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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Jones (ranked 2109 p4p, 795 weight class) and Marco Natta (ranked 163 p4p, 60 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 14 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Natta misses.
As Natta tries to get set, Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Natta manages to avoid the attempt.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Natta misses with a looping right.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Natta misses with a left hand
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Natta to keep the fight standing.
Natta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Natta has an active guard here but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Natta is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two 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 wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Natta tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Natta has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zombie MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Natta trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta misses the body punch
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Natta throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
A jab from Natta misses.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Jones moves away from the strike by Natta.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Natta manages to circle out of the way.
Natta clinches.
Natta misses with some punches.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones throws his legs up looking for a submission but Natta uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Jones wants to control but Natta postures up.
Natta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Natta has hold of Jones's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jones tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Natta cranks the arm and Jones screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jones, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marco Natta!
Marco Natta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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