FULL FIGHT - ANGELA HILL VS TABATHA RICCI - UFC FIGHT NIGHT

[Applause] coming up next it's a UFC Women's strawweight Division matchup well drillers make killers and nobody works her takedowns harder than this young woman she has become a Force in this Division and even though the opposition often times knows what's coming no one's able to stop that shot nobody's able to stop that takedown attempt no one's able to stop that single leg she said in the fighter meetings I have drilled that takedown 5,000 times over and over I hit a single leg every day of the week I hit at least 30 single legs I'm like well is wrestling practice every day she goes no I just want to make sure that I have a skill that is so dominant that no matter how much you practice it you are not practicing it enough to stop me from taking you down with it it is truly crazy to watch your approach to getting that single leg off and her ability to get her opponents off balance in a mixed martial arts setting as special as anybody in the sport right now we'll see how it goes for her here tonight well if she is not the best ground and pound fighter in the women's game today give me another name right because she has taken it to the next level and more often than not when she gets you down and starts throwing punches referees coming in shortly there after the referee jumping in to save her opponents has almost become synonymous with the fights it's the way that her fights in she's beating them so badly that the ref has to jump in and save them we have not seen anyone so good at grounding pound since Tatiana sores first entered the UFC and she has taken that to a whole another level her ability to just control posture control range and land from anywhere from the top position is truly inspiring to watch and not unlike you she's got a Mean Streak she told us in the fighter meeting on Thursday I'm about to give her some scars for life so free souvenirs com on the ground if we get there tonight ladies and gentlemen this fight is three rounds in the UFC strawweight division introducing first fighting out of the blue Corner a boy TIE fighter holding a professional record are 15 wins 13 losses she stands 5'3 in tall weighing in at 115 lbs fighting out of San Diego California Angela Overkill Hill and now producing her opponent fighting out of the Red Corner this woman is a wrestler making her professional debut here tonight she stands 5'6 in tall weighing in at 101 lb fighting out of Las Vegas Nevada repair and with the action begins our referee in charge Eve LaVine the veteran Eve LaVine draws the assignment here you ready all right so here we go round one she is an outstanding Striker her counterpart is a decorated Grappler but I know for you as much as you love your jab you know what got you to the Big Show and more often than not you stick to it yes absolutely and that's exactly what she needs to do as a Grappler she has to find a time to counter a strike into an attack to make body contact been used the great takeown ability that she has developed over the course of a lifetime if she does not do that she will find herself on the wrong end of a very educated jab from this phenomenal strike oh good series of punches by her there she's in her Zone she's flowing right now Hill gets caught with that punch couple ince body shots there oh back and forth we go oh she lands another hook there that's been the story line in this round she told us on Thursday she felt like that weapon would be wide open and that's exactly the way it's played that's exactly what she anticipated doing oh she is such a diverse Striker that that b strike landed and it looks like she's going to finish the fight oh big left hook there oh yes now we're going oh Rivera gets hit with a kick oh big left glancing right hand land upstairs Rivera's now dealing with a cheek [Applause] cup you see the SAR blow of this fight this yeah man she land H and you have to hurt bad both Fighters get up now she's starting to put together some significant body work here and these are going to take their toll as this fight goes on nice punch by liver kick if you take those kicks it's going to sh C your body off again they will clinch we'll see how it goes now she's got the mo T PL well fortunate that one didn't land to the Head the hook shot blocked by Rivera continues to mix it up going to the Head mixing in some body shots seems to have timed that counter pretty well big oh that's his good body shot as be it massive body shot massive strike great attempt great attacks and it land it perfectly for oh Sage work from the bottom here as she tags her with the punch lands with the ground and pound here Fighters back to their feet here well pretty good work off of the bottom here by Angela Hill 10 seconds to go in the round ah she's unable to connect with the left hook let's take a look back at some of the action from that previous round DC Chief among it the big knockdown courtesy of that punch a big knockdown off of that punch she was flowing letting everything go and as she sat down on that strike that put her opponent down it looked like the fight was over but we do go forward [Applause] are you ready ready second round underway and she connects with a punch there we'll see if she can follow it up now she's been landing at a super high rate she's in a great flow right now all right so her hooks have certainly been the big story line in this one DC give us a PR you think she goes back to it here she's absolutely going to go back to it when I look at her fight I think of John ler where he just throws hooks to the body hooks to the headed she does a great job of fixing up the Target and now as the fight has progressed expect her to try to really sit down on one and end the fight huge knee lands what a punch those lower jaw does not look good I don't think it's broken but starting to show some obvious signs of swell good series of strikes by her there she is staying wicked busy tonight very busy but also super accurate she is on point oh Superman punch man can't take pictures now she has to react she has to go chase the Finish oh nice right hand oh nice strike there to the body she has worked the midsection to great effect here in this round throwing hard in the pocket that would what a strike by her there i' be knocked out still standing she's still standing she got to get on the bike now she got to get out to the center of the Octon find some space she going to B her OPP finish all so we'll see how soon she goes to the single leg Tak down goes for it right there and gets it I mean we spoke to her early we she told us what she was going to do it's insane that Watchers implemented unbelievable and that'll do it y wow that was nasty oh my goodness what a fight most fighters in this division get knocked out by that strike near perfect execution she found a little crack in the defense and found a home for that strike landed flush and that is another one for the Highlight Reel but few prettier than that one as she gets the big knockout win here tonight [Applause] hereu buffer now with the official decision ladies and gentlemen referee e leine is called to stop to this contest at 2 minutes 44 seconds at Round number two playing the winner by no out Rivera well you see the raw emotions and the happiness out of her in her Corner what a result here tonight as she gets it done by knock I mean she could not have imagined that it would go this well I know she said it would happen but when it does I mean it's Joy it's Joy like nothing you've ever felt before you don't expect it are you ready you ready all right so here we go one of the better Strikers in this division she is facing one of the better Grapplers this division has ever seen pretty straightforward as to what you expect both of these fighters to do here I expect them to follow the game plan that got him to the sh you don't get cute in these situations you don't get cute in these situations you rely on what got you here if you're a great grapp get close make contacts use your trips and throws to get the fight to the mat if you're the striker you need to be at distance she has to maintain space so that she can time and hopefully in the night of this fantastic grapple mixes it up nicely in terms of staying heavy and also staying active Rivera gets copy that punch oh Superman punch and now they are throwing both sides with conviction oh the right hand is there [Applause] for big leg kick land oh hook to the head by Angela Hill continuing to go to the [Applause] head found the target with that left hand another clinch position and she connects there oh to do something man under three minutes now to go and what has been a very fast-paced opening round here you doing great relax me big right hook attempt but she misses liver kick oh back and forth we [Applause] go oh well she missed with that right hand that's a big strike right there oh massive kick lands [Applause] flush well they don't let you wear headgear but she don't need it tonight right beautiful job defensively she's doing a great job of blocking up top nothing of any substance has landed to this point she lands a kick there she might be the best kicker in this division she may just be the best kicker in this entire division she does a great job of using and she lands the double leg taked down we'll see what she can do with it oh and with conviction she moves right into half guard without much effort she was able to pass from her full guard right in the half [Applause] guard oh you can feel the breeze there swinging to miss by Hill oh nice oh high level defense there the hook shot is blocked by Angela Hill oh big punch [Applause] land 10 seconds oh nice job by to land the left punch there left punch lands over and over again John it sounds like we're a broken record that jab is fast look at that Jab those take right now we take a look back at some of the action in that previous round DC a lot to like on both sides really I mean both were intent on going forward and what happens when nobody wants to take a step back they meet in the middle that's exactly what they did and they both found success over the course of that round all right so the last five minutes were nothing if not dominant as we get to the next round here and she told us on Thursday I'm going to work the body wear my opponent down so far so so far so good she's done a great job of just staying the course you don't see the immediate return on body punches but if you stay the course if you wait in the long term it will pay itself off DC for my money she's really timing her shots pretty well here tonight her timing accuracy and also the activity level is great tonight effective punch there by Rivera oh oh my goodness another head kick lands not every day you see multiple head kicks a shot she's thrown tonight her opponent H beautiful placement on that hook what a great job of finding such a massive shot Superman punch lands oh wa you can never know what you're going to see with this young lady is she going to finish the fight that was a jab oh this is what a fight oh oh oh no vicious combo there oh huge right hand back to the feet KNE to the body lands a big elbow there beautiful knee oh elbows continuing to pile up here eventually a Cut's going to open up oh her knees are the business man and she is not just throwing one right we're talking about knees in bunches and most of them have land you don't see that you don't see so many knees back to back there is no thre of a take out taking full advantage of every weapon she has at her disposal big punch from the clinch oh now she's got the tie clinch good opportunity to do significant damage here oh uppercut land all right some really grueling work here in the clinch both Fighters really struggling to gain a dominant position that happens whenever you understand the position both know exactly beautiful taked down land oh well played there as she gets back to her feet oh and just like that the fight is over to oh my goodness what a performance not sure she could have drawn it up much better just a beautiful strike to end the fight for her opponent who candidly may not have even seen that flush shot coming so this is exactly the way she drew it up she told us during fight week that she had to find a way to finish this flight to send a message to the rest of this division message [Applause] sent well that's a knockout there they'll be talking about for quite some time what a moment for this fighter here tonight back inside the Octagon once again here's Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen referee Eve leing has called a stop to this contest at 4 minutes 13 seconds of round number two declaring the winner by knockout rera well there she is and you can be sure there's going to be a long line at the after party tonight after what she was able to accomplish tonight I mean she will be as popular tonight as she's ever been because no one forgets a knockout like this it'll be on TV it'll be on the news it'll be available everywhere she turns for the next few weeks and this is a massive moment for her