Chapter 472: The Tough "Bone" (Part II)
Roan smiled at this before continuing: "In September 2009, Jon Jones was valued by White for his excellent performance and signed a four-game UFC contract extension. ”
"On December 5, 2009, Jon Jones met the same favored deaf star Matt Hamill in the Ultimate Fighter, and we will not watch this match, because no matter how good Jon Jones is in this match, he can only accept the fact of defeat, which is the only defeat in his career so far."
Borg smiled and said: "Actually, strictly speaking, this game can't be regarded as a defeat for Jon Jones, because there is no one who can really beat him in the game." ”
"That's right, Jon Jones lost this game because he was disqualified for an illegal elbow. Originally, there was a uniform rule in MMA to limit illegal elbows, and Jones was supposed to be deducted for this elbow in this round, but this blow caused Matt Hamill to dislocate his shoulder and unable to continue the fight, so Jon Jones was disqualified. Davis said with some emotion.
"I watched the game live. Jon Jones's elbow shot at the time kept replaying. I remember clearly seeing the damage to Matt Hamill's nose from the elbow in the replay, which was the first time in Nevada that the newly revised rule of "instant replay" was used, and finally through the replay on camera, the tournament committee agreed with the referee's decision, and Jon Jones was disqualified and lost, the first and only defeat of his UFC career. Harris said.
Xiang Yingying looked at these coaches who admired Jon Jones so much, rolled his eyes weakly, and said very unhappily: "He will soon usher in a real defeat, I promise!" ”
"We'll see, but until then, we're still down-to-earth and training hard. Okay, let's move on. Jon Jones then played Brandon Villa on March 21, 2010. He landed an elbow to Brandon Vera's face in the first round of the contest before back-to-back strikes went straight to his rival by TKO. The elbow attack inflicted three injuries on Vera's face. Jon Jones also won the best knockout award of the night for the first time. Let's watch the game. After Luo An finished speaking, he began to play the game.
In this game, Roan did a lot of explanation and technical analysis, recording Jon Jones's movement trajectory and offensive trajectory in detail. In particular, the elbow blow that cracked Brandon Vera's cheekbone is a detailed analysis.
After watching this match, Xiang Yingying was very emotional, because this UFC abandoner named Brandon Vera, after being fired by the UFC, switched to the top Asian MMA event "ONE Championship" and won the heavyweight championship at the age of 38.
Why should Xiang Hero be emotional? Because Brandon Villa's strength is really average. Although he has played against many champions, he has unfortunately ended in heavy defeats. It's hard to say that he was elbowed by Jon Jones and broke his cheekbone, and he also had his nose broken by Thiago Silva. He was then knocked out by Maricio "The General" Jua and Ben Roswell. Wei has an entire MMA record of 12-7, 7 knockouts, 1 submission and 1 inactivity.
is such a veteran, at the age of 38, he dominated the top Asian competitions, how can this not make Xiang Hero full of emotion.
After the video of the game was played, Luo An saw that Xiang Hero was a little distracted, so he asked, "Hey! Hero, what's wrong with you? ”
"Oh! It's okay. ”
"Let's talk about it! What are your thoughts on Jon Jones' game? Luo An asked with a smile.
"His elbows were really powerful, but this Brandon Villa was too bulky, slow to move and react, and it was normal to lose so badly. If it were me, I could have knocked him out on the first occasion. Xiang Yingying said confidently.
"So, you have to try to speed yourself up as fast as you can. Otherwise, a fighter who is too slow will be a live target in front of Jon Jones. Borg said.
Xiang Yingying nodded when he heard this. Seeing this, Roan didn't ask Xiang Hero about how good he and Jon Jones were, but continued: "Then, Jon Jones played at UFC Live: Jones vs. Jones on August 1, 2010. Matyushenko defeated former IFL light heavyweight champion Vladimir Matyushenko at TKO. Please take a look at ......"
The bout between Jon Jones and Vladimir Matyushenko ended very quickly, with Jon Jones elbowing his opponent down at 1:52 of the first round.
Elbow strike, elbow strike again.
Seeing this, Xiang Hero had to admit that Jon Jones's elbow was really terrifying.
After the video of the fight was played, Roan smiled and introduced: "This fight completely made UFC President Dana White love this bone. I remember White also saying before the game that Vladimir Mateyushenko was a player he had great respect for, and he didn't think Jon Jones would be able to beat Vladimir Mateyushenko easily. ”
"He thinks this game is a good opportunity for Jon Jones to consolidate his position. If Jon Jones can win this bout, White will arrange for Jon Jones to fight the top eight players in the light heavyweight division. You know, light heavyweight is not like middleweight, their top-ranked fighters are very strong, and there is no weakling. ”
However, the youthful Jon Jones has directly stated that he hopes to play against a "top three" player in his next match. He even directly expressed his desire to be able to play the winner of the 'Little Maveaurs' Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and the winner of "The Grim Reaper" Ryan "Beder". ”
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Dana White to step up and confirm that Jon Jones would face Ryan 'Reaper' Beddle, who had previously been undefeated. Then, at UFC 126 on February 5, 2011, Jon Jones delivered the first defeat of the Grim Reaper's career, ending the Grim Reaper's undefeated myth with a guillotine in the second round and winning the best submission award of the night. After Luo An finished speaking, he played the video of his carefully prepared game again.
After the video of the game was played, the conference room was very quiet, and everyone did not speak, as if they were all immersed in Jon Jones's hearty victory.
Xiang Hero is also frowning, constantly revisiting Jon Jones's terrifying elbows and ferocious submissions. Seeing this, Luo An smiled and said: "The previous people are not the most powerful wave, and the next fight is the one that best reflects why Jon Jones is called the most talented fighter in UFC history by fans." ”