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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zak Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Vane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zak Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Vane!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane is having none of it.
Duffy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vane working aggressively here.
Vane blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duffy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vane tries to work over Duffy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duffy instigates a clinch.
Vane throws a punch but it's blocked by Duffy.
Duffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Vane misses with a punch to the body.
Vane lands with a left to the head.
Duffy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duffy lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vane.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
Duffy lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vane.
Vane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vane misses with some punches.
Vane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vane lands with a short shot to the head.
Vane breaks from the clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch
and Vane counters with a nice uppercut.
Duffy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duffy thinking.
Duffy wants to clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Duffy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duffy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Vane.
Duffy misses with a lunging right hand
and Vane counters with a stiff right hand.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Vane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A good leg kick by Vane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vane keeps the fight on the outside.
Vane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffy manages to avoid it.
Vane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vane misses with a lunging right hand
and Duffy counters with a nice uppercut.
Zak Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vane gets tackled into the cage by Duffy. Duffy maintains the clinch.
Duffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vane.
Vane tries a body shot but Duffy blocks it.
Vane works on Duffy's body with a couple of short punches.
Vane lands a shoulder strike.
Vane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vane blocks a body shot from Duffy.
Vane avoiding damage as Duffy throws knees to the body.
Vane misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
Vane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Zak Duffy has been cut.
Duffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duffy tries to clinch up but Vane circles away and keeps his distance.
Duffy moves into the clinch.
Vane breaks from the clinch.
Duffy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duffy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duffy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vane misses with a looping left.
Vane throws an off balance right hand
and Duffy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Duffy's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duffy takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Vane managing to block the knees to the body from Duffy.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vane tries a body shot but Duffy blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vane's elbow.
Duffy is working Vane over against the cage.
Duffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Vane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Vane.
Vane presses Duffy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duffy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vane breaks from the clinch.
Duffy moves in looking to clinch but Vane pushes him off.
Vane throws a hook but Duffy avoids it easily.
Vane throws a jab but it's blocked by Duffy.
Vane lands with a kick to the ribs.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vane swats away the attempt to clinch by Duffy.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Vane tries to keep at a distance but Duffy has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Vane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zak Duffy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vane scores with a decent looking hook.
Zak Duffy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Vane is avoiding it.
Duffy lands a jab.
Charles Vane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duffy closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duffy darts in and clinches Vane up against the cage.
Vane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duffy with a body shot.
Vane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane is having none of it.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Vane is avoiding it.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Duffy misses with a body punch
and Vane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vane 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.
Duffy cracks Vane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duffy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vane throws a looping overhand right but Duffy ducks down to avoid it.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Jab by Vane.
Duffy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vane.
Vane thuds a left hand into Duffy's body.
Duffy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vane.
Duffy is struggling to control the position.
Vane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vane gets through Duffy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vane can't find room to land a body shot as Duffy controls the action.
Vane misses with the head strike.
Vane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duffy blocks a body shot from Vane.
Duffy blocks an uppercut.
Duffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duffy is trying to break free.
Vane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duffy or not.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vane. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy tries to land knees in the clinch but Vane avoids the damage to the body.
Vane blocks an uppercut.
Duffy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duffy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Vane.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vane.
Vane tries a body shot but Duffy blocks it.
Vane has a couple of punches blocked by Duffy.
Vane lands with a light punch inside.
Duffy trying to land knees to the body.
Vane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vane tries to work over Duffy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duffy tries to work over Vane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vane lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vane.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy missing with knees to the body.
Vane breaks from the clinch.
Vane misses with a looping left.
Vane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duffy's calf.
Vane misses with a hook. Duffy ducked under it nicely.
Duffy throwing a counter right hand but Vane manages to avoid it.
Vane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Vane circles away.
Duffy ducks under a wild hook from Vane.
Vane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duffy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vane.
Duffy wants to clinch but Vane slips to the side
and Vane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duffy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vane cracks Duffy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Vane circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duffy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch up but Vane circles away and keeps his distance.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Vane circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duffy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duffy tries to clinch up but Vane circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Vane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vane misses with a looping left.
Duffy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vane.
Vane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duffy blocks a jab.
Vane lands with a cross.
Vane keeps the fight on the outside.
Vane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duffy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Vane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zak Duffy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duffy 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.
Vane connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Duffy.
Vane cracks Duffy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vane connects with the punch.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Vane is avoiding it.
Duffy misses with a hook
and Vane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duffy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Vane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duffy staying out of range there.
Vane swings for the body but Duffy moves out of range.
Duffy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vane swats away the attempt to clinch by Duffy.
Duffy wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Vane circles away.
Vane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duffy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duffy wants to clinch up but Vane keeps it at a distance.
Duffy with a hook.
Duffy darts in trying to clinch
and Vane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duffy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Duffy doesn't manage to clinch there - Vane circles away.
Duffy throws a hook to the side of Vane's head but Vane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duffy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane is having none of it.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Vane is avoiding it.
Vane works Duffy's body with a nice hook.
Vane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Charles Vane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duffy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vane. Vane obviously looking to wear him down.
Duffy rushes Vane and presses him up against the cage.
Duffy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vane avoiding damage as Duffy throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Vane.
Vane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vane blocks a body shot from Duffy.
Vane breaks the clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vane.
Vane lands with a good body shot.
Vane swats away the attempt to clinch by Duffy.
Vane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy wants to clinch up but Vane keeps it at a distance.
Vane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duffy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters circling - Duffy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vane throws a shot from downtown. Duffy moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Vane misses.
Vane lands a nice shot that snaps Duffy's head back.
Vane cracks Duffy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duffy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zak Duffy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duffy can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Vane on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vane.
Duffy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vane blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vane blocking some punches.
Duffy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vane won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duffy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zak Duffy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duffy looking to throw knees to the head but Vane is blocking nicely.
Duffy tries to throw a body punch but Vane avoids it by throwing Duffy back against the cage.
Vane blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Vane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vane 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Vane!
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energy
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RATING
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