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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Morales!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
Morales misses with a double jab
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Hill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morales looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Morales lands a two punch combo.
Morales throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Morales comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Morales throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Hill misses with the combination.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Morales takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Morales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hill.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hill prevents Morales from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with a punch from half guard.
Morales trying to control from the bottom.
Morales is trying to get back to full guard.
Hill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morales is just riding it out for now. Hill eventually gives up the hold.
Hill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morales knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hill prevents Morales from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hill is looking for a kimura here.
Hill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Morales's head.
Hill blocks the strikes from Morales.
Hill slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
Hill is thwarting Morales's attempts to control the position.
Morales taking some punishment here, with Hill in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hill connects with a nice short shot to Morales's temple.
Hill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morales throws a strike from the bottom but Hill passes into side control!
Morales tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill cracks Morales with a big right hand but Morales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morales knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hill trying to control the position but Morales is working away.
Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morales is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morales is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morales, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Hill dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Morales shows good takedown defense.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Hector Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a series of strikes. Morales will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Morales throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Hill throws a right and a left that Morales avoids nicely.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pablo Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Morales checks a leg kick nicely.
Hector Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Hill sizes up Morales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into Morales's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hill trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Morales is working an open guard so Hill takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a right hand that Morales ducks under and follows up with a left that Morales also avoids with ease.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morales.
Morales misses with the combination.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
Pablo Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Hill tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Morales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morales is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Morales circles away and we're back to standing.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morales misses with a combination
and Hill counters with a three punch combo that has Morales backing up. Morales nods at Hill to acknowledge the strikes.
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 Hector Hill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Morales misses with a combination
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Hill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hill.
Morales thows a body shot but no joy.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hill counters with a series of strikes. Morales will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morales checks a leg kick.
Morales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hill counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hill tries to get out of the position.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hector Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill pushes Morales off looking to stand but Morales dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hill.
Morales avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morales is aware though and is defending well.
Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morales wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Morales wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill is striking from the bottom but Morales uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Morales has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morales lands with some strikes.
Morales landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Morales.
Hill regains half guard.
Morales tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill pushes Morales off and gets back to his feet.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Pablo Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Jab from Morales.
Morales looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morales is trying to defend but Hill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morales regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hill drops back looking for a leg! Morales is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morales manages to kick Hill off! Hill jumps back into Morales's guard.
Hill drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morales manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hill has Morales in his guard.
Hector Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Hill.
Well Hill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Hill!
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