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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Woody Longue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Bordovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andre Bordovski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Woody Longue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Bordovski!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordovski shoots and misses
and Longue counters with a shoot takedown. Bordovski fights it but they end up in guard.
Bordovski controls Longue momentarily but Longue frees himself.
Longue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bordovski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Longue slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Longue working away.
Longue lands an elbow.
Longue trying to control the position but Bordovski is working away.
Longue tries to advance to mount but Bordovski denies him.
Bordovski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bordovski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Longue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordovski taking a bit of punishment here - Longue scoring with strikes.
Longue in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bordovski can't do much from the bottom here.
Longue working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Longue tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Longue trying to control the action but Bordovski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longue tries to advance to mount but Bordovski denies him.
Longue is trying to get an arm triangle but Bordovski is defending well.
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!
Longue wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bordovski, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Longue tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bordovski can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bordovski can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordovski is trying to improve his position.
Bordovski prevents Longue from moving into mount.
Longue throwing strikes but Bordovski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
An elbow from Bordovski crashes against the mat.
Longue tries to bench press Bordovski off him but Bordovski keeps the position.
Bordovski is looking to take a break and control but Longue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Longue gets back to half guard.
Longue on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bordovski lands a nice short elbow.
Longue is trying to control but can't.
Longue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longue looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Longue works his way to full guard. Good work.
Longue is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bordovski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bordovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Longue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longue in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Longue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Longue throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody Longue dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Longue gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bordovski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bordovski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bordovski stopping the sweep attempt from Longue.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Longue is on top in guard.
Bordovski is pulling down on Longue's head. It's preventing any offense from Longue, at least for the moment.
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.
Longue postures up in Bordovski's guard and throws a big left but Bordovski blocks it.
Longue looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordovski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Longue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Bordovski.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Longue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bordovski.
Bordovski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Longue trying to control but Bordovski postures up.
Bordovski prevents Longue from improving his position.
Bordovski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Longue with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bordovski working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bordovski lands strikes from half guard.
Bordovski is trying to control. Longue wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bordovski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Longue is rocked!
Longue trying to control here.
Bordovski trying to control from half guard but Longue is working away.
Longue tries to roll over but Bordovski keeps him under control.
Longue is refusing to be controlled, as Bordovski sits in half guard.
Longue moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Longue wants to sweep but no luck.
Longue lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bordovski!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longue trying to control but Bordovski is having none of it.
Bordovski tries to hold on but Longue pushes him away.
Bordovski regains half guard.
Longue wants to control but Bordovski is keeping him busy.
Bordovski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Longue is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bordovski still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bordovski has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordovski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bordovski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Longue keeps working.
Longue is trying to improve his position.
Longue is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Longue is trying to control Bordovski's posture but Bordovski avoids it.
Longue is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Longue taking a bit of punishment here - Bordovski scoring with strikes.
Bordovski working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Bordovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bordovski shoots in looking for a takedown but Longue manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bordovski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bordovski enables Longue to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bordovski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bordovski is looking to stand up but Longue isn't so interested in that idea.
Longue stopping the sweep attempt from Bordovski.
Longue throwing strikes from guard but Bordovski blocks nicely.
Longue trying to control the position from guard on top but Bordovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bordovski keeping full guard, as Longue tries to pass.
Longue trying to control but Bordovski is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Longue throwing strikes from guard but Bordovski blocks nicely.
Bordovski keeping moving, preventing Longue from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Woody Longue wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bordovski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Longue as he avoids it easily.
Bordovski with a poor takedown
and Longue counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Woody Longue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Bordovski.
Bordovski is looking to stand up but Longue isn't so interested in that idea.
Longue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bordovski is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordovski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bordovski keeping full guard, as Longue tries to pass.
Bordovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Longue passes into half guard.
Bordovski is looking to control Longue's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bordovski avoid being mounted?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longue throwing shots but Bordovski is blocking nicely.
Bordovski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Longue works his way into full mount!
BOOM! Longue connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Longue throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bordovski because Longue loaded up on that one.
Longue looking to secure an arm triangle but Bordovski defends it well.
Bordovski holds on to Longue around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordovski can't escape the position.
Longue scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Longue postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bordovski looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longue misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Longue wants to control the pace but Bordovski is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bordovski is in a horrible position here. Longue smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Woody Longue overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bordovski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Longue tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woody Longue showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Longue has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woody Longue!
Woody Longue seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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