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Costello van Steenis defeats Johnny Eblen with a rear-naked choke in the final seconds of the fifth round to become the new PFL middleweight world champion.
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Video Transcript
[Applause]
I don't think you're going to rear naked
choke Johnny Evelyn when you're this
sweaty,
but you never know.
His arm is underneath the chin. He's
going for it downstairs with the
squeeze.
Oh my god.
He will seconds.
[Applause]
He's out.
choke Johnny Elyn unconscious for a
world championship comeback.
10 seconds left and Johnny Evelyn goes
out from the rear naked on the ground.
Championship rounds where no one thought
he could get it done.
For everyone who doubted him, take a
close look. This is as deep as it gets
for the rear naked. Johnny Evan has no
way out.
It is tap or nap. And he said, "Hey,
maybe I can hold on for another 10
seconds." And right there he goes limp.
Referee doing a great job of stopping
this at the right time. But look at this
squeeze. After all he had been through
for 25 minutes, this man had the
strength left in him to finish a great
middleweight.
Eyes wide shut. Great job from the ref.
Goes up to fight it.
Ref sees this right hand go limp. And
that is all she wrote.
The corner have gone through everything
with him. What a moment of elation for
them.
[Music]
The man is friends all behind
celebrating.
That's his brother Gino. They live
together. They train together.
[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]