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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack McScramble (ranked 849 p4p, 1879 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 113 p4p, 249 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack McScramble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from McScramble misses its intended target.
Henderson wants to counter with a clinch but McScramble pushes him away.
McScramble closes the distance and clinches.
McScramble drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henderson throws a body punch but McScramble moves out of range.
Henderson lands with a cross.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but McScramble is just out of range.
McScramble fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson .
McScramble goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack McScramble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McScramble moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Jack McScramble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McScramble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
McScramble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McScramble is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McScramble misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson .
Henderson tries to pull guard but McScramble holds him up against the cage and eventually Henderson drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson keeps control of McScramble as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McScramble wants to take the fight to the mat but Henderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McScramble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson .
Henderson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
McScramble looking for a sweep. Not yet McScramble, not yet.
McScramble looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McScramble looking for subs off his back but Henderson has passed one foot through into half guard.
McScramble has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henderson is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McScramble throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McScramble has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henderson is working away from the top position though.
McScramble is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Henderson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
McScramble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by McScramble or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson , which made it look bad.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McScramble misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McScramble shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
McScramble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
McScramble is looking to wear down Henderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McScramble misses with a double jab.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
McScramble closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henderson to the mat! Henderson manages to get full guard.
Henderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McScramble off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McScramble throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
McScramble really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Henderson leaves McScramble with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McScramble manages to avoid it.
McScramble throws a body shot but no joy.
McScramble takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McScramble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McScramble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson tries to sprawl but McScramble drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from McScramble's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McScramble is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henderson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McScramble keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McScramble breaks from the clinch.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
McScramble fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McScramble.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
McScramble half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McScramble lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by McScramble or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson , which made it look bad.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of McScramble's head but McScramble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McScramble throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henderson was covering up waiting for the punch and McScramble finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Henderson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
McScramble pressing his opponent against the cage.
McScramble is trying to pull guard but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack McScramble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McScramble avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McScramble just leaning against Henderson , taking a breather.
McScramble tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McScramble has Henderson pressed against the cage.
McScramble will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henderson up against the cage.
McScramble is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson jumps guard and drags McScramble to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but McScramble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ryan Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
McScramble trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
McScramble prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
McScramble passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henderson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
McScramble has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McScramble dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice body punch from McScramble.
Henderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McScramble is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henderson wants to stand but McScramble has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
McScramble is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McScramble makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McScramble.
McScramble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McScramble stops Henderson from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
McScramble just misses with a punch to the body.
McScramble fails with an attempt to clinch.
McScramble getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but McScramble slips the punch.
McScramble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McScramble looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McScramble.
A big right from Henderson misses.
McScramble scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McScramble missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson throws a hook but McScramble blocks it.
McScramble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McScramble just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but McScramble is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from McScramble. McScramble gets slowly back to his feet.
McScramble sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! McScramble avoids it this time.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by McScramble.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and McScramble counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McScramble trying to control from half guard but Henderson is working away.
Henderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
McScramble with the ground and pound but Henderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McScramble stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McScramble.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McScramble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McScramble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson throws a hook but McScramble avoids it easily.
McScramble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson .
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!
McScramble tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
McScramble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but McScramble shakes him off and moves away.
McScramble tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson lands a jab.
Henderson swings for the body but McScramble moves out of range.
McScramble feinted with a counter takedown.
McScramble looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but McScramble persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack McScramble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson misses with a hook. McScramble ducked under it nicely.
Henderson cracks McScramble with a good jab.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Henderson .
McScramble tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. McScramble moves away and avoids it.
McScramble tries to counter with a takedown but Henderson is quick to defend against it.
McScramble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McScramble throws a big shot that misses.
McScramble sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! McScramble avoids it this time.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McScramble is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henderson .
McScramble throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McScramble moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Henderson misses.
McScramble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from McScramble.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McScramble half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henderson throws a jab when McScramble was well out of range.
McScramble appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McScramble moves away.
McScramble tries to counter with a takedown but Henderson is quick to defend against it.
A left lands for Henderson .
Henderson stuns McScramble with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McScramble tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Henderson defends well and McScramble ends up having to push Henderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McScramble looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Henderson really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McScramble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McScramble.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from McScramble. McScramble gets slowly back to his feet.
McScramble fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McScramble sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! McScramble avoids it this time.
McScramble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McScramble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
McScramble just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McScramble.
McScramble moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McScramble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but McScramble shakes him off and moves away.
McScramble shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed McScramble's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack McScramble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McScramble gets the takedown into side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McScramble prevents Henderson from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
McScramble is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henderson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McScramble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Henderson with a jab.
McScramble moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Ryan Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McScramble shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McScramble is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henderson pushes McScramble off looking to stand but McScramble dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but McScramble manages to mount him!
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McScramble fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McScramble pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henderson 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McScramble scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McScramble thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
BOOM! McScramble connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson is trying to stand up.
Henderson bucks McScramble off and manages to get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McScramble lands the left hand.
A shot to the body from McScramble misses
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McScramble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but McScramble turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but McScramble prevents it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McScramble had his way with Ryan Henderson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McScramble looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by McScramble and move into the clinch position.
McScramble staying out of range there.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
McScramble half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by McScramble.
McScramble slips under a jab.
McScramble throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McScramble.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Henderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from McScramble finds it's way through Henderson 's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McScramble is defended easily by Henderson .
McScramble misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack McScramble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McScramble tests Henderson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McScramble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McScramble moves away.
McScramble ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
McScramble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McScramble clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
McScramble wants a takedown but no success here.
McScramble wants to stall.
McScramble working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McScramble drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
McScramble lunges at Henderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henderson 's hand.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as McScramble shoots in.
A lazy left from McScramble finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McScramble.
Henderson thuds a left hand into McScramble's body.
McScramble throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hook but McScramble avoids it easily.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from McScramble.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but McScramble is just out of range.
McScramble connects with a looping right hand.
McScramble takes a swing at Henderson 's ribcage but misses.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McScramble lands a glancing blow to the side of Henderson 's head.
Henderson lands a jab to McScramble's midsection.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
McScramble fails with the takedown.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by McScramble and move into the clinch position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McScramble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson .
McScramble scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McScramble misses with a few strikes there.
Jack McScramble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson misses with a hook.
McScramble misses with an uppercut.
McScramble just misses with a punch to the body.
McScramble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Henderson misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McScramble throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
McScramble throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Henderson .
I think Henderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Henderson !
Ryan Henderson is the new lightweight champion!
After the big win, Ryan Henderson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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