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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 449 p4p, 736 weight class) and Small Dayton (ranked 42 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Natta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Dayton !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natta moves into range and clinches up with Dayton .
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natta pushes Dayton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Natta pulls guard effortlessly.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Natta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natta being controlled here, momentarily.
Dayton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Natta's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton being controlled here momentarily.
Dayton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton 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.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Dayton from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayton tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Dayton from controlling successfully.
Natta can't keep his opponent in guard - Dayton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Natta wants to get back to full guard but Dayton has mounted him!
Dayton looking to finish with strikes here!
Dayton dominating with strikes here.
Dayton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Natta tries to hold on but Dayton pushes him away.
Dayton working Natta over with strikes here.
Natta gets back to half guard.
Natta tries to roll over but Dayton keeps him under control.
Natta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dayton there.
Natta trying to control from the bottom.
Dayton tries to pass to full mount but Natta defends it.
Natta wants to sweep but Dayton has passed to side control!
Natta is not content to let Dayton control the position.
Natta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton is thwarting Natta's attempts to control the position.
Dayton seems to be working for a kimura but Natta defends the submission attempt.
Dayton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Natta trying to hold on to Dayton 's head to control him but Dayton postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Dayton .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dayton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Natta misses with a lunging right hand
and Dayton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Natta looking to control.
Dayton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Dayton from controlling successfully.
Dayton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dayton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Natta's guard.
Dayton is stalling here. Natta is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dayton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Natta has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Natta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Natta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton is looking for a sweep.
Natta trying to control the position but Dayton is working away.
Dayton tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayton is not content to let Natta control the position.
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.
Dayton is being controlled here.
Dayton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Natta is trying to get back to full guard.
Dayton is looking to advance position but Natta won't allow it.
Natta is pressing down on Dayton 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dayton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton lands a couple of elbows.
Dayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dayton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Natta working a defensive guard but Dayton manages to pass into side control anyway.
Natta can't do much from the bottom here.
Dayton tries to score with some ground and pound. Natta controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Small Dayton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton is chipping away with strikes.
Dayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Natta keeps working.
Natta tries to improve position but can't.
Dayton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Natta some visible discomfort.
Dayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Natta keeps working.
Natta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dayton staying calm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dayton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Natta darts in trying to clinch
and Dayton counters with a takedown into side control.
Natta on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dayton controls the position.
Dayton cracks Natta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Natta is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dayton off and has taken his back!
Dayton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Natta's guard. Nice work there by Dayton .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dayton throwing strikes but missing.
Natta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dayton .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta keeping full guard, as Dayton tries to pass.
Dayton forces his way into half guard.
Dayton lands with a punch from half guard.
Natta preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Natta wants to control but Dayton is keeping busy.
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.
Natta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dayton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dayton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dayton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dayton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton controls the position.
Dayton lands some shots froms side control.
Natta is not content to let Dayton control the position.
Natta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dayton working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Natta trying to control but Dayton postures up.
Dayton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Natta defends it well.
Natta moves into full guard.
Natta controls Dayton momentarily but Dayton frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dayton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dayton really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Natta darts in and clinches Dayton up against the cage.
Dayton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Natta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Natta pulls guard effortlessly.
Natta trying to control the position.
Dayton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dayton passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta gets back to full guard.
Dayton trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dayton controls the pace.
Dayton wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
Dayton throws a big elbow that misses.
Dayton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Natta's guard.
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.
Dayton uses his free foot to push down on Natta's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Natta.
Dayton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Natta looks a forlorn figure.
Dayton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dayton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Natta hang on?
Dayton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Natta is now in Dayton 's guard. A big mistake from Dayton there, giving up the dominant position!
Dayton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton striking off his back but it's not causing Natta any problems.
Dayton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dayton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Natta trying to control but Dayton is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dayton is on top in guard.
Dayton wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
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.
Dayton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Natta haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dayton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Dayton from controlling successfully.
Dayton throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta is trying to keep Dayton in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dayton dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dayton 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 misses with a jab to the body
and Dayton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Natta drives through and clinches with Dayton against the cage.
Dayton missing with knees to the body.
Dayton can't break the clinch.
A short right from Natta on the inside.
Natta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dayton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Natta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Natta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dayton 's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dayton trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta working a defensive guard but Dayton manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Dayton crashes against the mat.
Dayton working the body and head with strikes.
Dayton trying to control the action but Natta is working from the bottom.
Dayton wants to control for a moment but Natta uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Marco Natta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Dayton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Natta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Natta looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dayton passes into side control.
Dayton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dayton trying to control the position but Natta is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dayton 's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Dayton winds up and cracks Natta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dayton is trying to control. Natta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dayton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Natta is trying to control but Dayton manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Natta tries to hold on but Dayton pushes him away.
Dayton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dayton is landing with some decent strikes but Natta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta is desperately trying to improve his position but Dayton has a good base and remains in mount.
Dayton working the ground and pound effectively.
Dayton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Small Dayton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dayton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 45:50
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Small Dayton !
Small Dayton is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Small Dayton , 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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