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Damn he shook him with that kick!
cmon firstrow...don't start lagging on me now
Damn he shook him with that kick!
Nite Nite Rashad!!
Damn, those elbows are ing nuts
LOL, Jones blind haymaker!!
Meh, boring round.
Is Rashad going to do anything?
Survive
WTF???
Why did he do that??
Weird fight but John Jones should win easy.
Then why don't you take some time to contemplate how stupid your posts are? This one takes the cake.
LOL what round could they have possibly given to Rashad?
Only 1 judge gave every round to Jones??
The guard pulling shows just how creative Jackson/Jones are, pretty genius tbh haha
LOL Rashad couldn't do anything against Bones Jones.
Never was in doubt. lol two judges giving a round to Rashad.
Great fight loved it.. Jones just keeps getting better. I was curious how this would play out if the fight went a while and it was like i expected. Jones controls that range and methodically and creatively goes to work. Rashad is tough as nails man. His chin is better than i thought it was and he did hurt Jon in the 2nd round i think it was. Suprised he stood so much with Jon. All of round 1 i was waiting for the TD attempt.
Hendo should be next...
Only round he did anything was with that leg kick in round 1 but that was it. But Rashad shouldn't of won any round, I guess they gave that round to Rashad.
50-45 all day.. Rashad hurt him in round 2 but Jon didn't go down and he was dominating that round..
He'll make excuses he was embarassed.. Shad was sitting there and looked to me like he wanted some respect from Jones and Jones just walked away.. Eat the crow Rashad.. Eat the crow..
Rashad/Machida 2 is a good fight now..
Who gets to get their ass beat by Bones next?
Dan Henderson
Dana confirmed it at the Presser...
Jon Jones Keeps Light Heavyweight Crown, Scores Unanimous Decision at UFC 145
Jon Jones took a top-shelf fighter and made him look utterly ordinary. It has become a common practice for the 24-year-old champion.
Jones controlled the distance, unveiled and endless bag of tricks and kept his stranglehold on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 205-pound division, as he defeated former friend and training partner Rashad Evans by unanimous decision to retain his light heavyweight crown in the UFC 145 headliner on Saturday at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
All three judges saw it for Jones (16-1, 10-1 UFC): 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45.
“This is definitely my most satisfying victory,” he said. “I did a lot of things tonight, but I didn’t want to make any mistakes. I didn’t feel the cleanest on my feet, but who I beat is very important to me.”
Jones’ prodigious offensive skill and creativity was something to behold. The Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts representative tore into Evans with kicks to the leg, body and head, a stiff left jab, crackling right hands and even violent shoulder strikes from the clinch. However, his most effective weapon was the standing elbow -- a technique for which Evans appeared wholly unprepared. It nearly finished the fight for Jones in the second round, when he staggered the challenger against the cage. A flying knee and a beautiful left hook followed soon after.
“It felt completely different [fighting him than it did training with him],” Jones said. “I threw a lot of elbows tonight. That’s something you would never do to a training partner.”
Evans, like others who have preceded him, struggled to bypass Jones’ enormous reach advantage. The Imperial Athletics export landed a clean head kick in the first round that seemed to rattle Jones and delivered a nice right hand in the third. Beyond that, he fought mostly with his back to the cage, eating punches and kicks from a distance.
Jones punctuated his latest conquest with a strong fifth round, as he backed up a jab with a crisp right hand, uncorked a knee from the clinch and scored with the only takedown of the bout. Evans scrambled free, perhaps wary of the champion’s infamous elbow strikes on the ground, but his fate had long been sealed.
“I was a little surprised [I couldn’t finish him],” Jones said. “I had a goal to finish the fight, and I didn’t. Hats off to Rashad. He has made [progress by] leaps and bounds in his game, as well. That was a great compe ion.”
The defeat was the first for Evans (17-2-1, 12-2-1 UFC) since May 2009 and halted a streak of four consecutive victories.
“He was pretty crafty and tricky, and I didn’t get my timing,” Evans said. “Give him props. He kept me on my toes, so I have to give it up to him. I just need to get better. I’m only 32 years old, and I have a long career ahead of me. I’ll just get better and work my way back up to the top again.”
MacDonald Dominates, Stops Mills
Surging welterweight prospect Rory MacDonald throttled Che Mills with vicious ground-and-pound en route to a spectacular second-round technical knockout in the co-main event. MacDonald (13-1, 4-1 UFC) finished it 2:20 into round two, as he roared to a third consecutive victory.
“Che was a great opponent,” MacDonald said. “He didn’t get much respect in the media because of his lack of fights in the UFC, but I took this fight very seriously. I’m very happy the way the fight went.”
Mills (14-5, 1-1 UFC) held his own while upright, but on the ground, MacDonald was on another level entirely. He smashed through the Englishman’s guard with ruthless punches from the top and mounted him in both rounds. Mills had no answer for him. Having battered and bloodied him with blows from the top, MacDonald finally moved to back mount in the second round, flattened out a clearly beaten Mills and brought it to an end with rapid-fire punches.
“I could tell I was landing big shots,” MacDonald said. “When I hit guys on the ground, and [the shots] are clean, I know they are going to be hurt. I just tried to stay clean in all my positions and flatten him out."
The 22-year-old’s stock continues to rise.
“I want to be champion one day, but I’m still very young,” MacDonald said. “One thing I lack is experience, and I’m aware of that. I have to get a lot more regular and compete three times a year. I think the fans will enjoy that, and so will I.”
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