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Event:
TR56:Did Life Give You A Lemon
Date: May 08, 2022 |
Peter Preston really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 195.7, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Brutus Cox was cancelled. |
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Event:
TR52: McClane's Request
Date: Apr 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Preston fails with the takedown
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Preston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Preston.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#TD2#
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Preston is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Preston's head.
Preston trying to control from the bottom.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of Preston's head.
Santos working Preston over with strikes. #T1#
Preston is looking to improve his position.
Preston is looking to get back to is feet but Santos passes into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Preston wants to control but Santos postures up.
Preston is trying to improve his position.
Preston throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Preston can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Preston is being controlled here. #T2#
Santos grinds an elbow into Preston's temple. #SUB2#
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Preston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos working the ground and pound.
Preston parries the strikes from Santos easily there. Santos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Preston to escape.
#SU2#
Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Preston get back to his feet.#CL#
Preston darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.#BC#
Preston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Preston in a clinch.
#T3##BC2#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Preston as he jumps to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Preston misses its target.
Preston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Preston moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Preston or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Preston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos throws a counter combo.
Preston is breathing heavily.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Peter Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Santos leaves Preston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#It looks like Peter Preston has been cut.#CL2#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Preston is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Preston's half guard.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Preston's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD2#
Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Preston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Preston is looking to reverse the position.
Preston manages to get back to half guard.
Preston wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos trying to control the action but Preston is working from the bottom. #T1#
Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Preston is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Preston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos trying to control the action but Preston is working from the bottom.
Juanito Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos controlling the pace. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SU2#
Santos stands up and beckons Preston to join him on the feet. #TD2#
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Preston being controlled for a moment.
Preston tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Preston is working to avoid the ground and pound but Santos connects with a decent elbow. #SUB2#
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Preston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Santos cracks Preston with a big elbow.
Santos trying to control the action but Preston is working from the bottom.
Preston is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
Santos happy to just control the position for now.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Preston keeps working.
Santos is working Preston over with some ground and pound from side control.
Santos trying to control the position but Preston is working away.
Preston sneaks back into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos 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.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of Preston's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Preston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Preston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand. #TD2#
Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Preston has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Santos is on him like a limpet, forcing Preston back against the cage.
Preston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peter Preston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Preston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Preston breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Preston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santos working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Preston gets back to half guard.
Santos wants to take a breather but Preston is having none of it.
Preston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!#SUB#
Santos defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. #SU2#
Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santos passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB2#
Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Preston to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Preston shrugs it off.
Santos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T3#
Preston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos landing strikes from the mount and Preston is in trouble!
Santos trying to control but Preston is having none of it.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Preston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos lands a heavy elbow.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Preston is looking to escape. #T4#
Preston is in a horrible position here. Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Preston wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito Santos!
Juanito Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 19, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Martinez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Martinez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Preston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Martinez lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Martinez.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Preston keeps working.
Martinez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston is looking for a sweep.
Martinez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Martinez throws a strike aimed at the side of Preston's head but Preston avoids it well.#T1#
Preston isn't going anywhere.
Martinez just content to control the position. #SU#
Martinez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preston as he avoids it easily.
Martinez lands a head kick. Preston smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#It looks like Peter Preston has been cut.
Preston fails with the takedown.
Peter Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez. #T2##CL2#
Preston drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage.
#TD2#
Preston manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Preston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Preston has momentary wrist control but Martinez slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Preston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martinez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martinez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez is in close to Preston's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T3#
Martinez wants to control from the top but Preston keeps moving.
Preston is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB2#
Preston has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Martinez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Preston.
Preston wants to control but Martinez postures up.#SU#
Martinez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Preston throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Preston is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#TD#
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
Preston lands with a few short shots to the body.
Preston works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Preston on the ground.
Preston keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Preston working a defensive guard here.
Martinez cracks Preston with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Preston's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##TD#
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Preston to the ground. Martinez is now in Preston's guard.
Preston has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Martinez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Preston is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.
Preston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martinez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #TD2#
Martinez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Preston is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martinez to the mat. Martinez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Preston presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez stops a takedown attempt from Preston.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Preston won't allow it.
Preston can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Preston stalls.
Martinez can't get the takedown.
#T1#
Preston keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but Preston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Preston breaks the clinch.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Preston, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Martinez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2#
Preston drives through with a takedown into Martinez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Preston is breathing heavily.
Preston is looking to stand up but Martinez won't let him.
Preston being controlled here momentarily. #T2##SUB#
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Preston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Preston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Preston wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet. #ES#
Martinez wriggles free and stands up. #TD#
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#T3#
Martinez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Preston regains full guard. Nicely done.
Preston trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Martinez wants to control from the top but Preston keeps moving.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Preston lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Preston with a nice head shot there.
Preston wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez lands some strikes from the bottom.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Preston from controlling successfully.
Preston sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martinez's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Preston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Preston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Martinez tries for a takedown but Preston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Preston throws a counter combo.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Preston on that attempt.
It looked like Martinez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD2#
Preston decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Preston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Preston working over Martinez with some ground and pound. Martinez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alejandro Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Preston is thwarting Martinez's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Preston scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Martinez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T1#
Martinez wants to improve his position but Preston is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Preston is controlling him
Preston wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Preston.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Preston lands strikes from half guard.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Preston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Preston is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Preston seems to be looking for submissions.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Preston closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
Preston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #TD2#
Preston gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Preston passes into half guard.
#REVR#
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Preston wants to pass to mount but Martinez is defending the position.
Martinez is trying to control but Preston manages to pass to mount!
Martinez tries to lock up and control but Preston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
Preston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Martinez wants to control but Preston is having none of it.
Preston landing strikes, looking to finish!
Martinez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Preston looking to finish Martinez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinez!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Preston's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Preston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Preston 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Preston! |
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