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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Boomhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Conn (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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180 lbs
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184 cm
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Boomhauer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Conn! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boomhauer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boomhauer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boomhauer is looking to clinch. Conn shoots in looking for a takedown. Boomhauer tries to sprawl out of it but Conn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boomhauer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Conn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Conn jabs at Boomhauer's body. Boomhauer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Horrible takedown by Boomhauer or perhaps it was just good defense by Conn which made him look bad. No luck with that takedown attempt from Conn. Boomhauer moves into the clinch successfully.
Boomhauer lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boomhauer crunches a lovely knee into Conn's ribcage. Boomhauer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conn avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Conn wants to stall.
Boomhauer breaks the clinch.
Conn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boomhauer connects with a high kick. Boomhauer fails with the takedown. Conn fails in his attempt to clinch. Boomhauer shoots in but Conn avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Boomhauer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Boomhauer fails with the takedown. Conn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boomhauer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Conn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boomhauer counters with a flying knee. Nice. Conn shoots in for a takedown but Boomhauer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boomhauer is defended easily by Conn. Boomhauer dodges the punch combination from Conn.
Boomhauer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Boomhauer is breathing heavily. Conn tries to bum rush Boomhauer with a series of wild strikes but Boomhauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Boomhauer shoots in looking for a takedown but Conn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boomhauer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. William Conn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Conn misses with a takedown attempt - Boomhauer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Conn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boomhauer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Conn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boomhauer counters with a flying knee. Nice. Boomhauer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A looping hook to the body misses from Conn. Boomhauer does a little dance to reset his feet. Boomhauer tries for a takedown but Conn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Boomhauer blocks a low kick nicely. Boomhauer scores with a kick to the midsection. Boomhauer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conn defends it nicely. Boomhauer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conn. Conn thuds his right hand into Boomhauer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Conn lands a right hook to the body.
Conn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boomhauer pinned against the cage. Boomhauer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Conn misses with a combination
and Boomhauer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boomhauer. Boomhauer lands a good knee to the midsection. Conn won't want to take too many of those. Boomhauer lands a good knee to the midsection. Conn won't want to take too many of those. Conn takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Boomhauer tries to land a knee to the head but Conn blocks with his arms.
Boomhauer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Conn stalling in the clinch but Boomhauer improves position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Boomhauer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Conn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Conn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Boomhauer dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Conn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boomhauer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Boomhauer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conn fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Jeff Boomhauer is winning the standup battle so far. Boomhauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conn throws a nice looking combination but Boomhauer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Boomhauer moves into the clinch. Conn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boomhauer pulls him back up using the underhooks. Boomhauer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conn is defending well for now. Boomhauer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boomhauer, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boomhauer slaps away a takedown attempt from Conn, before circling back to the center of the mat. Jeff Boomhauer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Conn. Conn swats away the attempt to clinch by Boomhauer. Boomhauer fails with a takedown attempt. Conn misses with a wild combination.
Conn moves into the clinch. Boomhauer with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boomhauer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boomhauer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Boomhauer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boomhauer shoots in for a takedown but Conn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Boomhauer dodges the punch combination from Conn.
Conn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boomhauer.
Jeff Boomhauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Boomhauer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Boomhauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boomhauer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conn is fending him off so far but Boomhauer persists. Nope, Conn circles away and we're back to standing. Boomhauer shoots in but Conn avoids the takedown attempt easily. Conn darts in and clinches Boomhauer up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boomhauer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conn.
A frustrated look appears on Conn's face as he tries to break the clinch. Boomhauer misses with a knee strike.
Boomhauer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conn is defending well for now. Conn blocks the elbow strike.
Boomhauer trying to land knees to the body.
Boomhauer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conn. Conn trying to control the position but instead, Boomhauer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conn into the cage. Conn wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boomhauer tries to land knees in the clinch but Conn avoids the damage to the body. Conn looking for a takedown. Boomhauer has Conn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Conn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Conn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boomhauer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boomhauer is defending well against a takedown attempt. Boomhauer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conn blocks it with crossed arms. Boomhauer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conn.
Boomhauer prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Conn looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boomhauer obliges. A knee to the head by Boomhauer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Boomhauer dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Conn there. Conn looks to land a right hand but Boomhauer moved out of range. Boomhauer has closed the distance and engaged Conn in a clinch.
Boomhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Boomhauer is looking to clinch. Conn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boomhauer's waist but Boomhauer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Conn off to one side. Conn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boomhauer moves into the clinch. Boomhauer slowing the pace effectively. Boomhauer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conn is defending well for now. Conn tries to land knees in the clinch but Boomhauer avoids the damage to the body. A body shot lands from Conn.
Conn managing to block the knees to the body from Boomhauer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Conn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Conn is trying to break the clinch but Boomhauer has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boomhauer connects with a knee to the head.
Conn is trying to break the clinch but Boomhauer has him pressed against the cage. Conn is trying to force a seperation but Boomhauer has the dominant position. Boomhauer gets underhooks to prevent Conn's takedown attempt.
Boomhauer fails to pull guard.
Conn has had enough of the clinch but Boomhauer keeps him there for the moment. Boomhauer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conn's efforts to push away. Boomhauer breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Boomhauer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conn doesn't seem phased though. Boomhauer tries to clinch up. Conn misses with a combination
and Boomhauer counters with a nice kick to the body. Boomhauer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boomhauer drives through and clinches with Conn against the cage.
Boomhauer misses with a knee strike.
Boomhauer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boomhauer trying to control the position from guard on top but Conn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boomhauer preventing the sweep. Boomhauer sitting in guard, not really doing much. Boomhauer throwing strikes from guard but Conn blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boomhauer throwing strikes but missing. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boomhauer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Conn is controlling Boomhauer's posture. Boomhauer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Conn's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Conn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boomhauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Conn.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Conn. Those never looked like landing. Conn fails to land the takedown. Jeff Boomhauer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Conn. Conn takes a kick to the side of the head. Conn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Horrible takedown by Conn or perhaps it was just good defense by Boomhauer which made him look bad. Conn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boomhauer has closed the distance and engaged Conn in a clinch.
William Conn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Boomhauer is trying to pull guard but Conn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Boomhauer lands a good knee to the midsection. Conn won't want to take too many of those. Jeff Boomhauer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boomhauer lands a good knee to the midsection. Conn won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight! Jeff Boomhauer showed his dominance in that final round. Well Boomhauer 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Boomhauer!
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energy
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