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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Zidik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davide Monelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomas Zidik! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davide Monelli! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zidik scores with a spinning back kick! Zidik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monelli checks it well. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monelli checks a leg kick. Monelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Zidik misses with a double jab
and Monelli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Zidik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Monelli scores with a nice head shot. Monelli throws a hook but Zidik blocks it. Zidik throws a right and a left that both miss. Zidik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A nice leg kick lands there from Zidik. Zidik throws a sloppy head kick and Monelli moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Monelli blocks a low kick nicely. Zidik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monelli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Zidik looks to land a combination but Monelli avoids it well. Zidik throws a head kick that misses. Monelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab. No joy there for Monelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monelli connects with a body shot that sends Zidik's belly button to the back. Zidik tries to land a leg kick but Monelli saw it coming and moves away.
Zidik tries a head kick but it misses.
Zidik throws a front kick aimed at Monelli's knee but Monelli avoids it well. Zidik thows a body shot but no joy. Zidik is looking to slow Monelli down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Monelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zidik lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Monelli punishes Zidik's body with a nice straight punch. Good leg kick by Zidik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monelli defending well as Zidik loads up on a big left hand. Zidik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Zidik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Zidik misses with a wild body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zidik takes a swing at Monelli's ribcage but misses. Tomas Zidik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Zidik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monelli. Zidik connects with a leg kick. Monelli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zidik.
Zidik blocks a jab. A big right from Zidik misses. Tomas Zidik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Monelli misses with an uppercut
and Zidik counters with a big head kick but Monelli shrugs it off. Jab from Zidik. Monelli checks a leg kick. Monelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zidik throws out the jab. Zidik throws a body kick that misses. Zidik pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Zidik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monelli counters with a three punch combo that has Zidik backing up. Zidik nods at Monelli to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Monelli misses with a wild combination.
Zidik throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Zidik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Zidik misses the jab. Some wild striking there from Zidik.
Zidik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monelli's hands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Zidik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Monelli throws a hook but Zidik avoids it easily. Zidik throws a front kick that sends Monelli stumbling back into the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Zidik dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zidik thows a left - swing and a miss! Zidik misses with a combination
and Monelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A head kick misses from Zidik. Zidik slips under a jab. Zidik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Zidik throws a combination that misses and Monelli counters with a stiff right hand. Zidik throws a quick inside leg kick. Monelli moves out of range of the strikes. Zidik throws a series of punches but Monelli moves out of range. Tomas Zidik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Monelli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Zidik cracks the inside of Monelli's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zidik scores with a leg kick.
Monelli tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A slapping leg kick lands for Zidik.
Nice body kick from Zidik. Zidik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Sloppy strikes from Zidik. Those never looked like landing. Monelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Zidik throws a nice outside leg kick. Monelli avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Zidik lands with a cross. Monelli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zidik misses with a low kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Zidik. Zidik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zidik.
Zidik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monelli checks it well. Zidik misses the body punch and Monelli counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Monelli stalling. Monelli prevents Zidik from improving his position. Zidik trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Zidik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Monelli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Monelli's back! Monelli has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zidik is cranking Monelli's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Monelli! He's tightened the choke and Monelli is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tomas Zidik! Tomas Zidik really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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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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