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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Birago Balewa (ranked 2844 p4p, 106 weight class) and Turd McPherson (ranked 2414 p4p, 86 weight class). Balewa comes to the cage accompanied by Gladiator Theme. Turd McPherson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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292 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Birago Balewa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turd McPherson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balewa tries to sprawl but McPherson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McPherson is keen to just control but Balewa is a slippery customer.
Balewa is trying to get back to full guard.
McPherson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balewa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McPherson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balewa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balewa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Balewa tries to get out of the position.
Balewa is pressing down on McPherson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McPherson landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balewa's head.
McPherson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McPherson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McPherson trying to control but Balewa is working from the bottom.
Balewa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Balewa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McPherson connects with a couple of short punches.
McPherson 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.
McPherson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McPherson with a flurry of punches that miss.
McPherson is stalling in the full guard.
McPherson trying to control but Balewa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson distracts Balewa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McPherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Balewa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPherson stands up over Balewa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balewa looking for a sweep. Not yet Balewa, not yet.
McPherson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Balewa's head.
McPherson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McPherson cracks Balewa with a solid left hand.
McPherson throws a big right hand that misses.
McPherson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McPherson with a nice head shot there.
McPherson throws a strike but Balewa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McPherson pulls Balewa in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balewa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McPherson is looking for a triangle but Balewa pushes his legs off easily.
Balewa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McPherson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balewa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balewa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McPherson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McPherson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from McPherson there.
Balewa is looking for a sweep. McPherson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balewa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McPherson lands with a punch from half guard.
Balewa wants to improve his position but McPherson is controlling well.
McPherson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McPherson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McPherson trying to control from half guard but Balewa is working away.
McPherson drops an elbow to the side of Balewa's head.
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!
McPherson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balewa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Balewa is not content to let McPherson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd McPherson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Balewa misses with a looping left.
Balewa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McPherson actively working from the bottom here.
McPherson wants to improve his position but Balewa is controlling well.
Balewa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McPherson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Balewa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson actively working from the bottom here.
McPherson looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balewa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McPherson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Balewa.
McPherson gets full guard.
McPherson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Balewa passes into side control.
Turd McPherson has got the better of the ground game so far.
McPherson wants to control but Balewa postures up.
McPherson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McPherson is trying to control Balewa's posture but Balewa avoids it.
McPherson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balewa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McPherson tries to improve position but can't.
McPherson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McPherson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McPherson slips a nice elbow through Balewa's hands, connecting with Balewa's forehead.
Balewa is trying to get back to full guard.
McPherson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Balewa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balewa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McPherson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from McPherson there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson working the head and body with strikes.
McPherson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balewa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McPherson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Balewa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Balewa is trying to get back to full 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. McPherson connects with a nice short shot to Balewa's temple.
McPherson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McPherson working the head and body with strikes.
McPherson drops an elbow to the side of Balewa's head.
McPherson lands with a punch from half guard.
McPherson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McPherson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balewa taking some punishment here, with McPherson in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson is trying to control the action in half guard but Balewa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McPherson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McPherson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balewa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Balewa taking some punishment here, with McPherson in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPherson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McPherson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from McPherson there.
McPherson lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from McPherson there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd McPherson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McPherson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McPherson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balewa's guard.
McPherson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McPherson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Balewa dives on top into guard.
Balewa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Balewa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Balewa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McPherson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Balewa is looking to defend but McPherson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Balewa! McPherson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Balewa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Turd McPherson!
Turd McPherson is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Turd McPherson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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