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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siete Finess (ranked 3255 p4p, 307 weight class) and Davide Longo (ranked 2119 p4p, 211 weight class). Davide Longo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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159 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Siete Finess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davide Longo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finess dives in and grabs Longo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Longo pushes down on Finess's head and hops out.
Finess misses the body punch
and Longo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longo lands a nice shot to the body.
Finess tries a head kick but it misses.
Finess throws a shot from downtown. Longo moves away and avoids it.
Finess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Longo punishes Finess's body with a nice straight punch.
Finess tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Longo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finess moves in looking to clinch but Longo pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finess tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finess fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finess closes the distance looking to clinch
and Longo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finess closes the distance looking to clinch
and Longo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Longo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finess closes the distance looking to clinch
and Longo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Longo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finess was well out of range. Poor timing from Longo.
Finess slips a jab from Longo.
Finess falls off balance throwing a combination
and Longo counters with a left to the body.
Finess shoots for a takedown but Longo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finess doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Longo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Siete Finess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finess shoots in for a takedown but Longo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Longo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Longo swats away the attempt to clinch by Finess.
Finess definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Longo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Longo lands with an overhand left.
Finess is looking to clinch but Longo is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Finess. Those never looked like landing.
Longo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finess throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Longo to counter with a crisp jab.
Finess misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longo scores with a jab. Finess acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Longo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finess's hands.
Finess closes this distance looking for a takedown but Longo circles away.
Longo is looking for the big counter here.
Longo lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Longo there.
Finess moves to clinch but Longo breaks away
and Longo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davide Longo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finess tries to clinch up
and Longo counters with a one-two to the body.
Longo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finess had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Finess lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Longo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longo tries to keep at a distance but Finess has taken the fight into the clinch.
Longo avoids the elbow strike from Finess, against the cage.
Finess will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Longo up against the cage.
Longo lands a nice uppercut.
Finess has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Longo after a bit of a struggle.
Finess dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Longo as Finess tries to tie him up.
Finess is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Longo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Longo is leaning against Finess and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Longo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Longo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Finess takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Longo, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finess looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Longo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Longo misses with the combination.
Finess on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longo.
Finess moves to clinch but Longo breaks away
and Longo counters with a stiff right hand.
Finess is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finess tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Longo counters with a left to the body.
Finess closes the distance and clinches up with Longo, looking for a takedown. Finess pushes Longo against the cage but Longo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Longo.
Oh Finess is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Longo punishes Finess's body with a nice straight punch.
Finess seems to have got his legs back now.
Finess is trying hard to land a takedown here. Longo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Longo throws out a counter right but Finess avoids it with no problem.
Longo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finess tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Longo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Longo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Longo moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finess tries to clinch
and Longo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Longo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finess tries to clinch
and Longo counters with a stiff right hand.
Finess tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Longo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finess moves to clinch but Longo breaks away
and Longo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finess moves to clinch but Longo breaks away
and Longo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finess takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Finess has his takedown stuffed
enabling Longo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Siete Finess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finess avoids a punch combination nicely.
Longo connects with a looping right hand.
Longo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longo lands a right hook to the body.
Finess is trying hard to land a takedown here. Longo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Finess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finess tries to clinch
and Longo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longo catches Finess with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Longo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finess slips a jab and a cross from Longo.
Finess wants to clinch up but Longo keeps it at a distance.
Finess looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longo cracks a nice hook into Finess's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Longo does it's job there.
Finess drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Longo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Finess are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Longo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Longo tries to bench press Finess off him but Finess keeps the position.
Longo being controlled for a moment.
Longo is holding Finess down, trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Longo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Finess darts in and clinches Longo up against the cage.
Longo digs a right hand underneath Finess's ribcage. Finess let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finess tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Longo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Longo.
A right hook to the body lands for Longo.
Longo pushes Finess back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Longo is working Finess over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finess stalling in the clinch but Longo improves position.
Longo lands a shoulder strike.
Longo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Finess seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Longo can turn it around.
Longo digs a right hand into Finess's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finess's gas tank.
Longo breaks from the clinch.
Longo sends Finess crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Longo is motioning to the referee to let Finess up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finess misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finess doesn't manage to clinch there - Longo circles away.
Finess misses with a double jab.
Finess walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Finess throws a body punch but Longo moves out of range.
Siete Finess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Finess does no damage.
Finess takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finess takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Longo lands a body shot.
Longo lands with a good body shot.
Finess takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longo ducks under a wild hook from Finess.
A jab lands there for Longo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Finess to the canvas! Finess doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Longo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davide Longo!
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energy
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hype
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