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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Punchy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trent From Punchy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Punchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Taggart misses with a body punch
and Punchy counters with an outside leg kick.
Punchy slips a jab and a cross from Taggart.
Punchy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taggart misses with an uppercut.
Punchy scoring well with a low kick there.
Punchy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taggart. That did some damage!
Punchy just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchy throws out a leg kick but Taggart moves out of range and Punchy only half commits.
Taggart catches Punchy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slapping body kick lands there for Punchy.
Punchy misses with a body kick.
Punchy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Punchy checks a low kick from Taggart.
Punchy swings for the body but Taggart moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart lands a leg kick that knocks Punchy off balance momentarily.
Punchy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taggart throws a lazy right hand but Punchy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taggart throws a right hand that Punchy ducks under and follows up with a left that Punchy also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Taggart misses the target.
Taggart looks to land a left hand but Punchy moved out of range nicely.
Taggart misses with a hook
and Punchy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taggart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Punchy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
Taggart misses with a hook.
Punchy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punchy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taggart.
Punchy blocks a jab.
Punchy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taggart's hands.
Taggart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taggart throws a shot from downtown. Punchy moves away and avoids it.
Taggart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Taggart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taggart misses with a left hand
and Punchy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taggart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punchy throws out the jab.
Taggart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punchy. Punchy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punchy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Punchy misses.
Nice shot by Punchy.
Punchy misses with a head kick.
Taggart throws a jab when Punchy was well out of range.
Taggart scores with a kick to the body.
Taggart throws a poor cross that misses
and Punchy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Punchy misses with a head kick.
Taggart thows a body shot but no joy.
Taggart misses with an uppercut.
Punchy is looking to chop away at Taggart's legs.
Punchy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taggart throws a hook to the side of Punchy's head but Punchy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punchy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taggart misses with a straight left.
Taggart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart misses with a straight right.
Taggart throws out a loose jab but Punchy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Taggart misses its intended target.
A big right from Taggart misses.
Taggart steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Punchy. That one must have hurt.
Taggart throws out a loose jab but Punchy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart misses with an uppercut. Punchy saw that one coming.
Punchy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Punchy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Taggart.
Punchy connects with a jab.
Punchy tries a low kick but Taggart avoids it.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Punchy.
Taggart lands with a kick to the temple. Punchy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punchy.
Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Taggart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
A slow jab from Punchy misses its intended target.
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!
Taggart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taggart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taggart is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Punchy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Taggart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Punchy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Punchy checks a leg kick nicely.
Taggart misses with a straight right.
Punchy checks a low kick from Taggart.
Taggart cracks Punchy with an open hand slap.
Taggart throws a jab but it's blocked by Punchy.
Punchy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart connects with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taggart. That's going to slow Punchy down.
Punchy misses with an uppercut.
Punchy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cole Taggart will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Punchy scores with a leg kick.
Taggart throws a good cross that connects.
Punchy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taggart. Punchy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taggart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Punchys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cole Taggart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Punchy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taggart misses with a right hand
and Punchy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taggart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Punchy tries to land a leg kick but Taggart saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Punchy.
Taggart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Taggart cracks Punchy with an open hand slap.
Taggart throws a push kick but Punchy slaps the foot to one side.
Taggart checks a low kick from Punchy.
Taggart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Punchy walks into a left hand.
Punchy moves out of range as Taggart strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart takes a swing at Punchy's ribcage but misses.
Taggart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Punchy misses with a body shot.
Taggart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Punchy in his tracks.
Taggart checks a leg kick nicely.
Taggart swings for the body but Punchy moves out of range.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punchy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punchy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taggart connects with a jab.
Punchy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Punchy looks to land a body kick but Taggart moved away.
Taggart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Punchy looks to score with a jab to the body but Taggart is just out of range.
Punchy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taggart. That did some damage!
Punchy 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.
Punchy jabs at Taggart's body.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Taggart.
Taggart lands a head kick!
Taggart misses with a hook. Punchy ducked under it nicely.
Taggart throws a lazy right hand but Punchy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Punchy throws a head kick that misses.
Taggart swings widly with a right hand
and Punchy counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Taggart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punchy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Taggart misses with a few strikes there.
Taggart throws a looping overhand right but Punchy ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
Punchy motions for Taggart to come forward. Punchy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Punchy motions for Taggart to come forward. Punchy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cole Taggart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut lands for Taggart. That snapped Punchy's head back.
Taggart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Punchy's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Taggart misses the target.
Taggart throws a right and a left that Punchy avoids nicely.
Punchy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchy defending well as Taggart loads up on a big left hand.
Punchy throws a body kick that misses.
Taggart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Punchy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taggart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taggart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punchy. Punchy obviously looking to wear him down.
Punchy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Punchy tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taggart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Punchy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taggart digs a good body shot into Punchy's ribs.
Taggart misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart lands with a kick to the temple. Punchy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taggart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punchy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Taggart thuds his right hand into Punchy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taggart works over Punchy's head and body with a nice combination.
Taggart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punchy counters with an outside leg kick.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Punchy misses with a head kick.
Punchy tries to land a front kick but Taggart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taggart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Punchy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Taggart misses.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Punchy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Taggart throws the left hand but Punchy avoids the punch easily.
Taggart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taggart checks a low kick from Punchy.
Punchy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taggart to score with a decent uppercut.
Taggart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taggart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taggart swinging wildly here.
Punchy defending well as Taggart loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Punchy.
Punchy defending well as Taggart loads up on a big left hand.
Taggart connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Taggart misses.
Punchy slips a straight right by Taggart.
Punchy slips a straight right by Taggart.
Donk. Taggart catches Punchy right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taggart missing with a left hand there. Punchy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taggart scores with a nice head shot.
Punchy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punchy throws a leg kick but Taggart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch combination from Taggart misses.
Punchy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick
and Punchy counters with a big head kick but Taggart shrugs it off.
Taggart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taggart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Punchy lands a front kick.
Punchy misses with a body shot.
Taggart lands a glancing blow to the side of Punchy's head.
Taggart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punchy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taggart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Punchy throws a hook to the side of Taggart's head but Taggart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchy slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taggart looks to throw the jab but Punchy is out of range.
Taggart tries to work over Punchy's front leg with a kick but Punchy checks it.
Punchy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punchy throws a low kick but Taggart moves out of range easily.
Punchy tries a head kick but it misses.
Punchy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taggart is able to avoid easily.
Taggart checks a leg kick.
Taggart misses with an uppercut
and Punchy counters with a leg kick.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. Punchy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taggart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taggart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taggart wants to land a leg kick but Punchy is out of range.
Punchy avoids the body shot from Taggart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart slips under a jab.
Taggart throws a right hand that misses
and Punchy counters with a low kick, right behind Taggart 's knee.
Taggart blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Taggart.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taggart throws a shot from downtown. Punchy moves away and avoids it.
Punchy takes one on the button.
Taggart misses with a looping right.
Trent Punchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taggart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taggart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taggart misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Punchy.
Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Punchy jabs Taggart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taggart lands with a kick to the temple. Punchy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Punchy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart lands a glancing blow to the side of Punchy's head.
Punchy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punchy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punchy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Punchy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taggart misses with a left hand
and Punchy counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
A head kick misses from Punchy.
Taggart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taggart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taggart cracks Punchy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Punchy moves out of range of the strikes.
Punchy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taggart throws a lazy uppercut
and Punchy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taggart moves out of range of the body kick.
Taggart throws out a loose jab but Punchy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cole Taggart.
Well Taggart 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart!
Cole Taggart seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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