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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jacques Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waranhk Nsembo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nsembo's choice of entrance music: ChessBoxin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm
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250 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Waranhk Nsembo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nsembo stuffs the takedown.
Marco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nsembo pinned against the cage. Nsembo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marco fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Jacques Marco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nsembo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marco.
Nsembo lands with a kick to the temple. Marco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Juan Jacques Marco has been cut.
Marco tries for a takedown but Nsembo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nsembo fails with a takedown attempt.
Juan Jacques Marco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nsembo feints and as Marco raises his hands in defense, Nsembo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nsembo looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marco uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nsembo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nsembo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marco is breathing heavily.
Nsembo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nsembo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nsembo on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nsembo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nsembo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nsembo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nsembo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nsembo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Nsembo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nsembo landing strikes from the mount and Marco is in trouble!
Nsembo with good strikes from the mount here!
Nsembo landing strikes from the mount and Marco is in trouble!
Marco is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Marco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nsembo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nsembo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsembo with good strikes from the mount here!
Nsembo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marco hang on?
Marco wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nsembo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nsembo working Marco over with strikes here.
Marco is bucking up trying to escape but Nsembo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nsembo breaks from Marco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nsembo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marco taking shots to the head.
Nsembo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marco is surviving well by controlling Nsembo's body position as best he can.
Marco can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nsembo lands a big shot there that rocks Marco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marco is trying to stand.
Nsembo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nsembo unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nsembo won't let Marco get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nsembo lands a nice shot to the head.
Marco is in a horrible position here. Nsembo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nsembo working the ground and pound effectively.
Nsembo looking to finish Marco with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marco!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waranhk Nsembo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Jacques Marco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marco throws a lazy head kick
and Nsembo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nsembo keeps the fight on the outside.
Marco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nsembo counters with a takedown into side control.
Nsembo is putting a hurting on Marco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nsembo scores with punches from side control.
Nsembo lands an elbow.
Nsembo landing strikes.
Marco is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nsembo is controlling him well.
Marco is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Marco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nsembo grinds an elbow into Marco's temple.
Nsembo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marco is trying to control Nsembo's posture but Nsembo avoids it.
Nsembo prevents Marco from escaping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nsembo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nsembo lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nsembo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Nsembo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marco tries to bench press Nsembo off him but Nsembo keeps the position.
Nsembo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nsembo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nsembo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nsembo is putting a hurting on Marco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marco struggling a bit here.
Marco is looking for a sweep.
Marco takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Marco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nsembo lands a nice forearm strike.
Marco is trying to buck Nsembo off.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nsembo shoots for a takedown but Marco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nsembo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marco checks it well.
Marco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nsembo counters with a shoot takedown. Marco fights it but they end up in guard.
Nsembo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marco wants to get back to his feet but Nsembo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nsembo preventing the sweep.
Nsembo postures up and lands a big shot to Marco's brow.
Marco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nsembo manages to get himself to full guard.
Nsembo has his hands on Marco's head, controlling the position.
Marco would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nsembo managing to control the position.
Marco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waranhk Nsembo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Jacques Marco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A good leg kick by Nsembo.
Nsembo shoots for a double leg takedown but Marco sprawls well. He's pushed Nsembo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nsembo counters with a thumping low kick.
Marco tries for a takedown but Nsembo circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nsembo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nsembo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marco wants to get back to full guard.
Marco wants to control but Nsembo is keeping busy.
Marco is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco punching from the bottom.
Marco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nsembo is working away from the top position though.
Nsembo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marco tries to kick Nsembo off but Nsembo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nsembo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nsembo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marco has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nsembo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Marco misses with a takedown attempt
and Nsembo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Jacques Marco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nsembo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nsembo works over Marco with some ground and pound from guard.
Marco looking for a sweep. Not yet Marco, not yet.
Marco wants to stand and escape but Nsembo is having none of it.
Marco tries to strike from the bottom.
Marco wants to stand but Nsembo is controlling the position.
Nsembo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nsembo is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nsembo counters with a thumping low kick.
Marco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nsembo counters with a low kick, right behind Marco 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsembo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marco tries to improve position but can't.
Marco takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nsembo.
Marco is trying to improve his position.
Marco is trying to buck Nsembo off.
Nsembo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Marco some visible discomfort.
Waranhk Nsembo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nsembo working the head with strikes.
Marco is trying to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Marco does no damage.
Nsembo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marco manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nsembo stopping the sweep attempt from Marco.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nsembo prevents Marco from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waranhk Nsembo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nsembo 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waranhk Nsembo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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