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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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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
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thumbhisbum throws a hook but Hardwood blocks it.
Hardwood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hardwood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thumbhisbum throws a solid leg kick but Hardwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood clinches up with Thumbhisbum and pushes him back against the cage.
Hardwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thumbhisbum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thumbhisbum swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thumbhisbum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thumbhisbum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardwood misses with some punches.
Thumbhisbum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Thumbhisbum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thumbhisbum prevents a body shot from Hardwood.
Hardwood lands with a light punch inside.
Hardwood lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum has a couple of punches blocked by Hardwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardwood.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood is looking to control Thumbhisbum's arms but Thumbhisbum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardwood has his back to the cage.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Hardwood tries to work over Thumbhisbum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thumbhisbum scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardwood blocking some punches.
Thumbhisbum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thumbhisbum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardwood is defending well for now.
Thumbhisbum tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardwood avoids the damage to the body.
Hardwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Hardwood.
Thumbhisbum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardwood has a couple of punches blocked by Thumbhisbum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum has a couple of punches blocked by Hardwood.
Hardwood takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood working aggressively here.
Hardwood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardwood.
Thumbhisbum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Thumbhisbum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thumbhisbum blocking some punches.
Thumbhisbum can't find room to land a body shot as Hardwood controls the action.
Thumbhisbum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thumbhisbum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardwoods head.
Hardwood's coach down at Bruize Brothaz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hardwood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hardwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thumbhisbum struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardwood controls his hands.
Hardwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood lands a hook that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Thumbhisbum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thumbhisbum prevents a body shot from Hardwood.
Hardwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thumbhisbum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardwood lands with a left to the head.
Hardwood working aggressively here.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
Thumbhisbum lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardwood backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thumbhisbum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum lands with a right to the head.
Thumbhisbum throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thumbhisbum as Hardwood tries to tie him up.
Thumbhisbum blocks an uppercut.
Hardwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thumbhisbum's elbow.
Thumbhisbum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood has a couple of punches blocked by Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thumbhisbum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardwood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Hardwood.
Thumbhisbum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood blocks an uppercut.
Thumbhisbum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
Thumbhisbum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thumbhisbum tries a body shot but Hardwood blocks it.
Thumbhisbum working Hardwood over with knees to the body.
Thumbhisbum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardwood avoids it.
Hardwood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardwood trying to control the position but instead, Thumbhisbum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardwood into the cage.
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 Benjamin Thumbhisbum will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardwood blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardwood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardwood misses with some punches.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Thumbhisbum is pushing Hardwood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardwood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thumbhisbum lands a shot to the body.
Hardwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Thumbhisbum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardwood tries to stall but Thumbhisbum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood lands a right hand.
Thumbhisbum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thumbhisbum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardwood wants to clinch but Thumbhisbum slips to the side
and Thumbhisbum counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thumbhisbum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thumbhisbum lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardwood off the cage and back into range.
Hardwood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardwood lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardwood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thumbhisbums head.
A bit of stalling here from Hardwood.
Thumbhisbum pushes Hardwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thumbhisbum blocking some punches.
Thumbhisbum working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hardwood taking a breather.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood misses with the head strike.
Thumbhisbum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thumbhisbum's elbow.
Hardwood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
Hardwood cracks Thumbhisbum with a nice body shot.
Thumbhisbum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thumbhisbum lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardwood has a couple of punches blocked by Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood misses with a body punch.
Hardwood has a couple of punches blocked by Thumbhisbum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood prevents a body shot from Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood prevents a body shot from Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thumbhisbum misses with some punches.
Hardwood blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thumbhisbums head.
Thumbhisbum lands a shoulder strike.
Hardwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Thumbhisbum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willy Hardwood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardwood blocking some punches.
Thumbhisbum can't find room to land a body shot as Hardwood controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardwood backwards.
Hardwood has a couple of punches blocked by Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thumbhisbum is trying to push Hardwood away but Hardwood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thumbhisbum as Hardwood tries to tie him up.
Thumbhisbum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thumbhisbum connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum throws an overhand right that lands on Hardwood's shoulder, as Hardwood tries to avoid the shot.
Hardwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thumbhisbum keeps the fight on the outside.
Thumbhisbum swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardwood.
Thumbhisbum swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardwood.
Thumbhisbum misses with a series of wild punches.
Thumbhisbum lands with a right hand.
Hardwood wants to clinch up but Thumbhisbum keeps it at a distance.
Thumbhisbum throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hardwood counter with a right hand.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Thumbhisbum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardwood tries to clinch there but Thumbhisbum circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Thumbhisbum misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardwood tries to clinch up but Thumbhisbum circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardwood darts in and clinches Thumbhisbum up against the cage.
Thumbhisbum lands a nice uppercut.
Thumbhisbum breaks the clinch.
Thumbhisbum loads up on a big right hand but Hardwood slips the punch.
A big right from Thumbhisbum misses.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thumbhisbum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thumbhisbum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thumbhisbum throws a wild body kick that Hardwood sees coming a mile off.
Thumbhisbum misses the body punch
and Hardwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardwood tries to move into range but Thumbhisbum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thumbhisbum digs a good hook to Hardwood's body.
Hardwood tries to clinch but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
Hardwood moves in looking to clinch but Thumbhisbum pushes him off.
Thumbhisbum throws a hook to the side of Hardwood's head but Hardwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thumbhisbum throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Hardwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thumbhisbum tries to bum rush Hardwood with a series of wild strikes but Hardwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thumbhisbum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardwood tries to clinch there but Thumbhisbum circles away.
Thumbhisbum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thumbhisbum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardwood.
Hardwood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hardwood gets a clinch.
Thumbhisbum blocking some punches.
Hardwood lands with a light punch inside.
Thumbhisbum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thumbhisbum lands a damaging elbow.
Thumbhisbum swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Thumbhisbum fails to land.
Hardwood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thumbhisbum is keeping busy.
Hardwood lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardwood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Thumbhisbum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Willy Hardwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thumbhisbum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Hardwood prevents a body shot from Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood blocks an uppercut.
Thumbhisbum blocking some punches.
Hardwood looking to stall.
Thumbhisbum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thumbhisbum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thumbhisbum blocks a body shot from Hardwood.
Hardwood working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardwood lands with a light punch inside.
Hardwood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thumbhisbum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardwood is defending well for now.
Hardwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardwood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thumbhisbum is working Hardwood over against the cage.
Thumbhisbum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardwood blocking some punches.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Hardwood leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Thumbhisbum on the inside.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Thumbhisbum.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardwood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardwood.
Thumbhisbum lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardwood backwards.
Thumbhisbum digs a right hand underneath Hardwood's ribcage. Hardwood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Thumbhisbum.
Hardwood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardwood can do to turn this around?
Hardwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thumbhisbum breaks the clinch.
Hardwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thumbhisbum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardwood takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Willy Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwood misses with a straight right.
Thumbhisbum blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Thumbhisbum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Thumbhisbum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thumbhisbum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
Benjamin Thumbhisbum thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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