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Event:
RISE 18: Gustavson v Svyatogor
Date: Jan 16, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Tran moves into the clinch.
Tran is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee motions for Tran to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tran's sensitive parts.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee lands a nice hook to Tran's body. Tran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tran is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee with a jab.
Tran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
Tran checks a low kick from Lee.
Tran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tran there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tran checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Tran blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Tran fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brandon Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phuc Tran.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Tran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tran there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brandon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Tran checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Tran off balance momentarily.
Lee moves away from the strike by Tran. #T2#
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tran momentarily.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee misses with a body punch
#TD2#
and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Tran is working to tighten his grip on Lee's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lee has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tran is really squeezing tight and eventually Lee passes out! Tran breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Phuc Tran! |
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Event:
RISE 14: Veainu v Maestre
Date: Jan 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Drew connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tran was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
Tran tries to counter by clinching up but Drew breaks away and moves out of range.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tran tries to clinch #TD2#
and Drew counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drew looking to sit in guard and control but Tran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Drew wants to sweep here but Tran controlling him for the moment.
Tran might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drew pulls Tran in close to his closed guard and prevents Tran from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew keeping full guard, as Tran tries to pass.
Drew looking for a sweep. Not yet Drew, not yet.
Tran wants to control from the top but Drew keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Drew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tran postures up.
Tran trying to control the position from guard on top but Drew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drew is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Drew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drew trying to mount his opponent but Tran defends it. #T2#
Drew works his way into side control.
Tran is not content to let Drew control the position.
Drew connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tran some visible discomfort.
Drew is chipping away with strikes.
Tran is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Drew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drew passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tran! #T3#
Drew lands a heavy elbow.
Drew postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tran looks a forlorn figure.
Drew is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tran gets back to half guard.
Tran is not content to let Drew control the position.
Drew moves into full mount! Tran won't be happy about that!
Tran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#T4#
Drew punishing his opponent with strikes.
Drew has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tran's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drew with a couple of short strikes.
Tran working to try and regain half guard.
Drew postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tran looks a forlorn figure.
Drew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drew scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tran can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drew landing strikes from the mount.
Drew is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drew in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Len Drew dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Drew misses with a series of wild punches.
Tran throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Drew counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drew trying to control the position from guard on top but Tran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drew passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drew working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew controls the position.
Tran manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drew's best efforts.
Drew frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Drew raining down hammerfists from mount.
Drew cracks Tran with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tran is looking to improve his position but Drew isn't that keen on the idea.
Drew with the ground and pound from mount.
Tran is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tran is trying to escape the mount.
Drew landing punches.
Drew lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drew landing punches.
Drew landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drew connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tran is bucking up trying to escape but Drew cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC2#Tran is rocked!
Drew landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Tran is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drew looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tran covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Len Drew!
Our winner, Len Drew, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
RISE 10: Halo v Lalla
Date: Dec 19, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Tran has managed to clinch.
Luokkamaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Tran backwards.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch to the body.
Luokkamaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tran trying to land knees to the body.
Luokkamaki scores with a shoulder strike. #TD#
Tran turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tran manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Tran looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Tran tries for a kimura but Luokkamaki is defending well. #SUB#
Tran wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Luokkamaki, who protects the arm well.
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!#SUB#
Tran looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1#
Tran is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Luokkamaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tran wants to control but Luokkamaki is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luokkamaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tran is looking to take a break and control but Luokkamaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tran looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Tran looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3#
Luokkamaki is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Luokkamaki can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Tran is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luokkamaki has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Tran tries for a kimura but Luokkamaki is defending well.
Tran trying to control the position but Luokkamaki is working away.
Luokkamaki 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.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Tran is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Luokkamaki looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tran gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Luokkamaki is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tran lets go of the hold and Luokkamaki can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phuc Tran! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Tran misses with a body kick.
Lydon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lydon misses with a body shot.
Tran throws out a loose jab but Lydon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lydon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lydon slaps away a takedown attempt from Tran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Lydon misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon moves out of range as Tran strikes.
A punch combination from Lydon misses.
Lydon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tran tries to counter with a clinch but Lydon shakes him off and moves away.
Tran fails with a takedown attempt.
Lydon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1#
Tran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lydon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tran.
Tran wants to counter with a clinch but Lydon pushes him away.
Tran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lydon.
Tran wants to counter with a clinch but Lydon pushes him away.
Tran wants to clinch
and Lydon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tran tries to clinch
and Lydon counters with a stiff right hand.
Lydon throws a right and a left that Tran avoids nicely.
Tran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lydon.
Tran is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T2#
Tran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lydon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tran moves out of range of the strikes.
Tran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tran is defended easily by Lydon.
John Lydon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phuc Tran.
Lydon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tran takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Tran rushes Lydon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Tran lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
Tran misses with a knee to the head.
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lydon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lydon is breathing heavily.
Lydon avoiding damage as Tran throws knees to the body.
Tran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tran misses with a knee strike.
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but Lydon blocks with his arms.
Tran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lydon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lydon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lydon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Tran.
#T4#
Tran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tran tries a knee to the head but Lydon blocks it.
Tran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lydon avoids it.
Tran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lydon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tran dodges the punch combination from Lydon.
Lydon scores with a nice strike.
Danga de danga de dang - Lydon scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Lydon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Lydon tries to keep at a distance but Tran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lydon prevents the takedown attempt.
Tran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lydon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lydon managing to block the knees to the body from Tran.
Lydon avoiding damage as Tran throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lydon avoids it.
Tran is working for takedown but Lydon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Tran won't allow it.
Tran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T1#
Tran landing knees to the body.
Tran with a knee to the head.
Tran is breathing heavily.
Tran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lydon.
Lydon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tran.
John Lydon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phuc Tran.
Lydon avoids the elbow strike from Tran, against the cage.
Tran working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Tran has Lydon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lydon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Tran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lydon is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tran obliges.#T2#
Tran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lydon avoids it.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lydon dodges an elbow strike from Tran.
Tran prevents Lydon from breaking the clinch.
Tran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tran throws an elbow but it misses.
Lydon is looking to break free of the clinch but Tran has double underhooks.
Lydon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lydon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tran throws an elbow but it misses.
Tran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T3#
Tran trying to land knees to the body.
Tran looking to throw knees to the head but Lydon is blocking nicely.
Tran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tran throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tran misses with a knee strike.
Tran missing with knees to the body.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Tran is controlling him.
Lydon avoiding damage as Tran throws knees to the body.
Lydon avoiding damage as Tran throws knees to the body.
Lydon blocks the elbow strike.
Tran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lydon smiles and moves away.
#T4#
Lydon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lydon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tran was well out of range. Poor timing from Lydon.
John Lydon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lydon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tran circles away quickly and effectively.
Tran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lydon.
#TD2#
Tran changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lydon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lydon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lydon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lydon misses with a series of wild punches.
Tran steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lydon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phuc Tran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lydon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Tran tries to clinch but Lydon moves away
and Lydon counters with a three punch combo that has Tran backing up. Tran nods at Lydon to acknowledge the strikes.#CL#
Lydon has managed to clinch.
Lydon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Tran is controlling him.
Lydon tries to break free but Tran pushes him back against the cage.
Phuc Tran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lydon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lydon takes an elbow to the temple.
Tran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lydon is defending well for now.
Tran goes for a takedown attempt but Lydon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T1#
Lydon throws a one two combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tran.
Tran tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lydon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tran somewhat.
John Lydon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phuc Tran.
Lydon lands a slapping body shot.
#T2#
Lydon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tran tries to clinch there but Lydon circles away.
Tran shoots in but no luck this time.
Tran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John Lydon is winning the standup battle so far.
Tran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tran is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lydon.
Tran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lydon.#T3#
Tran fails with the takedown
and Lydon counters with a straight right hand.
Lydon lands a jab to Tran's midsection.
Tran shoots in and drives through. Lydon sprawls well.
Tran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tran fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Lydon both land. Nice combination. #TD2#
Tran drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lydon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lydon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tran moves away.
Tran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Lydon circles away.
#CL#
Lydon clinches up with Tran and pushes him back against the cage.
Lydon dodges an elbow strike from Tran.
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lydon.
Lydon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lydon tries to circle away but Tran has him pinned against the cage.
Tran lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Lydon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lydon 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lydon!
A victorious John Lydon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Lydon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tran. #CL#
Lydon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#TD#
Lydon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lydon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lydon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tran trying to control from the bottom.
Lydon not doing much here.
Lydon working over Tran with some ground and pound. Tran looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lydon is working away from the top position though.
Tran is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lydon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lydon's back!#T1#
Tran wants to control but Lydon is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lydon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lydon is trying to get back to his feet but Tran has full control of the position and if anything, Lydon has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB2#
Tran is cranking Lydon's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Lydon! He's tightened the choke and Lydon is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phuc Tran! |
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