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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Taylor (ranked 166 p4p, 459 weight class) and Marco Natta (ranked 13 p4p, 40 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 16 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Colby Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor clinches up with Natta and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taylor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Taylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta is trying to keep Taylor in close.
Taylor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta is controlling Taylor's posture.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Natta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor trying to control the position but Natta is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee asks Taylor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Taylor prefers to stall for the moment though.
Natta is trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor slows the pace down.
Taylor laying and praying for a moment but Natta takes advantage and regains half guard.
Taylor prevents Natta from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Natta avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor clobbers Natta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Natta.
Taylor pulls Natta into guard.
Natta pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is pressing down on Natta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Natta passes into side control.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor tries to bench press Natta off him but Natta keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Natta momentarily.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Taylor throws a jab when Natta was well out of range.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Natta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natta doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
A big left from Natta misses.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
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 was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Taylor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws the left hand but Natta avoids the punch easily.
Colby Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Taylor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natta can do to turn this around?
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Natta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natta takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Natta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Taylor works Natta's body with a nice hook.
Natta needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor lunges at Natta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Natta's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
Taylor tries to clinch but Natta moves out of range.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor lands a jab.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Natta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Natta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taylor looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Natta's head.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Taylor.
Natta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taylor uses from the top position.
Natta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
Natta keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Natta holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Taylor controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Natta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor is looking to counter punch.
Taylor has Natta up against the cage in a clinch.
Natta takes a shot to the head.
Natta misses with the head strike.
A short right from Taylor.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Natta misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Natta throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natta misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor tries a body shot but Natta blocks it.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but Natta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Natta controls the action.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Natta holds him up against the cage and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor avoiding damage.
Natta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor cracks Natta with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor jumps guard and drags Natta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
Natta looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Natta holds on and takes a little breather.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
Taylor 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.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Natta is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stays in close to Natta's body and controls the position.
Taylor trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Taylor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Natta jumps guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Natta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Natta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Natta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Natta defends well.
Natta pushing down on Taylor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Natta trying to control the pace.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor clearly takes 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.
Nice cross by Taylor.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Natta tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Taylor to the mat.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Natta seems keen to control Taylor's posture.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta.
Natta struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Natta jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Natta around his waist. Natta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taylor works on Natta's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Natta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taylor uses from the top position.
Natta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor 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.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor throws a body punch but Natta moves out of range.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natta moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Natta throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Natta has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Natta controls his hands.
Natta throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor jumps guard but Natta stands there with Taylor around his waist. Taylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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.
Colby Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Natta.
Natta throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
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.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jab by Taylor.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Natta swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Natta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Natta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Natta doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor clinches up with Natta and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colby Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Natta controls the action.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natta tries to pull guard but Taylor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor jumps guard and drags Natta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Natta wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Natta is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor is looking for a triangle but Natta pushes his legs off easily.
Natta postures up.
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.
Taylor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Natta has passed into half guard!
Natta is looking for a kimura here.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Natta is controlling well.
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Natta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Natta sits in half guard.
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natta pulls his head out easily.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Natta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor connects with a right hand. Natta shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta misses with a straight left.
Taylor tries to clinch but Natta is having none of it.
Natta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Natta's head.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Natta tries to get set, Taylor tries to push him back and clinch up but Natta manages to avoid the attempt.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Natta wants to counter the offense by Taylor and move into the clinch position.
Taylor lands with a straight right. Natta didn't see that one coming.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor rushes Natta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Natta pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci 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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