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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 466 p4p, 453 weight class) and Snappy Whiplash (ranked 60 p4p, 58 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snappy Whiplash!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiplash scores with a hook to the body. De Andrade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Andrade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whiplash has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Andrade misses with a looping left.
Whiplash moves into the clinch.
Whiplash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Andrade is leaning against Whiplash and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whiplash blocks a body shot from De Andrade.
Whiplash working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Andrade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Andrade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whiplash backwards.
De Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whiplash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Andrade.
Whiplash will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Andrade up against the cage.
De Andrade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whiplash backwards.
De Andrade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whiplash.
Whiplash looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whiplash swats away the attempt to clinch by De Andrade.
De Andrade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Andrade moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiplash lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Andrade backwards.
Whiplash lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Andrade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Andrade blocking some punches.
Whiplash misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Andrade tries a body shot but Whiplash blocks it.
Whiplash lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Andrade lands with a light punch inside.
De Andrade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Andrade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whiplash scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from De Andrade - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from De Andrade fails to land.
De Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whiplash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Whiplash controls the action.
Whiplash breaks from the clinch.
De Andrade missing with a left hand there. Whiplash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whiplash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Whiplash misses its intended target.
De Andrade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Whiplash.
De Andrade checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
Whiplash is looking to slow De Andrade down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiplash. De Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from De Andrade finds it's target.
Whiplash throws a hook to the side of De Andrade's head but De Andrade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Andrade tries to counter by clinching up but Whiplash breaks away and moves out of range.
Whiplash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whiplash lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Andrade's sensitive parts.
De Andrade looks to land a right hand but Whiplash moved out of range.
De Andrade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whiplashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from De Andrade misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Andrade.
De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whiplash.
De Andrade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whiplash works the jab nicely.
Whiplash checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a shot from downtown. Whiplash moves away and avoids it.
Whiplash tries to clinch but De Andrade is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whiplash.
Whiplash lands a nice shot to the body.
De Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Andrade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whiplash blocks a head kick by De Andrade.
Whiplash misses with a left hand
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Andrade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whiplash momentarily.
De Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whiplash.
De Andrade wants to clinch but Whiplash slips to the side
and Whiplash counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whiplash lands with a straight right. De Andrade didn't see that one coming.
Whiplash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Andrade misses with a looping right.
Whiplash throws a shot from downtown. De Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Whiplash misses with a hook
and Whiplash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A good leg kick by Whiplash.
De Andrade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whiplash.
De Andrade tries to clinch up.
Whiplash throws a front kick aimed at De Andrade's knee but De Andrade avoids it well.
Whiplash misses with a wild body shot.
De Andrade with a nice cross.
De Andrade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whiplash circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whiplash, as that shot connected.
De Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Andrade lands a head shot.
De Andrade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Andrade misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Andrade staying out of range there.
Whiplash avoids the head kick by De Andrade.
Whiplash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Andrade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whiplash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whiplash looks for the body kick but De Andrade saw that one coming.
De Andrade rushes Whiplash and presses him up against the cage.
Whiplash lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Andrade backwards.
Whiplash scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Andrade misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Andrade.
De Andrade lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Whiplash.
De Andrade misses with some punches.
Whiplash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whiplash lands a shoulder strike.
De Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whiplash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut. Whiplash saw that one coming.
De Andrade scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade is looking to clinch but Whiplash is avoiding it.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Whiplash swats away the attempt to clinch by De Andrade.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Andrade. Whiplash does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whiplash gets tackled into the cage by De Andrade. De Andrade maintains the clinch.
De Andrade prevents a body shot from Whiplash.
De Andrade is trying to force a seperation but Whiplash has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Andrade.
De Andrade letting Whiplash take a breather here.
De Andrade throws a punch but it's blocked by Whiplash.
Whiplash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whiplash drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Whiplash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Andrade. That did some damage!
Whiplash throws a right hand that De Andrade ducks under and follows up with a left that De Andrade also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Andrade. Whiplash does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Andrade defending well as Whiplash loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
Whiplash blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from De Andrade misses its intended target.
De Andrade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Andrade avoids the body shot from Whiplash.
De Andrade drops his hands momentarily and Whiplash takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from De Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
De Andrade lands a jab to Whiplash's midsection.
De Andrade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Andrade wants to land a leg kick but Whiplash is out of range.
Whiplash throws a big shot that misses.
De Andrade throws a shot from downtown. Whiplash moves away and avoids it.
De Andrade connects with a jab.
Whiplash lands a body shot.
De Andrade connects with a leg kick.
De Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiplash.
Whiplash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whiplash connects with a body shot that sends De Andrade's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Andrade lands a nice shot that snaps Whiplash's head back.
Whiplash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Andrade needs to keep his hands up - Whiplash had a free shot at his head there.
De Andrade lands with a right hand.
Whiplash throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Andrade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whiplash throws a jab when De Andrade was well out of range.
De Andrade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiplash. De Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whiplash avoids the body shot from De Andrade.
De Andrade wants to clinch
and Whiplash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Andrade tries to clinch there but Whiplash circles away.
Whiplash smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiplash tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Andrade is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash defending well as De Andrade loads up on a big left hand.
De Andrade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Andrade scores with a hook.
De Andrade looks to land a left hand but Whiplash moved out of range nicely.
Whiplash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Andrade.
Whiplash looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whiplash.
De Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whiplash was well out of range. Poor timing from De Andrade.
De Andrade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Andrade throws a combination that misses
and Whiplash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Andrade with the inside leg kick.
De Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Whiplash counters with a three punch combo that has De Andrade backing up. De Andrade nods at Whiplash to acknowledge the strikes.
De Andrade is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whiplash lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh De Andrade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Andrade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whiplash was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A low kick lands for Whiplash.
Whiplash slips under a jab from De Andrade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Snappy Whiplash will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Andrade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Andrade seems to have got his legs back now.
De Andrade walks into a stiff left hand from Whiplash.
Whiplash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whiplash has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whiplash throws a jab when De Andrade was well out of range.
De Andrade fails to land with a series of punches.
De Andrade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whiplash is out of range and De Andrade settles back down.
De Andrade looks to clinch
and Whiplash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whiplash ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
Whiplash wants to counter with a clinch but De Andrade pushes him away.
De Andrade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whiplash looks to throw the jab but De Andrade is out of range.
Whiplash fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Andrade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whiplash connects with a solid leg kick.
Whiplash swings for the body but De Andrade moves out of range.
Whiplash loads up on a big right hand but De Andrade slips the punch.
Whiplash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Andrade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Andrade avoids a kick to the body.
De Andrade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiplash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Andrade.
De Andrade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whiplash misses with an uppercut.
Whiplash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Andrade throws a hook but Whiplash blocks it.
Whiplash checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Andrade just misses with a punch to the body.
Whiplash connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of De Andrade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Andrade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whiplash counters with an outside leg kick.
De Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whiplash looks to land a left hand but De Andrade moved out of range nicely.
Whiplash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Whiplash's shoulder, as Whiplash tries to avoid the shot.
De Andrade misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Andrade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from De Andrade misses the target.
De Andrade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
Whiplash throws a solid leg kick but De Andrade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whiplash.
De Andrade takes a swing at Whiplash's ribcage but misses.
Whiplash swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whiplash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Andrade connects with a crisp jab.
Whiplash misses with a looping right.
De Andrade throws a nice looking combination but Whiplash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whiplash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whiplash keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whiplash misses the shot to the body.
De Andrade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whiplash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whiplash on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whiplash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whiplash looks to land a left hand but De Andrade moved out of range nicely.
De Andrade checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with a left hand
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whiplash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Andrade.
Whiplash misses with a low kick as De Andrade jumps back.
De Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whiplash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whiplash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut
and Whiplash counters with a low kick, right behind De Andrade 's knee.
De Andrade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whiplash can pounce on him.
Whiplash misses with a body shot.
De Andrade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Whiplash misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Andrade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whiplash scrambles back to his feet.
De Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Whiplash ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as De Andrade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Andrade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Whiplash.
Good shot there by De Andrade.
Whiplash takes the fight into the clinch.
Whiplash misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Andrade lands with a short shot to the head.
Whiplash breaks the clinch.
De Andrade lands a nice shot that snaps Whiplash's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whiplash.
De Andrade wants to slow Whiplash down by chopping away at his legs.
Despite the aggression on Whiplash's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Whiplash misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
De Andrade wants to clinch but Whiplash slips to the side
and Whiplash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Andrade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Snappy Whiplash.
I think Whiplash has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Snappy Whiplash!
Snappy Whiplash decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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