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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 867 p4p, 4350 weight class) and Neho Rozales (ranked 66 p4p, 281 weight class). Marco Natta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neho Rozales!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Natta is looking to clinch.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Rozales looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Natta moves out of range of the leg kick from Rozales.
Natta clinches.
Rozales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rozales tries to clinch up but Natta circles away and keeps his distance.
Rozales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natta manages to avoid it.
Rozales misses with a hook.
A jab from Rozales misses.
Natta misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozales moves away from the strike by Natta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Rozales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta has closed the distance and engaged Rozales in a clinch.
Rozales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Natta is keeping busy.
Natta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rozales blocks a body shot from Natta.
Rozales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Natta moves out of range as Rozales throws a body kick.
Rozales misses with a hook.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Rozales slips a jab from Natta.
Rozales goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Natta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rozales misses with an uppercut. Natta saw that one coming.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta moves into the clinch.
Natta stops a takedown attempt from Rozales.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Rozales.
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Rozales to the mat.
Rozales would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rozales trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta controlling Rozales's posture.
Rozales wants to stand but Natta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rozales showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Natta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rozales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Rozales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rozales tries to counter with a clinch but Natta shakes him off and moves away.
Rozales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marco Natta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natta has Rozales up against the cage in a clinch.
Rozales breaks from the clinch.
Natta tries to clinch up.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rozales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta throws a looping overhand right but Rozales ducks down to avoid it.
Rozales does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta throws an overhand right that lands on Rozales's shoulder, as Rozales tries to avoid the shot.
Natta takes the fight into the clinch.
Natta swings wildly with an uppercut but Rozales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natta pulls Rozales into guard.
Rozales trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rozales is aware though and is defending well.
Rozales not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta is adopting a defensive guard.
Rozales wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Natta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Natta throws a big shot that misses.
Rozales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rozales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Natta was well out of range. Poor timing from Rozales.
Rozales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natta throws a hook to the side of Rozales's head but Rozales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rozales feints a counter leg kick.
Rozales shoots in but no luck this time.
Natta moves out of range of the leg kick from Rozales.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Rozales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Rozales wants to counter with a clinch but Natta pushes him away.
Rozales tries to close the distance and clinch but Natta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Natta swings for the body but Rozales moves out of range.
Natta throws a body punch but Rozales moves out of range.
Rozales moves into the clinch successfully.
Rozales wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta struggles to land a body shot inside as Rozales controls his hands.
Natta jumps guard but Rozales turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rozales working aggressively here.
Rozales breaks the clinch.
Natta throws a jab but it's blocked by Rozales.
Rozales looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Natta has Rozales up against the cage in a clinch.
Rozales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Rozales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rozales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Natta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rozales steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rozales slips a jab from Natta.
Marco Natta is winning the standup battle so far.
Rozales throws the kick towards the body but Natta avoids it.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Rozales saw that one coming.
Natta drives through and clinches with Rozales against the cage.
Rozales is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rozales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rozales breaks the clinch.
Natta clinches up with Rozales and pushes him back against the cage.
Natta blocks an uppercut.
Natta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rozales can do to turn this around?
Natta is pressed up against the cage. Rozales has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Natta down to the mat. Natta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rozales is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
As Natta backs off Rozales throws a huge counter combo but Natta manages to avoid it all.
Rozales throws a looping overhand right but Natta ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natta moves out of range of the body kick.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Rozales ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Rozales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rozales.
Natta throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta throws a big shot that misses.
Natta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rozales's head.
Rozales misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Rozales throws out a counter right but Natta avoids it with no problem.
Natta checks the leg kick.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Rozales misses its intended target.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rozales wants to counter with a clinch but Natta pushes him away.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Rozales throws out a counter right but Natta avoids it with no problem.
Rozales staying out of range there.
Rozales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Natta moves out of range of the strikes.
Rozales throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Natta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Natta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rozales is looking to land body kicks.
Rozales throws a wild body kick that Natta sees coming a mile off.
Natta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rozales manages to circle out of the way.
Rozales shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Natta as he jumps to the side.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neho Rozales.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natta swings for the body but Rozales moves out of range.
And Rozales responds with a good body kick, but Natta manages to step out the way in time.
Rozales is looking to chop away at Natta's legs.
Natta forces Rozales back against the cage and clinches.
Marco Natta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natta pulls guard successfully.
Natta is controlling Rozales's posture.
Natta continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Natta dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rozales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Natta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Natta lands a body shot.
Natta misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Rozales.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Natta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Natta pulls Rozales into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natta pulls Rozales in to control the position.
Rozales looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Rozales from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozales slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Natta pulls Rozales in to control the position.
Natta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rozales trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Natta tries to clinch but Rozales is having none of it.
Rozales appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rozales throws a jab but it's blocked by Natta.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rozales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natta rushes Rozales and presses him up against the cage.
Rozales manages to break the clinch.
Rozales moves away from the strike by Natta.
Nice jab there from Natta.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Rozales is just out of range.
Rozales let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rozales throws a series of punches but Natta moves out of range.
Rozales ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Rozales appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Rozales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozales moves out of range of the strikes.
Rozales looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Natta tries to counter by clinching up but Rozales breaks away and moves out of range.
Rozales swings for the body but Natta moves out of range.
Rozales tries a low kick but Natta avoids it.
Rozales attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rozales moves away.
A little jabbing left from Rozales on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Natta misses.
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Natta slips under a jab.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Natta moves out of range as Rozales throws a body kick.
Neho Rozales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rozales slips a straight right by Natta.
Rozales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rozales avoids the body shot from Natta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rozales misses with a body kick.
Natta misses with a body shot
and Rozales counters by moving into the clinch.
Rozales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rozales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rozales is trying to break free.
Natta has Rozales pressed against the cage, preventing Rozales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rozales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natta throws a jab but it's blocked by Rozales.
Natta sets himself, and Rozales steps forward looking for the clinch! Natta avoids it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rozales moves away.
A jab from Natta misses.
Natta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Natta slips a jab and a cross from Rozales.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Natta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Natta 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Natta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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