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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zamorano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamorano has chosen The Cat Empire - Lost Song as his entrance music. 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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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Zamorano!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill tries for a takedown but Zamorano circles away easily
and Zamorano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zamorano forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Zamorano has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zamorano.
Zamorano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zamorano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zamorano misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamorano is working Hill over against the cage.
Zamorano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zamorano throws out the jab.
Hill fails with the takedown
and Zamorano counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Zamorano misses.
Hill shoots in and drives through. Zamorano sprawls well.
Mike Zamorano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill shoots for a double leg takedown but Zamorano sprawls well. He's pushed Hill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zamorano misses with a body kick.
Zamorano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zamorano scores with a body shot.
Zamorano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hill.
Zamorano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zamorano moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill jumps into guard, dragging Zamorano to the mat.
Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zamorano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zamorano has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zamorano trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Zamorano distracts Hill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zamorano wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zamorano defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zamorano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zamorano pushes down on Hill's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hill looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zamorano throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hill to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Zamorano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hill misses with a left hand
and Zamorano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hill's knee momentarily.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
Zamorano throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Zamorano.
Hill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zamorano swivels and escapes.
Hill blocks a head kick by Zamorano.
Zamorano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hill's calf.
Zamorano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zamorano connects with a single shot there.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Zamorano.
Zamorano throws a leg kick but Hill checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill dives in and grabs Zamorano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zamorano pushes down on Hill's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zamorano is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Zamorano circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Zamorano misses.
Hill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zamorano tries to get to full guard but Hill has control of the leg.
Hill passes to side control.
Hill working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hill trying to control the position but Zamorano is working away.
Hill misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hill's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zamorano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hill is trying to control the action in half guard but Zamorano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full 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.
Zamorano actively working from the bottom here.
Zamorano wants to get back to full guard.
Hill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hill is trying to work for a kimura but Zamorano is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hill wants to control from the top but Zamorano keeps moving.
Zamorano has his foot on Hill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hill works his way back into a safe position though.
Hill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Zamorano blocks nicely.
Zamorano is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to control but Zamorano is working from the bottom.
Hill landing with the ground and pound.
Zamorano wants to sweep but no luck.
Zamorano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zamorano keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Bobby Hill will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Zamorano.
Zamorano wants to slow Hill down by chopping away at his legs.
Hill looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hill is stalling here. Zamorano is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hill seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zamorano has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Zamorano is looking to take a break and control but Hill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hill can't do much from the bottom here.
Zamorano wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill trying to control here.
Zamorano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to improve his position but Zamorano is controlling well.
Hill works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zamorano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zamorano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Zamorano from controlling successfully.
Hill scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zamorano.
Zamorano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bobby Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zamorano wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zamorano passes Hill's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hill tries to get to full guard but Zamorano has control of the leg.
Hill punching from the bottom.
Hill wants to control but Zamorano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zamorano trying to control from Hill's half guard. Hill has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Zamorano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Hill!
Bobby Hill very nearly forgot to thank Next Level Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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