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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Mustapha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Pakkaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pakkaaja's choice of entrance music: I made it by Kevin Ridolf. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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169 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiko Mustapha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pena Pakkaaja!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustapha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mustapha swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja gets a clinch.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pakkaaja working aggressively here.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mustapha avoiding damage.
Mustapha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustapha.
Mustapha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pakkaaja looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pakkaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustapha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustapha blocks it with crossed arms.
Pakkaaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja keeps control of Mustapha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mustapha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pakkaaja.
A bit of stalling here from Mustapha.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pakkaaja.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mustapha blocks an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Mustapha is trying to maintain a safe position but Pakkaaja gets an underhook and turns Mustapha into the cage.
Mustapha wants to get back to striking at distance but Pakkaaja won't allow it.
Pakkaaja misses with some punches.
Pakkaaja throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pakkaaja fails to land.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mustapha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pakkaaja moves out of range as Mustapha strikes.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick but Mustapha moves out of range.
Pakkaaja avoids the body shot from Mustapha.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch up but Mustapha circles away and keeps his distance.
Pakkaaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustapha.
Mustapha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pakkaaja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pakkaaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pakkaaja throws an elbow but misses.
Pakkaaja lands a hook that snaps the head of Mustapha backwards.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustapha blocks it with crossed arms.
Pakkaaja gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mustapha is trying to break the clinch but Pakkaaja is controlling him.
Mustapha dodges an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pakkaaja creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustapha takes an elbow to the temple.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustapha uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja lands a damaging elbow.
Pakkaaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja misses with some punches.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustapha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mustapha avoids the elbow strike from Pakkaaja, against the cage.
Pakkaaja lands an elbow just above Mustapha 's eye.
Mustapha blocks the elbow strike.
Mustapha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pakkaaja misses with some punches.
Mustapha can't break the clinch.
Mustapha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja misses with some punches.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pakkaaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustapha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakkaaja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mustapha backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mustapha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakkaaja looks gassed!
Mustapha stalling in the clinch but Pakkaaja improves position.
Mustapha slows down the pace here.
Pakkaaja working aggressively here.
Mustapha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pakkaaja is keeping busy.
Pakkaaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pakkaaja fails to land.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pakkaaja throws a head punch that misses.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mustapha blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pakkaaja.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustapha's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Mustapha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pakkaaja lands a high kick!
Mustapha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pakkaaja takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pakkaaja clinches up with Mustapha and pushes him back against the cage.
Mustapha trying to stall but Pakkaaja improves his position.
Mustapha blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustapha's brow.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pakkaaja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja throws a head punch that misses.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mustapha looking to slow down the pace here.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustapha blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkaaja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pakkaaja throws an elbow but misses.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustapha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mustapha dodges an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustapha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
Mustapha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustapha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustapha throws an overhand right that lands on Pakkaaja's shoulder, as Pakkaaja tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mustapha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pakkaaja on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiko Mustapha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pakkaaja checks a leg kick.
Pakkaaja gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mustapha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pakkaaja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustapha's brow.
Mustapha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mustapha blocks an uppercut.
Pakkaaja throws a head punch that misses.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Pakkaaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustapha blocks it with crossed arms.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustapha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustapha's brow.
Pakkaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustapha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakkaaja is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Pakkaaja fails to land.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustapha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakkaaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Pakkaaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustapha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakkaaja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustapha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pakkaaja 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.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it misses.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustapha's brow.
Pakkaaja throws a head punch that misses.
Mustapha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pakkaaja as Mustapha tries to tie him up.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustapha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks with his arms.
Mustapha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustapha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mustapha'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.
Pakkaaja lands a right hand.
Mustapha lands with a short shot to the head.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Mustapha is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustapha blocks it with crossed arms.
Mustapha stalling against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mustapha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mustapha wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kiko Mustapha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pakkaaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Pakkaaja clinches up against the cage.
Pakkaaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Mustapha is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Mustapha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mustapha is looking to break free of the clinch but Pakkaaja has double underhooks.
Mustapha blocking some punches.
Pakkaaja prevents Mustapha from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakkaaja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pakkaaja throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it misses.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustapha blocks it with crossed arms.
Pakkaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Mustapha blocks an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Mustapha.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pakkaaja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mustapha blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mustapha can't break the clinch.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustapha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakkaaja creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustapha blocks an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mustapha can't break the clinch.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mustapha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustapha blocks it with crossed arms.
Pakkaaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pakkaaja blocks an elbow strike from Mustapha.
Mustapha is looking to break free of the clinch but Pakkaaja has double underhooks.
Mustapha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mustapha blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mustapha has had enough of the clinch but Pakkaaja keeps him there for the moment.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustapha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mustapha dodges an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Mustapha blocking some punches.
Pakkaaja pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustapha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pakkaaja working aggressively here.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mustapha dodges an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Mustapha.
Mustapha blocks the elbow strike.
Mustapha is trying to stall.
Mustapha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustapha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mustapha stalling the fight.
Mustapha manages to break the clinch.
Mustapha lunges at Pakkaaja with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pakkaaja's hand.
Pena Pakkaaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustapha swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakkaaja.
A telegraphed right hand from Mustapha misses the target.
Mustapha thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Pakkaaja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mustapha just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustapha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mustapha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pakkaaja goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kiko Mustapha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pakkaaja moves into the clinch.
Mustapha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.
Mustapha is looking to control Pakkaaja's arms but Pakkaaja gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mustapha has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pakkaaja really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mustapha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pakkaaja moves away.
Mustapha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pakkaaja has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pakkaaja throws an elbow but misses.
Mustapha breaks from the clinch.
Mustapha misses the shot to the body.
Mustapha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja slips a straight right by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja dodges the punch combination from Mustapha.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch up.
Mustapha just misses with a punch to the body.
Pakkaaja tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pakkaaja moves into the clinch.
Mustapha taking a breather.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja pushes Mustapha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustapha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustapha tries to circle away but Pakkaaja has him pinned against the cage.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks with his arms.
Mustapha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pakkaaja up against the cage.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mustapha is struggling to control the position.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja has Mustapha pressed against the cage, preventing Mustapha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mustapha stalls.
Mustapha is trying to force a seperation but Pakkaaja has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Mustapha is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja being controlled against the cage.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pakkaaja throws an elbow but misses.
Pakkaaja looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustapha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakkaaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Mustapha is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks with his arms.
Mustapha wants to break free but Pakkaaja has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustapha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mustapha manages to break the clinch.
Pakkaaja takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch up but Mustapha circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustapha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mustapha 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 Pakkaaja has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pakkaaja and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pakkaaja tries a head kick but it misses.
Mustapha misses the shot to the body.
Mustapha looks to throw the jab but Pakkaaja is out of range.
Mustapha gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pakkaaja pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustapha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pakkaaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Mustapha is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks with his arms.
Pakkaaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pakkaaja working aggressively here.
Mustapha tries to stall but Pakkaaja uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mustapha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mustapha dodges an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mustapha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mustapha avoids the elbow strike from Pakkaaja, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pakkaaja pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustapha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mustapha blocking some punches.
Mustapha stalling in the clinch.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustapha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pakkaaja dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mustapha connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Mustapha misses.
No joy there for Mustapha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mustapha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mustapha just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustapha throws a series of punches but Pakkaaja avoids them all with ease.
A solid body kick from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja cracks a nice hook into Mustapha's ribs.
Mustapha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustapha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mustapha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pakkaaja misses the jab.
Pakkaaja throws a body punch but Mustapha moves out of range.
Pakkaaja lands with a slapping head kick.
Mustapha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustapha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pakkaaja doesn't manage to clinch there - Mustapha circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mustapha throws a head kick that misses
and Pakkaaja counters with a solid body kick.
Pakkaaja wants to clinch.
Mustapha misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustapha scoring well with a low kick there.
Pakkaaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustapha throws a chopping leg kick but Pakkaaja manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mustapha misses with a low kick as Pakkaaja jumps back.
Pakkaaja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pakkaaja swings for the body but Mustapha moves out of range.
Pakkaaja doesn't manage to clinch there - Mustapha circles away.
Mustapha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustapha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pakkaaja was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustapha.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mustapha.
Mustapha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pakkaaja manages to avoid it.
Mustapha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pakkaaja scores with a head kick.
A slow jab from Mustapha misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pakkaaja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks it.
Pakkaaja misses with some punches.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja keeps control of Mustapha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Pakkaaja.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustapha's brow.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it misses.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks with his arms.
Mustapha blocks an uppercut.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustapha is trying to break the clinch but Pakkaaja has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mustapha.
Mustapha blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pakkaaja.
Mustapha blocks the elbow strike.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustapha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustapha's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mustapha.
Mustapha dodges an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustapha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Mustapha blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mustapha has had enough of the clinch but Pakkaaja keeps him there for the moment.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustapha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Mustapha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks it.
Mustapha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mustapha looks to throw the jab but Pakkaaja is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mustapha.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch there but Mustapha circles away.
Mustapha throws a big shot that misses.
Mustapha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mustapha misses with a straight right.
Mustapha digs a good hook to Pakkaaja's body.
Mustapha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pakkaaja moves away.
Mustapha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pakkaaja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mustapha scores with a decent looking hook.
Pakkaaja goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A clash of legs there as Pakkaaja blocks the low kick.
Mustapha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mustapha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pakkaaja is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mustapha.
Mustapha's corner calls for a 1-2. Mustapha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pena Pakkaaja.
I think Pakkaaja has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pena Pakkaaja!
Pena Pakkaaja is the new welterweight champion!
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