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So we've established that towards the end of the fight it was indeed Gus who was more gassed. Okay. Now when Jon finally took Gus down in the later round, he got right back up.
The ground and pound expert jones, the phenom wrestler... Couldn't keep down Gus a boxer. Not even one elbow thrown , not even one punch landed . He just grabbed his legs and Gus got up and separated.
What's this talk of if jones trained wrestling more he would've won?
That's ridiculous . And here's why.
What little remnant of Jon jones "improved" striking game for this fight kept him out of getting KO.. In other words he got so outclassed on the feet his whole improvement of his hands this camp was almost rendered useless.
It's not like now if he suddenly trains wrestling he'd just keep Gus down gsp style.
You don't train with Phil's Davis for a few years, then be able to stuff jones Tds, who has been wrestling his whole life.
Gus was a boxer who trained takedowns and had his base of boxing to carry him to win.
Jones trained striking to get outclassed and barely surviving, and his wrestling was nullified.
What you saw that night was Gus a more complete Mixed martial artist.
Boxing skills complete. Wrestling nearing top level to stuff jones.
A flashy elbow and a couple knees don't win a decision over a complete boxing clinic and a complete neutralization of you opponents strength
The ground and pound expert jones, the phenom wrestler... Couldn't keep down Gus a boxer. Not even one elbow thrown , not even one punch landed . He just grabbed his legs and Gus got up and separated.
What's this talk of if jones trained wrestling more he would've won?
That's ridiculous . And here's why.
What little remnant of Jon jones "improved" striking game for this fight kept him out of getting KO.. In other words he got so outclassed on the feet his whole improvement of his hands this camp was almost rendered useless.
It's not like now if he suddenly trains wrestling he'd just keep Gus down gsp style.
You don't train with Phil's Davis for a few years, then be able to stuff jones Tds, who has been wrestling his whole life.
Gus was a boxer who trained takedowns and had his base of boxing to carry him to win.
Jones trained striking to get outclassed and barely surviving, and his wrestling was nullified.
What you saw that night was Gus a more complete Mixed martial artist.
Boxing skills complete. Wrestling nearing top level to stuff jones.
A flashy elbow and a couple knees don't win a decision over a complete boxing clinic and a complete neutralization of you opponents strength