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#3. Gian Villante vs Maurice Greene

Maurice Greene (-170 ML) gets the dub over Gian Villante pic.twitter.com/3YJpG8x6xm

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Round 1: The Heavyweight division newcomer Gian Villante started off with some leg kicks and kept his distance against the much bigger Maurice Greene. He was looking to explode with the right hand and kept his guard up. Maurice Greene hit a nice front kick.

He landed a shot to the groin and Villante had to take some time. to the side, though he didn't seem too fazed by it. Villante was waiting for the perfect time and threw a kick that didn't have much effect.

Maurice Greene threw a head kick but it was blocked, but it visibly rocked Villante for a second. Villante hurt his body and got a leg kick and Greene started to back up a bit. Villante stayed composed and looked for an opening.

Round 2: Villante avoided some of Greene's offense and threw a nice kick to the leg. He came close to landing a counter left on Greene. Maurice Greene turned it on with a nice combination and Villante started to lose energy. He still seemed resistant to throw his hands and unload the way his coaches demanded in between rounds.

Greene continued to press forward with punches and leg kicks that had little to no effect. Villante began to take control of the place and press forward while throwing a few strikes.

Round 3: Both corners called for a sense of urgency. Villante grabbed Green and threw an attempted uppercut. He finally landed the biggest shot at that point and he was ready to unload. Beginning to gain confidence, Villante was hit with an eyepoke, which looked terrible when watching the replay.

Maurice Greene came charging forward and all it took was one shot from Gian Villante to knock him down hard. He kept landing the shots but Greene wasn't able to fight back. He still looked in it, but it seemed like it could have been stopped at any point. Maurice Green used what Michael Bisping called a "Dagestani handcuff" and clutched onto Villante's wrists to catch some breath.

Maurice Greene managed to exhaust Gian Villante and ended up submitting him in unexpected fashion. There was no name to the submission but he was squeezed from the bottom.

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Result: Maurice Greene def. Gian Villante by submission