Bellator 242 results: Jason Jackson stifles debuting Jordan Mein to win decision

Jason Jackson put a notable win on his resume Friday at Bellator 242 when he routed UFC and Strikeforce veteran Jordan Mein for three rounds.

Jackson (12-4 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) gave Mein (31-13 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) a rude welcome to Bellator with a dominant performance. His striking was more effective and he was a step ahead grappling both offensively and defensively throughout. At the end of 15 minutes, the result was a unanimous decision victory with 30-27 scores from all three judges.

The welterweight fight was the co-feature bout of Bellator 242, which took place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Paramount following prelims on YouTube.

Mein came out fighting aggressively. He whipped multiple kicks in Jackson’s direction and attempt to pressure with volume striking. Jackson had the answer, though, and got his respect back by tagging Mein with strikes to the head. Jackson’s confidence built, and he captured momentum after five minutes.

Jackson picked up where he left off in the second round. He threw more often than Mein, who was getting visibly frustrated with his inability to get off. Jackson kept the Canadian on his toes, too, landing low calf kicks and even mixing in a takedown and doing a little work from top control.

In desperate need to make something happen in the final frame, Mein came out throwing stepping elbows and other strikes. When that failed to land, he went for a takedown in hopes of establishing ground control. Jackson stopped that, as well, before landing a hard right hand that dropped Mein to the canvas. Mein survived, but the book was closed on the contes. Jackson rode out the final minutes on top after stopping a takedown, closing out a clean night’s work.

Up-to-the-minute Bellator 242 results:

Jason Jackson def. Jordan Mein via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jay Jay Wilson def. Tywan Claxton via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 30-27)
Aaron Pico def. Solo Hatley Jr. via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 1, 2:10
Mark Lemminger def. Jake Smith via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:46
Raufeon Stots def. Cass Bell via submission (rear-naked choke – Round 3, 1:24
Ras Hylton def. Rudy Schaffroth via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)