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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papy Mudada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John comes into the arena with Uilleann Pipes blaring out of the sound system. Mudada has chosen Damian Marley - Road To Zion (Feat. Nas) as his entrance music. Papy Mudada told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 Helsinki, Colin St John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Papy Mudada!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John connects with a body shot that sends Mudada's belly button to the back.
St John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mudada was well out of range. Poor timing from St John.
St John thows a body shot but no joy.
St John dives in and scores a takedown into Mudada's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mudada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St John wants to control from the top but Mudada keeps moving.
Mudada looking for a sweep. Not yet Mudada, not yet.
Mudada is trying to keep St John in close.
St John avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mudada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mudada keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St John postures up in Mudada's guard and throws a big left but Mudada blocks it.
St John won't allow Mudada to sweep him here.
St John controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St John lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mudada wants to sweep but no luck.
Mudada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St John is looking to work some ground and pound but Mudada has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John wants to pass the guard but Mudada is keeping the position.
St John seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mudada looking to hit a scissor sweep but St John is one step ahead there.
Mudada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St John scoring with some ground and pound.
St John controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John stopping the sweep attempt from Mudada.
St John is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
St John trying to control but Mudada is working from the bottom.
St John throws a big elbow that misses.
St John preventing the sweep.
St John throws a big elbow that misses.
Mudada is trying to keep St John in close.
St John throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mudada's head.
St John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mudada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mudada keeping full guard, as St John tries to pass.
St John trying to control but Mudada is working from the bottom.
St John won't allow Mudada to sweep him here.
Mudada had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St John defends it easily.
St John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mudada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mudada looking for a guillotine here but St John defends easily.
Mudada working a defensive guard but St John manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin St John dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St John shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St John stands up over Mudada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St John sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mudada's guard.
St John trying to control from half guard but Mudada is working away.
Mudada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St John.
Mudada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St John.
Colin St John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St John lands strikes from half guard.
Mudada is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St John's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St John's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mudada is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. St John knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften St John for a finish.
St John trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Mudada manages to miss with strikes from the back.
St John has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mudada is hanging on to St John's back as he tries to escape.
St John looking to control the position.
St John tries to break free.
St John showing good submission defense here.
Mudada scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mudada is not going to allow St John to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John covering up well under a series of strikes from Mudada.
Mudada misses with a punch to the head.
St John is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mudada working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mudada lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mudada.
It looks like Colin St John has been cut.
Mudada punches the canvas rather than the man.
St John manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mudada's guard. Nice work there by St John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John throws a big right hand that misses.
St John postures up and lands a big shot to Mudada's brow.
St John trying to control but Mudada is working from the bottom.
St John lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St John slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St John is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mudada had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St John defends it easily.
St John pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mudada is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mudada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John trying to control the position from guard on top but Mudada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St John postures up in Mudada's guard and throws a big left but Mudada blocks it.
St John in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mudada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mudada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St John manages to get himself to full guard.
Mudada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin St John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colin St John's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from St John misses.
That kick from Mudada tenderised St John's leg. St John is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mudada tries to move into range but St John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from St John. Mudada does a little dance to reset his feet.
St John throws a series of punches but Mudada moves out of range.
St John misses with an uppercut. Mudada saw that one coming.
St John misses with a wild body shot.
St John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St John loads up on a big right hand but Mudada slips the punch.
Mudada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Mudada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St John looks to score with a jab to the body but Mudada is just out of range.
Mudada shoots in looking for a takedown. St John tries to sprawl out of it but Mudada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St John manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mudada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mudada misses with a low kick.
St John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mudada does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
St John misses with a leg kick.
St John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mudada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mudada throws a half hearted mid kick.
St John throws a lazy right hand but Mudada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from St John.
St John throws a hook to the side of Mudada's head but Mudada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papy Mudada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as St John lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mudada doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from St John does it's job there.
Mudada checks the leg kick.
Colin St John is winning the standup battle so far.
Mudada blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John looks to land a right hand but Mudada moved out of range.
St John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St John checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mudada lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St John takes a swing at Mudada's ribcage but misses.
St John swinging wildly here.
St John stuns Mudada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John drives through with a takedown into Mudada's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mudada keeping moving, preventing St John from controlling successfully.
St John working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St John wants to control from the top but Mudada keeps moving.
Mudada has momentary wrist control but St John slips an elbow through the middle.
Mudada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St John gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mudada trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St John is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John cracks Mudada with a solid left hand.
Mudada looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! St John has picked Mudada up and slammed him! Mudada can't keep hold of the triangle and St John manages to pass to side control!
St John working the head and body with strikes.
St John scoring with punches from side control.
Mudada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St John wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mudada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St John works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St John scores with punches from side control.
Mudada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St John wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin St John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St John has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin St John!
Colin St John 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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