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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Greenebaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Nicodemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni Nicodemo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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151 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorne Greenebaum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giovanni Nicodemo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicodemo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greenebaum has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicodemo. Greenebaum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicodemo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greenebaum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greenebaum attempts a counter takedown but Nicodemo avoids it well and moves away.
Greenebaum moves away from the strike by Nicodemo.
Greenebaum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Nicodemo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicodemo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Giovanni Nicodemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicodemo clobbers Greenebaum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nicodemo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nicodemo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greenebaum on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenebaum fails with the takedown
and Nicodemo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicodemo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicodemo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greenebaum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicodemo connects with a looping right hand.
Greenebaum staying out of range there.
Greenebaum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Greenebaum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Giovanni Nicodemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicodemo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Greenebaum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nicodemo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Greenebaum working the ground and pound.
Greenebaum tries to advance to mount but can't.
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!
Greenebaum moves into full mount!
Nicodemo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Greenebaum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum with shots to the head and body - Nicodemo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nicodemo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Greenebaum.
Greenebaum trying to control but Nicodemo is having none of it.
Nicodemo is looking to get to half guard.
Greenebaum is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nicodemo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Greenebaum throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum breaks from Nicodemo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Greenebaum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Greenebaum with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
BOOM! Greenebaum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nicodemo tries to reverse the position but Greenebaum maintains control.
Greenebaum 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Greenebaum.
Nicodemo tries to hold on but Greenebaum postures up.
Greenebaum controlling from the full mount.
Greenebaum looking to ground and pound but Nicodemo is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Greenebaum there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Greenebaum looking to finish with strikes here!
Nicodemo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lorne Greenebaum will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nicodemo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Greenebaum.
Greenebaum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nicodemo keeps working.
Greenebaum throws a strike aimed at the side of Nicodemo's head but Nicodemo avoids it well.
Lorne Greenebaum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Nicodemo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicodemo tries to control but Greenebaum manages to take his back.
Nicodemo prevents Greenebaum from getting a body triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicodemo is in bad spot here.
Good control from Greenebaum.
Nicodemo trying to control the hands but Greenebaum breaks the grip.
Nicodemo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nicodemo is trying to get back to full guard.
Greenebaum sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greenebaum throwing shots but Nicodemo is blocking nicely.
Greenebaum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nicodemo is defending against the submission attempts here by Greenebaum.
Greenebaum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greenebaum stalling.
Nicodemo is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Greenebaum.
Greenebaum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nicodemo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nicodemo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greenebaum.
Greenebaum is keen to just control but Nicodemo is a slippery customer.
Greenebaum works his way into full mount!
Nicodemo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum with the ground and pound from mount.
Nicodemo is squirming around, avoiding Greenebaum's attempts to control the action.
Greenebaum throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nicodemo because Greenebaum loaded up on that one.
Greenebaum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicodemo can do to turn this around?
Greenebaum landing strikes from the mount.
Greenebaum throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Greenebaum lands a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicodemo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greenebaum working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nicodemo is rocked!
Greenebaum postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nicodemo looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Greenebaum dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nicodemo leaves Greenebaum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Greenebaum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicodemo moves away.
Nicodemo clobbers Greenebaum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greenebaum tries to move into range but Nicodemo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Greenebaum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nicodemo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greenebaum at a distance.
Nicodemo misses the shot to the body.
Nicodemo lands with an uppercut that bounces Greenebaum off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicodemo missing with a left hand there. Greenebaum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Greenebaum.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicodemo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenebaum has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Greenebaum putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Greenebaum looking to secure an arm triangle but Nicodemo defends it well.
Greenebaum looking to control but Nicodemo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Greenebaum sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum wants to control the pace but Nicodemo is squirming around nicely.
Greenebaum sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nicodemo wants to control but Greenebaum is having none of it.
Greenebaum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nicodemo is looking to escape.
Greenebaum landing punches.
Nicodemo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum goes for an armbar but Nicodemo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo won't allow Greenebaum to sweep him here.
Nicodemo looking to sit in guard and control but Greenebaum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Greenebaum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nicodemo is trying to control the position but Greenebaum postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Greenebaum trying to control but Nicodemo is working from the bottom.
Nicodemo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Greenebaum controls the pace.
Greenebaum trying to control but Nicodemo is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicodemo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Greenebaum clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nicodemo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Giovanni Nicodemo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greenebaum staying out of range there.
Greenebaum feinted with a counter takedown.
Greenebaum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicodemo.
Greenebaum fails with a takedown attempt.
Greenebaum misses with a takedown attempt
and Nicodemo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicodemo lands a jab to Greenebaum's midsection.
Nicodemo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greenebaum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenebaum throws a leg kick but Nicodemo moved away.
Greenebaum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicodemo manages to avoid it.
Nicodemo checks a low kick from Greenebaum.
Greenebaum dives in for a single leg takedown but Nicodemo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Nicodemo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorne Greenebaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenebaum closes the distance and clinches up with Nicodemo, looking for a takedown. Greenebaum pushes Nicodemo against the cage but Nicodemo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nicodemo lands a right hook to the body.
Nicodemo thuds a left hand into Greenebaum's body.
A low kick from Nicodemo is predictable there
and Greenebaum counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nicodemo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greenebaum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greenebaum looking to sit in guard and control but Nicodemo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Greenebaum working a defensive guard here.
Greenebaum is really struggling to control Nicodemo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Greenebaum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nicodemo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greenebaum drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Greenebaum jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nicodemo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Greenebaum works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenebaum takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Greenebaum is thwarting Nicodemo's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum trying to pass the guard but Nicodemo defending well.
Greenebaum trying to control from half guard but Nicodemo is working away.
Greenebaum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greenebaum lands with a punch from half guard.
Greenebaum seems to be working for a kimura but Nicodemo defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greenebaum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nicodemo defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Greenebaum is trying for a kimura here. Nicodemo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Greenebaum wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lorne Greenebaum!
Lorne Greenebaum retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Lorne Greenebaum started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RATING
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