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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Maunders (ranked 3091 p4p, 4901 weight class) and Byron Trevino (ranked 318 p4p, 425 weight class). Ben Maunders has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Maunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Byron Trevino!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevino works over Maunders's head and body with a nice combination.
Maunders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trevino darts in and clinches Maunders up against the cage.
Maunders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trevino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trevino tries to pull guard but Maunders forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Maunders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maunders has clasped his hands together around Trevino's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Trevino managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maunders.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Maunders politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maunders prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevino parries the strikes from Maunders easily there. Maunders is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Trevino to escape.
Maunders is looking to take a break and control but Trevino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trevino is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Maunders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maunders scores with punches from side control.
Maunders landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maunders misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maunders postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino is being controlled here.
Maunders working the body and head with strikes.
Trevino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maunders connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Maunders.
Maunders connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Trevino some visible discomfort.
Trevino parries the strikes from Maunders easily there. Maunders is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Trevino to escape.
Trevino is trying to control Maunders's posture but Maunders avoids it.
Maunders working the head and body with strikes.
Maunders slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Maunders has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Trevino is letting Maunders control him for a moment.
Maunders lands a decent elbow from side control.
Trevino trying to remain calm as Maunders controls from the top position.
Maunders has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maunders wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trevino, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Trevino defending against the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trevino can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maunders tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Trevino wants to control but Maunders postures up.
Maunders misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Maunders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trevino is not content to let Maunders control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trevino is defended easily by Maunders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Maunders dominated that round.
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.
Trevino has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Maunders misses the target.
Maunders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danga de danga de dang - Trevino scores with a four punch combination!
Trevino shoots for a takedown but Maunders saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ben Maunders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Trevino.
Maunders looks to throw the jab but Trevino is out of range.
Trevino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maunders defends well and Trevino ends up having to push Maunders into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Trevino gets caught flat footed, as Maunders shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trevino wants to get back to his feet but Maunders passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maunders is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maunders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trevino is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maunders thows a huge punch but Trevino dodges it nicely.
Maunders 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.
Still in half guard, Maunders seems content to control.
Maunders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trevino is not content to let Maunders control the position.
Maunders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trevino defending well though.
Maunders passes the guard and advances to mount!
Trevino is squirming around, avoiding Maunders's attempts to control the action.
Trevino wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Maunders lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maunders working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Maunders landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maunders dominating with strikes here.
Maunders looking to finish Trevino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Trevino!
Maunders lands with some strikes.
Maunders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trevino can do to turn this around?
Maunders connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maunders connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Trevino is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maunders controlling the pace for now.
Maunders tries to control but Trevino wriggling away.
Maunders working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maunders takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maunders lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Maunders dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trevino slips a straight right by Maunders.
Trevino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maunders.
Trevino is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Byron Trevino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maunders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trevino fails with a takedown attempt.
Trevino moves away from the strike by Maunders.
Maunders looks to land a left hand but Trevino moved out of range nicely.
Maunders throws a hook but Trevino blocks it.
Trevino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maunders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maunders closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maunders lands in his opponent's guard.
Trevino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maunders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maunders pushes down on Trevino's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ben Maunders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trevino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maunders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trevino defending well though.
Maunders throwing shots but Trevino is blocking nicely.
Maunders looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Trevino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maunders is nestled in close to Trevino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maunders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trevino's head.
Trevino is in trouble now - Maunders has advanced to mount!
Maunders dominating with strikes here.
Trevino in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maunders controlling the position easily from mount.
Maunders raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maunders cracks Trevino with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maunders takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maunders fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maunders working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Trevino is still in real trouble! Can Maunders finish him?
BOOM! Maunders connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maunders punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maunders can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trevino is looking to escape.
Maunders raining down hammerfists from mount.
Trevino is in a horrible position here. Maunders smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Byron Trevino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maunders controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Maunders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maunders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Maunders!
Our winner, Ben Maunders, 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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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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