Jose Ochoa gave Cody Durden a tough night time for his homecoming at UFC Atlanta after scoring a brutal knockout within the second spherical.
Following a back-and-forth struggle by way of the primary 5 minutes, Ochoa got here out firing within the second and he instantly clipped Durden with a stiff left hand. With Durden wobbled and backing up, Ochoa unleashed one other devastating left that dropped his opponent to the canvas in violent style.
Ochoa adopted up with a pair extra strikes however the combat was already over with the referee dashing into cease the competition at simply 11 seconds into the second spherical.
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“I’m too pleased to place my phrases collectively,” Ochoa mentioned after the win. “It’s superior to have my first victory right here. My combat recreation was completely good.”
It was a really spectacular exhibiting from Ochoa, who stepped into enemy territory with Durden hailing from Georgia and hoping to get the gang behind him through the combat.
As a substitute, it was Ochoa’s pinpoint accuracy and relentless strain that paid off within the combat, though Durden undoubtedly landed his personal pictures through the first spherical. That every one modified within the second, nonetheless, with Ochoa simply coming after Durden with full aggression and the punching energy to place him away with rapid-fire strikes.
The win strikes Ochoa to 8-1 in his profession whereas delivering on his first end within the UFC after dropping a call in his debut this previous November.
