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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danze comes into the arena with Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dank's choice of entrance music: let the bodies hit the floor. Billy Danze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Dank's chin.
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270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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278 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Danze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Dank!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Danze misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Dank.
Danze leaves Dank with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dank changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danze tries to avoid it but Dank manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danze to the ground. Danze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Dank as he connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown by Dank or perhaps it was just good defense by Danze which made him look bad.
Billy Danze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dank.
Danze throws the left hand but Dank avoids the punch easily.
Dank has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danze finds it's way round the side to connect with Dank's head.
Dank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danze throws a looping overhand right but Dank ducks down to avoid it.
Danze shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Danze showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Danze trying to control the action but Dank is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dank pushes Danze off looking to stand but Danze dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dank is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Danze wants to control but Dank is keeping him busy.
Danze lands with a punch from half guard.
Dank trying to hold on to Danze's head to control him but Danze postures up.
Danze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Danze not doing much here.
Dank wants to control but Danze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Danze working the head and body with strikes.
Danze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Danze throwing shots but Dank is blocking nicely.
Danze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Danze wants to pass to mount but Dank is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Danze is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dank is refusing to be controlled, as Danze sits in half guard.
Dank trying to control but Danze postures up.
Danze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Danze misses with a head shot. Dank uses the momentum to regain guard.
Danze trying to control but Dank is working from the bottom.
Dank had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Danze defends it easily.
Danze throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dank keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Danze chips away with some ground and pound.
Danze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dank looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Danze throws an elbow that misses. Dank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danze's guard. Nice move by Dank!
Dank won't allow Danze to sweep him here.
Danze pulls Dank in close to his closed guard and prevents Dank from doing any damage or advancing position.
Danze's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billy Danze has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Danze looks to land a left hand but Dank moved out of range nicely.
Dank shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Danze to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dank sprawls well initially but Danze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dank is trying to stand.
Dank is not content to let Danze control the position.
Danze is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dank is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Danze slips a nice elbow through Dank's hands, connecting with Dank's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dank is looking to improve his position.
Danze working over Dank with some ground and pound. Dank looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Danze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Danze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Danze misses.
Danze throws a good cross that connects.
Dank is rocked!
Danze looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dank is still in real trouble! Can Danze finish him?
Danze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danze.
Dank wants to sweep but no luck.
Danze trying to control but Dank is working from the bottom.
Dank seems to have recovered his senses.
Dank is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Billy Danze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Danze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Danze trying to control but Dank is working from the bottom.
Danze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dank wants to sweep here but Danze controlling him for the moment.
Dank wants to get back to his feet but Danze is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Danze looking to pass the guard.
Danze is working hard here to advance position.
Danze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dank can do to turn this around?
Dank looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Danze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Danze throwing strikes but missing.
Danze advances position into side control!
Dank struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dank is trying to get back to half guard.
Dank is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Danze has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dank is breathing heavily.
Danze is working Dank over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dank takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Danze in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Danze crunches a massive hammerfist down on Dank - he's out! Danze Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). 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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