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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wijnbergen throws out a leg kick but Baxter moves out of range and Van Wijnbergen only half commits.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Baxter lands with a nice body punch.
Baxter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baxter throws a shot from downtown. Van Wijnbergen moves away and avoids it.
Baxter works Van Wijnbergen's body with a nice hook.
Van Wijnbergen throws a push kick but Baxter slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baxter. Baxter obviously looking to wear him down.
Baxter lands with a kick to the temple. Van Wijnbergen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Wijnbergen is just out of range.
Baxter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Wijnbergen rather than just go for the knockout.
Baxter walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the body kick
and Baxter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen scores with the left hand. Baxter knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen moves away.
Van Wijnbergen slips under a jab from Baxter.
Baxter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen wants to land a leg kick but Baxter is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen swings widly with a right hand
and Baxter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baxter moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen strikes.
Van Wijnbergen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
Baxter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Wijnbergen doesn't seem bothered though.
Gary Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter lands a head kick. Van Wijnbergen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baxter throws an off balance right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter jabs Van Wijnbergen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Van Wijnbergen moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a left hand but Baxter moved out of range nicely.
Baxter throws out a counter right but Van Wijnbergen avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Wijnbergen checks a leg kick.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baxter lands a nice shot that snaps Van Wijnbergen's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen takes a swing at Baxter's ribcage but misses.
Baxter works Van Wijnbergen's body with a nice hook.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a right hand. Baxter shakes it off.
Van Wijnbergen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baxter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baxter lands a jab to Van Wijnbergen's midsection.
Van Wijnbergen looks to throw the jab but Baxter is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an uppercut.
Baxter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Wijnbergen throws a jab when Baxter was well out of range.
Baxter lands a nice looking body shot.
Baxter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baxter lands a jab.
Baxter lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen looks to clinch
and Baxter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baxter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baxter throws a leg kick that misses.
Baxter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baxter moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen strikes.
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!
Baxter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Wijnbergen doesn't seem bothered though.
Baxter punishes Van Wijnbergen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter connects with a right hand. Van Wijnbergen shakes it off.
Baxter jabs Van Wijnbergen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Wijnbergen is breathing heavily.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Wijnbergen tries to clinch but Baxter is having none of it.
Baxter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baxter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Wijnbergen closes the distance and clinches.
Baxter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baxter misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Wijnbergen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Wijnbergen lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Baxter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Van Wijnbergen tenderised Baxter's leg. Baxter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a lunging right hand
and Baxter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baxter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Wijnbergen throws a wild body kick that Baxter sees coming a mile off.
Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baxter.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy right hand but Baxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Wijnbergen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Baxter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen breaks the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a leg kick
enabling Baxter to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a punch to the head.
Van Wijnbergen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch lands to the side of Baxter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baxter scores with a decent looking hook.
Baxter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Wijnbergen tries to move into range but Baxter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baxter misses with a jab to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Van Wijnbergen.
Crunch! Van Wijnbergen slams his shin into Baxter's torso.
Baxter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen backing away here, and Baxter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Wijnbergen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baxter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baxter's calf.
The fighters circling - Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Wijnbergen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baxter will feel that in the morning.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baxter.
Baxter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Wijnbergen with a body shot.
Baxter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baxter blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a hook to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baxter misses with a looping right.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Wijnbergen's sensitive parts.
Van Wijnbergen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baxter counters with a low kick, right behind Van Wijnbergen 's knee.
Van Wijnbergen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Baxter moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gary Baxter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Wijnbergen has time to react.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
Baxter throws out a loose jab but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Wijnbergen lands a left hand.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Wijnbergen avoids it.
Baxter lands with a left to the head.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baxter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen tries to bum rush Baxter with a series of wild strikes but Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baxter throws a low kick, looking for Van Wijnbergen's leg but Van Wijnbergen calmly moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen throws a big shot that misses.
Baxter throws a big counter head kick but Van Wijnbergen avoids it with no problem.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Baxter misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Wijnbergen misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Van Wijnbergen tries to clinch but Baxter is having none of it.
Baxter lands a nice shot that snaps Van Wijnbergen's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baxter tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is wise to it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick, looking for Baxter's leg but Baxter calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a front kick but Baxter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baxter jabs Van Wijnbergen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baxter misses with a body punch
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice leg kick.
Baxter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Wijnbergens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen lands a jab.
Baxter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baxter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baxter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baxter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Wijnbergen takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Van Wijnbergen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Baxter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Wijnbergen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baxter swings for the body but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Baxter moved away.
A clash of legs there as Van Wijnbergen blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Wijnbergen. That's going to slow Baxter down.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baxter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Wijnbergen's calf.
Baxter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a kick to the body
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen slips under a jab from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baxter counters with a left to the body.
Baxter motions for Van Wijnbergen to come forward. Baxter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Van Wijnbergen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Van Wijnbergen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baxter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a head kick.
Baxter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Baxter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Van Wijnbergen looks to throw the jab but Baxter is out of range.
Baxter connects with a solid leg kick.
Baxter slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter scores with a jab. Van Wijnbergen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter throws a looping overhand right but Van Wijnbergen ducks down to avoid it.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter scores with a decent looking hook.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Baxter lands a nice shot that snaps Van Wijnbergen's head back.
Van Wijnbergen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a two punch combination.
Baxter tried to score with a low kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it.
Van Wijnbergen misses the jab.
Baxter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baxter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baxter swings widly with a right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baxter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a left hand
and Baxter counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Baxter really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baxter connects with a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen checks a low kick from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
Baxter throws a leg kick which misses Van Wijnbergen's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Wijnbergen tries to avoid it.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick.
Baxter lands a jab.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baxter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a head kick by Baxter.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a looping right.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a leg kick but Baxter saw it coming and moves away.
Van Wijnbergen throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen swinging wildly here.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baxter checks a low kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter slips a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baxter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Wijnbergen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baxter to score with a decent uppercut.
Baxter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Wijnbergen clobbers Baxter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Wijnbergen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a head kick by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the head kick by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baxter's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the body shot from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Wijnbergen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baxter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Van Wijnbergen moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Wijnbergen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Baxter with an open hand slap.
Baxter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Wijnbergen looks to clinch
and Baxter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Van Wijnbergen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baxter! But no joy.
Van Wijnbergen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Baxter digs a good body shot into Van Wijnbergen's ribs.
Baxter throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter moves forwards but Van Wijnbergen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baxter is rocked!
Baxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baxter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baxter is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Wijnbergen finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen clinches up with Baxter and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Baxter seems to have recovered his senses.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Van Wijnbergen avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the ropes.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Wijnbergen backwards.
Van Wijnbergen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baxter looking to throw knees to the head but Van Wijnbergen is blocking nicely.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen lands a hook that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod.
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!
Baxter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baxter moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baxter throws a head kick but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Baxter misses with a low kick as Van Wijnbergen jumps back.
Van Wijnbergen punishes Baxter's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a solid leg kick.
Baxter moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. Van Wijnbergen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter connects with an inside leg kick.
Baxter scores with a nice strike.
Van Wijnbergen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Wijnbergen missing with a left hand there. Baxter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baxter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Wijnbergen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baxter scrambles back to his feet.
Baxter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Wijnbergen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baxter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Wijnbergen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the head kick by Baxter.
Baxter checks a leg kick.
Baxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big right hand but Baxter slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Wijnbergen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baxter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wijnbergen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Wijnbergen backing away here, and Baxter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baxter lands a nice shot to the body.
Baxter throws a lazy head kick
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice leg kick.
Baxter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Wijnbergen punishes Baxter's body with a nice straight punch.
Baxter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Wijnbergen blocks a jab.
Baxter jabs at Van Wijnbergen's body.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Van Wijnbergen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Wijnbergen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Baxter does it's job there.
Van Wijnbergen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a head kick by Baxter.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Wijnbergen has time to react.
Baxter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Wijnbergen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baxter is out of range and Van Wijnbergen settles back down.
Baxter tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is wise to it.
Van Wijnbergen throws the kick towards the body but Baxter avoids it.
Baxter blocks a leg kick.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Baxter misses.
Van Wijnbergen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a hook. Baxter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Wijnbergen jabs at Baxter's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Van Wijnbergen moves out of range easily.
Baxter walks into a straight right hand from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen digs a good hook to Baxter's body.
Baxter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Baxter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Baxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab.
Van Wijnbergen throws a chopping leg kick but Baxter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joels Van Wijnbergen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Wijnbergen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joels Van Wijnbergen!
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