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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahdi Makungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alika Mumea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makungu comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Heart of a Champion. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Alika Mumea enters the cage!
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156 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahdi Makungu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alika Mumea!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makungu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mumea defends it nicely.
Makungu misses with a right hand
and Mumea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makungu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mumea counters with a nice body shot.
Mumea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Makungu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumea throws a poor cross that misses
and Makungu counters with a stiff right hand.
Makungu avoids a kick to the body.
Mumea works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makungu misses with a hook
and Mumea makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mumea moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makungu blocks a jab.
Mumea throws a jab but it's blocked by Makungu.
Mumea misses with a left hand
and Makungu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Makungu misses with an uppercut
and Mumea decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Makungu's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumea content to stall in guard here.
Makungu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mumea doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mumea manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mumea got a little sloppy there for a moment and Makungu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mumea has managed to get both his arms back between Makungu's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu can't keep his opponent in guard - Mumea advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mumea is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mumea trying to control the action but Makungu is working from the bottom.
Mumea slips a nice elbow through Makungu's hands, connecting with Makungu's forehead.
Mumea seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makungu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Makungu has momentary wrist control but Mumea slips an elbow through the middle.
Mumea trying to control but Makungu is working from the bottom.
Mumea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Makungu keeping moving, preventing Mumea from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumea tries to free his leg and advance position but Makungu is retaining full guard.
Makungu keeping moving, preventing Mumea from controlling successfully.
Makungu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mumea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mumea is stalling in the full guard.
Mumea passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mumea trying to control the action but Makungu is working from the bottom.
Mumea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Makungu is trying to improve his position.
Makungu gets back to half guard.
Mumea is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumea stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mumea is trying to control the action in half guard but Makungu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mumea might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Makungu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mumea throwing shots but Makungu is blocking nicely.
Mumea slows the pace down in half guard.
Makungu works his way to full guard. Good work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Makungu is trying to keep Mumea in close.
Makungu working for a triangle but Mumea defends it easily.
Makungu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mumea doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mumea manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four 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.
Makungu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mumea keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Makungu's head.
Mumea slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Makungu is looking to reverse the position.
Mumea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makungu keeps working.
Makungu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Makungu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mumea wants to control but Makungu is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makungu regains half guard.
Makungu wants to improve his position but Mumea is controlling well.
Makungu gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Mumea 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.
Makungu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mumea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mumea misses with a hook
so Makungu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mumea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Makungu's guard.
Mumea tries to free his leg and advance position but Makungu is retaining full guard.
Makungu trying to control the position.
Mumea slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Makungu wants to sweep here but Mumea controlling him for the moment.
Makungu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mumea.
Mumea slips nicely into half guard.
Alika Mumea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Makungu is refusing to be controlled, as Mumea sits in half guard.
Mumea working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu is refusing to be controlled, as Mumea sits in half guard.
Makungu trying to control but Mumea postures up.
Mumea trying to control the action but Makungu is working from the bottom.
Mumea trying to control the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Makungu is trying to control but can't.
Makungu tries to roll over but Mumea keeps him under control.
Makungu misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mumea drops an elbow to the side of Makungu's head.
Mumea uses his free foot to push down on Makungu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Makungu.
Mumea with the ground and pound from mount.
Makungu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mumea trying to control but Makungu is having none of it.
Mumea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mumea prevents Makungu from getting the reversal.
Mumea punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mumea controlling the position easily from mount.
Makungu is trying to escape the mount.
Mumea wants to finish this one by submission but Makungu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mumea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makungu tries to hold on but Mumea pushes him away.
Mumea scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mumea controlling from mount.
Makungu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Makungu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Makungu tries to reverse the position but Mumea maintains control.
Mumea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mumea looking to control but Makungu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mumea lands a big elbow.
Mumea content just to control the position here.
Mumea landing strikes from the mount and Makungu is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumea controlling his opponent.
Mumea raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mumea has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Makungu's face.
Makungu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mumea lands with some strikes.
Makungu tries to reverse the position but Mumea maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mumea postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Makungu looks a forlorn figure.
Mumea looking to control but Makungu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makungu is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Mumea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Makungu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Mahdi Makungu has been cut.
Mumea throws a hook but Makungu blocks it.
Mumea misses with a straight left.
Makungu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mumea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makungu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mumea throws a right hand that misses
and Makungu counters with a three punch combo that has Mumea backing up. Mumea nods at Makungu to acknowledge the strikes.
Mumea lands a glancing blow to the side of Makungu's head.
A big right from Mumea misses.
Makungu takes one to the chin there.
Mumea lands the left hand.
Makungu misses with a left hand
and Mumea counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mumea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Makungu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mumea defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mumea connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mumea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makungu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mumea defends it easily.
Makungu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mumea defends it easily.
Mumea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mumea is stalling in the full guard.
Mumea lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mumea pushing down on Makungu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Makungu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mumea is in close to Makungu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu has momentary wrist control but Mumea slips an elbow through the middle.
Mumea looking to sit in guard and control but Makungu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mumea lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Makungu!
Mumea prevents Makungu from getting the reversal.
Mumea controlling his opponent.
Mumea working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mumea cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mumea dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumea lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Makungu hang on?
Mumea tries to control but Makungu wriggling away.
Mumea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mumea cracks Makungu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mumea tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Makungu can't escape the position.
Mumea working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mumea with a couple of short strikes.
Makungu working to try and regain half guard.
Mumea with shots to the head and body - Makungu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Makungu tries to reverse the position but Mumea maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mumea cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumea tries to control but Makungu wriggling away.
Makungu taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makungu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mumea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mumea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mumea landing punches.
Makungu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mumea landing shots from mount.
Makungu is rocked!
Mumea controlling the pace for now.
Mumea has control of Makungu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Makungu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mumea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Mumea really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahdi Makungu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mumea misses with a right hand
enabling Makungu to counter with a crisp jab.
Makungu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Makungu swings widly with a right hand
and Mumea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Makungu with that takedown attempt.
Makungu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mumea.
Makungu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mumea counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mumea.
Mumea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mumea looks to land a left hand but Makungu moved out of range nicely.
Makungu lands with an overhand left.
Makungu misses with a body punch
and Mumea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumea shoots in but Makungu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu misses the body punch
and Mumea counters with a nice leg kick.
Mumea works the jab nicely.
Makungu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mumea counters with a straight right hand.
Makungu throws a big shot that misses.
Mumea connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makungu. Makungu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mumea moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mumea throws the left hand but Makungu avoids the punch easily.
Mumea throws a jab when Makungu was well out of range.
Makungu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mumea counters with a straight right hand.
Makungu throws a hook but Mumea blocks it.
A big left from Makungu misses.
Makungu throws a solid leg kick but Mumea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makungu.
Alika Mumea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumea lands a lovely overhand right.
Alika Mumea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mumea throws an off balance right hand
and Makungu counters with a single leg into guard. Mumea didn't expect that.
Makungu throwing strikes from guard but Mumea blocks nicely.
Mumea wants to sweep but no luck.
Makungu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mumea's head.
Mumea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Makungu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mumea pulls Makungu in close to prevent any damage.
Mumea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mumea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mumea has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makungu preventing the sweep.
Makungu wants to control from the top but Mumea keeps moving.
Makungu throws a strike but Mumea rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mumea trying to control but Makungu is working from the bottom.
Makungu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mumea trying to control but Makungu is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mumea postures up and lands a big shot to Makungu's brow.
Mumea is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mumea loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four 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.
Makungu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mumea trying to control the position from guard on top but Makungu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makungu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mumea is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mumea forces his way into half guard.
Makungu is looking for a sweep. Mumea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mumea is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Makungu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Mumea dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mahdi Makungu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Makungu throws a poor cross that misses
and Mumea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mumea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makungu.
Makungu misses with an uppercut.
Makungu misses with a wild body shot.
Mumea lands with a good body shot.
Mumea moves out of range as Makungu strikes.
Mumea tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Makungu swivels and escapes.
Makungu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mumea misses with an uppercut
and Makungu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumea tries for a takedown but Makungu circles away easily
and Makungu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mumea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
Mumea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makungu. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makungu at a distance.
Mumea drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Makungu has his foot on Mumea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mumea works his way back into a safe position though.
Mumea keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Makungu's head.
Makungu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mumea defends well.
Mumea wants to control from the top but Makungu keeps moving.
Mumea got a little sloppy there for a moment and Makungu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mumea has managed to get both his arms back between Makungu's legs - danger averted.
Mumea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mumea lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumea engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Makungu working a defensive guard here.
Mumea passes Makungu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Makungu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mumea lands a nice short elbow.
Mumea is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mumea trying to control from half guard but Makungu is working away.
Mumea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mumea winds up and cracks Makungu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mumea working Makungu over with strikes.
Mahdi Makungu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumea is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Makungu!
Mumea lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Makungu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mumea looking to finish Makungu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Makungu!
Mumea scoring with strikes but Makungu is staying in there.
Mumea wants to control the pace but Makungu is squirming around nicely.
Makungu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mumea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mumea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mumea with shots to the head and body - Makungu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mumea looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumea lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mumea landing strikes from the mount and Makungu is in trouble!
Mumea with a couple of short strikes.
Makungu is bucking up trying to escape but Mumea cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumea punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mumea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Makungu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mumea prevents Makungu from getting the reversal.
Mumea lands a big shot there that rocks Makungu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alika Mumea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makungu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mumea dominating with strikes here.
Mumea with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mumea looking to control and managing it successfully.
Makungu seems to have got his legs back now.
Mumea in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alika Mumea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mumea has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Mumea! Alika Mumea retains his featherweight title!
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