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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Zakowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremiah Kidd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremiah Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Zakowski!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kidd pinned against the cage. Kidd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kidd tries a head kick but it misses.
Zakowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kidd pinned against the cage. Kidd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zakowski blocks a head kick by Kidd.
Zakowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kidd keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Kidd. No joy for Zakowski on that attempt.
Jeremiah Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Zakowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd instigates a clinch.
Kidd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zakowski up against the cage.
Zakowski gets through Kidd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kidd tries to pull guard but Zakowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Kidd drops back down to his feet.
Zakowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakowski tries to pull guard but Kidd won't allow it.
Kidd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zakowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kidd breaks the clinch.
Zakowski closes the distance but Kidd moves to the side
and Kidd counters with a series of strikes. Zakowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zakowski fails with the takedown
and Kidd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kidd throws a sloppy head kick and Zakowski moves out of range easily.
Kidd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kidd is breathing heavily.
Kidd is looking to take a break and control but Zakowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zakowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zakowski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Zakowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd grinds an elbow into Zakowski's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Zakowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zakowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zakowski struggling a bit here.
Kidd working the ground and pound.
Zakowski looks to move to half guard but instead Kidd has passed into mount! Damn!
Kidd looking to secure an arm triangle but Zakowski defends it well.
Zakowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zakowski looks a forlorn figure.
Zakowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Kidd.
Zakowski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Zakowski is looking to improve his position but Kidd isn't that keen on the idea.
Kidd avoids the attempt from Zakowski to control.
Zakowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Kidd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kidd avoids the attempt from Zakowski to control.
Zakowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kidd looking to ground and pound but Zakowski is blocking nicely.
Zakowski tries to hold on but Kidd postures up.
Zakowski can't escape the position.
Kidd punching from mount but Zakowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kidd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zakowski is trying to escape the mount.
Kidd working for a guillotine from mount but Zakowski is in no mood to give up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kidd cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zakowski is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd controlling his opponent.
Zakowski is still in real trouble! Can Kidd finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Kidd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kidd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looks like Sammy Zakowski has been cut.
Kidd misses with a head kick.
Kidd misses with a head kick.
Jeremiah Kidd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kidd tries to clinch there but Zakowski circles away.
Kidd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Kidd misses.
A head kick misses from Kidd.
Sammy Zakowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Kidd.
A swing and a miss from Kidd.
Kidd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zakowski seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakowski tries to clinch up.
Zakowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zakowski fails with the takedown
and Kidd counters with a three punch combo that has Zakowski backing up. Zakowski nods at Kidd to acknowledge the strikes.
Zakowski wants to clinch
and Kidd counters with a big head kick but Zakowski shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zakowski.
Zakowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zakowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zakowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeremiah Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Zakowski.
Kidd misses with the combination.
Zakowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kidd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kidd stops a takedown attempt from Zakowski.
Zakowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Zakowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zakowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Zakowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zakowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zakowski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kidd tries to bum rush Zakowski with a series of wild strikes but Zakowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zakowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kidd as he jumps to the side.
Zakowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kidd's waist but Kidd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zakowski off to one side.
Zakowski closes the distance and clinches up with Kidd, looking for a takedown. Zakowski pushes Kidd against the cage but Kidd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zakowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kidd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zakowski's guard now.
Zakowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zakowski trying to keep a closed guard but Kidd is proving a slippery customer.
Kidd content to stall in guard here.
Zakowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd wants to pass the guard but Zakowski is keeping the position.
Zakowski keeping moving, preventing Kidd from controlling successfully.
Zakowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kidd controls the pace.
Zakowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kidd gets a takedown into half guard.
Kidd thows a huge punch but Zakowski dodges it nicely.
Kidd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kidd stops Zakowski from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakowski looking for submissions off his back.
Kidd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zakowski on the ground.
Zakowski manages to get to full guard.
Kidd sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zakowski's guard.
Zakowski is trying to escape back to his feet but Kidd uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kidd is working Zakowski over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Zakowski's face as Kidd controls the position.
Kidd cracks Zakowski with a big elbow.
Zakowski struggling a bit here.
Kidd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Kidd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Zakowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zakowski has his takedown stuffed
and Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
Kidd keeps the fight on the outside.
Kidd throws a lazy head kick
and Zakowski counters with a series of strikes. Kidd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kidd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zakowski's waist but Zakowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kidd off to one side.
Zakowski throws a combination. Kidd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kidd.
Kidd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zakowski at a distance.
Zakowski throws out a powerful jab.
Zakowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kidd counters with a nice leg kick.
Kidd throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zakowski fails with the takedown
and Kidd counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeremiah Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Zakowski.
Zakowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kidd counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kidd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kidd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kidd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zakowski can do to turn this around?
Zakowski jumps guard but Kidd stands there with Zakowski around his waist. Zakowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kidd breaks the clinch.
Zakowski throws a body kick the misses
and Kidd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kidd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Kidd misses.
Kidd clinches up with Zakowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Zakowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Kidd has double underhooks.
Zakowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zakowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Kidd has double underhooks.
Zakowski blocks the elbow strike.
Kidd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zakowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Zakowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kidd has him pressed against the cage.
Zakowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakowski jumps guard but Kidd stands there with Zakowski around his waist. Zakowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zakowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zakowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kidd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zakowski is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kidd is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zakowski.
Zakowski blocks the elbow strike.
Kidd is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zakowski tries to pull guard but Kidd holds him up against the cage and eventually Zakowski drops back down to his feet.
Kidd wants to break free but Zakowski has control.
Zakowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kidd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zakowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Kidd counters by moving into the clinch.
Zakowski jumps guard but Kidd stands there with Zakowski around his waist. Zakowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kidd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zakowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kidd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zakowski.
Kidd wants the takedown. Zakowski is fighting it off but Kidd persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Zakowski's guard against the cage.
Kidd postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zakowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kidd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kidd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zakowski keeping moving, preventing Kidd from controlling successfully.
Zakowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kidd.
Kidd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zakowski, up you get!
Zakowski fails with the takedown.
Kidd clinches up with Zakowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kidd slows down the pace here.
Zakowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kidd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zakowski can't get the takedown.
Kidd breaks the clinch.
Kidd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kidd throws a nice head kick!
Zakowski blocks a head kick by Kidd.
Zakowski clinches but Kidd breaks the clinch
and Kidd counters with a series of strikes. Zakowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zakowski wants to clinch
and Kidd counters with a left and a right that stings Zakowski.
Zakowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kidd as he jumps to the side.
Zakowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zakowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Kidd counters with a series of strikes. Zakowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kidd throws a lazy head kick
letting Zakowski counter with a right hand.
Zakowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kidd moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kidd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Kidd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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