Jose Delgado secured a closely contested victory over Andre ‘Touchy’ Fili at UFC Vegas 114.
Fili nearly ended things early in the opening round, catching Delgado with a vicious counter right that had his opponent on wobbly legs. But despite his best efforts to get a quick finish, Delgado weathered the storm and made it back to his stool for round two.
Delgado bounced back in the second, outstriking Fili to even up the contest and send us into the third with things likely deadlocked at 1-1.
With the fight up for grabs, both athletes gave it their all in the final five minutes. Once again, Delgado appeared to edge his opponent in the striking, but a well-timed takedown from Fili left the judges with a very tough job.
Official Result: Jose Delgado def. Andre Fili via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
In the end, it was Delgado who would walk away with the win, securing the victory on two of the three scorecards. With the win, Delgado improved to 10-2 in his mixed martial arts career and 2-1 under the UFC banner.
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