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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 770 p4p, 111 weight class) and Izuagbe Ugoh (ranked 900 p4p, 135 weight class). Ugoh has chosen Rocky Dawuni - African Thriller as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izuagbe Ugoh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrovs misses with a straight right.
Petrovs throws a looping overhand right but Ugoh ducks down to avoid it.
Ugoh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Izuagbe Ugoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Ugoh.
Petrovs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrovs moves out of range as Ugoh strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrovs blocks the leg kick.
Ugoh tests Petrovs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ugoh throws a poor cross that misses
letting Petrovs counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Ugoh - just one landing.
Petrovs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrovs throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrovs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ugoh throws an overhand right that lands on Petrovs's shoulder, as Petrovs tries to avoid the shot.
Petrovs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh throws an overhand right that lands on Petrovs's shoulder, as Petrovs tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Petrovs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ugoh.
Petrovs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrovs is looking to counter punch.
Ugoh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrovs misses with a hook. Ugoh ducked under it nicely.
Ugoh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petrovs takes one to the chin there.
Ugoh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrovs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ugoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrovs.
Both fighters circling a little - Ugoh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petrovs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ugoh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ugoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrovs is just out of range.
Petrovs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs checks a low kick from Ugoh.
Petrovs throwing a counter right hand but Ugoh manages to avoid it.
Ugoh throws a front kick aimed at Petrovs's knee but Petrovs avoids it well.
Petrovs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Petrovs.
Ugoh throws out a leg kick but Petrovs moves out of range and Ugoh only half commits.
Petrovs just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrovs lands a jab to the head.
Ugoh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrovs checks a low kick from Ugoh.
Ugoh throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrovs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrovs missing with a left hand there. Ugoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Ugoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrovs takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs throws out a powerful jab.
Ugoh looks to throw the jab but Petrovs is out of range.
Petrovs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ugoh lands a jab to the nose.
Petrovs misses the shot to the body.
Ugoh with a nice cross.
Ugoh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrovs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ugoh, right into the meat.
Petrovs lands with a nice body punch.
Ugoh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petrovs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ugoh throws a leg kick but Petrovs moved away.
Ugoh connects with a body shot.
Ugoh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Ugoh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ugoh is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs misses with an uppercut
and Ugoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ugoh throws out the jab.
Ugoh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ugoh needs to keep his hands up - Petrovs had a free shot at his head there.
Petrovs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ugoh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrovs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ugoh on the side of the head.
Ugoh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ugoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ugoh.
Ugoh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ugoh delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izuagbe Ugoh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Petrovs does it's job there.
Petrovs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrovs takes a swing at Ugoh's ribcage but misses.
Petrovs blocks a leg kick.
Izuagbe Ugoh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrovs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ugoh.
Ugoh takes one to the chin there.
Petrovs tries to bum rush Ugoh with a series of wild strikes but Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ugoh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs misses with a right hand
and Ugoh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrovs thinking.
Petrovs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ugoh can pounce on him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ugoh.
Ugoh throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Petrovs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrovs drops his hands momentarily and Ugoh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrovs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrovs is rocked!
Ugoh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Petrovs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrovs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ugoh.
Ugoh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ugoh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrovs seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrovs lands a head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Petrovs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ugoh tries to clinch up.
Ugoh throws a shot from downtown. Petrovs moves away and avoids it.
Petrovs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrovs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh tests Petrovs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ugoh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ugoh is looking to clinch but Petrovs is avoiding it.
Petrovs just misses with a punch to the body.
Ugoh throws out a counter right but Petrovs avoids it with no problem.
Ugoh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ugoh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ugoh lands a jab to the nose.
Petrovs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ugoh.
Petrovs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ugoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Ugoh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrovs doesn't seem phased though.
Ugoh moves out of range as Petrovs strikes.
Ugoh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ugoh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs misses with a looping left.
Petrovs moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrovs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petrovs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ugoh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ugoh throws a front kick aimed at Petrovs's knee but Petrovs avoids it well.
Petrovs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrovs there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Petrovs misses.
Ugoh misses with a shot to the body
and Petrovs counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrovs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ugoh circles away.
Ugoh fails to land with a series of punches.
Ugoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ugoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Petrovs as he checks the leg kick.
Petrovs avoids the body shot from Ugoh.
Petrovs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrovs throws a hook but Ugoh blocks it.
Petrovs lands with an uppercut that bounces Ugoh off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrovs cracks Ugoh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ugoh connects with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Petrovs might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Petrovs blocks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Ugoh.
Ugoh scores with the left hand. Petrovs knows he should have avoided that one.
Ugoh connects with a body shot that sends Petrovs's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izuagbe Ugoh 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. This is the final round!
Ugoh misses with a kick to the body.
Petrovs defending well as Ugoh loads up on a big left hand.
Petrovs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ugoh misses with a straight right.
Ugoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ugoh.
Petrovs throws a body shot but no joy.
Ugoh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ugoh misses with a body punch
and Petrovs counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ugoh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Ugoh.
Petrovs moves out of range of the body kick from Ugoh.
Petrovs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrovs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ugoh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ugoh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrovs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ugoh.
Petrovs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrovs blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ugoh.
Ugoh throws out a counter right but Petrovs avoids it with no problem.
Ugoh misses with a body kick.
Ugoh looks to land a left hand but Petrovs moved out of range nicely.
Ugoh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice combination there by Petrovs.
Petrovs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ugoh under the eye.
Ugoh ducks under a wild hook from Petrovs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ugoh.
Petrovs throws a big counter combination but Ugoh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Petrovs just misses with a punch to the body.
Ugoh thuds his right hand into Petrovs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ugoh motions for Petrovs to come forward. Ugoh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrovs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrovs slips under a jab from Ugoh.
Ugoh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ugoh slips a straight right by Petrovs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ugoh! But no joy.
Petrovs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ugoh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ugoh fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh throws a hook but Petrovs avoids it easily.
Ugoh jabs Petrovs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Petrovs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ugoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrovs.
Ugoh misses with an uppercut.
Petrovs looks to land a left hand but Ugoh moved out of range nicely.
Ugoh misses with a kick to the body
and Petrovs counters with a straight right hand.
Kaspars Petrovs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrovs lands a jab-cross combination.
Ugoh fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrovs in the body.
Ugoh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ugoh connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Petrovs misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovs walks into a stiff left hand from Ugoh.
Petrovs works Ugoh's body with a nice hook.
Ugoh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ugoh.
Ugoh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrovs misses the jab.
Ugoh misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ugoh. Petrovs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrovs throws a jab when Ugoh was well out of range.
Ugoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrovs.
Petrovs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izuagbe Ugoh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ugoh 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izuagbe Ugoh!
Our winner, Izuagbe Ugoh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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