Jason Jackson scored a second-round submission victory over Andrey Koreshkov within the PFL World Match headliner on Thursday evening in Florida.
Issues had been pretty aggressive between Jackson and Koreshkov within the opening spherical, however the Russian was intent on securing an early takedown within the second stanza. Jackson defended brilliantly and finally discovered himself in a dominant place, taking Koreshkov’s again close to the fence.
Koreshkov used the cage to work his manner again up, however Jackson landed a few fast pictures earlier than muscling the Russian again right down to the mat. Whereas there, Jackson landed an elbow to the again of Koreshkov’s head.
With blood now pouring from the again of Koreshkov’s head, referee Keith Peterson paused the motion, permitting Koreshkov time to get better from the unlawful, albeit unintentional blow. After 5 minutes of stoppage time, the combat restarts on the ft.
Jackson rapidly takes Koreshkov down with a double leg and instantly passes into mount. Jackson drops bombs, forcing Koreshkov to surrender his again in protection. Jackson locks in a rear-naked choke, and Koreshkov goes to sleep earlier than Peterson steps in and requires the stoppage.
Official End result: Jason Jackson def. Andrey Koreshkov through submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:21 of Spherical 2.
With the win, Jackson will face Thad Jean within the welterweight semi-final this June.
