As I wrote last week, Sunday night Versus televised a couple of excellent fights for free. Jones vs. Brandon Vera and Jr. Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga.
Dos Santos ko'd fellow brazilian Gonzaga in round one announcing himself to the elite of the heavyweight division. Gonzaga, instead of trying to take down Santos, tried to stand and punch with him and that didn't work out so well..
Anyway, in the main card, Jones showed why at 22, he's the next big up and coming fighter in MMA. Long, lanky, athletic, powerful, with an enormous reach, he's hard to match up with. He controlled the fight from the opening bell, took down Vera and put a stop to it at 3:19 of the 1st round with a nasty elbow to Vera's eye socket, most likely breaking it. Vera's no push over and yet this fight was never in doubt.. It looked like an amateur against a professional. I'll be interested in who he faces next, as the light heavy weight division is stacked. I can't imagine the UFC would put him in against champion Lyoto Machida next, however if Machida is able to defend his title in May and Jones can get by a top ranked contender in his next bout this summer, this would be a helluva fight come fall or the end of the year. Remember the name Jon "Bones" Jones.
My man crush grows!
Bill
2 comments:
Bill
There were some fights on the card. Too bad about Irvin in his fight. I really thought that was going to be a good fight. Kongo looked good but I'd imagine most can look good against Buentello at this point. Santos looks to be the real deal, though I'm curious what he can do on his back. Someone like Mir is going to take him to the mat, not stand and trade with him. Agreed about Jones, he's fun to watch. Kid looks to be a beast in the ring. I'd love to watch him against someone like Forest Griffin, then move to Rashard Evans/Rampage/Rua before getting a shot at the title (assuming Machida still holds it).
John
didn't see it but heard Jones is legit.
Mark
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