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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between zohair zidan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that zohair zidan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily zohair zidan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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202 lbs
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180 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, zohair zidan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but zidan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freeman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
zidan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Freeman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Freeman is in trouble now - zidan has advanced to mount!
Freeman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from zidan.
Freeman 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.
Freeman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Freeman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Freeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with zidan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
zidan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
zidan trying to control but Freeman is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman has given up his back here. Will zidan look for the submission or keep pounding away?
zidan avoiding Freeman 's attempts to control his hands.
zidan has the hooks in. Freeman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if zidan gets his way!
Freeman tries to escape but zidan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zidan has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Freeman trying to control but not successfully.
Freeman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
zidan doesn't have the hooks in and Freeman manages to turn into his guard.
Freeman looks gassed!
zidan keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
zidan is trying to keep Freeman in close.
zidan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and zidan dives on top into guard.
Freeman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
zidan trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
zidan is pushing down on Freeman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Freeman is fighting to maintain full guard but zidan has managed to sneak the leg through.
zidan is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
zidan is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.
zidan is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zidan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Freeman defend it? zidan steps over the head and cranks it - Freeman is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for zidan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). zohair zidan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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