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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has chosen Alice Cooper - Schools Out as his entrance music. Cole Taggart had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taggart blocks a low kick nicely.
Benson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taggart at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Benson. That snapped Taggart's head back.
Benson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taggart.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Benson.
Taggart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Amsterdam MMA gym - $ 45 in the buildup to the fight.
Benson lands with a straight right. Taggart didn't see that one coming.
Benson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Benson 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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Taggart checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Taggart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taggart throws the kick towards the body but Benson avoids it.
Benson lands an overhand right.
A good leg kick by Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benson's head.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Benson 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.
Benson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benson swings widly with a right hand
and Taggart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taggart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Taggart throws a low kick, looking for Benson's leg but Benson calmly moves out of range.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taggart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benson delivers a nice body kick.
Crunch! Benson slams his shin into Taggart's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson is trying to push Taggart away but Taggart has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson struggles to land a body shot inside as Taggart controls his hands.
Benson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Taggart.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Benson.
Benson misses with an elbow over the top.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Benson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benson throws a big shot that misses.
Taggart half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benson scores with a push kick.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson'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.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taggart is just out of range.
Taggart closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the ropes.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taggart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Benson is looking to chop away at Taggart's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the ropes.
Taggart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benson.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Benson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart prevents Benson from breaking the clinch.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taggart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taggart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Benson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taggart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benson or not.
Benson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taggart lands an uppercut.
Taggart misses with some punches.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taggart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benson breaks the clinch.
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taggart. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taggart wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Taggart wants to clinch.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benson scores with a head kick.
Taggart throws a push kick but Benson slaps the foot to one side.
Benson flicks out a counter leg kick but Taggart steps away.
Taggart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benson cracks Taggart with a good jab.
Benson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taggart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
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 Cole Taggart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taggart's hands.
Benson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Benson misses
and Taggart counters with a head kick.
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
Benson connects with a leg kick. Taggart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taggart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benson is able to avoid easily.
Benson connects with a body shot.
Taggart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Benson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benson's corner calls for a 1-2. Benson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taggart clinches with his opponent.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Benson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole Taggart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taggart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Benson.
Benson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benson blocking some punches.
Benson taking a breather.
Taggart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taggart prevents a body shot from Benson.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
Benson pushes off an throws an elbow but Taggart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Benson misses with a punch to the body.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
Benson tries to bum rush Taggart with a series of wild strikes but Taggart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Taggart throwing a counter right hand but Benson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taggart if he has to take too many more of those.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Taggart seems unphased.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Taggart avoids it.
Taggart looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Taggart tries a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Taggart works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Taggart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benson doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Benson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taggart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benson throws a lazy body kick
and Taggart counters with an outside leg kick.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson throws a body punch but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Benson throws a low kick but Taggart moves out of range easily.
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Benson blocks the body kick.
Taggart tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taggart doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
And Benson responds with a good body kick, but Taggart manages to step out the way in time.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Taggart as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Taggart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benson.
Taggart lands a leg kick that knocks Benson off balance momentarily.
Taggart wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Benson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Taggart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taggart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart wants to clinch but Benson slips to the side
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Taggart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taggart needs to keep his hands up - Benson had a free shot at his head there.
Taggart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taggart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benson.
Taggart is looking to clinch.
Benson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taggart on the side of the head.
Benson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Benson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taggart throwing a counter right hand but Benson manages to avoid it.
Benson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benson lands with a cross.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
Taggart clinches up against the ropes.
Benson wants to get back to striking at distance but Taggart won't allow it.
Taggart looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taggart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benson to score with a decent uppercut.
Taggart scores with a three punch combo!
Benson loads up on a big right hand but Taggart slips the punch.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Taggart.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taggart wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch but Benson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taggart wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Benson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benson.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Taggart was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Taggart checks a leg kick.
Cole Taggart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson connects with a nice looking jab.
Benson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Benson stuns Taggart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Benson misses.
Benson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taggart throwing a counter right hand but Benson manages to avoid it.
Taggart scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Benson. Those never looked like landing.
Benson tries a head kick but it misses.
Taggart clinches up with Benson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Taggart is working Benson over against the ropes.
Taggart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Benson avoids the elbow strike from Taggart, against the ropes.
Taggart working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taggart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart lands with a short shot to the head.
Taggart pushes Benson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taggart.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cole Taggart.
I think Benson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
During a confident post fight interview, Wolfgang Benson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Cole Taggart was interviewed post fight and said 'Well it seems it wasn't my day today, sorry folks!'.
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