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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrea Mangiacapre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wooten Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrea Mangiacapre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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160 lbs
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Brawler
Very quick
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrea Mangiacapre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Wooten Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangiacapre tries to clinch up
and Wooten Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wooten Jr.
Mangiacapre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wooten Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangiacapre has double underhooks.
Wooten Jr has had enough of the clinch but Mangiacapre keeps him there for the moment.
Wooten Jr lands with a right to the head.
Wooten Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangiacapre gets through Wooten Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wooten Jr as Mangiacapre tries to tie him up.
Mangiacapre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wooten Jr as Mangiacapre tries to tie him up.
Wooten Jr can't break the clinch.
Wooten Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangiacapre has Wooten Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Wooten Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangiacapre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooten Jr blocking some punches.
Wooten Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangiacapre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wooten Jr's defenses.
Wooten Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mangiacapre landing knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mangiacapre misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangiacapre tries a body shot but Wooten Jr blocks it.
Mangiacapre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Wooten Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mangiacapre throws a punch but it's blocked by Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangiacapre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wooten Jr is trying to push Mangiacapre away but Mangiacapre has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mangiacapre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangiacapre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooten Jr blocks a body shot from Mangiacapre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten Jr can't break the clinch.
Mangiacapre misses with a punch to the body.
Mangiacapre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wooten Jr or not.
Mangiacapre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangiacapre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mangiacapre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooten Jr looks winded!
Wooten Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangiacapre's elbow.
Wooten Jr is trying to break the clinch but Mangiacapre has him pressed against the ropes.
Wooten Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Wooten Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mangiacapre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangiacapre lands with a light punch inside.
Mangiacapre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Mangiacapre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mangiacapre wants to clinch but Wooten Jr slips to the side
and Wooten Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mangiacapre prevents Wooten Jr from breaking the clinch.
Mangiacapre throws a punch but it's blocked by Wooten Jr.
Mangiacapre misses with a knee to the head.
Wooten Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Mangiacapre taking a breather.
Wooten Jr tries a knee to the head but Mangiacapre blocks it.
Wooten Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangiacapre has double underhooks.
Mangiacapre prevents Wooten Jr from breaking the clinch.
Mangiacapre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooten Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Mangiacapre.
Wooten Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Mangiacapre gets an underhook and turns Wooten Jr into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangiacapre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangiacapre with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mangiacapre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wooten Jr is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wooten Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooten Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mangiacapre is trying to stall.
Mangiacapre throws a punch but it's blocked by Wooten Jr.
Mangiacapre tries to stall but Wooten Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Wooten Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangiacapre.
Wooten Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mangiacapre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wooten Jr can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mangiacapre fails to land.
Mangiacapre has a couple of punches blocked by Wooten Jr.
Mangiacapre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wooten Jr's elbow.
Mangiacapre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wooten Jr's efforts to push away.
Wooten Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooten Jr avoiding damage as Mangiacapre throws knees to the body.
Wooten Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Mangiacapre.
Mangiacapre misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrea Mangiacapre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Mangiacapre fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wooten Jr as Mangiacapre tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mangiacapre misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangiacapre looking to throw knees to the head but Wooten Jr is blocking nicely.
Mangiacapre misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wooten Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Mangiacapre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wooten Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mangiacapre misses with some punches.
Mangiacapre missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mangiacapre fails to land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mangiacapre here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wooten Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangiacapre keeps control of Wooten Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mangiacapre misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mangiacapre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooten Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mangiacapre is trying to maintain a safe position but Wooten Jr gets an underhook and turns Mangiacapre into the ropes.
Wooten Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mangiacapre blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooten Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten Jr stalling in the clinch but Mangiacapre improves position.
Wooten Jr blocks a body shot from Mangiacapre.
Mangiacapre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wooten Jr's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mangiacapre stalling in the clinch but Wooten Jr improves position.
Wooten Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mangiacapre has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wooten Jr.
Mangiacapre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mangiacapre is looking to control Wooten Jr's arms but Wooten Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mangiacapre has his back to the ropes.
Wooten Jr tries to circle away but Mangiacapre has him pinned against the ropes.
Mangiacapre throws a head punch that misses.
Wooten Jr tries to break the clinch but Mangiacapre is controlling the position.
Mangiacapre lands an elbow inside that Wooten Jr shrugs off.
Wooten Jr is trying to break the clinch but Mangiacapre is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangiacapre tries to land knees in the clinch but Wooten Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Mangiacapre tries a knee to the head but Wooten Jr blocks it.
Mangiacapre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangiacapre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wooten Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooten Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mangiacapre lands an elbow inside.
Wooten Jr is pushing Mangiacapre up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wooten Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangiacapre lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangiacapre swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooten Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Wooten Jr on the inside.
Kevin Wooten Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrea Mangiacapre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooten Jr has had enough of the clinch but Mangiacapre keeps him there for the moment.
Wooten Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Mangiacapre avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrea Mangiacapre.
Well Mangiacapre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrea Mangiacapre!
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