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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hachiro Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Matsui has chosen Solvent by Skinny Puppy as his entrance music. Hachiro Matsui told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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167 lbs
18 - 24 - 0 |
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163 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class 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
18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hachiro Matsui!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsui throws a leg kick
and Charles counters with a one-two to the body.
Matsui takes one to the side of the head.
Charles swings for the body but Matsui moves out of range.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick from Matsui.
Charles tries to move into range but Matsui moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matsui takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matsui scores with a sloppy right hand. Charles should have avoided that one.
Charles misses with a combination
and Matsui counters with a nice body shot.
Matsui lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charles misses with a two punch combination.
Matsui tries to land a leg kick but Charles saw it coming and moves away.
Charles misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matsui is defended easily by Charles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matsui.
It looks like Henry Charles has been cut.
Matsui needs to keep his hands up - Charles had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Matsui.
Charles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matsui wants a takedown.
Matsui prevents Charles from breaking the clinch.
Matsui wants the takedown. Charles is fighting it off but Matsui persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Charles's guard against the cage.
Charles working for a triangle but Matsui defends it easily.
Matsui slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles is refusing to be controlled, as Matsui sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsui is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Charles defends it well.
Matsui is looking to stall here but Charles recovers full guard.
Charles being controlled here, momentarily.
Charles wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsui 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.
Matsui drops back looking for a leg! Charles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Charles manages to kick Matsui off! Matsui jumps back into Charles's guard.
Matsui trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Matsui looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsui content to stall in guard here.
Matsui's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hachiro Matsui was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Charles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matsui lands with a nice body punch.
Henry Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsui connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charles. Charles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsui defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsui throws a low kick, looking for Charles's leg but Charles calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hachiro Matsui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matsui paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matsui pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles throws a looping overhand right but Matsui ducks down to avoid it.
Matsui scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matsui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matsui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Charles.
Charles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matsui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsui.
Hachiro Matsui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsui lands a nice hook to Charles's body. Charles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui throws a leg kick but Charles checks it.
Charles clobbers Matsui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matsui throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Matsui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
Nice defenses there by Matsui.
A big right from Charles misses.
Charles throws a body punch but Matsui moves out of range.
Matsui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matsui tries to clinch but Charles moves out of range.
Matsui swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matsui.
Charles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Charles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles thuds his right hand into Matsui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui throws a low kick but Charles moves out of range easily.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Charles checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Charles lands with a straight right. Matsui didn't see that one coming.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsui shoots in but Charles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Charles misses with the combination.
Charles throws a low kick but Matsui moves out of range easily.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsui was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Matsui ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matsui, right into the meat.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsui.
Charles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matsui connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charles scrambles back to his feet.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsui is just out of range.
A big left from Charles misses.
Matsui feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matsui throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matsui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Charles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsui throws a leg kick but Charles moved away.
A head kick from Matsui lands but Charles takes it in his stride.
Matsui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsui fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charles on the side of the head.
Charles is rocked!
Matsui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsui.
Matsui lands with a cross.
Matsui's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Charles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matsui scrambles back to his feet.
Matsui looks to throw a body kick
and Charles moves into the clinch.
Matsui is looking to take this one to the mat.
Matsui 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 Hachiro Matsui.
Matsui 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsui is looking to take this one to the mat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Matsui blocks a body shot from Charles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hachiro Matsui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Charles'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. This is the final round!
Matsui takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Charles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Charles tries to clinch there but Matsui circles away.
Matsui dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Matsui bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Charles's head.
Charles tests Matsui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charles connects with a nice looking jab.
Charles blocks a head kick by Matsui.
Matsui explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matsui throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsui scores with a sloppy right hand. Charles should have avoided that one.
Oh Charles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsui moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsui. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles seems to have got his legs back now.
Matsui stuns Charles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matsui throws a low kick, looking for Charles's leg but Charles calmly moves out of range.
Matsui throws a hook but Charles avoids it easily.
Matsui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Charles clinches up with Matsui and pushes him back against the cage.
Matsui avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Matsui has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Charles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matsui looking for a takedown.
Matsui tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hachiro Matsui.
Matsui has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Charles after a bit of a struggle.
Matsui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matsui tries to score a body lock takedown but Charles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Charles tries a body shot but Matsui blocks it.
Charles pushes Matsui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with a knee to the head.
Matsui looking for a takedown.
Matsui tries for a takedown but Charles manages to get underhooks.
Charles lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsui.
Matsui is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Charles pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Matsui is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henry Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles lands a shoulder strike.
Matsui is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Charles.
Matsui is still on wobbly legs! Can Charles finish him?
Charles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles throws a big uppercut that drops Matsui! More strikes from Charles and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Matsui lies dazed against the cage as Charles celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.
Hachiro Matsui was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a great fight, I gotta give props to my opponent. He did what he had to do. But I'm not done and I'll be back stronger next time! Thank you to my fans and sponsors. '.
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