Originally Posted by
Zyzzyx
The way I saw it... Gustaffson landed more great punches, Jones hit more kicks to the head and a couple elbows. There just wasn't much else going on. Nothing happened on the ground. It was straight up who hit the other guy more. I think by the end, Gustaffson was looking physically drained, where just another punch could take him down, yet it was Jones who got taken out of the arena in dramatic fashion. It really does show that Jones doesn't go down until the bell has rung. Gustaffson was somehow the guy who made it out alive, yet Jones looked like he could have taken it even when he had no eyes or mouth left.
Amazing how matched these guys are. I don't think it was entirely the reach, I just think they were a fantastic pairing even if not too much really happened.
It's funny how when you finally find two guys who can really duke it out it's Jones/Gustaffson or Silva/Weidman, where people are going to be in an uproar no matter the outcome.