PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver has chosen Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taggart
vs
Silver

169 cm
29
160 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
186 lbs
18 - 16 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silver pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taggart is out of range and Silver settles back down.
Silver has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Taggart throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taggart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Million Dollar Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Taggart just misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Taggart thuds his shin into the meat of Silver's side.
Silver scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Silver.
Silver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taggart. Taggart obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taggart.
Taggart misses with the body kick
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taggart thinks about countering with a body kick.
Silver checks a leg kick nicely.
Taggart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver misses with a left hand
and Taggart counters with an outside leg kick.
Taggart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taggart throws a front kick aimed at Silver's knee but Silver avoids it well.
Silver feints and then cracks Taggart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taggart down.
Silver throws the left hand but Taggart avoids the punch easily.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Silver feints a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Taggart misses the target.
Silver feints a counter leg kick.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taggart.
Silver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taggart.
Taggart feints and then cracks Silver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taggart. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taggart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taggart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTaggart.
Taggart is looking to wear down Silver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silver throws a head kick but Taggart moves out of range.
Silver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taggart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silver under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Silver checks it.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Silver.
Nice straight punches there by Silver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silver.
Nice body punch from Silver.
Taggart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taggart takes one on the button.
Taggart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Silver tries to bum rush Taggart with a series of wild strikes but Taggart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Taggart appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silver throws a leg kick
and Taggart counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Billy Silver has been cut.
Taggart thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Taggart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silver is out of range.
Taggart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taggart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
Silver connects with a crisp jab.
Taggart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Silver lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a chopping leg kick but Silver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taggart.
Taggart lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Taggart misses.
Taggart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silver is out of range.
Taggart connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taggart.
Silver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taggart drops his hands momentarily and Silver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taggart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Silver catches Taggart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taggart throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taggart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Silver throws out a counter right but Taggart avoids it with no problem.
Taggart lands with a slapping head kick.
Taggart staying out of range there.
Taggart throws a big shot that misses.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Taggart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
Silver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silver slips under a jab from Taggart.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Taggart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Silver finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taggart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taggart throws out a leg kick but Silver moves out of range and Taggart only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Taggart down.
Silver throws a solid leg kick but Taggart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silver.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taggart has time to react.
Taggart throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Taggart misses with a hook.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Taggart saw that one coming.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taggart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Taggart misses.
Silver unleashes a big counter combination but Taggart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silver, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
Taggart thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Taggart needs to keep his hands up - Silver had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Taggart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Taggart coming out on top.
Taggart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silver slips under a jab.
Silver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taggart throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a body kick.
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 scores with a head kick. Silver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silver is looking to slow Taggart down with leg kicks.
Taggart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taggart's sensitive parts.
Silver throws a hook but Taggart avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Taggart moved out of range.
Good shot there by Silver.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taggart.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Taggart's shoulder, as Taggart tries to avoid the shot.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Silver walks into a stiff left hand from Taggart.
Silver scores with a jab.
Billy Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silver avoids the body shot from Taggart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taggart throws out the jab.
Taggart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taggart misses with a looping left.
Taggart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Taggart is predictable there
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silver feints and then cracks Taggart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taggart down.
Silver takes one to the side of the head.
Taggart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Taggart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver lands with a nice body punch.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart counters with a nice body shot.
Taggart throws a head kick that Silver semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taggart.
Taggart throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taggart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taggart tries to clinch up.
A big left from Taggart misses.
Taggart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taggart throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses with a hook.
Taggart throws a quick counter head kick but Silver was just out of range.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Taggart's head but Taggart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taggart on the side of the head.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taggart scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Silver blocks the body kick.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver throws a solid leg kick but Taggart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silver.
Taggart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taggart lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taggart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taggart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taggart takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Taggart tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Taggart tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
Taggart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
It appears Taggart was looking to counter with a kick there.
Taggart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taggart half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taggart can pounce on him.
Silver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taggart moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Silver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taggart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Taggart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taggart lands a jab to Silver's midsection.
A leg kick checked by Silver.
Silver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taggart.
Silver misses with a straight right.
Taggart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good shot there by Taggart.
Taggart throws an off balance right hand
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taggart momentarily.
Taggart throws a leg kick
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taggart at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silver.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taggart.
Silver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver dips to his left and cracks Taggart with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silver checks a leg kick.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taggart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Taggart moves away and avoids it.
Taggart lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taggart lands a lovely overhand right.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Taggart's front leg but catches the back leg as Taggart tries to avoid it.
Silver avoids the body shot from Taggart.
Taggart throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Taggart slips under a jab from Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Billy Silver just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
That's time! Taggart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silver throws a hook to the side of Taggart's head but Taggart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Silver.
Silver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taggart. Taggart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Taggart counters with a good low kick that Silver was not able to check.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Taggart saw that one coming.
Silver blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Taggart backing away here, and Silver unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Silver misses.
A big right from Silver misses.
Crunch! Silver slams his shin into Taggart's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Taggart's shoulder, as Taggart tries to avoid the shot.
Taggart appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taggart throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
Silver blocks a leg kick.
Taggart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silver checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a right hook to the body.
Silver thuds his right hand into Taggart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taggart throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Silver misses.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taggart lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
Taggart avoids the body shot from Silver.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Taggart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taggart slips a jab from Silver.
Taggart throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silver scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver scores with a hook.
Silver cracks Taggart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taggart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Taggart tries to land a front kick but Silver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silver lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Silver's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Silver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taggart tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taggart's sensitive parts.
Silver blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver clobbers Taggart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silver scoring well with a low kick there.
Silver connects with an inside leg kick.
Taggart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silver catches Taggart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Silver.
Taggart throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver throws a chopping leg kick but Taggart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taggart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taggart misses with a looping right.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taggart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silver.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Taggart throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silver avoids it.
Taggart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a body shot.
Taggart is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver checks the leg kick.
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Taggart's head back.
Taggart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taggart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silver misses with the combination.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Taggart counters with a low kick, right behind Silver 's knee.
Taggart misses the body punch
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Silver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Silver dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silver scores with a shot to the body.
Silver lands with an overhand left.
Silver feints and then cracks Taggart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taggart down.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Taggart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver connects with the punch.
Silver checks the leg kick.
Taggart scores with a body shot.
Silver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taggart's calf.
Taggart takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Silver catches Taggart right on the button with a cross.
Taggart moves out of range of the leg kick from Silver.
Silver tries to land a leg kick but Taggart saw it coming and moves away.
Taggart is looking to counter with a body kick.
Taggart avoids the head kick by Silver.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Silver's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taggart.
Taggart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silver blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver swings for the body but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taggart throws out a leg kick but Silver moves out of range and Taggart only half commits.
Taggart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Taggart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taggart slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Taggart.
Taggart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart blocks a jab.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Taggart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver misses with a hook
and Taggart counters with a nice body kick.
Silver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silver throws a body punch but Taggart moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Silver there.
Silver lands a glancing blow to the side of Taggart's head.
Silver checks a low kick from Taggart.
Silver slips a jab from Taggart.
Taggart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silver. Silver obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silver.
Crunch! Taggart slams his shin into Silver's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taggart. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Cole Taggart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taggart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silver 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.
Taggart misses with a left hand
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Taggart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silver throws a low kick but Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taggart takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver lands a glancing blow to the side of Taggart's head.
Taggart throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
Taggart scores with a leg kick.
Silver blocks a jab.
Taggart throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taggart.
Taggart walks into a jab.
Taggart moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taggart.
Taggart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taggart on the side of the head.
Billy Silver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taggart is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Silver!
Our winner, Billy Silver, 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 Cole Taggart had this to say: 'Well it seems it wasn't my day today, sorry folks!'.