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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taggart throws a hook but Chandler avoids it easily.
And Chandler responds with a good body kick, but Taggart manages to step out the way in time.
Chandler thuds his shin into the meat of Taggart's side.
Taggart feints a jab promting Chandler to slip. Taggart then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chandler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chandler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chandler slips under a jab from Taggart.
Taggart cracks the inside of Chandler's front leg.
The crowd cheers as Taggart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chandler doesn't seem phased though.
Good shot there by Taggart.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Taggart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chandler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taggart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart delivers a nice body kick.
Chandler throws a big shot that misses.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses.
Taggart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taggart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chandler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chandler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chandler walks into a straight right hand from Taggart.
Chandler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chandler.
Taggart misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taggart scores with a sloppy right hand. Chandler should have avoided that one.
Chandler throws a hook but Taggart blocks it.
Taggart misses the shot to the body.
Chandler throws a leg kick but Taggart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taggart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chandler misses with a leg kick
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taggart scores with a kick to the body.
Chandler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taggart looks for the body kick but Chandler saw that one coming.
Taggart looks to land a body kick but Chandler moved away.
Chandler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chandler. Taggart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Chandler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marcus Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chandler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chandler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Taggart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart throws a hook to the side of Chandler's head but Chandler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Chandler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chandler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taggart lands a leg kick that knocks Chandler off balance momentarily.
Taggart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Chandler scores with a nice right hand.
Taggart jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taggart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chandler lands a right hook to the body.
Taggart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taggart tries to work over Chandler's front leg with a kick but Chandler checks it.
Chandler blocks a leg kick.
Taggart misses the jab.
Chandler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chandler lands with a right hand.
Taggart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taggart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chandler blocks a low kick nicely.
Taggart loads up on a big right hand but Chandler slips the punch.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Taggart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chandler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taggart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taggart lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
Chandler only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. Chandler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chandler misses with an uppercut. Taggart saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Taggart.
Chandler throws a shot from downtown. Taggart moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Taggart blocks the low kick.
Chandler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chandler defending well as Taggart loads up on a big left hand.
Taggart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler scores with the left hand. Taggart knows he should have avoided that one.
Chandler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taggart throws the left hand but Chandler avoids the punch easily.
Taggart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chandler.
Chandler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chandler missing with a left hand there. Taggart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chandler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taggart.
Chandler misses with a straight right.
Chandler throws a body shot but no joy.
Taggart lands a nice looking body shot.
Taggart slips under a jab from Chandler.
Chandler misses with a left hand
and Taggart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chandler.
Chandler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chandler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler throws a leg kick but Taggart moved away.
Taggart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chandler slips under a jab.
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chandler's sensitive parts.
Taggart lunges at Chandler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chandler's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chandler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taggart ducks right into an uppercut from Chandler.
Chandler throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Chandler lands.
Taggart connects with an inside leg kick.
Chandler avoids the body shot from Taggart.
Chandler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chandler throws out a leg kick but Taggart moves out of range and Chandler only half commits.
Chandler checks a leg kick nicely.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Chandler moves his leg out of the way.
Chandler thows a leg kick but Taggart checks it
and Taggart counters with a good low kick that Chandler was not able to check.
Cole Taggart is winning the standup battle so far.
Taggart moves out of range of the body kick from Chandler.
Taggart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chandler backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chandler checks a leg kick.
Chandler throws a low kick, looking for Taggart's leg but Taggart calmly moves out of range.
Chandler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Chandler moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taggart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taggart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chandler might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taggart has got the better of the exchanges.
Taggart scores with a hook.
Taggart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Chandler moved away.
Chandler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Chandler moved away.
Taggart scores with a nice head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taggart.
Chandler slips a jab from Taggart.
Taggart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chandler.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Chandler misses its intended target.
Taggart is looking for a counter combo.
Chandler blocks a jab.
A big right from Chandler misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taggart to score with a decent uppercut.
Chandler looks to throw the jab but Taggart is out of range.
Taggart looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chandler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Chandler blocks the leg kick.
Taggart drops his hands momentarily and Chandler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Taggart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taggart misses with a leg kick
and Chandler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Chandler.
Chandler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Chandler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taggart connects with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Taggart blocks the leg kick.
Chandler just misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart blocks a leg kick.
Chandler looks to throw the jab but Taggart is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Chandler.
Taggart throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Chandler.
Chandler throws a low kick, looking for Taggart's leg but Taggart calmly moves out of range.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Taggart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taggart tries to move into range but Chandler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chandler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chandler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chandler misses with a leg kick.
Chandler throws a chopping leg kick but Taggart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taggart. That's going to slow Chandler down.
Taggart defending well as Chandler loads up on a big left hand.
Taggart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chandler.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Chandler cracks Taggart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taggart scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Chandler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taggart lands a jab to Chandler's midsection.
Chandler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Taggart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a solid leg kick but Chandler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taggart.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taggart, as that shot connected.
Taggart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chandler throws out the jab.
Taggart looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Chandler throws out a counter right but Taggart avoids it with no problem.
Chandler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taggart misses with a hook. Chandler ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
Taggart slips under a jab from Chandler.
Chandler lands a glancing blow to the side of Taggart's head.
Chandler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart blocks a jab.
Taggart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid body kick from Taggart.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart misses with a hook.
Chandler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taggart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler thumps Taggart with a low kick.
A big left from Chandler misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Chandler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chandler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taggart. Taggart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Chandler's front leg but catches the back leg as Chandler tries to avoid it.
Chandler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taggart blocks a jab.
Chandler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taggart lands a jab to the head.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chandler tries a quick counter leg kick but Taggart is wise to it.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Taggart is looking to land body kicks.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Taggart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chandler throws out the jab.
Chandler misses with a body kick.
Taggart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chandler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taggart throws out a powerful jab.
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 is looking to land body kicks.
Chandler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Taggart blocks the low kick.
A jab lands there for Chandler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Taggart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses.
Chandler misses with a body kick.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chandler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taggart with a body shot.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Chandler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chandler throws a leg kick but Taggart checks it.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Taggart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taggart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chandler checks it well.
Chandler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taggart with a body shot.
Chandler slips under a jab.
Chandler is looking to slow Taggart down with leg kicks.
Chandler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taggart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chandler is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Taggart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chandler's head backwards.
Taggart slips under a jab from Chandler.
Chandler throws a big shot that misses.
Chandler misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chandler doesn't seem bothered though.
Taggart moves out of range as Chandler throws a body kick.
Chandler misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Chandler.
Chandler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chandler checks a low kick from Taggart.
Chandler throws a push kick but Taggart slaps the foot to one side.
Taggart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chandler momentarily.
Chandler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chandler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taggart's sensitive parts.
Taggart thows a leg kick but Chandler checks it
letting Chandler counter with a right hand.
Taggart needs to keep his hands up - Chandler had a free shot at his head there.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Taggart tries a low kick but Chandler avoids it.
Chandler misses with an uppercut.
Taggart checks a low kick from Chandler.
Taggart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Chandler checks it.
Taggart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Taggart blocks the leg kick.
Chandler checks a leg kick.
Taggart lands a right hook to the body.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
Chandler throws out a counter right but Taggart avoids it with no problem.
Taggart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chandler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chandler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taggart.
Taggart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chandler's head.
Taggart misses with a hook
enabling Chandler to counter with a crisp jab.
Taggart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taggart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chandler. Chandler obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Taggart - just one landing.
Taggart throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taggart, right into the meat.
Taggart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taggart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chandler lands a jab to the head.
Chandler misses with an uppercut. Taggart saw that one coming.
Chandler moves out of range of the body kick from Taggart.
Chandler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Taggart.
Taggart scores with the left hand. Chandler knows he should have avoided that one.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Chandler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taggart.
Taggart throws the left hand but Chandler avoids the punch easily.
Chandler scores with a leg kick.
Taggart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chandler.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Chandler missing with a left hand there. Taggart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taggart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Chandler.
Taggart misses with a straight right.
Chandler moves out of range of the body kick.
Taggart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Taggart throws a leg kick
and Chandler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Taggart blocks the leg kick.
Chandler misses with a leg kick.
Taggart misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Chandler.
I think Chandler 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart!
After winning the bout, Cole Taggart thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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