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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mc Cullough Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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151 lbs
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170 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mc Cullough Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felipe Muller!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Erwin connects with a body shot that sends Muller's belly button to the back.
Muller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Erwin to the ground. Muller is now in Erwin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muller is fighting to break Erwin's control of his arms but Erwin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller looking to sit in guard and control but Erwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Erwin wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin preventing the sweep.
Muller seems keen to control Erwin's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Erwin wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two 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.
Erwin punishes Muller's body with a nice straight punch.
Erwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erwin. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erwin. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Muller tries to counter it with a takedown but Erwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Erwin lands a jab to Muller's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erwin. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller with the counter takedown but Erwin avoids it easily.
Muller checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Erwin. That snapped Muller's head back.
Erwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Muller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Erwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Erwin connects with a leg kick. Muller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mc Cullough Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller avoids the body shot from Erwin.
And Muller tries to counter it with a takedown but Erwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Erwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erwin scores with a jab to the body.
Muller throws a hook but Erwin blocks it.
Erwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Muller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Muller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Erwin is trying to defend but Muller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Erwin gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin controls Muller momentarily but Muller frees himself.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Muller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Erwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Erwin tries to get out of the position.
Muller trying to control but Erwin is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mc Cullough Erwin dominated that 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.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Erwin takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Erwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Erwin throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Muller.
Erwin is letting Muller control him for a moment.
Muller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller wants to take a breather but Erwin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Muller.
Erwin keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller gets to his feet - Erwin follows without any prompting.
Muller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Erwin with a hook.
Muller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Erwin tries to avoid it but Muller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Erwin to the ground. Erwin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Mc Cullough Erwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erwin. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Muller avoids the body shot from Erwin.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Erwin sprawls well. Erwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muller gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Erwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Muller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Erwin cracks Muller with a good jab.
Muller scores with a takedown into Erwin's guard.
Muller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Erwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Erwin is trying to keep Muller in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Muller is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Erwin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Muller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Muller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mc Cullough Erwin dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Erwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Muller staying out of range there.
Muller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Muller feints the counter takedown.
Erwin misses with a hook to the body
and Muller counters with a shoot takedown. Erwin fights it but they end up in guard.
Muller content to stall in guard here.
Erwin working a defensive guard but Muller passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller misses with a head shot. Erwin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Erwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Erwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muller sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Erwin is looking to wear down Muller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Erwin's head but Erwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Erwin throws out a leg kick but Muller moves out of range and Erwin only half commits.
Mc Cullough Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Muller slips a jab and a cross from Erwin.
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.
Muller dives in for a single leg takedown but Erwin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Muller shoots for a takedown but Erwin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Muller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Erwin's guard.
Muller tries to free his leg and advance position but Erwin is retaining full guard.
Muller throws a strike but Erwin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Erwin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to stand up but Erwin is controlling him.
Erwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Muller wants to stand and escape but Erwin is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muller avoids the body shot from Erwin.
Muller avoids the body shot from Erwin.
Erwin throws out a loose jab but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Erwin misses the shot to the body.
Erwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Muller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mc Cullough Erwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Muller.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Muller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Jab, jab by Erwin - just one landing.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muller at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erwin. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Felipe Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mc Cullough Erwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Muller feints the counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mc Cullough Erwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Erwin, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mc Cullough Erwin!
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RATING
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