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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 cm
30
157 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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176 cm
35
148 lbs
27 - 17 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 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
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thumbhisbum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Thumbhisbum tries to bum rush Finch with a series of wild strikes but Finch uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Benjamin Thumbhisbum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thumbhisbum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch. Thumbhisbum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Finch blocks a low kick nicely. Thumbhisbum misses the jab. Thumbhisbum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Thumbhisbum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thumbhisbum misses with an uppercut. Thumbhisbum digs a good hook to Finch's body.
Thumbhisbum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finch counters with a nice body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Finch misses with a head kick.
Thumbhisbum throws a combination. Finch tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Thumbhisbum looks to throw the jab but Finch is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Finch checks a leg kick. Nice uppercut lands for Finch. That snapped Thumbhisbum's head back.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a combination that misses and Finch counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Thumbhisbum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Thumbhisbum counters with a stiff right hand. Finch slips a jab and a cross from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Thumbhisbum tries to bum rush Finch with a series of wild strikes but Finch uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Finch drops Thumbhisbum with a beautiful combination! Thumbhisbum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Finch is looking for the KO!
It looks like Benjamin Thumbhisbum has been cut. 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! Finch connects with a right hand. Thumbhisbum shakes it off.
Thumbhisbum is rocked! Thumbhisbum misses with a kick to the body and Finch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Oh Thumbhisbum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Thumbhisbum misses with a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum misses with a double jab.
Finch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Thumbhisbum seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Thumbhisbum. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet. Finch tries a quick counter leg kick but Thumbhisbum is wise to it. A head kick misses from Thumbhisbum. Thumbhisbum walks into a jab. Thumbhisbum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Thumbhisbum misses the target. Finch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Finch lands a nice shot to the body.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Finch jabs Thumbhisbum right on the nose. Thumbhisbum blinks but takes it well. Thumbhisbum moves away from the strike by Finch. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thumbhisbum. Finch throws a good cross that connects.
Finch lands a jab. Thumbhisbum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away. Thumbhisbum misses with a head kick.
Finch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Thumbhisbum blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thumbhisbum cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A cross from Finch lands. Thumbhisbum misses the shot to the body. Thumbhisbum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finch is rocked! Finch lands a head shot. Finch thumps Thumbhisbum with a low kick. Finch tests Thumbhisbum's chin there with a solid looking shot. Thumbhisbum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Thumbhisbum jabbing away but nothing is landing. Finch lands a really nice looking cross but Thumbhisbum seems unphased.
Finch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thumbhisbum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Thumbhisbum moves out of range easily. Thumbhisbum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Finch avoids the body shot from Thumbhisbum.
Finch drops his hands momentarily and Thumbhisbum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thumbhisbum cracks a nice hook into Finch's ribs. Finch slips a jab from Thumbhisbum. Thumbhisbum throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off. Thumbhisbum misses with a series of wild punches.
Thumbhisbum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Thumbhisbum. Thumbhisbum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finch. Finch misses with a body kick. Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thumbhisbum. Finch swings for the body but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Finch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thumbhisbum. Finch lands a slapping body shot.
Thumbhisbum swings away with a leg kick that misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richmond Finch will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Benjamin Thumbhisbum's cut. 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.
Finch checks the leg kick. Thumbhisbum tries a head kick but it misses.
Thumbhisbum swinging wildly here.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target. Thumbhisbum slips a jab from Finch. The fighters circling - Thumbhisbum throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Richmond Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup. Finch fails to land with a series of punches.
Thumbhisbum scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice uppercut there from Thumbhisbum. Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Thumbhisbum finish him? Thumbhisbum throws a lazy head kick and Finch counters with a nice body shot. Finch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thumbhisbum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thumbhisbum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finch cracks Thumbhisbum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Some wild striking there from Thumbhisbum.
Finch scores with a sloppy right hand. Thumbhisbum should have avoided that one. Finch seems to have recovered his senses. Finch connects with a single shot there. Finch drops Thumbhisbum with a beautiful combination! Thumbhisbum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Finch is looking for the KO! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thumbhisbum moves into range and clinches up with Finch. Finch is trying to break the clinch but Thumbhisbum is controlling him. Finch is looking to break free of the clinch but Thumbhisbum has double underhooks. Finch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch to the body.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short left from Thumbhisbum. Finch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thumbhisbum has him pressed against the cage. Thumbhisbum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short head shot on the inside. Thumbhisbum misses with a hook from the clinch. Finch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thumbhisbum. Finch manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Thumbhisbum does a little dance to reset his feet. Thumbhisbum throws a series of punches but Finch avoids them all with ease. Thumbhisbum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finch momentarily.
Finch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thumbhisbum. Thumbhisbum obviously looking to wear him down.
Finch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Thumbhisbum checks a low kick from Finch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thumbhisbum connects with a body shot that sends Finch's belly button to the back. Thumbhisbum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thumbhisbum throws out the jab. Finch throws a quick inside leg kick. Finch scores with a hook. Finch throws out a loose jab but Thumbhisbum uses good head movement to avoid it. Thumbhisbum feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down. Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Finch looks to land a body kick but Thumbhisbum moved away. Finch slips a jab from Thumbhisbum. Thumbhisbum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Finch scores with a shot to the body.
Thumbhisbum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finch misses with a low kick as Thumbhisbum jumps back. A big left from Thumbhisbum misses. Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thumbhisbum. A nice side step and Finch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Thumbhisbum misses the jab. Thumbhisbum goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Finch misses with a low kick. Good leg kick by Finch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Finch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thumbhisbum doesn't seem phased though. Thumbhisbum misses the shot to the body. Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing. A big left from Thumbhisbum misses. Thumbhisbum misses with a double jab
letting Finch counter with a right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thumbhisbum wants to clinch and Finch counters with a stiff right hand. Finch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Finch scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richmond Finch will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Benjamin Thumbhisbum's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finch avoids the head kick by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch. Finch slips under a jab from Thumbhisbum. Thumbhisbum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thumbhisbum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Thumbhisbum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Finch lands with a straight right. Thumbhisbum didn't see that one coming. A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target. Thumbhisbum tried to counter with a leg kick but Finch avoided it. Thumbhisbum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Finch misses with a body punch
and Thumbhisbum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thumbhisbum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finch counters with a lovely shot to the body. Thumbhisbum throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it. Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thumbhisbum. Thumbhisbum looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Finch misses with a right hand enabling Thumbhisbum to counter with a crisp jab. Finch works the jab nicely. Thumbhisbum is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Finch feints and then cracks Thumbhisbum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thumbhisbum down. Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thumbhisbum connects with a right hand. Finch shakes it off. Finch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thumbhisbum's head. Thumbhisbum lands with a hook. Finch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Thumbhisbum misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely. Thumbhisbum throws a quick inside leg kick. Finch staying out of range there. Finch throws a big counter head kick but Thumbhisbum avoids it with no problem. A head kick misses from Thumbhisbum. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Finch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. 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! Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thumbhisbum.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Finch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thumbhisbum slips a jab from Finch. A looping hook to the body misses from Thumbhisbum. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet. Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Finch misses with a straight left. As Finch looks to move away, Thumbhisbum throws a big counter combo but Finch just gets out of the way. Thumbhisbum scores with a spinning back kick! A punch lands to the side of Finch 's head but he takes it in his stride. Thumbhisbum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finch can pounce on him.
Thumbhisbum misses with a leg kick. Thumbhisbum misses with a straight right. Finch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thumbhisbum at a distance.
Finch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thumbhisbum finds it's way round the side to connect with Finch's head. Finch blocks the body kick.
Finch throws a half hearted mid kick. Thumbhisbum throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Finch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thumbhisbum's hands. Thumbhisbum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Finch digs a good body shot into Thumbhisbum's ribs. Thumbhisbum misses the shot to the body. Thumbhisbum ducks under a wild hook from Finch. Thumbhisbum throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily. A swing and a miss from Thumbhisbum. Nice straight punches there by Finch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finch. Thumbhisbum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thumbhisbum tries to clinch up. Thumbhisbum throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it. Thumbhisbum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A punch combination from Thumbhisbum misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Thumbhisbum misses with an uppercut. Thumbhisbum walks into a stiff left hand from Finch. Thumbhisbum moves into range and connects with a jab. Finch tries to land a front kick but Thumbhisbum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Thumbhisbum wants to clinch but Finch slips to the side and Finch counters with a nice right hand that sends Thumbhisbum toppling to the canvas! Thumbhisbum scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finch finish him?! Thumbhisbum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Thumbhisbum swinging wildly here.
Finch swings for the body but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
Thumbhisbum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thumbhisbum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch. Thumbhisbum walks into a straight right hand from Finch. Finch connects with a right hand. Thumbhisbum shakes it off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Benjamin Thumbhisbum's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Finch! Thumbhisbum is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richmond Finch! Richmond Finch made sure to mention his sponsor, Pearson Specter Litt in his post fight interview.
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