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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastain throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mastain throws an overhand right that lands on Ruent's shoulder, as Ruent tries to avoid the shot.
Ruent throws a wild body kick that Mastain sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Ruent.
Mastain has Ruent up against the cage in a clinch.
Mastain digs a right hand underneath Ruent's ribcage. Ruent let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mastain throws a head punch that misses.
Mastain is leaning against Ruent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mastain.
Still in the clinch, Mastain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mastain lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
A short uppercut from Mastain.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mastain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mastain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruent missing with a left hand there. Mastain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mastain connects with a nice looking jab.
Mastain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruent throws a shot from downtown. Mastain moves away and avoids it.
Ruent slips a jab from Mastain.
Ruent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mastain can pounce on him.
Mastain throws an overhand right that lands on Ruent's shoulder, as Ruent tries to avoid the shot.
Ruent scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mastain is looking to clinch but Ruent is avoiding it.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Mastain misses with an uppercut.
Ruent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruent doesn't manage to clinch there - Mastain circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain cracks a nice hook into Ruent's ribs.
Ruent moves in looking to clinch but Mastain pushes him off.
Ruent just misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruent.
Mastain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mastain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruent scores with a jab. Mastain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruent tries to clinch up.
Ruent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mastain moves away.
Mastain throws a hook to the side of Ruent's head but Ruent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mastain lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Mastain.
Mastain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruent counters with a low kick, right behind Mastain 's knee.
Ruent attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mastain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mastain throws a leg kick which misses Ruent's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruent tries to avoid it.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain throws out a loose jab but Ruent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mastain clinches with his opponent.
Mastain lands an uppercut.
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mastain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruent throws a leg kick but Mastain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Ruent wants to slow Mastain down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruent.
Ruent finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mastain checks a leg kick.
Ruent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mastain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mastain gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain scores with a shot to the side of Ruent's head.
Ruent avoiding damage.
Ruent struggles to land a body shot inside as Mastain controls his hands.
Ruent lands a nice elbow.
Ruent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mastain.
Ruent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruent is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mastain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ruent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mastain.
Mastain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mastain scores with a hook to the body.
Mastain lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mastain 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.
Ruent connects with a body shot.
Mastain wants to slow Ruent down by chopping away at his legs.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mastain throws a nice looking combination but Ruent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mastain throws a hook but Ruent avoids it easily.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruent is just out of range.
Ruent is looking to chop away at Mastain's legs.
Mastain pushes Ruent up against the cage in a clinch.
Mastain misses with some punches.
Ruent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain throws a push kick but Ruent slaps the foot to one side.
Mastain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruent slips a straight right by Mastain.
Ruent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mastain is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mastain, right into the meat.
Mastain looks to land a right hand but Ruent moved out of range.
Ruent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mastain avoids a kick to the body.
Ruent misses with a leg kick
and Mastain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruent thinking.
Mastain slips a jab and a cross from Ruent.
Mastain thows a body shot but no joy.
Dave Mastain is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain has closed the distance and engaged Ruent in a clinch.
Mastain can't break the clinch.
Ruent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mastain misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mastain.
Mastain tries a body shot but Ruent blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain misses with some punches.
Ruent creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ruent breaks from the clinch.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruent is looking to clinch but Mastain is avoiding it.
Ruent misses with a hook. Mastain ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain throws out a loose jab but Ruent uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mastain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruent.
Ruent connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mastain momentarily.
Ruent misses with a low kick.
Mastain has Ruent up against the cage in a clinch.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Ruent.
Ruent blocks an uppercut.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent has Mastain up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mastain avoiding damage as Ruent throws knees to the body.
Mastain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruent or not.
Mastain takes an elbow to the temple.
Mastain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dave Mastain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruent tries to stall but Mastain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruent digs a right hand underneath Mastain's ribcage. Mastain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruent's elbow.
Ruent trying to land knees to the body.
Ruent lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruent prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Mastain.
Ruent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mastain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mastain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruent.
Mastain avoids the body shot from Ruent.
Mastain punishes Ruent's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Ruent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mastain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruent.
Mastain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruent. Ruent obviously looking to wear him down.
Mastain swings for the body but Ruent moves out of range.
Mastain is looking to clinch.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mastain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruent lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Ruent walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Mastain walks into a jab.
Ruent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Mastain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruent throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mastain.
Ruent throws a low kick, looking for Mastain's leg but Mastain calmly moves out of range.
Ruent just misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Ruent misses.
Ruent closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mastain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruent connects with a jab.
Mastain lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruent's head.
Ruent blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Mastain misses.
Mastain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruent moves away.
Ruent throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mastain tries to clinch but Ruent is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruent throws a looping overhand right but Mastain ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Mastain misses
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruent checks a low kick from Mastain.
Mastain is looking to clinch but Ruent is avoiding it.
Mastain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mastain. Mastain obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruent checks the leg kick.
Mastain motions for Ruent to come forward. Mastain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mastain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Ruent. Beautiful body shot.
Mastain scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruent scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruent misses with a jab to the body
and Ruent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain lands with a straight right. Ruent didn't see that one coming.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch but Mastain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruent.
Mastain misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruent fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mastain is out of range.
Ruent blocks a jab.
Ruent tries a head kick but it misses.
Mastain slips under a jab.
Mastain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mastain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruent connects with a leg kick. Mastain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mastain misses with a looping left.
Mastain connects with a right hand. Ruent shakes it off.
Rick Ruent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mastain both land. Nice combination.
Mastain lands a leg kick that knocks Ruent off balance momentarily.
Mastain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
Ruent moves out of range as Mastain strikes.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruent manages to avoid it.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mastain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mastain moves in looking to clinch but Ruent pushes him off.
Ruent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mastain.
Ruent's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mastain tries to clinch but Ruent is having none of it.
Ruent throws a front kick aimed at Mastain's knee but Mastain avoids it well.
Ruent misses with a leg kick.
Ruent swats away the attempt to clinch by Mastain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body. Mastain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mastain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mastain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mastain's sensitive parts.
Ruent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mastain cracks Ruent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mastain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Ruent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain tries to clinch but Ruent is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Ruent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mastain doesn't seem phased though.
Ruent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruent scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ruent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mastain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mastain!
After the fight, Dave Mastain 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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