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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borscht Balgav (ranked 3650 p4p, 2597 weight class) and Raul Guirrez (ranked 164 p4p, 131 weight class). Borscht Balgav has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borscht Balgav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Guirrez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guirrez misses with a wild combination.
Guirrez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balgav counters with a nice right hand that sends Guirrez toppling to the canvas! Guirrez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Balgav finish him?!
 It looks like Raul Guirrez has been cut.
Guirrez throws a right and a left that Balgav avoids nicely.
Balgav is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Guirrez throws a series of punches but Balgav moves out of range.
Balgav tried to counter with a leg kick but Guirrez avoided it.
Guirrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balgav counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Guirrez badly! Balgav follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Guirrez out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Balgav finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Borscht Balgav!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Wilson (ranked 2471 p4p, 2310 weight class) and Tevita Maui (ranked 292 p4p, 282 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Painkiller. Maui has chosen Turn Down For What as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The Wilson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, The Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tevita Maui!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maui tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Maui stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maui wants it to stay on the feet.
Maui connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilson's hands.
 It looks like The Wilson has been cut.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Maui's shoulder, as Maui tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Maui shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson shoots in but Maui avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maui blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Maui. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maui takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maui prevents it.
Maui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maui fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
Maui tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Maui back against the cage.
Maui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maui looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maui fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Maui sprawls well.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Maui drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Wilson's head, knocking him out cold! Maui is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tevita Maui!
Tevita Maui seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, The Wilson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back, won't get rid of me that easily!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Hicks (ranked 997 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Brandon Rose (ranked 81 p4p, 130 weight class). Lyman Hicks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brandon Rose's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyman Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Rose!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks scores with a punch to the head.
Donk. Hicks catches Rose right on the button with a cross.
Hicks throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
Rose shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hicks eats them both and turns towards Rose to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rose forces Hicks back against the cage and clinches.
Rose blocks a body shot from Hicks.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose jumps guard but Hicks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hicks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose is stalling here.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hicks to keep the fight standing.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose tries to pull guard but Hicks won't allow it.
Lyman Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks lands with a light punch inside.
Hicks lands an uppercut.
Hicks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Hicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Hicks is pressed up against the cage. Rose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hicks down to the mat. Hicks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hicks jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hicks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks is looking for a triangle but Rose pushes his legs off easily.
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hicks is keeping the position for now.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Hicks.
Rose engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rose is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hicks is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hicks has escaped and now he's on top!
Rose has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hicks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rose.
Rose is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Hicks controlling the position from side mount.
Hicks trying to control the action but Rose is working from the bottom.
Rose has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rose sneaks back into half guard.
Hicks is trying to control. Rose wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rose has a hand on Hicks's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hicks takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rose can't escape the position.
Hicks avoids the attempt from Rose to control.
Hicks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hicks avoids the attempt from Rose to control.
Hicks landing strikes from the mount and Rose is in trouble!
Rose is squirming around, avoiding Hicks's attempts to control the action.
Rose manages to control the position for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rose cracks Hicks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hicks defends it well.
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hicks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rose's hands.
 Rose is rocked!
Hicks ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Rose's jaw. Rose's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Hicks does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lyman Hicks!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lyman Hicks waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Flatendo (ranked 2879 p4p, 1297 weight class) and Joe Pulizzi (ranked 390 p4p, 199 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarcus Flatendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Pulizzi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flatendo throws an off balance right hand
and Pulizzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulizzi lands with a nice combination. Flatendo backs away looking to recover.
Flatendo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been told by Flatendo's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Flatendo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pulizzi.
A nice side step and Pulizzi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pulizzi moves away from the strike by Flatendo.
Pulizzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flatendo.
Demarcus Flatendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flatendo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pulizzi counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Flatendo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulizzi lands with an uppercut that bounces Flatendo off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Flatendo. Those never looked like landing.
Pulizzi ducks under a wild hook from Flatendo.
Flatendo gets a clinch.
Pulizzi blocks an uppercut.
Pulizzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Flatendo has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulizzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Flatendo misses.
Pulizzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flatendo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pulizzi.
Pulizzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flatendo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulizzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flatendo looks to land a left hand but Pulizzi moved out of range nicely.
Flatendo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pulizzi scores with a jab to the head.
Pulizzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pulizzi catches Flatendo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flatendo instigates a clinch.
Flatendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulizzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulizzi jumps guard but Flatendo stands there with Pulizzi around his waist. Pulizzi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulizzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulizzi's elbow.
Pulizzi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pulizzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flatendo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pulizzi is tightening it up a little... Flatendo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Flatendo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Flatendo taps out! Nice BJJ there by Pulizzi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Joe Pulizzi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryder Young (ranked 756 p4p, 1950 weight class) and Cody Dillon (ranked 88 p4p, 231 weight class). Young's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Of Monsters and Men - Destroyer. Ryder Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryder Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon lunges at Young with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Young's hand.
Dillon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dillon misses with a looping right.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dillon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dillon connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Young. Beautiful body shot.
Dillon looks winded!
Young moves in close and cracks Dillon with a massive right hand! Dillon, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Young!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryder Young!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryder Young made sure he mentioned Action Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 291 p4p, 374 weight class) and Haruki Muramaki (ranked 45 p4p, 57 weight class). Oystenteller's entrance music is "You're Having My Baby" by Paul Anka. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darstknasset Oystenteller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haruki Muramaki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oystenteller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oystenteller tries to close the distance and clinch but Muramaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muramaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oystenteller ducks under a wild hook from Muramaki.
Oystenteller wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oystenteller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oystenteller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Oystenteller connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Oystenteller.
Oystenteller misses with a looping right.
Oystenteller lands a leg kick that knocks Muramaki off balance momentarily.
Oystenteller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Muramaki manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muramaki as he avoids it easily.
Oystenteller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muramaki cracks Oystenteller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oystenteller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haruki Muramaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muramaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muramaki misses with a straight right.
Oystenteller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muramaki as he avoids it easily.
Oystenteller tries to clinch up.
Oystenteller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muramaki avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darstknasset Oystenteller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller swings for the body but Muramaki moves out of range.
Oystenteller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oystenteller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oystenteller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muramaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oystenteller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Muramaki to the ground. Oystenteller is now in Muramaki's guard.
Muramaki wants to get back to his feet but Oystenteller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Muramaki is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muramaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oystenteller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Muramaki is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muramaki has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Oystenteller to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Muramaki is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Oystenteller pulls down on the head and he's put Muramaki to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darstknasset Oystenteller!
An out of breath Darstknasset Oystenteller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 164 p4p, 229 weight class) and Micah Murray (ranked 13 p4p, 20 weight class). Richard Hall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Micah Murray's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Murray!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murray tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hall is in Murray's guard.
Murray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Murray is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
Murray looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall advances position into side control!
Hall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murray has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murray prevents Hall from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is trying to improve his position.
Hall tries to move to mount but Murray blocks the move with his legs.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray stops Hall from passing to mount.
Hall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray stops Hall from passing to mount.
Hall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murray, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Murray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Hall is trying to move to mount but Murray reverses beautifully and ends up in Hall's guard.
Murray 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.
Murray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall wants to improve his position but Murray is controlling well.
Murray trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murray's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Murray wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Murray defending well.
Murray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Murray is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Murray is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall postures up.
Hall is pushing down on Murray's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murray is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Murray won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Murray controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Murray's guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murray trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hall wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murray manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall passes into half guard.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Murray is defending well.
Murray wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murray is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hall is staying active.
Hall is looking for a kimura here.
Hall is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hall is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
Murray is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
Murray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murray is trying to control but can't.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Murray defends the submission attempt.
Hall is looking to advance position but Murray won't allow it.
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Murray defends the submission attempt.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Hall is keen to just control but Murray is a slippery customer.
Hall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hall.
Hall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murray defends it well.
Murray is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murray avoid being mounted?
Murray has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
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.
Hall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murray tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall fails to move to back control.
Murray tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Murray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Murray tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Richard Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murray lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Hall drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall working for submissions but it's allowed Murray to get to half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Murray keeps him under control.
Murray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hall!
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Murray's attempts to control the action.
Murray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Murray cracks Hall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Murray isn't that keen on the idea.
Murray is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murray prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Murray controlling the action here.
Murray slips a nice elbow through Hall's hands, connecting with Hall's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is not content to let Murray control the position.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Murray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murray sitting and controlling from the 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. Murray connects with a nice short shot to Hall's temple.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murray's guard.
Murray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall advances to half guard.
Murray moves into full guard.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murray rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Murray!
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Murray postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murray is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Murray really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murray is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
Hall works to advance to full mount. Murray defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Murray regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murray wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Murray defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murray.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Murray is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murray keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall trying to move into half guard but instead Murray has managed to sweep!
Hall wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murray manages to get himself to full guard.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Murray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray is trying to keep Hall in close.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
Murray wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall looking for a guillotine here but Murray defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murray won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Hall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Murray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Murray is keeping the position.
Murray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray controlling Hall's posture.
Murray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murray is on top in guard.
Murray stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Murray advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall tries to improve position but can't.
Hall sneaks back into half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Murray keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall had his way with Micah Murray in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Murray lands a jab.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murray pinned against the cage. Murray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murray sprawls and moves away.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murray as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Murray tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall blocks a body shot from Murray.
Hall lands a left hand.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Murray.
Hall tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Micah Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall misses with a takedown
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murray defends it nicely.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Murray tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murray as he jumps to the side.
Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Hall tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Murray ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murray no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray seems keen to control Hall's posture.
Micah Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Richard Hall 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Taylor (ranked 122 p4p, 419 weight class) and Marco Natta (ranked 10 p4p, 29 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natta manages to avoid it.
Natta tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Taylor cracks Natta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Natta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Natta is keeping busy.
Taylor is leaning against Natta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Natta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Taylor lands a right hand.
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!
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natta prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
A short left from Taylor.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Natta blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Natta blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Natta tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Natta drops back down to his feet.
Colby Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Natta.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor wants to stall.
Taylor pulls guard.
Natta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natta has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Natta postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Natta trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Natta uses it to pass to side control.
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor struggling a bit here.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
Natta is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
Natta looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Natta is very close to passing his half guard.
Natta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natta pulls his head out easily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Taylor pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Natta circles away.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natta can do to turn this around?
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Natta's shoulder, as Natta tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor throws a jab when Natta was well out of range.
Natta throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Natta back into the cage.
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Natta controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta has control of Taylor's left arm, preventing Taylor from doing any damage.
Natta is trying to keep Taylor in close.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Natta loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Natta.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Natta is trying to pull guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taylor to keep the fight standing.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor manages to pull guard.
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Natta trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor is trying to keep Natta in close.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Taylor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Natta controlling him for the moment.
Taylor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Natta stacks Taylor 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 Natta!
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Natta tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Natta prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor wants to control but Natta is keeping busy.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor 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.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Taylor to the mat.
Taylor trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta is looking for a triangle here but Taylor uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Taylor stalls from top position.
Marco Natta has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Natta seems a little lost for a moment, as Taylor dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor tries to move to mount but Natta blocks the move with his legs.
Natta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Taylor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Natta is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor clinches up against the cage.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Natta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Natta isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Taylor stacks Natta 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 Taylor!
Taylor happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor'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.
You can see the frustration on Natta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta seems a little lost for a moment, as Taylor dominates the positioning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Natta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Natta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Natta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor swings for the body but Natta moves out of range.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor clinches.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Natta.
Natta gets control of Taylor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Natta keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two 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.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Natta throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Natta was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Natta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taylor clinches up with Natta and pushes him back against the cage.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Colby Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch but Natta moves out of range.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Natta.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Natta's defenses.
Natta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Natta misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natta swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Natta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Natta throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor tries to clinch but Natta moves out of range.
Natta tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab from Taylor.
Natta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Colby Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Natta takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Natta with an uppercut!
Natta slips a jab from Taylor.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Natta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Natta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good shot there by Taylor.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taylor.
Taylor with a jab.
Natta tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor had his way with Marco Natta in that round.
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!
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor manages to pull guard.
Natta pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Natta keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Taylor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Natta.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Natta has control of the leg.
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natta pulls his head out easily.
Natta trying to control the pace.
Marco Natta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Natta is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Natta is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Taylor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Natta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor lands with an overhand left.
Natta swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Natta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Taylor.
Natta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Natta swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Natta.
Taylor sizes up Natta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Natta's ribs.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natta swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Natta misses with a hook.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor punishes Natta's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Natta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor lands a jab to Natta's midsection.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Natta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Natta drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Natta at a distance.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Natta throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Taylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Natta.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Colby Taylor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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