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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaxon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Ain't No Sunshine - (DMX) as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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214 lbs
23 - 12 - 1 |
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189 cm
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194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaxon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right hand that misses
letting Max counter with a right hand.
Max is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Max counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Max to acknowledge the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Max.
Max gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Max prevents Silva from standing back up.
Silva tries to kick Max off in order to stand up. Max Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max just content to control the position.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Max working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Max working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Max lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Max works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Max drags him back down.
Silva is not content to let Max control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Max dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Silva's cut.
That's time! Max's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva throws a series of punches but Max avoids them all with ease.
Max throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jaxon Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Max lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Max is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Max blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Max counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max lands a nice looking body kick.
Max dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Max moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Max lands the left hand.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Max.
Max lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A clash of legs there as Max blocks the low kick.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Max moved out of range.
Max throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Max counters with a solid body kick.
Max throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Max scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Max lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Max tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Max ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Max slips under a jab.
Max lands with a shot to the body.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Max lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Max counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Max.
Max is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Silva.
Jaxon Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Max takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Max moved out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Max.
Scott Max is winning the standup battle so far.
Max takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva throws a series of punches but Max avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Max is defended easily by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Max staying out of range there.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Max's head but Max sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Max throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaxon Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Max looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Max checks a leg kick nicely.
Max takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Max dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Max uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Max lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Max throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max looks to throw a body kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Jaxon Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Max counters with a stiff right hand.
Max takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva slips under a jab from Max.
Max connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Max fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Max persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Max is controlling him well.
Max thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Max throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva pushes Max off looking to stand but Max dives back in and keeps control.
Silva kicks off Max and gets to his feet.
Max takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Max keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a low kick but Max moves out of range easily.
Max connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves away from the strike by Max.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Max.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Max scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Max moved out of range.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva misses with a hook. Max ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Max connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Max misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
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 Scott Max.
Well Max 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Scott Max!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jaxon Silva!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Scott Max!
Scott Max wins by split decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Scott Max waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent, Inc.™'s logo in front of the cameras.
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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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