![]() ![]() ![]() I had Gustafsson ahead 39-37 entering this round, and while Jones won Round 5 pretty clearly, I'd score this fight for Gustafsson 48-47. But this is fight of the year stuff here, this round. Jones landed another head kick, and Rogan thinks Gustafsson is hurt a lot more than he's letting on, and I think Rogan is right. He landed a head kick that Gustafsson just sort of ignored. Jones' face is a mess, swelling above his eyes and on his mouth. Round 5: On his 10th attempt, Jones finally took down Gustafsson with three minutes left in the fight. This was an example of judges giving close rounds to the champion.ġ2:36 a.m. Judges scored this 48-47 (twice) and 49-46 (once) for Jon Jones and the crowd was booing, and I don't blame them. The judges thought differently, and all I can say is this: There should be a rematch.ġ2:40 a.m. The last two rounds were fairly clearly Jones', but the first three - all close - were Gustafsson's. Scoring occasionally is awful in boxing, and scoring occasionally is awful in MMA, and while I disagree with this decision, I'm not sure this decision was awful. Main Event - Light Heavyweight Championship (205 lbs) Up next for Jon Jones is a title defense against Glover Teixeira who has won his last 20 fights, including five in the UFC. Anderson Silva owns the overall record with 10 consecutive title defenses. The title defense was Jones' sixth in a row, setting a new record for the UFC light heavyweight division. In the fifth and final round, Jones again got the best of Gustafsson, who appeared to be completely out of gas, battering the tired but game challenger. Jones followed the elbow up with a flurry to end the round, which he clearly won. Jones turned the tables in the fourth round as he landed a spinning elbow to the top of Gustafsson's head that rocked the challenger. However, Jones managed to keep the fight close enough in the first three rounds for one judge to score two of those rounds for the champion and two other judges to each gave him one. In the early rounds, Gustafsson gave Jones all he could handle, winning the standup battle and even hitting a couple of takedowns on the champ. In one of the most exciting and tightly contested title fights in UFC history, Jon Jones retained his UFC light heavyweight title, earning a unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) over Alexander Gustafsson, Saturday night in Toronto. Jon Jones keeps his title in a thrilling win over Alexander Gustafsson. ![]()
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