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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahdi Makungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jellybones. Makungu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nelly - Heart of a Champion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mahdi Makungu!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson feints and as Makungu raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Makungu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Makungu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Makungu is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Makungu gets back to full guard.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Makungu has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Makungu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Makungu wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Makungu is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Makungu throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makungu misses with a series of wild punches.
Makungu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makungu looks gassed!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Makungu can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu is working to get back to half guard.
Makungu wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson 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 sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Makungu is trying to control but can't.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Makungu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Makungu has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson is keen to just control but Makungu is a slippery customer.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Makungu dodges it nicely.
Makungu trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Makungu gets back to full guard.
Makungu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Makungu wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makungu is keeping the position for now.
Makungu trying to control the position.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Makungu is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left and a right from Makungu both land. Nice combination.
Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Makungu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Makungu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
A lull in the action here.
Jackson wants to escape the position.
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makungu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Makungu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Makungu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Makungu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Makungu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Makungu is controlling Jackson's trapped leg to prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
Cody Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Makungu is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makungu looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson passes to full mount!
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson working Makungu over with strikes here.
Makungu is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Makungu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Makungu tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Makungu is trying desperately to improve position.
Makungu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Makungu hang on?
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson landing punches.
Makungu tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Makungu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Makungu is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Makungu is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Makungu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson looking to finish Makungu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Makungu!
Makungu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jackson wants to sweep here but Makungu controlling him for the moment.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Makungu from controlling successfully.
Jackson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Makungu tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Makungu thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson striking from the bottom here.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Makungu from controlling successfully.
Makungu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Makungu tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Makungu trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Makungu is trying to control but can't.
Jackson passes to full mount!
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Makungu tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Jackson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A left and a right from Makungu both land. Nice combination.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Makungu trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Makungu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson works his way into side control.
Jackson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Makungu struggling a bit here.
Makungu tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Makungu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makungu misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makungu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makungu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Makungu to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Makungu tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Makungu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Makungu cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makungu scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Makungu throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Makungu counters with a nice uppercut.
Makungu throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Makungu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Makungu working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Makungu tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Makungu?
Jackson prevents Makungu from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Makungu hang on?
The referee warns Makungu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Makungu is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson breaks from Makungu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Makungu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Makungu looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Makungu is looking to get to half guard.
Makungu sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Makungu is looking to improve his position.
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.
Jackson works his way into side control.
Makungu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Makungu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Makungu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Makungu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Makungu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Makungu wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Makungu has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Cody Jackson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Makungu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Makungu trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson works his way into side control.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Makungu to see if he's OK.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.
Makungu wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Makungu some visible discomfort.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Makungu wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Makungu is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Makungu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Makungu keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Makungu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makungu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Makungu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Makungu is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Makungu stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Makungu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Makungu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Makungu is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Makungu is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Makungu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Makungu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Makungu had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Makungu Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jackson's back instead.
Makungu struggling to land strikes to the head as Jackson covers up.
Jackson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Makungu's arms.
Jackson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jackson turns into Makungu and is now in his guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Makungu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makungu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Makungu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Makungu's legs - danger averted.
Makungu looking to control.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Makungu's hands, connecting with Makungu's forehead.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Makungu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson wants to control but Makungu is keeping him busy.
Makungu trying to control here.
Makungu manages to get to full guard.
Makungu is trying to keep Jackson in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Jackson had his way with Mahdi Makungu in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jackson takes a swing at Makungu's ribcage but misses.
Makungu misses with a body shot.
Makungu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makungu wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Makungu moves out of range easily.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Makungu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makungu lands a jab-cross combination.
Makungu misses with the combination.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makungu.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Makungu is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Makungu wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson passes to full mount!
Makungu can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Makungu wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson cracks Makungu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makungu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Makungu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Makungu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Makungu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Makungu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Makungu tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Makungu is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson misses with a head shot.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Makungu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Makungu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Makungu is trying to escape the mount.
Makungu wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Makungu is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jackson is staying active.
Jackson landing punches.
Makungu can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Makungu?
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Makungu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Makungu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but Makungu bucks and avoids them well.
Makungu tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Makungu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makungu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Makungu tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Makungu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Makungu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Makungu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Makungu is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Makungu manages to get to full guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makungu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mahdi Makungu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makungu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Jackson!
Cody Jackson retains his featherweight title!
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