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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Grohl has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Grohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Fresh!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh shoots for a double leg takedown but Grohl sprawls well. He's pushed Fresh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Grohl as Fresh shoots in.
Fresh misses with a takedown attempt - Grohl sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dave Grohl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Fresh.
No joy there for Grohl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grohl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grohl darts in and clinches Fresh up against the cage.
Grohl breaks from the clinch.
Grohl looks to score with a jab to the body but Fresh is just out of range.
Grohl throws a hook but Fresh blocks it.
No joy there for Fresh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fresh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grohl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grohl moves into the clinch.
Grohl slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grohl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fresh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grohl.
Grohl slaps away a takedown attempt from Fresh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grohl throws a body kick that misses.
Grohl scores with a nice head shot.
Grohl misses with a wild combination.
Fresh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grohl circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Grohl misses the target.
Fresh is looking to clinch but Grohl is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grohl rushes Fresh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fresh blocks an uppercut.
Grohl is trying to break the clinch but Fresh has him pressed against the cage.
Grohl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fresh breaks from the clinch.
Grohl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fresh counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fresh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fresh.
Nice uppercut there from Fresh.
Grohl has closed the distance and engaged Fresh in a clinch.
Grohl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh closes the distance and clinches up with Grohl, looking for a takedown. Fresh pushes Grohl against the cage but Grohl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grohl lands a nice looking body shot.
Grohl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grohl wants it to stay on the feet.
Grohl loads up on a big right hand but Fresh slips the punch.
Grohl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grohl clinches up against the cage.
Grohl is trying to break the clinch but Fresh has him pressed against the cage.
Fresh jumps guard but Grohl stands there with Fresh around his waist. Fresh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fresh jumps guard but Grohl turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grohl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grohl thows a body shot but no joy.
Grohl is looking to wear down Fresh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fresh closes the distance and clinches up with Grohl, looking for a takedown. Fresh pushes Grohl against the cage but Grohl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grohl swivels and escapes.
Grohl has closed the distance and engaged Fresh in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fresh tries to stall but Grohl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grohl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Grohl misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Grohl fails to land.
Grohl wants to get back to striking at distance but Fresh won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fresh can't get the takedown.
Grohl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Grohl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grohl misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Grohl dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fresh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grohl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fresh - that will leave a mark!
Grohl misses the body punch
and Fresh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grohl is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grohl on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fresh wants to clinch.
Grohl looks to throw the jab but Fresh is out of range.
Fresh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fresh wants to clinch
and Grohl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Grohl checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grohl gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fresh counters with a left to the body.
Grohl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fresh shoots in looking for a takedown but Grohl manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fresh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fresh misses with a series of wild punches.
Fresh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grohl clinches up against the cage.
Grohl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grohl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fresh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fresh darts in and clinches Grohl up against the cage.
Grohl has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grohl has a couple of punches blocked by Fresh.
Grohl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fresh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grohl dodges the punch combination from Fresh.
Fresh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fresh throws a push kick but Grohl slaps the foot to one side.
Fresh shoots in but Grohl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dave Grohl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Fresh.
Fresh fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grohl throws a chopping leg kick but Fresh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grohl closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Grohl.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fresh jumps guard but Grohl stands there with Fresh around his waist. Fresh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grohl content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grohl blocks the elbow strike.
Fresh is trying to pull guard but Grohl has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Grohl.
Grohl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh jumps guard but Grohl turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grohl has a couple of punches blocked by Fresh.
Grohl working aggressively here.
Grohl lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grohl.
Fresh is trying to push Grohl away but Grohl has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fresh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grohl has managed to clinch.
Grohl is trying to push Fresh away but Fresh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grohl lands a left hand.
Grohl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fresh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grohl's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Fresh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Grohl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fresh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grohl's waist but Grohl gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fresh off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grohl. Fresh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fresh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fresh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grohl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fresh.
Grohl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fresh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grohl cracks Fresh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Fresh does no damage.
Grohl misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh fails with a takedown attempt.
Dave Grohl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Fresh.
Grohl thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Grohl lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fresh doesn't seem phased though.
Dave Grohl is winning the standup battle so far.
Grohl drives through and clinches with Fresh against the cage.
Fresh tries to pull guard but Grohl holds him up against the cage and eventually Fresh drops back down to his feet.
Grohl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grohl closes the distance and clinches.
Grohl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fresh tries to clinch but Grohl moves away
and Grohl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh misses with a body kick.
Grohl stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fresh.
Fresh fails with the takedown.
Fresh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Grohl.
Fresh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grohl as he avoids it easily.
Grohl looks to clinch
and Fresh counters with a stiff right hand.
Grohl throws a jab but it's blocked by Fresh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grohl is looking to clinch but Fresh is avoiding it.
Grohl darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grohl closes the distance and pushes Fresh back into the cage.
Grohl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grohl misses with the head strike.
Fresh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grohl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grohl breaks from the clinch.
Fresh fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grohl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grohl wants it to stay on the feet.
Grohl is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fresh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grohl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grohl wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh slips under a jab from Grohl.
Grohl looks to land a combination but Fresh avoids it well.
Grohl rushes Fresh and presses him up against the cage.
Dave Grohl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grohl breaks from the clinch.
Fresh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fresh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grohl swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fresh connects with a high kick.
Dave Grohl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fresh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grohl sprawls well. Grohl wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fresh gets slowly back to his feet.
Fresh shoots for a double leg takedown but Grohl sprawls well. He's pushed Fresh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Grohl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grohl 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Grohl!
After winning the bout, Dave Grohl thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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