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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thai Tanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole Taggart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Tanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Tanic. No joy for Taggart on that attempt.
Taggart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taggart misses with the body kick
and Tanic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tanic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggart checks a low kick from Tanic.
Taggart clinches up with Tanic and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tanic as Taggart tries to tie him up.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart avoids the elbow strike from Tanic, against the cage.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taggart avoiding damage.
Tanic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanic misses with an elbow strike.
Taggart blocks the elbow strike.
Taggart working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Taggart is pushing Tanic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tanic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tanic as Taggart tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taggart throws an elbow but misses.
Taggart misses with an elbow strike.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Tanic controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taggart has him pressed against the cage.
Taggart throws an elbow that misses.
Tanic lands a nice elbow.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Taggart.
Tanic is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taggart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanic's brow.
Tanic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanic tries to land a knee to the head but Taggart blocks with his arms.
Tanic breaks from the clinch.
Taggart connects with a solid leg kick.
No luck for Taggart with that takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanic misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart checks a leg kick.
Cole Taggart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanic blocks the body kick.
Taggart wants to clinch.
Tanic checks a low kick from Taggart.
Taggart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tanic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taggart shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanic sprawls well. He's pushed Taggart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thai Tanic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Taggart.
Tanic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Tanic connects with a solid leg kick.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Tanic checks a leg kick.
Tanic blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart shoots in but Tanic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanic blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Tanic misses with a body kick.
Tanic lands with a kick to the temple. Taggart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Tanic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taggart's calf.
Taggart avoids the head kick by Tanic.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Taggart moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanic lands an elbow inside that Taggart shrugs off.
Taggart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Tanic misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thai Tanic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taggart throws a leg kick that misses.
Tanic wants to slow Taggart down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanic moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taggart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanic.
Tanic throws a push kick but Taggart slaps the foot to one side.
Tanic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thai Tanic is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taggart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tanic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taggart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taggart.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tanic.
Taggart moves in looking to clinch but Tanic pushes him off.
A head kick from Tanic lands but Taggart takes it in his stride.
Tanic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taggart is breathing heavily.
Tanic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart misses with a hook. Tanic ducked under it nicely.
Taggart throws a front kick aimed at Tanic's knee but Tanic avoids it well.
Tanic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taggart throws out the jab.
Tanic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tanic thumps Taggart with a low kick.
Tanic throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Tanic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taggart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanic throws a head kick that misses.
Thai Tanic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taggart blocks a low kick nicely.
Taggart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taggart avoids the head kick by Tanic.
Taggart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanic swats away the attempt to clinch by Taggart.
Tanic thuds his shin into the meat of Taggart's side.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tanic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart checks a low kick from Tanic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanic.
Tanic throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart throws a head kick but Tanic moves out of range.
Taggart cracks the inside of Tanic's front leg.
Tanic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taggart.
Tanic misses with a wild body shot.
Tanic avoids the head kick by Taggart.
Taggart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanic. Tanic obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanic checks a low kick from Taggart.
Tanic throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart is looking to clinch but Tanic is avoiding it.
Taggart throws a head kick but Tanic moves out of range.
Tanic scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanic throws a leg kick but Taggart checks it.
A lazy body kick from Taggart
and Tanic counters with an inside leg kick.
Taggart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tanic checks it well.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taggart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taggart.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanic.
Tanic throws a head kick that misses.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Tanic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Tanic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tanic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Tanic moves his leg out of the way.
Taggart fails to land the takedown.
Tanic swats away the attempt to clinch by Taggart.
Good work by Tanic as he checks the leg kick.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanic.
Taggart throws a solid leg kick but Tanic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taggart.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taggart checks a leg kick.
Tanic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tanic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Taggart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taggart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tanic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanic.
Taggart throws a body kick that misses
and Tanic counters with an outside leg kick.
Taggart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taggart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Taggart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tanic under the eye.
Tanic throws a head kick that misses.
Tanic throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tanic tries a low kick but Taggart avoids it.
Taggart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tanic did well to prevent Taggart getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tanic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taggart is looking to advance position but Tanic has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanic controlling the position easily from mount.
Taggart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taggart tries to hold on but Tanic postures up.
Tanic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole Taggart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're going to have a standup here because Thai Tanic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Taggart checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanic rushes Taggart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Taggart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanic.
Tanic lands a nice elbow.
Tanic pushes off an throws an elbow but Taggart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tanic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanic dodges an elbow strike from Taggart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tanic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanic's elbow.
Thai Tanic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanic misses with an elbow 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 Thai Tanic.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Tanic!
Thai Tanic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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