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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcello La Tigre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Broly Goku (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcello La Tigre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Broly Goku!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Tigre gets a clinch.
La Tigre has Goku pushed against the cage.
Goku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as La Tigre walks away with a smile on his face. Goku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marcello La Tigre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goku drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
La Tigre has his hands on Goku's head, controlling the position.
La Tigre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Tigre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goku gets underhooks to prevent La Tigre's takedown attempt.
Goku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but La Tigre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goku is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marcello La Tigre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Broly Goku.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
La Tigre managing to block the knees to the body from Goku.
Goku struggles to land a body shot inside as La Tigre controls his hands.
La Tigre stops a takedown attempt from Goku.
Goku changes levels and goes for a takedown here. La Tigre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and La Tigre counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Goku. No joy for La Tigre on that attempt.
La Tigre shoots for a double leg takedown but Goku sprawls well. He's pushed La Tigre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
La Tigre closes the distance and clinches.
La Tigre tries for a takedown but Goku manages to get underhooks.
La Tigre tries to circle away but Goku has him pinned against the cage.
La Tigre tries to circle away but Goku has him pinned against the cage.
La Tigre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
La Tigre gets control of Goku's arms and successfully pulls guard. La Tigre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Goku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
La Tigre wants to improve his position but instead Goku has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku wants to control but La Tigre is keeping him busy.
Goku prevents La Tigre from improving his position.
La Tigre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goku's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goku's back!
La Tigre keeps control of the position as Goku tries to break free.
Goku rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Goku is looking for a sweep. La Tigre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
La Tigre is trying to control the action in half guard but Goku is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goku is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goku manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goku is on top in guard.
Goku trying to control but La Tigre is working from the bottom.
Goku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goku stops La Tigre from standing up.
Goku passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcello La Tigre will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Goku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Tigre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcello La Tigre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but La Tigre avoids it really well and circles away.
La Tigre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goku swivels and escapes.
La Tigre is looking to clinch.
Goku closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming La Tigre to the mat! La Tigre manages to get full guard.
La Tigre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Tigre wants to sweep but no luck.
Goku has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of La Tigre is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku stays in close to La Tigre's body and controls the position.
La Tigre controls Goku momentarily but Goku frees himself.
Goku wants to control from the top but La Tigre keeps moving.
Goku being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
La Tigre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Tigre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goku.
Goku is looking to take a break and control but La Tigre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goku tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
La Tigre struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku trying to control the action but La Tigre is working from the bottom.
Goku tries for a kimura but La Tigre is defending well.
Goku is looking to take a break and control but La Tigre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
La Tigre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Goku should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goku happy to just control the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goku is looking to take a break and control but La Tigre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Broly Goku 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. And we move into the final round!
Goku doesn't manage to clinch there - La Tigre circles away.
La Tigre clinches up against the cage.
La Tigre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goku pulls him back up using the underhooks.
La Tigre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Tigre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
La Tigre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
La Tigre misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. La Tigre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Tigre attempts a counter takedown but Goku avoids it well and moves away.
La Tigre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from La Tigre misses.
La Tigre goes for a double leg but Goku avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goku continues to drive forward.
Goku is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello La Tigre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A momentary lapse in concentration from La Tigre enables Goku to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. La Tigre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
La Tigre wants to stand and escape but Goku is having none of it.
Goku is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
La Tigre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goku is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broly Goku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goku trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goku throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marcello La Tigre is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku blocks a head kick by La Tigre.
Despite the aggression on Goku's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Goku is looking to clinch but La Tigre is avoiding it.
Goku shoots in for a takedown but La Tigre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Marcello La Tigre has been cut.
La Tigre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
La Tigre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goku.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goku throws a nice looking combination but La Tigre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Tigre scores with a one two! Goku had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goku throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Tigre stuffs the takedown attempt from Goku. Goku gets slowly back to his feet.
Goku fails with an attempt to clinch.
La Tigre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goku sprawls well. Goku wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. La Tigre gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Tigre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
La Tigre scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goku shoots in and drives through. La Tigre sprawls well.
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 Marcello La Tigre.
I think La Tigre 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Broly Goku!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Marcello La Tigre!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Broly Goku!
Broly Goku wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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