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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jennings has chosen Ruff Ryders' Anthem as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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163 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
1 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jennings manages to avoid it.
Boom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jennings.
Jennings shoots in and drives through. Boom sprawls well.
Boom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jennings tries to clinch up but Boom circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jennings.
Boom stuffs the takedown.
Damian Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Jennings.
Jennings walks into a straight right hand from Boom.
Boom has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boom as Jennings tries to tie him up.
Jennings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jennings wants to clinch.
Boom throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Boom.
Boom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom lands a glancing blow to the side of Jennings's head.
Boom throws a series of strikes that have Jennings backpedaling.
Boom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jennings tries to clinch there but Boom circles away.
Boom throws a right hand that Jennings ducks under and follows up with a left that Jennings also avoids with ease.
Jennings fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boom throws a series of punches but Jennings moves out of range.
Boom looks to land a combination but Jennings avoids it well.
Jennings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boom is trying to push Jennings away but Jennings has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jennings pulls Boom into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boom throws a big right hand that misses.
Boom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom misses with a combination
and Jennings counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boom's knee momentarily.
Jennings tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
Jennings gets a takedown into half guard.
Boom wants to control but Jennings is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jennings trying to control from Boom's half guard. Boom has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boom 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boom is working away from the top position though.
Boom content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boom throwing shots but Jennings is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom thows a huge punch but Jennings dodges it nicely.
Boom decides to stand and escape the position.
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jennings moves away.
Boom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jennings.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice straight punches there by Boom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boom.
Jennings clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings wants a takedown.
Jennings prevents Boom from breaking the clinch.
Jennings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damian Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jennings back to the cage. Boom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jennings tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
Boom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jennings walks into a straight right hand from Boom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom misses with a wild combination.
Boom catches Jennings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jennings walks into a jab.
Jennings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jennings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Boom dominated that round.
That's time! Boom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boom swinging wildly here.
Jennings scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jennings is looking to take a break and control but Boom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boom manages to get back to half guard.
Boom is pressing down on Jennings's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jennings stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jennings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Boom. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings shoots for a double leg takedown but Boom sprawls well. He's pushed Jennings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jennings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom throws a combination that misses
and Jennings counters with a two punch combo.
Boom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Boom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom throws a combination that misses
and Jennings counters with a body kick that stops Boom in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jennings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boom.
Jennings tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
A combination from Boom does no damage.
A jab lands there for Boom.
Boom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jennings throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Damian Boom 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!
Sloppy strikes from Boom. Those never looked like landing.
Boom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jennings feints and as Boom raises his hands in defense, Jennings changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boom keeping moving, preventing Jennings from controlling successfully.
Jennings works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boom is not content to let Jennings control the position.
Boom is trying to get back to full guard.
Jennings is looking to take a break and control but Boom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Xavier Jennings hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jennings shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boom defends it nicely.
Damian Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boom shoots in but Jennings avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jennings checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom gets tackled into the cage by Jennings. Jennings maintains the clinch.
Boom tries to circle away but Jennings has him pinned against the cage.
Boom lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom tries to break the clinch but Jennings is controlling the position.
Jennings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jennings closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boom quickly recovers to half guard.
Jennings not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jennings trying to mount his opponent but Boom defends it.
Boom trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jennings is trying to work for a kimura but Boom is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Jennings showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damian Boom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jennings throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boom's waist but Boom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jennings off to one side.
Jennings tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
Boom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damian Boom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom throws a series of strikes that have Jennings backpedaling.
Jennings closes the distance but Boom moves to the side
enabling Boom to counter with a crisp jab.
Jennings fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boom swats away the attempt to clinch by Jennings.
Jennings shoots in and drives through. Boom sprawls well.
Damian Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Jennings.
Jennings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jennings throws a head kick that Boom semi-blocks.
Jennings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jennings misses with the combination.
Boom clobbers Jennings with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings dodges the punch combination from Boom.
Boom tries to score with a low kick but Jennings moves his leg out of the way.
Boom lands a two punch combo.
Boom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jennings shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boom defends it nicely.
Boom misses with a double jab.
Jennings fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boom scores with a body shot.
Boom throws a series of strikes that have Jennings backpedaling.
Boom throws a nice looking combination but Jennings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boom sprawls well. Boom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jennings gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom shoots in for a takedown but Jennings shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boom.
Boom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boom in particular looking to stall.
Boom lands with a punch from half guard.
Boom lands strikes from half guard.
Jennings is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boom performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jennings wants to control but Boom is having none of it.
Boom trying to control but Jennings is having none of it.
Xavier Jennings has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boom controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is working for a guillotine from mount but Jennings frees his head quite easily.
Jennings is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boom is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jennings has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boom trying to control but Jennings is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jennings is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Boom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Boom!
An out of breath Damian Boom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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