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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Van Gundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanitz moves into the clinch.
Kanitz tries to stall but Van Gundy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
Van Gundy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Kanitz.
Van Gundy lands with a left to the head.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gundy tries to throw a body punch but Kanitz avoids it by throwing Van Gundy back against the ropes.
Kanitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Gundy blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Gundy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kanitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Kanitz.
Kanitz works on Van Gundy's body with a couple of short punches.
Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gundy landing knees to the body.
Van Gundy misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy tries to throw a body punch but Kanitz avoids it by throwing Van Gundy back against the ropes.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Van Gundy.
Kanitz prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
Kanitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Kanitz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gundy fails to land.
Kanitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanitz blocking some punches.
Van Gundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanitz is defending well for now.
Van Gundy misses with the head strike.
Van Gundy tries to work over Kanitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy blocking some punches.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz being controlled against the ropes.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kanitz's coach down at Kebab House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kanitz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Gundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Gundy cracks Kanitz with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy lands with a right to the head.
Van Gundy blocking some punches.
Van Gundy blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gundy.
Kanitz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Gundy has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Gundy.
Kanitz looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanitz.
Van Gundy misses with a body punch.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanitz takes a shot to the head.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kanitz.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gundy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kanitz or not.
Kanitz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gundy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanitz.
Van Gundy misses with a body punch.
Van Gundy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Gundy.
Kanitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gundy trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Gundy can't find room to land a body shot as Kanitz controls the action.
Kanitz pushes Van Gundy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Gundy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Gundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanitz.
Kanitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanitz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Kanitz scores with a nice body kick.
Kanitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Gundy misses the target.
Kanitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gundy.
Kanitz throws a head kick but Van Gundy moves out of range.
Van Gundy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanitz. Kanitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Gundy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kanitz counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Van Gundy misses
and Kanitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Gundy scores with a kick to the body.
Van Gundy throws a big shot that misses.
Van Gundy is looking to clinch but Kanitz is avoiding it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with a looping left.
Kanitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gundy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gundy moves out of range easily.
Van Gundy moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanitz controls his hands.
Van Gundy lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Gundy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy works on Kanitz's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gundy.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanitz.
Van Gundy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanitz lands a nice uppercut.
Kanitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kanitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kanitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanitz.
Van Gundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz tries a body shot but Van Gundy blocks it.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Van Gundy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kanitz or not.
Van Gundy lands a hook that snaps the head of Kanitz backwards.
Stan Van Gundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but Kanitz blocks with his arms.
Kanitz tries a body shot but Van Gundy blocks it.
Van Gundy lands with a light punch inside.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Gundy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kanitz is breathing heavily.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Gundy lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Van Gundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Gundy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz is leaning against Van Gundy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Gundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Gundy misses the jab.
Kanitz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kanitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Gundy throws a hook but Kanitz avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Van Gundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Gundy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Gundy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanitz.
Van Gundy tries to work over Kanitz's front leg with a kick but Kanitz checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanitz.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kanitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanitz thumps Van Gundy with a low kick.
Van Gundy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Gundy wants to clinch up but Kanitz keeps it at a distance.
Kanitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Gundy's head.
Kanitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Gundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
Van Gundy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kanitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Kanitz rushes Van Gundy and presses him up against the ropes.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz tries a body shot but Van Gundy blocks it.
Van Gundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kanitz.
A body shot lands from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanitz controls his hands.
Van Gundy lands a knee to the body.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy prevents a body shot from Kanitz.
Van Gundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kanitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Gundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanitz.
Kanitz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Gundy scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanitz has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gundy.
Kanitz tries to break free but Van Gundy pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanitzs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
Van Gundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Van Gundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gundy pushes Kanitz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanitz blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Gundy lands a body shot.
Van Gundy blocking some punches.
Van Gundy lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Gundy tries to throw a body punch but Kanitz avoids it by throwing Van Gundy back against the ropes.
Van Gundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy pushes Kanitz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Gundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Gundy blocking some punches.
Van Gundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanitz avoids the damage to the body.
Van Gundy prevents a body shot from Kanitz.
Van Gundy stalls.
Van Gundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gundy lands an elbow just above Kanitz 's eye.
Van Gundy blocks an uppercut.
Van Gundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanitz can do to turn this around?
Van Gundy missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanitzs head.
Van Gundy cracks Kanitz with a nice body shot.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gundy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanitz is rocked!
A short right from Van Gundy on the inside.
Kanitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Gundy finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gundy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kanitz or not.
A short body shot lands from Kanitz as the two fighters clinch.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gundy tries to land a front kick but Kanitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kanitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Gundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kanitz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Van Gundy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Gundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanitz lands with a light punch inside.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Van Gundy can't find room to land a body shot as Kanitz controls the action.
Van Gundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanitz.
Van Gundy misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Gundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanitz controls his hands.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kanitz.
Kanitz is leaning against Van Gundy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanitz.
Kanitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Gundy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kanitz moves away from the strike by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Gundy connects with a looping right hand.
Kanitz slips under a jab.
Kanitz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kanitz misses the shot to the body.
Van Gundy throws out a powerful jab.
Kanitz drops his hands momentarily and Van Gundy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kanitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanitz drives through and clinches with Van Gundy against the ropes.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Van Gundy working Kanitz over with knees to the body.
Van Gundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz rushes Van Gundy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Gundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanitz avoids the damage to the body.
Van Gundy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanitz lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanitz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short right from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kanitz.
Van Gundy is working Kanitz over against the ropes.
Kanitz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy lands with a left to the head.
Kanitz can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gundy controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kanitz as Van Gundy tries to tie him up.
Kanitz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Van Gundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Gundy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanitz controls his hands.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanitz controls his hands.
Van Gundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanitz tries to throw a body punch but Van Gundy avoids it by throwing Kanitz back against the ropes.
Van Gundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kanitz backwards.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gundy fails to land.
Van Gundy gets through Kanitz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Gundy digs a right hand into Kanitz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kanitz's gas tank.
Kanitz tries a body shot but Van Gundy blocks it.
Van Gundy gets through Kanitz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
Kanitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gundy blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
Kanitz takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kanitz.
Van Gundy lands a knee to the head.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Kanitz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kanitz misses with some punches.
Kanitz prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
Kanitz gets through Van Gundy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gundy working aggressively here.
Kanitz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Gundy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanitz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanitzs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gundy has a couple of punches blocked by Kanitz.
A short left from Van Gundy.
Kanitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanitz.
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 Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Van Gundy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Gundy lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanitz.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanitzs head.
Van Gundy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short right from Van Gundy on the inside.
Van Gundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanitz connects with a leg kick. Van Gundy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kanitz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Gundy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy had his way with Simon Kanitz in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Gundy throws a right hand that misses
and Kanitz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Gundy wants to clinch up but Kanitz keeps it at a distance.
Kanitz scores with a nice right hand.
Kanitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gundy looks to land a right hand but Kanitz moved out of range.
Van Gundy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Gundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kanitz avoids the head kick by Van Gundy.
Kanitz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kanitz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Gundys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kanitz moves into the clinch.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Kanitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kanitz is working Van Gundy over against the ropes.
Van Gundy takes a shot to the head.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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.
A right hand to the body from Van Gundy.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
Kanitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Gundy lands with a light punch inside.
Kanitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
Kanitz lands with a light punch inside.
Kanitz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simon Kanitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy digs a right hand into Kanitz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kanitz's gas tank.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gundy stalling in the clinch but Kanitz improves position.
Van Gundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Gundy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
Kanitz lands a left hand.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
Van Gundy pushes Kanitz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gundy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gundy takes a shot to the head.
Kanitz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kanitz breaks from the clinch.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick which misses Kanitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanitz tries to avoid it.
Van Gundy throws a body kick that misses.
Kanitz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice cross by Van Gundy.
Kanitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Gundy counters with a nice body kick.
Van Gundy lands with a cross.
Stan Van Gundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Gundy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kanitz tests Van Gundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gundy works Kanitz's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a nice looking combination but Kanitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kanitz lands a body shot.
Kanitz scores with a nice strike.
Kanitz is looking to chop away at Van Gundy's legs.
Nice defenses there by Kanitz.
Van Gundy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kanitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanitz throws a looping overhand right but Van Gundy ducks down to avoid it.
Stan Van Gundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Van Gundy catches Kanitz right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simon Kanitz.
Well Van Gundy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Van Gundy!
Stan Van Gundy retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Stan Van Gundy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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