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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains - Rooster. Nando Rafael has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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144 lbs
28 - 6 - 1 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nando Rafael!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Rafael finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Rafael ducks down to avoid it.
Rafael goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rafael on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rafael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rafael takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Rafael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rafael scores with a nice body kick.
Rafael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Rafael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hill's calf.
Rafael tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Rafael throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Rafael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Rafael digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Rafael lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rafael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Hill tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rafael manages to avoid it.
Hill jabs at Rafael's body.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
Rafael misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Rafael.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Hill throws a push kick but Rafael slaps the foot to one side.
Rafael looks to land a combination. Hill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rafael throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Hill blocks the body kick.
Hill doesn't manage to clinch there - Rafael circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rafael avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafael lands a high kick!
Rafael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Rafael moves out of range easily.
Rafael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
That kick from Hill tenderised Rafael's leg. Rafael is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nando Rafael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Rafael.
Rafael lands a head kick!
Rafael lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rafael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill throws a head kick that Rafael semi-blocks.
Hill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rafael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Rafael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Rafael.
Rafael lands a jab-cross combination.
Hill scores with a three punch combo!
Rafael doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Rafael closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
Rafael struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
Rafael misses with the head strike.
Rafael tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Rafael back against the cage.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Rafael controls his hands.
Rafael pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hill.
Rafael prevents Hill from breaking the clinch.
Rafael pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rafael tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Rafael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rafael working aggressively here.
Hill lands a body punch.
Rafael scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rafael lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael blocking some punches.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Rafael is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rafael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rafael fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hill is out of range.
Rafael misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Rafael misses with a head kick.
Hill lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rafael.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rafael 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 Hill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rafael scores with a one two! Hill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rafael jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hill misses with a hook
and Rafael counters with a head kick. That will keep Hill thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rafael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Hill.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill moves away from the strike by Rafael.
Rafael throws a head kick that misses.
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!
A combination from Hill does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill avoids the head kick by Rafael.
Rafael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hill does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rafael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nando Rafael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Rafael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill throws a low kick, looking for Rafael's leg but Rafael calmly moves out of range.
Hill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hill is looking to wear down Rafael with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hill gets tackled into the cage by Rafael. Rafael maintains the clinch.
Rafael misses with a body punch.
Rafael misses with a punch on the inside.
Rafael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Rafael scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
Nando Rafael seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill tries a body shot but Rafael blocks it.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Rafael avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Hill prevents a body shot from Rafael.
Rafael lands with a left to the head.
Rafael lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Rafael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Rafael pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rafael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafael trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
Rafael lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rafael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael lands with a right to the head.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rafael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rafael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Rafael working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rafael.
Rafael can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rafael.
Rafael lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Rafael.
Rafael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rafael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rafael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafael throws a head punch that misses.
Rafael digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
Rafael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Rafael.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rafael.
Rafael lands with a left to the head.
Rafael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Rafael controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
Rafael scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rafael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rafael darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.
Rafael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Hill as the two fighters clinch.
Hill cracks Rafael with a nice body shot.
Rafael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rafael blocks a body shot from Hill.
Hill lands a right hand.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rafael is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hill is keeping busy.
Rafael struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Rafael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Hill.
Rafael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rafael misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rafael.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill works on Rafael's body with a couple of short punches.
Rafael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rafael blocks a body shot from Hill.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rafael.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Rafael blocks an uppercut.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill lands a right hand.
Hill misses with some punches.
Rafael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill trying to stall but Rafael improves his position.
Hill working aggressively here.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rafael.
Nice body punch from Rafael.
Hill tries to move into range but Rafael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rafael slips a jab from Hill.
Trinity Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rafael throws a head kick that misses.
Rafael goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hill avoids the head kick by Rafael.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rafael has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.
Rafael throws a body kick that misses.
Rafael keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hill lands a leg kick that knocks Rafael off balance momentarily.
Hill goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hill tries to score with a low kick but Rafael moves his leg out of the way.
Nando Rafael is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill gets tackled into the cage by Rafael. Rafael maintains the clinch.
Hill tries a body shot but Rafael blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael misses with a body punch.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Rafael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rafael on the inside.
Hill scores with a hook to the body.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rafael.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Rafael controls the action.
Hill lands with a short shot to the head.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Rafael lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hill.
Rafael blocks a body shot from Hill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hill scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Hill.
Hill misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rafael blocks an uppercut.
Rafael is leaning against Hill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Hill.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trinity Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rafael has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Rafael!
After winning the bout, Nando Rafael thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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