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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Taylor (ranked 137 p4p, 658 weight class) and Marco Natta (ranked 12 p4p, 48 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Natta doesn't seem bothered though.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colby Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Natta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor cracks Natta with an open hand slap.
Natta misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Natta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Natta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Natta moved out of range nicely.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Natta. Natta maintains the clinch.
Natta misses with a body punch.
Natta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Natta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor is leaning against Natta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor stalling against the cage.
Taylor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Natta uses from the top position.
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.
Natta trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor trying to control the position.
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.
Taylor working a defensive guard but Natta passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta content to control rather than advance.
Natta is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor is trying is best to control the position here.
Natta is looking for a kimura here.
Natta is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Natta is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to control Natta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Taylor moves into full guard.
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Natta is aware though and is defending well.
Taylor has his foot on Natta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Natta works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Natta uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Natta wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor is trying to work for a sweep but Natta has mounted him!
Natta trying to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor wants to control but Natta is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Natta has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Natta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Natta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natta.
Natta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taylor.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
Natta pulls guard effortlessly.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Natta's guard.
Taylor working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Natta's thigh. Natta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natta can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor misses with a hook. Natta ducked under it nicely.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Natta's body. Natta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Natta tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Natta on the side of the head.
Natta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor tries a body shot but Natta blocks it.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor pulls guard effortlessly.
Natta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
Natta looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Natta 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 Taylor.
Natta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Natta trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom 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.
Natta moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Taylor keeping his opponent close.
Natta is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor wants to control but Natta postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Taylor pushes him away.
Jab by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Natta should have avoided that one.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor jabs at Natta's body.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Natta on the side of the head.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor catches Natta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor connects with the punch.
Natta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Natta tries to get set, Taylor tries to push him back and clinch up but Natta manages to avoid the attempt.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Natta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Natta tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Natta moved out of range nicely.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taylor rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a hook but Natta avoids it easily.
A big left from Natta misses.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Natta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Natta circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Natta scrambles back to his feet.
Natta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Natta staying out of range there.
Natta looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Natta rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Natta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Natta's head.
Taylor fails to pull guard.
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Natta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
Natta can't keep his opponent in guard - Taylor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Natta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushing down on Natta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Taylor controlling the pace.
Taylor is pressing down on Natta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Natta is holding on for now.
Taylor not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Natta tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Taylor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Natta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Natta's head.
Natta misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Natta throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Natta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Natta fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Taylor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Natta throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Natta is looking to clinch.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Natta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Natta gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Natta's elbow.
Natta is trying to pull guard but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Natta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Natta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
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 drags the fight down to the ground.
Taylor working for a triangle but Natta defends it easily.
Natta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Taylor is trying to hold Natta in close to prevent damage but Natta has managed to pass into half guard.
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marco Natta has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Natta eventually gives up the hold.
Taylor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Natta tries to pass.
Taylor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Natta 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 Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control Natta's posture but Natta avoids it.
Taylor tries to bench press Natta off him but Natta keeps the position.
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Natta working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Natta keeps moving and retains side control.
Natta working away.
Natta trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Natta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta is looking to improve his position.
Taylor trying to control from Natta's half guard. Natta has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Natta moved out of range.
Taylor lands a jab to the nose.
Natta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Natta back into the cage.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Natta.
Colby Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
Taylor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Natta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Natta wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Natta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta is fighting to break Taylor's control of his arms but Taylor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Natta trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Natta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natta trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Natta clinches with his opponent.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marco Natta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor jumps guard and drags Natta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor controls Natta momentarily but Natta frees himself.
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 looking to sweep but instead, Natta has passed into half guard.
Natta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Natta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Natta eventually gives up the hold.
Natta stalling.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Taylor has Natta pulled in close to control his posture.
Natta throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
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.
Natta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Colby Taylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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