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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Watkins (ranked 2540 p4p, 5026 weight class) and Bill River (ranked 325 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill River has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins throws a series of punches but River moves out of range.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Watkins counters with a solid body kick.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River lands a body shot.
River fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Watkins avoids the body shot from River.
River looks for the body kick but Watkins saw that one coming.
Watkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been told by Watkins's head coaches at Ajax Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
River misses with a low kick as Watkins jumps back.
Watkins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
River looks to land a right hand but Watkins moved out of range.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River swings widly with a right hand
and Watkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
River misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Watkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
River throws an off balance right hand
letting Watkins counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River walks into a jab.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watkins.
River misses the shot to the body.
River scores with a nice strike.
River lands a lovely overhand right.
River misses the shot to the body.
Watkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River wants to clinch but Watkins slips to the side
and Watkins counters with a nice body kick.
River stuns Watkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River throws a body punch but Watkins moves out of range.
River tried to score with a low kick but Watkins checks it.
Watkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins walks into a left hand.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
Bill River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watkins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Watkins misses with a series of wild punches.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Watkins shakes him off and moves away.
Watkins throws a front kick aimed at River's knee but River avoids it well.
River closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watkins sets himself, and River steps forward looking for the clinch! Watkins avoids it this time.
Good work by Watkins as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from River misses
and Watkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Watkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watkins throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River's jab looks to have found its range, popping Watkins under the eye.
Watkins throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Watkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. River catches Watkins right on the button with a cross.
Watkins is rocked!
River staying out of range there.
Oh Watkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
River misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
River tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watkins counters with a straight right hand.
Watkins seems to have got his legs back now.
River tries to clinch but Watkins is having none of it.
A big left from River misses.
Watkins tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Watkins looks to land a combination. River sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
River misses with an uppercut
and Watkins counters with an inside leg kick.
River throws a low kick, looking for Watkins's leg but Watkins calmly moves out of range.
Watkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Watkins appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Watkins misses with a body shot.
Watkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Watkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watkins throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
River just leaning against Watkins, taking a breather.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Watkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watkins lands a right hand.
River throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill River will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from River.
River takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
River misses with a right hand
and Watkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watkins lands a nice looking kick to the body. River takes a step back to recover.
River takes a jab right on the kisser.
River closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Watkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Craig Watkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Watkins is just out of range.
River clinches.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watkins.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Watkins controls his hands.
River lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from River.
Watkins pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River misses with a hook. Watkins ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Watkins.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River wants to clinch
and Watkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River swings for the body but Watkins moves out of range.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watkins manages to avoid it.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Watkins counters with a straight right hand.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Craig Watkins is winning the standup battle so far.
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watkins has time to react.
Watkins avoids the body shot from River.
Watkins misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as River checks a leg kick.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watkins misses with a body kick.
Watkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watkins counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Watkins gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Watkins throws a low kick but River moves out of range easily.
Watkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Watkins scrambles back to his feet.
River throws a leg kick but Watkins moved away.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River moves into range and connects with a jab.
River on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watkins.
Watkins punishes River's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
River misses with a double jab
and Watkins counters with a stiff right hand.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watkins.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watkins scores with a kick to the midsection.
River tries to clinch up.
River has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A head kick by Watkins misses
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watkins moves away.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
River avoids the head kick by Watkins.
Watkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River moves out of range of the body kick.
Watkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Craig Watkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
River lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by River.
A punch lands to the side of Watkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Watkins cracks River with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watkins scores with a head kick.
River moves away from the strike by Watkins.
River misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Watkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
River cracks Watkins with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill River!
An out of breath Bill River thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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