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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wow Letsgo (ranked 4186 p4p, 4108 weight class) and Rhett Colett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wow Letsgo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhett Colett!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Letsgo defends well and Colett ends up having to push Letsgo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Colett clinches with his opponent.
Colett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Letsgo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colett's efforts to push away.
Colett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Colett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Letsgo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letsgo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Colett lands an elbow just above Letsgo 's eye.
 It looks like Wow Letsgo has been cut.
Letsgo is pressed up against the cage. Colett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Letsgo down to the mat. Letsgo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wow Letsgo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhett Colett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Letsgo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Colett throws a nice head kick!
Letsgo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Letsgo tries for a kimura but Colett is defending well.
Colett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Letsgo prevents Colett from standing back up.
Letsgo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letsgo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Letsgo working over Colett with some ground and pound. Colett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Colett is trying to stand back up but Letsgo is controlling him
Letsgo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Letsgo stalling.
Colett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Letsgo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colett forces Letsgo back against the cage and clinches.
Colett stalling in the clinch but Letsgo improves position.
Colett jumps guard but Letsgo stands there with Colett around his waist. Colett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Colett pulls Letsgo into guard.
Letsgo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Colett trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letsgo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Colett has his feet on Letsgo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Colett just misses with a punch to the body.
Letsgo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Letsgo trying to control the pace.
Letsgo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rhett Colett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wow Letsgo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Letsgo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Letsgo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colett as he avoids it easily.
Colett is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Colett rushes Letsgo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Letsgo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Rhett Colett has been cut.
Letsgo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Colett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Letsgo misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letsgo digs a good body shot into Colett's ribs.
Letsgo swings for the body but Colett moves out of range.
Letsgo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Colett to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wow Letsgo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letsgo shoots in for a double leg but Colett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Colett throws a big elbow that misses.
Colett has gone for a leg lock! Letsgo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Colett's guard.
Letsgo landing with the ground and pound.
Colett 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letsgo forces his way into half guard.
Letsgo controlling the action here.
Colett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Colett wants to improve his position but Letsgo is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letsgo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Letsgo seems to be looking for submissions.
Colett controlling the position for now.
Letsgo blocks the strikes from Colett.
Letsgo is looking to take a break and control but Colett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Letsgo slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Colett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Colett moves into the clinch successfully.
Letsgo goes for a takedown attempt but Colett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow Letsgo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letsgo stuffs the takedown attempt from Colett. Colett gets slowly back to his feet.
Letsgo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colett rushes Letsgo and presses him up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Letsgo prevents it.
Colett jumps guard and drags Letsgo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rhett Colett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Letsgo tries a low kick but Colett avoids it.
Colett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Letsgo's sensitive parts.
Letsgo misses with a takedown attempt - Colett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Colett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Colett tries to clinch there but Letsgo circles away.
Colett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Letsgo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Letsgo throws a head kick that misses
and Colett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Colett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Letsgo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Letsgo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Colett stops a takedown attempt from Letsgo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letsgo gets underhooks to prevent Colett's takedown attempt.
Wow Letsgo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhett Colett.
Letsgo breaks from the clinch.
Letsgo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Colett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colett leaves Letsgo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Colett closes the distance and clinches up with Letsgo, looking for a takedown. Colett pushes Letsgo against the cage but Letsgo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Colett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Letsgo defends it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Colett. Letsgo shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Letsgo.
Colett keeps the fight on the outside.
Letsgo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Colett counters with a big head kick but Letsgo shrugs it off.
Colett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Colett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Letsgo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Colett but great work by Letsgo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Letsgo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letsgo trying to control the action but Colett is working from the bottom.
Letsgo stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Letsgo. No joy for Colett on that attempt.
As Colett backs away, Letsgo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Letsgo keeps the fight on the outside.
Letsgo throws a big counter combination but Colett scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Letsgo goes for a double leg but Colett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Colett continues to drive forward.
Colett works on Letsgo's body with a couple of short punches.
Letsgo avoiding damage as Colett throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letsgo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Letsgo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Letsgo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Letsgo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Letsgo fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Colett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice inside leg kick there by Colett. That's going to slow Letsgo down.
Letsgo instigates a clinch.
Wow Letsgo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhett Colett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Letsgo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wow Letsgo.
I think Colett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rhett Colett!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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