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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Zonta (ranked 1426 p4p, 1292 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 188 p4p, 164 weight class). Peter Zonta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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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 24 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zonta throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Dominguez tests Zonta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to clinch up but Zonta circles away and keeps his distance.
Zonta throws a shot from downtown. Dominguez moves away and avoids it.
Zonta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Zonta misses.
Zonta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez lands with a good body shot.
Zonta throws a right hand that Dominguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominguez also avoids with ease.
Zonta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominguez.
Zonta throws a big shot that misses.
Dominguez blocks a low kick nicely.
Zonta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dominguez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zonta has closed the distance and engaged Dominguez in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Dominguez.
Zonta is struggling to control the position.
Zonta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dominguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a left hand.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Zonta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zonta blocks the elbow strike.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike from Zonta.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Zonta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Zonta misses with the head strike.
Zonta presses Dominguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zonta blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a shot to the body.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zonta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zonta avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Dominguez misses with the head strike.
Dominguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
A short left from Dominguez.
A short right from Zonta on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Zonta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zonta.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominguez working aggressively here.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zonta fails to land.
Dominguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Zonta.
Zonta tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Zonta back against the cage.
Zonta throws a head punch that misses.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez is pressed up against the cage. Zonta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dominguez down to the mat. Dominguez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zonta moves away.
Zonta is looking to counter the offense by Dominguez and move into the clinch.
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montesh Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zonta throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez stuns Zonta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dominguez cracks Zonta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta looks to throw the jab but Dominguez is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zonta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice cross by Zonta.
Zonta avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez ducks right into an uppercut from Zonta.
Zonta scores with a shot to the body.
Zonta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zonta swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zonta.
Dominguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zonta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dominguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Zonta should have avoided that one.
Zonta throws a looping overhand right but Dominguez ducks down to avoid it.
Zonta avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zonta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominguez throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Dominguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zonta slips under a jab.
Zonta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominguez.
Dominguez scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dominguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zonta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zonta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zonta works the jab nicely.
Zonta throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Zonta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zonta walks into a straight right hand from Dominguez.
Dominguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dominguez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zonta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Zonta moves out of range.
Zonta misses with an uppercut. Dominguez saw that one coming.
Zonta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zonta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Dominguez.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zonta's defenses.
Zonta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick lands for Dominguez.
Zonta looks to throw the jab but Dominguez is out of range.
Dominguez lands a nice hook to Zonta's body. Zonta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zonta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zonta works the jab nicely.
Dominguez swings for the body but Zonta moves out of range.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zonta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dominguez.
Zonta catches Dominguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zonta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zonta with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Dominguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zonta tries to bum rush Dominguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zonta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Dominguez misses.
Zonta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dominguez throws an overhand right that lands on Zonta's shoulder, as Zonta tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zonta avoids it.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zonta's elbow.
Zonta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dominguez lands with a light punch inside.
Dominguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dominguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Zonta is blocking nicely.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Zonta avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Zonta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Zonta - that landed with a thud.
Dominguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zonta prevents a body shot from Dominguez.
Zonta cracks Dominguez with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Zonta fails to land.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Zonta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Zonta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zonta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zonta.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zonta misses with a punch on the inside.
Dominguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominguez scores with a shot to the side of Zonta's head.
Dominguez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zonta is defending well for now.
Zonta misses with some punches.
Zonta is working Dominguez over against the cage.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Zonta avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Zonta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Zonta dodges an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Zonta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zonta struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Zonta tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Zonta back against the cage.
Zonta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zonta tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominguez lands a nice knee to the body.
Zonta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zonta avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Zonta avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Dominguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zonta is trying to stall.
Zonta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zonta lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dominguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zonta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dominguez's brow.
Dominguez tries to work over Zonta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zonta fails to land.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dominguez - that landed with a thud.
Dominguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez works on Zonta's body with a couple of short punches.
Dominguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Zonta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zonta lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zonta's face.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zonta avoids it.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zonta avoids it.
Zonta tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montesh Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dominguez misses with a looping right.
Zonta swats away the attempt to clinch by Dominguez.
Dominguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dominguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Dominguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dominguez misses with a double jab.
Zonta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zonta punishes Dominguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Zonta keeps the fight on the outside.
Zonta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dominguez counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez digs a good body shot into Zonta's ribs.
Dominguez connects with a body shot that sends Zonta's belly button to the back.
Zonta avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez missing with a left hand there. Zonta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta ducks under a wild hook from Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
Zonta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zonta throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zonta throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez throws out a counter right but Zonta avoids it with no problem.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Zonta.
Zonta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zonta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zonta throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zonta closes the distance and clinches.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zonta has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dominguez regains guard immediately.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zonta throwing strikes from guard but Dominguez blocks nicely.
Dominguez is trying to keep Zonta in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez pulls Zonta in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zonta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zonta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peter Zonta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zonta.
Zonta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dominguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zonta throwing strikes from guard but Dominguez blocks nicely.
Zonta 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.
Zonta throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Zonta is looking to work some ground and pound but Dominguez has wrist control.
Dominguez is trying to keep Zonta in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zonta.
Dominguez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Zonta slips under a jab from Dominguez.
Zonta avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
A big right from Dominguez misses.
Zonta is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.
Dominguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zonta throws out the jab.
Zonta throws a jab but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Zonta wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zonta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dominguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta throws a series of punches but Dominguez avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Dominguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dominguez lands with a shot to the body.
Zonta cracks a nice hook into Dominguez's ribs.
Dominguez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dominguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zonta misses with a double jab
and Dominguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zonta thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zonta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Zonta.
Dominguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montesh Dominguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zonta throws out a loose jab but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zonta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dominguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zonta misses with an uppercut
and Dominguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dominguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Zonta throws a jab but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a leg kick that knocks Zonta off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Montesh Dominguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dominguez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Montesh Dominguez!
Montesh Dominguez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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