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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simoni Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen The Champ is here as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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278 lbs
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200 cm
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simoni Khan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochoa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Khan trying to get back to full guard but Ochoa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Khan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Khan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ochoa. What's that going to do exactly?
Ochoa prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
Khan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ochoa blocks the strikes from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ochoa is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ochoa jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ochoa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ochoa prevents Khan from improving his position.
Khan is trying to control but Ochoa manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan working to try and regain half guard.
Ochoa working the ground and pound effectively.
Khan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khan is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Khan looks winded!
Khan wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ochoa working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ochoa is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ochoa gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ochoa gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ochoa apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ochoa.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ochoa.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ochoa.
Ochoa feints and as Khan raises his hands in defense, Ochoa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ochoa content to stall in guard here.
Khan tries to strike from the bottom.
Khan working a defensive guard here.
Khan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Khan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Khan is striking off his back. Ochoa thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Khan punching from the bottom.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Ochoa has control of the leg.
Ochoa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khan defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan wants to improve his position but Ochoa is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Ochoa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Ochoa.
Ochoa defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Simoni Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOchoa.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Ochoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ochoa or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan, which made it look bad.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ochoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Ochoa's head but Ochoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ochoa moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa slips a jab from Khan.
Ochoa walks into a jab.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ochoa looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Ochoa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
It looks like Todd Ochoa has been cut.
Ochoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ochoa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ochoa shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Ochoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ochoa dives in for a single leg takedown but Khan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Ochoa's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Ochoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochoa slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Ochoa's head back.
Khan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan gets caught flat footed, as Ochoa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khan is striking but Ochoa is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ochoa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ochoa is working for a kimura but Khan is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ochoa throws a big right hand that misses.
Ochoa trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ochoa stacks Khan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ochoa!
Khan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Khan tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Khan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Khan tries to improve position but can't.
Khan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ochoa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simoni Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Todd Ochoa's cut.
That's time! Ochoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ochoa shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ochoa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Ochoa keeps moving and retains side control.
Ochoa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ochoa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ochoa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ochoa avoids the strikes from the bottom by Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan is trying to control Ochoa's posture but Ochoa avoids it.
Khan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying to control Ochoa's posture but Ochoa avoids it.
Ochoa tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Khan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ochoa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Khan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ochoa. What's that going to do exactly?
Ochoa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Khan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets full guard.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is striking but Ochoa is not phased and passes to half guard.
Khan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ochoa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Khan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ochoa working over Khan with some ground and pound. Khan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ochoa wants to work for an arm triangle but Khan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Khan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khan sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ochoa passes into side control.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Ochoa keeps moving and retains side control.
Khan misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan tries to improve position but can't.
Ochoa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Ochoa working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Ochoa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ochoa 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Ochoa!
Simoni Khan was interviewed post fight and said 'Im sorry that I cant show as much as I wanted to '.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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