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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lutz Knitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov has chosen Autechre - Gantz Graf as his entrance music. Lutz Knitter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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146 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lutz Knitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Yurinov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knitter just misses with a punch to the body.
Knitter throws a hook but Yurinov blocks it.
Knitter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yurinov.
Yurinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Yurinov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yurinov fakes the leg kick and cracks Knitter in the body.
Knitter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yurinov.
The fighters circling - Yurinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knitter wants to clinch up but Yurinov keeps it at a distance.
Yurinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knitter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knitter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yurinov avoids the body shot from Knitter.
Yurinov throws a hook but Knitter blocks it.
Knitter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knitter takes a swing at Yurinov's ribcage but misses.
Knitter thuds a left hand into Yurinov's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knitter looks to land a right hand but Yurinov moved out of range.
Yurinov scores with a push kick.
Yurinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yurinov.
Knitter throws a hook to the side of Yurinov's head but Yurinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knitter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yurinov's head backwards.
Yurinov with a nice cross.
A jab from Knitter misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yurinov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yurinov missing with a left hand there. Knitter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yurinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yurinov slips a jab from Knitter.
A leg kick checked by Knitter.
Yurinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knitter.
A swing and a miss from Knitter.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yurinov.
Knitter throws a hook to the side of Yurinov's head but Yurinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knitter scores with a body shot.
Yurinov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knitter missing with a left hand there. Yurinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yurinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurinov blocks a jab.
Knitter throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yurinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Knitter.
Yurinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knitter.
Yurinov looks to land a combination but Knitter avoids it well.
Knitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Knitter misses its intended target.
Yurinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knitter throws a jab when Yurinov was well out of range.
Knitter lands with a hook. Yurinov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That kick from Yurinov tenderised Knitter's leg. Knitter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yurinov lands an overhand right.
Knitter thows a body shot but no joy.
Knitter misses with a looping left.
Yurinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Knitter is just out of range.
Yurinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yurinov avoids the body shot from Knitter.
Yurinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knitter throws a body punch but Yurinov moves out of range.
Knitter throws a body punch but Yurinov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knitter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yurinov slips under a jab from Knitter.
Yurinov thumps Knitter with a low kick.
Knitter tries to close the distance and clinch but Yurinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knitter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Yurinov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurinov. Knitter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knitter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yurinov moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Yurinov. Those never looked like landing.
Knitter moves out of range as Yurinov throws a body kick.
Yurinov wants to slow Knitter down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knitter. Yurinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Yurinov.
Yurinov ducks under a wild hook from Knitter.
Yurinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yurinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knitter.
Knitter swings for the body but Yurinov moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Knitter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yurinov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yurinov.
Yurinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurinov misses with a leg kick.
Knitter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yurinov ducks right into an uppercut from Knitter.
Yurinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knitter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yurinov lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yurinov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yurinov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knitter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knitter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Knitter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knitter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov thumps Knitter with a low kick.
Knitter misses with a looping right.
Knitter connects with a body shot.
Yurinov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knitter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yurinov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knitter moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab lands there for Yurinov.
Yurinov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knitter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knitter is looking to clinch but Yurinov is avoiding it.
Knitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knitter looks to land a left hand but Yurinov moved out of range nicely.
Yurinov lands a nice hook to Knitter's body. Knitter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knitter throws a shot from downtown. Yurinov moves away and avoids it.
Knitter misses with a body shot.
Knitter lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knitter wants to clinch.
Yurinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Knitter blocks a low kick nicely.
Knitter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knitter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knitter swings for the body but Yurinov moves out of range.
Knitter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good leg kick by Yurinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yurinov, right into the meat.
Knitter moves out of range as Yurinov strikes.
Yurinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Yurinov misses.
Knitter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yurinov.
Knitter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knitter.
Yurinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knitter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knitter looks to throw the jab but Yurinov is out of range.
Knitter throws out a loose jab but Yurinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knitter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurinov.
Knitter catches Yurinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yurinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurinov throws a shot to the body.
Yurinov scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Yurinov. Beautiful body shot.
Yurinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knitter. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knitter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yurinov manages to avoid it.
Knitter misses with a wild body shot.
Yurinov avoids the body shot from Knitter.
A lazy left from Knitter finds it's target.
Yurinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Yurinov jabs Knitter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Knitter misses.
A shot to the liver by Yurinov. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yurinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Yurinov scores with a nice body kick.
Knitter just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yurinov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yurinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yurinov is looking to slow Knitter down with leg kicks.
Knitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yurinov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knitter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knitter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knitter lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boris Yurinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knitter cracks Yurinov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knitter missing with a left hand there. Yurinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knitter missing with a left hand there. Yurinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yurinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knitter misses with a hook.
Knitter slips under a jab from Yurinov.
Knitter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knitter connects with a body shot.
Knitter avoids the head kick by Yurinov.
Knitter throws a body punch but Yurinov moves out of range.
Knitter misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Knitter.
Knitter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yurinov lands a front kick.
Yurinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knitter.
Knitter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knitter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yurinov.
Knitter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Yurinov.
Knitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yurinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Knitter.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Yurinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yurinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Knitter moves out of range as Yurinov throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov misses with a straight right.
Yurinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knitter. That did some damage!
Yurinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Knitter.
Yurinov throws a nice head kick!
Yurinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yurinov misses with a wild body shot.
Yurinov looks to throw the jab but Knitter is out of range.
Knitter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yurinov looks for the body kick but Knitter saw that one coming.
Knitter just misses with a punch to the body.
Yurinov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yurinov throws out a loose jab but Knitter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurinov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knitter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yurinov can pounce on him.
Yurinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurinov misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yurinov.
Yurinov throws a hook but Knitter blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yurinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knitter.
Yurinov lands a nice hook to Knitter's body. Knitter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knitter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yurinov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knitter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knitter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knitter misses with a looping left.
Knitter looks to throw the jab but Yurinov is out of range.
Yurinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knitter moves in looking to clinch but Yurinov pushes him off.
Yurinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knitter 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.
Yurinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knitter wants to clinch up but Yurinov keeps it at a distance.
Knitter digs a good hook to Yurinov's body.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Yurinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yurinov scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurinov. Knitter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knitter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yurinov looks to land a body kick but Knitter moved away.
Yurinov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knitter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yurinov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yurinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yurinov feints and then cracks Knitter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knitter down.
Yurinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knitter avoids the head kick by Yurinov.
Yurinov ducks under a wild hook from Knitter.
Knitter looks to score with a jab to the body but Yurinov is just out of range.
Yurinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yurinov connects with a body shot.
A jab from Knitter misses.
Yurinov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yurinov lands a slapping body shot.
Knitter misses with a hook. Yurinov ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knitter.
Knitter looks to land a left hand but Yurinov moved out of range nicely.
Yurinov misses with the combination.
Knitter throws a hook to the side of Yurinov's head but Yurinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yurinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Knitter.
Yurinov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knitter throws a big shot that misses.
Knitter tries to clinch but Yurinov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knitter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yurinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knitter swings for the body but Yurinov moves out of range.
A jab from Yurinov misses.
Knitter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yurinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knitter.
Yurinov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knitter cracks a nice hook into Yurinov's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yurinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yurinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yurinov tries to bum rush Knitter with a series of wild strikes but Knitter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yurinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knitter.
Yurinov throws a low kick but Knitter avoids it.
Knitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Knitter misses.
Yurinov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knitter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yurinov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knitter misses the shot to the body.
Yurinov scores with a jab. Knitter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yurinov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knitter on the side of the head.
Yurinov thumps Knitter with a low kick.
Yurinov connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knitter blocks a low kick nicely.
Knitter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knitter tries to break the clinch but Yurinov is controlling the position.
Yurinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knitter's elbow.
Yurinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yurinov breaks from the clinch.
Yurinov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knitter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knitter is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yurinov.
Yurinov misses with a body shot.
Yurinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knitter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yurinov lands with a straight right. Knitter didn't see that one coming.
Yurinov slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Yurinov coming out on top.
Yurinov scores with a spinning back kick!
Yurinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yurinov slips under a jab from Knitter.
Knitter wants to clinch up but Yurinov keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Yurinov.
A head kick misses from Yurinov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yurinov.
A telegraphed right hand from Knitter misses the target.
Yurinov ducks under a wild hook from Knitter.
Knitter slips a jab and a cross from Yurinov.
A combination from Knitter does no damage.
Yurinov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knitter takes one to the chin there.
Lutz Knitter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knitter looks to land a right hand but Yurinov moved out of range.
Knitter throws a hook but Yurinov avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yurinov!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yurinov.
Nice body kick there by Yurinov.
Knitter 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.
Yurinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knitter throws a hook but Yurinov blocks it.
Yurinov slips under a jab from Knitter.
Yurinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knitter's calf.
Boris Yurinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knitter misses with a body shot.
Knitter lands a nice looking body shot.
Yurinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knitter.
Yurinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yurinov jabs Knitter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yurinov pushes Knitter away with a front kick.
Yurinov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yurinov throws a head kick that half lands.
Yurinov thumps Knitter with a low kick.
Yurinov takes a swing at Knitter's ribcage but misses.
Yurinov throws a body punch but Knitter moves out of range.
Knitter throws a looping overhand right but Yurinov ducks down to avoid it.
Yurinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knitter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yurinov, right into the meat.
Yurinov scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yurinov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yurinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knitter takes a swing at Yurinov's ribcage but misses.
Yurinov drops his hands momentarily and Knitter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knitter throws a hook but Yurinov blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Yurinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yurinov 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Yurinov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Boris Yurinov thanked Steel Penn's Laundry 93% for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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