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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ange Fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fili has chosen Spaceship Superstar as his entrance music. Cole Taggart had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ange Fili!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Fili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fili looks to throw the jab but Taggart is out of range.
Fili is looking to clinch.
Fili tries to bum rush Taggart with a series of wild strikes but Taggart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fili scores with a head kick. Taggart tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fili lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fili throws a push kick but Taggart slaps the foot to one side.
Taggart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Albion MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Taggart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taggart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fili was well out of range. Poor timing from Taggart.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Fili.
Fili thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taggart if he has to take too many more of those.
Fili is looking to clinch but Taggart is avoiding it.
Fili throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart is looking to slow Fili down with leg kicks.
Fili is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fili.
Taggart slips a straight right by Fili.
Taggart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fili with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fili misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taggart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fili is looking to clinch.
Fili scores with a decent looking hook.
Fili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ange Fili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taggart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Fili, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taggart pushes Fili up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fili misses with a punch to the body.
Fili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fili avoids it.
Fili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fili scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Fili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fili blocking some punches.
Fili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fili backwards.
Fili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fili is working Taggart over against the ropes.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Fili.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fili throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taggart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fili backwards.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Fili controls his hands.
Fili throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fili.
Fili has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
Fili scores with a shot to the side of Taggart's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fili lands with a short shot to the head.
Taggart avoids a wild elbow strike from Fili.
Taggart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Fili.
Fili manages to break the clinch.
Fili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taggart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fili.
Fili throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses
and Fili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taggart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taggart.
Taggart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fili blocks it with crossed arms.
Fili has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Taggart seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fili can turn it around.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Fili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taggart working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fili looking to slow down the pace here.
Taggart misses with a knee to the head.
Fili landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taggart is breathing heavily.
Taggart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fili breaks from the clinch.
Fili lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fili.
Nice shot by Fili.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Fili.
Fili digs a good hook to Taggart's body.
Fili tries to clinch up.
Taggart ducks right into an uppercut from Fili.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fili misses with a wild combination.
Fili lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ange Fili dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Taggart scores with a leg kick.
Taggart throws a head kick but Fili moves out of range.
Taggart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fili scores with a jab. Taggart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taggart throws a front kick aimed at Fili's knee but Fili avoids it well.
Fili lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fili misses with a looping left.
Taggart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ange Fili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fili throws a series of punches but Taggart avoids them all with ease.
Fili throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fili takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
Fili jabs at Taggart's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taggart.
Taggart throws a leg kick
and Fili counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fili tries to keep at a distance but Taggart has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Fili.
A nice left hand lands by Fili.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fili just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taggart's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Fili.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taggart tries to throw a body punch but Fili avoids it by throwing Taggart back against the ropes.
Taggart lands a right hand.
Fili takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fili.
Fili works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fili unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fili makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Fili.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fili.
Fili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fili lands a shoulder strike.
Fili lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Fili.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Fili.
Fili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fili misses with a punch to the body.
Fili pushes Taggart back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart misses with a body punch.
Fili scores with a shoulder strike.
Taggart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fili lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Fili on the inside.
Taggart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fili.
Fili has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Fili.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fili connects with a knee to the head.
Fili pushes Taggart back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fili lands a body shot.
Fili lands an uppercut.
Fili breaks the clinch.
Fili lands a nice looking body kick.
Fili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taggart's head backwards.
Fili lands a head kick!
Taggart is rocked!
Fili is looking to clinch but Taggart is avoiding it.
Fili darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fili on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fili.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Fili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fili lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Taggart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fili lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taggart seems to have got his legs back now.
Fili tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taggart avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fili misses with a knee to the head.
Fili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ange Fili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taggart avoids the elbow strike from Fili, against the ropes.
Fili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fili lands a nice shot to the body.
Taggart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taggart drops his guard momentarily, allowing Fili to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Taggart! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Fili takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ange Fili!
Ange Fili is the new welterweight champion!
Ange Fili looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to my new team at Ancient Alien they were the missing piece. I feel complete...'.
Cole Taggart spoke after the fight, saying 'Well it seems it wasn't my day today, sorry folks!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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