Marcos Escobar - World Champion
The IBJJF World Master 2017 was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center last Aug 24-26. The event counted with over 4 thousand athletes displaying the highest level Jiu-Jitsu in the masters divisions.
Besides the competition, the organisers held free Seminars with some of the biggest names of the sport and a Jiu Jitsu Expo where the present public could find a huge variety of products. However came for this event surely found one of the best competitions ever organised by the biggest entity of our sport.
Prof. Escobar fought at his original weight division - the Medium Heavy division (195lbs). This division was one of the fullest with almost 50 competitors and where after 5 tough matches, beating the top and finest athletes of the division, he was 'crowned' as the 2017 World Champion and realised a long time goal.
In the end of the day, the Open Weight division was about to start and after speaking with his corner and long time friend Rodrigo Comprido, even still recovering from the previous fights he decided to take a shot at it.
All worth it where he only got stopped in the Semi Finals against a very tough opponent by refs split decision (2x1). It was considered one of the most entertaining matches of the event.
So, in the end of the day, after a lot of hard work from behind the scenes discipline and 8 crazy battles, he left home with a Gold and a Bronze medal. Overall it was great and professor Escobar is current placed as the number 10 in the World and already aiming to the next challenges.
Thanks everyone who have helped and supported along the way!
Oss
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