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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Till I Collapse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Hanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JD Money!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanes swivels and escapes.
Money fails to land the takedown.
Money lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanes's sensitive parts.
Hanes shoots in and drives through. Money sprawls well.
Money shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanes as he avoids it easily.
Josh Hanes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Money.
Hanes scores with a takedown into Money's guard.
Money is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Money working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Money looks gassed!
Money is trying to keep Hanes in close.
Hanes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hanes advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanes cracks Money with a big right hand but Money just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Money trying to remain calm as Hanes controls from the top position.
Money misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Hanes controls the position.
Money wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hanes decides to stand back up.
Hanes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanes controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanes winds up and cracks Money with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Money wants to improve his position but Hanes is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanes is taking a breather. Money 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.
Hanes drops an elbow to the side of Money's head.
Hanes wants to free his trapped foot but Money is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hanes is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes wants to stand up but Money has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Money trying to hold on to Hanes's head to control him but Hanes postures up.
Money tries to get to full guard but Hanes has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Money to the mat! Money manages to get full guard.
Hanes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Money working a defensive guard but Hanes passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hanes decides to return to a standing position.
Hanes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Money is looking to improve his position.
Hanes prevents Money from standing back up.
Money wants to get back to full guard.
Hanes is looking to advance position but Money won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hanes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Money shoots and misses
and Hanes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Money throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Money working a defensive guard here.
Hanes with a nice head shot there.
Hanes stopping the sweep attempt from Money.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hanes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hanes sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hanes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hanes won't allow Money to sweep him here.
Money is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Money has his feet on Hanes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Josh Hanes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hanes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Money wants to get back to full guard.
Hanes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Money wants to control but Hanes is keeping busy.
Money is pressing down on Hanes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hanes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money looking for a guillotine here but Hanes defends easily.
Money is striking but Hanes is not phased and passes to half guard.
Money wants to control but Hanes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Money is looking to improve his position.
Hanes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hanes moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanes lands a takedown into guard.
Hanes working some strikes from top position.
Hanes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Money keeping full guard, as Hanes tries to pass.
Hanes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Money working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Money keeping moving, preventing Hanes from controlling successfully.
Money is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hanes dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hanes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Money works his way to full guard. Good work.
Money is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hanes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Money trying to keep a closed guard but Hanes is proving a slippery customer.
Hanes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Josh Hanes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanes gets to his feet - Money follows without any prompting.
Hanes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanes lands in his opponent's guard.
Hanes cracks Money with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanes is looking to stand up but Money won't let him.
Hanes trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Money controls Hanes momentarily but Hanes frees himself.
Hanes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Money is on top in guard.
Hanes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanes tries to get out of the position.
Hanes pulls Money in to control the position.
Hanes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Money.
Money wants to pass the guard but Hanes is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Money drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Money jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Money wants to control from the top but Hanes keeps moving.
Hanes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Money preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Money as Hanes shoots in.
Money misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Money pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Money counters with a shoot takedown. Hanes fights it but they end up in guard.
Hanes has a closed guard, preventing Money from standing up.
Money stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Money trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
JD Money has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Money can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josh Hanes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Hanes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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