WOTLA 28 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Pollak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tanner
vs
Pollak

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Pollak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tanner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tanner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pollak tries for a takedown but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tanner. Those never looked like landing.
Pollak is looking to clinch.
Pollak thows a body kick. Tanner tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Tanner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Pollak drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Pollak as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Tanner screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Pollak! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Robert Pollak!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shalako Carlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by The Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Torres
vs
Carlin

180 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

178 cm
21
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shalako Carlin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torres shoots in and bounces Carlin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carlin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torres!
Carlin avoids the attempt from Torres to control.
Torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carlin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Torres is looking to improve his position but Carlin isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres is squirming around, avoiding Carlin's attempts to control the action.
Carlin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Carlin lands a big shot there that rocks Torres but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Torres holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carlin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Carlin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Carlin working for a guillotine from mount but Torres is in no mood to give up.
Carlin punching from mount but Torres doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Torres wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carlin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Carlin looking to finish Torres with some ground and pound. This is bad for Torres!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Carlin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Carlin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Torres tries to reverse the position but Carlin maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Carlin.

Torres is rocked!
Torres wants to try and get back to his feet.
Oh Torres is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carlin with shots to the head and body - Torres looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carlin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carlin lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Torres! Carlin sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Torres and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shalako Carlin!
Shalako Carlin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wartooth has chosen Dethklok- Awaken as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Twist
vs
Wartooth

192 cm
21
222 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
29
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toki Wartooth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wartooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Twist connects with a body shot that sends Wartooth's belly button to the back.
Twist closes the distance and clinches up with Wartooth, looking for a takedown. Twist pushes Wartooth against the cage but Wartooth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wartooth moves to clinch but Twist breaks away

and Twist counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wartooth tries to get to full guard but Twist has control of the leg.
Wartooth is not content to let Twist control the position.
Twist trying to advance position but Wartooth counters by regaining guard.
Twist is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist throws a big right hand that misses.
Twist trying to control but Wartooth is working from the bottom.

Twist drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wartooth manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Twist has Wartooth in his guard.
Wartooth is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist keeping full guard, as Wartooth tries to pass.
Wartooth preventing the sweep.
Twist wants to control the position but Wartooth says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Twist tries to roll over but Wartooth keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Twist looking for a sweep. Not yet Twist, not yet.
Twist looking to control.
Twist keeping moving, preventing Wartooth from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Twist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wartooth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Twist is tightening it up a little... Wartooth has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Wartooth reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Wartooth taps out! Nice BJJ there by Twist!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Oliver Twist!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Supreme court hymn. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jo's choice of entrance music: Set You Free. Jo Jo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Jo

185 cm
20
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Brute

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jo Jo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Jo's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Jo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Jo. Jo gets slowly back to his feet.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Jo. Jo gets slowly back to his feet.
King throws a lazy right hand but Jo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. King catches Jo right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jo.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King swings for the body but Jo moves out of range.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jo was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
A jab from King does it's job there.
Jo shoots and misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Renato King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jo Jo.
Jo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
King slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jo trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jo throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Jo trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King pulls Jo in close to his closed guard and prevents Jo from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jo!
King scoring with strikes but Jo is staying in there.

King goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jo turns into him and now he's in King's guard.
Jo trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jo is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jo trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King has momentary wrist control but Jo slips an elbow through the middle.
Jo wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Jo throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jo's guard. Nice move by King!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King trying to move into half guard but instead Jo has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is trying to control the position but Jo postures up.
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 Renato King will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King scores with the left hand. Jo knows he should have avoided that one.

Jo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into King's guard.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Jo tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Jo being controlled here momentarily.
Jo wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Jo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jo Jo has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King controlling the position from side mount.
Jo manages to work his way to half guard, despite King's best efforts.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King trying to control from Jo's half guard. Jo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Jo is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throwing strikes but missing.
Jo keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King throws a big elbow that misses.

Jo is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Jo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Jo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo postures up.

Jo got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jo has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
Jo is pushing down on King's leg trying to pass to half guard. King is fighting to maintain full guard but Jo has managed to sneak the leg through.

Jo is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jo to get the leverage.
Jo is stalling here. King is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and King has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
King trying to control the position but Jo is working away.
Jo wants to control but King postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to take a break and control but Jo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Jo is trying to get back to half guard.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wants to control but Jo is keeping him busy.
King with the ground and pound but Jo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato King 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King lands a body shot.
Jo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jo off to one side.
Jo misses with a takedown attempt
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renato King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jo is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Renato King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jo Jo.

Jo drives through with a takedown into King's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
King pulls Jo in close to his closed guard and prevents Jo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jo looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
King is in close to Jo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King throws a big right hand that misses.

Jo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King trying to control but Jo is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

King postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of King, into his guard.
Jo is looking to advance position but King has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a big shot there that rocks Jo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
Jo is trying to stand.
Jo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jo is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King scoring with strikes but Jo is staying in there.
King controlling his opponent.
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King working Jo over with strikes.
Jo Jo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King blocks the strikes from Jo.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Renato King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato King!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Renato King waved his t-shirt featuring Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Spanked
vs
Baxter

187 cm
21
196 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonna Spanked!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spanked is defended easily by Baxter.
Spanked sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spanked fails with the takedown.
Baxter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baxter throws a low kick but Spanked moves out of range easily.
Baxter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baxter throws a poor cross that misses
and Spanked counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spanked throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baxter connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter checks a leg kick.
Spanked misses with an uppercut.
Baxter misses with a straight right.
Spanked checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Baxter.
Baxter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spanked stuns Baxter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spanked lands a high kick!
Baxter throws a lazy uppercut
letting Spanked counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baxter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spanked ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spanked.
Spanked has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baxter finds it's way round the side to connect with Spanked's head.
Spanked ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
Baxter throws a low kick but Spanked moves out of range easily.
Baxter moves out of range of the strikes.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick from Spanked.
Spanked just misses with a punch to the body.
Spanked uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baxter.
Spanked closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baxter circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonna Spanked. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter throws a shot from downtown. Spanked moves away and avoids it.
Baxter misses with a left hand
and Spanked counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looks to land a body kick but Spanked moved away.
Baxter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spanked tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baxter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spanked somewhat.
Spanked throws a lazy uppercut
and Baxter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spanked lands a right hook to the body.
Baxter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spanked throws the kick towards the body but Baxter avoids it.
Spanked avoids the head kick by Baxter.
Spanked moves out of range as Baxter strikes.
Spanked is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baxter cracks Spanked with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanked ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Baxter.
Spanked misses with a leg kick
and Baxter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Baxter.
Spanked throws a lazy uppercut
and Spanked takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baxter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spanked looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baxter moves out of range of the strikes.
Spanked ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Baxter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Spanked takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Baxter does it's job there.
Spanked takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spanked misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spanked lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baxter misses with a hook. Spanked ducked under it nicely.
Spanked misses with a wild body shot.
Gonna Spanked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spanked.
Spanked moves out of range of the leg kick from Baxter.
Spanked throws out a loose jab but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baxter. Spanked does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Baxter.
Baxter tried to score with a low kick but Spanked checks it.
Baxter throws the left hand but Spanked avoids the punch easily.
Spanked tries to land a front kick but Baxter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryan Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spanked manages to avoid it.
Baxter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spanked loads up on a big right hand but Baxter slips the punch.

Spanked manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Baxter on his heels. He'll look to pass Baxter's guard now, I'm sure.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Spanked stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baxter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baxter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spanked. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spanked postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanked won't allow Baxter to sweep him here.
Spanked's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Spanked has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan Baxter.
Baxter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spanked throws a low kick but Baxter moves out of range easily.
Baxter misses with a right hand
and Spanked connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baxter misses with a looping right.
Baxter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a hook but Spanked avoids it easily.
Baxter motions for Spanked to come forward. Baxter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spanked.
Spanked throws a body punch but Baxter moves out of range.
A jab from Baxter finds it's way through Spanked's defenses.
Baxter avoids the body shot from Spanked.
Spanked fails to land the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baxter.
Spanked throws a head kick that misses
and Baxter counters with a solid body kick.
Baxter with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Spanked misses its intended target.
Spanked tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanked shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baxter defends it nicely.
Baxter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spanked moves forwards but Baxter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter throws a solid leg kick but Spanked takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baxter.
Spanked is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baxter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Baxter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spanked throws a leg kick
letting Baxter counter with a right hand.
Baxter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spanked throws out a leg kick but Baxter moves out of range and Spanked only half commits.
Baxter lands a slapping body shot.
Spanked misses the body punch
and Baxter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baxter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Baxter is predictable there
and Spanked counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spanked just misses with a punch to the body.
Spanked avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick from Spanked.
Baxter stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spanked defending well as Baxter loads up on a big left hand.
Baxter misses with a straight right.
Spanked lands with a hook. Baxter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spanked wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spanked ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away.
Spanked keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baxter throws a wild body kick that Spanked sees coming a mile off.
Baxter misses with the body kick
and Spanked counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baxter thinking.
Spanked drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanked has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baxter finds it's way round the side to connect with Spanked's head.
Baxter throws a leg kick that misses.
Ryan Baxter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baxter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spanked checks a leg kick.
Baxter throws a chopping leg kick but Spanked manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spanked misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spanked throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baxter.
Spanked thuds a left hand into Baxter's body.
Baxter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baxter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baxter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spanked. That did some damage!
Spanked shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spanked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baxter.
Spanked on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spanked lands a really nice looking cross but Baxter seems unphased.
Spanked throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baxter counters with a straight right hand.
Baxter throws a hook but Spanked avoids it easily.
Spanked misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. Spanked looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baxter dips to his left and cracks Spanked with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spanked crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baxter - the referee stops the clock and Spanked gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baxter. Spanked manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spanked looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spanked shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baxter pinned against the cage. Baxter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonna Spanked. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter avoids a kick to the body.
Baxter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baxter is looking to chop away at Spanked's legs.
Baxter moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Baxter really dominated that 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.

Spanked jabs at Baxter's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baxter.
Baxter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spanked momentarily.
Spanked jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spanked slips a straight right by Baxter.
Baxter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Baxter misses
and Spanked counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baxter.
Spanked cracks a nice hook into Baxter's ribs.
Spanked ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
Spanked scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Baxter lands with a straight right. Spanked didn't see that one coming.
Spanked shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baxter as he jumps to the side.
Baxter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spanked. Baxter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Spanked blocks the low kick.
Spanked throws the kick towards the body but Baxter avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a head kick.
Spanked fails with a takedown attempt.
Spanked stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baxter.
Spanked dives in and grabs Baxter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baxter pushes down on Spanked's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonna Spanked. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Spanked swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baxter counters with an outside leg kick.
Baxter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spanked.
Spanked throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spanked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baxter.
Spanked throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Baxter does no damage.
Spanked takes one to the chin there.
Spanked shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baxter pinned against the cage. Baxter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baxter feints and then cracks Spanked's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spanked down.
Spanked takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baxter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spanked is out of range and Baxter settles back down.
Spanked misses with a wild combination.
Baxter throws a wild body kick that Spanked sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Spanked misses the target.
Spanked throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Baxter counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Baxter misses its intended target.
Baxter misses with a right hand
and Spanked counters with an outside leg kick.
Baxter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spanked takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spanked steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baxter feints and then cracks Spanked's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spanked down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Baxter dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Spanked fails with a takedown attempt.
Baxter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spanked's head.
Nice takedown defense from Baxter. No joy for Spanked on that attempt.
Spanked takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baxter.
Spanked looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baxter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spanked looks to throw the jab but Baxter is out of range.
Spanked looks to throw the jab but Baxter is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spanked throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter lands the left hand.
Spanked takes one to the side of the head.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spanked lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baxter slips under a jab.
Spanked throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baxter counters with a good low kick that Spanked was not able to check.
Spanked takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baxter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonna Spanked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a low kick but Spanked avoids it.
Baxter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spanked. Spanked circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter misses with a hook.
Baxter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spanked scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baxter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spanked throws a leg kick but Baxter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baxter lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baxter.
Baxter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spanked counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baxter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spanked.
Spanked comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baxter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Baxter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spanked counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spanked goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baxter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baxter delivers a nice body kick.
Spanked scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Spanked misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baxter.
Spanked pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spanked tries a low kick but Baxter avoids it.
Spanked misses with a hook to the body
and Baxter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baxter throws out a powerful jab.
Baxter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spanked misses with a body kick.
Spanked on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Baxter.
I've got Baxter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Baxter!
Ryan Baxter is the new middleweight champion!
Ryan Baxter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery for their support in the buildup to the fight.