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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jihn Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusup Komarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komarev has chosen Eto kavkaz as his entrance music. Yusup Komarev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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237 lbs
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278 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jihn Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yusup Komarev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Komarev pushes Knuckles up against the cage in a clinch.
Knuckles pulls guard.
Knuckles thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Komarev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Knuckles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knuckles is looking for a triangle but Komarev pushes his legs off easily.
Knuckles wants to sweep but no luck.
Komarev content to stall in guard here.
Knuckles trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knuckles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Komarev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Komarev wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komarev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Knuckles preventing the sweep.
Knuckles connects with a couple of short punches.
Knuckles wants to control from the top but Komarev keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Komarev looking for a sweep. Not yet Komarev, not yet.
Knuckles landing with the ground and pound.
Knuckles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knuckles is in close to Komarev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Komarev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Komarev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Komarev has control of Knuckles's left arm, preventing Knuckles from doing any damage.
Knuckles throws a strike but Komarev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Knuckles lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Knuckles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Komarev's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komarev pulls Knuckles in close to his closed guard and prevents Knuckles from doing any damage or advancing position.
Knuckles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Komarev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Komarev decides to stand and escape the position.
Knuckles darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komarev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Knuckles stops Komarev from getting back to his feet.
Knuckles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Komarev's head.
Komarev is pressing down on Knuckles's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komarev has his hands on Knuckles's head, controlling the position.
Knuckles preventing the sweep.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knuckles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knuckles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knuckles postures up and lands a big shot to Komarev's brow.
Komarev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knuckles throws a big right hand that misses.
Komarev pulls Knuckles in close to prevent any damage.
Komarev is trying to keep Knuckles in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Komarev pulls Knuckles in close to prevent any damage.
Komarev wants to stand up but Knuckles is controlling him.
Knuckles throws a big right hand that misses.
Komarev is adopting a defensive guard.
Knuckles won't allow Komarev to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knuckles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jihn Knuckles dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Komarev blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knuckles is fighting to break Komarev's control of his arms but Komarev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Knuckles is in close to Komarev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like Yusup Komarev has been cut.
Knuckles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Knuckles wants to control from the top but Komarev keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Komarev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knuckles throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Komarev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knuckles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Komarev can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knuckles throws a big right hand that misses.
Knuckles landing with the ground and pound.
Komarev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komarev looking for a sweep. Not yet Komarev, not yet.
Komarev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knuckles's guard.
Komarev trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
Komarev is looking to stand up but Knuckles won't let him.
Komarev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Komarev throwing strikes from guard but Knuckles blocks nicely.
Knuckles is looking for a triangle but Komarev pushes his legs off easily.
Knuckles looking for a sweep. Not yet Knuckles, not yet.
Knuckles doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Knuckles thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komarev is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knuckles has a closed guard, preventing Komarev from standing up.
Komarev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Komarev avoids a kick to the body.
Komarev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knuckles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Komarev is trying to defend but Knuckles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Komarev wants to get back to his feet.
Komarev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Komarev has one foot on Knuckles's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komarev tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knuckles lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've been informed that Komarev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knuckles trying to pass the guard but Komarev defending well.
Komarev has his hands clasped together around Knuckles's back. He's all about the action.
Knuckles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knuckles wants to take a breather but Komarev is having none of it.
Komarev is holding on to half guard well.
Komarev is trying to get back to full guard.
Knuckles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komarev wants to get back to his feet.
Komarev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Komarev is defending against the submission attempts here by Knuckles.
Knuckles trying to control the action but Komarev is working from the bottom.
Knuckles trying to mount his opponent but Komarev defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knuckles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jihn Knuckles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yusup Komarev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Komarev darts in looking for a takedown but Knuckles gets double underhooks and turns Komarev into the cage.
Komarev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knuckles circles away.
Komarev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Knuckles here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Knuckles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Komarev.
Jihn Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yusup Komarev.
Komarev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Knuckles to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knuckles stopping the sweep attempt from Komarev.
Komarev throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Komarev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Knuckles distracts Komarev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komarev trying to keep a closed guard but Knuckles is proving a slippery customer.
Komarev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knuckles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles passes into half guard.
Knuckles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Komarev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knuckles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Komarev preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Knuckles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Komarev defending well though.
Knuckles working the head and body with strikes.
Komarev controlling the position for now.
Komarev trying to control but Knuckles postures up.
Knuckles working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komarev is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ground and pound from Knuckles.
Knuckles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Komarev manages to get to full guard.
Komarev looking to control.
Knuckles cracks Komarev with a solid left hand.
Knuckles wants to control from the top but Komarev keeps moving.
Komarev is trying to keep Knuckles in close.
Knuckles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Komarev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles landing with the ground and pound.
Knuckles being controlled here momentarily.
Knuckles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knuckles throws a big right hand that misses.
Komarev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Komarev keeping moving, preventing Knuckles from controlling successfully.
Komarev wants to stand but Knuckles is controlling the position.
Knuckles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knuckles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knuckles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Komarev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knuckles won't allow Komarev to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Komarev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Knuckles to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knuckles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Komarev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knuckles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Komarev's head.
Yusup Komarev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jihn Knuckles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knuckles wants to control from the top but Komarev keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihn Knuckles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knuckles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihn Knuckles!
Jihn Knuckles tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Yusup Komarev spoke after the fight, saying 'Idi na hui ciomka'.
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RATING
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