UFC on FOX 28 results: Angela Hill outworks Maryna Moroz for unanimous decision

ORLANDO, Fla. – Angela Hill promised to be in Maryna Moroz’s face for 15 minutes, and she lived up to it with a unanimous decision win.

Moroz’s kicking game was solid, but Hill always was there to counter them when she wasn’t leading the attack already. Hill (8-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) swept the judges’ scorecards for a trio of 30-27s against Moroz (8-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC).

The women’s strawweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on FOX 28 event at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. It aired on FOX following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on FOX.

Moroz went to the outside and kicked up the middle while Hill bounced in the center looking for an opening. It came when she nearly caught a kick, but couldn’t quite get her left hand all the way through. She backed Moroz up a moment later, though, and again with a punch after that. A minute in, the two traded punches in the center and Hill landed a stinging leg kick.

She continued to try to back Moroz up. With two minutes left, Hill got inside and tried to tie Moroz up, perhaps so she wouldn’t have to deal with her incessant kicking attack. But it didn’t last long and the two were back to trading. Hill tried to counter Moroz’s kicks with punches and often got through. Moroz just missed a spinning elbow with 20 seconds left, and Hill used it to tie her up looking for a trip that didn’t come.

Around the midway point of the second round, Hill finally got Moroz to the canvas. She worked for position from half-guard, but Moroz recovered to full guard. Still, Hill did well to posture up with elbows until Moroz scrambled back to her feet with 1:45 left.

Both fighters came out swinging in the third with legs and hands. When Moroz landed leg kicks or kicks to the body, Hill typically was right behind them with punches, and Moroz’s face showed the effects. Ninety seconds in, Hill tripped Moroz and tossed her to the canvas, but didn’t follow her down. Midway through the round, Hill continued to look like the aggressor while keeping Moroz backing up much of the time. But neither woman took a clear advantage down the stretch.

Hill is back in the win column after a loss to Nina Ansaroff in November. She has alternated wins and losses her past five fights. Moroz has back-to-back losses for the first time in her career.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on FOX 28 results include:

• Angela Hill def. Maryna Moroz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Alan Jouban def. Ben Saunders via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 2:38
• Sam Alvey def. Marcin Prachnio via TKO (punch) – Round 1, 4:23
• Rani Yahya def. Russell Doane via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 2:32
• Alex Perez def. Eric Shelton via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Manny Bermudez def. Albert Morales via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:33

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