Griggs flattens Villante in first
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Chad Griggs blitzed highly regarded prospect Gian Villante with heavy power punches and stopped the Bellmore Kickboxing Academy representative 2:49 into Round 1 of their heavyweight grand prix reserve match.
The two exchanged wildly from the start, as Griggs wobbled the Long Island, N.Y., native and gained a quick advantage. Villante did not go quietly, as he put his stout heart and chin on full display. He ruptured Griggs' left ear with a head kick, but the opening was fleeting. Griggs dropped Villante twice with a pair of brutal right hands, the second leveling him against the cage. "The Grave Digger" polished off the defenseless former Ring of Combat heavyweight champion with a series of ground strikes.
Griggs, a Don Frye protégé who burst on the scene in 2010 with his upset of one-time World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Bobby Lashley, has won five in a row.
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