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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mannie Fresh (ranked 4562 p4p, 3287 weight class) and Desmond Galli (ranked 445 p4p, 362 weight class). Mannie Fresh had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mannie Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Galli!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Galli breaks from the clinch.
Galli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fresh has time to react.
Fresh clinches up with Galli and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Fresh.
Fresh pushes Galli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galli pushes Fresh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fresh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fresh up against the cage.
Fresh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Galli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Galli.
Fresh pushes Galli up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fresh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fresh gets through Galli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fresh is trying to stall.
Fresh throws a punch but it's blocked by Galli.
Galli gets through Fresh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fresh.
Galli blocks an uppercut.
Fresh stalling the fight.
Galli effectively controlling the action here.
Fresh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Galli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galli breaks from the clinch.
Fresh pushes Galli up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galli.
A hook to the body from Galli.
Fresh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fresh struggles to land a body shot inside as Galli controls his hands.
Fresh blocks a body shot from Galli.
A bit of stalling here from Fresh.
Fresh misses with an elbow strike.
Galli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fresh seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Galli can turn it around.
Fresh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fresh.
A short left from Galli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fresh stalling against the cage.
Fresh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galli backwards.
Galli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Galli scores with a shot to the side of Fresh's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fresh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Galli blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galli.
Galli is struggling to control the position.
Galli misses with a body punch.
Galli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Galli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Galli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Galli.
Fresh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fresh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galli misses with some punches.
Fresh letting Galli take a breather here.
Galli misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fresh struggles to land a body shot inside as Galli controls his hands.
Galli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fresh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galli misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fresh clinches up with Galli and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fresh takes a shot to the head.
Fresh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Galli lands with a left to the head.
Fresh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galli tries to circle away but Fresh has him pinned against the cage.
Fresh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galli backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mannie Fresh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Galli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fresh.
Galli swings for the body but Fresh moves out of range.
Mannie Fresh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fresh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fresh closes the distance and pushes Galli back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fresh.
Fresh working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galli.
Fresh swings wildly with an uppercut but Galli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Galli is trying to force a seperation but Fresh has the dominant position.
Galli has a couple of punches blocked by Fresh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh lands a shot to the body.
Fresh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fresh struggles to land a body shot inside as Galli controls his hands.
Fresh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galli has had enough of the clinch but Fresh keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fresh is keeping busy.
Fresh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fresh.
A short left from Galli.
Galli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galli lands a hook that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Galli looking to stall.
Galli leaning against his opponent.
Fresh working aggressively here.
Fresh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fresh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galli blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Fresh.
Fresh scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Galli fails to land.
Fresh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galli leaning against his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galli takes a shot to the head.
Galli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fresh is keeping busy.
Fresh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Fresh.
Galli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fresh is keeping busy.
Fresh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fresh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fresh.
Fresh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galli backwards.
Mannie Fresh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Fresh scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galli leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fresh throws an elbow but misses.
Galli blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Galli throws a head punch that misses.
Fresh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galli's elbow.
Fresh misses with a punch to the body.
Fresh lands a nice uppercut.
Fresh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galli misses with the head strike.
Fresh throws a head punch that misses.
Galli trying to control the position but instead, Fresh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Galli into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Galli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh cracks Galli with a nice body shot.
Galli breaks from the clinch.
Fresh pushes Galli up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fresh fails to land.
Fresh swings wildly with an uppercut but Galli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fresh throws a head punch that misses.
Galli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fresh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fresh can't find room to land a body shot as Galli controls the action.
Fresh blocking some punches.
Galli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
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!
Galli is trying to break the clinch but Fresh is controlling him.
Fresh is struggling to control the position.
Galli wants to get back to striking at distance but Fresh won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mannie Fresh dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Galli swinging wildly here.
Fresh clinches up against the cage.
Galli misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Galli.
Galli manages to break the clinch.
Fresh has managed to clinch.
Galli trying to stall but Fresh improves his position.
Fresh throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fresh as Galli tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Galli - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galli lands a body punch.
Galli can't break the clinch.
A short right from Galli.
Galli has a couple of punches blocked by Fresh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fresh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Galli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fresh misses with a body punch.
Galli misses with some punches.
Fresh leaning against his opponent.
Fresh pushes Galli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fresh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fresh forces Galli back against the cage and clinches.
Fresh misses with a punch on the inside.
Galli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Galli blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Fresh.
Galli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fresh.
Still in the clinch, Fresh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Galli wants to stall.
Fresh pushes off an throws an elbow but Galli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Galli to work.
Galli misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fresh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fresh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galli backwards.
Fresh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fresh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galli is stalling here.
Fresh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galli backwards.
Galli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fresh.
Fresh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fresh scores with a shot to the side of Galli's head.
Fresh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Galli misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fresh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fresh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Galli has a couple of punches blocked by Fresh.
Galli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fresh is keeping busy.
Galli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galli wants to break free but Fresh has control.
Fresh trying to control the position but instead, Galli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fresh into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh misses with the head strike.
Fresh being controlled against the cage.
Fresh lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Fresh.
Galli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galli has a couple of punches blocked by Fresh.
Fresh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Galli scores with a shot to the side of Fresh's head.
Still in the clinch, Fresh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fresh misses with a punch on the inside.
Galli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desmond Galli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fresh gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mannie Fresh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fresh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mannie Fresh!
Mannie Fresh 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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