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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Dansville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters comes into the arena with The Masterpiece blaring out of the sound system. Dansville has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Robert Dansville has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Masters's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Dansville!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Masters!
Dansville looks winded!
An inside leg kick lands from Masters.
Nice defenses there by Masters.
Masters lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Masters throws a series of strikes that have Dansville backpedaling.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masters.
Masters misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Masters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dansville moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.
Dansville misses with the combination.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masters misses with a two punch combination.
Masters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Masters. Those never looked like landing.
Dansville takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dansville has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masters.
Masters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dansville. That did some damage!
Dansville scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Masters.
Masters blocks a head kick by Dansville.
Masters scores with a leg kick.
Masters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Masters.
A left and a right from Masters both land. Nice combination.
Masters cracks the inside of Dansville's front leg.
Dansville tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masters throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masters misses with a double jab.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dansville on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masters. Masters obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters closes the distance and clinches.
Masters throws an elbow that misses.
Dansville wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masters prevents Dansville from breaking the clinch.
Masters connects with a knee to the head.
Masters lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dansville's efforts to push away.
Masters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masters trying to control the position but instead, Dansville has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masters into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masters.
Masters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dansville has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dansville pushes Masters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masters stalling in the clinch but Dansville improves position.
Dansville has had enough of the clinch but Masters keeps him there for the moment.
Dansville can't break the clinch.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Dansville tries to break the clinch but Masters is controlling the position.
Masters lands a knee to the head.
Masters has Dansville pressed against the cage, preventing Dansville from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dansville takes an elbow to the temple.
Dansville's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dansville has had enough of the clinch but Masters keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dansville wants to get back to striking at distance but Masters won't allow it.
Masters lands an elbow just above Dansville 's eye.
Masters with a knee to the head.
Dansville avoids the elbow strike from Masters, against the cage.
Dansville dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters wants to stall.
Dansville wants to break free but Masters has control.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Dansville blocks it.
Dansville looking to throw knees to the head but Masters is blocking nicely.
Dansville tries to break the clinch but Masters is controlling the position.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Dansville blocks with his arms.
Dansville looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Dansville is blocking nicely.
Masters is looking for a takedown.
Dansville wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Dansville is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dansville uses from the top position.
Dansville lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dansville postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Masters has momentary wrist control but Dansville slips an elbow through the middle.
Dansville throwing strikes but missing.
Dansville looking to sit in guard and control but Masters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Masters forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dansville is trying to stand up here but Masters is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters winds up and cracks Dansville with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dansville is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Masters dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dansville dodges the punch combination from Masters.
Dansville has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masters.
Masters goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Masters looks to land a combination but Dansville avoids it well.
Dansville stuffs the takedown attempt from Masters. Masters gets slowly back to his feet.
Masters has been working on his balance at Island Top Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dansville.
Dansville throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masters tries to bum rush Dansville with a series of wild strikes but Dansville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masters lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dansville. That did some damage!
Chris Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dansville misses with a hook.
Masters shoots in for a double leg but Dansville sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dansville misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dansville tries to clinch there but Masters circles away.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Dansville both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dansville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dansville fails to land with a series of punches.
Dansville closes the distance and clinches.
Masters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dansville wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dansville wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dansville creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masters connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dansville's face.
Masters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dansville's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dansville.
Masters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dansville's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dansville is looking to break free of the clinch but Masters has double underhooks.
Masters misses with a knee to the head.
Dansville can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansville lands with a light punch inside.
Dansville misses with an elbow over the top.
Dansville looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masters lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dansville tries to break the clinch but Masters is controlling the position.
Dansville breaks the clinch.
Masters lands with a nice combination. Dansville backs away looking to recover.
Masters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dansville can do to turn this around?
Dansville tries to bum rush Masters with a series of wild strikes but Masters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dansville throws a right and a left that Masters avoids nicely.
Dansville feints a jab promting Masters to slip. Dansville then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Masters slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dansville throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Masters both land. Nice combination.
Dansville looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dansville tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Masters lands but Dansville takes it in his stride.
Masters thumps Dansville with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dansville paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Masters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dansville dives in and grabs Masters's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masters pushes down on Dansville's head and hops out.
Masters moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Masters fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Masters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masters connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masters swinging wildly here.
Dansville pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Masters misses with a series of wild punches.
Masters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dansville unleashes a big counter combination but Masters bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That kick from Masters tenderised Dansville's leg. Dansville is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masters is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dansville fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters is looking to slow Dansville down with leg kicks.
Dansville chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masters can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dansville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masters.
Masters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dansville tries a low kick but Masters avoids it.
Masters throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masters throws a nice looking combination but Dansville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masters works over Dansville's head and body with a nice combination.
Dansville clinches up against the cage.
Dansville takes an elbow to the temple.
Masters looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Masters dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dansville rushes Masters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masters scores a nice knee to the body.
Masters lands an elbow that stopped Dansville in his tracks for a moment.
Masters lands an elbow just above Dansville 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masters.
Masters lands a knee to the head.
Masters lands an elbow inside that Dansville shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Masters.
A knee to the head by Masters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters manages to break the clinch.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masters scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dansville misses with a wild combination.
Masters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dansville.
Masters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masters misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dansville is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Masters.
Masters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masters looks to land a combination but Dansville avoids it well.
Dansville tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masters.
Dansville lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masters circles away quickly and effectively.
Dansville on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masters. Masters obviously looking to wear him down.
Dansville scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dansville working over Masters with some ground and pound. Masters looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dansville slips a nice elbow through Masters's hands, connecting with Masters's forehead.
Masters taking some punishment here, with Dansville in his half guard.
Masters regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dansville.
Masters wants to sweep here but Dansville controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dansville scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Masters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dansville is refusing to be controlled, as Masters sits in half guard.
Dansville tries to roll over but Masters keeps him under control.
Masters wants to control but Dansville is keeping him busy.
Dansville is looking to improve his position.
Masters is trying to control the action in half guard but Dansville is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dansville is trying to stand up here but Masters is controlling him well.
Masters is trying to control. Dansville wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Masters connects with a nice short shot to Dansville's temple.
Masters landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dansville really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Masters prevents Dansville from improving his position.
Masters has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dansville manages to get to full guard.
Dansville looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chris Masters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters wants to control from the top but Dansville keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robert Dansville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dansville.
Masters throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Masters has Dansville up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dansville breaks the clinch.
Chris Masters is winning the standup battle so far.
Masters is looking to slow Dansville down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Masters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masters has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Masters!
Chris Masters decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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