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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eka Tahuna told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart looks to land a combination but Tahuna avoids it well.
Tahuna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tahuna avoids the body shot from Taggart.
Tahuna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tahuna throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tahuna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taggart instigates a clinch.
Taggart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahuna.
Tahuna effectively controlling the action here.
Tahuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tahuna's efforts to push away.
Taggart tries a body shot but Tahuna blocks it.
Taggart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Tahuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahuna.
Tahuna dodges an elbow strike from Taggart.
Tahuna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahuna.
Taggart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tahuna wants to break free but Taggart has control.
A short body shot lands from Tahuna as the two fighters clinch.
Taggart digs a right hand underneath Tahuna's ribcage. Tahuna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tahuna prevents a body shot from Taggart.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Tahuna.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
Taggart stalling the fight.
Tahuna blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Tahuna.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taggart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taggart.
Taggart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tahuna blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna dodges an elbow strike from Taggart.
Taggart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart letting Tahuna take a breather here.
Taggart blocks an uppercut.
Taggart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tahuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taggart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taggart looking to throw knees to the head but Tahuna is blocking nicely.
Tahuna is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Tahuna controls the action.
Our sources have told us that Taggart has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Tahuna controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Taggart.
Tahuna dodges an elbow strike from Taggart.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tahuna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tahuna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tahuna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taggart rushes Tahuna and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tahuna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taggart prevents Tahuna from breaking the clinch.
Tahuna lands a nice uppercut.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tahuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taggart looking to throw knees to the head but Tahuna is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Taggart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tahuna's brow.
Tahuna takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Tahuna.
Taggart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tahuna.
Tahuna misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart looking to stall.
Taggart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taggart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tahuna wants to stall.
Taggart tries a body shot but Tahuna blocks it.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taggart misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tahuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tahuna throws a chopping leg kick but Taggart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taggart tries to clinch but Tahuna moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tahuna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taggart throws a right hand that Tahuna ducks under and follows up with a left that Tahuna also avoids with ease.
Tahuna is looking to land body kicks.
Taggart dips to his left and cracks Tahuna with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tahuna throws an overhand right that lands on Taggart's shoulder, as Taggart tries to avoid the shot.
Taggart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taggart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tahuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taggart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahuna.
Taggart is looking to score with low kicks.
A lazy left from Tahuna finds it's target.
Taggart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taggart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tahuna lands a nice shot that snaps Taggart's head back.
Tahuna lands with a nice body kick.
Taggart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Taggart.
Eka Tahuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taggart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tahuna.
Taggart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taggart throws a body punch but Tahuna moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Taggart.
Tahuna lands a nice looking kick to the body. Taggart takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna throws a head kick that half lands.
Tahuna has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tahuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Tahuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taggart's calf.
Tahuna takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
Tahuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taggart.
Taggart throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahuna.
Tahuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eka Tahuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taggart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taggart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taggart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tahuna.
Taggart throws the left hand but Tahuna avoids the punch easily.
Tahuna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taggart on the side of the head.
Tahuna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taggart on the side of the head.
Taggart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tahuna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tahuna throws a head kick that half lands.
Taggart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahuna.
A good leg kick by Tahuna.
Taggart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tahuna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tahuna.
Tahuna tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tahuna misses with an uppercut.
Taggart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tahuna.
Taggart looks to land a left hand but Tahuna moved out of range nicely.
Taggart moves out of range of the strikes.
Tahuna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tahuna tries to bum rush Taggart with a series of wild strikes but Taggart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tahuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taggart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Taggart is just out of range.
Taggart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tahuna tried to score with a low kick but Taggart checks it.
Tahuna lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taggart scores with a leg kick.
Tahuna tried to score with a low kick but Taggart checks it.
Tahuna 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.
A punch combination from Taggart misses.
Tahuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tahuna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taggart doesn't seem bothered though.
Taggart throws a low kick but Tahuna avoids it.
Taggart misses with a straight left.
Tahuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
Tahuna misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna lands a leg kick that knocks Taggart off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tahuna.
Good shot there by Tahuna.
Tahuna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses.
Tahuna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tahuna catches Taggart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taggart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tahuna throws a low kick but Taggart moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tahuna crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Taggart - the referee stops the clock and Tahuna gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Taggart. Tahuna manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tahuna stuns Taggart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taggart is looking to land body kicks.
Tahuna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taggart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eka Tahuna 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tahuna misses with a wild body shot.
Tahuna keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A lazy left from Tahuna finds it's target.
Tahuna checks a leg kick.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Tahuna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good shot there by Taggart.
Taggart walks into a straight right hand from Tahuna.
Tahuna connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Taggart.
Taggart misses with the combination.
Tahuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taggart's calf.
Taggart slips under a jab from Tahuna.
Taggart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tahuna on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart swings for the body but Tahuna moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Tahuna blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Tahuna.
Taggart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tahuna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taggart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tahuna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tahuna lands with a cross.
Tahuna scores with a jab.
Tahuna scores with a hook.
Taggart defending well as Tahuna loads up on a big left hand.
Taggart defending well as Tahuna loads up on a big left hand.
Tahuna throws out a loose jab but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Taggart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taggart throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tahuna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taggart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taggart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taggart lands with a hook. Tahuna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taggart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taggart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Taggart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taggart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab by Tahuna.
Tahuna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tahuna misses the shot to the body.
Tahuna avoids the body shot from Taggart.
Taggart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taggart tries to clinch but Tahuna moves out of range.
Tahuna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taggart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna moves away from the strike by Taggart.
Tahuna pushes Taggart away with a front kick.
Taggart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tahuna.
Tahuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tahuna misses with an uppercut.
Tahuna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taggart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahuna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taggart wants to clinch up but Tahuna keeps it at a distance.
Taggart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Tahuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna scores with a leg kick.
Taggart misses with a lunging right hand
and Tahuna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taggart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tahuna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tahuna lands with a nice body punch.
Tahuna connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Tahuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taggart is looking to slow Tahuna down with leg kicks.
Taggart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahuna.
Taggart takes the fight into the clinch.
Tahuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Tahuna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taggart is keeping busy.
Tahuna pushes Taggart back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eka Tahuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tahuna 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eka Tahuna!
After the fight, Eka Tahuna was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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