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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kuznetsov (ranked 2859 p4p, 3220 weight class) and Quentin Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 320 weight class). Viktor Kuznetsov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quentin Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn tries to clinch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunn feints the counter takedown.
Dunn stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuznetsov shoots in for a double leg but Dunn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuznetsov keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunn stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Kuznetsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn slips a jab and a cross from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Dunn moves away
and Dunn counters with a nice right hand that sends Kuznetsov toppling to the canvas! Kuznetsov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dunn finish him?!
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dunn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Oh Kuznetsov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuznetsov goes for a double leg but Dunn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dunn continues to drive forward.
Dunn tries a quick counter leg kick but Kuznetsov is wise to it.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.
Dunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuznetsov is defending well for now.
Dunn jumps guard.
Dunn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuznetsov seems to have got his legs back now.
Dunn wants to stand up but Kuznetsov is controlling him.
Kuznetsov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dunn controls Kuznetsov momentarily but Kuznetsov frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kuznetsov throwing strikes from guard but Dunn blocks nicely.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
Dunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kuznetsov is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
Kuznetsov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dunn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kuznetsov has managed to get both his arms back between Dunn's legs - danger averted.
Dunn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuznetsov's guard.
Dunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuznetsov is keeping the position for now.
Dunn preventing the sweep.
Dunn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn trying to control but Kuznetsov is working from the bottom.
Kuznetsov trying to strike off his back.
Kuznetsov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuznetsov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuznetsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuznetsov is working an open guard so Dunn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuznetsov.
Dunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kuznetsov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dunn throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn misses with a head kick.
Kuznetsov stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunn. Dunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuznetsov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dunn shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuznetsov feinted with a counter takedown.
Kuznetsov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dunn but Dunn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuznetsov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Kuznetsov.
Dunn throws a nice looking combination but Kuznetsov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuznetsov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dunn as he jumps to the side.
Kuznetsov shoots in looking for a takedown. Dunn tries to sprawl out of it but Kuznetsov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dunn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Kuznetsov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunn's coach down at War Hound MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dunn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dunn tries to land a leg kick but Kuznetsov saw it coming and moves away.
Dunn shoots in for a double leg but Kuznetsov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuznetsov misses with a combination
and Dunn counters with a series of strikes. Kuznetsov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kuznetsov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov wants to break free but Dunn has control.
Dunn drags the fight down to the ground.
Dunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuznetsov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuznetsov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuznetsov distracts Dunn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin Dunn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Kuznetsov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuznetsov tries to avoid it but Dunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuznetsov to the ground. Kuznetsov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kuznetsov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dunn as he avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunn keeps working.
Dunn parries the strikes from Kuznetsov easily there. Kuznetsov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dunn to escape.
You can see the frustration on Dunn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn gets back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dunn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuznetsov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuznetsov is trying to control. Dunn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn pushes Kuznetsov off and gets back to his feet.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Kuznetsov circles away.
Viktor Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuznetsov pinned against the cage. Kuznetsov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Viktor Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentin Dunn.
Kuznetsov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuznetsov somewhat.
Kuznetsov gets a double leg takedown into Dunn's guard.
Dunn wriggles free and stands up.
Kuznetsov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dunn defends it nicely.
Dunn with the counter takedown but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn drags the fight down to the ground.
Kuznetsov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kuznetsov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dunn controls Kuznetsov momentarily but Kuznetsov frees himself.
Kuznetsov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dunn controls Kuznetsov momentarily but Kuznetsov frees himself.
Kuznetsov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunn on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dunn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuznetsov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuznetsov looking to pass the guard.
Dunn wants to sweep but no luck.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
Kuznetsov is looking to work some ground and pound but Dunn has wrist control.
Kuznetsov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dunn's head.
Kuznetsov throwing strikes but missing.
Kuznetsov trying to control but Dunn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuznetsov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dunn is trying to keep Kuznetsov in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuznetsov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuznetsov shoots in looking for a takedown. Dunn tries to sprawl out of it but Kuznetsov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dunn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuznetsov.
No luck for Dunn with that takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov shoots in looking for a takedown but Dunn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuznetsov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Viktor Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Kuznetsov with that takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov fails with the takedown
and Dunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Kuznetsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuznetsov slaps away a takedown attempt from Dunn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dunn has managed to clinch.
Kuznetsov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov wants to break free but Dunn has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov is trying to force a seperation but Dunn has the dominant position.
Dunn successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kuznetsov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunn is looking for a triangle but Kuznetsov pushes his legs off easily.
Kuznetsov landing some decent shots from guard.
Dunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuznetsov prevents Dunn from getting back to his feet.
Dunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuznetsov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
Kuznetsov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dunn is on top in guard.
Kuznetsov looking to control.
Kuznetsov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn wants to pass the guard but Kuznetsov is keeping the position.
Dunn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dunn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dunn gets to his feet. Kuznetsov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Dunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunn also avoids with ease.
Dunn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kuznetsov defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and clinches.
Kuznetsov is trying to break the clinch but Dunn is controlling him.
Dunn breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunn manages to get to full guard.
Kuznetsov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuznetsov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuznetsov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses. Dunn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuznetsov's guard. Nice move by Dunn!
Quentin Dunn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunn preventing the sweep.
Kuznetsov is looking to sweep but instead, Dunn has passed into half guard.
Kuznetsov wants to improve his position but Dunn is controlling well.
Dunn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kuznetsov defends it well.
Dunn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuznetsov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin Dunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dunn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin Dunn!
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energy
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RATING
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