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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Grohl is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Grohl!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grohl throws the kick towards the body but Berry avoids it.
Grohl tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
Berry rushes Grohl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grohl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daniel Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Berry lands an elbow that stopped Grohl in his tracks for a moment.
Grohl looking for a takedown.
Grohl fails to pull guard.
Berry lands a knee to the head.
Berry could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Berry lands a damaging elbow.
Berry scores a nice knee to the body.
Berry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Berry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Berry scores with a head kick.
Grohl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Berry tries to avoid it but Grohl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Berry to the ground. Berry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Berry clinches with his opponent.
Berry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grohl blocks it with crossed arms.
Berry stalling in the clinch.
Grohl wants a takedown.
Grohl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Berry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berry clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Berry lands a body shot.
Grohl looks gassed!
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berry moves in looking to clinch but Grohl pushes him off.
Berry moves into range and clinches up with Grohl.
Grohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Berry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Berry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Grohl tries for a takedown but Berry manages to get underhooks.
Grohl fails to pull guard.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Berry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grohl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berry lands a damaging elbow.
Berry has clasped his hands together around Grohl's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Berry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Grohl's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grohl is looking to regain half guard here but Berry keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Berry decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Berry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grohl, pushing him back against the cage.
Grohl drops down looking for an ankle pick but Berry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grohl blocks a head kick by Berry.
Grohl tries to clinch
and Berry counters by clinching up.
Berry lands a nice elbow.
Berry landing knees to the head.
Berry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grohl drops down looking for an ankle pick but Berry pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry moves into the clinch successfully.
Berry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grohl can't get the takedown.
Berry lands a knee to the body.
Berry lands an elbow inside.
Grohl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Berry.
Grohl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Berry is pressed up against the cage. Grohl has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Berry down to the mat. Berry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Berry instigates a clinch.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berry connects with a knee to the head.
Berry lands an elbow that stopped Grohl in his tracks for a moment.
Berry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grohl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Berry.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Grohl tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Berry smiles and moves away.
Grohl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grohl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grohl wants to sweep but no luck.
Grohl is trying to keep Berry in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grohl has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Berry has passed into side control.
Berry is looking to take a break and control but Grohl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Berry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berry gets the takedown into side control.
Berry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Grohl to his feet.
Grohl with a poor takedown
and Berry counters by clinching up.
Grohl is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Grohl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daniel Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry scores with a knee to the head.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grohl is working for takedown but Berry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grohl looking for a takedown.
Grohl goes for a takedown attempt but Berry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Berry gets a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berry scores with a knee to the head.
Berry keeps control of Grohl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Berry.
Berry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Grohl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grohl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry has picked Grohl up - he's going for a ride! Berry dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Grohl throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Grohl trying to get back to full guard but Berry takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Grohl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grohl on the ground.
Berry controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grohl is looking to get to half guard.
Grohl is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grohl is squirming around, avoiding Berry's attempts to control the action.
Grohl is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berry controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grohl is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Berry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grohl keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Berry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Berry pushes Grohl up against the cage in a clinch.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grohl blocks it with crossed arms.
Berry pushes off an throws an elbow but Grohl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berry scores with a knee to the head.
Berry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Berry trying to control but Grohl is working from the bottom.
Berry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grohl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl is trying to control the position but Berry postures up.
Berry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grohl's guard.
Daniel Berry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grohl throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Berry escapes and throws Grohl's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grohl gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grohl trying to hold on to Berry's head to control him but Berry postures up.
Grohl is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Berry jumps into side control!
Berry decides to stand back up. Berry steps back and let's Grohl get back to his feet.
Berry forces Grohl back against the cage and clinches.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Grohl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berry taking a breather.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grohl throws a right and a left that Berry avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry drives through and clinches with Grohl against the cage.
Berry lands an elbow that stopped Grohl in his tracks for a moment.
Grohl tries for a takedown. No joy.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Berry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Berry stands and steps away. Grohl gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Berry clinches up with Grohl and pushes him back against the cage.
Grohl wants a takedown.
Daniel Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Berry lands a nice elbow.
Grohl drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berry lands an elbow inside.
Grohl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Berry lands a damaging elbow.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Grohl tries to score a body lock takedown but Berry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Berry.
Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grohl can do to turn this around?
Grohl jumps guard but Berry stands there with Grohl around his waist. Grohl gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Berry misses with a knee to the head.
Berry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Berry lands a knee to the body.
Dave Grohl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grohl changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Berry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Berry scores with a takedown into Grohl's guard.
Berry looking to sit in guard and control but Grohl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grohl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berry 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Berry!
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