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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A W Rootbeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nick Diaz Rap Song. Rootbeer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amburgers and Wootbeer. A W Rootbeer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Anus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, A W Rootbeer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rootbeer tries to clinch up.
Anus keeps the fight on the outside.
Rootbeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rootbeer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rootbeer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rootbeer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anus sees it coming and defends easily.
Anus is trying to maintain the position but Rootbeer is very close to passing his half guard.
Rootbeer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Anus landing a few short strikes.
Anus moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus keeping full guard, as Rootbeer tries to pass.
Anus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rootbeer looking to pass the guard.
Rootbeer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rootbeer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rootbeer!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rootbeer hang on?
Anus landing strikes from the mount and Rootbeer is in trouble!
Anus punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anus with a couple of short strikes.
Anus breaks from Rootbeer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anus landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anus cracks Rootbeer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rootbeer?
Anus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rootbeer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rootbeer looks gassed!
Rootbeer is squirming around, avoiding Anus's attempts to control the action.
Anus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rootbeer working to try and regain half guard.
Anus lands a big shot there that rocks Rootbeer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rootbeer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rootbeer is looking to get to half guard.
Anus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anus landing strikes from the mount.
Anus with good strikes from the mount here!
Anus working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anus prevents Rootbeer from getting the reversal.
Anus landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rootbeer tries to reverse the position but Anus maintains control.
Anus with shots to the head and body - Rootbeer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anus with shots to the head and body - Rootbeer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rootbeer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anus looking to finish Rootbeer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rootbeer!
Anus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rootbeer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rootbeer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anus avoids the attempt from Rootbeer to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rootbeer is working to get back to half guard.
Anus avoids the attempt from Rootbeer to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Anus 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.
Anus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anus distracts Rootbeer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rootbeer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rootbeer can do to turn this around?
Anus landing some decent shots from guard.
Anus trying to control but Rootbeer is working from the bottom.
Anus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rootbeer working for a triangle but Anus defends it easily.
Anus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rootbeer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mike Anus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rootbeer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anus stacks Rootbeer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anus!
Anus scoring with punches from side control.
Rootbeer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Anus scoring with punches from side control.
Rootbeer tries to buck Anus off but Anus is having none of it.
Anus wants to control but Rootbeer is keeping him busy.
Anus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Anus working the ground and pound.
Anus lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus cracks Rootbeer with a big elbow.
Anus lands an elbow.
Rootbeer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anus moves nicely into side control.
Rootbeer is trying to escape the position but Anus is controlling the position.
Anus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rootbeer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Anus scoring with punches from side control.
Anus scoring with punches from side control.
Anus taking a breather here.
Rootbeer struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus working the ground and pound.
Anus working the ground and pound from side control.
Anus grinds an elbow into Rootbeer's temple.
Rootbeer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anus's best efforts.
Rootbeer is trying to maintain the position but Anus is very close to passing his half guard.
Anus is nestled in close to Rootbeer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rootbeer actively working from the bottom here.
Anus trying to control from half guard but Rootbeer is working away.
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. Anus connects with a nice short shot to Rootbeer's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rootbeer taking some punishment here, with Anus in his half guard.
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. Anus connects with a nice short shot to Rootbeer's temple.
Rootbeer actively working from the bottom here.
Anus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rootbeer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rootbeer manages to get to full guard.
Anus wants to control from the top but Rootbeer keeps moving.
Anus postures up and lands a big shot to Rootbeer's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anus preventing the sweep.
Anus wants to control from the top but Rootbeer keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Anus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anus feints and as Rootbeer raises his hands in defense, Anus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rootbeer has momentary wrist control but Anus slips an elbow through the middle.
Anus thows a big elbow that misses.
Rootbeer looking for a guillotine here but Anus defends easily.
Anus landing some decent shots from guard.
Anus scoring with some ground and pound.
Rootbeer keeping moving, preventing Anus from controlling successfully.
Anus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rootbeer has his foot on Anus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anus works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus trying to control the position from guard on top but Rootbeer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anus postures up and lands a big shot to Rootbeer's brow.
Rootbeer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anus wants to control from the top but Rootbeer keeps moving.
Anus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rootbeer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anus feints and as Rootbeer raises his hands in defense, Anus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootbeer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anus works over Rootbeer with some ground and pound from guard.
Anus is in close to Rootbeer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rootbeer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anus trying to control but Rootbeer is working from the bottom.
Rootbeer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anus stands up over Rootbeer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rootbeer keeping moving, preventing Anus from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anus.
Anus landing with strikes to the head and body from 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.
Anus trying to control the action but Rootbeer is working from the bottom.
Rootbeer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rootbeer moves into full guard.
Anus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rootbeer has an active guard here but Anus has managed to pass into half guard.
Anus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rootbeer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rootbeer is trying to get back to full guard.
Anus 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.
Anus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rootbeer tries to roll over but Anus keeps him under control.
Rootbeer has hold of Anus's hands but Anus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rootbeer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A W Rootbeer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Anus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rootbeer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Anus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anus 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Anus!
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