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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20 - 24 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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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
20 - 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
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Ponting!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Ponting dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ponting takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ponting misses with a looping right.
Ponting lands with a straight right. Charles didn't see that one coming.
Charles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Ponting swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ponting.
Ponting connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charles. Charles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charles keeps control of Ponting as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
Ponting's coach down at McGarrys plant works was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ponting's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Ponting's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pontings head.
A short uppercut from Charles.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ponting ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponting moves away.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Charles as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Charles.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ponting manages to avoid it.
Charles defending well as Ponting loads up on a big left hand.
Ponting staying out of range there.
Ponting throws a right hand that misses
and Charles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles moves out of range as Ponting strikes.
The fighters circling - Ponting throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ponting shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponting.
Charles throws a right hand that Ponting ducks under and follows up with a left that Ponting also avoids with ease.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Ponting circles away.
Ponting takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ponting 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting throws a leg kick that is checked
and Charles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ponting misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charles is looking to wear down Ponting with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charles defending well as Ponting loads up on a big left hand.
Charles wants to clinch up but Ponting keeps it at a distance.
Ponting throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ponting with a jab.
Charles lands with a cross.
Ponting is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting throws the left hand but Charles avoids the punch easily.
Charles blocks the body kick.
Ponting scores with a one two! Charles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Charles leaves Ponting with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Ponting misses.
Ponting fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henry Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ponting.
Charles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Charles's corner calls for a 1-2. Charles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Charles swinging wildly here.
Ponting doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ponting circles away quickly and effectively.
Ponting throws a hook to the side of Charles's head but Charles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting scores with a jab.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Ponting is out of range.
Ponting tries to bum rush Charles with a series of wild strikes but Charles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charles looks to land a combination but Ponting avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charles blocks a jab.
Charles throws an overhand right that lands on Ponting's shoulder, as Ponting tries to avoid the shot.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Ponting dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Ponting shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ponting misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henry Charles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Charles misses with a two punch combination.
Ponting throws a jab but it's blocked by Charles.
Ponting moves out of range of the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ponting.
Charles tries to clinch there but Ponting circles away.
Charles clinches.
Nice elbow from Charles.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Charles.
Ponting wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ponting takes an elbow to the temple.
Charles lands with a right to the head.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charles tries a knee to the head but Ponting blocks it.
Ponting tries to stall but Charles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charles has Ponting pressed against the cage, preventing Ponting from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Ponting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Ponting.
Ponting scores with a jab to the head.
Charles moves away from the strike by Ponting.
Ponting avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charles cracks Ponting with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ponting.
Ponting bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Ponting coming out on top.
Ponting throws a low kick, looking for Charles's leg but Charles calmly moves out of range.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponting throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Charles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting motions for Charles to come forward. Ponting throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ponting sizes up Charles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ponting throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Charles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ponting pinned against the cage. Ponting gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ponting walks into a stiff left hand from Charles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charles. Charles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ponting throws the left hand but Charles avoids the punch easily.
Ponting paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ponting tries to score a power double leg takedown but Charles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ponting somewhat.
Henry Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponting thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Charles misses.
Charles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Charles shoots in and gets a takedown into Ponting's guard.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponting is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ponting looking for a sweep. Not yet Ponting, not yet.
Ponting is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Charles is aware though and is defending well.
Ponting is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ponting trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Charles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Charles looking to sit in guard and control but Ponting gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Charles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Charles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponting lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Charles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ponting is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Charles is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Charles has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Ponting will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Charles lands with a nice body punch.
Ricky Ponting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ponting closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ponting lands in his opponent's guard.
Charles trying to keep a closed guard but Ponting is proving a slippery customer.
Ponting is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ponting throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Charles holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles pulls Ponting in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ponting loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ponting working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Ponting from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Charles slips under a jab from Ponting.
Ponting misses with an uppercut.
Ponting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Charles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ponting misses with an uppercut. Charles saw that one coming.
Charles slips a jab from Ponting.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ponting walks into a left hand.
Ponting throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Ponting avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles pushes Ponting up against the cage in a clinch.
Ponting tries to break free but Charles pushes him back against the cage.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ponting working hard to break the clinch.
Ponting is trying to force a seperation but Charles has the dominant position.
Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charles avoids the body shot from Ponting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Charles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ponting throws a lazy right hand but Charles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charles misses with a straight left.
Ponting is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charles.
Charles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ponting's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ponting.
Ponting waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charles.
Ponting dodges the punch combination from Charles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ponting. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Ponting slips a jab and a cross from Charles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles defending well as Ponting loads up on a big left hand.
Ponting shoots in but Charles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Charles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ponting throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Ponting slips under a jab from Charles.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
The fighters circling - Ponting throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charles throws a body shot but no joy.
Charles checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponting misses with a straight left.
Charles tries for a takedown but Ponting sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Charles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ponting momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Ponting.
I think Ponting 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henry Charles!
A relieved looking Henry Charles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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