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BFC 18: Head kick PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Papilion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Williamson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mister Papilion's chin.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mister Papilion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Williamson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Papilion looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A head kick by Williamson - that's a beauty! Papilion is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Williamson can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Williamson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dammahom Malsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dammahom Malsi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dammahom Malsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malsi throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Malsi moves out of range easily.
Malsi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malsi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dammahom Malsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Malsi is looking to close the distance but Rogers sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Malsi crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Malsi is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kyle Rogers!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and canof whoopazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Shipping up To Boston. whoopazz has chosen champion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. canof whoopazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, canof whoopazz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
whoopazz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
whoopazz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hero throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh whoopazz colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hero as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and whoopazz is left battered and dazed whilst Hero and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Hero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Diccico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). General Battery will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Diccico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, General Battery!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diccico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diccico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diccico fails with the takedown.
Diccico misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Battery pushes Diccico up against the cage in a clinch.
Battery lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Miguel Diccico has been cut.
Battery with a knee to the head.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Diccico is rocked!
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Diccico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Battery with a knee to the head.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diccico changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Battery fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Diccico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diccico is breathing heavily.
Battery moves into range and clinches up with Diccico.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Diccico seems to have got his legs back now.
Diccico wants to get back to striking at distance but Battery won't allow it.
Battery lands a shoulder strike.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miguel Diccico's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Battery crunches a lovely knee into Diccico's ribcage.
Diccico takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diccico wants a takedown but no success here.
Diccico manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Battery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diccico is trying to keep Battery in close.
Battery must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diccico pulls Battery in close to prevent any damage.
Diccico looking to control.
Battery looking to pass the guard.
Battery with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Battery trying to control but Diccico is working from the bottom.
Diccico not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Battery tries to clinch but Diccico is having none of it.
Battery clinches.
A body shot lands from Battery.
Diccico tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Battery smiles and moves away.
Diccico fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Battery, pushing him back against the cage.
Battery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diccico has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Battery uses from the top position.
Diccico manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diccico tries to control but Battery wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diccico prevents Battery from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Diccico there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Diccico tries to control but Battery wriggling away.
Battery really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diccico controlling from mount.
Battery really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Battery is bucking up trying to escape but Diccico cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diccico working Battery over with strikes here.
BOOM! Diccico connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Battery is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Battery can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battery's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Battery tries to reverse the position but Diccico maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Battery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Diccico's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Battery lands with a kick to the temple. Diccico shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Battery gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diccico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Battery tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
General Battery seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diccico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Diccico fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Battery landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Battery lands an elbow inside that Diccico shrugs off.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Diccico tries to pull guard but Battery holds him up against the cage and eventually Diccico drops back down to his feet.
Battery tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diccico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diccico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Battery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battery takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diccico is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Diccico tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Diccico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diccico wants a takedown but no success here.
Battery landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Diccico.
Battery misses with a knee to the head.
Diccico tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Battery just stands there and leans against the cage.
Battery throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diccico blocks it with crossed arms.
Diccico tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Battery just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diccico fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diccico tries to pull guard but Battery won't allow it.
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diccico is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Diccico is trying to break free.
Diccico fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Battery tries a knee to the head but Diccico blocks it.
Battery throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diccico is trying to break free.
Diccico tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Battery just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diccico tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Battery smiles and moves away.
General Battery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diccico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diccico fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diccico wants to get back to striking at distance but Battery won't allow it.
Diccico tries to pull guard but Battery won't allow it.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diccico tries to pull guard but Battery holds him up against the cage and eventually Diccico drops back down to his feet.
Diccico is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Battery with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diccico tries for a takedown but Battery manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diccico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diccico drops down looking for an ankle pick but Battery pulls his leg out and moves away.
Battery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battery is looking to clinch but Diccico is avoiding it.
General Battery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diccico tries to close the distance and clinch but Battery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Battery tries to clinch there but Diccico circles away.
Battery keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Battery has managed to clinch.
Battery throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Battery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diccico takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diccico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diccico wants to get back to striking at distance but Battery won't allow it.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Battery tries to land a knee to the head but Diccico blocks with his arms.
Diccico stalling against the cage.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Diccico shrugs off.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Diccico shrugs off.
Miguel Diccico's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Battery.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diccico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diccico blocks an elbow strike from Battery.
Diccico changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Battery fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diccico fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diccico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diccico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diccico looks for a takedown but Battery sprawls well.
Battery closes the distance and clinches.
Battery lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diccico backwards.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeez, Miguel Diccico's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Battery connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Diccico badly! Diccico tumbles to the floor and Battery stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). General Battery!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Scar Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk Diggler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Scar Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scar Face scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scar Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diggler tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Diggler misses.
A head kick misses from Diggler.
Diggler shoots in but no luck this time.
Diggler seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Scar Face shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Diggler is backing up but Scar Face catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Diggler covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Scar Face Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Scar Face!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ryba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner has chosen Stale Thoughts by Ground Components as his entrance music. Mike Ryba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brick Turner's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ryba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Turner!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Ryba pushes him off.
Turner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Turner wants to control but Ryba is keeping him busy.
Turner tries to advance to mount but Ryba denies him.
Turner trying to control the position but Ryba is working away.
Ryba wants to control but Turner postures up.
Ryba is trying to get back to his feet.
Turner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ryba gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ryba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to finish this one by submission but Ryba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Turner.
Turner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ryba is now in Turner's guard. A big mistake from Turner there, giving up the dominant position!
Turner is looking for a triangle but Ryba pushes his legs off easily.
Turner looks gassed!
Ryba trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryba wants to stand but Turner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Turner wants to get back to his feet but Ryba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ryba gets to his feet - Turner follows without any prompting.
Ryba moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryba tries a knee to the head but Turner blocks it.
Ryba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turner tries to pull guard but Ryba holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Mike Ryba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Ryba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turner.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Ryba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ryba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Turner tries to pull guard but Ryba won't allow it.
Ryba misses with a knee strike.
Turner can't get the takedown.
Ryba connects with a knee to the head.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Ryba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turner.
Turner tries to pull guard but Ryba holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Turner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryba is keeping busy.
Ryba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turner scores a nice knee to the body.
Turner lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Turner wants to control but Ryba is keeping him busy.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryba's head.
Turner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turner takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Turner punches the canvas rather than the man.
Turner not allowing Ryba to control his hands.
Turner is trying to stick to Ryba's back but Ryba is turning into Turner. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Turner's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ryba.
Ryba wants to stand but Turner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Turner 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.
Ryba looks to clinch
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turner wants to control from the top but Ryba keeps moving.
Ryba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turner is controlling him.
Ryba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Ryba is keeping the position.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Turner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Turner trying to control but Ryba is working from the bottom.
That's one minute 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.
Ryba drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Ryba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryba lands a knee to the head.
Ryba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryba gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Turner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ryba smiles and moves away.
Mike Ryba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryba darts in trying to clinch
and Turner counters with a single leg into guard. Ryba didn't expect that.
Turner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ryba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ryba's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryba is looking to stand up but Turner isn't so interested in that idea.
Turner wants to control from the top but Ryba keeps moving.
Turner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ryba wants to stand but Turner is controlling the position.
Ryba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turner controls the pace.
Ryba keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ryba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Turner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Turner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ryba's guard.
Turner moves nicely into side control.
Turner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryba is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brick Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ryba!
Turner looking to secure an arm triangle but Ryba defends it well.
Turner with a couple of short strikes.
Ryba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ryba can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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!
Ryba is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ryba tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Ryba wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Ryba tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Ryba tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Ryba is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Ryba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryba clinches with his opponent.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Turner tries to pull guard but Ryba holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Mike Ryba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryba misses with a knee strike.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner looking for a takedown.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Ryba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryba with a knee to the head.
Ryba landing knees to the head.
Ryba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ryba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Turner looking for a takedown.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turner pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryba manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryba keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ryba's guard.
Turner controlling the action here.
Ryba pushes Turner off looking to stand but Turner dives back in and keeps control.
Ryba is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryba tries to kick Turner off but Turner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryba kicks Turner off and gets back to his feet.
Turner shoots for a takedown but Ryba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryba doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Ryba tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Ryba clinches up against the cage.
Ryba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryba gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Ryba has him pressed against the cage.
Turner pulls guard successfully.
Turner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Ryba from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turner.
Turner controlling the action here.
Turner has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ryba defend it? Turner steps over the head and cranks it - Ryba is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Turner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brick Turner!
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