He didn’t get the finish he would have liked, but Jon Jones was absolutely dominant in a five-round win over Anthony Smith.
CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORELAS VEGAS – He didn’t get the finish he would have liked, but Jon Jones was absolutely dominant in a five-round win over Anthony Smith.
Smith kept his focus largely on the legs, and he had to slip a quick front kick aimed at his head. Jones again cracked the ribs with a spinning kick, and he seemed ready to turn up the pressure. When he caught a Smith high kick, he nearly dumped his opponent to the floor but instead was able to press him to the cage. Jones landed a few shoulder strikes there but was ultimately forced to pull away from the stalemate.
Jones landed a big right to start the third, and Smith simply couldn’t get to the range he wanted. Jones drived forward for a takedown, and Smith again proved difficult to drag to the floor. Still, Jones was incredibly comfortable as he moved into the clinch, briefly trying to wrap the body and lift his opponent, though the action stayed in tight.
Working from the back, Jones unleashed big punches and elbows that found the mark. Big knees drilled the body, as well. Smith worked to a seared position in the final minute, where Jones kneed him in the chest and then scored a few more elbows. Smith tried to rise just before the bell, and as he did, a Jones knee hit him in the head. The cageside doctor was brought in, and while Smith was allowed to continue, Jones was docked two points for the infraction.
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