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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jacques Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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262 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Jacques Marco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marco pinned against the cage. Marco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Masterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Masterson is trying to defend but Marco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marco wants to stand up but Masterson is controlling the position.
Marco is nestled in close to Masterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marco decides to stand and escape the position.
Masterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marco circles away.
Marco shoots in for a takedown but Masterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Masterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marco throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Masterson won't allow Marco to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Masterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masterson stops Marco from standing up.
Marco looking to control.
Masterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marco wants to clinch up but Masterson keeps it at a distance.
Marco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Masterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marco somewhat.
Marco is breathing heavily.
Masterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marco!
Masterson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marco is trying to escape the mount.
Masterson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marco 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.
Masterson lands a heavy elbow.
Masterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marco. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Marco is working to get back to half guard.
Masterson with a couple of short strikes.
Masterson landing strikes from the mount and Marco is in trouble!
Masterson working the ground and pound effectively.
Masterson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Masterson with shots to the head and body - Marco looks very uncomfortable down there.
Masterson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Masterson.
Masterson landing punches.
Masterson landing shots from mount.
Masterson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Masterson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Masterson.
Masterson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Masterson lands a big shot there that rocks Marco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Masterson landing strikes from the mount and Marco is in trouble!
Masterson with good strikes from the mount here!
Marco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Masterson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Masterson working the ground and pound effectively.
Masterson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Masterson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marco is looking to improve his position but Masterson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson dominating with strikes here.
Masterson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Masterson with shots to the head and body - Marco looks very uncomfortable down there.
Masterson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marco is working to get back to half guard.
Masterson with good strikes from the mount here!
Masterson landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson with a couple of short strikes.
Masterson is landing with some decent strikes but Marco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Masterson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Masterson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marco looks to land a combination. Masterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Masterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marco's waist but Marco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Masterson off to one side.
Masterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Masterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Masterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Masterson lands a nice short elbow.
Masterson slips a nice elbow through Marco's hands, connecting with Marco's forehead.
Marco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Masterson.
Masterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marco moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco 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.
Masterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Masterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Masterson works over Marco with some ground and pound from guard.
Marco 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.
Masterson postures up in Marco's guard and throws a big left but Marco blocks it.
Masterson landing with the ground and pound.
Masterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Masterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Masterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Masterson stops Marco from standing up.
Masterson is in close to Marco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Masterson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marco wants to get back to his feet but Masterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Masterson landing with the ground and pound.
Masterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Masterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Masterson postures up and lands a big shot to Marco's brow.
Marco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Masterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marco trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco has momentary wrist control but Masterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Masterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Masterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Masterson is working Marco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Masterson stops Marco from standing up.
George Masterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Masterson postures up and lands a big shot to Marco's brow.
Masterson lands a couple of elbows.
Masterson won't allow Marco to get back to his feet.
Marco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masterson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Masterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marco.
Masterson has one foot on Marco's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Masterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masterson gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Masterson 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Masterson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marco sprawls well initially but Masterson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marco wants to get back to his feet.
Masterson working over Marco with some ground and pound. Marco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Masterson winds up and cracks Marco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Masterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marco's head.
Masterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Masterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marco defending well though.
Masterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Masterson winds up and cracks Marco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marco manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Masterson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Juan Jacques Marco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Marco.
Masterson misses with the combination.
Masterson scores with a three punch combo!
Masterson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Masterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Masterson throwing strikes but Marco manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Marco decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Masterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Masterson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Masterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Masterson lands a couple of digs.
Marco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Masterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marco's head.
Masterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Masterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masterson lands a couple of digs.
Masterson prevents Marco from getting back to his feet.
Marco thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marco wants to stand but Masterson is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Masterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco wants to get back to full guard.
Masterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Marco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Masterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Masterson winds up and cracks Marco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marco pushes Masterson off and gets back to his feet.
No luck for Marco with that takedown attempt.
Masterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marco counters with a takedown into side control.
Marco in side control, throwing shots but Masterson defends.
Marco in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marco misses with the ground and pound.
Marco postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marco throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Marco decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Masterson fails with the takedown.
Masterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Masterson!
Juan Jacques Marco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Masterson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marco landing shots from mount.
Marco lands a nice shot to the head.
Juan Jacques Marco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Masterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marco goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Masterson is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Jacques Marco.
I think Masterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Masterson!
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energy
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RATING
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