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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Beatles - Get Back. Diego Martinez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Martinez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez jabs at Jackson's body.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson is striking off his back. Martinez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Martinez stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez decides to stand and escape the position.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Dylan Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martinez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez looking to control.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Martinez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson punching from the bottom - just letting Martinez know he's still in a fight.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Martinez any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Martinez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
Martinez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Martinez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martinez is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez 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.
Martinez looking to control.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Martinez is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
That's two 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 keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Diego Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Martinez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Martinez is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Martinez uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Martinez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martinez with good strikes from the mount here!
Martinez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Martinez trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martinez is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Jackson shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jackson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Martinez lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Martinez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martinez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martinez won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diego Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two 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.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson working away.
Martinez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Martinez uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Martinez tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries to improve his position but instead Martinez has taken his back!
Jackson manages to escape to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Jackson!
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hype
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