Knee vs. JDCR | TEKKEN 7 Top 4 | Red Bull Kumite Las Vegas

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In a clash of TEKKEN 7 titans, Korean stalwarts Knee and JDCR faced off in the Top 4 of Red Bull Kumite's TEKKEN 7 invitational in Las Vegas. With Knee picking Geese to kick off the match and JDCR - who battled all the way through the onsite Last Chance Qualifier and into a stacked pool featuring Super Akouma, Infested and Cuddle_Core to reach the top 4 - sticking with his favored Armor King, the stage was set for an epic battle.
Watch these two TEKKEN icons go head-to-head for a top spot in the TEKKEN 7 finals at Red Bull Kumite Las Vegas in what was one of the weekend's most exciting matchups.
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[@redbullgaming]

Watch the full Red Bull Kumite TEKKEN 7 tournament here 👉 win.gs/3nhDe7y

[@CantankerousCon]

I love how Knee just looks like a grown ass man who's sick and tired of you disrespecting frames

[@khurram0199]

I came here after the twitter war b/w Knee & Arslan !!

[@jamessummers5936]

Link???

[@khurram0199]

@@jamessummers5936 I'm adding the links here but its being deleted everytime. Check on knee's twitter replies

[@VictimofRitual]

Same 😂

[@alirj8518]

me too

[@makhdoom65]

haha thats sick.

[@runranrun7979]

When Tekken 8 drops we all need Lord Aris back on commentary.

[@kennedyrichards89]

I agree. I’m dunno who this female is but the Lord needs to come back

[@G700myDr1nk]

@@kennedyrichards89 agreed, she can't commentate at least not on the level of other better commentators

[@mobilelegendsmemes]

Me: Omg these 2 guys again. "You'll have to remember this isn't Grand Finals" Me: Wait, what...?

[@LIONTAMER3D]

JDCR is such a good player, I wonder how he ever drops a round; meanwhile, Knee just solved the puzzle o.0

[@qirowzs4909]

he say on his channel input lag so big on that tournament because they use ps5. JDCR say he never use AK again on console because hard

[@Glaithius]

@@qirowzs4909 excuses

[@konodioda7209]

@@Glaithius input lag are been a problem in consoles since a long time in tekken 7

[@myleague90]

@@konodioda7209 well his opponent got input lag also then, so its still just an excuse.

[@ernestcanty6795]

I’m so sad there are no crowds to see this live 😔

[@JonMow]

we get there soon when most of us get the jabs.

[@KingOfTheNights]

@@JonMow Nope!! It's only going to get worse. There is no going back to how things was even if every single person got jabbed.

[@DareBizarre]

@@KingOfTheNights That depends on collective behavior of ppl. The death rate of this virus is ridiculous, but there's one common thing for both vaxed and unvaxed, they will never be fully vaxed hah, the booster game is on.

[@liftingturtle1055]

Well blame covid dude...

[@tragicworms3418]

Steve grabbing his co-commentator and apologizing since it's not one of his typical coworkers lol

[@welsh_steel2285]

Is Red Bull going to explain why JDCR and others felt display lag/input delay with their tournament setup? Are you covering PS5 settings and Monitor settings correctly??

[@RickRockerMusic]

God… that was stirring up every feeling of annoyance I’ve ever had playing Tekken. Just soooooo hard for JDCR to do anything.

[@sO_RoNerY]

Just lag on his part. Probably purposely.

[@JIX9ISLER1986]

Too many crybabies in the comment section complaining about character picks 1)Pro players play for money 2) You don't travel overseas and not put yourself in the best position to win 3) JDCR has the same options knee does to pick whatever character he wants Just because knee says the 2D characters ''are not fair'' does NOT make him a hypocrite using them in tournament....it means he is objective....and as long as they are an available option he will use them if he feels it will give him a better chance to win....this is called a ''pro mindset'' Knee has already beaten JDCR's armor king using Devil Jin and Bryan in tournament recently and overall the last 3 of the 4 meetings y'all need to grow up.

[@TheZutter]

Knee calling the 2D’s broken and using them should be expected, he is a pro and wants to win so why not make sure his chance is as high as possible?

[@louie3975]

Still a hypocrite

[@tanyadegurechaff4106]

Guys if you want to prove that something is broken and needs fixing, abuse it so the developers will notice. Asking why Knee keeps using 2d characters despite his dislike of them is like asking why TheMainManSWE played Noctis despite calling him cheap. You need to shine some light on the problem before the problem can be fixed. It's the developers' job to keep the characters closely balanced so character specialists won't have to abandon their mains just to have a shot at the championships. Professional players whose income depend on their performance do not have the luxury of playing the martyr for the sake of fans. Even JDCR used fahk in the ATL.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

yes, top tier characters get used more than others; in ALL fighting games. that's not a "problem", that's NORMAL. I'm sick of people like YOU running your mouths about "game balance" when absolutely NO (none, zero) fighting game ever considered "good" was ever balanced; never. Name the "balanced" fighting game that does't suck...

[@tanyadegurechaff4106]

@@LIONTAMER3D Alright, I'll be gentle with you since KZbin doesn't want me to call you for what you are, a microcephalic addle pate. I am sick of troglodytes like you who are unable to properly read a simple paragraph and realize that what's written has nothing to do with your opinion, or in agreement with it. Whether "balance" is important to you or others, I don't care. Everyone has their own opinion. My point is, for those who care about "balance", they should not be attacking the professional player for doing his job. If they cared about "balance" it's important to show the developers what is imbalanced, and how it's ruining the game and one good way of doing that is by abusing the character in question in tournaments.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

@@tanyadegurechaff4106 name the "balanced" fighting game or foad

[@tanyadegurechaff4106]

@@LIONTAMER3D Did I say there was a balanced fighting game? In any of my sentences? And what the hell is "foad"?

[@MemewVlogs]

@@tanyadegurechaff4106 i think you just tamed the Tamer XD

[@hamzamasoodvlogs187]

Armor king of jdcr is so satisfying to watch

[@runit4dacardio828]

I wonder if knee and jdcr can hear the commentators being so close…if so i bet it’s mad annoying

[@doralgranger6744]

I imagine so of those hits are coming in without a warning

[@jaybeecaranza9471]

Knee hates the 2D because of their abusive moveset they had in 2D going into a 3D fighting game like tekken, well knee is right there because of that, but then again its because of the character himself is the embodiment of that move and why would u getting rid of that when that character gets the name of it because of that move

[@altowatts1325]

JDCR should have used Dragunov. Armor King is good again larger opponents.

[@Ishmeetsinghis]

Tekken devs makes dlc characters s tier so many people buy. It’s all about the money for tekken devs. Sad reality

[@falo4043]

Armor king is a pretty bad character and is on the weaker side. All pros including JDCR himself(the guy using him here) said so. He uses him because he likes the character. Geese is top 5 for sure, but he's very hard to play so most people don't use him online except for pros. If they cared about money they would make him easier. There's just a few character who are really strong and easy(leroy and fahkuram) but the other DLC is very balanced and well madd

[@Ishmeetsinghis]

@@falo4043 Geese is hard ? no way dude. Mishimas electrics are hard and requires execution. Compared to that Geese has all easy moves and combos are also easy.

[@falo4043]

@@Ishmeetsinghis Most things compared to electrics are hard lol. Geese is not that hard, but he is harder than your average character for sure, and he need to have some execution for some of his harder wall carry combos. Still not that hard tho, but compared to most characters in the game he is

[@slawekmeler220]

You noticed that there were no magic 4 and hop kiks

[@johnbenabente9132]

There was 1 hop kick by jdcr and it was perfect

[@핫왓썹]

17:03 korea !

[@klammyvagikarp7578]

This feels like a classic Street Fighter footsie battle, but in Tekken, with a guest from Fatal Fury.

[@Laggyness]

When tekken players are really good it basically boils down to nothing but pokes and spacing. Everything else really doesn't all too well. Welcome to normal ass tekken.

[@medvarnusdeshamrmundys]

Damn Knee keeps running ppl

[@jimconradtee1684]

I really admire Knee, but this time, I have nothing but respects for JDCR for fighting this uphill battle. Salute. Knee might have won the match, but JDCR have won the people.

[@nofuchu]

what people ? hahaaaaa . he lost simple.

[@JIX9ISLER1986]

so are the people going to reimburse him for losing ?

[@GoldF4TE]

"Character loyalty in Tekken 7" Arslan Ash

[@alirj8518]

when did this tounament happen?

[@6jack59]

JDCR's style looks like he's waiting for his opponents to make mistakes. Definitely not a nice one when facing Knee.

[@LeoxSevered]

U gotta 50/50 knee its the only way bro

[@3o0os22]

It's not like JDCR is bad but, the Geese match up goes very well against A.King So, what we analyze here that Tekken 7 makers force you to play more than one character and when play other characters, they must be S tier though to achieve something which there is no place for like 80% of other characters... SO DEVISTATING !!!

[@jamessummers5936]

What specifically makes Geese a bad matchup for AK?

[@Darrihen]

@@jamessummers5936 one of the main things you should do against 2D character is keeping a space to avoid jabs or fast punishment... make it simple: You should never rush down a 2D character or stay too close of them... AK and King needs to be closer, but they are not the only chsrqcters that have that problem, Steve, Josie and maybe Law (this last one its more versatil) are agresive characters that search for Counter hits, so the chance of being kill by a death combo is huge.

[@jamessummers5936]

@@Darrihen I'm sorry, but I don't understand your break down. JDCR is known for his legendary spacing and his ridiculous fight IQ, this has more to do with another ridiculously high IQ player who just so happens to have JDCR's number. JDCR knows the matchup, like really knows the matchup, he didn't lose to Geese, he lost to Knee. All characters fish for counter hits, not just Steve and Josie, Steve just so happens to have a notoriously good one.

[@eVuLeX]

@@jamessummers5936 "JDCR knows the matchup, like really knows the matchup, he didn't lose to Geese, he lost to Knee." lmao....LMAO

[@jamessummers5936]

@@eVuLeX Ummm hmmm you are aware that who you're going up against is sometimes just as vital as the character they're using...right?

[@chae-a]

wow so excited and nervous

[@awepsalmgamin]

Where is Mr Naps

[@thf1933]

I like knee more because hes without mask.

[@MrZatsa]

Awesome set... Only wish the commentary was better.. Not gonna name who

[@adamusso_tk]

it happened again, also at Red Bull event

[@Lieutenant_john_]

I’m a fan of both players for years but god damn talk about bias commentary 😂

[@Aliw22]

Seriously the game commentators had to be on the sideline !!!

[@joelazuardy4658]

Where is Arslan?

[@StunningSilken]

Got eliminated by fgl eagle in the south asian tournament.

[@azerty9666]

Knee only plays the characters that are at his advantage according to the character in front and it's not glorious he disappoints me

[@PyroGC]

Damn, the man plays to win. Must be hard. play honest foosies like the rest of us plebs amiright

[@Snowflakeqi]

That just proves how huge tekken knowledge he have :) wouldn’t you do it too if you knew every character in the game?

[@u12blue]

Man, JD didnt even had a chance

[@StunningSilken]

Watch Jd's video explaining everything.

[@u12blue]

@@StunningSilken still he didnt had a chance. I know hes not accustomed to playing the ps5, cant shit on me bruh

[@StunningSilken]

@@u12blue Sure thing bud.

[@u12blue]

@@StunningSilken hope you have a good day bro

[@StunningSilken]

@@u12blue You too sis.

[@jo-fhreycorpuz]

Knee is Jdt from penthouse

[@ralphM1114]

I have yet to hear a decent female Tekken commentator. That's an honest observation.

[@outkast978]

and how many have you heard?

[@ralphM1114]

@@outkast978 I've been following competitive Tekken since Tekken 5 DR (2006). Is 15 years good enough for you?

[@mazymetric8267]

Her analysis is better than Tasty Steve here tho.

[@twoshirts1842]

Females on sports shows are cringe the majority of time as well. The little asian from Good Morning Football om NFL Network isnt bad. As for the stuck up looking bitches on ESPN i could go the rest of my life without hearing them interrupt people with terrible jokes, obnoxiously fake laughing, reading lines to pretend they're intrested or knowledgeable in whatever segment at that moment. Its awful

[@mazymetric8267]

@@twoshirts1842 Okay virgin.

[@astronautis1674]

3:45 even the commentator knows what up lol, against Geese, try to do anything except jabs, checks and safe moves and you instantly lose. Nerf that boring character please Harada

[@dixonhall1517]

Chad JDCR: I Could have played better

[@antoniobanderas5316]

I miss the old Knee, that used to do reckless stuff like taunt jet upper in the neutral. Nowadays its just turtling all day. :(

[@maaacccreee3543]

Because they nerfed Bryan's taunt jet upper. Eve the knee hits the opponent it can guard unlike in tekken 5 and 6 that unstoppable once you got hit by taunt.

[@antoniobanderas5316]

@@maaacccreee3543 your way off on everything in your statement.

[@tonson5214]

@@antoniobanderas5316 what he said didn't make much sense but he's sorta right

[@muhammadhassaan1313]

Knee's geese gameplay is legendary

[@JamieATang-yc5cw]

jdcr should learn to be more aggressive. slow games does not work on people like knee.

[@Darrihen]

You should not be agressive agains 2D characters, you need to keep a timing to kill then without let them get their bar too fast, and avoid being kill by a Death Combo... JDCR could change to Fahk, or Zafina in this case to force Knee to change the character What Knee did is only counterpick

[@sajadbakook1018]

@@Darrihen so why jdcr dosen't counterpick knee???😂😂😂

[@Darrihen]

@@sajadbakook1018 because this guys dont use the same amount of attacks thar us, they keep effective... its more mind game than other things.

[@mcebisigeorge9584]

Knee's Geese always beats Armor king

[@redbullgaming]

His Geese play is legendary!

[@3o0os22]

Legendary? Dude, he never even played Geese well. Even compared nothing to Chikurin Meo-il or Fate Khan. You may always gain win against other characters only if you have used the S character properly... We have seen back then season 3 JDCR's "trash tier" Dragunov beats as you call "legendary" Knee's Geese which made Knee to switch to super OP Fahkumram back then and beats the hell out of JD with tiny work...

[@fckyall2113]

@@3o0os22 brother stop, you’re hurting knee’s simps 😖😭

[@jamessummers5936]

@@3o0os22 You talk as if JDCR hasn't used Fahk in tournaments before. JDCR has even ran through Knee's Steve while using Fahk. These pros understand the game and know how this goes.

[@G-R-IE-IE-D]

@@jamessummers5936 it’s funny how when JD used Fahk everyone was like “yaaay he’s finally using a top tier to win” then he gets beat by one and all of a sudden people get amnesia lol

[@christianbhagwani3263]

I can’t stand Knee here. He tweets about how 2D fighters are ruining the game yet uses Geese…am I being too harsh on him or is he betraying his code here?

[@fckyall2113]

You ain’t wrong, at all. I too am not a fan of the dude regardless of how many titles he has under his belt or how he’s referred as arguably the best player by the community, mechanical wise. Non of that matters if he has an unlikeable personality & boring gameplay. Also, should’ve changed his gamer tag to Kneepocrite.

[@TheTruth-mv7hm]

@@fckyall2113 how is he unlikeablunlikable if you don't know a thing about him

[@jamessummers5936]

He understands 2D characters are broken. Tekken is also his career, so he's going to use broken characters if it'll help him secure a dub, that's it, it's that simple. You can hate something yet use it if it'll give you an advantage.

[@jamessummers5936]

@@christianbhagwani3263 You do know all pros will use high tier characters to get a win, it's not just Knee. At least Knee is known to play with a plethora of characters, yet the AK, Drag and Heihachi main went straight to Fahk in multiple tournaments, I wonder why? 🤔

[@JIX9ISLER1986]

@@christianbhagwani3263 This is a silly mindset...and only shows you have no understanding of pro play. Pro players play for money period....JDCR can pick whatever character he wants...he has an equal chance of picking geese if he wanted too

[@abcxxzhhvb]

언제 한거여

[@서미선-k8s]

11월 14일인가 그래요 레드불라스베가스

[@learning...9570]

JDCR OR KNEE ?? WHO'S BEST

[@Darrihen]

That is a hard one... maybe Knee, both take the game seriously, but looks like Knee really undertand that this game is his job, and he give more priority to win.

[@themosthighvaluemaninthega9048]

JDCR is my favourite, but Knee is obviously better in terms of his performance throughout his career. That cannot be debated.

[@StunningSilken]

It depends. Knee is more versed in a wide range of characters. Jdcr on the other hand, keeps a closer circle of characters. So we can say Knee is since he is more familiar with more characters.

[@Darrihen]

@@StunningSilken Knee is a more serious player, Ok! JDCR as well, but knee in my point of view take it more like a job, so focus only in numbers, JDCR looks like "ok, this characters are those I like to play, and I know every move, and how to use, I'll keep them"

[@StunningSilken]

@@Darrihen I understand.

[@jeromecruz3237]

Character Loyalty

[@SamuelJohnsonplus]

The bald guy is the definition of a gooseberry. This cage format is awful

[@oreowithurea5018]

Wtf do you mean?

[@m4rcin847]

My head hurt coz of that woman.

[@clubnightparade]

She was very... energetic but vague like you can tell she has deeper tech on the commentary table than in the game itself 😅 she was trying her best tho so good on her

[@lkmalem9468]

Jdcr respects knee too much thats why he most times loses to him,

[@DS_Takuya]

Yeah its really sad JDCR usually moves/sidesteps so well against others

[@lkmalem9468]

@@DS_Takuya if he had taken more risks with more okizime he wud have won against knee, for example boa lov defeated both kneee and chanel, because he was not afraid to take risk. Jdcr played too defensively in this match up 😔,its sad to see him lose

[@DS_Takuya]

@@lkmalem9468 yes i completely agree

[@jamessummers5936]

@@lkmalem9468 Boa Luv uses Kazuya, he also beat Arslan in tournament. He only won because you have to play risky as balls, at that level, to win. JDCR didn't lose because of poor oki...

[@MrZatsa]

Amen. Jdcr really do need to be aggressive.

[@gyu1684]

Legendary matchup

[@muhammadhashim4105]

Yes geese is not broken

[@kenposton5126]

Kneese!

[@osmanhempwick]

Boooo Geese booooo lmao i wish Knee would have chosen a Mishima for this battle. Clearly in it only for the W

[@jamessummers5936]

JDCR knows how to handle Geese.

[@redthalos]

Was he supposed to put handicap on himself during a tournament?

[@ldh0227]

Tekken is knee!!

[@theronmitchell72]

She makes me want to mute the match. Stopped watching all together after the first match…🤦🏾‍♂️

[@user-no4no7mp9n]

Arslan ash need to shut up himself. He touched Knee several times first, but This time, he completely ridiculed Knee as using word 'loyalty', and as the problem grew, he hid like a coward behind the wall of 'language barriers'. When Arslan shut up about disrespecting other player's match first, Knee doesn't touch him. It's always Arslan who created controversy and hide.

[@jetwinly]

"Shut up fanboy"

[@user-no4no7mp9n]

@@jetwinly oh, tr'ash' boys coming🧐

[@jetwinly]

@@user-no4no7mp9n damn dont even know the joke

[@user-no4no7mp9n]

@@jetwinly Sorry~ it was just language barriers~👋

[@Vergil1876]

Please tell me what happened between knee and arslan

[@KalinhoPL]

High level Tekken is an extremely boring game of chess. Also 2D characters kinda break the game imo.

[@KalinhoPL]

@@devilboyraden you know what Im talking about, c'mon. Watching jab, jab, low/mid, jab, jab is only great to watch if you know what they're doing. For a casual watcher it's just boring, especially knowing how many cool moves are in the game, but most of them are not safe and thus not used.

[@alexiswiftrock]

@@KalinhoPL I completely agree. Very unexciting mostly since the arsenal of each characters moveset is limited to the selection of the most calculated ones , thus all the cool moves in the game are hardly displayed and that makes it less stimulating to watch.

[@devilboyraden]

@@KalinhoPL hmm, I see. I agree then

[@BURGATRON]

This looks like when JRCD went to India. Except that time he did not even win one round

[@kunmatita2892]

Why is this person doing the commentary when they don't know the game? I'm using neutral pronoun because I'm not going to assume their gender. You know which one. The one who doesn't know the game well.

[@aleifr3967]

shut up lol

[@kunmatita2892]

@@aleifr3967 why is this person (you) answering when they have no arguments, what's wrong with their ego and self-assessment of abilities

[@aleifr3967]

@@kunmatita2892 cuz im no trying to argue with you im telling you to shut up

[@kunmatita2892]

@@aleifr3967 ah, so you're saying you think you have some authority about what I say, but it's funny because you have none

[@StunningSilken]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@aydingunay1309]

Poor jdcr dreamcreek

[@SergeantSlinky]

Jesus Christ she needs to get better at commentating

[@kysike666]

Its too obvious she knows shit about the game. She is prob from Redbull.

[@nevermore0909]

WE WANT ARSLAN ASH

[@JIX9ISLER1986]

his visa just got approved for use travel for the next 5 yrs

[@eVuLeX]

TO STAY AWAY

[@knives26]

Knee keeps playing the time game but never really work againts arslan as he is aggressive and knee sweat whenever he face arslan.

[@StunningSilken]

Jdcr explains it, watch the video on his channel.

[@sajadbakook1018]

Yah like the world tour final just go and watch arsalan after winning the first set😂😂😂😂he was pissing himself and actually lost because of that😂😂😂

[@SM-nc1nb]

Steve always saying "get off of me" got old and cringey.

[@clubnightparade]

The female announcers vague statements were in my opinion far more cringey and got old far quicker. To me it seemed tasty was trying to keep commentary at the level she was comfortable communicating about the game at so he didn't talk circles around her and make her look dumb on the mic. It's being a good commentator and realizing it's a team effort. If he got more technical an in depth he might have just clamed her up and then it wouldn't be a commentary team it would be tasty Steve talking non stoo

[@StunningSilken]

Clubnight right.

[@navnitkhandait6170]

Jdcr is not a king player why he choose armer king

[@murias1997]

?

[@aforabbottabad7977]

King is not for jdcr ..

[@ToastyMoldyPopTarts]

Knee complains about 2d characters then plays them

[@devilboyraden]

"Can't argue with results"

[@glbrokendevil7625]

Jdcr need to stop playing armor king I'm sorry but the character is not good enough anymore he can't do it

[@SKULL_REA]

Jdcr no

[@browniebytes_0311]

The only person who knows how to commentate is Steve, I’ve never been more annoyed by a girls voice who knows nothing about tekken.

[@devilboyraden]

Yo she's clearly trying her very best and is SUPER passionate about this game. Don't hate you ass

[@browniebytes_0311]

@@devilboyraden passionate about what? She’s done nothing more than agree what Steve has had to say and is saying nothing of importance. Quit your simping and you’ll finally see what I mean pass those lusting eyes.

[@clubnightparade]

@@devilboyraden simp, but yea she was trying. But like I was saying, simp!!!

[@browniebytes_0311]

@@clubnightparade check your definition of simp homie. You are clearly lost.

[@오딘-z1m]

사기케 라스를 찐케 아머킹으로 끝까지 대적한 잡다에 경의를 보넵니다 게임은 졌지만 철권 실력은 잡다가 높습니다

[@gufar11]

니가 찐

[@가요풍경]

헛소리를

[@unratedPT]

What a snooze fest

[@pangsungbi]

ㅁㅣ쳤나 숨막히네

[@titaniumwolf2]

Commentary needs more diversity please.

[@Rizingfz08]

Theres literally a woman commenting, what diversity more you want? lol

[@rashadvsyou]

You would do a better job I assume, nerd

[@socialexpose2388]

feeling what you say, sounds like just trying to sound hype but with no depth

[@titaniumwolf2]

@@rashadvsyou Calling someone a nerd in an e-sports comment sections. Amazing.

[@titaniumwolf2]

@@socialexpose2388 We need more diversity and less depth. Don't be a bigot on current world issues.

[@naldoko461]

뭐여 안제 한겨

[@joseoliveirajr1093]

🤢

[@sO_RoNerY]

Armour King has a few moves not safe on block.

[@AKASHKUMAR-ei8eg]

Jdcr is best

[@UnpoIished]

That girl’s voice is annoyingly high.

[@dewagede216]

JDCR is so weak now