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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 1505 p4p, 162 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 3390 p4p, 319 weight class). The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Bath And Wells lands with a shot to the body.
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Bath And Wells's sensitive parts.
Taggart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Of Bath And Wells has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rusterman's in the buildup to the fight.
Of Bath And Wells checks a leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells moves out of range as Taggart strikes.
Of Bath And Wells throwing a counter right hand but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taggart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taggart is looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down with leg kicks.
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Of Bath And Wells backs off Taggart throws a huge counter combo but Of Bath And Wells manages to avoid it all.
Of Bath And Wells walks into a straight right hand from Taggart.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Bath And Wells misses the target.
Of Bath And Wells tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taggart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Of Bath And Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Bath And Wells tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Bath And Wells takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
Taggart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart throws a body punch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Of Bath And Wells was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Bath And Wells slips a jab from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a left hand
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body shot.
Taggart lands with an uppercut that bounces Of Bath And Wells off the cage and back into range.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a looping left.
Taggart lands a front kick.
Of Bath And Wells uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taggart.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Bath And Wells sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Bath And Wells swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Of Bath And Wells throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Taggart slips a straight right by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taggart throws a solid leg kick but Of Bath And Wells takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taggart.
A little feinted left hand from Of Bath And Wells on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Bath And Wells misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells slips a straight right by Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells misses the body punch
and Taggart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taggart moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taggart throws a low kick but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range easily.
Taggart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taggart looks to throw a body kick
and Of Bath And Wells counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Taggart misses the target.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Of Bath And Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Bath And Wells tries to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taggart feints and then cracks Of Bath And Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
Taggart lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells throws a shot from downtown. Taggart moves away and avoids it.
Taggart fakes the leg kick and cracks Of Bath And Wells in the body.
Taggart lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Of Bath And Wells throws an off balance right hand
and Taggart counters with a right hand to the body.
A leg kick checked by Of Bath And Wells.
Both fighters circling a little - Taggart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taggart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taggart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taggart blocks an uppercut.
Taggart lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Bath And Wells blocks an uppercut.
Taggart tries a knee to the head but Of Bath And Wells blocks it.
Taggart prevents a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells blocking some punches.
Taggart misses with a punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells prevents a body shot from Taggart.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taggart working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Taggart lands a right hand.
Of Bath And Wells is leaning against Taggart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Of Bath And Wells working aggressively here.
Of Bath And Wells lands a hook that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Of Bath And Wells just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taggart's brow.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
Taggart trying to land knees to the body.
Taggart scores with a hook to the body.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells blocking some punches.
Taggart digs a right hand underneath Of Bath And Wells's ribcage. Of Bath And Wells let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Of Bath And Wells tries a body shot but Taggart blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taggart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Bath And Wells tries to throw a body punch but Taggart avoids it by throwing Of Bath And Wells back against the cage.
Taggart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Of Bath And Wells lands a shoulder strike.
Of Bath And Wells lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Of Bath And Wells seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taggart can turn it around.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells misses with the head strike.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taggart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Of Bath And Wells backwards.
Of Bath And Wells tries to throw a body punch but Taggart avoids it by throwing Of Bath And Wells back against the cage.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taggart tries a body shot but Of Bath And Wells blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Of Bath And Wells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taggart walks into a straight right hand from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells moves out of range of the body kick from Taggart.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Of Bath And Wells is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Taggart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taggart is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taggart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taggart cracks Of Bath And Wells with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Of Bath And Wells bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taggart's head backwards.
Taggart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Of Bath And Wells steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taggart. That one must have hurt.
Taggart gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Bath And Wells's elbow.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Of Bath And Wells - that landed with a thud.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart is leaning against Of Bath And Wells and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Of Bath And Wells tries to work over Taggart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taggart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taggart breaks the clinch.
Taggart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taggart cracks Of Bath And Wells with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Bath And Wells moves forwards but Taggart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Taggart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taggart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taggart tries to clinch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Taggart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Bath And Wells. That did some damage!
Of Bath And Wells sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taggart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taggart blocks a jab.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Of Bath And Wells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taggart.
Taggart wants to land a leg kick but Of Bath And Wells is out of range.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taggart.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Bath And Wells swats away the attempt to clinch by Taggart.
Taggart throws a hook to the side of Of Bath And Wells's head but Of Bath And Wells sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Of Bath And Wells throws a series of punches but Taggart avoids them all with ease.
Taggart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taggart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Taggart feints and then cracks Of Bath And Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
Taggart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Of Bath And Wells has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
Taggart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taggart raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Taggart lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook to the side of Taggart's head but Taggart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Bath And Wells tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a loose jab but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taggart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a jab.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Bath And Wells sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Of Bath And Wells tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taggart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Of Bath And Wells on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taggart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taggart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taggart circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taggart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Of Bath And Wells scrambles back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart tries to clinch but Of Bath And Wells is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taggart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Of Bath And Wells has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Bath And Wells and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Taggart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart's corner calls for a 1-2. Taggart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taggart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Of Bath And Wells circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole Taggart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Bath And Wells swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Of Bath And Wells as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a straight left.
Taggart flicks out a counter leg kick but Of Bath And Wells steps away.
Taggart takes a swing at Of Bath And Wells's ribcage but misses.
Of Bath And Wells was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taggart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taggart misses with an uppercut. Of Bath And Wells saw that one coming.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a right hand
and Taggart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Of Bath And Wells will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart is looking to clinch but Of Bath And Wells is avoiding it.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook
and Taggart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Of Bath And Wells swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taggart throws a low kick but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range easily.
Of Bath And Wells throws a right hand that misses
and Taggart counters with an outside leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells throws an overhand right that lands on Taggart's shoulder, as Taggart tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taggart thuds a left hand into Of Bath And Wells's body.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taggart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Of Bath And Wells tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Of Bath And Wells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taggart.
Taggart scores with a kick to the midsection.
Of Bath And Wells takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Taggart wants to clinch but Of Bath And Wells slips to the side
and Of Bath And Wells cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taggart lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart feints and then cracks Of Bath And Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
Taggart lands an overhand right.
Of Bath And Wells showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taggart.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells moves out of range as Taggart throws a body kick.
Of Bath And Wells throws a good cross that connects.
Taggart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart scores with a head kick. Of Bath And Wells tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taggart tries to clinch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook but Taggart avoids it easily.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Bath And Wells throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of Bath And Wells is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taggart throws a head kick but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Of Bath And Wells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Bath And Wells pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells throws a right hand that misses
and Taggart counters with a nice leg kick.
Taggart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taggart just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Of Bath And Wells on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taggart throws a series of punches but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses.
Of Bath And Wells misses the jab.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a wild combination.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taggart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Bath And Wells.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart! Cole Taggart retains his lightweight title!
Cole Taggart decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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