4.4.09

Tsypko v. Andrade: Round by Round

The undercard for tonight's Bradley vs. Holt main event title fight is between Vitali Tsypko and Librado Andrade at super middleweight.  Andrade is 27-2 with 21 KOs and Tsypko is 22-2 with 12 KOs.  The crowd is almost completely on Andrade's side and welcomed Tsypko with a chorus of boos.   

Round 1
The Showtime commentary says that Tsypko is coming off of a 11 month layoff.  Tsypko tries to keep Andrade back with his jab.  Andrade measures up his right hand.  Andrade goes for a hook to the body.  Not much going on in this round.  I heard a few boos from the Canadian crowd.  Andrade is trying to work the body.  He throws a combo that Tsypko blocks.  Tyspko counters with a jab.  Andrade throws a combo with some uppercuts and misses them all. 

Spartan117: 10-9 Andrade
Uatu: 10-9 Andrade

Round 2
Andrade looks like he only needed one round to get adjusted because he comes out throwing all kinds of punches and lands one great right hook and Tsypko goes down.  He makes it up well before the 10 count.  Tsypko looks more cautious now.  Andrade looks like he wants to end this.  Tsypko isn't going up though who has landed some nice straight lefts.  Andrade pumps the breaks and lets off of Tsypko for a bit and gets back to his technique.  Andrade is landing some great right hands in the last 20 seconds.  Good round for Andrade.

Spartan117: 10-8 Andrade
Uatu: 10-8 Andrade

Round 3
Andrade is really loading up the right hand now.  Tsypko keeps backing up.  Andrade goes back to the jab.  Andrade lands a great left hook that twists the neck of Tsypko.  Tsypko is throwing only jabs.  Andrade lands two big right hands and Tsypko stumbles.  Tsypko hasn't given up yet, still throwing punches.  He is keeping his hands very low which may show that he's tired.  Tsypko is getting rocked in the last 30 seconds.  Another great round for Andrade.

Spartan117: 10-9 Andrade
Uatu:10-9 Andrade

Round 4
Showtime interviews Timothy Bradley in between the rounds.  Bradley says that Holt is definitely his toughest opponent and that this is the most important fight of his career so far.  Now we go back to the undercard fight.  Andrade tries to end this and loads up the right hand.  Tsypko lands a few good shot while Andrade is against the ropes.  Andrade comes back with a jab and right hand.  Andrade lands another right hand and misses with a left uppercut.  Andrade lands yet another right hand.  Tsypko lands a right-left combo. 

Spartan117: 10-9 Andrade
Uatu: 10-9 Andrade

Round 5
Andrade goes back to basics and takes the pressure off of Tyspko.  Tyspko lands a double jab and gets out of the way of a right hand.  Andrade isn't doing a whole lot in this round but he is still backing down Tsypko.  Now Andrade lands a left-right hook combo.  Andrade hits Tsypko with 2 more right hands.  Andrade turns up the punch output to end the round.

Spartan117: 10-9 Andrade
Uatu: 10-9 Andrade

Round 6
Andrade misses with a hook after a jab.  Tsypko has the faster hands but he's just not doing anything.  Andrade has no reason to fear Tsypko's power either.  This has been a better round for Tsypko so far.  Andrade now lands a right hook and a left to the body.  Andrade lands 2 hooks on the inside and it looks like they may have hurt Tsypko.  This has been the closest round so far.  

Spartan117: 10-9 Tsypko
Uatu: 10-9 Tsypko

Round 7
Tsypko comes out and lands a double jab.  Andrade lands a short, sharp uppercut and Tsypko wobbles and goes down.  Tsypko looks to have his legs back after getting up.  Andrade is really trying to finish this.  Andrade lands a left hook and another straight left.  Tsypko ties up to stay on his feet.  1 minute is still left in the round.  Andrade lands a left uppercut and a double right hand.  Tsypko is still up.  Tsypko keeps tying up.  Tsypko keeps swinging away and shows some real heart.  He makes it out of the round.

Spartan117: 10-8 Andrade
Uatu: 10-8 Andrade

Round 8
Tsypko sticks with the jab and having a long reach has kept him in this fight.  Andrade is taking his time now.  He's not doing much of anything as of yet.  The ref stops the action to cut some tape off of Tsypko's glove.  Andrade lands 2 body shots while they tie up.  Andrade thows and lands 2 uppercuts on the inside.  Andrade swings for the fences for the last 30 seconds.  

Spartan117: 10-9 Andrade
Uatu: 10-9 Andrade

Round 9
Andrade should listen to his trainer and put more pressure on Tsypko.  It looks like he could've ended this fight by now.  He lands a right hook upstairs and a left to the body.  Lots of jabs being thrown by both men.  Andrade lands a left to the body.  Now a jab to the body and a right hand to the body.  Tsypko lands two jabs.  This has been another better round for Tsypko.  

Spartan117: 10-9 Tsypko
Uatu: 10-9 Tsypko

Round 10
Andrade hasn't let his hands go at all in the last few rounds.  Tsypko lands a right to the body.  Tsypko lands a right upstairs.  Andrade lands on of his own.  He lands another right hook upstairs.  Tsypko lands a right hook.  Andrade is trying to land a big right hand but Tsypko keeps backing up.  Tsypko is also tying up a lot.  This fight has really slowed down.  

Spartan117: 10-9 Andrade
Uatu: 10-9 Tsypko

Round 11
Andrade is trying to get inside but Tsypko keeps tying up.  Tsypko ties up again while against the ropes.  A cut opens over the left eye of Andrade.  Tsypko lands a left and right hook and tries to do more damage to the cut.  Andrade is barely doing anything.  His strategy is mind-boggling.  Now Andrade gets Tsypko against the ropes and lands some big shots.  Both fighters now let loose.  Both fighters thorow power punches.  Blood flows from Tsypko's nose.  

Spartan117: 10-9 Tsypko
Uatu: 10-9 Tsypko

Round 12
Andrade's cut is small.  His cutman has it completely stopped.  The crowd is really into the last round of this fight.  Tsypko lands a hook on the ear of Andrade.  Andrade keeps coming forward.  Andrade lands a left straight.  Andrade destroys Tsypko with 2 big right hands and Tsypko is very wobbly.  Andrade tries to end the fight.  Tsypko fights back and lands a left and right hand.  Tsypko is extremely shaky.  Tsypko's holds old again to stay alive.  Tsypko breaks and throws 2 more hooks.  Andrade looks tired too.  Both fighters exchange huge shots to end the fight.  

Spartan117: 10-9 Andrade
Uatu: 10-9 Andrade

Librado Andrade wins a unanimous decision.

Judge 1: 117-109 Andrade
Judge 2: 117-109 Andrade
Judge 3: 120-106 Andrade

Spartan117: 117-109 Andrade
Uatu: 116-110 Andrade

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