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03-21-2010 10:54 PM:BROOMFIELD, Colo. - No one has dominated Brandon Vera. That was until tonight. Light heavyweight phenom Jon Jones' meteoric rise continued. He tossed around the former heavyweight like a ragdoll and appeared to have broken something on Vera's grill. Jones blasted Vera with a left elbow that forced the Filipino-American to give up almost immediately. Jones gets another win at 3:19 of the first round in the main event of UFC on Versus 1.
Jones, 22, set the tone early. Vera, who has a very good freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling background, was dumped on his rear end less than 15 seconds into the fight. Jones clinched and used a pretty elementary hip toss to score that first takedown. Correct that, elementary for some but when you've got freakish strength like Jones, it looks easy. Vera eventually got himself back up but then fell victim to a double-leg takedown via huge slam. That's when the trouble began. After a stoppage because of an illegal Vera kick to the face, Jones went to work. He landed a left elbow that had Vera immediately grabbing the side of his face. Jones threw one more elbow that landed on the Vera's arm. He was clearly in quitting mode. Three more punches and Vera turned away from Jones where the referee stepped in to stop it. The win is impressive on several fronts. Jones has been in the UFC for less than two years and had very little mixed martial arts experience when the promotion gave him a try. Secondly, this was the same Vera who gave the legendary Randy Couture a boatload of trouble back in November. Couture, one of the best takedown artists in the history of MMA, could barely get Vera to the ground. Jones made it look easy.
Is he ready for a Couture, Mauricio Rua, Rashad Evans or Quinton Jackson? The better question is can any off those guys those stay off the deck against Jones?
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Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
Jones, 22, set the tone early. Vera, who has a very good freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling background, was dumped on his rear end less than 15 seconds into the fight. Jones clinched and used a pretty elementary hip toss to score that first takedown. Correct that, elementary for some but when you've got freakish strength like Jones, it looks easy. Vera eventually got himself back up but then fell victim to a double-leg takedown via huge slam. That's when the trouble began. After a stoppage because of an illegal Vera kick to the face, Jones went to work. He landed a left elbow that had Vera immediately grabbing the side of his face. Jones threw one more elbow that landed on the Vera's arm. He was clearly in quitting mode. Three more punches and Vera turned away from Jones where the referee stepped in to stop it. The win is impressive on several fronts. Jones has been in the UFC for less than two years and had very little mixed martial arts experience when the promotion gave him a try. Secondly, this was the same Vera who gave the legendary Randy Couture a boatload of trouble back in November. Couture, one of the best takedown artists in the history of MMA, could barely get Vera to the ground. Jones made it look easy.
Is he ready for a Couture, Mauricio Rua, Rashad Evans or Quinton Jackson? The better question is can any off those guys those stay off the deck against Jones?
More...
Yahoo! Sports.
Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
