Did Batista Win His Debut MMA Fight? Detailed Results Inside

October 7, 2012

Batista Former WWE Champion Dave "Batista" Bautista won his debut MMA fight against Vince Lucero via ref stoppage in at 4:05 into the first round.

The finish of the bout came when Batista mounted Lucero and delivered punches to the side of the head, which resulted in the referee stopping the bout.

Bautista and Lucero exchanged words after the fight, as Bautista seemed upset when the match was over. Both guys went back and forth verbally and one of the announcers put it over as the aftermath of the fight turning into "a WWE event, sort of." Bautista drew some heat from the crowd during the post-fight happenings, and drew mostly boos when he was officially announced as the winner of the bout.

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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.