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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Pulkannaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Mrtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkannaru's entrance music is Judas Priest - Pain Killer. A fine choice. Pasi Pulkannaru has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pulkannaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Mrtic!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkannaru dips to his left and cracks Mrtic with an uppercut!
Mrtic gets a clinch.
Pulkannaru wants to take the fight to the mat but Mrtic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pulkannaru is trying to break the clinch but Mrtic is controlling him.
Pulkannaru tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mrtic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mrtic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pulkannaru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mrtic lands an elbow just above Pulkannaru 's eye.
Mrtic has Pulkannaru pressed against the cage, preventing Pulkannaru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mrtic working Pulkannaru over with knees to the body.
Mrtic tries a knee to the head but Pulkannaru blocks it.
Mrtic is pressed up against the cage. Pulkannaru has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mrtic down to the mat. Mrtic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Pulkannaru.
Mrtic counters with a body kick.
Pulkannaru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulkannaru seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pulkannaru is defended easily by Mrtic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasi Pulkannaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mrtic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkannaru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mrtic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Pulkannaru in his tracks for a moment.
Mrtic lands a damaging elbow.
Pulkannaru avoiding damage as Mrtic throws knees to the body.
Pulkannaru is trying to push Mrtic away but Mrtic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mrtic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mrtic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pulkannaru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pulkannaru tries for a takedown but Mrtic manages to get underhooks.
Mrtic has Pulkannaru pressed against the cage, preventing Pulkannaru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pulkannaru tries a knee to the head but Mrtic blocks it.
Mrtic is pressed up against the cage. Pulkannaru has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mrtic down to the mat. Mrtic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pulkannaru throws a head kick that Mrtic semi-blocks.
Mrtic moves into the clinch.
Pulkannaru tries to score a body lock takedown but Mrtic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mrtic lands an elbow inside that Pulkannaru shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrtic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pulkannaru is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mrtic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pulkannaru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mrtic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mrtic misses with a knee strike.
Mrtic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mrtic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pulkannaru up against the cage.
Mrtic keeps control of Pulkannaru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Pulkannaru in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Pasi Pulkannaru has been cut.
Mrtic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mrtic lands an elbow inside.
Pulkannaru fails to pull guard.
Mrtic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mrtic lands an elbow inside.
Mrtic lands an elbow inside that Pulkannaru shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pulkannaru blocks a body shot from Mrtic.
Mrtic lands a good knee to the midsection. Pulkannaru won't want to take too many of those.
Pulkannaru being controlled against the cage.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Pulkannaru in his tracks for a moment.
Pulkannaru wants to break free but Mrtic has control.
Mrtic is struggling to control the position.
Mrtic lands an elbow just above Pulkannaru 's eye.
Mrtic is leaning against Pulkannaru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mrtic stalls.
Mrtic trying to control the position but instead, Pulkannaru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mrtic into the cage.
Pulkannaru tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pulkannaru avoids the elbow strike from Mrtic, against the cage.
Pulkannaru is looking to break free of the clinch but Mrtic has double underhooks.
Mrtic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mrtic throws an elbow but it misses.
Pulkannaru blocks an elbow strike.
Mrtic tries to land a knee to the head but Pulkannaru blocks with his arms.
Pulkannaru wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mrtic has him pressed against the cage.
Mrtic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkannaru is trying to force a seperation but Mrtic has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Mrtic.
Mrtic lands an elbow inside.
Mrtic wants to stall.
Pulkannaru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pulkannaru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mrtic lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Mrtic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pasi Pulkannaru's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mrtic avoids the head kick by Pulkannaru.
Mrtic throws out a counter right but Pulkannaru avoids it with no problem.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mrtic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pulkannaru's efforts to push away.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Pulkannaru in his tracks for a moment.
Pulkannaru tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mrtic smiles and moves away.
Pasi Pulkannaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulkannaru throws a head kick but Mrtic moves out of range.
Pulkannaru moves out of range of the body kick from Mrtic.
Pulkannaru fails to land with a series of punches.
Pulkannaru closes the distance and pushes Mrtic back into the cage.
Mrtic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pulkannaru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrtic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mrtic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mrtic throws an elbow that misses.
Mrtic landing knees to the body.
Pulkannaru landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mrtic lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrtic lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mrtic cracks Pulkannaru with a nice body shot.
Pulkannaru takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Mrtic.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Pulkannaru in his tracks for a moment.
Mrtic lands an elbow just above Pulkannaru 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Luka Mrtic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mrtic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mrtic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Pulkannaru in his tracks for a moment.
Mrtic is pressed up against the cage. Pulkannaru has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mrtic down to the mat. Mrtic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pulkannaru's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pulkannaru duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkannaru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mrtic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkannaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Mrtic.
Pulkannaru appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic throws a leg kick but Pulkannaru sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mrtic tries to clinch up but Pulkannaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrtic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mrtic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mrtic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pulkannaru on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mrtic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mrtic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pulkannaru tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mrtic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic is looking to take a break and control but Pulkannaru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mrtic throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pulkannaru works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mrtic is trying to control the action in half guard but Pulkannaru is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mrtic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pulkannaru knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mrtic uses his free foot to push down on Pulkannaru's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pulkannaru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkannaru is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mrtic working Pulkannaru over with strikes here.
Pulkannaru avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mrtic.
Mrtic unloads with some shots from mount but Pulkannaru bucks and avoids them well.
Pulkannaru holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mrtic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Mrtic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mrtic lands with some strikes.
Pulkannaru wants to hold on but Mrtic pushes him away.
Mrtic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Mrtic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pasi Pulkannaru's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mrtic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulkannaru displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Pulkannaru. No joy for Mrtic on that attempt.
Mrtic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pulkannaru gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pulkannaru is trying to control the position but Mrtic postures up.
Mrtic postures up in Pulkannaru's guard and throws a big left but Pulkannaru blocks it.
Mrtic tries to free his leg and advance position but Pulkannaru is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrtic trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkannaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulkannaru knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mrtic on the ground.
Mrtic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrtic lands a couple of elbows.
Pulkannaru wants to stand up but Mrtic is controlling him.
Mrtic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mrtic is looking to work some ground and pound but Pulkannaru has wrist control.
Mrtic wants to pass the guard but Pulkannaru is keeping the position.
Mrtic slips nicely into half guard.
Pulkannaru trying to control from the bottom.
Mrtic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pulkannaru!
Mrtic lands a couple of good shots and Pulkannaru has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkannaru is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mrtic gets his way!
Pulkannaru really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulkannaru is keeping busy.
Pulkannaru tries to roll but Mrtic sticks to his back.
Pulkannaru wants to get back to his feet.
Mrtic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mrtic somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mrtic is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mrtic gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mrtic gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mrtic apologises and we restart here on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkannaru lands an overhand right.
Pulkannaru swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pulkannaru both land. Nice combination.
Pulkannaru blocks a head kick by Mrtic.
Pulkannaru seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mrtic throws a head kick but Pulkannaru moves out of range.
Mrtic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mrtic just misses with a punch to the body.
Mrtic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mrtic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mrtic throws a head kick but Pulkannaru moves out of range.
Pulkannaru throws a big counter combination but Mrtic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pulkannaru blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mrtic, right into the meat.
Pulkannaru's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pulkannaru duly obliges.
Mrtic misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkannaru misses with a combination
and Mrtic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mrtic.
Pulkannaru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pasi Pulkannaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mrtic prevents Pulkannaru from breaking the clinch.
Pulkannaru takes an elbow to the temple.
Pulkannaru wants to get back to striking at distance but Mrtic won't allow it.
Pulkannaru is trying to push Mrtic away but Mrtic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pulkannaru can't break the clinch.
Pulkannaru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pulkannaru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pulkannaru is trying to push Mrtic away but Mrtic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pulkannaru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mrtic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pulkannaru's efforts to push away.
Pulkannaru blocks an elbow strike from Mrtic.
Luka Mrtic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pulkannaru prevents a body shot from Mrtic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Mrtic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mrtic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Mrtic!
A relieved looking Luka Mrtic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Pasi Pulkannaru stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dang, the fattest dude won this time'.
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