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Event:
CDFC 15: Zeigler vs Tarver
Date: Jan 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Skafte misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Muerto misses its intended target.
Skafte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skafte throws the left hand but Muerto avoids the punch easily.
Skafte misses with an uppercut. Muerto saw that one coming.
Muerto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Skafte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muerto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skafte manages to circle out of the way.
Muerto looks to throw the jab but Skafte is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Skafte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skafte throws a looping overhand right but Muerto ducks down to avoid it.
Muerto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skafte.
Skafte misses with a looping right.
Skafte throws a lazy right hand but Muerto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muerto catches Skafte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muerto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muerto wants to clinch but Skafte slips to the side
and Skafte counters with a straight right hand.
Skafte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muerto circles away quickly and effectively.
Skafte misses with a hook.
Muerto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skafte.
Skafte throws a poor cross that misses
and Muerto counters with a thumping low kick. #T1#
A low kick lands for Muerto.
Skafte misses with a looping left.
Skafte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muerto on the side of the head.
Muerto feints and then cracks Skafte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skafte down.
Skafte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muerto at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muerto. That's going to slow Skafte down.
Muerto misses with a series of wild punches.
Skafte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Muerto misses with a body shot.
David Skafte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muerto scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Muerto does no damage.
Skafte 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.
Muerto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muerto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skafte throws out the jab.
Muerto moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muerto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skafte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Muerto throws a jab but it's blocked by Skafte.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muerto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Skafte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muerto.
Skafte throws a hook to the side of Muerto's head but Muerto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skafte misses with a double jab.
Muerto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skafte.
Skafte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muerto moves out of range as Skafte strikes.
Muerto throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Skafte to counter with a crisp jab.
Muerto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Skafte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skafte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Skafte backs away, Muerto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Skafte misses its intended target.
Skafte scores with a nice head shot.#T3##CL#
Muerto has Skafte up against the cage in a clinch.
Muerto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skafte is defending well for now.
Skafte tries to circle away but Muerto has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Skafte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skafte lands an overhand right.
Muerto blocks a jab.
Muerto moves forwards but Skafte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skafte loads up on a big right hand but Muerto slips the punch.
Muerto tries to clinch but Skafte moves out of range.
Skafte misses with a looping left.
Skafte 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.
Skafte misses with a hook
and Muerto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skafte thinking.
Skafte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Muerto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Skafte throws a body punch but Muerto moves out of range.
Muerto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Skafte.#T4#
Skafte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muerto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Skafte's knee momentarily.
Muerto lands a nice shot that snaps Skafte's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skafte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skafte misses with an uppercut
and Muerto counters with a leg kick.
Skafte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muerto circles away quickly and effectively.
Skafte looks winded!
Muerto slips a jab from Skafte.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skafte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skafte throws out a counter right but Muerto avoids it with no problem.
Skafte throws a series of punches but Muerto avoids them all with ease.
Skafte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muerto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skafte backs up against the cage.
Muerto throws a hook but Skafte blocks it.
Muerto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skafte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Muerto wants to clinch but Skafte slips to the side
enabling Skafte to counter with a crisp jab.
Muerto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muerto tries to counter by clinching up but Skafte breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Skafte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Skafte defending well as Muerto loads up on a big left hand.
Skafte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Skafte finds it's way through Muerto's defenses.
Muerto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skafte scores with a jab. Muerto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Skafte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skafte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muerto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skafte counters with a straight right hand.
Skafte looks to land a right hand but Muerto moved out of range.
Muerto ducks under a wild hook from Skafte.
Muerto ducks under a wild hook from Skafte.
Muerto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Skafte looks to move away, Muerto throws a big counter combo but Skafte just gets out of the way.
Muerto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skafte throws out the jab.
Skafte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muerto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muerto tries to clinch there but Skafte circles away.
#T1#
A swing and a miss from Skafte.
Muerto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muerto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muerto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skafte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muerto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muerto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Skafte throws a jab when Muerto was well out of range.
Skafte throws a hook to the side of Muerto's head but Muerto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muerto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skafte lands with an uppercut that bounces Muerto off the cage and back into range.
Muerto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muerto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skafte moves away.
Muerto tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Skafte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skafte misses with a right hand
and Muerto counters with a left and a right that stings Skafte.
Skafte throws a lazy uppercut
and Skafte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Muerto connects with a leg kick.
David Skafte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skafte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muerto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skafte.
Skafte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muerto. Muerto obviously looking to wear him down.
Muerto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skafte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skafte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muerto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Skafte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muerto feints and then cracks Skafte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skafte down.
Muerto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skafte misses with a hook.
Muerto slips a jab from Skafte.
Muerto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Skafte.
Muerto tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Skafte counter with a right hand.
Skafte just misses with a punch to the body.
Skafte is breathing heavily.#T3#
Muerto throws a series of punches but Skafte moves out of range.
Nice shot by Skafte.
Muerto connects with a solid leg kick.
Skafte dodges the punch combination from Muerto.
Skafte misses with a straight right.
Muerto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muerto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Skafte misses the target.
Muerto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muerto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skafte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T4#
Skafte misses with an uppercut
and Muerto counters with an outside leg kick.
Skafte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Muerto finds it's way through Skafte's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muerto tries to clinch up.
Skafte cracks Muerto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skafte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skafte cracks a nice hook into Muerto's ribs.
Muerto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skafte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skafte misses with a double jab.
Skafte throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick lands for Muerto.
Muerto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skafte.
Muerto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muerto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skafte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Skafte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Skafte looks to land a left hand but Muerto moved out of range nicely.
Uno Muerto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muerto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skafte.
Muerto lands a leg kick that knocks Skafte off balance momentarily.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skafte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skafte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muerto manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Skafte misses.
Skafte throws a lazy right hand but Muerto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skafte loads up on a big right hand but Muerto slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Skafte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muerto throws an overhand right that lands on Skafte's shoulder, as Skafte tries to avoid the shot.
Skafte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Muerto misses.
Muerto scores with a one two! Skafte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skafte throws a shot from downtown. Muerto moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Skafte misses the jab.
Muerto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skafte.
Good leg kick by Muerto.
Skafte tries to bum rush Muerto with a series of wild strikes but Muerto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muerto tries to counter by clinching up but Skafte breaks away and moves out of range.
Skafte misses with a lunging right hand
and Muerto counters with an outside leg kick.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skafte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skafte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muerto.
Muerto just misses with a punch to the body.
Muerto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Muerto.
Skafte misses with a double jab.
Muerto looks to score with a jab to the body but Skafte is just out of range.#T2#
Skafte misses with a lunging right hand
and Muerto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skafte swings for the body but Muerto moves out of range.
Muerto misses with an uppercut.
Skafte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muerto is looking to counter punch.
Skafte looks to land a right hand but Muerto moved out of range.
Muerto throws out a loose jab but Skafte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Skafte misses.
Muerto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muerto wants to clinch.
Muerto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muerto misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Skafte misses with a left hand
and Muerto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muerto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skafte.
Muerto blocks a jab.
Muerto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Skafte.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skafte throws a lazy uppercut
#CL#
and Muerto counters by moving into the clinch.
Skafte is trying to push Muerto away but Muerto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Skafte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skafte is trying to break free.
Skafte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skafte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muertos head.
A frustrated look appears on Skafte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muerto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skafte blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
Skafte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muerto lands an elbow inside that Skafte shrugs off. #BC2#
Skafte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muerto ducks under a wild hook from Skafte.
Muerto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skafte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muerto throws a right and a left that Skafte avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Muerto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muerto swings for the body but Skafte moves out of range.
Muerto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Muerto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skafte.
Skafte misses with a hook. Muerto ducked under it nicely.
Muerto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Muerto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muerto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Skafte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uno Muerto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Skafte.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Uno Muerto.
I think Skafte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Skafte!
A very excited looking David Skafte 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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Event:
CDFC 8 NY: Chandler vs Slice
Date: Nov 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Sokovic walks into a left hand. #TD#
Sokovic dives in and scores a takedown into Skafte's guard.
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.
Skafte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Sokovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sokovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sokovic trying to control but Skafte is working from the bottom.
Skafte seems keen to control Sokovic's posture.
Sokovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skafte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Sokovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sokovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Skafte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sokovic.
Skafte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skafte 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.#T1#
Skafte pulls Sokovic in close to prevent any damage.
Sokovic prevents Skafte from getting back to his feet.
Sokovic stands and throws Skafte's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Sokovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Skafte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sokovic trying to control the action but Skafte is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Sokovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Skafte parries the strikes from Sokovic easily there. Sokovic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Skafte to escape.
#SUB#
Sokovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sokovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Sokovic has an Americana. Skafte didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sokovic is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sokovic hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). David Sokovic!
David Sokovic thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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