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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Tillman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Juan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Tillman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillman's corner calls for a 1-2. Tillman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Juan misses with a takedown
and Tillman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juan drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juan pushes down on Tillman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tillman tries to get to full guard but Juan has control of the leg.
Tillman is not content to let Juan control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan tries to pass to full mount but Tillman defends it.
Juan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Juan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tillman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tillman is trying to control but can't.
Juan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tillman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tillman is doing well to control the position and prevent Juan from advancing to side control.
Tillman wants to get back to full guard.
Tillman controlling the position well.
Juan trying to control from half guard but Tillman is working away.
Tillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tillman is looking for a sweep. Juan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tillman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Juan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tillman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juan passes Tillman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tillman is trying is best to control the position here.
Juan seems to be looking for submissions.
Juan is looking to take a break and control but Tillman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Juan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tillman defending well though.
Juan trying to pass the guard but Tillman defending well.
Juan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tillman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman is trying to maintain the position but Juan is very close to passing his half guard.
Tillman wants to improve his position but Juan is controlling well.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Tillman is defending well.
Tillman is positioning himself well to prevent Juan advancing to mount.
Juan is trying to control. Tillman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Tillman is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Juan is thwarting Tillman's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Juan looks for a takedown but Tillman sprawls well.
Juan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pat Tillman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tillman.
Juan shoots in and bounces Tillman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tillman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Juan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tillman's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Juan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good work by Juan as he checks the leg kick.
Juan moves away from the strike by Tillman.
Juan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tillman pinned against the cage. Tillman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tillman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tillman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tillman. Juan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Juan moves out of range of the body kick from Tillman.
A low kick from Tillman is predictable there
and Juan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tillman really felt that one!
Tillman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Juan is defended easily by Tillman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tillman is fending him off so far but Juan persists. Nope, Tillman circles away and we're back to standing.
Tillman throws a big shot that misses.
Pat Tillman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juan darts in looking for a takedown but Tillman gets double underhooks and turns Juan into the cage.
Juan with a poor takedown
and Tillman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juan tries to move into range but Tillman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juan avoids the body shot from Tillman.
Juan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Tillman.
Pat Tillman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tillman thuds his right hand into Juan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tillman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Juan wants to control but Tillman is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman can't do much from the bottom here.
Juan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Juan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tillman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Juan's guard! Nice work there by Tillman!
Tillman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tillman looking to sit in guard and control but Juan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Tillman is keeping the position.
Juan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tillman's guard.
Juan is trying to control the action in half guard but Tillman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tillman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Juan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Juan's back!
Juan tries to roll but Tillman sticks to his back.
Tillman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tillman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Tillman has the hooks in. Juan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Juan turns into Tillman and is now in his guard.
Tillman keeping full guard, as Juan tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tillman has control of Juan's left arm, preventing Juan from doing any damage.
Tillman keeping full guard, as Juan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Tillman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tillman throws a low kick, looking for Juan's leg but Juan calmly moves out of range.
Tillman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Tillman misses its intended target.
Juan tries for a takedown but Tillman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tillman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tillman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tillman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juan slips under a jab from Tillman.
Tillman misses with a straight left.
Tillman leaves Juan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan ducks right into an uppercut from Tillman.
Tillman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juan.
Tillman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tillman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Juan scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tillman.
Tillman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juan on the side of the head.
Juan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juan throws a head kick that misses.
Tillman misses with a straight right.
No luck for Juan with that takedown attempt.
Tillman misses with the body kick
and Juan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Juan.
Tillman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Juan passes Tillman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tillman keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman is trying to get back to full guard.
Juan wants to free his trapped foot but Tillman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Juan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Juan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juan looking to ground and pound but Tillman is blocking nicely.
Tillman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tillman is trying to escape the mount.
Tillman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan is stalling here but it's allowed Tillman to get half guard.
Sean Juan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tillman is looking to control Juan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tillman avoid being mounted?
Juan moves nicely into side control.
Tillman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Juan is thwarting Tillman's attempts to control the position.
Tillman is controlling Juan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Tillman is defending well.
Tillman is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan wants to pass to mount but Tillman is defending the position.
Juan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Juan looking to ground and pound but Tillman is blocking nicely.
Juan is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tillman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tillman shrugs it off.
Juan wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Tillman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tillman is holding on to half guard well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Juan.
I think Juan 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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