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Watching MMA helps man disarm an alleged murderer on the subway
On Saturday morning, Joseph Lozito was simply taking the subway to work. Today, ad, he finds himself labeled a hero…
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Chris Palmquist
On Saturday morning, Joseph Lozito was simply taking the subway to work. Today, ad, he finds himself labeled a hero after taking down a whack job, who seemed intent on adding to a 28-hour stabbing and murder spree.
Lovito said he used an MMA technique to take down a knife wielding attacker on the No. 3 train.
With a leg swipe, Lozito helped knock down (Maksim) Gelman, a grafitti vandal with at least 10 prior arrests. Lozito said that watching mixed martial arts on television helped him fight Gelman.
“I guess you watch it for 20 years, you just pick up some things through osmosis,” he said.
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