Jason Jackson and Jordan Larson.
- Both these guys are very similar.
They're both outstanding fighters.
The only advantage you can see
is two inches of reach for Jason Jackson.
It's a good fight.
- Michael C. Williams. with the official introductions.
- Tonight from the Sanford Pentagon,
we now go to three five-minute rounds
in the welterweight division.
Introducing the blue corner.
At 6'1", weighing in 171 pounds even.
His professional record, seven wins, three losses.
He fights out of Miami, Florida.
Presenting Jason...
"The Ass-Kicking Machine"
Jackson!
And across the cage, his adversary
out of the red corner.
At 5'11", weighing in 170.2 pounds.
As a professional he brings nine victories, four defeats.
He fights of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Introducing Jordan Larson!
(cheers and applause)
In charge of the action, your referee Mike Beltran.
- Mike Beltran our referee for this welterweight matchup.
Jason Jackson and Jordan Larson.
(Mike Beltran) All right, gentlemen.
First round. You're ready to fight?
You ready to fight? Hit 'em, let's go.
(bell rings) - (Sean) Here we go.
- Jason Jackson part of that Hard Knocks 365 team.
His teammate, Tyler Ray, with an impressive
first-round victory earlier tonight.
- Storley, Chandler, Rockhold, Lawler,
Kamaru Usman and company his teammates.
Jordan Larson fighting as part of the Power MMA team.
Light heavyweight champion, and a heavyweight contender
and a member of the Final Four.
Ryan Bader in his corner this evening.
Red gloves for Larson, blue gloves for Jackson.
- Jason Jackson used to be with The Blackzilions.
That's where he was known from.
And everybody that works out with Jason will tell you
what a superb athlete he is, how good he is,
but he always seems to have some kind of bad thing
happen to him in that fight that's gonna set him up
to be in-- with that promotion that he wants,
and we're gonna see what he can do tonight
in a very tough opponent with Jordan Larson.
- Both men making their Bellator debut this evening
here in Sioux Falls in the Sanford Pentagon.
Larson, looking for the takedown early,
good takedown defense by Jackson.
- And that's what I'm talking about, that athleticism.
That's what his par-- that's what all of
his training partners are gonna to talk to you about
is how athletic Jason Jackson is.
He just needs to remain confident.
- You talked to me about the mental part of his game,
that has broken down and hurt him in the past, hasn't it?
- It has, and it's been at times that he's winning the fight,
but things don't go the way he wants.
There's a call from the referee or whatever,
and he lets it affect him.
You've got to just keep marching forward.
You keep marching forward, you're going to get your wins.
- Born in Kingston, Jamaica.
Three wins by knockout, two by submission,
7-3 record.
You put a little pressure on yourself when you give yourself
the nickname "The Ass-Kicking Machine."
- Just a little. - As he tries to change sides
and go to the body.
And you put a little pressure on yourself
when John McCarthy tells me that Jason Jackson
is very similar to Vitor Belfort.
(John chuckling) He is very similar
in that he's very fast twitch, vibrant muscle athlete.
He is fast, and when he is confident
and coming forward and throwing,
he starts to overwhelm his opponent.
When he's getting hit and not sure what to do,
he stops that progression.
You see what he's doing right now?
He is starting to feel good in this fight.
He's starting to unload, he's hitting good shots,
and as Jordan's trying to get into him,
he's having a hard time getting this fight
where he wants it to be, on the ground.
Keep an eye on the hands of Jordan Larson.
He's been really working on keeping his hands high.
He's a patient fighter,
but has a tendency to let those hands drop.
Jackson with a straight jab there that just missed.
- You could see Jackson continues to try to set up
a right under-- uppercut.
He keeps on bringing that left hand,
and then he dips over, and you're gonna see
that uppercut coming and, at times,
Jordan is ducking his head.
And if it lands, it's gonna have a big impact.
- Nine professional victories
for Sioux Falls, South Dakota's Jordan Larson.
From here in Sioux Falls.
Living and training in Chandler, Arizona
with Ryan Bader, Aaron Simpson and the crew.
And a left hook connects for Jason Jackson.
- You can see Jason Jackson,
he's throwing a lot of looping punches,
but they're still landing on Jordan
and Jordan has not been able
to get this fight where he wants it.
The speed is starting to cause him problems in the fight,
and just took another big-- - Oh, no, this could be it.
Big shots from Jason Jackson.
And it is all over.
Jason Jackson with the victory
as he finishes Jordan Larson.
- Michael C. Williams.
will make another knockout finish official.
- Ladies and gentlemen, inside the Bellator cage,
it comes to an end 3:52 into round number one.
The winner by TKO,
Jason "Ass-Kicking Machine" Jackson!