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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ervin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ervin comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Seconds to Freedom by Pop Evil. Marcus Ervin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Ervin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald thows a body shot but no joy.
Ervin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fitzgerald as he avoids it easily.
Travis Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ervin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fitzgerald but Fitzgerald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Ervin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ervin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fitzgerald bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fitzgerald scoring with punches from side control.
Ervin is rocked!
Ervin tries to improve position but can't.
Oh Ervin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ervin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ervin is breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald is looking to take a break and control but Ervin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ervin prevents Fitzgerald from moving into mount.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ervin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ervin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ervin throws a hook but Fitzgerald avoids it easily.
Fitzgerald scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fitzgerald working the ground and pound.
Fitzgerald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ervin, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald working the head with strikes.
Ervin throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Fitzgerald is looking to take a break and control but Ervin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fitzgerald stands up and beckons Ervin to his feet.
Ervin shoots and misses
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a body punch but Ervin moves out of range.
Fitzgerald moves in looking to clinch but Ervin pushes him off.
Ervin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ervin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ervin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fitzgerald's face.
Ervin landing strikes from the mount.
Ervin working for a guillotine from mount but Fitzgerald is in no mood to give up.
Fitzgerald is squirming around, avoiding Ervin's attempts to control the action.
Ervin pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The referee warns Fitzgerald that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ervin.
Ervin tries to control but Fitzgerald wriggling away.
Fitzgerald is trying desperately to improve position.
Fitzgerald avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ervin.
Ervin stands up from mount. Strange move.
Fitzgerald fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ervin sprawls well initially but Fitzgerald persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ervin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ervin moves into full guard.
Ervin looking for a sweep. Not yet Ervin, not yet.
Fitzgerald stands up from Ervin's guard - Fitzgerald perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ervin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fitzgerald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fitzgerald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ervin is looking to sweep but instead, Fitzgerald has passed into half guard.
Fitzgerald tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ervin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ervin moves into full guard.
Fitzgerald working some strikes from top position.
Fitzgerald has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ervin is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ervin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Fitzgerald dominated that round.
That's time! Ervin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ervin shoots and misses
and Fitzgerald counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ervin!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzgerald is landing with some decent strikes but Ervin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fitzgerald avoids the attempt from Ervin to control.
Fitzgerald working the ground and pound effectively.
Fitzgerald has hold of Ervin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ervin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ervin is in a horrible position here. Fitzgerald smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ervin regains half guard.
Fitzgerald frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ervin tries to hold on but Fitzgerald pushes him away.
Fitzgerald is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ervin tries to reverse the position but Fitzgerald maintains control.
Ervin tries to lock up and control but Fitzgerald gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ervin is trying desperately to improve position.
Ervin is working hard here to advance position.
Ervin regains half guard.
Ervin moves into full guard.
Ervin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fitzgerald is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ervin.
Ervin taking a bit of punishment here - Fitzgerald scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ervin manages to get back to half guard.
Ervin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fitzgerald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ervin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fitzgerald wants to get back to his feet but Ervin drags him back down.
Ervin trying to control the action but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
Fitzgerald gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ervin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fitzgerald slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Travis Fitzgerald has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ervin looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald wants to sweep here but Ervin controlling him for the moment.
Fitzgerald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ervin is controlling him.
Fitzgerald looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fitzgerald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fitzgerald scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fitzgerald lands strikes from half guard.
Fitzgerald passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ervin is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fitzgerald.
Ervin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ervin is trying to get back to full guard.
Ervin is trying to control but can't.
Ervin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ervin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ervin wants to get back to full guard.
Ervin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fitzgerald pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ervin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fitzgerald pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Fitzgerald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fitzgerald throws a shot to the body.
Ervin wants to clinch.
Ervin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fitzgerald counters with a single leg into guard. Ervin didn't expect that.
Ervin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ervin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ervin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fitzgerald manages to get himself to full guard.
Ervin throws and elbow that misses. Fitzgerald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ervin's guard. Nice move by Fitzgerald!
Ervin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fitzgerald looking to pass the guard.
Ervin controls Fitzgerald momentarily but Fitzgerald frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ervin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fitzgerald's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ervin looking to sit in guard and control but Fitzgerald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fitzgerald must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fitzgerald lands a couple of digs.
Ervin is trying to control the position but Fitzgerald postures up.
Ervin looking for a sweep. Not yet Ervin, not yet.
Ervin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ervin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ervin is pulling down on Fitzgerald's head. It's preventing any offense from Fitzgerald, at least for the moment.
Ervin controls Fitzgerald momentarily but Fitzgerald frees himself.
Ervin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ervin looking to control but Fitzgerald is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fitzgerald sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fitzgerald tries to get to full guard but Ervin has control of the leg.
Ervin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Fitzgerald reverses the position - he's now on top in Ervin's guard.
Ervin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fitzgerald controls the pace.
Fitzgerald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ervin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ervin trying to control from half guard but Fitzgerald is working away.
Ervin working over Fitzgerald with some ground and pound. Fitzgerald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fitzgerald is staying active underneath Ervin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fitzgerald missing with punches from the bottom.
Fitzgerald is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ervin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fitzgerald is positioning himself well to prevent Ervin advancing to mount.
Ervin trying to control from Fitzgerald's half guard. Fitzgerald has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fitzgerald wants to stand but Ervin is controlling the position.
Fitzgerald scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ervin misses with a takedown attempt
and Fitzgerald counters with a takedown into side control.
Fitzgerald trying to control the position but Ervin is working away.
Ervin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fitzgerald is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ervin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marcus Ervin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitzgerald is trying to control but can't.
Ervin is looking to take a break and control but Fitzgerald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ervin is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Fitzgerald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fitzgerald 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Fitzgerald!
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hype
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pop
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