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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 287 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Anthony Ochoa (ranked 49 p4p, 170 weight class). Ochoa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gang Signs by The Game. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz tries to clinch but Ochoa moves out of range.
And Ochoa responds with a good body kick, but Bartz manages to step out the way in time.
Bartz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ochoa checks it well.
Ochoa wants to slow Bartz down by chopping away at his legs.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ochoa misses the body punch
and Bartz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ochoa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ochoa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bartz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ochoa. Ochoa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ochoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartz clinches up with Ochoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Ochoa working aggressively here.
Bartz lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Ochoa as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bartz fails to land.
Bartz scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ochoa lands a shot to the body.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.
Bartz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ochoa is trying to force a seperation but Bartz has the dominant position.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochoa.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ochoa.
Bartz prevents a body shot from Ochoa.
Bartz tries to work over Ochoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bartz or not.
Ochoa tries to work over Bartz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartz's elbow.
Ochoa blocks a body shot from Bartz.
Ochoa breaks the clinch.
Bartz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ochoa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ochoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartz lands a nice uppercut.
Bartz lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Bartz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ochoa.
Ochoa working aggressively here.
Ochoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bartz throws an elbow but misses.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochoa breaks the clinch.
Chad Bartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartz tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
A low kick from Bartz misses
and Ochoa counters with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa throws a hook to the side of Bartz's head but Bartz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bartz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ochoa.
Ochoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa throws a hook but Bartz blocks it.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartz throws a leg kick which misses Ochoa's front leg but catches the back leg as Ochoa tries to avoid it.
Bartz forces Ochoa back against the cage and clinches.
Ochoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bartz.
Bartz working aggressively here.
Ochoa gets through Bartz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartz.
Bartz pushes Ochoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ochoa tries a body shot but Bartz blocks it.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Bartz.
Bartz misses with some punches.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Ochoa.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Ochoa.
Good body shot from Bartz.
Ochoa blocking some punches.
Bartz lands a left hand.
Bartz misses with some punches.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Bartz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ochoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartz lands a body punch.
A short right from Bartz on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartz tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
Bartz throws an overhand right that lands on Ochoa's shoulder, as Ochoa tries to avoid the shot.
Ochoa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bartz digs a good hook to Ochoa's body.
Bartz has Ochoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Ochoa tries a body shot but Bartz blocks it.
Bartz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bartz fails to land.
Ochoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chad Bartz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bartz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ochoas head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bartz.
Bartz lands a nice uppercut.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Ochoa.
Bartz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
Bartz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz tries a body shot but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartz's elbow.
Bartz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ochoa is breathing heavily.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartz working aggressively here.
Bartz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bartz pushes Ochoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ochoa.
Bartz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochoa tries to work over Bartz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartz is leaning against Ochoa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bartz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ochoa's elbow.
Ochoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
Bartz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ochoa's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartzs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ochoa can do to turn this around?
Ochoa blocking some punches.
Ochoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartz misses with a body punch.
Bartz lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochoa.
Ochoa tries to throw a body punch but Bartz avoids it by throwing Ochoa back against the cage.
Ochoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bartz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ochoa's brow.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ochoa.
A short uppercut from Bartz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bartz scores with a hook to the body.
Bartz can't find room to land a body shot as Ochoa controls the action.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Ochoa blocks a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Ochoa.
A short uppercut from Bartz.
Ochoa lands an uppercut.
Ochoa prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ochoa.
Bartz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ochoa or not.
A short left from Bartz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartz.
A short right from Bartz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartz scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Ochoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Bartz tries to throw a body punch but Ochoa avoids it by throwing Bartz back against the cage.
Bartz prevents a body shot from Ochoa.
Bartz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Ochoa is rocked!
Bartz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ochoa is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartz finish him?
Ochoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartz.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
Bartz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Bartz throws a big uppercut that drops Ochoa! More strikes from Bartz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ochoa lies dazed against the cage as Bartz celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Bartz!
An out of breath Chad Bartz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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