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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Wupaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (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 John Howard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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260 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
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185 cm
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247 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Wupaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard fails to land the takedown.
Howard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wupaski avoids it really well and circles away.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Wupaski.
Howard avoids the body shot from Wupaski.
Wupaski connects with a body shot.
Wupaski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Howard is defended easily by Wupaski.
Boris Wupaski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Howard.
Wupaski throws an overhand right that lands on Howard's shoulder, as Howard tries to avoid the shot.
Howard ducks right into an uppercut from Wupaski.
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!
Wupaski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Howard eats them both and turns towards Wupaski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wupaski loads up on a big right hand but Howard slips the punch.
Howard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wupaski is able to avoid easily.
Wupaski throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
Wupaski scores with a sloppy right hand. Howard should have avoided that one.
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wupaski throws out the jab.
Howard moves out of range as Wupaski strikes.
Howard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Howard lands in his opponent's guard.
Wupaski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wupaski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Howard drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wupaski dives on top into guard.
Wupaski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Boris Wupaski just wasn't active enough.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Howard!
Wupaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wupaski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wupaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wupaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
Wupaski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wupaski throws an overhand right that lands on Howard's shoulder, as Howard tries to avoid the shot.
Wupaski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wupaski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Howards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wupaski misses the jab.
Howard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wupaski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard shoots in but no luck this time.
Wupaski stuffs the takedown attempt from Howard. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
Wupaski lands with a cross.
Wupaski misses with an uppercut. Howard saw that one coming.
Boris Wupaski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wupaski sprawls well. Wupaski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Howard stands up from Wupaski's guard - Howard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wupaski checks a leg kick.
Wupaski slaps away a takedown attempt from Howard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Howard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wupaski pinned against the cage. Wupaski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wupaski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wupaski misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Howard.
Wupaski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wupaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Howard misses.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wupaski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Howard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Howard looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wupaski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wupaski.
Wupaski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Howard.
Wupaski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Howard.
Howard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wupaski looking for a sweep. Not yet Wupaski, not yet.
Wupaski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wupaski tries to get out of the position.
Howard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wupaski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Wupaski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Howard tries for a takedown but Wupaski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wupaski digs a good hook to Howard's body.
Wupaski misses with a looping right.
Howard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Howard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wupaski is able to avoid easily.
Howard throws a right hand that Wupaski ducks under and follows up with a left that Wupaski also avoids with ease.
Wupaski slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Wupaski throws a hook to the side of Howard's head but Howard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howard throws a leg kick but Wupaski moved away.
Wupaski throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Wupaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boris Wupaski is winning the standup battle so far.
Howard closes the distance and clinches up with Wupaski, looking for a takedown. Howard pushes Wupaski against the cage but Wupaski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wupaski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Howard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wupaski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howard scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wupaski throws out the jab.
Wupaski lands a two punch combo.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Howard shoots in and drives through. Wupaski sprawls well.
Boris Wupaski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Howard.
Wupaski lands a glancing blow to the side of Howard's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard tries to work over Wupaski's front leg with a kick but Wupaski checks it.
Howard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wupaski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wupaski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howard.
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wupaski stuffs the takedown.
Wupaski misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wupaski checks a leg kick.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
Howard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wupaski.
Wupaski throws the left hand but Howard avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wupaski misses the target.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wupaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Wupaski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wupaski.
Wupaski cracks Howard with a good jab.
Howard throws out a leg kick but Wupaski moves out of range and Howard only half commits.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Howard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wupaski.
Wupaski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wupaski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
Wupaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wupaski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wupaski throws a good cross that connects.
Wupaski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wupaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard throws a leg kick
and Wupaski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wupaski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wupaski fails to land with a series of punches.
Wupaski gets caught napping as Howard dives in and scores a takedown. Wupaski manages to retain guard.
Howard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Howard is looking to work some ground and pound but Wupaski has wrist control.
Howard advances position into side control!
Howard is trying to get an arm triangle but Wupaski is defending well.
John Howard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wupaski taking a bit of punishment here - Howard scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries for a kimura but Wupaski is defending well.
Howard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wupaski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Howard working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wupaski is avoiding damage well.
Howard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Wupaski dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Howard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wupaski.
Howard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wupaski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Howard somewhat.
A big right from Wupaski misses.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wupaski.
Horrible takedown by Howard or perhaps it was just good defense by Wupaski which made him look bad.
Howard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wupaski pinned against the cage. Wupaski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boris Wupaski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Howard.
Wupaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wupaski misses with a hook. Howard ducked under it nicely.
Wupaski stuffs the takedown.
Wupaski scores with a jab.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wupaski's waist but Wupaski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howard off to one side.
Wupaski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Howard misses with an uppercut. Wupaski saw that one coming.
Howard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wupaski. Howard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wupaski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wupaski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Howard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Wupaski as Howard shoots in.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wupaski.
Howard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wupaski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wupaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Wupaski finds it's target.
Wupaski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wupaski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wupaski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Howard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wupaski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Howard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wupaski throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
Howard slips a jab from Wupaski.
Boris Wupaski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to bum rush Wupaski with a series of wild strikes but Wupaski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wupaski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wupaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Wupaski.
Wupaski cracks Howard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wupaski lands the left hand.
Howard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wupaski can't do much from the bottom here.
Howard swings around for an armbar but Wupaski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Howard's guard.
Wupaski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
John Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Boris Wupaski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice cross by Wupaski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wupaski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Howard is in Wupaski's guard.
Howard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wupaski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wupaski misses with a two punch combination.
Wupaski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Howard thows a leg kick but Wupaski checks it
and Wupaski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wupaski feints and then cracks Howard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howard down.
Howard slips a jab from Wupaski.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wupaski throws out the jab.
Wupaski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Howard feints and as Wupaski raises his hands in defense, Howard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howardis looking to pass into half guard but Wupaski pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wupaski is in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard is trying to control the position but Wupaski postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wupaski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Howard controls Wupaski momentarily but Wupaski frees himself.
Wupaski gets to his feet. Howard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Wupaski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wupaski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Boris Wupaski!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Boris Wupaski!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Boris Wupaski!
Boris Wupaski wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Boris Wupaski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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