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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Uilleann Pipes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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269 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin St John!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John jabs Bollanos right on the nose. Bollanos blinks but takes it well.
Bollanos throws a hook but St John avoids it easily.
St John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bollanos enables St John to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bollanos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bollanos looking to hit a scissor sweep but St John is one step ahead there.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Bollanos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St John is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bollanos is aware though and is defending well.
Bollanos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St John wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollanos postures up.
St John keeping moving, preventing Bollanos from controlling successfully.
Bollanos is looking to stand up but St John won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roberto Gomez Bollanos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
St John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bollanos throws an overhand right that lands on St John's shoulder, as St John tries to avoid the shot.
St John shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bollanos looking to hit a scissor sweep but St John is one step ahead there.
Bollanos keeping moving, preventing St John from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos wants to get back to his feet but St John is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bollanos trying to control the position.
St John wants to pass the guard but Bollanos is keeping the position.
Bollanos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
St John wants to control from the top but Bollanos keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St John working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St John working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos is trying to keep St John in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St John lands with a nice body punch.
St John avoids the body shot from Bollanos.
St John connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Bollanos.
St John tests Bollanos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St John connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bollanos momentarily.
St John looks to throw the jab but Bollanos is out of range.
St John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollanos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bollanos lands a jab to St John's midsection.
Bollanos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colin St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from St John misses its intended target.
St John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St John connects with a body shot that sends Bollanos's belly button to the back.
St John throws out a loose jab but Bollanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bollanos.
Bollanos tests St John's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St John throws a shot from downtown. Bollanos moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin St John dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bollanos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St John ducks under a wild hook from Bollanos.
Bollanos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St John.
Bollanos slips under a jab.
Colin St John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St John throws a lazy right hand but Bollanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bollanos manages to avoid it.
Bollanos misses with a hook.
St John misses with a straight right.
Bollanos misses with a looping left.
Bollanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St John.
St John dips to his left and cracks Bollanos with an uppercut!
A combination from Bollanos does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St John 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.
St John fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bollanos sprawls well initially but St John persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bollanos won't allow St John to pass to mount.
St John is trying to control the action in half guard but Bollanos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bollanos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bollanos seems keen to control St John's posture.
St John looking to pass the guard.
Bollanos trying to control the position.
St John passes Bollanos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollanos is staying active underneath St John, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bollanos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bollanos tries to get out of the position.
Bollanos is trying to maintain the position but St John is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bollanos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for St John. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Colin St John has got the better of the ground game so far.
St John thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bollanos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bollanos is refusing to be controlled, as St John sits in half guard.
St John not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bollanos is not content to let St John control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Colin St John hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St John looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bollanos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St John looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
St John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Bollanos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St John wants to sweep here but Bollanos controlling him for the moment.
Bollanos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St John on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin St John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
St John shoots in for a double leg but Bollanos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bollanos misses with a looping left.
Bollanos stuffs the takedown.
Bollanos moves into range and connects with a jab.
St John lands a slapping body shot.
St John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bollanos.
Bollanos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bollanos slips under a jab.
Bollanos blocks a jab.
Bollanos just misses with a punch to the body.
St John shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bollanos but Bollanos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin St John.
Bollanos misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John cracks Bollanos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St John misses with an uppercut.
St John looks for a takedown but Bollanos sprawls well.
St John lands the left hand.
St John scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St John shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bollanos defends it nicely.
St John manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bollanos on his heels. He'll look to pass Bollanos's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John preventing the sweep.
St John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St John loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St John stands up over Bollanos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollanos wants to control but St John passes easily into half guard.
Bollanos is trying to get back to full guard.
Bollanos blocking the ground and pound attempt from St John.
Bollanos is looking to control St John's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bollanos avoid being mounted?
St John not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John wants to work for an arm triangle but Bollanos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bollanos wants to improve his position but St John is controlling well.
St John thows a huge punch but Bollanos dodges it nicely.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St John misses with a head shot. Bollanos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bollanos is trying to control the position but St John postures up.
St John working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bollanos's guard.
Bollanos is trying to maintain the position but St John is very close to passing his half guard.
St John working the head and body with strikes.
Bollanos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St John scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bollanos is not content to let St John control the position.
Bollanos trying to control from the bottom.
St John seems to be working for a kimura but Bollanos defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John working Bollanos over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin St John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St John has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin St John!
A victorious Colin St John thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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