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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Burn it Down. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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156 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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168 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Bojan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Juan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bojan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Juan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bojan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bojan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Juan defends it well.
Juan wants to improve his position but Bojan is controlling well.
Juan trying to control from the bottom.
Bojan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Juan pushes Bojan off looking to stand but Bojan dives back in and keeps control.
Bojan is working for a submission of some sort.
Juan is defending against the submission attempts here by Bojan.
Juan tries to get to full guard but Bojan has control of the leg.
Juan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bojan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan tries to roll over but Bojan keeps him under control.
Juan gets back to full guard.
Bojan is stalling in the full guard.
Juan controls Bojan momentarily but Bojan frees himself.
Juan wants to stand and escape but Bojan is having none of it.
Bojan distracts Juan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Juan is adopting a defensive guard.
Bojan stands and steps away. Juan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Juan throws a body punch but Bojan moves out of range.
Bojan tries for a takedown but Juan circles away easily
and Juan counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Juan as he avoids it easily.
Bojan moves away from the strike by Juan.
Bojan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juan throws a body punch but Bojan moves out of range.
Bojan gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juan tries to get to full guard but Bojan has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juan controlling the position well.
Juan trying to control but Bojan postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bojan wants to work for an arm triangle but Juan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Juan manages to get to full guard.
Bojan wants to control from the top but Juan keeps moving.
Bojan won't allow Juan to sweep him here.
Juan keeping moving, preventing Bojan from controlling successfully.
Juan looking for a sweep. Not yet Juan, not yet.
Juan keeping full guard, as Bojan tries to pass.
Juan controls Bojan momentarily but Bojan frees himself.
Stan Bojan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Juan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bojan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bojan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bojan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Juan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Juan struggling a bit here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bojan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Juan regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bojan is working for a kimura but Juan is defending it quite comfortably.
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 Stan Bojan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Juan misses with a body kick.
Juan lands a head kick. Bojan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Juan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bojan.
Juan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Juan misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Juan.
Bojan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juan's waist but Juan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bojan off to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juan.
Juan has closed the distance and engaged Bojan in a clinch.
Juan tries to throw a body punch but Bojan avoids it by throwing Juan back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bojan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Juan.
Bojan avoiding damage as Juan throws knees to the body.
Bojan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juan trying to land knees to the body.
Juan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bojan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bojan managing to block the knees to the body from Juan.
Bojan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Juan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bojan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bojan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Juan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juan misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juan has closed the distance and engaged Bojan in a clinch.
Bojan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bojan manages to pull guard.
Bojan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bojan trying to control from half guard but Juan is working away.
Juan gets full guard.
Juan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bojan is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Juan has taken his back.
Bojan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan prevents Juan from getting a body triangle.
Bojan wants to escape the position.
Juan trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bojan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bojan is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan is trying to control but Bojan is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Juan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bojan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juan counters with a thumping low kick.
Bojan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juan stuffs the takedown.
Juan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bojan fails with a takedown attempt.
Juan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Juan misses the target.
Juan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Juan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Juan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bojan moves away.
Juan closes the distance and clinches.
Bojan managing to block the knees to the body from Juan.
Our sources have told us that Bojan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Juan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bojan blocks it with crossed arms.
Bojan jumps guard but Juan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bojan jumps guard but Juan stands there with Bojan around his waist. Bojan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bojan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Juan stops a takedown attempt from Bojan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Juan lands a good knee to the midsection. Bojan won't want to take too many of those.
Juan misses with the head strike.
Juan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bojan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bojan takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan missing with knees to the body.
Juan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bojan avoids the damage to the body.
Juan with a knee to the head.
Juan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Stan Bojan has been cut.
Bojan is looking for a takedown.
Juan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juan trying to land knees to the body.
Juan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bojan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juan missing with knees to the body.
Juan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bojan's defenses.
Juan trying to land knees to the body.
Juan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan gets the takedown into side control.
Bojan wants to control but Juan is keeping him busy.
Juan is trying to get back to half guard.
Juan pushes Bojan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bojan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Juan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bojan takes a little break here. Juan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bojan wants to control but Juan is keeping him busy.
Juan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bojan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bojan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Juan, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan can't do much from the bottom here.
Bojan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Juan is trying to control Bojan's posture but Bojan avoids it.
Juan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Juan passes to side control.
Juan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bojan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Juan decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan throws a leg kick but Bojan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juan but Juan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Bojan with that takedown attempt.
Bojan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juan.
Bojan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juan's waist but Juan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bojan off to one side.
Juan tries to clinch but Bojan is having none of it.
Bojan dives in for a single leg takedown but Juan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bojan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juan stops a takedown attempt from Bojan.
Juan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bojan is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Juan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Juan!
Sean Juan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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