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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luka Modric had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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189 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Modric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modric lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Modric connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Modric misses with the body kick
and Van Gundy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Modric connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Gundy closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Van Gundy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Modric breaks the clinch.
Van Gundy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Gundy misses the jab.
Modric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a slapping body shot.
Modric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Gundy moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy tries a body shot but Modric blocks it.
Modric wants to break the clinch but can't.
Modric wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Gundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Modric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Modric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Gundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric breaks the clinch.
Modric throws a looping overhand right but Van Gundy ducks down to avoid it.
Van Gundy misses with a hook. Modric ducked under it nicely.
Van Gundy staying out of range there.
Modric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gundy manages to avoid it.
Van Gundy moves out of range as Modric strikes.
Modric throws out a loose jab but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Gundy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Modric moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Modric lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Modric on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Modric checks a low kick from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Gundy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Gundy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modric connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Modric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Gundy lands with a nice body punch.
Modric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Gundy lands a right hook to the body.
Modric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Gundy lands with a right hand.
Modric missing with a left hand there. Van Gundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Modric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gundy.
Modric tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Modric feints a jab promting Van Gundy to slip. Modric then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Gundy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Modric misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Modric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Modric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Gundy slips under a jab from Modric.
Modric scores with a jab to the head.
Van Gundy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Modric moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Gundy.
Modric takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Modric jabs Van Gundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modric gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Modric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gundy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Modric avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modric throws a hook but Van Gundy avoids it easily.
Van Gundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Modric takes a swing at Van Gundy's ribcage but misses.
Van Gundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Modric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Gundy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy clinches up with Modric and pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Gundy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Modric takes a knee to the side of the body.
Modric is breathing heavily.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Modric's elbow.
Modric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Modric uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Van Gundy as the two fighters clinch.
Van Gundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Modric backwards.
Van Gundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Modric has had enough of the clinch but Van Gundy keeps him there for the moment.
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 Luka Modric will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Gundy throws a head kick but Modric moves out of range.
Modric throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Gundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Gundy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Modric takes a step back to recover.
Modric connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Gundy momentarily.
Van Gundy thuds a left hand into Modric's body.
Van Gundy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Modric finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Gundy's head.
Van Gundy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Modric scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy looks to throw the jab but Modric is out of range.
Modric misses with a straight right.
Modric misses with a hook.
Van Gundy scores with a leg kick.
Van Gundy clinches with his opponent.
Van Gundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Modric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Modric.
Van Gundy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Gundy works on Modric's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Gundy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gundy digs a right hand underneath Modric's ribcage. Modric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy lands an elbow just above Modric 's eye.
It looks like Luka Modric has been cut.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gundy works on Modric's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Gundy landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Gundy.
Knees to the body from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy works on Modric's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Gundy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modric blocks a body shot from Van Gundy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gundy.
Modric tries a body shot but Van Gundy blocks it.
A short right from Van Gundy on the inside.
Van Gundy crunches a lovely knee into Modric's ribcage.
Van Gundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Modric.
Van Gundy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Gundy lands a hook that snaps the head of Modric backwards.
Modric wants to break free but Van Gundy has control.
Van Gundy throws an elbow that misses.
Van Gundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy working Modric over with knees to the body.
Van Gundy lands an elbow that stopped Modric in his tracks for a moment.
Van Gundy digs a right hand into Modric's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Modric's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gundy.
A short right from Van Gundy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a good knee to the midsection. Modric won't want to take too many of those.
Van Gundy is leaning against Modric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gundy lands with a right to the head.
Van Gundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Modric backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gundy lands an uppercut.
Modric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Gundy, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Gundy.
Modric throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Gundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Modric misses with an uppercut. Van Gundy saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modric keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Gundy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Gundy tries to clinch there but Modric circles away.
Van Gundy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Modric looks to land a right hand but Van Gundy moved out of range.
Van Gundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Modric moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Gundy.
Modric throws a jab when Van Gundy was well out of range.
A jab from Modric misses.
Modric 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 Gundy slips a straight right by Modric.
Modric walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Gundy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gundy lands a jab.
Van Gundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luka Modric's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gundy avoids the head kick by Modric.
Modric throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Gundy moves into the clinch.
Van Gundy working aggressively here.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Modric's elbow.
Modric tries to break the clinch but Van Gundy is controlling the position.
Van Gundy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Modric lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Modric is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Gundy has double underhooks.
Van Gundy has Modric pressed against the ropes, preventing Modric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Gundy scores with a knee to the head.
Modric is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Gundy has double underhooks.
Van Gundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Modric pushes Van Gundy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Modric's elbow.
A short uppercut from Van Gundy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Modric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Gundy has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Modric wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Gundy won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy scores with a knee to the head.
Van Gundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gundy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Modric.
Van Gundy digs a right hand underneath Modric's ribcage. Modric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Gundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gundy.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Gundy keeps control of Modric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Gundy.
Modric is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Modric can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gundy controls the action.
Modric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Gundy lands a right hand.
Modric has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Gundy missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gundy lands with a left to the head.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Modrics head.
Modric tries to circle away but Van Gundy has him pinned against the ropes.
Modric tries to circle away but Van Gundy has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Gundy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Gundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Modric backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Gundy obliges.
Van Gundy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Gundy has Modric up against the ropes in a clinch.
Modric is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knees to the body from Van Gundy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Modric takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Modric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy has Modric pressed against the ropes, preventing Modric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Gundy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Gundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Modric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Gundy has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Gundy is trying to maintain a safe position but Modric gets an underhook and turns Van Gundy into the ropes.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Modric avoids it.
Van Gundy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Gundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modric wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Gundy won't allow it.
Van Gundy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Gundy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Modric takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Gundy has Modric pressed against the ropes, preventing Modric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modric takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Van Gundy.
Modric is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van Gundy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Gundy scores with a knee to the head.
Van Gundy scores with a shot to the side of Modric's head.
Van Gundy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Gundy lands a good knee to the midsection. Modric won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Modric backwards.
Van Gundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Modric backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Modric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gundy scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Modric's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Modric keeps the fight on the outside.
Modric misses the shot to the body.
Modric misses with a looping right.
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gundy thuds his right hand into Modric's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Modric throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Modric moves out of range as Van Gundy strikes.
Modric lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Gundy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Modric misses the jab.
Modric misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Modric. That's going to slow Van Gundy down.
Nice straight punches there by Van Gundy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Gundy.
Modric chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gundy.
Modric swinging wildly here.
Van Gundy misses with a body shot.
Van Gundy lands a high kick!
Van Gundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Modric misses.
Van Gundy moves into range and clinches up with Modric.
Modric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Gundy is trying to stall.
Van Gundy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Modric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Modric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Modric misses with a body kick.
Van Gundy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Modric at a distance.
Modric throws a head kick but Van Gundy moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Modric misses with a leg kick.
Modric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Modric takes a swing at Van Gundy's ribcage but misses.
Van Gundy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Gundy lands a head kick!
Modric throws a head kick that misses.
Van Gundy slips under a jab.
Modric takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Modric misses with a double jab
and Van Gundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A good leg kick by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gundy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Modric has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Modric has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Modric is looking to chop away at Van Gundy's legs.
Van Gundy throws a good cross that connects.
Modric misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Modric.
Modric slips a jab from Van Gundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Modric throws a hook but Van Gundy avoids it easily.
Van Gundy feints and then cracks Modric's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Modric down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Gundy, right into the meat.
Van Gundy misses with a head kick.
Modric connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Gundy with a jab.
Van Gundy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Gundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy thuds his shin into the meat of Modric's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gundy throws out a powerful jab.
Modric avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Modric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Gundy.
Modric tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luka Modric's cut.
That's time! Modric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Van Gundy lands a leg kick that knocks Modric off balance momentarily.
Van Gundy throws an overhand right that lands on Modric's shoulder, as Modric tries to avoid the shot.
Van Gundy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Modric.
Modric shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Van Gundy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gundy. That's going to slow Modric down.
Van Gundy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Gundy throws a shot to the body.
Van Gundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Modric.
Modric cracks Van Gundy with a good jab.
Van Gundy rushes Modric and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Modric wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Gundy won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Gundy avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Gundy sizes up Modric with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Gundy connects with a solid leg kick.
Modric moves out of range as Van Gundy strikes.
Van Gundy moves away from the strike by Modric.
Modric chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Gundy can pounce on him.
Modric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Modric.
Modric takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice combination there by Van Gundy.
Oh Modric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Modric connects with an inside leg kick.
Modric seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gundy throws a body kick that misses.
Modric looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Gundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Modric was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Gundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modric misses with a head kick.
A big right from Modric misses.
Van Gundy thumps Modric with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Modric.
Van Gundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Modric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Modric pushes Van Gundy away with a front kick.
Van Gundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Modric. That did some damage!
Van Gundy looks to land a left hand but Modric moved out of range nicely.
Modric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Modric avoids the head kick by Van Gundy.
Modric cracks Van Gundy with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modric throws a leg kick
and Van Gundy counters with an inside leg kick.
Modric jabs Van Gundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Gundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Gundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Modric throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Modric.
Van Gundy cracks Modric with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Van Gundy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Modric doesn't seem phased though.
Luka Modric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stan Van Gundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Gundy connects with a jab.
Modric throws the left hand but Van Gundy avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Modric misses.
Modric throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Van Gundy counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Modric needs to keep his hands up - Van Gundy had a free shot at his head there.
Van Gundy drives through and clinches with Modric against the ropes.
Modric tries to break free but Van Gundy pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Gundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Modric.
Modric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Modric managing to block the knees to the body from Van Gundy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gundy swings for the body but Modric moves out of range.
Van Gundy throws a body kick that misses.
Van Gundy misses with a hook. Modric ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Van Gundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Gundy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Van Gundy! Stan Van Gundy retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Stan Van Gundy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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