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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 2903 p4p, 240 weight class) and George Steve Jr (ranked 3779 p4p, 301 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve Jr.
De Andrade is looking to clinch but Steve Jr is avoiding it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Steve Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
De Andrade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Andrade works on Steve Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Steve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Andrade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve Jr cracks De Andrade with a nice body shot.
Steve Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Andrade gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steve Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade scores with a shoulder strike.
De Andrade is working Steve Jr over against the cage.
De Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve Jr stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from Steve Jr as the two fighters clinch.
De Andrade gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Steve Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
De Andrade prevents Steve Jr from breaking the clinch.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade gets underhooks to prevent Steve Jr's takedown attempt.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Steve Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Andrade prevents it.
De Andrade blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
Nice body punch from De Andrade - that landed with a thud.
De Andrade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve Jr looks winded!
Steve Jr is looking to control De Andrade's arms but De Andrade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steve Jr has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for De Andrade.
De Andrade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from De Andrade.
Steve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Andrade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve Jr tries a body shot but De Andrade blocks it.
De Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve Jr.
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve Jr! But no joy.
De Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Andrade.
De Andrade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
It looked like De Andrade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a double jab
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr digs a good hook to De Andrade's body.
De Andrade swings for the body but Steve Jr moves out of range.
George Steve Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade feints a jab promting Steve Jr to slip. De Andrade then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steve Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters circling - De Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve Jr with the counter takedown but De Andrade avoids it easily.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from De Andrade misses its intended target.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Steve Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade lands with a nice combination. Steve Jr backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve Jr misses with a hook.
De Andrade throws a big counter combination but Steve Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Andrade lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Andrade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Andrade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve Jr misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a two punch combo.
Steve Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve Jr digs a good hook to De Andrade's body.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve Jr throws an off balance right hand
and De Andrade counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with some punches.
De Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr misses with a wild body shot.
De Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve Jr moves away.
Steve Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Andrade to the ground. Steve Jr is now in De Andrade's guard.
De Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve Jr can do to turn this around?
Steve Jr has gone for a leg lock! De Andrade slips out almost immediately though and dives into Steve Jr's guard.
Steve Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Andrade wanted to stand there but Steve Jr had control of the position.
Steve Jr wants to get back to his feet but De Andrade passes into half guard.
De Andrade stands up out of the half guard.
De Andrade scores with a one two! Steve Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Steve Jr misses
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Andrade pinned against the cage. De Andrade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steve Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve Jr misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from De Andrade. No joy for Steve Jr on that attempt.
As Steve Jr looks to move away, De Andrade throws a big counter combo but Steve Jr just gets out of the way.
De Andrade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
Steve Jr throws a series of punches but De Andrade avoids them all with ease.
Steve Jr throws a shot from downtown. De Andrade moves away and avoids it.
De Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Steve Jr takes a swing at De Andrade's ribcage but misses.
De Andrade lands a jab to the nose.
Steve Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
De Andrade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steve Jr misses with a looping right.
Steve Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade lands a left and a right that send Steve Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. De Andrade thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Steve Jr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andrade measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Steve Jr! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
Marcelo Costa De Andrade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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