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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Vane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel has chosen Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Vane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vane connects with an inside leg kick. An inside leg kick lands from Kriel. Kriel tries a head kick but it misses.
Kriel throws a quick inside leg kick. Kriel moves forwards but Vane connects with a nice, crisp jab. Vane misses with a wild body shot. Jan Kriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vane slips under a jab. Kriel scores with a nice strike. Vane moves away from the strike by Kriel. A decent looking body kick lands there for Vane. Kriel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kriel scrambles back to his feet. Kriel pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kriel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Kriel throws a looping overhand right but Vane ducks down to avoid it. A bone on bone clash there as Vane blocks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A shot to the body from Kriel misses and Vane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The fighters circle momentarily. Kriel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Vane takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vane misses with a kick to the body.
Vane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Vane. Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet. Kriel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kriel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Kriel. Vane does a little dance to reset his feet. Kriel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kriel thuds his shin into the meat of Vane's side. Kriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Vane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Vane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kriel. Vane does a little dance to reset his feet. Vane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kriel. Vane just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Kriel misses. Kriel misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vane counter with a right hand. Kriel lands with an overhand left. 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 takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Kriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Kriel.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vane slips under a jab from Kriel. Kriel has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Kriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kriel thinking. Vane 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. Vane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kriel looks like he wants to counter punch here. Kriel walks into a stiff left hand from Vane. Vane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Kriel lands with an overhand left. Kriel throws a lazy right hand but Vane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vane ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Vane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Kriel looks to land a right hand but Vane moved out of range. Vane throws a good cross that connects.
Vane moves out of range of the strikes. Vane connects with a right hand. Kriel shakes it off. Vane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Vane. Kriel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Kriel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vane takes a shot right to the bread basket. Vane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Vane throws out a leg kick but Kriel moves out of range and Vane only half commits. Good shot there by Kriel. Vane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kriel. Vane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Kriel tests Vane's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kriel scores with a decent looking hook. Kriel throws a head kick but Vane moves out of range.
Kriel throws a lazy right hand but Vane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kriel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kriel throws a sloppy body shot
and Vane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vane throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Vane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kriel. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kriel! But no joy. Kriel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vane. Kriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vane throws a wild body kick that Kriel sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Kriel throws the left hand but Vane avoids the punch easily. Kriel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vane moves away from the strike by Kriel. Vane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kriel moves out of range of the leg kick from Vane. Kriel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Kriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Vane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Kriel. Those never looked like landing. Kriel looks to land a combination but Vane avoids it well. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Vane slips a straight right by Kriel. Kriel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Kriel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vane. Vane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Kriel 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.
Vane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kriel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A looping hook to the body misses from Kriel. Vane does a little dance to reset his feet. Vane ducks under a wild hook from Kriel. Vane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Vane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kriel throws out the jab. Vane appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Kriel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vane is out of range and Kriel settles back down. Kriel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Vane scoring well with a low kick there.
Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vane. Vane throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kriel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vane. A big left from Vane misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kriel moves away. Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Vane is just out of range. A little feinted left hand from Vane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kriel misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Vane misses the target. Vane scores with a jab to the body. Kriel missing with a left hand there. Vane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Vane defending well as Kriel loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Kriel. Vane does a little dance to reset his feet. Vane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Kriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vane counters with a lovely straight right hand! Vane misses with a head kick.
Kriel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Vane connects with a solid leg kick. Kriel connects with a crisp jab. Kriel misses the shot to the body. A little feinted left hand from Vane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kriel getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Kriel throws a sloppy head kick and Vane moves out of range easily. Vane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kriel. Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Vane is just out of range. Vane throwing a counter right hand but Kriel manages to avoid it. Vane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kriel is out of range and Vane settles back down. An inside leg kick lands from Vane. Vane misses the shot to the body. Kriel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nice shot by Kriel.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vane throws out a powerful jab. A swing and a miss from Kriel. Kriel throws a shot from downtown. Vane moves away and avoids it. Kriel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vane finds it's way round the side to connect with Kriel's head. Kriel throws a right and a left that both miss. Vane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Vane slips under a jab from Kriel. Vane looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Kriel scores with a jab to the head.
Vane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kriel throws out the jab. Vane drops his hands momentarily and Kriel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Vane throws a good cross that connects.
Kriel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kriel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vane tries to land a leg kick but Kriel saw it coming and moves away.
Kriel looks to land a combination but Vane avoids it well. Vane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kriel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kriel slips a straight right by Vane. Kriel connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A decent looking body kick lands there for Vane. Kriel tries to land a leg kick but Vane saw it coming and moves away.
Vane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kriel misses with a few strikes there.
Vane throwing a counter right hand but Kriel manages to avoid it. Jan Kriel seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kriel with a nice cross. Kriel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kriel throws a sloppy head kick and Vane moves out of range easily. Kriel throws a looping overhand right but Vane ducks down to avoid it. Kriel has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kriel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kriel throws a hook to the side of Vane's head but Vane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kriel throws a body punch but Vane moves out of range. A little feinted left hand from Vane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kriel jabs at Vane's body. Kriel tries to land a leg kick but Vane saw it coming and moves away.
Kriel misses the shot to the body. Kriel works Vane's body with a nice hook. A slow jab from Vane misses its intended target. Vane throws a nice outside leg kick. Kriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vane might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vane manages to avoid it. Vane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kriel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kriel lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Kriel throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kriel throws a jab when Vane was well out of range. Vane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vane checks a low kick from Kriel. Kriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kriel swings for the body but Vane moves out of range.
Kriel thows a left - swing and a miss! Kriel throws a hook to the side of Vane's head but Vane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kriel lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Vane with a hook. Kriel slips a jab and a cross from Vane.
A jab from Kriel misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Kriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kriel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Vane ducks under a wild hook from Kriel. Kriel throws a sloppy head kick and Vane moves out of range easily. As Kriel backs away, Vane returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Vane jabs Kriel to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kriel misses with a wild combination.
Vane looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Vane throws the left hand but Kriel avoids the punch easily. Nice straight punches there by Kriel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kriel. Kriel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut. Good standup being displayed there by Vane as he connects with a hook. A big left from Kriel misses. Kriel misses with a shot to the body and Vane counters with a stiff right hand. Vane scores with a nice right hand.
Kriel is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vane.
Kriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Vane finish him? Vane moves out of range as Kriel strikes. Vane with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kriel seems to have recovered his senses. Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vane. Vane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kriel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vane ducks under a wild hook from Kriel. Vane swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
Vane misses with a straight left. Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Vane is just out of range. Vane takes one to the chin there. Nice shot lands for Kriel. Kriel throws an overhand right that lands on Vane's shoulder, as Vane tries to avoid the shot. Kriel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vane's calf. A decent looking cross lands there for Vane. Kriel lunges at Vane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vane's hand. A jab from Kriel misses. Vane dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kriel throws a lazy right hand but Vane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kriel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Vane lunges at Kriel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kriel's hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Some wild striking there from Kriel.
Vane is looking to counter punch. Charles Vane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kriel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kriel scores with a nice right hand.
Vane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Vane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Kriel swings for the body but Vane moves out of range.
Kriel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Kriel is looking to slow Vane down with leg kicks. A decent looking cross lands there for Vane. Vane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kriel is just out of range. Kriel throws a jab when Vane was well out of range. Kriel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vane sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kriel swings for the body but Vane moves out of range.
Vane jabs at Kriel's body. Kriel slips a straight right by Vane. Vane avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kriel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Vane tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Vane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kriel throws out the jab. Kriel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Vane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Vane slips under a jab from Kriel. Vane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kriel. Kriel missing with a left hand there. Vane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Vane with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kriel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vane. Vane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Kriel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A slapping leg kick lands for Vane.
Vane throws a low kick but Kriel avoids it. Kriel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Vane.
Vane throws a lazy right hand but Kriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kriel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Kriel misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kriel throws the left hand but Vane avoids the punch easily. Kriel misses with a wild body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vane moves out of range of the body kick. Kriel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. It looked like Vane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Vane misses the shot to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Kriel. Vane does a little dance to reset his feet. Vane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vane looks to land a body kick but Kriel moved away. Kriel throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Vane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. As Kriel backs away, Vane returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Kriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vane moves away. Vane scores with a sloppy right hand. Kriel should have avoided that one. Vane lands a really nice looking cross but Kriel seems unphased.
Kriel throws a nice outside leg kick. Vane drops Kriel with a big left hand! Kriel is injured, injured bad! Vane jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Vane!
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hype
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