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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 2264 p4p, 581 weight class) and Colby Taylor (ranked 169 p4p, 54 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natta misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor moves away from the strike by Natta.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Natta avoids it with no problem.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Natta takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Natta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Natta moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Natta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Natta defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nattas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta misses the body punch
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor lunges at Natta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Natta's hand.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Natta slips a straight right by Taylor.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natta defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Natta has time to react.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natta misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Natta throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Natta ducks down to avoid it.
Natta throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Natta moves away and avoids 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.
Natta misses with a hook
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Natta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Natta misses.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor jabs at Natta's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natta misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Natta tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Natta moves away and avoids it.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Natta moved out of range nicely.
Natta misses with a right hand
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Natta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Natta tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Natta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Natta is out of range.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natta takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Natta is just out of range.
As Taylor tries to get set, Natta tries to push him back and clinch up but Taylor manages to avoid the attempt.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Natta.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor lands a jab to Natta's midsection.
Natta throws a sloppy body shot
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor throws a jab when Natta was well out of range.
Taylor slips a straight right by Natta.
Natta throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Natta misses with a left hand
and Natta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natta tries to clinch up.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Natta has time to react.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Natta with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natta needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Natta closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the cage.
Natta manages to pull guard.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Natta looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Natta slips a straight right by Taylor.
Natta misses with a shot to the body
and Natta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Natta's body.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Natta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Colby Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Natta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natta.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Natta moves away.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Natta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor cracks Natta with an open hand slap.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natta.
Natta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Natta misses.
Natta misses the jab.
Taylor jabs Natta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor clobbers Natta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Natta pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Natta can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Natta throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta misses with the head strike.
Natta tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Natta uses it to pass to side control.
Taylor is not content to let Natta control the position.
Taylor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Natta postures up.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor tries to buck Natta off but Natta is having none of it.
Natta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Natta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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 hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor is trying to improve his position.
Taylor tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Colby Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Natta tries to clinch up.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Natta was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Natta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Natta ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Natta looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Natta clinches.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta.
Natta blocks a body shot from Taylor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta pulls Taylor into guard.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor advances position into side control!
Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Natta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taylor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Natta trying to control but Taylor flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Marco Natta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Taylor controlling the positon.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor looking to break Natta's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Natta remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Taylor will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling the position well here. Natta rolled but Taylor kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Natta wants to escape the position.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
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.
Natta tries to roll but Taylor sticks to his back.
Taylor really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Natta.
Natta just trying to survive but Taylor is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Taylor!
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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