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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soto Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Cullough Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soto Rojas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mc Cullough Erwin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Erwin connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Erwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erwin connects with a body shot.
Erwin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Erwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Erwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Erwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin takes the fight into the clinch.
Erwin presses Rojas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas blocks a jab.
Erwin lands a jab to Rojas's midsection.
Erwin moves into the clinch.
Rojas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Erwin prevents it.
Rojas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rojas has him pressed against the cage.
Rojas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Erwin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rojas.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rojas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Erwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soto Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erwin lands with a good body shot.
Rojas scores with a nice right hand.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Erwin digs a good body shot into Rojas's ribs.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Rojas gets tackled into the cage by Erwin. Erwin maintains the clinch.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin closes the distance and pushes Rojas back into the cage.
Rojas wants to break free but Erwin has control.
Erwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Erwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Erwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erwin throws a leg kick which misses Rojas's front leg but catches the back leg as Rojas tries to avoid it.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Erwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Erwin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rojas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Erwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Erwin manages to break the clinch.
Rojas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Erwin scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Erwin breaks from the clinch.
Erwin scores with a body shot.
Erwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Erwin defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Erwin connects with a body shot.
Erwin closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin manages to break the clinch.
Rojas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Erwin has knocked Rojas down with a huge combo! Erwin steps away and waves a wobbly Rojas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Erwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas is looking to wear down Erwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rojas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Rojas misses its target.
Rojas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erwin rushes Rojas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Erwin manages to break the clinch.
Erwin closes the distance and pushes Rojas back into the cage.
Rojas wants to get back to striking at distance but Erwin won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin trying to land knees to the body.
Erwin breaks from the clinch.
Rojas gets tackled into the cage by Erwin. Erwin maintains the clinch.
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 clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Erwin takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Mc Cullough Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Erwin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Erwin.
Erwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin lands with an overhand left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rojas is looking to break free of the clinch but Erwin has double underhooks.
Erwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mc Cullough Erwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin lands with a shot to the body.
Rojas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rojas with a body shot.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Erwin takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Mc Cullough Erwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Erwin.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Erwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rojas dives in and scores a takedown into Erwin's guard.
Rojas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Erwin dives on top into guard.
Erwin won't allow Rojas to sweep him here.
Erwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rojas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Erwin has managed to get both his arms back between Rojas's legs - danger averted.
Rojas working a defensive guard here.
Erwin controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rojas's guard.
Erwin is thwarting Rojas's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rojas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Erwin controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is trying to control the position but Erwin postures up.
Erwin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rojas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Erwin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Erwin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rojas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Erwin passes into side control.
Rojas looks to move to half guard but instead Erwin has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin controlling the position easily from mount.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Erwin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rojas is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erwin tries to control but Rojas wriggling away.
Rojas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mc Cullough Erwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Erwin throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.
Rojas feinted with a counter takedown.
Erwin moves into the clinch.
Rojas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Erwin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Erwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rojas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Erwin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas walks into a left hand.
Erwin misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Erwin lands with a shot to the body.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
Erwin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good shot there by Erwin.
Erwin has managed to clinch.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erwin has Rojas pulled in close to control his posture.
Rojas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Erwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is looking to pass into half guard but Erwin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Erwin is in guard.
Erwin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Erwin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Erwin looking to pass the guard.
Rojas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Erwin defends well.
Rojas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Erwin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rojas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rojas keeping moving, preventing Erwin from controlling successfully.
Rojas throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Erwin escapes and throws Rojas's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rojas is trying to improve his position.
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.
Rojas can't do much from the bottom here.
Rojas is letting Erwin control him for a moment.
Rojas is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rojas wants to control but Erwin postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mc Cullough Erwin really 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.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Erwin as he jumps to the side.
Erwin scores with a shot to the body.
Erwin cracks a nice hook into Rojas's ribs.
Erwin lands a body shot.
Erwin drives through and clinches with Rojas against the cage.
Rojas is trying to force a seperation but Erwin has the dominant position.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rojas with a body shot.
Erwin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rojas's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Erwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rojas tries to move into range but Erwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Rojas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rojas is rocked!
Erwin lands a head shot.
Oh Rojas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Erwin breaks the clinch.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin has managed to clinch.
Rojas seems to have got his legs back now.
Erwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erwin clinches up against the cage.
Erwin breaks the clinch.
Erwin darts in and clinches Rojas up against the cage.
Erwin breaks the clinch.
Rojas scores with a jab to the body.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Erwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Erwin swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Erwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erwin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Erwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
Erwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas shoots in looking for a takedown but Erwin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rojas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Erwin misses with a shot to the body
and Rojas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erwin forces Rojas back against the cage and clinches.
Erwin breaks from the clinch.
Rojas moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Erwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erwin rushes Rojas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Erwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rojas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Erwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Erwin lands a body shot.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Rojas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rojas connects with a crisp jab.
Rojas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Erwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erwin forces Rojas back against the cage and clinches.
Erwin breaks the clinch.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Erwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Erwin lands a right hook to the body.
Erwin instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Erwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Rojas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Erwin pushes Rojas up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mc Cullough Erwin dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Rojas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Rojas takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
Erwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Erwin.
Erwin pushes Rojas up against the cage in a clinch.
Erwin wants to break free but Rojas has control.
Erwin manages to break the clinch.
Erwin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin misses with a left hand
letting Rojas counter with a right hand.
Erwin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Erwin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas looking to pass the guard.
Erwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Rojas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Erwin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Erwin has escaped and now he's on top!
Rojas is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Erwin has his hands clasped together but Rojas extends and breaks Erwin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rojas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Soto Rojas!
Soto Rojas retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Soto Rojas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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