Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: HRL79
Date: Apr 20, 2024

#R1#
A jab from Natta misses.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Natta throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range. #CL#
Natta has closed the distance and engaged Mercer in a clinch.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Mercer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Natta looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Natta misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Natta has managed to clinch. #TD#
Natta gets control of Mercer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard.
Mercer controlling from the top position. #T1#
Natta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mercer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Natta is trying to keep Mercer in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Natta is really struggling to control Mercer but he's trying to hold on to the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mercer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Natta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mercer somewhat.
Natta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.
No luck for Mercer with that takedown attempt.
As Mercer tries to get set, Natta tries to push him back and clinch up but Mercer manages to avoid the attempt.#TD2#
Mercer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mercer lands in his opponent's guard.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natta being controlled here, momentarily.
Natta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T3##SUB#
Natta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Natta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Natta trying to control the position. #T4#
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.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Natta clinches up with Mercer and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Natta pulls guard effortlessly.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Mercer is proving a slippery customer.
Mercer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Mercer defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer shoots in looking for a takedown. Natta tries to sprawl out of it but Mercer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Natta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but Natta shows good takedown defense.
Natta is looking to wear down Mercer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mercer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Natta tries to avoid it but Mercer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Natta to the ground. Natta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.#CL#
Natta rushes Mercer and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Mercer gets control of Natta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mercer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Natta has gone for a leg lock! Mercer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Natta's guard.#REVB#
Natta is pulling down on Mercer's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta continues to stall.
Natta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T1#
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Natta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mercer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mercer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mercer is looking to work some ground and pound but Natta has wrist control.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Natta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mercer defends well.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natta seems keen to control Mercer's posture.#T3#
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mercer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mercer.
Natta throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but Natta shows good takedown defense.
Natta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Natta as Mercer shoots in.#T4#
Natta throws a looping overhand right but Mercer ducks down to avoid it.
Natta looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Natta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?
Mercer defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Mercer with that takedown attempt.
Mercer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Natta is fending him off so far but Mercer persists. Nope, Natta circles away and we're back to standing.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Mercer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercer misses with a takedown #CL#
and Natta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Natta drives through and clinches with Mercer against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Natta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Natta wants it to stay on the feet.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but Natta shows good takedown defense.
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Natta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mercer.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.
A big right from Natta misses. #CL#
Natta moves into the clinch successfully.
Mercer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A swing and a miss from Natta.#CL#
Natta drives through and clinches with Mercer against the cage.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land. #TD#
Natta decides to pull guard.
Mercer trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta is pulling down on Mercer's head. It's preventing any offense from Mercer, at least for the moment.
Kadyn Mercer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mercer wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.#T1#
Natta controlling the position.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Natta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mercer somewhat.
Mercer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Natta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mercer.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Natta.
Marco Natta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Natta misses the target.
Natta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta sets himself, and Mercer steps forward looking for the clinch! Natta avoids it this time.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
A slow jab from Natta misses its intended target. #CL#
Natta takes the fight into the clinch.
Mercer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mercer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Mercer shoots in looking for a takedown. Natta tries to sprawl out of it but Mercer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Natta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Natta stuffs the takedown.
Mercer moves out of range as Natta strikes.
Natta sets himself, and Mercer steps forward looking for the clinch! Natta avoids it this time.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natta throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range. #CL#
Natta moves into the clinch successfully.
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD#
Natta gets control of Mercer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta has Mercer pulled in close to control his posture.
Natta's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
Mercer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Natta has Mercer pulled in close to control his posture.
Natta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More hug and hope from Natta.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Natta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Natta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
An out of breath Marco Natta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: HRL76
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1#
Natta ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Natta has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Natta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taylor to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Taylor successfully pulls guard.
Natta trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Natta defends well.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Natta is sitting in close to Taylor's body. Taylor has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Natta is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Natta is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Taylor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Colby Taylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: HRL73
Date: Mar 30, 2024

#R1#
Natta misses with a body shot.
Natta tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
A slow jab from Natta misses its intended target.
A big right from Natta misses.
Natta wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Natta defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Natta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Natta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Jones misses.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Natta misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Jones rushes Natta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Natta pulls Jones into guard.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Natta controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Natta looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Natta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T3#
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Natta is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta moves away from the strike by Jones.
Natta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Natta throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Natta throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Natta misses with a hook
and Natta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natta misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Natta holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones tries a body shot but Natta blocks it.
Jones jumps guard but Natta stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natta smiles and moves away.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natta.
Natta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones wants to counter the offense by Natta and move into the clinch position.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Natta pushes him away.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones tries to clinch up but Natta circles away and keeps his distance.
Natta slips a jab from Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marco Natta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Natta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Natta moves away and avoids it.
Natta tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Natta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Natta moved out of range.#CL#
Natta has managed to clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Natta to keep the fight standing.
Natta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Natta drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB#
Natta has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Natta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Natta looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones blocks a jab.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Jones rushes Natta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Natta misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Jones.#TD#
Natta drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Jones postures up. #SUB#
Natta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3#
Jones postures up.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Natta misses with a hook.
Natta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Natta moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones staying out of range there.
Natta throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Natta throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Natta takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed right hand from Natta misses the target.
Natta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Natta throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Natta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Natta swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Caleb Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Natta is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Natta takes the fight into the clinch.
Natta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Natta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Natta's gas tank.
Jones tries to pull guard but Natta won't allow it.
Natta is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Natta to keep the fight standing.
Natta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Natta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natta tries to clinch up.
Jones 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.
Natta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta avoids the body shot from Jones.
Natta tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Natta misses with an uppercut
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones is looking to clinch. #T1#
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Natta.
Natta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Natta's defenses.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Natta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Natta throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Natta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Natta jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jones is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Jones moves into full mount! Natta won't be happy about that!
Natta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Natta regains half guard.
Natta wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Natta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!#SUB#
Natta is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Natta avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB#
Natta has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jones has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Natta.
Marco Natta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Jones tries to escape but Natta has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Natta 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.
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Natta gets his hands free.
What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jones tries to roll but Natta sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta biding his time, looking for the opening.
Natta is trying to stick to Jones's back but Jones is turning into Natta. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Natta's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Caleb Jones.
I think Natta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
A very excited looking Marco Natta 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.

Event: HRL69
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
Lo swats away the attempt to clinch by Natta.
Natta darts in trying to clinch
and Lo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Natta tries to clinch there but Lo circles away.
Natta swings widly with a right hand
and Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Natta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lo counters with a straight right hand.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lo.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Lo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lo throws out a loose jab but Natta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natta throws an off balance right hand
and Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lo slips under a jab.
Natta throws an off balance right hand
and Lo counters with a right hand to the body.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lo. #T1#
Natta misses with a looping left.
Natta moves in looking to clinch but Lo pushes him off.
Lo throws a good cross that connects.
Lo lands a jab to the nose.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta misses with a right hand
and Lo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lo clobbers Natta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lo avoids the body shot from Natta.
Natta misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lo.#T2#
Natta misses with a looping left.
Natta darts in trying to clinch
and Lo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Natta misses with a jab to the body
and Lo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Natta closes the distance and pushes Lo back into the cage.
Lo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Natta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Natta.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lo smiles and moves away.
Lo 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.
Natta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Natta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Natta swings widly with a right hand
letting Lo counter with a right hand.
Natta throws an off balance right hand
and Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Natta swings widly with a right hand
and Natta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#Natta is rocked!
Natta gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Lo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Natta is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mer Lo!
Mer Lo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: HRL66
Date: Mar 02, 2024

#R1#
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 #CL#
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.#TD2#
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.#SUB2#
Natta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.#T1#
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
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.#CL2#
Natta clinches.
Natta misses with some punches.
Jones lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4##SUB#
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.#SUB2#
Natta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
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.

Event: HRL64
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Muller throws a series of punches but Natta moves out of range.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Natta dodges the punch combination from Muller.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Natta instigates a clinch.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Muller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natta takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Natta closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Natta drags the fight down to the ground.
Natta controlling Muller's posture.
Muller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Natta is proving hard to escape from.
Natta managing to control the position. #SUB#
Muller wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Natta's closed guard. He's half up but Natta has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Natta pivots and extends the arm, Muller falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Natta! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Natta!
A victorious Marco Natta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HRL62
Date: Feb 17, 2024

#R1#
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Natta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#TD2#
Natta gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Natta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Natta working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Natta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Natta controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Natta trying to control the position here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Let's hope that Natta has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Natta tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta misses with a jab to the body
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Jones clinches.
Natta is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Natta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natta smiles and moves away.
Natta misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Natta loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones throws a body punch but Natta moves out of range. #T3#
Natta thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Natta misses.
Natta swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Natta takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Natta misses with an uppercut.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Jones is looking to counter the offense by Natta and move into the clinch.
Natta misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Natta misses the target.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natta throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Natta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Natta moves away.
A jab from Natta misses. #T4#
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones slips under a jab from Natta.
Natta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Jones avoids the body shot from Natta.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Natta moves away.
Natta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Natta throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones avoids the body shot from Natta. #CL2#
Natta pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Natta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Jones wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Jones defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD2#
Natta pulls Jones into guard.
Natta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Natta being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Natta keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Natta moves into range and clinches up with Jones.#TD2#
Natta successfully pulls guard. #SUB2#
Natta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Natta controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself. #T2#
Natta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jones pushes down on Natta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Natta tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Natta is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Natta defends it. #T3#
Natta wants to get back to full guard.
Natta wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Natta is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Natta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natta throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T4#
Natta tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Natta misses with a straight left.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Natta misses with a straight left.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natta throws out the jab.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones slips a straight right by Natta.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones moves out of range as Natta strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Natta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Natta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Caleb Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Natta misses #CL#
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Natta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Natta misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Natta pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jones is now in half guard.
Natta is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Natta avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Natta is working away. #SUB#
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1#
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Natta is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marco Natta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones wants to take a breather but Natta is having none of it.
Natta desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones is looking to advance position but Natta won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Natta misses with an uppercut.
Natta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natta throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Natta misses with a right hand
and Natta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natta takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Natta manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Natta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Natta ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Natta no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones postures up.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Natta looking to control. #T3#
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Natta is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
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.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Natta misses the body punch #CL#
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
Natta moves into the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Jones manages to pull guard.
Natta 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Caleb Jones.
Well Natta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
A very excited looking Marco Natta 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.

Event: HRL60
Date: Feb 10, 2024

#R1##CL#
Villechaize gets tackled into the cage by Natta. Natta maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Villechaize jumps guard. #SUB#
Natta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Natta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Natta trying to control but Villechaize is working from the bottom.
Natta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Villechaize is looking to sweep but instead, Natta has passed into half guard. #SUB#
Natta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Natta prevents Villechaize from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta trying to control the action but Villechaize is working from the bottom.
Natta wants to pass the guard but Villechaize is defending well. #T1#
Villechaize wants to improve his position but Natta is controlling well.
Villechaize really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Natta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Natta controlling the action here. #SUB#
Natta is trying for a kimura here. Villechaize looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Natta wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Natta!
A relieved looking Marco Natta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: HRL55
Date: Jan 27, 2024

#R1#
Hitsugaya fails with a takedown attempt.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natta avoids the head kick by Hitsugaya.
Natta swings for the body but Hitsugaya moves out of range. #CL#
Natta darts in and clinches Hitsugaya up against the cage.
Natta tries a body shot but Hitsugaya blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land. #BC2#
Hitsugaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitsugaya slips under a jab.
Hitsugaya shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitsugaya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Natta pinned against the cage. Natta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Natta throws an overhand right that lands on Hitsugaya's shoulder, as Hitsugaya tries to avoid the shot.
Natta throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hitsugaya counter with a right hand. #T1#
Natta misses with a hook to the body
and Hitsugaya counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Natta misses.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Hitsugaya dives in for a single leg takedown but Natta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshiro Hitsugaya.#TD2#
Hitsugaya gets a double leg takedown into Natta's guard.#SUB#
Natta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hitsugaya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hitsugaya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hitsugaya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hitsugaya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Natta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hitsugaya is looking to work some ground and pound but Natta has wrist control.#SUB#
Hitsugaya stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Natta throws up his legs and catches Hitsugaya in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Hitsugaya tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Natta! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marco Natta!
A victorious Marco Natta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HRL54
Date: Jan 20, 2024

#R1#
Natta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Natta's ribs.#CL#
Natta gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch. #TD#
Taylor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Natta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Natta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Natta tries to pass.
Natta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Natta off and has taken his back!#T1#
Natta staying busy and making it hard for Taylor to control.
Natta tries to escape the position.
Taylor really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Natta.#SUB#
Natta defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Taylor biding his time, controlling Natta.
Natta tries to escape but Taylor has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T2#
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.
Taylor is hanging on to Natta's back as he tries to escape.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Taylor controlling the positon.
Taylor trying to control.#T3#
I would not like to be Natta right now.
Natta staying busy and making it hard for Taylor to control.
Taylor keeps control of the position as Natta tries to break free.
Natta trying to control the hands but Taylor won't let him.
Taylor misses with an elbow to the head. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Natta can't escape the position.
Natta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Taylor controlling his opponent.
Natta is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
Taylor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Natta throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Natta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Natta won't allow it. #TD#
Taylor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Natta uses from the top position.
Natta trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Taylor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Natta stacks Taylor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Natta!#T1#
Taylor tries to control but Natta manages to take his back.
Taylor wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natta trying to control momentarily.
Taylor wants to control his opponent's hands but Natta gets his hands free.
Colby Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#T2#
Natta is hanging on to Taylor's back as he tries to escape. #SUB2#
Natta is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Taylor knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Taylor for a finish.
Natta doesn't have the hooks in and Taylor manages to turn into his guard.
Taylor advances position into side control!
Taylor taking a breather here.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Natta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Taylor happy to just control the position for now.
Natta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Taylor wants to improve his position but Natta is controlling well.
Taylor is not content to let Natta control the position.
Taylor is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Taylor trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Natta is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Natta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor is staying active underneath Natta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Natta 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.#R3#
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Natta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Natta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.#CL#
Natta gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Natta misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor tries a body shot but Natta blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Taylor. #TD2#
Natta gets control of Taylor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natta can do to turn this around?#T1##SUB2#
Natta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Natta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Natta looking to control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Natta on the side of the head.
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 throws a hook but Natta avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor throws the left hand but Natta avoids the punch easily.
Natta looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Natta moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Taylor pushes him away.
Natta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Natta wants to clinch.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T3#
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Natta manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Natta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Natta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Natta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Natta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Natta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Natta circles away.
Natta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Natta manages to avoid it.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor lands with an uppercut that bounces Natta off the cage and back into range.
Natta looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Natta swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Natta walks into a jab.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Natta's shoulder, as Natta tries to avoid the shot.
Natta throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Natta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Natta is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R4#
Natta throws a poor cross that misses
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Taylor pushes him away.
A telegraphed right hand from Natta misses the target. #CL#
Natta tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Natta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #TD#
Taylor jumps guard and drags Natta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta stands and throws Taylor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Taylor wants to control but Natta postures up.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.#T1##SUB2#
Natta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taylor has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Natta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taylor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Natta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Natta is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Natta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor gets full guard.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Natta is sitting in close to Taylor's body. Taylor has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Natta is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Natta is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Taylor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Colby Taylor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HRL51
Date: Jan 13, 2024

#R1#
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.#CL#
Natta clinches. #BC2#
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.#CL#
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. #T1#
Natta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rozales blocks a body shot from Natta. #BC2#
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.#CL#
Natta moves into the clinch.
Natta stops a takedown attempt from Rozales.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Rozales. #TD#
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. #T2#
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.#T3##REF3#
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.#CL#
Natta has Rozales up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
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. #T4#
Natta throws an overhand right that lands on Rozales's shoulder, as Rozales tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Natta takes the fight into the clinch.
Natta swings wildly with an uppercut but Rozales uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Natta pulls Rozales into guard.
Rozales trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom. #SUB#
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!#R2#
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. #CL2#
Rozales moves into the clinch successfully.
Rozales wants to break the clinch but can't. #T1#
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. #BC2#
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.#CL#
Natta has Rozales up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
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.#CL#
Natta drives through and clinches with Rozales against the cage.
Rozales is trying to stall. #T2#
Rozales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rozales swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Rozales breaks the clinch. #CL#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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. #CL#
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.#TD#
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!#R3#
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.#CL#
Natta gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
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. #T1#
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. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
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. #CL#
Natta rushes Rozales and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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 #CL2#
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.#BC2#
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.

Event: HRL48
Date: Dec 30, 2023

#R1#
Natta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.#CL#
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD#
Taylor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Natta uses from the top position.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Natta controls the pace.
Natta wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Taylor looking for subs off his back but Natta has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Natta is controlling well. #T1#
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Natta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Natta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
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.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Natta postures up. #SUB#
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Natta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Natta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Natta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natta has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Natta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natta has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Natta won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor wants to improve his position but instead Natta has moved into half guard.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
Natta is pressing down on Taylor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taylor is holding on for now. #T3#
Taylor tries to roll over but Natta keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Natta is looking for a kimura but Taylor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Natta to get the leverage.
Taylor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Natta is controlling well. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Taylor has Natta up against the cage in a clinch.
Natta blocks an uppercut.
Natta tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Natta tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Taylor.
Natta misses with a body punch. #TD#
Taylor jumps guard and drags Natta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Taylor working for a triangle but Natta defends it easily.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Taylor catches Natta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor lands with a cross.
Natta tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Natta looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Natta slips a straight right by Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook but Natta blocks it.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Natta under the eye.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natta can do to turn this around?
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Natta manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Natta needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Natta swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Taylor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor.#CL#
Natta gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Natta misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor tries a body shot but Natta blocks it.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor misses the jab.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Natta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor tests Natta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Natta doesn't seem phased though.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Colby Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Natta moved out of range nicely.
Natta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Natta swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Natta manages to avoid it.
Natta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Natta's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Natta's belly button to the back.
Natta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natta takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Taylor.
Natta slips under a jab.
Natta swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Natta walks into a left hand.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colby Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taylor rather than just go for the knockout.#T3#
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Taylor connects with a nice looking jab.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL#
Taylor has managed to clinch. #TD#
Taylor jumps into guard, dragging Natta to the mat. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Natta defends easily.
Natta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Natta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Natta passes into half guard. #T4##SUB#
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natta pulls his head out easily.
Taylor trying to control here. #SUB2#
Natta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R3#
Natta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor clobbers Natta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taylor lands with an overhand left.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Taylor has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Natta drags the fight down to the ground.
Natta is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
Taylor controlling from the top position.
Natta trying to control the position. #T1#
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taylor cracks Natta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor with a nice cross.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Natta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Natta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor tries to clinch but Natta moves out of range.
Natta throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natta manages to avoid it.
Natta throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Natta knows he should have avoided that one.
Natta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Natta looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Natta takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Natta circles away.
Natta misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Natta closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Natta.#TD#
Taylor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Taylor working a defensive guard but Natta manages to pass into side control anyway. #SUB2#
Natta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Natta tries to advance to mount but can't. #T4#
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor manages to get back to half guard.
Natta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Natta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Natta eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor clearly takes that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Natta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Natta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natta avoids the body shot from Taylor. #CL#
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Natta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Natta has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor. #TD#
Taylor jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1#
Natta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taylor's guard.
Well, if Natta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Taylor trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Natta manages to pass to mount!
Natta fails to take his opponent's back.
Natta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Natta prevents Taylor from getting the reversal.
Natta fails to move to back control.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Natta's attempts to control the action.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor prevents Natta from taking his back.#T3#
Natta controlling his opponent.
Natta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Natta takes Taylor's back.
I really don't envy Taylor right now.
Taylor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Taylor working to try and regain half guard. #T4##SUB2#
Taylor defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Natta.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Natta's attempts to control the action.
Natta wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta trying to control but Taylor is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta 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!#R5#
Taylor takes a swing at Natta's ribcage but misses.
Natta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Natta misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Natta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Natta slips under a jab from Taylor.#CL#
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Natta's ribcage. Natta let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD2#
Natta pulls Taylor into guard. #SUB2#
Natta looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Taylor advances position into side control!#T1#
Natta is looking for a sweep.
Natta can't do much from the bottom here.
Taylor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Natta will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Natta tries to improve position but can't.
Natta is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor has control of an arm but Natta manages to advance to Taylor's back!
Marco Natta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB2#
Natta working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Natta has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Taylor has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
A lull in the action here.
Taylor rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Natta is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.#T3##SUB2#
Natta wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Natta content to control rather than advance.
Natta is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Natta controlling the action here.
Taylor desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor wants to control but Natta is keeping busy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Natta.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 49:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Colby Taylor, 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.

Event: HRL44
Date: Dec 16, 2023

#R1#
Natta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.#CL#
Natta closes the distance and clinches.
Man blocks a body shot from Natta.
Man prevents a body shot from Natta. #TD#
Natta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natta pulls Man in close to his closed guard and prevents Man from doing any damage or advancing position.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Man cracks Natta with a solid left hand.#T1#
Man lands a couple of elbows.
Natta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Natta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man tries to stand but Natta is controlling from the bottom.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Natta controlling Man's posture.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Man trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Natta is pulling down on Man's head. It's preventing any offense from Man, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Natta throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Man tries to keep at a distance but Natta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man fails to pull guard. #T3#
Man fails to pull guard.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Natta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Natta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Man lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Natta is looking to control Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Natta avoid being mounted?
Man is looking to advance position but Natta won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is keen to just control but Natta is a slippery customer.
Natta is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Natta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man wants to take a breather but Natta is having none of it.
Natta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
Natta keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Natta controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Natta throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Natta misses.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Natta slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Natta misses.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Natta, which made it look bad.
Man staying out of range there.
As Natta backs off Man throws a huge counter combo but Natta manages to avoid it all.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Natta has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta. #TD#
Natta jumps guard and drags Man to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Man drops back looking for a leg! Natta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Natta manages to kick Man off! Man jumps back into Natta's guard. #T1#
Natta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Natta has wrist control.
Natta looking to control.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natta controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
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.
Man slips under a jab from Natta.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Natta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Natta moves into the clinch.#TD#
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Natta is pulling down on Man's head to control his posture.
Natta trying to control the position.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
Natta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Man wants to get up but he can't break Natta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Natta as Man shoots in.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Man slips under a jab.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Natta misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Man counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Natta wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Man looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Natta is trying to control but can't.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Natta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man wants to pass to mount but Natta is defending the position.
Stan Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Natta gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##CL#
Natta gets a clinch.
Man tries to pull guard but Natta won't allow it.
Man tries to pull guard but Natta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Natta is defending well.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Natta is defending well.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Man wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Natta is trying to keep Man in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SUB#
Natta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stan Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Natta gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
Natta misses with a body shot #TD2#
so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Natta holds on and takes a little breather.
Natta looking to control.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Natta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man throws a big elbow that misses.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man postures up. #T3#
Natta keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natta.
Natta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Man slips a jab from Natta.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Natta as he avoids it easily.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Natta has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man. #T4#
Man blocks a body shot from Natta. #TD#
Natta pulls guard successfully.
Natta controlling the position.
Man trying to stand up but can't free himself from Natta's guard.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
Man stands up over Natta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Man is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Man 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Natta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Natta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
A relieved looking Marco Natta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: HRL42
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1#
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Bundy saw that one coming.
Natta throws a hook but Bundy blocks it.
Bundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Bundy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
Natta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bundy to counter with a crisp jab.
Natta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bundy counters with a three punch combo that has Natta backing up. Natta nods at Bundy to acknowledge the strikes.#ROC2#Natta is rocked!
Natta misses the body punch
and Bundy counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Natta has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Theodore Bundy!
An out of breath and clearly excited Theodore Bundy thanked Northern Zombie for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: HRL40
Date: Dec 03, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Natta rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Natta is defending well.
Natta misses with a punch on the inside. #TD2#
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Man to the mat.
Man postures up in Natta's guard and throws a big left but Natta blocks it.
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Natta trying to control the position.
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.#SUB#
Man is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Natta controlling Man's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving. #T1#
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Man stands and throws Natta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Natta is looking to regain half guard here but Man keeps moving and retains side control.
Natta manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Natta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Natta is defending against the submission attempts here by Man. #T2#
Natta gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man postures up in Natta's guard and throws a big left but Natta blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Natta holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Man got a little sloppy there for a moment and Natta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Man has managed to get both his arms back between Natta's legs - danger averted.
Man sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Natta seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Natta's head.#SUB2#
Natta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Man works over Natta with some ground and pound from guard.
Man passes Natta's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T4#
Man trying to control from Natta's half guard. Natta has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Man works over Natta with some ground and pound from guard.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
Natta wants to control but Man passes easily into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta is pressing down on Man's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stan Man will probably get the nod.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Natta has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Natta misses with a hook.#CL2#
Natta darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.#TD2#
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Man to the mat.
Man slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Man is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Natta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Natta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is nestled in close to Natta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T1##SUB2#
Man is trying to improve position by moving to mount. Natta has hold of his neck though and manages to move into guard! All of a sudden, Man is in a lot of trouble! Natta is straining to finish and he's done it! Man taps out! Amazing!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marco Natta!
After winning the bout, Marco Natta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HRL35
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1#
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Natta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taylor cracks Natta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor pushes Natta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD#
Taylor gets control of Natta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Taylor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Natta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Taylor is looking for a triangle here but Natta uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T1#
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Natta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Natta working away.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Natta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Taylor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Natta off and has taken his back!
Natta has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
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. #SUB#
Taylor is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Natta has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Taylor is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #T2#
Taylor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB#
Natta defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt. #SUB#
Taylor looking for the choke but no joy. #T3#
Natta trying to control the hands but Taylor breaks the grip.
I would not like to be Natta right now.
Taylor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Taylor.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor controlling well, preventing Natta from escaping the position. #SUB#
Taylor is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Natta is defending well though. Taylor let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Natta's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Natta defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Taylor's arms.
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!#R2#
Taylor is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Natta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Natta darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Natta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD#
Taylor jumps into guard, dragging Natta to the mat.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Natta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB#
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1##SUB2#
Natta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Natta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Natta is breathing heavily.
Natta trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Natta postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Natta's guard. #REVR#
Natta can't keep his opponent in guard - Taylor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taylor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Further stalling from Taylor.#T2#
Natta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Natta dodges it nicely.
Natta manages to get to full guard.
Colby Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T3#
Taylor pushes down on Natta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Taylor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Natta is defending well.
Natta trying to control from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Natta is working away. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Natta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Natta circles away.
Taylor scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Natta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Natta manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natta can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Natta isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Taylor stacks Natta on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Taylor!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that second round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Natta walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Natta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Natta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Taylor jumps into guard, dragging Natta to the mat. #SUB#
Taylor looking for a triangle here. Natta is fighting it but it looks tight! Taylor pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Natta is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Colby Taylor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SYN 1033 Obama vs Washington
Date: Nov 15, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Natta closes the distance and clinches.
Kivi tries to work over Natta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Kivi.
Natta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivi lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta.
Kivi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kivi lands with a right to the head.
Natta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Natta misses with the head strike.
Kivi presses Natta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kivi lands with a left to the head.
Natta fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Kivi.
Kivi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kivi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natta jumps guard but Kivi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kivi pushes Natta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kivi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kivi digs a right hand into Natta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Natta's gas tank.
I was talking to Kivi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Natta looks winded!
Kivi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Natta up against the cage.
Kivi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kivi. #T1#
Kivi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Kivi.
Nice body punch from Kivi - that landed with a thud.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Natta throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Kivi.
Natta swings wildly with an uppercut but Kivi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kivi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kivi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kivi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kivi has Natta pressed against the cage.
Kivi lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#Natta is rocked!
Kivi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Natta.
Natta is still on wobbly legs! Can Kivi finish him?
Kivi lands a hook that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivi lands with a left to the head.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kivi smiles and moves away.
Kristo Kivi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Natta.
Natta leaves his chin hanging out and Kivi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Natta crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristo Kivi!
A victorious Kristo Kivi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HRL33
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Mercer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Natta tries to counter by clinching up but Mercer breaks away and moves out of range.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Mercer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercer moves away from the strike by Natta. #CL2#
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mercer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mercer fails to pull guard.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.
Mercer jumps guard but Natta stands there with Mercer around his waist. Mercer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD#
Natta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Natta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mercer defends well.
Natta seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer 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.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Mercer trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Mercer is proving a slippery customer.
Natta has Mercer pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#SUB#
Natta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Natta misses the target.
Natta takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer moves out of range as Natta strikes.
Mercer is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Mercer moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.
Natta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mercer wants to clinch.
Natta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mercer.
Nice uppercut lands for Natta. That snapped Mercer's head back.
Mercer is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Mercer is looking to clinch.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercer wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Natta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mercer.
Natta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Mercer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Natta misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Mercer has Natta up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercer tries to pull guard but Natta won't allow it.
Mercer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natta walks away with a smile on his face. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mercer tries to clinch but Natta is having none of it.
Mercer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Natta forces Mercer back against the cage and clinches.
Mercer blocks a body shot from Natta. #TD#
Natta jumps guard.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Natta working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Mercer slips under a jab.
Natta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercer moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.#CL#
Mercer gets tackled into the cage by Natta. Natta maintains the clinch. #TD#
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Mercer wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
Natta is trying to control the position but Mercer postures up.
Mercer 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. #SUB#
Natta has an active guard here but Mercer has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
Natta wants to improve his position but Mercer is controlling well.
Mercer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Natta keeps working. #T2#
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.
Natta is trying to control but Mercer passes into side control!
Natta is looking for a sweep.
Mercer is looking to take a break and control but Natta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Natta is looking for a sweep.#T3##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kadyn Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Natta.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Mercer is looking to clinch.
Mercer wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercer tries to clinch up.
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Natta misses.
Mercer tries to clinch there but Natta circles away.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercer tries to clinch but Natta is having none of it.
Natta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mercer manages to circle out of the way.
Natta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mercer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natta throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Natta swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercer.
Mercer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natta.
Mercer tries to counter with a clinch but Natta shakes him off and moves away.
Mercer is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it. #CL#
Natta moves into the clinch successfully. #TD#
Natta pulls guard successfully.
Mercer being controlled here momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Natta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Natta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?#TD#
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Mercer is stalling in the full guard.
Natta is trying to control the position but Mercer postures up.
Natta keeping full guard, as Mercer tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Natta is trying to control the position but Mercer postures up. #T1#
Mercer wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Natta.
Mercer moves away from the strike by Natta.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Natta clinches up with Mercer and pushes him back against the cage.
Mercer jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Natta manages to pull guard.
Mercer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Mercer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Natta is trying to control the position but Mercer postures up.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natta pulls Mercer in close to his closed guard and prevents Mercer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mercer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mercer trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mercer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Mercer tries to clinch up.
Mercer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Mercer tries to get set, Natta tries to push him back and clinch up but Mercer manages to avoid the attempt.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer tries to clinch up but Natta circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercer is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch but Natta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Natta closes the distance and pushes Mercer back into the cage.#TD#
Natta manages to pull guard. #SUB#
Natta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mercer is aware though and is defending well.
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercer trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
Natta keeping full guard, as Mercer tries to pass.
Natta has his hands on Mercer's head, controlling the position.
Natta continues to stall.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kadyn Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Mercer instigates a clinch.

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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
A relieved looking Marco Natta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: HRL32
Date: Nov 05, 2023

#R1#
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natta manages to avoid it.
Natta tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Taylor cracks Natta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Natta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.#CL#
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Natta is keeping busy.
Taylor is leaning against Natta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Natta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Taylor lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natta prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
A short left from Taylor.
Taylor lands an uppercut.#T1#
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Natta blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Natta blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Natta tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Natta drops back down to his feet.
Colby Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Natta.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor wants to stall. #TD#
Taylor pulls guard. #SUB#
Natta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natta has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Natta postures up. #T2#
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Natta trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Taylor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Natta uses it to pass to side control.
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Taylor struggling a bit here.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Natta is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well. #SUB2#
Natta looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Natta is very close to passing his half guard.
Natta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natta pulls his head out easily. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Taylor pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Natta circles away.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natta can do to turn this around?
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Natta's shoulder, as Natta tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor throws a jab when Natta was well out of range.
Natta throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Natta back into the cage.#TD2#
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Natta controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Natta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Natta has control of Taylor's left arm, preventing Taylor from doing any damage.
Natta is trying to keep Taylor in close.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Natta loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Natta.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Natta is trying to pull guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T2#
Natta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taylor to keep the fight standing.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Natta backwards. #TD#
Taylor manages to pull guard. #SUB#
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Natta trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor is trying to keep Natta in close.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Natta trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Taylor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Natta controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Taylor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Natta stacks Taylor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Natta!
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Natta tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Natta prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor wants to control but Natta is keeping busy.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Taylor lands the left hand.#CL#
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Taylor to the mat.
Taylor trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Natta is looking for a triangle here but Taylor uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Taylor stalls from top position.
Marco Natta has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Natta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Natta seems a little lost for a moment, as Taylor dominates the positioning.#T2#
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 tries to move to mount but Natta blocks the move with his legs.
Natta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Taylor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Natta is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL#
Taylor clinches up against the cage.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD2#
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Natta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Natta isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Taylor stacks Natta on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Taylor!
Taylor happy to just control the position for now. #T4#
Taylor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Natta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta seems a little lost for a moment, as Taylor dominates the positioning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Natta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Natta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding 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.
Taylor swings for the body but Natta moves out of range.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Taylor pushes him away.#CL#
Taylor clinches.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Natta. #TD2#
Natta gets control of Taylor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Natta keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T2#
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 missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Natta throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Natta was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Natta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Taylor clinches up with Natta and pushes him back against the cage.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Colby Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Taylor.#CL#
Taylor instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away. #T3#
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch but Natta moves out of range.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Natta.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Natta's defenses.
Natta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Natta misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natta swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
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.
Natta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Natta throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor tries to clinch but Natta moves out of range.
Natta tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab from Taylor.
Natta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Colby Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Natta takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Natta with an uppercut!
Natta slips a jab from Taylor.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Natta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Natta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good shot there by Taylor.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taylor.
Taylor with a jab.
Natta tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor had his way with Marco Natta in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5##CL#
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Taylor manages to pull guard.
Natta pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Natta keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##SUB2#
Natta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Taylor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Natta.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Natta has control of the leg. #SUB#
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natta pulls his head out easily.
Natta trying to control the pace.
Marco Natta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
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.
Natta is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Natta is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Taylor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Natta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor lands with an overhand left.
Natta swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range. #T3#
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Natta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Taylor.
Natta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Natta swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Natta.
Taylor sizes up Natta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Natta's ribs.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natta swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Natta misses with a hook.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Taylor punishes Natta's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Natta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor lands a jab to Natta's midsection.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Natta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Natta drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Natta at a distance.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Natta throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Taylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Natta.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Colby Taylor, 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.

Event: HRL29 Jackson vs Glover
Date: Oct 28, 2023

#R1#
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Man attempts a counter takedown but Natta avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Natta misses its intended target. #CL2#
Natta closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.#TD#
Man has hold of one of Natta's legs. Natta is fighting the takedown attempt but Man gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Man trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Man's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Natta has a closed guard, preventing Man from standing up.
Natta is trying to keep Man in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Man content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Natta has locked up a guillotine! Natta's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Man is holding on here and Natta must be using up a lot of energy. Man has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Natta gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marco Natta!
Our winner, Marco Natta, 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.

Event: HRL26 Murray vs Hall
Date: Oct 16, 2023

#R1#
Driver slips under a jab.#CL2#
Natta moves into range and clinches up with Driver.
Natta misses with a body punch.
Natta takes a shot to the head. #TD2#
Natta gets control of Driver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Driver from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Driver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Natta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Driver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Driver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Driver wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta managing to control the position.
Driver trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB2#
Natta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Driver defends it easily.
Natta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
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.#SUB2#
Driver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Natta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Driver has managed to get both his arms back between Natta's legs - danger averted.
Natta has a closed guard, preventing Driver from standing up.
Driver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Natta trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Driver throws a series of punches but Natta avoids them all with ease.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Driver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Driver.
A little feinted left hand from Driver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Driver misses with an uppercut. Natta saw that one coming.
Driver defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand.
Driver avoids the body shot from Natta.
Driver defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Natta has Driver up against the cage in a clinch.
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Driver is trying to push Natta away but Natta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Natta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Natta tries to pull guard but Driver holds him up against the cage and eventually Natta drops back down to his feet.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Natta. #T4#
Natta tries to pull guard but Driver holds him up against the cage and eventually Natta drops back down to his feet.
Andre Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Natta.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Driver misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Natta manages to pull guard.
Natta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Natta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Natta is pulling down on Driver's head. It's preventing any offense from Driver, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta keeping moving, preventing Driver from controlling successfully.
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!#R2#
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Natta throws the left hand but Driver avoids the punch easily.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver blocks a jab.
No joy there for Driver, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL2#
Natta forces Driver back against the cage and clinches.
Natta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Driver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Driver.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Driver. #TD2#
Natta manages to pull guard.
Natta is pulling down on Driver's head. It's preventing any offense from Driver, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Driver postures up.
Natta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Natta seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Driver is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Natta pulls Driver in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Natta rushes Driver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Driver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Natta's elbow.
Driver blocks an uppercut.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Driver walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Driver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natta misses with an uppercut.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Driver looks to land a right hand but Natta moved out of range.
Driver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natta.
A right-left combo lands from Driver.
Driver throws an overhand right that lands on Natta's shoulder, as Natta tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Driver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driver throws a hook to the side of Natta's head but Natta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Driver ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
A little feinted left hand from Driver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Driver.
Natta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Driver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Driver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Natta scrambles back to his feet.#T3#
Natta throws a big shot that misses.
Driver misses with an uppercut.
Natta throws the left hand but Driver avoids the punch easily.
Driver misses with a few strikes there.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
Natta swings for the body but Driver moves out of range.
It looked like Driver was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Natta staying out of range there.
Andre Driver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Driver saw that one coming.
Natta misses with a body shot
and Driver counters with a nice uppercut.
Driver throws a big shot that misses.
Driver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Driver blocks a jab.
Driver seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Natta throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
It looked like Driver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Driver slips under a jab.#CL2#
Natta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4#
Driver misses with the head strike.
Natta tries to throw a body punch but Driver avoids it by throwing Natta back against the cage. #TD2#
Natta jumps guard and drags Driver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driver is looking to stand up but Natta won't let him. #SUB2#
Natta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natta has his hands on Driver's head, controlling the position.
Marco Natta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Driver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Natta is proving hard to escape from.
Driver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Driver throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Natta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Driver defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natta.
Natta is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Natta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driver throws out the jab.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Driver.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Driver.
Natta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driver misses with a two punch combination.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Driver lands a two punch combo.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Driver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Driver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Natta on the side of the head.
Natta throws a jab when Driver was well out of range.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Driver walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T1#
The fighters circling - Natta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Driver looks to land a combination but Natta avoids it well.
Natta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Driver slips a straight right by Natta.
Driver lands the left hand.
Driver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Natta throws a hook but Driver avoids it easily.
Natta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driver.
Driver sets himself, and Natta steps forward looking for the clinch! Driver avoids it this time.
Driver moves out of range of the strikes.
Driver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natta manages to avoid it.
Driver ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Natta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver looks to throw the jab but Natta is out of range.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Driver pushes him away.
Natta swings for the body but Driver moves out of range.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Driver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Driver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Natta misses.
Natta misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Natta closes the distance and pushes Driver back into the cage.#TD2#
Natta manages to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natta seems keen to control Driver's posture.
Driver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Natta pulls Driver in close to prevent any damage.
Driver throws a big right hand that misses.
Natta controlling the position.
Driver trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Natta pulls Driver in to control the position.
Natta trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Natta misses with a straight left.
Driver lands a nice hook to Natta's body. Natta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Driver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Natta circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Driver gets tackled into the cage by Natta. Natta maintains the clinch.
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Natta. #TD2#
Natta gets control of Driver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta controlling Driver's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Driver's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Natta is continuing to stall.#T4#
Driver wants to get up but he can't break Natta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Natta trying to control the position here.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Driver from controlling successfully.
Natta pulls Driver in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Natta has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Driver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andre Driver.
I think Natta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
Marco Natta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HRL24 Taylor vs Natta
Date: Oct 08, 2023

#R1#
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Natta doesn't seem bothered though.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colby Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Natta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor cracks Natta with an open hand slap.
Natta misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Natta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Natta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Natta moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Natta. Natta maintains the clinch.
Natta misses with a body punch.
Natta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Natta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor is leaning against Natta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
A hook to the body from Taylor. #T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor stalling against the cage. #TD#
Taylor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Natta uses from the top position. #SUB#
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Natta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Natta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Natta trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
Taylor working a defensive guard but Natta passes into half guard. #T2#
Natta content to control rather than advance.
Natta is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor is trying is best to control the position here. #SUB2#
Natta is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Natta is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Natta is controlling well. #T3#
Taylor is looking to control Natta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Taylor moves into full guard. #SUB#
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Natta is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Taylor has his foot on Natta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Natta works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Taylor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Natta uses it to pass to side control. #T4#
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Natta wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor is trying to work for a sweep but Natta has mounted him!
Natta trying to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor wants to control but Natta is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Natta has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Natta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Natta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natta.
Natta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taylor.#CL#
Taylor has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Natta pulls guard effortlessly.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Natta's guard.
Taylor working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Natta's thigh. Natta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natta can do to turn this around?#T1#
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor misses with a hook. Natta ducked under it nicely.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Natta's body. Natta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Natta tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Natta on the side of the head.
Natta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor tries a body shot but Natta blocks it.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Natta backwards. #TD#
Taylor pulls guard effortlessly.
Natta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
Natta looking to pass the guard. #T3##SUB#
Taylor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Natta 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.#SUB2#
Natta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Natta trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
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 moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Taylor keeping his opponent close.#SUB2#
Natta is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor wants to control but Natta postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Taylor pushes him away.
Jab by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Natta should have avoided that one.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor jabs at Natta's body.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Natta on the side of the head.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor catches Natta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor connects with the punch.
Natta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Natta tries to get set, Taylor tries to push him back and clinch up but Natta manages to avoid the attempt.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Natta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Natta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Natta tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Natta moved out of range nicely.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taylor rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a hook but Natta avoids it easily.
A big left from Natta misses.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Natta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Natta circles away. #T2#
Natta moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Natta scrambles back to his feet.
Natta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Natta staying out of range there.
Natta looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.#CL2#
Natta rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Natta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Natta's head.
Taylor fails to pull guard. #TD2#
Natta successfully pulls guard.
Natta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
Natta can't keep his opponent in guard - Taylor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Natta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T3#
Taylor pushing down on Natta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Taylor controlling the pace.
Taylor is pressing down on Natta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Natta is holding on for now.
Taylor not doing much here. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Natta tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Taylor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Natta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Natta's head.
Natta misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Natta throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Natta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Natta fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Taylor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Natta throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Natta is looking to clinch.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Natta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor misses with a looping left.#CL#
Natta gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Natta's elbow.
Natta is trying to pull guard but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Natta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Natta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Taylor. #T1#
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
Natta jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Natta around his waist. Natta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #TD#
Taylor drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB#
Taylor working for a triangle but Natta defends it easily.
Natta 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 is trying to hold Natta in close to prevent damage but Natta has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marco Natta has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2##SUB2#
Natta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Natta eventually gives up the hold.
Taylor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Natta tries to pass. #SUB#
Taylor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Natta 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.#T3#
Taylor is trying to control Natta's posture but Natta avoids it.
Taylor tries to bench press Natta off him but Natta keeps the position.
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Natta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Taylor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Natta working away.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Natta keeps moving and retains side control.
Natta working away.
Natta trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Natta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta is looking to improve his position.
Taylor trying to control from Natta's half guard. Natta has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor had his way with Marco Natta in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Natta moved out of range.
Taylor lands a jab to the nose.
Natta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL#
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Natta back into the cage.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Natta.
Colby Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.#TD#
Taylor pulls guard successfully. #SUB#
Taylor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Natta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Natta wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving. #SUB#
Natta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving. #T1#
Natta is fighting to break Taylor's control of his arms but Taylor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Natta trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Natta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natta trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Natta clinches with his opponent.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marco Natta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor. #TD#
Taylor jumps guard and drags Natta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor controls Natta momentarily but Natta frees himself. #SUB#
Natta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natta has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Taylor is looking to sweep but instead, Natta has passed into half guard.
Natta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Taylor trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Natta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Natta eventually gives up the hold.
Natta stalling.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor is looking to improve his position. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Taylor has Natta pulled in close to control his posture.
Natta throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Natta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Colby Taylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: HRL20 Murray vs Taylor
Date: Sep 24, 2023

#R1#
Decaukas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natta throws out the jab.
Natta throws a big shot that misses.
Decaukas throws a hook but Natta blocks it.
Decaukas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Natta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Natta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Decaukas.
Decaukas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD2#
Decaukas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Decaukas taking a breather here. #SUB2#
Decaukas is trying to get an arm triangle but Natta is defending well.
Decaukas wants to control but Natta is keeping him busy.
Natta gets back to half guard.#T1#
Natta manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decaukas wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Decaukas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Decaukas drops back looking for a leg! Natta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Natta manages to kick Decaukas off! Decaukas jumps back into Natta's guard. #SUB#
Decaukas is sitting in close to Natta's body. Natta has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Decaukas is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Decaukas is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Natta.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marco Natta!
Marco Natta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HFL17 Colby vs Natta
Date: Sep 15, 2023

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Colby Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Taylor clinches up with Natta and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Taylor manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard. #REVR#
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taylor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Taylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta is trying to keep Taylor in close.
Taylor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Natta is controlling Taylor's posture.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Natta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor trying to control the position but Natta is working away. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee asks Taylor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Taylor prefers to stall for the moment though.
Natta is trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor slows the pace down.
Taylor laying and praying for a moment but Natta takes advantage and regains half guard.
Taylor prevents Natta from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T3#
Natta is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Natta avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor clobbers Natta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Natta.#TD#
Taylor pulls Natta into guard.
Natta pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T4#
Taylor is pressing down on Natta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Natta passes into side control.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Natta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor tries to bench press Natta off him but Natta keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Natta momentarily.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Taylor throws a jab when Natta was well out of range.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Natta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natta doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
A big left from Natta misses.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
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.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta 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 throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Taylor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor.#T1#
Taylor throws the left hand but Natta avoids the punch easily.
Colby Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Taylor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natta can do to turn this around?
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Natta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natta takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Natta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Taylor works Natta's body with a nice hook.
Natta needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor lunges at Natta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Natta's hand. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
Taylor tries to clinch but Natta moves out of range.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor lands a jab.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Natta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Natta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taylor looking to stall. #T3#
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Natta's head.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Taylor. #TD2#
Natta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taylor uses from the top position.
Natta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
Natta keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Natta holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
Taylor postures up.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Taylor controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Natta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL#
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Taylor has Natta up against the cage in a clinch.
Natta takes a shot to the head.
Natta misses with the head strike.
A short right from Taylor.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Natta misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Natta throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natta misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor tries a body shot but Natta blocks it.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but Natta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Natta controls the action.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Natta holds him up against the cage and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet. #T1#
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor avoiding damage.
Natta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor cracks Natta with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD#
Taylor jumps guard and drags Natta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
Natta looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard. #T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Natta holds on and takes a little breather.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
Taylor 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.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Natta is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily. #T3#
Taylor stays in close to Natta's body and controls the position.
Taylor trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Taylor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor lands the left hand.#CL#
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Natta jumps guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Natta.#T4##TD#
Taylor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Natta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Natta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Natta defends well.
Natta pushing down on Taylor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Natta trying to control the pace.
Natta is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R4#
Nice cross by Taylor.#CL#
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Natta tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Taylor to the mat.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Natta seems keen to control Taylor's posture.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Natta being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected. #CL#
Taylor moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta.
Natta struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Natta jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Natta around his waist. Natta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taylor works on Natta's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard. #TD2#
Natta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taylor uses from the top position.
Natta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor 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.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3#
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor throws a body punch but Natta moves out of range.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natta moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Natta throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.#CL2#
Natta has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Natta controls his hands.
Natta throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natta.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor jumps guard but Natta stands there with Taylor around his waist. Taylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Colby Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Natta.
Natta throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor had his way with Marco Natta in that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Jab by Taylor.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Natta swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Natta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Natta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Natta doesn't seem phased though.#CL#
Taylor clinches up with Natta and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colby Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Natta backwards.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Natta controls the action.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natta tries to pull guard but Taylor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T1##TD#
Taylor jumps guard and drags Natta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Natta wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Natta is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Taylor is looking for a triangle but Natta pushes his legs off easily.
Natta postures up.
Marco Natta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
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.#SUB#
Taylor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Natta has passed into half guard! #SUB2#
Natta is looking for a kimura here.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Natta is controlling well. #SUB2#
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Natta. #T3#
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Natta sits in half guard. #SUB#
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natta pulls his head out easily.
Colby Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor keeps control of the position for the meantime. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Natta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor connects with a right hand. Natta shakes it off.#T4#
Natta misses with a straight left.
Taylor tries to clinch but Natta is having none of it.
Natta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Natta's head.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Natta tries to get set, Taylor tries to push him back and clinch up but Natta manages to avoid the attempt.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Natta wants to counter the offense by Taylor and move into the clinch position.
Taylor lands with a straight right. Natta didn't see that one coming.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.#CL#
Taylor rushes Natta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Natta pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Natta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Colby Taylor, 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.

Event: HFL14 Taylor vs Andolini
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1#
Natta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Richard feinted with a counter takedown.
A big right from Natta misses.
Richard attempts a counter takedown but Natta avoids it well and moves away.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Richard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natta throws the left hand but Richard avoids the punch easily.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richard feinted with a counter takedown.
Natta misses with a hook. Richard ducked under it nicely.
Richard attempts a counter takedown but Natta avoids it well and moves away.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Richard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Natta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richard jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Natta jumps guard.
Richard works over Natta with some ground and pound from guard.
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.#T1#
Natta looking to control.
Natta is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Richard is fighting to break Natta's control of his arms but Natta is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Richard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Natta has his hands on Richard's head, controlling the position.
Richard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
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.
Richard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richard wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Richard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Natta's head.
Richard scoring with some ground and pound.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Richard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Natta keeping full guard, as Richard tries to pass. #SUB#
Richard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Natta is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4#
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.
Richard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Natta's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Natta is pulling down on Richard's head to control his posture.
Richard works over Natta with some ground and pound from guard.
Richard trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Richard wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Richard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Natta moves in looking to clinch but Richard pushes him off.
Richard feinted with a counter takedown.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richard was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
Richard tries to counter with a takedown but Natta is quick to defend against it.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Richard feinted with a counter takedown.
Natta looks to land a right hand but Richard moved out of range.
Natta throws an overhand right that lands on Richard's shoulder, as Richard tries to avoid the shot.
Natta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Richard rather than just go for the knockout.
Richard moves out of range of the strikes.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
Richard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Natta sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Natta sprawls and moves away.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Richard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richard moves away.
Richard attempts a counter takedown but Natta avoids it well and moves away.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natta throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T1##SUB2#
Natta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Richard is aware though and is defending well.
Richard trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Small Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richard postures up and lands a big shot to Natta's brow.
Richard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Natta is controlling Richard's posture.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Richard is proving a slippery customer.
Richard trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Richard is now in half guard. #T2##SUB#
Richard wants to work for an arm triangle but Natta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Richard is working for a kimura but Natta is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Richard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Natta defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard slips a nice elbow through Natta's hands, connecting with Natta's forehead.#T3##SUB#
Richard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Natta defends it well.
Richard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Natta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Richard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Richard's back!#SUB2#
Natta is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Richard has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Natta has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Richard taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Natta doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marco Natta!
A very excited looking Marco Natta 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.

Event: HLR8: Bruce vs Soaki
Date: Aug 12, 2023

Michael Scott really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 148.2, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Marco Natta was cancelled.

Event: HRL4: Jackson vs Hasty
Date: Jul 31, 2023

#R1#
Natta loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch.
Natta throws a hook but Cheese blocks it.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Natta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Natta wants it to stay on the feet.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Natta.
Cheese fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Natta tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Natta moves in looking to clinch but Cheese pushes him off.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Natta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Natta closes the distance and clinches.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Natta.
Natta has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.
Cheese blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Natta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Natta tries to throw a body punch but Cheese avoids it by throwing Natta back against the cage. #TD2#
Natta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Cheese wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Natta's closed guard. He's half up but Natta has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Natta pivots and extends the arm, Cheese falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Natta! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Natta!
Our winner, Marco Natta, 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.
The defeated Richard Cheese had this to say: 'Pathetic! That was a disgraceful performance, and I'm disgusted with myself. The judges are blind idiots, and my opponent is a lucky chump. I'll be back, and I'll make sure to annihilate every last one of you morons!'.

Event: KIFC 60
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1##CL#
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. #TD#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
Dayton is thwarting Natta's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
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.#R2#
Natta misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
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.#SUB#
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! #SUB#
Natta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.#R3#
Natta darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
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 . #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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. #SUB2#
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!#R4##CL#
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.#TD#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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?#SUB2#
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. #T3#
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. #REVB#
Dayton wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving. #T4#
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!#R5#
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!#CL#
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.#TD#
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. #T1#
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!#T2#
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.#SUB#
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. #T3#
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! #T4#
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.

Event: KIFC 46
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Natta lands a right hook to the body.
Natta misses with a hook.
Natta misses with a body punch #TD2#
and Richard counters with a shoot takedown. Natta fights it but they end up in guard.
Natta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natta is trying to keep Richard in close.
Natta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Richard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Natta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Richard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T1##SUB#
Natta looking for subs off his back but Richard has passed one foot through into half guard.
Richard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice strikes from Richard there.
Natta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richard is working away from the top position though.
Natta tries to roll over but Richard keeps him under control.
Natta gets back to full guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Natta can't keep his opponent in guard - Richard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Natta trying to control here.
Natta is refusing to be controlled, as Richard sits in half guard. #SUB#
Natta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richard pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Natta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T3#
Natta trying to hold on to Richard's head to control him but Richard postures up.
Richard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Natta tries to get to full guard but Richard has control of the leg.
Richard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Natta wants to control but Richard is keeping busy. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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 misses with a wild body shot.
Richard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Natta misses the body punch #TD2#
and Richard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Richard is looking to work some ground and pound but Natta has wrist control.
Richard 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.
Natta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Richard working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta trying to control the position.
Natta is really struggling to control Richard but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Richard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL#
Natta moves into the clinch.#TD#
Natta manages to pull guard.
Natta looking to control but Richard passes into half guard.
Richard wants to pass to mount but Natta is defending the position.
Natta tries to roll over but Richard keeps him under control.
Natta is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta is refusing to be controlled, as Richard sits in half guard.
Natta is looking for a sweep. Richard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
Richard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Richard throwing shots but Natta is blocking nicely.
Richard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Natta is trying to control but Richard passes into side control!
Richard lands a nice forearm strike. #T2#
Natta is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Richard off and has taken his back!
Small Richard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Natta controlling well, preventing Richard from escaping the position.
Natta is not going to allow Richard to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Natta is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Richard won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Natta off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marco Natta!
Marco Natta retains his featherweight title!
Marco Natta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: KIFC 37
Date: Mar 31, 2023

#R1#
Natta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Stomp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stomp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natta.
Natta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stomp.
Stomp misses with a straight right.
Natta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stomp.
Stomp throws a hook but Natta blocks it.
Stomp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Natta staying out of range there.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Natta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stomp.
Stomp fails to land with a series of punches.
Natta throws a body punch but Stomp moves out of range.
Natta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stomp.
Stomp misses with an uppercut.
Natta throws a shot from downtown. Stomp moves away and avoids it.
Stomp with the counter takedown but Natta avoids it easily.
Natta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Natta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stomp.
Natta tries to counter by clinching up but Stomp breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Stomp misses its intended target.
Natta ducks under a wild hook from Stomp.
Stomp is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Stomp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T1#
Stomp looks to land a combination but Natta avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Stomp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stomp.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stomp.
Stomp 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.
Stomp throws a hook but Natta avoids it easily.
Natta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stomp manages to circle out of the way.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Stomp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stomp drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Natta defends it well.#CL2#
Stomp clinches with his opponent.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.
Stomp blocks an uppercut.
Natta working aggressively here.
Stomp blocks an uppercut.
Natta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stomp.
Natta blocks an uppercut.
Natta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stomp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stomp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Natta jumps guard but Stomp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stomp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stomp misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Stomp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stomp is trying to stall.
Stomp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stomp swings wildly with an uppercut but Natta uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Natta decides to pull guard.
Stomp wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
Stomp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Natta looking to control.
Stomp controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Natta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stomp looking to pass the guard.
Natta working a defensive guard here.
Stomp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Stomp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Natta looking for a triangle here. Stomp is fighting it but it looks tight! Natta pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stomp is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marco Natta!
Marco Natta retains his featherweight title!
Marco Natta thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: KIFC 26
Date: Mar 17, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Zayer Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zayer Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Zayer Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Zayer Jr from controlling successfully.
Zayer Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Natta looking to control.
Natta is controlling Zayer Jr's posture.
Natta is trying to keep Zayer Jr in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zayer Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Natta pushes a forearm under Zayer Jr's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Zayer Jr is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Natta!
Marco Natta retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Natta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: KIFC 19
Date: Mar 03, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Mostakaev has managed to clinch.
Mostakaev's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mostakaev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mostakaev fails to pull guard.
Mostakaev blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD#
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Mostakaev to the mat.
Natta pulls Mostakaev in to control the position. #SUB#
Mostakaev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Natta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mostakaev has managed to get both his arms back between Natta's legs - danger averted.
Mostakaev trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Natta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostakaev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Mostakaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Natta is looking for a triangle but Mostakaev pushes his legs off easily.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Natta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mostakaev defends it easily.
Mostakaev passes into half guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mostakaev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Natta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mostakaev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Natta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mostakaev wants to take his opponent's back but Natta doesn't allow it. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mostakaev goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Natta turns into him and now he's in Mostakaev's guard. #T3##SUB2#
Mostakaev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Natta stacks Mostakaev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Natta!
Natta working away.
Mostakaev sneaks back into half guard.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Natta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Natta tries to control but Mostakaev wriggling away. #SUB#
Natta goes for an armbar but Mostakaev turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mostakaev.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mostakaev from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta is trying to hold Mostakaev in close to prevent damage but Mostakaev has managed to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marco Natta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mostakaev staying out of range there.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Mostakaev instigates a clinch.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but Natta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD2#
Mostakaev pulls guard.
Natta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mostakaev trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Natta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mostakaev sees it coming and defends easily.#T1#
Natta is controlling the pace.
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Mostakaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mostakaev is trying to control but Natta manages to pass to mount!
Mostakaev wants to hold on but Natta pushes him away.
Natta wants to control the pace but Mostakaev is squirming around nicely. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mostakaev wants to control but Natta is having none of it.
Mostakaev is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Natta with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mostakaev tries to hold on but Natta postures up.
Natta looking to control but Mostakaev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Mostakaev wants to control but Natta is having none of it.
Natta looking to take Mostakaev's back but Mostakaev rolls and after a scramble, Mostakaev ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Mostakaev to escape a tricky position.
Natta looking to control.
Mostakaev trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
Natta keeping full guard, as Mostakaev tries to pass. #T4#
Mostakaev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Natta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mostakaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natta looking to control but Mostakaev passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Mostakaev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kyril Mostakaev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Natta circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Mostakaev closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Mostakaev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Natta uses from the top position.
Natta passes Mostakaev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Natta trying to control the action but Mostakaev is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Natta seems to be looking for submissions.
Mostakaev is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Mostakaev actively working from the bottom here.
Natta trying to pass the guard but Mostakaev defending well. #T1#
Mostakaev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Natta is working away from the top position though.
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Mostakaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mostakaev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mostakaev is positioning himself well to prevent Natta advancing to mount.
Marco Natta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Natta seems to be working for a kimura but Mostakaev defends the submission attempt.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Mostakaev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natta pulls his head out easily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Natta is pressing down on Mostakaev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mostakaev is holding on for now. #SUB#
Mostakaev is defending against the submission attempts here by Natta.
Natta wants to advance to full mount but Mostakaev doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #T3##SUB2#
Mostakaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mostakaev is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Mostakaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mostakaev tries to clinch up but Natta circles away and keeps his distance.
Mostakaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Mostakaev tries to clinch there but Natta circles away.
Mostakaev tries to clinch but Natta is having none of it.
Mostakaev is looking to clinch.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Mostakaev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4##CL#
Natta rushes Mostakaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Mostakaev to the mat. #SUB#
Natta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mostakaev defends well.
Natta is controlling Mostakaev's posture.
Mostakaev passes Natta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Natta misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Mostakaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Mostakaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natta.#CL2#
Mostakaev clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Natta pulls guard effortlessly.
Natta is adopting a defensive guard.
Mostakaev forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Natta is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Natta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Natta.
Mostakaev stands and throws Natta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mostakaev content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mostakaev is looking to take a break and control but Natta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Natta is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mostakaev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mostakaev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mostakaev has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mostakaev with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish. #T3#
Mostakaev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Natta is looking to escape.
Mostakaev fails to take his opponent's back.
Mostakaev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Natta regains half guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mostakaev is thwarting Natta's attempts to control the position.
Natta manages to get to full guard.
Natta trying to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mostakaev trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kyril Mostakaev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Mostakaev tries to clinch up.#CL#
Natta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Natta struggles to land a body shot inside as Mostakaev controls his hands. #TD#
Natta pulls guard effortlessly.
Mostakaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mostakaev is still trying to improve position.
Mostakaev wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostakaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Natta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T1#
Natta keeping moving, preventing Mostakaev from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Natta misses with a looping left.
A big right from Natta misses. #CL2#
Mostakaev rushes Natta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natta smiles and moves away.
Mostakaev slips under a jab.#CL2#
Mostakaev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyril Mostakaev.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natta smiles and moves away.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Mostakaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mostakaev! But no joy.#CL2#
Mostakaev darts in and clinches Natta up against the cage.
Mostakaev blocks a body shot from Natta. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Natta fails to land.
Mostakaev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Natta tries a body shot but Mostakaev blocks it.
Natta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyril Mostakaev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Natta tries to work over Mostakaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natta smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Mostakaev moves into the clinch.#TD#
Natta jumps into guard, dragging Mostakaev to the mat.
Natta keeping full guard, as Mostakaev tries to pass.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Mostakaev is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Natta is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mostakaev has his hands clasped together but Natta extends and breaks Mostakaev's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Natta.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Natta!
Marco Natta retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Marco Natta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: KIFC 11
Date: Feb 12, 2023

#R1#
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Natta tries to keep at a distance but Merinashvili has taken the fight into the clinch.
Natta has a couple of punches blocked by Merinashvili.
Merinashvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD2#
Merinashvili pulls guard successfully. #SUB2#
Merinashvili escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Natta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Natta wants to control from the top but Merinashvili keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Merinashvili 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.
Merinashvili keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
Merinashvili working for a triangle but Natta defends it easily.
Merinashvili is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Natta trying to control the position from guard on top but Merinashvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Natta preventing the sweep. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Merinashvili trying to keep a closed guard but Natta is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Merinashvili clinches up with Natta and pushes him back against the cage.
Merinashvili is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Natta to keep the fight standing.
Natta misses with a punch on the inside.
Natta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Merinashvili pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Merinashvili.
Merinashvili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Natta just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Natta.
Merinashvili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natta smiles and moves away.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zirko Merinashvili.
Natta misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Merinashvili has closed the distance and engaged Natta in a clinch.
Merinashvili is trying to pull guard but Natta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Natta pulls guard successfully.
Natta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Natta wants to sweep here but Merinashvili controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Merinashvili works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3#
Merinashvili is thwarting Natta's attempts to control the position.
Natta is trying to control but Merinashvili passes into side control!
Natta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Merinashvili wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Merinashvili controls the position.
Merinashvili wants to take a breather but Natta manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Merinashvili.
Merinashvili slips nicely into half guard.#T4#
Merinashvili wants to free his trapped foot but Natta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Merinashvili is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. #SUB#
Natta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Merinashvili defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Merinashvili controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zirko Merinashvili will probably get the nod.
That's time! Natta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Merinashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Merinashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merinashvili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natta.
Merinashvili tries to clinch there but Natta circles away.
Merinashvili is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Natta gets tackled into the cage by Merinashvili. Merinashvili maintains the clinch.
Merinashvili tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Natta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Merinashvili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Natta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Merinashvili prevents the takedown attempt. #TD2#
Merinashvili ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Merinashvili no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Merinashvili keeping moving, preventing Natta from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merinashvili can't keep his opponent in guard - Natta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Natta is looking to take a break and control but Merinashvili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Natta is really struggling to control Merinashvili but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merinashvili wants to improve his position but Natta is controlling well. #SUB#
Natta is trying to work for a kimura but Merinashvili is defending well.
Merinashvili is trying to maintain the position but Natta is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Natta's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Natta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Natta passes to side control. #SUB#
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!
Merinashvili is being controlled here.
Natta trying to control the action but Merinashvili is working from the bottom. #T3#
Natta taking a breather here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Merinashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Merinashvili ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Merinashvili ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Merinashvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Merinashvili moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.
Merinashvili moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.
Natta misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Merinashvili wants to clinch.#CL2#
Merinashvili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Natta jumps guard.
Natta wants to sweep but no luck.
Natta trying to control the position here.
Marco Natta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Merinashvili looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta can't keep his opponent in guard - Merinashvili advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Natta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Merinashvili blocks a jab.
Natta looks for a takedown but Merinashvili sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Natta is defended easily by Merinashvili.
Natta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Merinashvili as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Natta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merinashvili wants to clinch.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Merinashvili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merinashvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Natta swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD2#
Merinashvili ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Merinashvili no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Natta looking to sit in guard and control but Merinashvili gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T1#
Merinashvili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Merinashvili from controlling successfully.
Merinashvili tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard.
Merinashvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natta looking for a sweep. Not yet Natta, not yet. #SUB#
Merinashvili avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Merinashvili content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Natta has locked up a guillotine! Natta's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Merinashvili is holding on here and Natta must be using up a lot of energy. Merinashvili has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Natta gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marco Natta!
Marco Natta retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Marco Natta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: KIFC 6
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1#
Natta swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura misses the jab.
Natta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD2#
Natta gets caught napping as Nakamura dives in and scores a takedown. Natta manages to retain guard.
Natta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nakamura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta loads up on a big right hand but Nakamura slips the punch.
Natta throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.#TD2#
Nakamura scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nakamura is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nakamura has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Natta!
Natta really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #SUB2#
Nakamura jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Natta is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Natta and Nakamura has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Natta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Natta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Natta manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Nakamura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Natta wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Natta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Natta dodges it nicely. #SUB2#
Nakamura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Natta is just riding it out for now. Nakamura eventually gives up the hold.
Nakamura is trying to control. Natta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Natta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving. #SUB#
Natta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakamura postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Natta throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hajime Nakamura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Natta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Natta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Natta throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Nakamura throws a hook but Natta avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Natta misses its target.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Natta takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Natta moves out of range.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Natta misses.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
Natta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
Natta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Natta misses.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Natta moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Natta takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Natta circles away.
Natta throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Nakamura slips under a jab.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Natta is looking to wear down Nakamura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#CL#
Natta moves into the clinch.#T2#
Nakamura trying to stall but Natta improves his position.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD#
Natta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nakamura uses from the top position.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Natta controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marco Natta is winning the standup battle so far.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nakamura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Natta is looking to counter punch.
Nakamura is looking to clinch.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta misses with a straight left.
Nakamura wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Natta checks a low kick from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a lazy right hand but Natta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD2#
Nakamura feints and as Natta raises his hands in defense, Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#T4#
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Natta is pulling down on Nakamura's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakamura, at least for the moment.
Nakamura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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!#R3#
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Natta circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Nakamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Natta moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
Nakamura looks to land a right hand but Natta moved out of range.#CL2#
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Natta back into the cage.
Natta misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Natta prevents it.
Nakamura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Natta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Natta misses with a looping left.#CL#
Natta drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura looking for a takedown.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hajime Nakamura.
Natta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura tries to score a body lock takedown but Natta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Natta is controlling him.
Natta misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Natta tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Natta manages to pull guard.
Natta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natta is pulling down on Nakamura's head to control his posture.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Natta has wrist control.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Natta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Nakamura engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Natta blocks nicely.
Nakamura postures up. #SUB2#
Nakamura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakamura swings for the body but Natta moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Nakamura swings for the body but Natta moves out of range.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Natta throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Natta moves out of range.
Natta swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Natta avoids it easily.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Natta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura throws a hook but Natta blocks it.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakamura has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Natta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T4##TD#
Natta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hajime Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Nakamura drops back looking for a leg! Natta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Natta manages to kick Nakamura off! Nakamura jumps back into Natta's guard.
Nakamura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Natta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Natta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
Marco Natta is the new featherweight champion!
Marco Natta thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Hajime Nakamura stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors, yeah you company owners out there, call my manager & make him an offer.'.

Event: KIFC 5
Date: Jan 22, 2023

#R1#
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Natta circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Natta. Natta maintains the clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Natta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Natta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva working aggressively here. #TD#
Natta jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Natta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Natta's legs - danger averted.
Natta working a defensive guard here. #T1#
Natta has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Silva is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Natta has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Silva is looking to defend but Natta has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Silva! Natta pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Silva taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). 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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