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Referee Herb Dean presides over the main event of the evening. No surprise, it?s Jackson pressing forward as the action begins, feinting punches and trying to cut off Machida?s angles. Machida lands four or five inside leg kicks for his first offense. Jackson charges in, winging punches, but Machida is on his bike. Now, ?Rampage? initiates the clinch and stomps the taped feet of Machida as they work along the fence. They split and Jackson hits a glancing uppercut, while Machida lands a kick to the body. Another kick allows Jackson to clinch again, but they soon disengage. ?Rampage? whiffing on his punches in the last 30 seconds. He eats another leg kick from Machida.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Machida
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Machida
Round 2
A knee and a kick from Machida cause ?Rampage? to tie up, where he catches Machida low with a knee. Machida shakes it off quickly and they restart in the center. Knee to the body by Jackson before they clinch and ?Rampage? scores a takedown. Jackson trying to pin Machida against the base of the cage, but Machida pops back up and takes the dominant position in the clinch. Jackson lands a hard-but-glancing shot as they break. Liver kick by Machida is followed by a solid uppercut from ?Rampage.? Machida slaps a kick to the back of Jackson?s thigh and they tie up again. Machida tosses Jackson to the canvas at the end of the round and Machida launches a kick at his head right at the buzzer, for which he apologizes immediately.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-10
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jackson
Round 3
Jackson coming with some leg kicks of his own now, but his follow-up punches are out of range. Machida stuns Jackson with a combo, sending ?Rampage? backward into the fence. Machida chases him down and scores with a few knees from the Thai plum, but Jackson fires right back with a flurry. Machida trips Jackson to the mat and lands in half-guard, where he tries to pry his right leg free and pass to Jackson?s right side. He stops trying to pass for a moment to work for a kimura on Jackson?s right arm. Machida finally passes with about 90 seconds left, and then hops into full mount. Machida lays an elbow across Jackson?s face, then postures up and spins for an armbar on Jackson?s right limb. Jackson picks him up for the slam and Machida releases the hold with 40 seconds left. Back on the feet, Machida gets underhooks and presses Jackson into the fence, then gets a waistlock and tries to drag him down. Machida drops for a leglock and pulls guard in the waning seconds.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Machida (30-28 Machida)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Machida (30-29 Machida)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Machida (29-28 Machida)
