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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Mangiacapre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrea Mangiacapre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrea Mangiacapre!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne forces Mangiacapre back against the ropes and clinches.
Mangiacapre lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangiacapre.
Mangiacapre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne lands with a light punch inside.
Mangiacapre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangiacapre taking a breather.
Mangiacapre has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Mangiacapre struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mangiacapre.
Wayne looking to slow down the pace here.
Mangiacapre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne trying to control the position but instead, Mangiacapre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wayne into the ropes.
Mangiacapre looking to slow down the pace here.
Mangiacapre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mangiacapre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mangiacapre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wayne slows down the pace here.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mangiacapre.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangiacapre.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
Andrea Mangiacapre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch
and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch.
Mangiacapre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangiacapre pushes Wayne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangiacapre moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangiacapre has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Mangiacapre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne lands a nice uppercut.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Mangiacapre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangiacapre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch there but Wayne circles away.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangiacapre manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangiacapre is looking to clinch.
Mangiacapre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangiacapre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Mangiacapre moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Mangiacapre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
Mangiacapre looks to clinch
and Wayne counters with a one-two to the body.
Wayne has managed to clinch.
Mangiacapre scores with a knee to the head.
Wayne gets through Mangiacapre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Mangiacapre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mangiacapre is struggling to control the position.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangiacapre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mangiacapre fails to land.
Mangiacapre leaning against his opponent.
Mangiacapre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Mangiacapre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangiacapre.
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!
Mangiacapre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangiacapre lands with a light punch inside.
Mangiacapre has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Mangiacapre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mangiacapre keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Mangiacapre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mangiacapre wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangiacapre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mangiacapre wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangiacapre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wayne darts in and clinches Mangiacapre up against the ropes.
Mangiacapre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mangiacapre.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mangiacapre.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mangiacapre is looking to control Wayne's arms but Wayne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mangiacapre has his back to the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangiacapre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrea Mangiacapre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Mangiacapre - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Mangiacapre to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangiacapre.
Mangiacapre lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Mangiacapre on the inside.
Wayne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mangiacapre lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Mangiacapre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mangiacapre tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Mangiacapre wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mangiacapre is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Mangiacapre clinches with his opponent.
Mangiacapre taking a breather.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mangiacapre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Good body shot from Mangiacapre.
Wayne tries to stall but Mangiacapre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mangiacapre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wayne or not.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mangiacapre has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mangiacapre just leaning against Wayne, taking a breather.
A short left from Mangiacapre.
Mangiacapre misses with a body punch.
Mangiacapre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangiacapre effectively controlling the action here.
Mangiacapre lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mangiacapre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Mangiacapre tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Mangiacapre back against the ropes.
Wayne wants to break free but Mangiacapre has control.
Wayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mangiacapre tries to stall but Wayne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mangiacapre lands an uppercut.
Wayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangiacapre has double underhooks.
Mangiacapre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mangiacapre looking to stall.
Mangiacapre tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangiacapre working aggressively here.
Mangiacapre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wayne tries to stall but Mangiacapre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mangiacapre struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Mangiacapre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wayne up against the ropes.
Wayne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Mangiacapre scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangiacapre misses with some punches.
Mangiacapre is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mangiacapre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangiacapre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Mangiacapre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lil Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrea Mangiacapre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mangiacapre lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrea Mangiacapre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mangiacapre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrea Mangiacapre!
Andrea Mangiacapre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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