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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baak Siko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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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
35 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baak Siko!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Gundy throws out the jab.
Siko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Siko sizes up Van Gundy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Siko blocks the leg kick.
Siko forces Van Gundy back against the ropes and clinches.
Van Gundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siko is defending well for now.
Van Gundy prevents a body shot from Siko.
A short right from Van Gundy on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gundy.
Siko lands a right hand.
Van Gundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siko lands a right hand.
Siko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siko told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Siko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Gundy or not.
A right hand to the body from Siko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siko tries to work over Van Gundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Siko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy tries a knee to the head but Siko blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Gundy looking to stall.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Van Gundy blocks it.
Siko cracks Van Gundy with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but Van Gundy blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gundy.
Siko throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Gundy.
Siko looking to throw knees to the head but Van Gundy is blocking nicely.
Van Gundy working aggressively here.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Gundy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko.
I was talking to Van Gundy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Siko misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siko obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gundy lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Siko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Gundy cracks Siko with a nice body shot.
Van Gundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Gundy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Gundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siko lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Gundy won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siko.
Siko blocks a body shot from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy is looking to control Siko's arms but Siko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Gundy has his back to the ropes.
Van Gundy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy lands with a right to the head.
Siko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Gundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Siko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Gundy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Gundy is breathing heavily.
Siko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Siko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Gundy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Siko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
Siko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Gundy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Siko landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko.
Siko tries to work over Van Gundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Gundy avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siko.
Siko lands a shot to the body.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Van Gundy blocks it.
Van Gundy lands a body shot.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Siko controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Gundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Siko.
Van Gundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siko's elbow.
Siko misses with a knee to the head.
Siko lands a body punch.
Van Gundy misses with the head strike.
Van Gundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gundy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Siko up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gundy dodges an elbow strike from Siko.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Gundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Siko.
Van Gundy cracks Siko with a nice body shot.
Van Gundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siko lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Van Gundy blocks it.
Van Gundy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Siko lands an elbow that stopped Van Gundy in his tracks for a moment.
Van Gundy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Siko crunches a lovely knee into Van Gundy's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baak Siko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Gundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Gundy checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Van Gundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Gundy clinches up against the ropes.
Siko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gundy blocks an elbow strike.
Siko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Gundy.
Baak Siko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siko working Van Gundy over with knees to the body.
Siko lands with a light punch inside.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siko lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Gundy won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Siko.
Siko lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Gundy won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Gundy tries to stall but Siko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Gundy is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gundy takes an elbow to the temple.
Siko lands an elbow inside that Van Gundy shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with the head strike.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Siko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko.
Siko lands an elbow just above Van Gundy 's eye.
Van Gundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Siko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Gundy has a couple of punches blocked by Siko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko.
Van Gundy prevents a body shot from Siko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siko.
Van Gundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with some punches.
Siko with a knee to the head.
Siko is leaning against Van Gundy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Siko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Siko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Siko controls his hands.
Van Gundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Gundys head.
Van Gundy avoids a wild elbow strike from Siko.
Siko misses with a knee strike.
Siko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Siko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Siko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Gundy's face.
Siko looking to throw knees to the head but Van Gundy is blocking nicely.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Van Gundy blocks it.
A short uppercut from Siko.
Still in the clinch, Van Gundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Gundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Gundy looking to throw knees to the head but Siko is blocking nicely.
Van Gundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Siko.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siko avoids it.
Van Gundy blocks a body shot from Siko.
Siko misses with an elbow strike.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Siko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gundy dodges an elbow strike from Siko.
Van Gundy misses with a knee strike.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Gundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Siko misses with a knee strike.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Gundy lands a nice shot to the body.
Siko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siko misses with a body punch.
Van Gundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Siko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Gundy misses with a body punch.
Siko takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Siko misses with a knee strike.
Van Gundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siko is defending well for now.
Siko has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gundy.
Siko misses with some punches.
Van Gundy misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Siko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gundy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Gundy tries a body shot but Siko blocks it.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gundy.
Siko misses with an elbow over the top.
Siko prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baak Siko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Gundy looks to land a left hand but Siko moved out of range nicely.
Siko has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with a punch to the body.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gundy missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy lands a right hand.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gundy scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Baak Siko has been cut.
Siko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Gundy blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siko lands a right hand.
Van Gundy lands with a light punch inside.
Van Gundy blocks an uppercut.
Siko working aggressively here.
Siko misses with some punches.
Van Gundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Gundy.
Siko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Siko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Gundy misses with a body punch.
Van Gundy trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gundy lands a right hand.
Van Gundy avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Van Gundy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Gundy stalls.
Siko misses with a knee strike.
Siko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy is working Siko over against the ropes.
Van Gundy lands a body shot.
Siko prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
Siko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Gundy is working Siko over against the ropes.
Van Gundy breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Gundy. That snapped Siko's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siko misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Van Gundy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Siko doesn't seem phased though.
Siko pushes Van Gundy up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Siko.
Van Gundy throws an elbow that misses.
Siko blocks an uppercut.
Siko misses with an elbow strike.
Van Gundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gundy lands a body shot.
Van Gundy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Gundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siko circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Gundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gundy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a low kick.
Van Gundy slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Siko blocks the low kick.
Van Gundy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Siko is able to avoid easily.
Siko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Gundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Siko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Siko throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Gundy counters with a low kick, right behind Siko 's knee.
Van Gundy throws a hook but Siko avoids it easily.
Siko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Gundy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Siko just manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siko can pounce on him.
Van Gundy throws a body kick that misses.
Siko thuds his shin into the meat of Van Gundy's side.
Stan Van Gundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Gundy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Siko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siko throws a solid leg kick but Van Gundy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Siko.
Siko clinches with his opponent.
Van Gundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Siko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Gundy lands with a short shot to the head.
Siko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Gundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Gundy tries to work over Siko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Siko.
Van Gundy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gundy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Siko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gundy can't find room to land a body shot as Siko controls the action.
Siko misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Gundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Gundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gundy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Siko closes the distance and pushes Van Gundy back into the ropes.
Siko throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gundy takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gundy fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Siko.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Siko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Gundy's brow.
Van Gundy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy lands a nice uppercut.
Siko avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy avoids a wild elbow strike from Siko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siko.
Siko lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Siko fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko landing knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gundy fails to land.
Van Gundy misses with the head strike.
Siko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Siko scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siko.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Gundy avoids the damage to the body.
Siko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Siko.
Siko struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gundy controls his hands.
Van Gundy is looking to control Siko's arms but Siko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Gundy has his back to the ropes.
Siko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Gundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Gundy lands a hook that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Siko works on Van Gundy's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Siko throws an elbow but misses.
Van Gundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Siko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siko misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gundy lands with a right to the head.
Van Gundy stalling in the clinch but Siko improves position.
Van Gundy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Siko throws an elbow but it misses.
Siko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gundy blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gundy.
Siko lands a damaging elbow.
Siko lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siko.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the head but Siko blocks with his arms.
Van Gundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gundy blocks an elbow strike from Siko.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Gundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Gundy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siko avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Siko.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Gundy avoids the damage to the body.
Siko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Gundy's defenses.
Van Gundy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Siko's face.
Siko lands a body punch.
Siko lands an elbow inside that Van Gundy shrugs off.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Siko as Van Gundy tries to tie him up.
Siko lands with a right to the head.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Gundy.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Gundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Gundy takes a shot 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!
Van Gundy can't find room to land a body shot as Siko controls the action.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Gundy is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siko has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gundy.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but Van Gundy blocks with his arms.
Van Gundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Siko throws an elbow that misses.
Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Gundy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Siko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Gundy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Siko's face.
Siko lands an elbow that stopped Van Gundy in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Van Gundy as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Van Gundy.
Siko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Siko controls his hands.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siko prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
A short body shot lands from Van Gundy as the two fighters clinch.
Van Gundy scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baak Siko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Van Gundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Van Gundy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Gundy takes a swing at Siko's ribcage but misses.
Siko moves into the clinch.
Siko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Gundy missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gundy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Gundy misses with a body punch.
Siko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gundy prevents a body shot from Siko.
Siko throws an elbow that misses.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Siko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Siko lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Van Gundy to work.
Siko misses with an elbow over the top.
Siko has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siko has Van Gundy pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Gundy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Gundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike.
Siko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Siko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Gundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siko.
Siko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Gundy avoids the damage to the body.
Van Gundy slows down the pace here.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Siko.
Van Gundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Gundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stan Van Gundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy connects with a knee to the head.
Siko is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Siko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Gundy's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gundy works on Siko's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Gundy connects with a knee to the head.
Siko is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Gundy finish him?
Van Gundy scores with a hook to the body.
Siko seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Gundy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Gundy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Siko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siko working aggressively here.
Van Gundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siko working Van Gundy over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Gundy.
A short right from Van Gundy on the inside.
Van Gundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siko is defending well for now.
Van Gundy lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siko prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
Siko lands a shoulder strike.
Siko misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Gundy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gundy.
Baak Siko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Gundy connects with a knee to the head.
Van Gundy digs a right hand underneath Siko's ribcage. Siko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Gundy tries to throw a body punch but Siko avoids it by throwing Van Gundy back against the ropes.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Van Gundy blocks it.
Siko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Gundy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Gundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Gundy lands an uppercut.
Siko takes a shot to the head.
Siko throws an elbow that misses.
Siko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Gundy trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Gundy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Siko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siko looking to throw knees to the head but Van Gundy is blocking nicely.
Siko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gundy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Gundy lands a left hand.
Van Gundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gundy presses Siko against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Siko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko.
Siko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gundy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gundy pushes off an throws an elbow but Siko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Van Gundy.
Siko takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Van Gundy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Siko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baak Siko!
Baak Siko is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Baak Siko 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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