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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maurice Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Henderson being controlled against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free but Smith has control.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Henderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Henderson works his way into full mount!
Henderson working Smith over with strikes here.
Smith wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Henderson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Henderson loaded up on that one.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand.
Henderson is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Henderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson prevents Smith from improving his position.
Henderson trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith won't allow Henderson to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Henderson postures up.
Henderson wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith tries to work over Henderson's front leg with a kick but Henderson checks it.
Smith looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Smith lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Henderson leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Smith wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Henderson pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Henderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henderson sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jordan Henderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson with a jab.
Maurice Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Henderson back into the cage.
Henderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Henderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries for a takedown but Henderson manages to get underhooks.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a slapping body shot.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Henderson's guard.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maurice Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith cracks Henderson with a solid left hand.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Henderson's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Henderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smith wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson trying to control the pace.
Henderson prevents Smith from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henderson.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Henderson connects with a jab.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Henderson's brow.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Henderson has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Smith trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Smith won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jordan Henderson has been cut.
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith drives through and clinches with Henderson against the cage.
Smith has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maurice Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith stops Henderson from standing up.
Smith wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
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 Maurice Smith.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jordan Henderson!
After winning the bout, Jordan Henderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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