PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tor's choice of entrance music: Pirkka First Choice Cola - . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Taggart
vs
Tor

169 cm
21
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

169 cm
20
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Tor!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor throws the left hand but Taggart avoids the punch easily.
Taggart slips a straight right by Tor.
Taggart is looking to slow Tor down with leg kicks.
Tor throws a nice looking combination but Taggart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taggart throws a series of punches but Tor moves out of range.
Taggart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tor misses with a kick to the body.
Taggart takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Taggart gets a clinch.
Taggart lands with a left to the head.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Tor controls his hands.
Taggart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Tor.
Taggart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Tor lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Tor.
Taggart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tor's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart scores with a shot to the side of Tor's head.
Tor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Tor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tor tries a body shot but Taggart blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Tor.
Taggart tries to stall but Tor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Tor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taggart keeps Tor at a distance using the push kick.
Taggart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tor loads up on a big right hand but Taggart slips the punch.
Taggart slips under a jab.
Tor lands a jab to the nose.
Taggart tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taggart moves forwards but Tor 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!
Tor misses the jab.
Taggart misses with a hook to the body

and Tor counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taggart - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taggart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tor backwards.
Taggart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tor's efforts to push away.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Tor.
Taggart is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tor wants to get back to striking at distance but Taggart won't allow it.
Taggart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tor's elbow.
Tor is looking to break free of the clinch but Taggart has double underhooks.
Taggart blocking some punches.
Tor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Tor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tor lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Taggart does it's job there.
Taggart moves out of range of the strikes.
Tor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jani Tor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Tor checks it.
Taggart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart scores with a spinning back kick!
Taggart looks for the body kick but Tor saw that one coming.
Taggart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tor misses with an uppercut.
Taggart throws out a leg kick but Tor moves out of range and Taggart only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses.
Tor throws a body punch but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart lands a slapping body shot.
Tor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor missing with a left hand there. Taggart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tor misses with a hook. Taggart ducked under it nicely.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Tor lands with a right hand.
Tor moves out of range of the leg kick from Taggart.
Tor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taggart looks to score with a jab to the body but Tor is just out of range.
Taggart throws the left hand but Tor avoids the punch easily.
Tor misses with a double jab
and Taggart counters with a lovely 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 body punch but Tor moves out of range.
Tor lands a nice hook to Taggart's body. Taggart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tor misses with a left hand
and Taggart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tor tries to land a front kick but Taggart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cole Taggart will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters circling - Taggart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taggart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taggart swings for the body but Tor moves out of range.
Taggart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tor manages to avoid it.
Tor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tor looks to score with a jab to the body but Taggart is just out of range.
Tor lands with an uppercut that bounces Taggart off the ropes and back into range.
Tor misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tor's hands.
Tor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tor throws a hook to the side of Taggart's head but Taggart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taggart swings away with a body shot that misses

and Tor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tor lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taggart.
Tor avoiding damage as Taggart throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taggart lands a body punch.
Tor takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Taggart.
Tor throws a punch but it's blocked by Taggart.
Taggart stalling against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taggart tries to land knees in the clinch but Tor avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Taggart throws an elbow but misses.
Taggart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tor backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tor blocks an elbow strike from Taggart.
Taggart keeps control of Tor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taggart tries to throw a body punch but Tor avoids it by throwing Taggart back against the ropes.
Tor pushes Taggart back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tor can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taggart has him pressed against the ropes.
Tor can't break the clinch.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.

Tor breaks the clinch.
Tor misses with a double jab.
A jab from Tor misses.
Tor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
Tor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Tor.
Taggart throws a poor cross that misses

and Tor counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tor.
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tor can't find room to land a body shot as Taggart controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tor.
Tor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Tor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taggart has him pressed against the ropes.
Taggart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tor is defending well for now.
Taggart taking a breather.
Tor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taggart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taggart misses with an elbow strike.
Tor blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tor.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Tor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Tor is trying to force a seperation but Taggart has the dominant position.
Tor misses with the head strike.
Taggart blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tor breaks from the clinch.
Taggart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taggart takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a lazy right hand but Tor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taggart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tor.
Cole Taggart is winning the standup battle so far.
Tor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taggart misses with a looping left.
Tor staying out of range there.
Taggart swings for the body but Tor moves out of range.
A big left from Taggart misses.
Tor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taggart's head backwards.
Tor misses the jab.
A punch combination from Tor misses.
Tor scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Tor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taggart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Tor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taggart. Taggart obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Taggart catches Tor right on the button with a cross.
Tor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taggart misses with a leg kick.
Tor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
Tor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taggart's head.
Taggart defending well as Tor loads up on a big left hand.
Tor throws a series of punches but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.

Taggart darts in and clinches Tor up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor misses with a body punch.
Taggart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taggart holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Tor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taggart wants to slow Tor down by chopping away at his legs.
Taggart tries to clinch up.
Taggart misses with a straight right.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taggart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tor finds it's way round the side to connect with Taggart's head.
Tor slips under a jab from Taggart.
Taggart tries a low kick but Tor avoids it.
Tor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taggart. Taggart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor cracks Taggart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tor throws a jab when Taggart was well out of range.
Tor moves out of range as Taggart strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taggart swings for the body but Tor moves out of range.
Taggart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tor throws a looping overhand right but Taggart ducks down to avoid it.
Tor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taggart's head.
Taggart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheers as Taggart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tor doesn't seem phased though.

Taggart pushes Tor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tor pushes Taggart back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taggart looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor swings for the body but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taggart connects with an inside leg kick.
Tor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taggart at a distance.
Tor scores with a hook to the body. Taggart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tor avoids the body shot from Taggart.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor throws a right hand that misses
and Taggart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taggart misses with a double jab.
Tor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tor checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taggart at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tor connects with a looping right hand.
Tor scores with a punch to the head.
Tor throws a series of punches but Taggart moves out of range.
Tor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart throws a front kick aimed at Tor's knee but Tor avoids it well.
Tor misses with the combination.
Tor takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Tor really dominated that round.
That's time! Taggart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Taggart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tor.
Taggart takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taggart just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taggart slips under a jab.
Tor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taggart lands an overhand right.
A big right from Taggart misses.
Taggart misses with a few strikes there.
Tor checks a low kick from Taggart.
Taggart is looking to slow Tor down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Taggart.
Taggart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Tor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tor throws a combination. Taggart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tor under the eye.
Tor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tor takes one on the button.
Tor stalks Taggart and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taggart's face. Taggart staggers backwards, shaken.
Tor throws a good cross that connects.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor throws a jab but it's blocked by Taggart.
Taggart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tor misses with an uppercut
and Taggart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tor misses with a hook. Taggart ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taggart.
A swing and a miss from Taggart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taggart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Tor moves his leg out of the way.
Taggart throws out a leg kick but Tor moves out of range and Taggart only half commits.
Taggart defending well as Tor loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Tor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tor.
Taggart lands a jab to the head.
Taggart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tor misses with an uppercut
and Taggart counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Taggart. Beautiful body shot.
Tor throws a wild body kick that Taggart sees coming a mile off.
Taggart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tor throws out a loose jab but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taggart slips a straight right by Tor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Tor does it's job there.
Tor lunges at Taggart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taggart's hand.
Tor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taggart misses with a straight left.
A jab from Tor misses.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Tor.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tor manages to avoid it.
Tor lands with an uppercut that bounces Taggart off the ropes and back into range.
Tor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tor loads up on a big right hand but Taggart slips the punch.
Tor cracks Taggart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tor misses with a hook
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taggart.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses.
Tor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Nice uppercut lands for Taggart. That snapped Tor's head back.
Taggart throws a looping overhand right but Tor ducks down to avoid it.
Tor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tor misses with a hook.
Tor misses with an uppercut. Taggart saw that one coming.
Tor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taggart at a distance.
Tor avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taggart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jani Tor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Taggart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tor cracks Taggart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taggart.
Taggart wants to land a leg kick but Tor is out of range.
Taggart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tor misses with a double jab
and Taggart counters with a good low kick that Tor was not able to check.
Tor throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Taggart throws out a leg kick but Tor moves out of range and Taggart only half commits.
Tor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taggart circles away quickly and effectively.
Tor throws a right hand that misses
and Taggart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taggart lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tor loads up on a big right hand but Taggart slips the punch.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart throws a jab but it's blocked by Tor.
Tor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taggart circles away quickly and effectively.
Tor is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Taggart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tor cracks Taggart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taggart tried to score with a low kick but Tor checks it.
Taggart slips a straight right by Tor.
A jab from Tor finds it's way through Taggart's defenses.
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tor's sensitive parts.
Tor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
Tor lands a nice shot to the body.
Tor scores with a nice strike.
Tor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a looping overhand right but Tor ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Tor misses.
Taggart scores with a sloppy right hand. Tor should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Tor there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Taggart gets a clinch.
Taggart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tor's defenses.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tor has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
Tor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart gets through Tor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tor blocking some punches.

Tor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taggart slips under a jab from Tor.
Tor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cole Taggart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tor.
Tor throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tor scores with a one two! Taggart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taggart throws a big shot that misses.
Tor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taggart 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.
Taggart throws a front kick aimed at Tor's knee but Tor avoids it well.
Tor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taggart swings widly with a right hand
and Tor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taggart misses with a body shot.
Tor looks to land a right hand but Taggart moved out of range.
Tor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tor clobbers Taggart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taggart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taggart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Taggart.
Taggart throws a solid leg kick but Tor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taggart.
A big right from Tor misses.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch but Tor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jani Tor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tor lands with a straight right. Taggart didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Tor misses.
Nice defenses there by Tor.

Taggart closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart is looking to control Tor's arms but Tor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taggart has his back to the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Tor has had enough of the clinch but Taggart keeps him there for the moment.
Tor wants to break free but Taggart has control.

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 Cole Taggart.
I think Tor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Tor!
Jani Tor is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Jani Tor said 'I will be the most superior and flawless champion of all times. No one can ever beat me!'.
Cole Taggart was interviewed post fight and said 'Bullshit! I was meant to win this. All the money spent bribing this dude and here is the result!'.