TITAN'S CAGE 4 RESULT: TREVINO GIVES SABALA FIRST LOSS TO RETAIN WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

ANGELO TREVINO WITH TITLE.

FIRST TITLE DEFENSE MAKES TREVINO A LEGIT CHAMPION
On the horn:
MattZilla
SR WRITER
"I knew he was a good stand up guy," Trevino told Matthew (SR) post fight, "So I tried to set up the take down as fast as possible, and I did.
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       On October 20th, Angelo Trevino (4-0), representing Team Alpha Male, defended his Titan's Cage welterweight title for the first time against the previously undefeated challenger Armando Sabala (4-1) of Team USF. 

SABALA (L) and TREVINO (R) face off in the cage.

“I think he’s a great fighter honestly,” Sabala told J. Waugh (www.srmma.com) pre-fight. “He’s doing really good. He’s fast, he’s powerful, and he has great take downs. So I’m hoping to get in there and put on a good show with the kid.”
       Sabala, who trains out of Ultimate Street Fighters, is known for his aggressive and overwhelming striking style. Sabala had knocked out all his previous opponents in CAMO, but Trevino was prepared for immense striking talents that Sabala had planned to bring his way.

Trevino (TOP) after earning a take down.

"I knew he was a good stand up guy," Trevino told Matthew (www.srmma.com) post-fight, "So I tried to set up the take down as fast as possible, and I did. I got a little tired, but I still was able to come out with the win."
       The take down did indeed come quickly. Shortly after some in-out footwork, Trevino dropped down and lifted Sabala, slamming him to the mat.  From half-guard, Trevino worked his methodical ground-and-pound game to land some devastating punches. Sabala stayed strong on the bottom, throwing shots and submission attempts from the bottom, but it was the champ's position training that brought him thew victory.

Trevino (top) landing shots.

"In training, we want position first before we start striking, so he wouldn't scramble or escape my positioning," Trevino told Matthew (www.srmma.com) post-fight. "I waited, and I knew I was a little tired so I did wait to land some good shots."
       All three rounds were a struggle for position. Trevino would gain position and pass Sabala's guard into side control and mount as quickly as Sabala would slip his leg in and bring Trevino back into half guard. Though Sabala was working hard to regain position, he was held to the mat and pummeled by Trevino’s wrestling.
“It sucks breaking a person’s winning streak, ‘cause I’m undefeated too. But, you know, he’s a good fighter, he’s young, and he’s still gonna come out there. So a loss won’t hurt him,” Trevino told Matthew (www.srmma.com) post-fight.

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