Nina Nunes

Nina Ansaroff vs. Angela Hill

Round 1
Ansaroff strikes first with a low kick but gets her head snapped back by Hill's speedy jab. Hill takes another pair of low kicks, now counters Ansaroff's jab with a left hook. Hill catches Ansaroff throwing a spinning kick and rushes in to take the back, hustling the ATT fighter against the fence. Ansaroff breaks out quickly and goes back to kicking at Hill's lead leg. Hill responds with a heavy pair of low kicks of her own as the strawweights continue to try and chop one another down. Hill lands two more leg kicks, then catches Ansaroff's return kick and chops her to the ground. Ansaroff gets back on her feet and is forced backward with a left hand to the grill. Hill looks to be taking over the battle of the leg kicks, as she ups her volume and starts to check more of Ansaroff's kicks. Hill is the fighter pressing forward in the final minutes of the round, too, as her speed and volume begins to put Ansaroff in a defensive mode.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Hill
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Hill
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hill

Round 2
Ansaroff catches the incoming Hill with a clean left kick to the body, then bloodies the nose of "Overkill" with a right hook. Hill steps into the pocket and grabs for the Thai clinch, but she's easily shoved away by the larger fighter. Ansaroff shoots for a takedown but gets no purchase on her shot as Hill shuts it down and circles away. Hill continues to work Ansaroff's lead leg with hard, loud kicks, and midway through the round plants a pair of punches on "The Strina" before backing away again. Ansaroff fires back with an outside leg kick that nearly chops Hill to the floor, but the Alliance MMA fighter keeps her balance. Hill gets the Thai plum and drives a hard knee into Ansaroff's midsection. Ansaroff takes a step back after eating a clean counter right hand. Hill looks for the clinch again, but this time Ansaroff avoids damage and pushes Hill away, landing a heavy low kick on the way out. Now it's Hill's turn to bloody Ansaroff's nose with a hook. Ansaroff eats the punch well and continues to press the action as round two comes to an end.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Ansaroff
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Ansaroff
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ansaroff

Round 3
Hill lands a quick right hand over the top and quickly backs up to dodge Ansaroff's kicks. Ansaroff lands a glancing spinning back kick to the body, slips a right hand from Hill and counters with a right hook. Hill strikes back with a nice uppercut on the end of a combination, but Ansaroff answers with two leg kicks that force Hill to back up momentarily. Both strawweights throw right straights, and Ansaroff looks to land the cleaner blow. She touches Hill with a jab, now throws a kick which is caught by Hill, but Ansaroff pulls the leg back before her opponent can capitalize. Ansaroff eats a right over the top but immediately reclaims the ground by backing up Hill to the wall with two low kicks and a right of her own. Hill bursts off the wall, looking charge Ansaroff with punches, but the Floridian is evasive. Ansaroff catches another kick and trips Hill to the floor in the center of the cage, but Hill jumps up before Ansaroff can pin her down. Ansaroff lands the last hard shot of the bout, sending a right high kick over the glove of Hill.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Ansaroff (29-28 Ansaroff)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Ansaroff (29-28 Ansaroff)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ansaroff (29-28 Ansaroff)

The Official Result
Nina Ansaroff def. Angela Hill via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) R3 5:00