PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edd Norton (ranked 400 p4p, 1225 weight class) and Anthony Ochoa (ranked 59 p4p, 162 weight class). Ochoa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gang Signs by The Game. This should be fireworks!

Norton
vs
Ochoa

190 cm
24
212
8 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
210
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs
Conquer

Conviction
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edd Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton throws a right hand that Ochoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Ochoa also avoids with ease.
Ochoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Norton backs off Ochoa throws a huge counter combo but Norton manages to avoid it all.
Norton lands with a shot to the body.
Ochoa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ochoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ochoa blocks a jab.
Ochoa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Norton.
Norton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ochoa throws a looping overhand right but Norton ducks down to avoid it.
Norton tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
Norton misses with a left hand
and Ochoa counters with a body kick.
Norton swinging wildly here.
Norton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ochoa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochoa lands a two punch combo.
Ochoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ochoa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
Ochoa lands with a nice body punch.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ochoa moves away.
Norton looks to land a combination but Ochoa avoids it well.
Ochoa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Norton eats them both and turns towards Ochoa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Norton scores with a punch to the head.
Norton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ochoa's head.
Ochoa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edd Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ochoa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa throws a hook but Norton avoids it easily.
Ochoa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norton. That did some damage!
Norton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochoa throws out the jab.
Ochoa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ochoa tries to land a leg kick but Norton saw it coming and moves away.
Norton tries to clinch but Ochoa moves away
and Ochoa counters with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ochoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ochoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
Ochoa wants to slow Norton down by chopping away at his legs.
Norton scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Norton misses.
Ochoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Norton swings for the body but Ochoa moves out of range.
Norton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donk. Norton catches Ochoa right on the button with a cross.
Ochoa misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Ochoa.
Ochoa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ochoa throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Ochoa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Norton finds it's way through Ochoa's defenses.
Ochoa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norton tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
A nice side step and Ochoa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Ochoa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Ochoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Ochoa's head but Ochoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Norton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ochoa 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 Norton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norton is looking to clinch.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ochoa.
Norton is looking to clinch.
Norton throws a hook but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa lands a slapping body shot.
Norton thuds a left hand into Ochoa's body.
Norton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ochoa connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ochoa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Ochoa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Norton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.

Norton instigates a clinch.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa lands a body shot.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.

Ochoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ochoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
Ochoa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A cross from Ochoa lands.
Ochoa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Ochoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Ochoa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ochoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norton.
Anthony Ochoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norton missing with a left hand there. Ochoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Norton pushes Ochoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ochoa.
Ochoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
Norton misses with the head strike.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ochoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ochoa prevents a body shot from Norton.
Ochoa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nortons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ochoa's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by Ochoa.

Ochoa breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton walks into a straight right hand from Ochoa.
Ochoa scores with a jab to the body.
Ochoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Ochoa.
Norton lands a right hook to the body.
Norton wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Norton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ochoa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ochoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Ochoa is out of range.
Ochoa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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!
Ochoa throws a shot to the body.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ochoa with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ochoa thumps Norton with a low kick.
Norton throws out a loose jab but Ochoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norton tries to clinch there but Ochoa circles away.
Ochoa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ochoa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norton's head.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Ochoa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Ochoa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ochoa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norton 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.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Ochoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Ochoa pushes him off.
Ochoa throws a wild body kick that Norton sees coming a mile off.
Norton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Ochoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ochoa counter with a right hand.
Ochoa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norton blocks the body kick.

Norton has managed to clinch.
Norton takes a shot to the head.
Norton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norton lands an uppercut.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edd Norton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Ochoa as the two fighters clinch.
Ochoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
Norton has Ochoa pressed against the cage, preventing Ochoa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ochoa tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Ochoa back against the cage.

Ochoa manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Norton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Norton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Ochoa misses with an uppercut.
Ochoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norton is looking to counter punch.
Norton throws a hook but Ochoa avoids it easily.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Ochoa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norton. That did some damage!
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ochoa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ochoa! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ochoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norton throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ochoa! But no joy.
Norton jabs at Ochoa's body.
Ochoa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ochoa thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anthony Ochoa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Norton throws a looping overhand right but Ochoa ducks down to avoid it.
Ochoa slips under a jab from Norton.
Norton scores with a nice right hand.
Ochoa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Norton will feel that in the morning.
Ochoa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Norton if he has to take too many more of those.
Ochoa throws a right and a left that Norton avoids nicely.
Ochoa thumps Norton with a low kick.
Ochoa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norton tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
Norton walks into a jab.
Norton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ochoa back to the cage. Norton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Norton tries to clinch up
and Ochoa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Norton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochoa throws a shot from downtown. Norton moves away and avoids it.
Norton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ochoa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Norton lands a jab to Ochoa's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochoa.
Norton throws a shot from downtown. Ochoa moves away and avoids it.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ochoa moves away.
Ochoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Norton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ochoa.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
A left and a right from Ochoa both land. Nice combination.
Ochoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ochoa 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 Norton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Norton moves into the clinch.
Norton misses with a body punch.
Ochoa lands with a left to the head.
Norton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Ochoa pushes Norton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the 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!
Ochoa is trying to push Norton away but Norton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.

Ochoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ochoa.
Ochoa scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ochoa lands a slapping body shot.

Norton rushes Ochoa and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Ochoa.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Ochoa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Norton prevents a body shot from Ochoa.

Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ochoa lands a slapping body shot.
Norton misses with a combination
and Ochoa counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa with a nice cross.
Norton takes a swing at Ochoa's ribcage but misses.
Norton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ochoa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Norton takes the fight into the clinch.
Ochoa lands with a light punch inside.
Ochoa misses with a body punch.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ochoa breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Ochoa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ochoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norton throws a lazy uppercut
and Ochoa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Norton's knee momentarily.
Ochoa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crunch! Ochoa slams his shin into Norton's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Norton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ochoa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norton is able to avoid easily.
Norton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Ochoa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Norton.
Ochoa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ochoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ochoa tried to score with a low kick but Norton checks it.
Nice defenses there by Ochoa.
Nice straight punches there by Ochoa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ochoa.
Norton throws a hook but Ochoa blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ochoa really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ochoa ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ochoa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ochoa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norton throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ochoa misses the target.
Ochoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Norton.
Ochoa throws a nice looking combination but Norton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ochoa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ochoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Ochoa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochoa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ochoa misses with a looping right.
Ochoa tries to move into range but Norton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton misses with a hook. Ochoa ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Ochoa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norton throws a big counter combination but Ochoa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ochoa. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Ochoa.
Norton scores with a jab.
Ochoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norton.
Norton thuds a left hand into Ochoa's body.
Ochoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Norton.
Ochoa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Norton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ochoa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Norton's knee momentarily.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Norton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Ochoa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa has Norton pressed against the cage, preventing Norton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ochoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ochoa thows a body kick. Norton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Norton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Ochoa keeps the fight on the outside.
Ochoa swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Norton misses with a hook
and Ochoa counters with a leg kick.
Norton blocks the body kick.
A low kick lands for Ochoa.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton throws a body punch but Ochoa moves out of range.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ochoa.
Ochoa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick from Ochoa.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Ochoa thinks about the counter body kick.
A big left from Norton misses.
Ochoa connects with a body shot.
Ochoa walks into a left hand.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
Ochoa throws a hook to the side of Norton's head but Norton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norton misses with a double jab.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ochoa manages to circle out of the way.
A shot to the body from Norton misses
and Ochoa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
Norton scores with a nice right hand.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick.
Ochoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Ochoa.
Norton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ochoa ducks under a wild hook from Norton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Ochoa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Norton misses its intended target.

Norton clinches.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Ochoa controls the action.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ochoa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ochoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ochoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ochoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.
Norton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ochoa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norton scores with a punch to the head.

Norton pushes Ochoa up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Edd Norton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Norton works Ochoa's body with a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Ochoa throws an overhand right that lands on Norton's shoulder, as Norton tries to avoid the shot.
Ochoa misses with a kick to the body.
Norton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ochoa back to the cage. Norton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Norton moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ochoa.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Ochoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa blocks a body shot from Norton.
Ochoa lands a nice uppercut.
Ochoa pushes Norton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ochoa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ochoa cracks Norton with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ochoa.
Ochoa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ochoa is working Norton over against the cage.

Ochoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ochoa.
Norton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ochoa.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton slips under a jab from Ochoa.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Ochoa saw that one coming.
Ochoa looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.
Ochoa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norton.
Ochoa thumps Norton with a low kick.
Ochoa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ochoa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norton misses with a hook to the body
and Ochoa counters with a good low kick that Norton was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Norton moves away from the strike by Ochoa.
It looked like Norton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
Ochoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ochoa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norton. Norton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norton throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ochoa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Ochoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ochoa throws a shot from downtown. Norton moves away and avoids it.
Norton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ochoa doesn't seem bothered though.
Norton throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Ochoa finds it's way through Norton's defenses.
Ochoa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Norton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a body shot
and Ochoa counters with an outside leg kick.
Norton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ochoa throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Ochoa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Norton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Norton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ochoa on the side of the head.
Ochoa blocks a jab.
Ochoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norton missing with a left hand there. Ochoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ochoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Ochoa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norton on the side of the head.
Norton wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ochoa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ochoa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ochoa counters with a right hand to the body.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ochoa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ochoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ochoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ochoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ochoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ochoa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Anthony Ochoa!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Anthony Ochoa!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Anthony Ochoa!

Anthony Ochoa wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Anthony Ochoa, 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.