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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abidah Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kositzky has chosen Schwarz zu Blau as his entrance music. Paul Kositzky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
140 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abidah Augustus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Kositzky!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus blocks a leg kick.
Kositzky thows a body shot but no joy.
Augustus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustus tries to land a front kick but Kositzky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Augustus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustus slips under a jab from Kositzky.
Augustus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kositzky.
Augustus throws a head kick that misses.
Kositzky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Augustus can pounce on him.
Kositzky lunges at Augustus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Augustus's hand.
Augustus tries a head kick but it misses.
Augustus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kositzky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Kositzky.
Augustus staying out of range there.
Augustus scores a takedown into full mount!
Kositzky is controlling an arm, preventing Augustus from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Augustus looking to secure an arm triangle but Kositzky defends it well.
Kositzky is wriggling around trying to escape.
Augustus avoids the attempt from Kositzky to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus is going olschool here, as he tries to force Kositzky to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kositzky shrugs it off.
Augustus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kositzky is surviving well by controlling Augustus's body position as best he can.
Augustus is going olschool here, as he tries to force Kositzky to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kositzky shrugs it off.
Augustus is breathing heavily.
Kositzky tries to reverse the position but Augustus maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus wants to finish this one by submission but Kositzky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Augustus.
Kositzky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kositzky defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Augustus.
Kositzky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kositzky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Augustus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Augustus wants to control the pace but Kositzky is squirming around nicely.
Augustus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kositzky trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kositzky is looking to get to half guard.
Kositzky is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kositzky can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky throws a strike off his back but Augustus has locked in an arm triangle as a counter!! Augustus gives up his back to escape but now Augustus has transitioned to a rear naked choke! That looks tight - Kositzky has tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abidah Augustus!
Abidah Augustus retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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