I had feeling Hill or Melvin would go down 2nite..
-Justin Buchholz vs. Corey Hill
R1 – Within the first minute, Hill starts utilizing his lankiness and lands several hard boxing combinations. He manages to catch several of Buchholz’s kicks throughout the round and take him down, but not do enough significant damage on the ground to stop it. Buchholz scored several times with individual knees and punches, but not much by way of combinations. Hill seized the round with a damaging knee and another takedown just before the bell sounds.
MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Corey Hill.
R2 – Hill again starts strong with a jumping knee and hard right hands, bloodying Buchholz’s left temple. About two minutes in, Buchholz lands a hard right head kick that stuns Hill, but he starts firing back in a furious exchange that has both fighters scoring. Hill takes Buchholz down midway through the round and passes to side control, doing some damage with elbows. Somehow Buchholz manages to escape and transition to Hill’s back and locks on a fight ending rear naked choke.
Justin Buchholz def. Corey Hill by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:57, R1  |