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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Max (ranked 2428 p4p, 273 weight class) and Zack Jackson (ranked 3155 p4p, 342 weight class). Max kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Charlie Don't Surf. Blaze Max has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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266 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Max looks to throw a body kick
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Max pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Max is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Max is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Max stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Max preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Max accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Max postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson managing to control the position.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Max.
Max has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Max is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Max connects with a couple of short punches.
Max lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Max working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Max.
Max with a flurry of punches that miss.
Max in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Max wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Max throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max landing with the ground and pound.
Max lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson 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.
Max throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Max throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Max is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Max postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson 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.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Max postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Max trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Max.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Max accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Max is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson seems keen to control Max's posture.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Max is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson is rocked!
Max throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Max working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Max finish him?
Max throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Max swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Max keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Max dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson 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.
Max 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.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Max 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.
Jackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Max wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Max here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Max.
Jackson works over Max with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson won't allow Max to sweep him here.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Max is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Max wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Max gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Max content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Max is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson is adopting a defensive guard.
Max postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Max with a flurry of punches that miss.
Max works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Max throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Max's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson is working Max over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Max is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Max has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
Jackson trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Max keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Max knocks Jackson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Max.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Max's best efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Max lands a couple of digs.
Max keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson wants to stand but Max is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Max is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Max throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Max preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Max dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Max sprawls well.
Jackson 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.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Max wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Max holds on and takes a little breather.
Max keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blaze Max overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Max works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Max manages to get underhooks.
Blaze Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Jackson.
Max throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Max pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Max with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Max using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to drag Max to the mat but Max just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Max missing with knees to the body.
Max comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Max tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Max misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Max.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Max is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Max.
Jackson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Max regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Max keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Max swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Max's guard.
Max wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Max flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Max's head.
Max tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Max is working away.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blaze Max is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Max defending well though.
Jackson is keen to just control but Max is a slippery customer.
Jackson throwing shots but Max is blocking nicely.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A low kick from Max is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson stops Max from standing up.
Max keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Zack Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Max has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zack Jackson.
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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Max!
During a confident post fight interview, Blaze Max thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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