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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar comes to the cage accompanied by That Punjabi Jay-Z song. Ochoa has chosen Ice Cube - I Rep That West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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159 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muakbar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ochoa swivels and escapes.
Ochoa connects with a leg kick. Muakbar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Muakbar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ochoa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muakbar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muakbar closes the distance and clinches up with Ochoa, looking for a takedown. Muakbar pushes Ochoa against the cage but Ochoa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haji Muakbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ochoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa cracks the inside of Muakbar's front leg.
Muakbar throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muakbar misses with the body kick
and Ochoa counters with a nice body kick.
Ochoa scores with a kick to the body.
Muakbar looks for a takedown but Ochoa sprawls well.
Muakbar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muakbar throws a nice looking combination but Ochoa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ochoa with a nice cross.
Ochoa forces Muakbar back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa lands a nice knee to the body.
Ochoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa missing with knees to the body.
Ochoa cracks Muakbar with a nice body shot.
Ochoa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ochoa misses with an elbow strike.
Ochoa lands a good knee to the midsection. Muakbar won't want to take too many of those.
Ochoa gets through Muakbar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa prevents Muakbar from breaking the clinch.
Muakbar takes a shot to the head.
Muakbar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ochoa sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ochoa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ochoa has Muakbar pulled in close to control his posture.
Ochoa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Muakbar!
Muakbar blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ochoa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ochoa tries to pass to full mount but Muakbar defends it.
Ochoa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ochoa is trying to control. Muakbar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ochoa seems to be working for a kimura but Muakbar defends the submission attempt.
Ochoa drops an elbow to the side of Muakbar's head.
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.
Muakbar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Muakbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar has his hands on Ochoa's head, controlling the position.
Muakbar trying to control the position.
Ochoa wants to control from the top but Muakbar keeps moving.
Ochoa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ochoa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ochoa won't allow Muakbar to sweep him here.
Muakbar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muakbar keeping moving, preventing Ochoa from controlling successfully.
Ochoa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muakbar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ochoa.
Ochoa connects with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa ducks under a wild hook from Muakbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ochoa tries to clinch but Muakbar moves out of range.
Ochoa throws a low kick but Muakbar avoids it.
Ochoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ochoa moves in looking to clinch but Muakbar pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ochoa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muakbar blocks a head kick by Ochoa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ochoa lands the left hand.
Ochoa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muakbar looks to land a left hand but Ochoa moved out of range nicely.
Ochoa cracks Muakbar with an open hand slap.
Muakbar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Muakbar postures up in Ochoa's guard and throws a big left but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa is trying to control the position but Muakbar postures up.
Muakbar preventing the sweep.
Muakbar wants to control from the top but Ochoa keeps moving.
Muakbar being controlled here momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Muakbar scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa wants to sweep but no luck.
Muakbar connects with a couple of short punches.
Ochoa looking to control.
Ochoa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muakbar.
Muakbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Ochoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muakbar stops Ochoa from standing up.
Muakbar trying to control but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
Muakbar passes Ochoa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ochoa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ochoa looking for a sweep. Not yet Ochoa, not yet.
Ochoa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ochoa is trying to control the position but Muakbar postures up.
Muakbar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muakbar landing some decent shots from guard.
Muakbar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muakbar trying to control but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
Ochoa trying to control the position.
Ochoa keeping moving, preventing Muakbar from controlling successfully.
Muakbar postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Ochoa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ochoa connects with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Muakbar is able to avoid easily.
No joy there for Ochoa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muakbar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ochoa.
Muakbar avoids the body shot from Ochoa.
Muakbar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muakbar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ochoa throws a push kick but Muakbar slaps the foot to one side.
Muakbar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danny Ochoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muakbar tries to bum rush Ochoa with a series of wild strikes but Ochoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Ochoa lands.
Muakbar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ochoa swings for the body but Muakbar moves out of range.
Ochoa loads up on a big right hand but Muakbar slips the punch.
Ochoa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Muakbar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Muakbar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Muakbar gets a double leg takedown into Ochoa's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ochoa trying to control the position.
Muakbar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ochoa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar cracks Ochoa with a big elbow.
Ochoa is looking to regain half guard here but Muakbar keeps moving and retains side control.
Muakbar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ochoa to see if he's OK.
Muakbar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ochoa is looking to reverse the position.
Ochoa is trying to control Muakbar's posture but Muakbar avoids it.
Ochoa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Muakbar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ochoa is pressing down on Muakbar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ochoa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muakbar manages to get himself to full guard.
Muakbar is controlling Ochoa's posture.
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 Haji Muakbar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muakbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Muakbar.
Muakbar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Ochoa scores with a jab.
Ochoa connects with a solid leg kick.
Danny Ochoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ochoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ochoa connects with a solid leg kick.
Ochoa scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Muakbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ochoa scores with a head kick.
Muakbar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muakbar has a takedown stuffed.
Muakbar shoots in and drives through. Ochoa sprawls well.
Ochoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muakbar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ochoa lands a leg kick that knocks Muakbar off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa looks to land a left hand but Muakbar moved out of range nicely.
Ochoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ochoa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ochoa gets caught flat footed, as Muakbar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ochoa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Muakbar preventing the sweep.
Muakbar wants to control from the top but Ochoa keeps moving.
Ochoa trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Danny Ochoa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Muakbar tries to move into range but Ochoa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Muakbar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muakbar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ochoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ochoa can't find room to land a body shot as Muakbar controls the action.
Muakbar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Muakbar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ochoa thuds his shin into the meat of Muakbar's side.
A slow jab from Muakbar misses its intended target.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses.
Ochoa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muakbar on the side of the head.
Muakbar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ochoa.
Ochoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ochoa staying out of range there.
Muakbar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Muakbar coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar gets tackled into the cage by Ochoa. Ochoa maintains the clinch.
Muakbar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muakbar blocks an elbow strike from Ochoa.
Muakbar wants to take the fight to the mat but Ochoa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haji Muakbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Muakbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muakbar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muakbar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ochoa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ochoa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ochoa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muakbar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muakbar avoiding damage as Ochoa throws knees to the body.
Muakbar avoiding damage as Ochoa throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar blocks an elbow strike from Ochoa.
Ochoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ochoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muakbar's elbow.
Muakbar breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Ochoa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danny Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ochoa checks the leg kick.
Muakbar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muakbar looks to throw the jab but Ochoa is out of range.
Muakbar has a takedown stuffed.
Muakbar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ochoa!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ochoa sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muakbar wants to take a breather but Ochoa is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ochoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ochoa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Ochoa!
An out of breath Danny Ochoa 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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RATING
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