One well-placed elbow is all it took from light heavyweight Jon "Bones" Jones to finish off Brandon Vera tonight at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado as the UFC made it's debut on VERSUS. Both men came out fast into an immediate clinch, where Jones quickly swept Vera to the ground. Vera, however, was able to push him off and get the action back to the feet. After another clinch, Jones landed a knee before easily taking Vera back down to the ground, where he looked to rain down some big shots. For the most part, Vera was able to control Jones and prevent him from doing any serious damage.

There was a momentary break in the action when Vera landed an illegal upkick while Jones still had his knees on the ground. After referee Herb Dean deducted a point, the action resumed in the original ground position, with Jones in Vera's guard. After a brief scramble, Vera would land another upkick that got the attention of Jones, who out of nowhere rained down a devastating elbow that let out a crack heard throughout the arena. Vera immediately grabbed his eye, turtled up and as Jones was jumping in to finish him off, the referee called a halt to the action. Jones was declared the winner via TKO in round 1.

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