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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 2885 p4p, 371 weight class) and Izuagbe Ugoh (ranked 1697 p4p, 248 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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203 lbs
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207 lbs
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Izuagbe Ugoh!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ugoh lands a right hook to the body.
Ugoh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ugoh lands a nice shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Ugoh counters with a low kick, right behind Benn Jr 's knee.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Ugoh ducked under it nicely.
Ugoh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ugoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Ugoh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Ugoh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benn Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ugoh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ugoh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ugoh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benn Jr. That did some damage!
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ugoh is just out of range.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ugoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Ugoh throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Ugoh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr connects with a single shot there.
Ugoh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.
Ugoh misses with a head kick.
A big left from Ugoh misses.
Ugoh stuns Benn Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ugoh dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Ugoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ugoh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh takes one to the side of the head.
Ugoh moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ugoh takes one to the side of the head.
Ugoh throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ugoh cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.
Ugoh misses with a body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ugoh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benn Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Ugoh checks a low kick from Benn Jr.
Ugoh with a nice cross.
Ugoh throws a right and a left that Benn Jr avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr lands a jab to Ugoh's midsection.
Ugoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ugoh.
Ugoh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benn Jr's head backwards.
Ugoh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ugoh throws a push kick but Benn Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Ugoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ugoh is just out of range.
Ugoh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ugoh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Ugoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ugoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Ugoh with a series of wild strikes but Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Ugoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Benn Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benn Jr stalks Ugoh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ugoh's face. Ugoh staggers backwards, shaken.
Ugoh misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Izuagbe Ugoh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ugoh lands a glancing blow to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Ugoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Izuagbe Ugoh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benn Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Benn Jr's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Ugoh is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ugoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Ugoh is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh lands a really nice looking cross but Benn Jr seems unphased.
Benn Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ugoh.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ugoh.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Ugoh slips the punch.
Benn Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ugoh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benn Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benn Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Ugoh throws out a powerful jab.
Ugoh tries to work over Benn Jr's front leg with a kick but Benn Jr checks it.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr looks to land a right hand but Ugoh moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ugoh misses the jab.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ugoh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benn Jr has time to react.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Ugoh throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Ugoh clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benn Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Ugoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ugoh.
Benn Jr thuds his right hand into Ugoh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ugoh misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh misses with a hook to the body
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Benn Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Ugoh with a series of wild strikes but Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Benn Jr swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ugoh to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ugoh throws out a leg kick but Benn Jr moves out of range and Ugoh only half commits.
Benn Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Ugoh misses
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benn Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ugoh misses with the combination.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ugoh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn Jr throws out a leg kick but Ugoh moves out of range and Benn Jr only half commits.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ugoh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ugoh scores with a jab to the body.
Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Ugoh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Izuagbe Ugoh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Ugoh motions for Benn Jr to come forward. Ugoh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ugoh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Ugoh misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ugoh misses with a low kick.
Ugoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Ugoh scores with a head kick. Benn Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ugoh slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Ugoh off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Ugoh.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Ugoh avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Ugoh's shoulder, as Ugoh tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Ugoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benn Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benn Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ugoh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benn Jr thinking.
Benn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ugoh counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Ugoh's head but Ugoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Ugoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Ugoh does it's job there.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Ugoh.
Benn Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ugoh finds it's way round the side to connect with Benn Jr's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a leg kick
and Ugoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ugoh counters with a leg kick.
Ugoh thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Ugoh's ribcage but misses.
Benn Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ugoh misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh connects with a body shot.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Ugoh throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Izuagbe Ugoh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Ugoh moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ugoh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benn Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Ugoh ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Ugoh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ugoh throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ugoh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ugoh lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ugoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Benn Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Ugoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ugoh scores with a sloppy right hand. Benn Jr should have avoided that one.
Ugoh cracks Benn Jr with a good jab.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izuagbe Ugoh!
Izuagbe Ugoh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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