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Event:
ICF 10
Date: Dec 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
A big right from Tran misses.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Tran's shoulder, as Tran tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Tran.
Tran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A slow jab from Tran misses its intended target. #CL#
Tran closes the distance and clinches.
Tran is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tran lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off. #CUT#It looks like Soren Silva has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses. #T1#
Tran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Tran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Tran looking to stall.
Tran looking to stall.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Silva has eaten all the pies!
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Tran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Come on Tran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blaze Tran.
Tran keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Tran blocks an uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tran uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Tran is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tran to the mat. Tran regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tran keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tran being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#TD2#
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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Silva happy to just control the position for now. #T5#
Silva working away.
Silva controls the position. #SUB2#
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tran, who protects the arm well. #T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control the action but Tran is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Tran as he connects with a hook.#T7#
Tran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tran blocks a jab.#CL#
Tran moves into the clinch.
Tran is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tran has his back to the cage.
Tran stalling against the cage.
#TD2#
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tran clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#SUB2#
Tran fending off the submission attempt from Silva. #SUB2#
Silva is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tran is defending well though. Silva let's go of the attempt for now.#T8#
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tran looking to control the position. #T9#
Silva slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#SUB2#
Tran is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Tran looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soren Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Soren Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Tran lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tran.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Tran shakes him off and moves away.
Tran tries to clinch but Silva moves away #TD2#
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tran won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tran knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tran struggling a bit here.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tran is looking for a sweep.
Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Tran is looking to reverse the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tran.#TD2#
Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Tran's guard.
Tran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva stays in close to Tran's body and controls the position. #T4#
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T5##SUB2#
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva takes one on the button.#T6#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tran moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Tran clinches up against the cage.
Tran stalls.
Tran lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Tran just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Tran.
Tran lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Tran stalling.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Tran trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tran into the cage.#T7#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blaze Tran.#CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Tran stalling against the cage.
Tran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Tran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Blaze Tran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tran holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tran gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Stalling in the clinch from Tran.
#T8#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blaze Tran.
Tran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, jab by Tran - just one landing.
Tran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaze Tran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tran.#CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tran, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Tran lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Tran is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#T9#
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tran.
Tran stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tran.
Tran content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for Tran to work.
Tran taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blaze Tran.
Tran lands with a right hand. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tran.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blaze Tran will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soren Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Tran looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Tran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
#CL2#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Tran in a clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tran trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Tran keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Tran can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Tran is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tran avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva trying to advance position but Tran counters by regaining guard.
Tran is trying to keep Silva in close.
#SUB2#
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Tran cracks Silva with an open hand slap.#CL#
Tran moves into the clinch successfully.
Tran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tran is struggling to control the position.#TD2#
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tran clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tran is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
#T4##SUB2#
Tran is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!
Soren Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Silva looking to break Tran's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tran remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Silva will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#T5##SUB2#
Silva working for the choke.
Tran staying busy and making it hard for Silva to control.
Tran is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silva.
#SUB2#
Silva is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB2#
Silva is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#T6#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is looking to control Tran but Tran is wriggling around and keeping busy. #SUB2#
Tran is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!
Tran trying to control but not successfully. #T7#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Silva's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Silva controls the position.
Silva trying to control momentarily.
#T8#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tran looking to control the position.
Silva controlling the position well here. Tran rolled but Silva kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#SUB2#
Tran fending off the submission attempt from Silva. #T9#
Tran is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soren Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Soren Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tran.#CL#
Tran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Tran trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tran into the cage.
Tran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Tran holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#TD#
Tran pulls Silva into guard.
Silva is pushing down on Tran's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tran is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T1#
Silva is controlling the pace.
Tran is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Tran is trying to escape the mount.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva controlling his opponent. #SUB2#
Silva is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Tran is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Tran flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Silva anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Tran and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Silva slips an arm under Tran chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Silva has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Silva is squeezing on Tran like an anaconda would it's prey. Tran fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Soren Silva! |
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Event:
ICF 6
Date: Oct 14, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Tran closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kosen's guard.
Tran trying to control but Kosen is working from the bottom.
Kosen trying to control the position here.
Kosen wants to stand up but Tran is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#T1#
Tran is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kosen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kosen ducks under a wild hook from Tran.
Kosen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Kosen takes the fight into the clinch.
Tran looking to stall.
Kosen being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #TD2#
Kosen is trying to trip Tran. He has hold of a leg but Tran is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kosen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kosen advances to half guard. #T2#
Kosen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kosen throwing shots but Tran is blocking nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kosen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kosen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kosen lands a nice short elbow.
Kosen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tran might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kosen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tran is breathing heavily.
Tran has hold of Kosen's hands but Kosen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kosen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tran with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kosen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kosen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Tran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tran is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kosen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kosen working Tran over with strikes.
Tran is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kosen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tran has hold of Kosen's hands but Kosen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kosen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kosen working Tran over with strikes. #ROC2#Tran is rocked!
Kosen lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Tran quite badly. Tran pulls Kosen in close trying to recover. Kosen postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Tran on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Tran doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamza Kosen! |
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Event:
ICF 4
Date: Sep 15, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Tran moves into range and clinches up with Angryguy.
Tran stalling.
Angryguy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Angryguy misses with a body punch.
Tran pushes off an throws an elbow but Angryguy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tran avoiding damage as Angryguy throws knees to the body.
#TD2#
Tran drags the fight down to the ground.
Angryguy stopping the sweep attempt from Tran.
Tran has a closed guard, preventing Angryguy from standing up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tran has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1##SUB2#
Angryguy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tran seems keen to control Angryguy's posture.
Tran is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tran is pulling down on Angryguy's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Tran takes the fight into the clinch.
Tran stalling.
#TD2#
Tran successfully pulls guard.
Angryguy wants to get up but he can't break Tran's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tran is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Let's hope that Tran has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Tran.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tran misses with a hook
and Angryguy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tran misses with a lunging right hand
and Angryguy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tran really felt that one!#CL2#
Tran moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Angryguy misses with a body punch.
Angryguy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tran backwards. #TD2#
Tran manages to pull guard.
Angryguy wants to get up but he can't break Tran's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T5#
Tran has Angryguy pulled in close to control his posture.
Yet more stalling tactics from Tran.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tran looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Tran clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tran is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#TD2#
Tran manages to pull guard.
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.
Angryguy is looking to stand up but Tran won't let him. #T7#
Tran wants to sweep here but Angryguy controlling him for the moment.
Angryguy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Angryguy wants to get up but he can't break Tran's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tran is pulling down on Angryguy's head. It's preventing any offense from Angryguy, at least for the moment.
Tran's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T8#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Tran shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Angryguy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tran manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tran with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T9#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Tran dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Tran drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Angryguy looking for a sweep. Not yet Angryguy, not yet.
Angryguy controls Tran momentarily but Tran frees himself.
Tran looking to pass the guard.
Tran sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Angryguy wants to control but Tran passes easily into half guard.
Angryguy looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
Tran gets a takedown into half guard.
Tran is controlling the pace.
Angryguy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tran is looking to advance position but Angryguy won't allow it. #T3#
Tran frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tran controlling his opponent. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tran fails to advance to Angryguy's back.
Tran content just to control the position here. #T5#
Tran is continuing to stall.#SUB2#
Tran is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Angryguy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tran controlling from mount.
Angryguy tries to reverse the position but Tran maintains control.
Tran wants to take Angryguy's back but he can't do it this time.
Tran controlling his opponent. #T7##SUB2#
Angryguy tries to buck Tran off so he can stand up but Tran has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Angryguy falls backwards, slamming Tran to the mat but Tran holds on tight! Angryguy is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Blaze Tran! |
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