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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart throws the kick towards the body but Boxer avoids it.
Taggart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taggart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Taggart is looking to clinch.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer lands a really nice looking cross but Taggart seems unphased.
Cole Taggart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taggart.
Taggart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boxer throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taggart.
Taggart is looking to slow Boxer down with leg kicks.
Boxer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taggart to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Taggart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taggart fails to land with a series of punches.
Boxer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boxer lands with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lands a right hook to the body.
Boxer forces Taggart back against the ropes and clinches.
Boxer working aggressively here.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped Taggart in his tracks for a moment.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart breaks from the clinch.
Boxer scores with a sloppy right hand. Taggart should have avoided that one.
Boxer is looking to clinch but Taggart is avoiding it.
Boxer swings for the body but Taggart moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taggart.
Boxer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taggart looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boxer's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Taggart coming out on top.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Boxer checks it.
Taggart avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Taggart misses the jab.
Boxer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taggart rushes Boxer and presses him up against the ropes.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Boxer's front leg but catches the back leg as Boxer tries to avoid it.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taggart throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Taggart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Boxer blocks the leg kick.
Boxer scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Boxer.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taggart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boxer misses the jab.
A jab from Boxer finds it's way through Taggart's defenses.
Boxer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Boxer.
Taggart tries to clinch up.
Boxer throwing a counter right hand but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Taggart walks into a left hand.
Taggart forces Boxer back against the ropes and clinches.
Boxer is looking to control Taggart's arms but Taggart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boxer has his back to the ropes.
Taggart takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
Boxer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taggart tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Taggart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Taggart dodges an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Taggart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taggart cracks Boxer with a nice body shot.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taggart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taggart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boxer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boxer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taggart has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Boxer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Boxer moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taggart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boxer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taggart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Taggart scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxer 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.
Cole Taggart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taggart stuns Boxer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boxer scores with a jab.
Taggart looks to land a combination but Boxer avoids it well.
Boxer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taggart misses with an uppercut.
Boxer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Taggart moves out of range of the strikes.
Boxer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taggart thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.
Boxer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boxer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick there by Taggart.
Boxer looks to land a body kick but Taggart moved away.
Boxer tries to clinch up.
Taggart throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taggart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boxer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taggart.
Boxer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taggart counters with a nice leg kick.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Taggart punishes Boxer's body with a nice straight punch.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Taggart moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart pushes Boxer up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Taggart on the inside.
Taggart lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Taggart.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Taggart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
Taggart tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Taggart digs a right hand into Boxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boxer's gas tank.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Taggart trying to land knees to the body.
Boxer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taggart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taggart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taggart. Boxer shrugs it off though.
Taggart misses with a combination
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taggart.
Taggart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, jab by Taggart - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer throws a hook but Taggart avoids it easily.
Taggart motions for Boxer to come forward. Taggart throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boxer checks the leg kick.
Boxer lands with an overhand left.
Taggart misses with a straight left.
Boxer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
Boxer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boxer throws a body kick that misses
and Taggart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boxer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taggart finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxer's head.
Boxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taggart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taggart clinches with his opponent.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taggart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taggart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boxer walks into a straight right hand from Taggart.
Boxer misses with a shot to the body
and Taggart counters with a leg kick.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Taggart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taggart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boxer.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Taggart slips the punch.
Taggart throws a push kick but Boxer slaps the foot to one side.
Some wild striking there from Boxer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boxer.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch but Taggart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taggart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taggart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the ropes.
Taggart has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boxer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taggart can turn it around.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taggart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxer is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taggart connects with a single shot there.
Boxer throws a body kick that misses.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taggart tries to clinch up.
Boxer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taggart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taggart looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Boxer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick
and Taggart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taggart.
Boxer slips a jab from Taggart.
Taggart looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taggart.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taggart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boxer or not.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Boxer lands a right hand.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxer avoids the body shot from Taggart.
A quick step to the side and Boxer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Taggart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boxer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taggart.
Boxer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Taggart counters with a good, hard body kick but Boxer shrugs it off.
Taggart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart is looking to clinch.
Kick Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer avoids the head kick by Taggart.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.
Taggart throws a counter combo.
Taggart lands a head kick. Boxer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taggart misses with a leg kick.
Taggart throws a chopping leg kick but Boxer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boxer is looking to counter punch.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taggart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taggart flicks out a counter leg kick but Boxer steps away.
Taggart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Taggart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boxer moves in looking to clinch but Taggart pushes him off.
Taggart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boxer's head.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer defending well as Taggart loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Taggart does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taggart can pounce on him.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Boxer moved away.
Boxer throwing a counter right hand but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Taggart throws a lazy body kick
and Boxer counters with a nice body shot.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Taggart's shoulder, as Taggart tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer checks a low kick from Taggart.
Boxer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taggart.
Taggart misses the jab.
Boxer takes one on the button.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Boxer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Taggart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart!
Cole Taggart thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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