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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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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 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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