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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dellal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Espadas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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192 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Dellal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alberto Espadas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Donk. Espadas catches Dellal right on the button with a cross.
Espadas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dellal in his tracks.
Espadas cracks a nice hook into Dellal's ribs.
Dellal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Espadas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dellal is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dellal slips a jab and a cross from Espadas.
Espadas cracks Dellal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Josef Dellal has been cut.
Espadas lands with a straight right. Dellal didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alberto Espadas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Espadas throws a chopping leg kick but Dellal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Espadas jabs Dellal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dellal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 11th Planet Fitness ($100/wk) in the buildup to the fight.
Espadas scores with a sloppy right hand. Dellal should have avoided that one.
Espadas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Espadas scores with a hook to the body. Dellal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Espadas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dellal in his tracks.
Espadas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dellal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Espadas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dellal was well out of range. Poor timing from Espadas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Espadas, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dellal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Espadas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Espadas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Espadas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dellal in his tracks.
Espadas connects with a body shot that sends Dellal's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espadas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Espadas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Espadas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dellal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Espadas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Espadas swings for the body but Dellal moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Espadas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josef Dellal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Espadas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Espadas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dellal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Espadas.
Espadas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dellal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dellal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dellal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Espadas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dellal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dellal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dellal throws a big right hand that misses.
Espadas has momentary wrist control but Dellal slips an elbow through the middle.
Espadas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dellal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dellal wants to pass the guard but Espadas is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espadas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dellal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dellal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Espadas's head.
Dellal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dellal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dellal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Espadas is looking to stand up but Dellal isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Espadas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dellal advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Dellal.
Dellal trying to control the action but Espadas is working from the bottom.
Dellal working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espadas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dellal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dellal controlling the position from side mount.
Dellal scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dellal is looking to take a break and control but Espadas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dellal tries to advance to mount but Espadas denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dellal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josef Dellal's cut.
That's time! Dellal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dellal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Espadas.
Alberto Espadas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Espadas scores with a nice strike.
Dellal walks into a stiff left hand from Espadas.
Dellal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dellal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espadas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Espadas works Dellal's body with a nice hook.
Espadas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Espadas finds it's target.
Espadas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espadas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dellal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Espadas's guard.
Espadas being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dellal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espadas keeping moving, preventing Dellal from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dellal works over Espadas with some ground and pound from guard.
Espadas keeping moving, preventing Dellal from controlling successfully.
Dellal prevents Espadas from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dellal is pushing down on Espadas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Espadas is fighting to maintain full guard but Dellal has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellal is looking to take a break and control but Espadas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dellal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dellal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Espadas is trying to stand.
Dellal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dellal throwing shots but Espadas is blocking nicely.
Dellal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Espadas defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Dellal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dellal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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