PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 27 p4p, 5 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 159 p4p, 18 weight class). Stoker comes to the cage accompanied by Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. Garibaldi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Resist and Bite - Sabaton. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michael Garibaldi enters the cage!

Stoker
vs
Garibaldi

199 cm
37
196 lbs
39 - 19 - 1

190 cm
26
200 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Urban Fighter

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 39 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch.
Garibaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker with a jab.
Garibaldi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stoker catches Garibaldi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stoker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garibaldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garibaldi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stoker is able to avoid easily.
Stoker tried to counter with a leg kick but Garibaldi avoided it.
Garibaldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Stoker slips a straight right by Garibaldi.
Jab by Stoker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Garibaldi.
Stoker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stoker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stoker jabs at Garibaldi's body.
Stoker missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garibaldi has time to react.
Garibaldi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stoker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stoker lands a body shot.
Stoker tries to score with a low kick but Garibaldi moves his leg out of the way.
Stoker lands a head shot.
Stoker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Stoker shakes him off and moves away.
Garibaldi scores with a body shot.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoker.
Stoker motions for Garibaldi to come forward. Stoker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker throws a sloppy body shot
and Garibaldi counters with a head kick. That will keep Stoker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stoker slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi misses with the body kick
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoker tests Garibaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi flicks out a counter leg kick but Stoker steps away.
Garibaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi catches Stoker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Edward Stoker has been cut.
Stoker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garibaldi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garibaldi. Stoker shrugs it off though.

Garibaldi sends Stoker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Garibaldi is motioning to the referee to let Stoker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Stoker is rocked!
Stoker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garibaldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Stoker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker seems to have got his legs back now.
Stoker swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Stoker.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garibaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Stoker misses with an uppercut.
Garibaldi wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoker misses the jab.
Stoker looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Stoker lands a jab to the head.
Stoker connects with a body shot.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi walks into a straight right hand from Stoker.
Stoker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker takes a swing at Garibaldi's ribcage but misses.
Garibaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stoker moves out of range as Garibaldi throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi walks into a left hand.
Stoker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garibaldi's calf.
Garibaldi looks to throw a body kick
and Stoker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoker avoids a kick to the body.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Garibaldi slips the punch.
Garibaldi unleashes a big counter combination but Stoker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stoker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stoker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Garibaldi misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker throws a hook but Garibaldi avoids it easily.
Garibaldi throws out a counter right but Stoker avoids it with no problem.
Garibaldi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garibaldi misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Stoker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Stoker'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.

Stoker digs a good body shot into Garibaldi's ribs.
Garibaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoker.
Garibaldi flicks out a counter leg kick but Stoker steps away.
Stoker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Stoker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garibaldi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Garibaldi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Garibaldi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stoker has got the better of the exchanges.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Stoker looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Garibaldi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garibaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stoker.
Garibaldi blocks a jab.
Stoker throws a chopping leg kick but Garibaldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stoker slips under a jab from Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a body shot.
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibaldi.
Stoker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garibaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Garibaldi moved away.
A head kick misses from Garibaldi.
Stoker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garibaldi on the side of the head.
Garibaldi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stoker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker misses with a lunging right hand
and Garibaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Stoker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garibaldi looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
Stoker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garibaldi's calf.
Nice shot by Stoker.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi looks to land a body kick but Stoker moved away.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch but Stoker is avoiding it.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Garibaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoker cracks Garibaldi with an open hand slap.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Stoker misses with a left hand
and Garibaldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stoker scores with a nice head shot.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Stoker.
Stoker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garibaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stoker checks a leg kick.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Stoker.
Nice body punch from Stoker.
Stoker punishes Garibaldi's body with a nice straight punch.
Edward Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Stoker.
Stoker scores with a jab. Garibaldi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Stoker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibaldi.
A punch lands to the side of Garibaldi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.
A left lands for Stoker.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Garibaldi slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stoker misses with a hook
enabling Garibaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker lands a head shot.
Stoker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garibaldi. That did some damage!

Garibaldi has Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.

Stoker breaks from the clinch.
Garibaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Stoker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stoker thuds his right hand into Garibaldi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Garibaldi has managed to clinch.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
Garibaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoker.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garibaldi.
Stoker working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Stoker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward Stoker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garibaldi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoker.
Garibaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Stoker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoker tests Garibaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Stoker pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Stoker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garibaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoker throws a shot to the body.
Garibaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Garibaldi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stoker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi clobbers Stoker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stoker checks a leg kick.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garibaldi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head but Garibaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker sets himself, and Garibaldi steps forward looking for the clinch! Stoker avoids it this time.
Garibaldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stoker. Stoker obviously looking to wear him down.
Stoker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stoker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Garibaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stoker scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker digs a good hook to Garibaldi's body.
Stoker scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Garibaldi misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Stoker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoker.
Nice shot lands for Stoker.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Stoker lands with a cross.
Garibaldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Stoker misses.
Stoker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garibaldi has time to react.
Stoker lands a lovely overhand right.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lands with an uppercut that bounces Garibaldi off the cage and back into range.
Stoker throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a nice looking body shot.
Stoker slips a straight right by Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Garibaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Stoker shakes him off and moves away.
Garibaldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Stoker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Garibaldi clinches up with Stoker and pushes him back against the cage.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Stoker breaks from the clinch.

Garibaldi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stoker sprawling to the canvas! Stoker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Garibaldi finish him?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garibaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoker's sensitive parts.
Stoker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garibaldi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stoker is out of range and Garibaldi settles back down.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garibaldi misses the jab.
Stoker connects with a jab.
Stoker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garibaldi's sensitive parts.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Stoker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Stoker is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Stoker misses with an uppercut
and Garibaldi counters with a left to the body.
Stoker slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Stoker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Stoker's cut.
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.

Stoker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garibaldi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoker lands with a hook. Garibaldi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stoker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garibaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garibaldi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a nice shot that snaps Garibaldi's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker misses with a body punch
and Garibaldi counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garibaldi! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garibaldi.

Garibaldi darts in and clinches Stoker up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stoker - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stoker walks away with a smile on his face. Garibaldi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stoker punishes Garibaldi's body with a nice straight punch.
Garibaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoker lands a nice hook to Garibaldi's body. Garibaldi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker throws an overhand right that lands on Garibaldi's shoulder, as Garibaldi tries to avoid the shot.
Stoker throws the left hand but Garibaldi avoids the punch easily.
Garibaldi tries a quick counter leg kick but Stoker is wise to it.
Garibaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stoker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stoker lands with a good body shot.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Garibaldi checks a leg kick.
Stoker throws a good cross that connects.
Stoker slips a jab from Garibaldi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker wants to slow Garibaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garibaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Stoker.
Nice straight punches there by Stoker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoker.
Jab, jab by Stoker - just one landing.
Stoker lands a glancing blow to the side of Garibaldi's head.
Garibaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Stoker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garibaldi throws the left hand but Stoker avoids the punch easily.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Garibaldi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi walks into a jab.
Garibaldi misses with an uppercut.
Stoker lands a jab.
Garibaldi checks a low kick from Stoker.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Garibaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garibaldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stoker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garibaldi has time to react.
Garibaldi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garibaldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garibaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stoker misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is looking to land body kicks.
Garibaldi misses with a kick to the body.
Stoker jabs Garibaldi right on the nose. Garibaldi blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Garibaldi tries to bum rush Stoker with a series of wild strikes but Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stoker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Garibaldi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stoker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garibaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Stoker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Stoker. Beautiful body shot.
Stoker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stoker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garibaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Stoker had his way with Michael Garibaldi in that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Stoker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stoker misses with a body shot.
Garibaldi looks to land a left hand but Stoker moved out of range nicely.
Stoker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garibaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garibaldi. That did some damage!
Stoker blocks a head kick by Garibaldi.
Stoker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garibaldi misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garibaldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoker works Garibaldi's body with a nice hook.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Stoker.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a body shot.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoker swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stoker feints and then cracks Garibaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garibaldi down.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker throws a leg kick which misses Garibaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Garibaldi tries to avoid it.
Garibaldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoker is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Garibaldi misses.
Stoker lands a nice hook to Garibaldi's body. Garibaldi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi misses with a left hand
and Stoker counters with a right hand to the body.
Stoker cracks Garibaldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garibaldi misses with a body kick.
Stoker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi checks a leg kick nicely.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Garibaldi thinks about the counter body kick.
Garibaldi scores with a hook to the body. Stoker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stoker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stoker thows a leg kick but Garibaldi checks it
and Garibaldi counters with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stoker throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garibaldi tries to move into range but Stoker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stoker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Garibaldi.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi throws a big counter head kick but Stoker avoids it with no problem.
Stoker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stoker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stoker throws a jab when Garibaldi was well out of range.
Stoker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garibaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garibaldi lands a jab to the head.
Stoker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garibaldi misses with a hook
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Garibaldi.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi lands a nice looking body kick.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibaldi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stoker with a body shot.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi throws a big shot that misses.
Stoker thumps Garibaldi with a low kick.
Garibaldi blocks a jab.
Garibaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stoker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stoker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stoker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garibaldis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Stoker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoker, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
Edward Stoker retains his middleweight title!
Edward Stoker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.