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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by The Beatles - Get Back. Dylan Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martinez to see if he's OK.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackson working away.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Jackson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martinez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson working away.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson stands up and beckons Martinez to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Martinez slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martinez tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jab by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dylan Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Martinez.
Martinez throws a one two combo.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Martinez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martinez sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martinez is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martinez avoid being mounted?
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Martinez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martinez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez taking shots to the head.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Martinez tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson looking to finish Martinez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinez!
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Martinez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Martinez blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Martinez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Martinez gets back to half guard.
Jackson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Martinez to control.
Martinez regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackson.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martinez is on top in guard.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson gets to his feet. Martinez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martinez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Dylan Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Martinez.
Jackson breaks Martinez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martinez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Dylan Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Diego Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Martinez is controlling him well.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martinez trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Martinez from standing up.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
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 throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez looking to control.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martinez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
Dylan Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Martinez.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martinez!
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Martinez defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez lands a two punch combo.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez stands up from Jackson's guard - Martinez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martinez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dylan Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Martinez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackson wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez has control of Jackson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jackson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Martinez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinez is working away from the top position though.
Martinez trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
Jackson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Jackson!
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energy
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RATING
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