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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Yrttiseppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Kruse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrttiseppa comes to the cage accompanied by Finnish tango - Kohtalon tango. Jaakko Yrttiseppa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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257 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
26
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devin Kruse!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrttiseppa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kruse pinned against the cage. Kruse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yrttiseppa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kruse tries to avoid it but Yrttiseppa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kruse to the ground. Kruse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kruse wants to clinch.
Yrttiseppa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kruse is trying to defend but Yrttiseppa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kruse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kruse controlling the position for now.
Kruse is trying to stand back up but Yrttiseppa is controlling him
Kruse taking some punishment here, with Yrttiseppa in his half guard.
Kruse is looking for a sweep. Yrttiseppa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa is looking for a kimura but Kruse is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yrttiseppa to get the leverage.
Yrttiseppa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruse defending well though.
Kruse pushes Yrttiseppa off looking to stand but Yrttiseppa dives back in and keeps control.
Yrttiseppa throwing shots but Kruse is blocking nicely.
Kruse is trying to get back to full guard.
Yrttiseppa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kruse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yrttiseppa.
Kruse is not content to let Yrttiseppa control the position.
Yrttiseppa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kruse is staying active underneath Yrttiseppa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yrttiseppa wants to free his trapped foot but Kruse is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yrttiseppa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kruse's head.
Yrttiseppa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yrttiseppa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kruse punching from the bottom.
Kruse missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yrttiseppa is trying to control. Kruse wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kruse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kruse won't allow Yrttiseppa to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yrttiseppa lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa wants to take a breather but Kruse is having none of it.
Yrttiseppa lands with a punch from half guard.
Yrttiseppa is keen to just control but Kruse is a slippery customer.
Yrttiseppa thows a huge punch but Kruse dodges it nicely.
Yrttiseppa throwing shots but Kruse is blocking nicely.
Yrttiseppa winds up and cracks Kruse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kruse has hold of Yrttiseppa's hands but Yrttiseppa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kruse controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kruse is looking to escape.
Kruse won't allow Yrttiseppa to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kruse manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa throws a strike but Kruse rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kruse has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yrttiseppa is proving hard to escape from.
Kruse is looking to work some ground and pound but Yrttiseppa has wrist control.
Yrttiseppa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kruse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yrttiseppa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yrttiseppa wants to sweep here but Kruse controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Yrttiseppa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kruse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yrttiseppa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yrttiseppa thows a huge punch but Kruse dodges it nicely.
Yrttiseppa is trying to control the action in half guard but Kruse is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yrttiseppa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kruse tries to kick Yrttiseppa off but Yrttiseppa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kruse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yrttiseppa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kruse has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kruse is trying to control but Yrttiseppa manages to pass to mount!
Yrttiseppa raining down shots from the mount!
Yrttiseppa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kruse?
Kruse is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa working Kruse over with strikes here.
Yrttiseppa drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kruse! More shots from Yrttiseppa and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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