Why did Jones let OSP up in the 5th round?

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OSP is the most dangerous when he's standing. And we've seen fighters dominate their opponent for most of 5 rounds and then get KO'd by a last second punch even though their opponent was fired and gassed. So, if Jones was looking to safely secure a victory, the best thing for him to do would be to keep OSP on the ground and either do enough GnP to keep the ref from standing it up or finishing OSP with GnP or a submission.

Jones said physically he felt great but mentally that he was sucking and couldn't pull the trigger.

Also, Jones needed a win for his chance at DC's belt and for his confidence.


So, why did Jones let OSP up in the 5th round?

Especially when he dominated him on the ground at the end of the 4th round?

It would have been the safer route to secure a victory for Jon, especially since he said he wasn't performing well.
 
The only guess is that Jones knew OSP wasn't a threat at that point and chose to get more work in standing.

I didn't mind it. OSP seems like a good dude and he had nothing for Jones off of his back. He was spared monsterous allows to the head after the fight was all but decided and that's OK with me.
 
I think he knew that his left shoulder was fucked and Jones probably suspected he could get the quick highlight finish. He probably could have gotten the mounted crucifix without much trouble, as well, which is puzzling.
 
Good question, it did look like he held back; the only other fight where he held back was against Rashad. It appeared that he could have finished OSP in a similar manner to how Rockhold beat Weidman; but for some unknown reason he chose not to do it. He definitely wasn't gassed like he said in his post fight interview he could have gone another two rounds.
 
I was suprised too. I thought he might have injured himself on that slam. But that doesnt appear to be the case.
 
Also let him up in the 4th , maybe he just didnt want to beat OSP up to bad. He really could have finished him on the ground.
 
Chet Ubetcha said:
I think he knew that his left shoulder was fucked and Jones probably suspected he could get the quick highlight finish. He probably could have gotten the mounted crucifix without much trouble, as well, which is puzzling.
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Agreed. I think Jones thought he really hurt OSP's shoulder so he let him up to strike against him with only 1 arm, but Jones was still not active enough with strikes as his previous fights.

He even gave away RNC on OSP in Round 4, could have sunk the hooks in and flattened him out when he had his back but didn't. Weird fight.
 
i thought that was weird as fuck too. decided to stand up from side control to kick him in the body? that was very strange. and right before that he could have hammer fisted osp with some fairly heavy shots in the position he was in. and jon doesnt strike me as the kind of person who would do that to show his opponent mercy. cant think of a decent explanation tbh.
 
I thought for sure Jones was going to finish him in the 4th when OSP was sitting there helpless.
Even though in OSP's defense his arm was broken.
 
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