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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Drotske (ranked 2072 p4p, 273 weight class) and Izuagbe Ugoh (ranked 1514 p4p, 213 weight class). Ugoh has chosen Rocky Dawuni - African Thriller as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Drotske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izuagbe Ugoh!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ugoh just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Drotske has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ugoh lands a nice hook to Drotske's body. Drotske takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ugoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Drotske misses
and Ugoh counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Ugoh misses.
A big left from Drotske misses.
A slow jab from Drotske misses its intended target.
Drotske scores with a nice head shot.
Drotske throws a jab when Ugoh was well out of range.
Ugoh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drotske under the eye.
Ugoh is looking to land body kicks.
Ugoh avoids the body shot from Drotske.
Ugoh throws an off balance right hand
enabling Drotske to counter with a crisp jab.
Ugoh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drotske jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ugoh moves out of range as Drotske strikes.
Drotske tries to close the distance and clinch but Ugoh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ugoh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drotske.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ugoh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drotske chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ugoh can pounce on him.
Drotske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drotske checks a low kick from Ugoh.
Drotske misses with a few strikes there.
Drotske has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ugoh finds it's way round the side to connect with Drotske's head.
Drotske misses with a right hand
and Ugoh counters with a right hand to the body.
Drotske with a jab.
Drotske dips to his left and cracks Ugoh with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ugoh.
Drotske tries to close the distance and clinch but Ugoh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drotske shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ugoh moves out of range of the strikes.
Drotske throws a poor cross that misses
and Ugoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ugoh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Markus Drotske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drotske looks to land a left hand but Ugoh moved out of range nicely.
Ugoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drotske manages to avoid it.
Ugoh lands with a shot to the body.
Drotske misses with a wild combination.
Drotske chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ugoh can pounce on him.
Drotske misses the jab.
Drotske misses with a hook
and Ugoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Drotske looks to land a left hand but Ugoh moved out of range nicely.
Drotske swings widly with a right hand
and Ugoh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drotske looks to land a right hand but Ugoh moved out of range.
Ugoh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drotske lands a jab to the head.
Drotske throws a series of strikes that have Ugoh backpedaling.
Drotske misses with the combination.
Drotske misses with an uppercut.
Ugoh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drotske throws out a loose jab but Ugoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ugoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drotske.
Drotske misses with an uppercut. Ugoh saw that one coming.
Drotske moves out of range of the leg kick from Ugoh.
Drotske tries to counter by clinching up but Ugoh breaks away and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ugoh. Drotske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drotske lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drotske throws a shot from downtown. Ugoh moves away and avoids it.
Drotske tries to bum rush Ugoh with a series of wild strikes but Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Ugoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ugoh misses with a body shot
and Drotske counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drotske avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ugoh.
Ugoh slips a jab from Drotske.
Drotske misses with an uppercut.
Ugoh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drotske moves out of range of the body kick from Ugoh.
Drotske takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drotske loads up on a big right hand but Ugoh slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drotske throws a looping overhand right but Ugoh ducks down to avoid it.
Ugoh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ugoh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drotske.
Ugoh misses with a hook.
Drotske wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ugoh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ugoh misses with a hook. Drotske ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Drotske misses its intended target.
Drotske wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Ugoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ugoh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ugoh tests Drotske's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ugoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drotske.
Drotske fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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 Markus Drotske will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Drotske looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drotske paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ugoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drotske manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Drotske misses the target.
Drotske looks to score with a jab to the body but Ugoh is just out of range.
Ugoh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drotske.
A jab from Drotske misses.
Ugoh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drotske.
Ugoh was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotske connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ugoh. Ugoh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ugoh scores with a shot to the body.
Ugoh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Markus Drotske is winning the standup battle so far.
Ugoh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drotske ducks right into an uppercut from Ugoh.
Ugoh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh throws a front kick that sends Drotske stumbling back into the cage.
Ugoh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drotske cracks Ugoh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drotske misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ugoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Drotske moves out of range of the leg kick from Ugoh.
Drotske lands a slapping body shot.
Ugoh is looking to slow Drotske down with leg kicks.
Drotske looks to land a left hand but Ugoh moved out of range nicely.
Drotske misses the jab.
Drotske misses with a hook. Ugoh ducked under it nicely.
Ugoh throws a body kick that misses
and Drotske counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drotske throws a body punch but Ugoh moves out of range.
Drotske clobbers Ugoh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drotske tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ugoh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ugoh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ugoh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drotske throws out the jab.
Drotske misses with an uppercut
letting Ugoh counter with a right hand.
Ugoh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drotske was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ugoh slips a straight right by Drotske.
Ugoh throws the left hand but Drotske avoids the punch easily.
Ugoh loads up on a big right hand but Drotske slips the punch.
Ugoh lands with a nice body kick.
Drotske is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drotske scores with a jab to the body.
Ugoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drotske misses with a straight left.
Drotske is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drotske throws a poor cross that misses
and Ugoh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ugoh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh digs a good body shot into Drotske's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drotske. Ugoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ugoh ducks under a wild hook from Drotske.
Drotske looks to throw the jab but Ugoh is out of range.
Ugoh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drotske.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ugoh.
Ugoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drotske.
Drotske is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ugoh lands with a kick to the ribs.
A shot to the body from Drotske misses
and Ugoh counters with a good low kick that Drotske was not able to check.
Ugoh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ugoh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ugoh misses with a leg kick.
Ugoh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drotske looks to land a right hand but Ugoh moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Drotske.
Drotske scores with a hook to the body. Ugoh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ugoh misses with an uppercut. Drotske saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Ugoh.
A shot to the body from Ugoh misses
and Drotske counters by moving into the clinch.
Drotske softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ugoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ugoh blocking some punches.
Ugoh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drotske backwards.
Drotske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drotske blocking some punches.
Drotske misses with the head strike.
Drotske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ugoh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drotske throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ugoh staying out of range there.
Ugoh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drotske jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Markus Drotske will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ugoh misses the shot to the body.
Drotske was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ugoh misses with a wild combination.
Drotske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ugoh.
Drotske scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ugoh doesn't seem bothered though.
Ugoh scores with a nice head shot.
Drotske scores with a jab to the body.
Ugoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drotske throws out the jab.
Ugoh connects with a right hand. Drotske shakes it off.
The crowd cheers as Drotske lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ugoh doesn't seem phased though.
Ugoh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drotske throws out a loose jab but Ugoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drotske misses with a hook
and Ugoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Ugoh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ugoh misses with a low kick as Drotske jumps back.
Ugoh lands a nice shot that snaps Drotske's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drotske throws a lazy uppercut
and Ugoh counters with a straight right hand.
Drotske misses with a straight left.
Ugoh blocks a jab.
Ugoh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drotske misses with a right hand
and Ugoh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ugoh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drotske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ugoh thuds his right hand into Drotske's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drotske misses with a wild body shot.
Ugoh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ugoh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drotske is out of range and Ugoh settles back down.
Ugoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drotske takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ugoh lands a really nice looking cross but Drotske seems unphased.
Ugoh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drotske has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drotske stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ugoh misses with a straight left.
Izuagbe Ugoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drotske lands with a nice body punch.
Ugoh throws a hook but Drotske blocks it.
Ugoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Drotske misses.
Ugoh throws a chopping leg kick but Drotske manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Drotske misses.
Drotske shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ugoh eats them both and turns towards Drotske to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Drotske misses the target.
Ugoh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ugoh staying out of range there.
Drotske missing with a left hand there. Ugoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drotske punishes Ugoh's body with a nice straight punch.
Drotske misses with a straight right.
Ugoh tries to land a body kick
enabling Drotske to counter with a crisp jab.
Ugoh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drotske.
A little jabbing left from Ugoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drotske throws an overhand right that lands on Ugoh's shoulder, as Ugoh tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Ugoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ugoh throws a looping overhand right but Drotske ducks down to avoid it.
Ugoh jabs at Drotske's body.
Drotske lands with a good body shot.
Ugoh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ugoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ugoh thows a leg kick but Drotske checks it
and Drotske counters with a stiff right hand.
Ugoh punishes Drotske's body with a nice straight punch.
Ugoh connects with a body shot that sends Drotske's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Drotske.
Ugoh misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drotske. Ugoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ugoh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Drotske.
Ugoh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ugoh throws an overhand right that lands on Drotske's shoulder, as Drotske tries to avoid the shot.
Drotske just misses with a punch to the body.
Drotske misses with a left hand
and Ugoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Ugoh throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Drotske to counter with a crisp jab.
Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drotske.
Drotske throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ugoh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drotske counters with a straight right hand.
Ugoh misses with an uppercut.
Ugoh lands a really nice looking cross but Drotske seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ugoh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Drotske throws a hook but Ugoh avoids it easily.
Ugoh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ugoh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Izuagbe Ugoh.
Well Drotske 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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