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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Greenebaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neculai Costel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costel has chosen Ain't No Sunshine as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorne Greenebaum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neculai Costel!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greenebaum throws a leg kick but Costel moved away.
Greenebaum takes a swing at Costel's ribcage but misses.
Greenebaum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Costel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greenebaum's waist but Greenebaum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Costel off to one side.
Costel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Costel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Greenebaum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Greenebaum is trying to control but can't.
Costel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Costel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Greenebaum defends it well.
Greenebaum's coaches at DiscoClub have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenebaum moves into full guard.
Costel lying in Greenebaum's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Greenebaum decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Costel taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lorne Greenebaum!
Lorne Greenebaum retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Lorne Greenebaum misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Neculai Costel had this to say: 'You win some, you lose some. I have to give it to Hess, he was sneakyer tonight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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