What it lacked in star power, it recaptured in intrigue. The UFC’s second Fight Night show of September at the UFC Apex wasn’t jam-packed with transcendent names, but delivered more than enough action and competition to sate any ferocity-hungry fan…
What it lacked in star power, it recaptured in intrigue. The UFC’s second Fight Night show of September at the UFC Apex wasn’t jam-packed with transcendent names, but delivered more than enough action and competition to sate any ferocity-hungry fan…
Earlier tonight (Sat. September 12, 2020) UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs Hill took place from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility played host to a match-up between two ranked women’s flyweight’s Michelle Waters and Angela Hill. The five-round war resulted in Waterson edging out a split decision to emerge victoriously. After fighting […]
The facility played host to a match-up between two ranked women’s flyweight’s Michelle Waters and Angela Hill. The five-round war resulted in Waterson edging out a split decision to emerge victoriously. After fighting through adversity early the Karate Hottie was able to rally and win out the later rounds of the fight. In the co-main event, rising prospects clashed as Ottman Azaitar took on Khama Worthy. The punching power of Azaitar proved to be too much securing the knockout earlier in round one and retaining his undefeated record. Outside of these two fights, there were plenty of moments warranting of bonuses.
Fight of the Night came in the main event between Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill. As the fight began Hill established some dominance on the feet landing effective shots on Waterson while defending the takedown attempts. In the second round, Hill continued to show striking superiority while Waterson managed to have slightly more success on the feet. The third round opened with Hill landing some effective shots followed by Waterson landing a takedown and dominating the action on the ground. In the fourth round, Hill seemed to have slowed down as Waterson took the lead on the feet landing more shots and winning out the round. In the fifth, it was fairly even going to the decision in which Waterson took the win.
The First Performance of the Night bonus went to Kevin Croom in his debut fight against Roosevelt Roberts. Croom defied the oddsmakers landing a 0:31 second knockout victory.
In the final Performance of the Night, Ottman Azaitar showcased his knockout power against fellow rising prospect Khama Worthy. Azaitar retained his undefeated record and set himself up for a higher-ranked opponent securing the knockout in 1:33.
Michelle ‘The Karate Hottie’ Waterson is back in the win column. Although dropping the opening two frames, a much more active Waterson rallied for the final three rounds, to score a hugely-entertaining split decision victory over fellow former Invicta FC champion, Angela ‘Overkill’ Hill. Often finding herself on the wrong side of judge’s scorecards in […]
Michelle ‘The Karate Hottie’ Waterson is back in the win column. Although dropping the opening two frames, a much more active Waterson rallied for the final three rounds, to score a hugely-entertaining split decision victory over fellow former Invicta FC champion, Angela ‘Overkill’ Hill.
Often finding herself on the wrong side of judge’s scorecards in the past, a seemingly reinvigorated Waterson managed to rebound from a close decision defeat to Carla Esparza in May – to outstrike Hill for three of five rounds. Dealing with some significant swelling above her left eye and below her right eye, respectively – Waterson even managed to showcase her grappling prowess.
With the tide taking a definite turn, the now Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, Waterson secured a hugely important takedown. In the penultimate and final frame, the Albuquerque native scored multiple side kicks and utilized her boxing to narrowly out strike a very game, Hill. With her first win of the year notched, Waterson called for a strawweight title-eliminator next.
Check out the highlights of our five-round main event, below.
Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill headlined the UFC’s latest show. The two fighters met in a women’s strawweight bout on Saturday night (September 12, 2020) at the UFC on ESPN+ 35 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. An interesting fight…
Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill headlined the UFC’s latest show. The two fighters met in a women’s strawweight bout on Saturday night (September 12, 2020) at the UFC on ESPN+ 35 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. An interesting fight that saw Hill take the first two rounds with her hard strikes […]
Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill headlined the UFC’s latest show. The two fighters met in a women’s strawweight bout on Saturday night (September 12, 2020) at the UFC on ESPN+ 35 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. An interesting fight…
Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill headlined the UFC’s latest show. The two fighters met in a women’s strawweight bout on Saturday night (September 12, 2020) at the UFC on ESPN+ 35 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. An interesting fight that saw Hill take the first two rounds with her hard strikes […]
IT’S TIME! The UFC Vegas 10 main event of the evening is finally upon us. Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill will throw down in an intriguing strawweight match-up. The winner moves into title contention while the loser has much more work to do. Who’ll emerge victoriously? Let’s find out… Round 1: Angela Hill is pushing […]
IT’S TIME! The UFC Vegas 10 main event of the evening is finally upon us. Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill will throw down in an intriguing strawweight match-up. The winner moves into title contention while the loser has much more work to do. Who’ll emerge victoriously? Let’s find out…
Round 1: Angela Hill is pushing forward early putting pressure on Michelle Waterson. ‘The Karate Hottie’ ducks down for a takedown but settles for some control against the fence. As they break she lands an elbow. Hill continues to advance, she lands a nice overhand right. Waterson is starting to use her kicks to keep Hill at range. She shoots for a takedown. Hill does a great job to defend. Waterson tries to dip down again but eats a knee to the midsection for her efforts. They clinch against the fence. The seconds tick down and they return to the centre but we don’t have enough time for either fighter to get anything off – the horn sounds to end round one.
Round 2: Waterson opens up with a body kick and catches Hill with an overhand as she comes in. Hill returns with a nice punch of her own. Waterson lands a heavy leg kick. Hill fires back with a left upstairs. ‘Overkill’ hits a one-two and forces Waterson to shoot from out of range – it’s easily shrugged off. Huge right from Hill. Waterson could be hurt here. ‘Overkill’ keeps the pressure on but Waterson is a tough fighter and recovers quickly. She grabs her opponent’s leg and pushes the fight against the fence. Hill reverse the position before the fighters separate. Waterson scores big with a big shot over the top. Hill returns with some of her own. This fight is super high paced and both fighters are playing their part in making it fun as round two comes to a close.
Round 3: Hill opens up the round with lots of feints and twitches before popping out the jab. She continues to be the fighter on the front foot. Waterson keeps firing back with big shots to keep Hill honest. Hill lands another jab that seems to bust open the nose of Waterson. ‘The Karate Hottie’ catches a knee and drags the fight to the floor. After countless attempts, she finally has this fight where she wants it. Waterson has locked in her takedown and is doing well to maintain position. Hill is trying to scoot to the fence and work her way back but Waterson is aware of it. Not a lot is going on right now and referee Marc Goddard warns the fighters to get busy. Waterson jumps to the back. She almost loses it but ultimately lands in the half guard of her opponent. Hill pushes her opponent back to full guard. Waterson loses her balance and Hill throws an illegal up kick as the round ends – shes receives a telling off from Goddard in between rounds.
Round 4: Waterson dips under a punch and tries to get another takedown early in this round. Hill does well to shake that shot off and another one. Shes pushes the fight to the fence before they separate and get back to striking range. Both fighters are looking a tad tired now. Waterson steps in with an elbow – beautiful stuff. Hill returns with a heavy right hand of her own. Once again Waterson dips under. Once again Hill shakes it off. Waterson shoots again. She gets her opponent to the mat for a second but ‘Overkill’ pops straight back up before breaking away. Waterson lands a side kick to the face of Hill who eats it and keeps walking forward – what a fight! ‘The Karate Hottie’ lands a couple more big punches. Hill clinches up against the fence. They both try big head kicks as the round ends.
Round 5: Both fighters come out all guns blazing in the final round. Waterson is trying to keep Hill at bay with front kicks. She shoots in for a takedown but is again shook off by Hill who has done an excellent job with that tonight. Waterson goes to the body and to the head with a side kick. Waterson hits a one-two and finishes with a kick. Another big right over the top. She recognizes that one and seems pretty happy with it. Body kick from Waterson. Hill lands the straight right. ‘Overkill’ lands again as Waterson comes in. And another! Waterson is getting hype as the clock ticks down. Very vocal as she bulldozes forward. They let loose against the fence as the horn sounds to end round five and this fight.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Michelle Waterson def. Angela Hill via split decision
Earlier tonight (Sat. September 12, 2020) UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs Hill took place from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility played host to a match-up between two ranked women’s flyweight’s Michelle Waters and Angela Hill. The five-round war resulted in Waterson edging out a split decision to emerge victoriously. After fighting […]
Michelle ‘The Karate Hottie’ Waterson is back in the win column. Although dropping the opening two frames, a much more active Waterson rallied for the final three rounds, to score a hugely-entertaining split decision victory over fellow former Invicta FC champion, Angela ‘Overkill’ Hill. Often finding herself on the wrong side of judge’s scorecards in […]
Now entering main event rounds 
IT’S TIME! The UFC Vegas 10 main event of the evening is finally upon us. Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill will throw down in an intriguing strawweight match-up. The winner moves into title contention while the loser has much more work to do. Who’ll emerge victoriously? Let’s find out… Round 1: Angela Hill is pushing […]