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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Sherls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Munashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Run These Streets. The key to victory for Keith Sherls has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Sherls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Munashi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherls tries to bum rush Munashi with a series of wild strikes but Munashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherls swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sherls tries to clinch up but Munashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Munashi misses with the combination.
Sherls fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munashi tries to move into range but Sherls moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sherls throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Munashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sherls. Sherls obviously looking to wear him down.
Sherls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Munashi counters with a takedown into side control.
Sherls can't do much from the bottom here.
Sherls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munashi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sherls sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Munashi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Munashi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munashi in side control, throwing shots but Sherls defends.
Munashi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sherls is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Munashi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sherls knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sherls is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Munashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherls throws a lazy uppercut
and Munashi counters with a single leg into guard. Sherls didn't expect that.
Munashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sherls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sherls utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Munashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Munashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sherls is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munashi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherls pushes Munashi off and gets back to his feet.
Sherls misses with a double jab
and Munashi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munashi wants to pass the guard but Sherls is keeping the position.
Munashi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Munashi wants to control from the top but Sherls keeps moving.
Munashi won't allow Sherls to sweep him here.
Munashi wants to pass the guard but Sherls is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sherls seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Munashi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sherls misses with a double jab
and Munashi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munashi wants to pass the guard but Sherls is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sherls holds on and takes a little breather.
Munashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Munashi wants to pass the guard but Sherls is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munashi throwing strikes from guard but Sherls blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sherls stuffs the takedown.
Sherls throws a series of punches but Munashi moves out of range.
Sherls tries to bum rush Munashi with a series of wild strikes but Munashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherls misses with a series of wild punches.
Sherls gets caught flat footed, as Munashi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sherls keeping full guard, as Munashi tries to pass.
Munashi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munashi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Munashi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Munashi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sherls throws a right hand that Munashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Munashi also avoids with ease.
Sherls doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Munashi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Munashi seems to be working for a kimura but Sherls defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munashi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Munashi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sherls is just riding it out for now. Munashi eventually gives up the hold.
Munashi drops an elbow to the side of Sherls's head.
Munashi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sherls defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munashi passes to side control.
Munashi lands a nice forearm strike.
Sherls struggling a bit here.
Munashi misses with the ground and pound.
Sherls is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sherls is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Munashi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sherls blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munashi.
Sherls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Munashi is working away from the top position though.
That's two 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.
Munashi trying to control the action but Sherls is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sherls falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munashi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sherls throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munashi counters with a shoot takedown. Sherls fights it but they end up in guard.
Munashi prevents Sherls from getting back to his feet.
Sherls avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sherls has his feet on Munashi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sherls misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Sherls.
Munashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sherls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherls looks to land a combination but Munashi avoids it well.
Sherls misses with a double jab
and Munashi counters with a single leg into guard. Sherls didn't expect that.
Sherls wants to stand and escape but Munashi is having none of it.
Munashi trying to control but Sherls is working from the bottom.
Sherls wants to get back to his feet but Munashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Munashi stands up over Sherls, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sherls has his feet on Munashi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Munashi tries for a takedown but Sherls sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherls misses with a two punch combination.
Keith Sherls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munashi ducks under a wild hook from Sherls.
Munashi checks a low kick from Sherls.
Sherls lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Munashi backs up against the cage.
Sherls stuffs the takedown.
Sherls lands a left and a right that sends Munashi crashing to the canvas! Sherls dives into mount looking to finish!
Munashi is rocked!
It looks like Tito Munashi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherls controlling his opponent.
Munashi is still in real trouble! Can Sherls finish him?
Munashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munashi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Munashi seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherls trying to control but Munashi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tito Munashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tito Munashi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sherls throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munashi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Munashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munashi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Munashi thows a huge punch but Sherls dodges it nicely.
Munashi wants to pass to mount but Sherls is defending the position.
Munashi trying to control from half guard but Sherls is working away.
Munashi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Munashi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sherls is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sherls stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherls tries to bum rush Munashi with a series of wild strikes but Munashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherls clinches but Munashi breaks the clinch
and Munashi counters with a takedown into side control.
Munashi throws a strike aimed at the side of Sherls's head but Sherls avoids it well.
Sherls is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Munashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sherls down.
Sherls wants to get back to his feet but Munashi drags him back down.
Sherls trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sherls struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherls wants to get back to his feet.
Munashi tries to score with some ground and pound. Sherls controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherls throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munashi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Munashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keith Sherls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherls keeping full guard, as Munashi tries to pass.
Munashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munashi trying to control but Sherls is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munashi throwing strikes from guard but Sherls blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sherls misses with a double jab
and Munashi counters with a shoot takedown. Sherls fights it but they end up in guard.
Sherls is looking to stand up but Munashi isn't so interested in that idea.
Sherls keeping moving, preventing Munashi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherls keeping full guard, as Munashi tries to pass.
Sherls avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sherls wants to get back to his feet but Munashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Munashi passes Sherls's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Munashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sherls throws a combination that misses
and Munashi counters with a single leg into guard. Sherls didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherls looking for a sweep. Not yet Sherls, not yet.
Munashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sherls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sherls preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Munashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Munashi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Munashi!
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energy
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hype
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