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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Taylor (ranked 95 p4p, 786 weight class) and Viggo Andolini (ranked 6 p4p, 53 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viggo Andolini!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andolini lands with an overhand left.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andolini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Andolini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andolini looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Andolini misses.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Andolini's body.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andolini throws out the jab.
Andolini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andolini tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Andolini.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Andolini gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andolini throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andolini loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Andolini gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
Andolini throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Andolini is avoiding it.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andolini.
Andolini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andolini tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andolini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor cracks Andolini with a good jab.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Andolini seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andolini.
Taylor has Andolini up against the cage in a clinch.
Andolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor forces Andolini back against the cage and clinches.
Andolini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Andolini avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Andolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Andolini.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andolini doesn't seem phased though.
Andolini swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Andolini might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Andolini's belly button to the back.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andolini ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andolini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Andolini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andolini.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andolini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Taylor pushes Andolini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor prevents Andolini from breaking the clinch.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Andolini to keep the fight standing.
Taylor jumps guard.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taylor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Andolini 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.
Andolini controls the position.
Andolini tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andolini performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Andolini 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 has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Andolini should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Taylor has tightened it up now! Andolini should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Colby Taylor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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