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Marlon Moraes Flattens Josh Hill to Retain WSOF Bantamweight Title
- Updated: July 31, 2016
When they first locked horns back in February 2015, Marlon Moraes and Josh Hill battled it out for five grueling rounds. Moraes prevailed that night in what was the first defense of his World Series of Fighting bantamweight title. Fast-forward to Saturday and the mixed martial arts world received the same result — a Moraes victory — but how he achieved it was vastly different. The two fought competitively in the opening frame of the main event of WSOF 32, which took place at Xfinity Arena in Everett, Wash. But almost as soon as the second began, the Brazilian floored the challenger with a wicked kick to the head. Hill collapsed on impact and he tried to somehow survive the incoming onslaught of punches, but it was no use: Moraes was drilling him like a Makita and forced referee Steve Newport to intervene. The official time of the TKO came just 38 ticks into the second, allowing Moraes to hang on to his title for the fourth time. After the fight, the champ called out the UFC to sign him. In the NBCSN-televise co-feature, Lance Palmer exacted revenge on Alexandre Almeida. Palmer lost his WSOF featherweight title to Almeida via decision last December in Las Vegas. But on Saturday, he was more explosive, more aggressive and had a better gameplan than the defending champion. Palmer out-struck Almeida when he needed to and was the better man both on the feet and on the ground, though he didn’t dismantle his adversary. Almeida kept every round close, but in the end, two of the three judges favored Palmer by …
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