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Event:
RMMA - New York 2
Date: Apr 05, 2025 |
#R1#
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.
#CL2#
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.#TD#
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.#T1#
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.
#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#SUB#
Maunders wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trevino, who protects the arm well. #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.
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. #REF3#
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.#R2#
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.#TD#
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.#REVB#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3##SUB#
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.
#ROC#Trevino is rocked!#T4#
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!#R3#
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.#TD#
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.#T1#
Maunders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trevino defending well though.
Maunders throwing shots but Trevino is blocking nicely. #SUB#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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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Event:
RMMA - New York
Date: Mar 08, 2025 |
#R1#
Trevino shoots in looking for a takedown. Alro tries to sprawl out of it but Trevino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trevino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#TD#
Trevino feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trevino postures up.
Trevino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevino won't allow Alro to get back to his feet.
Alro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trevino manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Trevino wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trevino is looking to stand up but Alro isn't so interested in that idea.
Alro trying to control the position from guard on top but Trevino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Trevino shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Trevino is breathing heavily.#T2#
Alro is trying to stand back up but Trevino is controlling him
Alro is looking for a sweep. Trevino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alro is trying to stand.
Alro wants to control but Trevino is keeping busy.
Alro is trying to get back to full guard.
Alro trying to control from the bottom.
#T3#
Trevino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Alro.
Alro swats away the attempt to clinch by Trevino.
Trevino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alro.
Trevino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trevino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trevino somewhat.
Alro throws a body shot but no joy.
Trevino misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Trevino gets tackled into the cage by Alro. Alro maintains the clinch. #T4#
Trevino is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Alro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alro looks to land a left hand but Trevino moved out of range nicely.
Alro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Alro instigates a clinch.
Alro can't get the takedown.
#BC2#
Alro manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Trevino is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alro's half guard.
Alro kicks off Trevino and gets to his feet.
Byron Trevino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trevino walks into a left hand.
Trevino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alro.
Trevino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trevino somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Alro dominated that round.
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#
Trevino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trevino checks a leg kick.
Trevino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trevino with a poor takedown #TD2#
and Alro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Trevino won't be happy with that.
Trevino bucks up and tries to throw Alro off but instead Alro has got his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Trevino as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Alro!
Alro lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Trevino.
Trevino covers up after that shot from Alro.
Alro is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alro is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Alro gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Alro gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Alro apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#T1#
Trevino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trevino defending well as Alro loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Alro misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alro.
Trevino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alro tries to avoid it but Trevino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alro to the ground. Alro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alro with the counter takedown but Trevino avoids it easily.
Alro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trevino momentarily.
Alro connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Alro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trevino, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Alro pulls Trevino into guard.
#SUB2#
Alro has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Trevino should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Alro has tightened it up now! Trevino should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juan Alro!
After the fight, Juan Alro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
RMMA 5 - Nyambat v Dos Santos
Date: Feb 08, 2025 |
#R1##CL#
Klen has closed the distance and engaged Trevino in a clinch.
Trevino looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Trevino changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trevino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klen as he jumps to the side.
Klen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trevino leaves Klen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Klen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trevino's guard.
Klen trying to control but Trevino is working from the bottom.
Klen is pushing down on Trevino's leg trying to pass to half guard. Trevino is fighting to maintain full guard but Klen has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Klen is trying to work for a kimura but Trevino is defending well.
Klen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trevino defending well though. #T1#
Klen stalling.
Klen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Klen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trevino sees it coming and defends easily.
Klen is trying to control the action in half guard but Trevino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.#SUB#
Klen is working for a kimura but Trevino is defending it quite comfortably.
Klen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2#
Klen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Klen works his way into full mount!
Klen wants to get back to his feet but Trevino is holding on tight.
Klen trying to control but Trevino is having none of it. #T3#
Trevino has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
#SUB#
Trevino won't enjoy being in this position. Klen looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Trevino is tapping - it's over boys! Klen picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Loris Klen! |
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