schotel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schotel ducks under a wild hook from Zynne.
Schotel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zynne tries to work over Schotel's front leg with a kick but Schotel checks it.
Schotel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zynne.
Schotel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zynne. Zynne obviously looking to wear him down.
Zynne looks to score with a jab to the body but Schotel is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Zynne.
Schotel checks the leg kick.
Zynne scores with a hook to the body. Schotel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zynne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schotel punishes Zynne's body with a nice straight punch.
Zynne with the inside leg kick.
Zynne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zynne misses with a leg kick.
Schotel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zynne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schotel moves away.#T3#
Zynne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zynne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schotel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zynne throws a hook to the side of Schotel's head but Schotel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Schotel throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #KD#
Schotel drops Zynne with a big left hand and mounts him. Zynne is in big trouble! #ROC#Zynne is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schotel drops a big elbow. That's hurt Zynne! More shots from Schotel and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Schotel!
A very excited looking Dag Schotel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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