No matter how bleak a situation may appear, certain fighters will always embrace the moment as if embarking on a grand adventure of personal discovery. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a solar deity of earthly forces taking the hot pulse to atmospheric heights at Lightweight for Cage Warriors Academy Southeast. An Amateur mixed martial artist since August 2023 and representing Force MMA, Darnell Jackson holds a 4-1 record in five contests consisting of three knockouts and one submission He has spent the majority of his Amateur journey with Cage Warriors Academy Southeast and has finished all four of his victories during his Amateur career. Jackson has spent his entire Amateur career in the United Kingdom. All of his finishes during his tenure with Cage Warriors Academy Southeast have been inside the distance. Jackson is 3-1 under the Cage Warriors Academy Southeast banner with three finishes under his belt in four appearances with the promotion to show for it.
In his Amateur MMA debut at Lion Fighting Championships 23, he faced Harun Dookit and defeated him via technical knockout in round three. Jackson defeated Steve McMorris via TKO in the second round in his promotional debut with Cage Warriors Academy Southeast at CWASE 32. Then in his third outing under the Cage Warriors Academy Southeast banner at CWASE 36, he defeated Tommy Skaugrim via technical knockout in round one to pick up his third knockout win as an Amateur.
At Cage Warriors Academy Southeast 37, Jackson submitted Oussama Laklit in the first round. The victory earned Jackson the first submission win of his Amateur career in addition to his third win and finish under the Cage Warriors Academy Southeast banner. He also secured his fourth victory inside the Amateur ranks in the process. When Jackson steps out from behind the concealed point of entry into the smoke zone, his foes pressure cooker reaches an accelerated rate of melt with little chance of thawing their fates!