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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emelianenko Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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163 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emelianenko Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to clinch but Greene is having none of it.
Greene takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nogueira lands a high kick!
Greene lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Emelianenko Nogueira has been cut.
Greene drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nogueira is rocked!
Greene is stalling in the full guard.
Nogueira is still in real trouble! Can Greene finish him?
Greene stands up from Nogueira's guard - Greene perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira seems to have recovered his senses.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greene closes the distance and clinches.
Greene is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nogueira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nogueira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greene has picked Nogueira up - he's going for a ride! Greene dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
Greene is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nogueira defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is taking a breather. Nogueira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nogueira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Greene decides to stand up.
Greene throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira lands a high kick!
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed
and Greene counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
Nogueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greene. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greene stands up from Nogueira's guard - Greene perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira connects with a high kick.
Nogueira tries to keep at a distance but Greene has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira trying to stall but Greene improves his position.
Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Greene's takedown attempt.
Nogueira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Greene is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Greene tries to pull guard but Nogueira holds him up against the cage and eventually Greene drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Greene has double underhooks.
Nogueira is trying to stall.
Nogueira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greene jumps into guard, dragging Nogueira to the mat.
Nogueira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira wants to stand and escape but instead Greene has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greene is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greene stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira being controlled here, momentarily.
Nogueira striking off his back but it's not causing Greene any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene gets to his feet. Nogueira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nogueira tries to clinch
and Greene decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nogueira's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene drops back looking for a leg! Nogueira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nogueira manages to kick Greene off! Greene jumps back into Nogueira's guard.
Greene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greene passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Greene happy to just control the position for now.
Nogueira taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene decides to stand back up. Greene steps back and let's Nogueira get back to his feet.
Emelianenko Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira gets caught flat footed, as Greene shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Greene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emelianenko Nogueira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nogueira lands a high kick!
David Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira lands with a kick to the temple. Greene shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nogueira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Greene counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Greene might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greene sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Greene slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Greene lands a nice forearm strike.
Greene works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nogueira is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Greene asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene looks up at the clock and then as Nogueira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Greene smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Greene has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Greene looking to control and managing it successfully.
Greene punishing his opponent with strikes.
Greene landing strikes from the mount and Nogueira is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Nogueira really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Nogueira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Greene has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nogueira is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
David Greene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greene lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Greene controlling from the full mount.
Nogueira is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Greene controlling the position easily from mount.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.
Greene controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Greene controlling from mount.
Nogueira is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Greene tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Greene stands up from mount. Strange move.
Greene feints and as Nogueira raises his hands in defense, Greene changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greene is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greene is controlling him.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Greene manages to pass to side control.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.
Greene stalling.
Greene uses his free foot to push down on Nogueira's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nogueira.
Greene with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Greene dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emelianenko Nogueira's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nogueira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Greene counters with a takedown into side control.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Nogueira's face as Greene controls the position.
Nogueira is pushing Greene's head away, looking to escape. Greene manages to hold on to the position though.
Greene works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Greene happy to just control the position for now.
Nogueira tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Can Nogueira hold on?! Greene is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greene working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Nogueira is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Greene has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Nogueira taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Greene!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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