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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Repa Pulkkinen (ranked 2039 p4p, 2130 weight class) and Jason Payne (ranked 250 p4p, 265 weight class). Payne has chosen "Bring Out Your Dead" Strung Out as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repa Pulkkinen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Payne! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pulkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payne's sensitive parts. Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Payne is out of range. It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Payne throws a big shot that misses. Payne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen. A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet. Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Payne clobbers Pulkkinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Repa Pulkkinen has been cut. Payne throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Payne manages to avoid it. Payne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Payne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely. Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payne! But no joy.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Payne throws a low kick, looking for Pulkkinen's leg but Pulkkinen calmly moves out of range. Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. It looked like Pulkkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Pulkkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Payne's shoulder, as Payne tries to avoid the shot. Payne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Payne misses with an uppercut. Pulkkinen saw that one coming. Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Pulkkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Pulkkinen scores with a nice head shot. Payne misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen lands a nice hook to Payne's body. Payne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Payne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pulkkinen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Pulkkinen misses with a straight right. It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Jason Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Pulkkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pulkkinen feinted there with a counter leg kick. Pulkkinen misses with a jab to the body
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand. Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Payne's shoulder, as Payne tries to avoid the shot. Payne wants to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range. A counter left hand to the body from Pulkkinen misses its target. Payne throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it. Pulkkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Payne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Payne throws a nice outside leg kick. Pulkkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Pulkkinen blocks a jab. Payne with a body punch. A glancing blow. Pulkkinen digs a good body shot into Payne's ribs. Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne. Pulkkinen lands a head shot. Payne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pulkkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payne scrambles back to his feet. Pulkkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Payne connects with the punch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pulkkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne. Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Payne.
Pulkkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet. Payne flicks out a counter leg kick but Pulkkinen steps away. Pulkkinen looks to land a right hand but Payne moved out of range. Nice cross by Payne.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Repa Pulkkinen's cut is getting worse. Pulkkinen looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely. Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. An attempted straight right counter from Pulkkinen misses the target. Payne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Nice straight punches there by Pulkkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pulkkinen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne. Payne loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch. Payne misses with a left hand letting Pulkkinen counter with a right hand. Payne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pulkkinen defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand. Payne ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen. Payne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pulkkinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Pulkkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet. Payne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Payne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Payne. Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Payne avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Payne looks like he wants to counter punch here. Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut
letting Payne counter with a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Payne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pulkkinen is able to avoid easily. Payne throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it. As Payne looks to move away, Pulkkinen throws a big counter combo but Payne just gets out of the way. Pulkkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Payne's head back.
Payne misses with a wild body shot. Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut. Payne saw that one coming. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Payne. Pulkkinen looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well. Pulkkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Pulkkinen backing away here, and Payne unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away. Payne misses the shot to the body. Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Payne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen. Payne staying out of range there.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Payne throws a body shot but no joy. A low kick from Payne is predictable there and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Payne counters with a nice uppercut. Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Payne ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen misses with a looping right. Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice defenses there by Payne. Payne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Payne scores with the left hand. Pulkkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Payne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Pulkkinen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Jason Payne has been cut. Pulkkinen misses the jab. Payne misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with an inside leg kick. Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Payne counters with a lovely shot to the body. Pulkkinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Pulkkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Payne takes one on the button. Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne digs a good hook to Pulkkinen's body.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Payne will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pulkkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand! Payne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen scores with a head kick. Payne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne. Payne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Payne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nice jab there from Pulkkinen. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Payne misses with a hook. Payne takes a shot right to the bread basket. Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne. Good exchange - Payne coming out on top.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Payne connects with a solid leg kick. Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Payne manages to avoid it. Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends Payne's belly button to the back. Pulkkinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Payne misses with a body kick. Pulkkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Payne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut. Payne saw that one coming. Pulkkinen moves out of range as Payne throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Payne.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Repa Pulkkinen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Pulkkinen misses with a hook
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Payne with a nice calf kick. Pulkkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Pulkkinen works Payne's body with a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut
letting Payne counter with a right hand. Pulkkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Pulkkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Pulkkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Payne looks like he wants to counter punch here. Pulkkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Payne avoids the punch easily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Payne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow. A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet. Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range. Payne pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Payne is just out of range. A big right from Pulkkinen misses. Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily. Payne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A left lands for Payne. Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Pulkkinen tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Payne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pulkkinen with a body shot. Payne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pulkkinen momentarily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Jeez, Repa Pulkkinen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Payne throws a quick inside leg kick. Pulkkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen. A big left from Payne misses. A combination from Payne does no damage. 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! Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Pulkkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Pulkkinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Pulkkinen motions for Payne to come forward. Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body. Payne throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem. Pulkkinen swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Payne.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Payne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen. Payne swinging wildly here.
Payne throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily. Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away. Payne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jason Payne seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket. Payne wants to slow Pulkkinen down by chopping away at his legs. Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Pulkkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Payne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target. A counter left hand to the body from Pulkkinen misses its target. Payne scores with a sloppy right hand. Pulkkinen should have avoided that one. Pulkkinen misses with a low kick. Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away. A nice side step and Payne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Payne misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Payne throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it. Pulkkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Repa Pulkkinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Payne! During a confident post fight interview, Jason Payne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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