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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 191 p4p, 72 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 25 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Born misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Atunes misses with a jab to the body
and Van Den Born counters with a left and a right that stings Atunes.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Den Born moves out of range of the body kick from Atunes.
Van Den Born takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Van Den Born there.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Van Den Born as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Den Born was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Van Den Born doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Atunes jabs Van Den Born to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Atunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Den Born tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Den Born missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Den Born throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born misses with a looping left.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Van Den Born is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atunes with a body shot.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Van Den Born.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Van Den Born manages to avoid it.
Atunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Van Den Born jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Den Born scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Den Born is just out of range.
Atunes takes a swing at Van Den Born's ribcage but misses.
Atunes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
It appears Atunes was looking to counter with a kick there.
Van Den Born misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Den Born avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Den Born has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Den Born defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Van Den Born takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Den Born throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Atunes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born 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.
Atunes misses the jab.
Van Den Born throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes keeps Van Den Born at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Den Born throws out the jab.
A big left from Van Den Born misses.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
Despite the aggression on Van Den Born's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Van Den Born was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Den Born moves away.
Van Den Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Den Born throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edison Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Van Den Born swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Den Born takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Atunes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Den Born if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Van Den Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Den Born throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Den Born takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes cracks Van Den Born with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Den Born steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
A jab from Van Den Born misses.
Atunes is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Van Den Born throws a fast counter high kick but Atunes manages to duck under it in time.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Den Born can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Atunes.
Van Den Born dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Den Born misses with a shot to the body
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes defending well as Van Den Born loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Van Den Born moved away.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
The fighters circling - Van Den Born throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Van Den Born slips the punch.
A big left from Atunes misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes with a nice calf kick.
A big right from Van Den Born misses.
Atunes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Den Born.
Atunes connects with a leg kick.
Atunes slips a jab from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born throws a right hand that misses
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Den Born throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Den Born walks into a left hand.
That has opened up Ko Van Den Born's cut even more.
Atunes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Den Born doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Den Born misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook.
Atunes lands a big uppercut and Van Den Born crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Van Den Born looks OK. Atunes waves Van Den Born back to his feet!
Van Den Born is rocked!
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Den Born is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Van Den Born throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Van Den Born seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Den Born displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
A combination from Van Den Born does no damage.
Atunes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Van Den Born counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.
Van Den Born has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Atunes.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Van Den Born moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Van Den Born on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left lands for Atunes.
The cut above Ko Van Den Born's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Van Den Born throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Atunes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes scores with a shot to the body.
Van Den Born takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Den Born pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Van Den Born manages to avoid it.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Den Born raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Atunes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Van Den Born moved away.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Den Born.
Atunes tries to counter by clinching up but Van Den Born breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Den Born bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Den Born throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Van Den Born might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Atunes has got the better of the exchanges.
Atunes jabs at Van Den Born's body.
Decent striking displayed by Atunes there.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Born throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes moves out of range as Van Den Born strikes.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Van Den Born slips the punch.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Den Born lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Atunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Den Born moves away.
Van Den Born throws a big counter head kick but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Den Born lands a leg kick that knocks Atunes off balance momentarily.
Atunes scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Edison Atunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born takes one to the side of the head.
Ko Van Den Born's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Van Den Born swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes misses with the body kick
and Van Den Born cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ko Van Den Born has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Den Born takes a jab right on the kisser.
Atunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Atunes with the inside leg kick.
Van Den Born has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Den Born throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Atunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Atunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Den Born slips under a jab.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Atunes.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Van Den Born avoids it.
Van Den Born pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Den Born walks into a straight right hand from Atunes.
Van Den Born with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Van Den Born is out of range.
Van Den Born takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Van Den Born.
Atunes scores with a push kick.
Van Den Born slips under a jab from Atunes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Den Born! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Den Born blocks the body kick.
Van Den Born keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Den Born darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edison Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atunes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edison Atunes!
Post fight, Edison Atunes took to the microphone: 'Smoked weed before this fight I was that confident.'.
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