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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Danze!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Romo's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romo throws the kick towards the body but Danze avoids it.
Romo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
John Kyle Romo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danze misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Romo there.
Good work by Danze as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Romo.
Romo scores with a leg kick.
Romo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danze moves away.
Danze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Romo tenderised Danze's leg. Danze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danze clobbers Romo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romo throws a leg kick but Danze moved away.
Danze moves out of range of the strikes.
Danze connects with a body shot.
Romo connects with a body shot that sends Danze's belly button to the back.
Romo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Danze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo lands with a nice body punch.
Romo blocks a jab.
Romo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danze.
Danze closes the distance and clinches up with Romo, looking for a takedown. Danze pushes Romo against the cage but Romo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danze's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danze. Romo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danze ducks under a wild hook from Romo.
Danze lands a really nice looking cross but Romo seems unphased.
No joy there for Danze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romo.
Danze blocks a leg kick.
Danze takes one to the chin there.
John Kyle Romo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Romo slams his shin into Danze's torso.
Danze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romo.
Romo throws a shot from downtown. Danze moves away and avoids it.
Romo throws a nice looking combination but Danze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danze moves out of range as Romo throws a body kick.
Romo looks to throw the jab but Danze is out of range.
Danze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danze throws a hook but Romo blocks it.
Romo throws a lazy right hand but Danze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romo lands a two punch combo.
Danze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danze misses with a body shot.
That kick from Romo tenderised Danze's leg. Danze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romo throws a head kick that misses.
Danze shoots in and gets a takedown into Romo's guard.
Danze wants to pass the guard but Romo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze throws an elbow that misses. Romo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danze's guard. Nice move by Romo!
Danze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danze has a closed guard, preventing Romo from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Danze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romo has managed to get both his arms back between Danze's legs - danger averted.
Romo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Danze's guard.
Romo is taking a breather. Danze says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Danze tries to get to full guard but Romo has control of the leg.
Danze trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze tries to get to full guard but Romo has control of the leg.
Romo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Danze tries to roll over but Romo keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Danze controls his leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Kyle Romo just wasn't active enough.
Romo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Romo.
Danze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Danze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romo misses with a two punch combination.
Danze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Romo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice straight punches there by Romo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romo.
John Kyle Romo is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romo defending well as Danze loads up on a big left hand.
Danze moves out of range of the leg kick from Romo.
Romo lands with an overhand left.
Danze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romo.
A cross from Danze lands.
Romo throws a nice head kick!
Danze throws the left hand but Romo avoids the punch easily.
Danze looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Romo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo keeping full guard, as Danze tries to pass.
Danze throws a big right hand that misses.
Danze looking to sit in guard and control but Romo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Danze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Romo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Danze has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Danze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Danze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romo is one step ahead there.
Danze looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Romo passes into half guard.
Danze wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo is trying to control the action in half guard but Danze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Romo is thwarting Danze's attempts to control the position.
Danze wants to get back to full guard.
Danze actively working from the bottom here.
Romo wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Danze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Danze looking to control.
Romo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo controlling the position.
Danze tries to bench press Romo off him but Romo keeps the position.
Romo stands up.
Romo misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Romo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romo, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Danze checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Danze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Kyle Romo's cut.
That's time! Romo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Danze misses the target.
Danze moves out of range of the body kick.
Danze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romo circles away.
Romo walks into a stiff left hand from Danze.
Romo throws a low kick but Danze avoids it.
Danze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Danze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Romo gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danze throws an elbow that misses. Romo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danze's guard. Nice move by Romo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Danze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romo's guard.
Danze postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Romo is pulling down on Danze's head to control his posture.
Danze slips nicely into half guard.
Danze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danze trying to control from half guard but Romo is working away.
Romo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Danze lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danze is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Romo reverses the position - he's now on top in Danze's guard.
Danze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Romo is aware though and is defending well.
Romo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Danze looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Romo has picked Danze up and slammed him! Danze can't keep hold of the triangle and Romo manages to pass to side control!
Danze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Danze wants to control but Romo postures up.
Danze is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Romo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze stops Romo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Romo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Danze has worked his arm free - good work by Danze!
Romo decides to stand back up. Romo steps back and let's Danze get back to his feet.
Danze has taken the fight to the clinch.
Danze tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Danze pulls guard.
Romo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danze wants to sweep but no luck.
Danze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Romo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Romo is looking to stand up but Danze won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Romo tries to stand but Danze is controlling from the bottom.
Romo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danze has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Romo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Romo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Danze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romo has managed to get both his arms back between Danze's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Danze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Billy Danze!
Billy Danze thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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