A UFC fighter suffered a cut so ghastly a commentator said he could smell the blood from where he was sitting
- Damon Jackson endured hell in the final round of his UFC match Saturday to collect a win.
- His opponent Charles Rosa sliced his head open with a nasty elbow strike, splattering the canvas.
A UFC fighter suffered a cut so ghastly that a commentator said he could smell the blood from where he was sitting during a featherweight match at a UFC Fight Night event Saturday in Las Vegas.
Damon Jackson, a 33-year-old American, defeated Charles Rosa during the preliminary card of the nine-bout UFC event broadcast on ESPN+ from the Apex studio in Enterprise, Nevada.
But it is mindblowing what Jackson had to endure in the final round to earn that win as Rosa sliced his head open with a nasty elbow strike.
So much blood poured from the open wound that it created a slippery canvas and prompted UFC analyst Paul Felder to say he could smell it from the cageside commentary booth.
Another UFC commentator, Jon Anik, blurted out: "I love it."
The strike was thrown during the early stage of round three. Jackson walked forward with his hands held high, dipped his body slightly, and threw an overhand right.
Rosa rolled with the shot, and as he turned his head away, he pivoted his body to sneak an elbow into Jackson's skull.
As the event was held without many fans - only VIP tickets were sold, and the attendance was not confirmed by the UFC - the thump the shot created shocked those who did attend.
One voice from the stands was heard screaming: "He's bleeding a lot! He's bleeding a lot!"
It was a helluva strike, causing a considerable amount of damage, however, it was not enough to earn Rosa the victory as he lost a decision.
Watch it here:
Minutes later, the extent of the bloodbath can be seen here:
"It's always kind of weird when you have your own blood in there," Jackson told reporters at the post-event press conference, according to MMA Fighting. "It's like you smell it," he said.
Jackson later added: "I see my blood squirting out like two or three inches. It hit an artery. It hit something good. It was squirting really good. It was coming out the whole time. It was a steady stream of blood and I could just smell it.
"It's always kind of weird. It doesn't freak me out anymore. It's weird. It's not normal to get hit in the face and have your own blood all over someone. It's nuts."
Despite the cut, Jackson had done enough to secure the win, which advanced his pro MMA record to 19 wins (three knockouts, 14 submissions, and two decisions) against four losses.