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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smith Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danze's entrance music is Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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254 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Danze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Smith Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danze misses with a looping right.
Danze lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
Danze is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
Danze is looking for a kimura but Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Danze to get the leverage.
Hammer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hammer.
Hammer looking for a guillotine here but Danze defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer looking for a guillotine here but Danze defends easily.
Danze wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer has an active guard here but Danze has managed to pass into half guard.
Danze prevents Hammer from improving his position.
Danze is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hammer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Danze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Danze's back!
Hammer is trying to stick to Danze's back but Danze is turning into Hammer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hammer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Danze.
Danze looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.
Danze wants to control the position but Hammer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hammer connects with a nice short shot to Danze's temple.
Danze moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Danze wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammer looking to pass the guard.
Danze looking to control.
Danze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.
Danze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is looking for a triangle but Danze pushes his legs off easily.
Danze trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danze throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammer looking for a guillotine here but Danze defends easily.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Danze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer keeping full guard, as Danze tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Danze wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Danze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Danze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammer trying to control the position.
Danze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammer's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Danze trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Danze will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Billy Danze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammer is working to get back to half guard.
Danze unloading with bombs!
Hammer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Danze is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hammer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Danze lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hammer hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danze trying to control but Hammer is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Danze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hammer is in a horrible position here. Danze smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Danze dominating with strikes here.
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!
Danze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Danze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammer is looking to escape.
Danze with shots to the head and body - Hammer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hammer is squirming around, avoiding Danze's attempts to control the action.
Danze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hammer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hammer manages to get to full guard.
Danze cracks Hammer with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer has momentary wrist control but Danze slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Danze's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danze is on top in guard.
Hammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Danze defends it easily.
Hammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Danze's guard.
Danze has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Danze trying to control the position.
Hammer stands up over Danze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Danze trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
Hammer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Danze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Danze's back!
Hammer working for the choke.
Hammer working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hammer scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Danze is looking for a way out.
Danze tries to escape but Hammer has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Danze is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze breaks Hammer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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!
Hammer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Danze landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammer is looking for a triangle but Danze pushes his legs off easily.
Danze trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Danze content to stall in guard here.
Danze trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danze is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hammer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Danze dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Danze digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt
and Danze counters with a one-two to the body.
Hammer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Danze controlling the position for now.
Hammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hammer is trying to work for a kimura but Danze is defending well.
Danze gets back to full guard.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Danze keeps moving.
Danze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammer's guard.
Danze is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Danze content to stall in guard here.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Danze is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Danze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Danze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Danze postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it.
Danze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danze trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danze lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danze trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Danze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danze wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Billy Danze just wasn't active enough.
Hammer shoots for a takedown but Danze saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danze tries for a takedown but Hammer circles away easily
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Billy Danze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Danze.
Danze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Danze misses the target.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danze.
Danze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danze's waist but Danze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammer off to one side.
Billy Danze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smith Hammer.
Danze gets a takedown into half guard.
Danze trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Danze in particular looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Billy Danze wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Danze.
Smith Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Danze.
Danze misses with a double jab
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Danze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danze 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Danze!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Danze thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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