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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Spector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Spector acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 - 10 - 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Spector!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Spector. That's going to slow Thumbhisbum down.
Thumbhisbum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thumbhisbum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spector looks to land a left hand but Thumbhisbum moved out of range nicely.
Thumbhisbum misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spector.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thumbhisbum. That's going to slow Spector down.
Thumbhisbum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Thumbhisbum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thumbhisbum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thumbhisbum. That did some damage!
Thumbhisbum misses with a straight right.
Thumbhisbum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Spector 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thumbhisbum defending well as Spector loads up on a big left hand.
Thumbhisbum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spector blocks a jab.
Spector misses with a kick to the body.
Spector rushes Thumbhisbum and presses him up against the cage.
Spector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thumbhisbum blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector misses with a punch to the body.
Thumbhisbum lands a shot to the body.
Thumbhisbum manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spector lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thumbhisbum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thumbhisbum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spector throws a low kick but Thumbhisbum avoids it.
Thumbhisbum lands a right hook to the body.
Spector connects with a looping right hand.
Thumbhisbum slips under a jab from Spector.
Thumbhisbum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thumbhisbum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spector tries to work over Thumbhisbum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spector presses Thumbhisbum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch to the body.
Spector throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum tries to work over Spector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spector lands with a light punch inside.
Spector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thumbhisbum throws a punch but it's blocked by Spector.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum avoids a wild elbow strike from Spector.
A right hand to the body from Spector.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spector.
Thumbhisbum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch on the inside.
Spector lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spector.
Spector lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
Thumbhisbum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thumbhisbum blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Spector scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thumbhisbum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spector is working Thumbhisbum over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spector dodges the punch combination from Thumbhisbum.
A swing and a miss from Spector.
Spector tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thumbhisbum was well out of range. Poor timing from Spector.
Thumbhisbum avoids a kick to the body.
Spector slips under a jab from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum lands with a right hand.
Thumbhisbum lands a jab-cross combination.
Thumbhisbum scores with a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Thumbhisbum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spector tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thumbhisbum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spector lunges at Thumbhisbum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thumbhisbum's hand.
Spector rushes Thumbhisbum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thumbhisbum takes a shot to the head.
Thumbhisbum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thumbhisbum blocks an uppercut.
Thumbhisbum can't find room to land a body shot as Spector controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch on the inside.
Spector has a couple of punches blocked by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thumbhisbum missing with knees to the body.
Spector lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spector lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spector throws a head punch that misses.
Spector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thumbhisbum breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Spector. That snapped Thumbhisbum's head back.
Spector is looking to slow Thumbhisbum down with leg kicks.
Spector misses with an uppercut. Thumbhisbum saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thumbhisbum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thumbhisbum scores with the left hand. Spector knows he should have avoided that one.
Thumbhisbum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thumbhisbum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thumbhisbum moves out of range as Spector strikes.
Spector ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spector lands with a nice body punch.
Spector wants to clinch but Thumbhisbum slips to the side
and Thumbhisbum counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spector is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thumbhisbum scores with a head kick.
Thumbhisbum loads up on a big right hand but Spector slips the punch.
Spector lands with a slapping head kick.
Spector thows a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it
letting Thumbhisbum counter with a right hand.
Thumbhisbum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spector moves away.
Spector moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spector works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spector, right into the meat.
Spector throws a body punch but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
Spector takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thumbhisbum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spector scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spector misses with a jab to the body
and Thumbhisbum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thumbhisbum swings for the body but Spector moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spector lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thumbhisbum at a distance.
Thumbhisbum cracks a nice hook into Spector's ribs.
Marc Spector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Thumbhisbum as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spector.
Spector walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thumbhisbum.
Spector lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thumbhisbum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spector tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spector throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spector scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thumbhisbum doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Spector.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Thumbhisbum blocks the low kick.
Thumbhisbum throwing a counter right hand but Spector manages to avoid it.
Thumbhisbum is looking to score with low kicks.
Spector feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thumbhisbum's calf.
Thumbhisbum throws a body shot but no joy.
Thumbhisbum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thumbhisbum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spector.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thumbhisbum.
Spector lands with a kick to the temple. Thumbhisbum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thumbhisbum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spector throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spector cracks Thumbhisbum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thumbhisbum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Spector misses.
Spector throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thumbhisbum misses with a left hand
and Spector counters with an outside leg kick.
Spector scores with a nice body kick.
Thumbhisbum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thumbhisbum misses the shot to the body.
Thumbhisbum lands a nice shot that snaps Spector's head back.
Spector throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thumbhisbum.
Marc Spector seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spector ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spector, right into the meat.
Thumbhisbum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spector checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thumbhisbum throws a lazy right hand but Spector sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spector doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thumbhisbum looks to throw the jab but Spector is out of range.
It seemed like Spector was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spector moves in looking to clinch but Thumbhisbum pushes him off.
Thumbhisbum closes the distance and pushes Spector back into the cage.
Thumbhisbum throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Spector fails to land.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thumbhisbum gets through Spector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spector lands a hook that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
Thumbhisbum blocks a body shot from Spector.
A head punch on the inside from Thumbhisbum fails to land.
Thumbhisbum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thumbhisbum struggles to land a body shot inside as Spector controls his hands.
Spector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spector gets through Thumbhisbum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spector misses with a punch to the body.
Spector can't find room to land a body shot as Thumbhisbum controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spector lands with a right to the head.
Spector lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spector has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thumbhisbum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spector tries to work over Thumbhisbum's front leg with a kick but Thumbhisbum checks it.
Spector lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thumbhisbum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spector lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spector takes a swing at Thumbhisbum's ribcage but misses.
Spector lands a slapping body shot.
Thumbhisbum lands an overhand right.
Spector misses with a lunging right hand
and Thumbhisbum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Thumbhisbum instigates a clinch.
Thumbhisbum blocks an elbow strike.
Spector lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thumbhisbum tries to work over Spector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thumbhisbum dodges an elbow strike from Spector.
Spector misses with some punches.
Spector throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Spector on the inside.
Thumbhisbum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a punch but it's blocked by Spector.
Spector throws a punch but it's blocked by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum digs a right hand underneath Spector's ribcage. Spector let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Thumbhisbum fails to land.
Thumbhisbum takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Spector on the inside.
Spector scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Spector scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spector working aggressively here.
Thumbhisbum lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spector.
Thumbhisbum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thumbhisbum throws a head kick that half lands.
Thumbhisbum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spector connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Spector checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spector throws a body shot but no joy.
Thumbhisbum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thumbhisbum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spector throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector throws a low kick but Thumbhisbum avoids it.
Thumbhisbum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thumbhisbum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spector can pounce on him.
Thumbhisbum slips a jab from Spector.
Good leg kick by Spector there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spector misses with a wild body shot.
Thumbhisbum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spector blocks the body kick.
Spector throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spector jabs Thumbhisbum right on the nose. Thumbhisbum blinks but takes it well.
Spector scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thumbhisbum.
Spector throws a sloppy head kick and Thumbhisbum moves out of range easily.
Thumbhisbum feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spector has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spector there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thumbhisbum takes a swing at Spector's ribcage but misses.
Thumbhisbum looks to score with a jab to the body but Spector is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum misses with a looping right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spector.
Thumbhisbum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spector.
Thumbhisbum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spector.
Thumbhisbum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spector tests Thumbhisbum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot.
Spector just misses with a punch to the body.
Thumbhisbum moves out of range as Spector throws a body kick.
Thumbhisbum throwing a counter right hand but Spector manages to avoid it.
Thumbhisbum misses with a double jab.
Spector is looking to chop away at Thumbhisbum's legs.
Thumbhisbum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spector was well out of range. Poor timing from Thumbhisbum.
Spector misses the shot to the body.
Spector throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum moved away.
Thumbhisbum looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thumbhisbum takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thumbhisbum blocks a body shot from Spector.
Spector blocking some punches.
Spector tries to throw a body punch but Thumbhisbum avoids it by throwing Spector back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thumbhisbum.
Spector takes a shot to the head.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spector works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spector.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short shot to the head.
Spector blocking some punches.
Thumbhisbum blocks an uppercut.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spector fails to land.
Thumbhisbum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spector lands with a short shot to the head.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Spector comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spector has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Spector!
Marc Spector seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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