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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Grande (ranked 23898 p4p, 4322 weight class) and Craig Watkins (ranked 781 p4p, 570 weight class). Grande comes into the arena with Some Mutts Can't Be Muzzled blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande tries to keep at a distance but Watkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Watkins.
Watkins lands a left hand.
Watkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Watkins.
Watkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grande looking to throw knees to the head but Watkins is blocking nicely.
Watkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Watkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Watkins cracks Grande with a nice body shot.
Watkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grande is breathing heavily.
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!
Watkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grande's elbow.
Watkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watkins lands a body punch.
Watkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grande.
Watkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watkins pushes Grande back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Watkins.
Nice body punch from Watkins.
A short right from Watkins on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Watkins as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins presses Grande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
Watkins lands an uppercut.
Watkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Watkins.
Watkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Grande is rocked!
Watkins digs a right hand into Grande's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grande's gas tank.
Oh Grande is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Watkins.
Watkins pushes Grande against the cage. Watkins is working some dirty boxing. Watkins pushes off with a quick right hook! Grande goes down! Grande tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Watkins moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Watkins!
Craig Watkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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