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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Knox has chosen Something I Can Never Have as his entrance music. Mickey Knox has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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167 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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163 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Knox!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles lands a jab-cross combination.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Charles counters with a series of strikes. Knox will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Mickey Knox has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
Knox closes the distance and clinches up with Charles, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes Charles against the cage but Charles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knox has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knox scores with a three punch combo!
Knox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Knox trying to control but Charles is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles blocking the ground and pound.
Knox controlling the pace for now.
Knox wants to control but Charles has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.
Knox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Charles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
Charles tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to pass to mount but Charles is defending the position.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox is looking to advance position but Charles won't allow it.
Charles is trying is best to control the position here.
Knox tries to pass to full mount but Charles defends it.
Charles is looking to improve his position.
Charles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Charles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knox trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Charles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knox is trying to keep Charles in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox controlling the position.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mickey Knox wasn't active enough on the ground.
Knox tries for a takedown but Charles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Knox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Charles pinned against the cage. Charles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henry Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Knox.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Henry Charles has been cut.
Charles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knox moves forwards but Charles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Charles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Charles lands a jab to the head.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox is looking to score with low kicks.
Charles swinging wildly here.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Knox.
Knox throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Charles was covering up waiting for the punch and Knox finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Knox drops back, looking for a kneebar! Charles looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Charles looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Charles!
Charles trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Charles controlling the position from side mount.
Charles wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox struggling a bit here.
Mickey Knox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Charles trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Charles slows the pace down.
Henry Charles has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Charles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Charles throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Charles rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Knox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knox tries for a takedown but Charles manages to get underhooks.
Henry Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Charles throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
With the fighters up against the cage, Charles throws an elbow but misses.
Charles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Knox tries to pull guard but Charles won't allow it.
Charles has Knox pressed against the cage.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Charles is trying to force a seperation but Knox has the dominant position.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles blocks a jab.
Knox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charles avoids it really well and circles away.
Charles throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Charles works over Knox's head and body with a nice combination.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Charles misses with a straight right.
Henry Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Charles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Charles doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Charles will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Charles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Charles misses with a double jab
and Knox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Knox preventing the sweep.
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Charles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Charles defends well.
Charles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charles trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Charles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Charles has managed to get both his arms back between Knox's legs - danger averted.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Charles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knox has his foot on Charles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Charles works his way back into a safe position though.
Charles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Charles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Charles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Charles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Charles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Charles has managed to get both his arms back between Knox's legs - danger averted.
Charles wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Charles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Charles wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Knox working for a triangle but Charles defends it easily.
Charles is in close to Knox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Charles defends well.
Knox being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox controlling Charles's posture.
Charles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knox is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Charles is aware though and is defending well.
Charles wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Charles is really struggling to control Knox but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Henry Charles.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Charles throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Charles lands a head shot.
Charles stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knox is defended easily by Charles.
Nice body punch from Charles.
Knox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Knox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles lands a body shot.
Knox tries to bum rush Charles with a series of wild strikes but Charles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henry Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Henry Charles.
I think Charles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Henry Charles!
Henry Charles 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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