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Jake Ellenberger Knocks Out Jake Shields at UFN 25

Filed under: UFC, NewsJake Ellenberger scored the biggest win of his career Saturday by knocking out Jake Shields in 53 seconds at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans.

Grabbing the Muay Thai clinch, Ellenberger landed a knee to the body and then a knee …

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Jake Ellenberger scored the biggest win of his career Saturday by knocking out Jake Shields in 53 seconds at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans.

Grabbing the Muay Thai clinch, Ellenberger landed a knee to the body and then a knee to the head to collapse Shields forward. Quick to capitalize on his stunned opponent, Ellenberger jumped in with fast left hands for the referee stoppage.

Shields expressed that he could have continued in the post-fight interview with announcer Joe Rogan, but he sure didn’t appear to be from the spectator’s standpoint, as he tried to take down the referee after the stoppage. The loss was an especially difficult one for the former Strikeforce middleweight champion considering he lost his father less than three weeks ago. Shields came into the fight having only been finished once in his career, a first-round TKO suffered against Marty Armendarez back in March 2000 — Shields’ third professional MMA fight.

Ellenberger, who hasn’t tasted defeat since his UFC debut in September 2009 against current No. 1 contender Carlos Condit, made the most his first high-profile fight and now finds himself in welterweight title contention with this win.

“Jake Shields is a champion,” Ellenberger said. “I can’t explain how I feel right now, it feels great.”

With his fifth straight UFC win, Ellenberger improves his overall record to 25-5. Meanwhile, Shields’ record slides to 26-6-1.

 

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Court McGee Beats Dongyi Yang at UFC Fight Night 25

Filed under: UFC, NewsTUF 11 winner Court McGee’s advanced conditioning became the difference maker in his win over Korean Top Team fighter Dongyi Yang Saturday at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans, La.

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TUF 11 winner Court McGee‘s advanced conditioning became the difference maker in his win over Korean Top Team fighter Dongyi Yang Saturday at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans, La.

The first 12 minutes of the fight was uneventful kickboxing, but the pace of the fight finally went into hyperdrive when Yang stumbled McGee to his knees with a left hand and then followed by jumping in with a left knee. The southpaw proceeded to climb on McGee’s back and seemed to be on his way to victory, but Yang found himself too high up and McGee managed to escape. From there, the better conditioned McGee took down the winded Yang twice and in the final seconds attached a mounted guillotine for the strong last impression.

McGee’s hand was raised on scores of 30-27, 29-28, 30-28.

McGee, who improved his record to 11-1 and is now a winner in all three of his UFC fights, is best known for kicking an addiction heroin in 2006 and then turning his life around with a career in MMA. Yang, a former heavyweight, fell to 10-2 overall and 1-2 in the UFC.

 

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UFC Live Blog: Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger Updates

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NEW ORLEANS – This is the UFC Fight Night 25 live blog for Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger, the main event of tonight’s UFC on Spike telecast from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Shields (26-5-1, 1-1 UFC) is coming off his first loss in more than six years, a unanimous decision setback against welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129 in April. Though Shields lost the fight, he snapped St-Pierre’s lengthy streak of 33 straight winning rounds. He also fights for the first time since the death last month of his father and manager, Jack Shields.

Ellenberger (24-5, 4-1 UFC) seeks his fifth straight win in the welterweight division. He hasn’t lost since his UFC debut, a split decision setback nearly two years ago to the day against Carlos Condit, St-Pierre’s next title challenger.

The live blog is below.

Round 1: Big ovation for Shields as Bruce Buffer announces him. The two Jakes look for position early, and Ellenberger lands the first takedown – though Shields pops right back up. Kick from Shields is countered by Ellenberger with with a left-right, and he then drops Shields in a hurry with a pair of big knees. He pounces and starts raining down strikes until it’s stopped. It’s a tremendously fast finish for Ellenberger and a fairly sizable upset – and the second straight loss for Shields more than six years without one.

Result: Jake Ellenberger def. Jake Shields, TKO (strikes), 0:53 Round 1

 

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NEW ORLEANS – This is the UFC Fight Night 25 live blog for Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger, the main event of tonight’s UFC on Spike telecast from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Shields (26-5-1, 1-1 UFC) is coming off his first loss in more than six years, a unanimous decision setback against welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129 in April. Though Shields lost the fight, he snapped St-Pierre’s lengthy streak of 33 straight winning rounds. He also fights for the first time since the death last month of his father and manager, Jack Shields.

Ellenberger (24-5, 4-1 UFC) seeks his fifth straight win in the welterweight division. He hasn’t lost since his UFC debut, a split decision setback nearly two years ago to the day against Carlos Condit, St-Pierre’s next title challenger.

The live blog is below.

Round 1: Big ovation for Shields as Bruce Buffer announces him. The two Jakes look for position early, and Ellenberger lands the first takedown – though Shields pops right back up. Kick from Shields is countered by Ellenberger with with a left-right, and he then drops Shields in a hurry with a pair of big knees. He pounces and starts raining down strikes until it’s stopped. It’s a tremendously fast finish for Ellenberger and a fairly sizable upset – and the second straight loss for Shields more than six years without one.

Result: Jake Ellenberger def. Jake Shields, TKO (strikes), 0:53 Round 1

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UFC Live Blog: Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger Updates

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NEW ORLEANS – This is the UFC Fight Night 25 live blog for Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger, the main event of tonight’s UFC on Spike telecast from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Shields (26-5-1, 1-1 UFC) is coming off his first loss in more than six years, a unanimous decision setback against welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129 in April. Though Shields lost the fight, he snapped St-Pierre’s lengthy streak of 33 straight winning rounds. He also fights for the first time since the death last month of his father and manager, Jack Shields.

Ellenberger (24-5, 4-1 UFC) seeks his fifth straight win in the welterweight division. He hasn’t lost since his UFC debut, a split decision setback nearly two years ago to the day against Carlos Condit, St-Pierre’s next title challenger.

The live blog is below.

Round 1: Big ovation for Shields as Bruce Buffer announces him. The two Jakes look for position early, and Ellenberger lands the first takedown – though Shields pops right back up. Kick from Shields is countered by Ellenberger with with a left-right, and he then drops Shields in a hurry with a pair of big knees. He pounces and starts raining down strikes until it’s stopped. It’s a tremendously fast finish for Ellenberger and a fairly sizable upset – and the second straight loss for Shields more than six years without one.

Result: Jake Ellenberger def. Jake Shields, TKO (strikes), 0:53 Round 1

 

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NEW ORLEANS – This is the UFC Fight Night 25 live blog for Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger, the main event of tonight’s UFC on Spike telecast from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Shields (26-5-1, 1-1 UFC) is coming off his first loss in more than six years, a unanimous decision setback against welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129 in April. Though Shields lost the fight, he snapped St-Pierre’s lengthy streak of 33 straight winning rounds. He also fights for the first time since the death last month of his father and manager, Jack Shields.

Ellenberger (24-5, 4-1 UFC) seeks his fifth straight win in the welterweight division. He hasn’t lost since his UFC debut, a split decision setback nearly two years ago to the day against Carlos Condit, St-Pierre’s next title challenger.

The live blog is below.

Round 1: Big ovation for Shields as Bruce Buffer announces him. The two Jakes look for position early, and Ellenberger lands the first takedown – though Shields pops right back up. Kick from Shields is countered by Ellenberger with with a left-right, and he then drops Shields in a hurry with a pair of big knees. He pounces and starts raining down strikes until it’s stopped. It’s a tremendously fast finish for Ellenberger and a fairly sizable upset – and the second straight loss for Shields more than six years without one.

Result: Jake Ellenberger def. Jake Shields, TKO (strikes), 0:53 Round 1

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UFC Fight Night 25: Justin Edwards Outlasts Jorge Lopez

The Ultimate Fighter  season 12 vet Justin Edwards has now officially recorded his first Octagon win.”Fast Eddie” got off to a frantic start in his welterweight clash with the debuting Jorge Lopez, engaging the Wanderlei Silva protege quickly into…

The Ultimate Fighter  season 12 vet Justin Edwards has now officially recorded his first Octagon win.

“Fast Eddie” got off to a frantic start in his welterweight clash with the debuting Jorge Lopez, engaging the Wanderlei Silva protege quickly into the clinch.

From there, Edwards was able to tie-up his opponent against the cage and work inside for the takedown. The strategy worked for the first two rounds, with Edwards seemingly ahead of the scorecards with his effective grappling skills.

Several times Edwards had Lopez in some precarious situations, often favoring the guillotine choke. The Las Vegas transplant in Lopez showed he’s ground-savvy, staving off all submission attempts, even slamming Edwards into side control in the opening frame when he was in danger.

Both men came into the third round noticeably winded, but it was Lopez that picked up the pace early against the spitfire in Edwards, who hails from Team Gurgel out of Cincinnati, Ohio.

“Lil’ Monster” took his opponent down early in the third, muscling down his smaller foe to the canvas. From there, Lopez was able to display his ground skills, taking mount immediately. Heavy blows reigned down from Lopez, who eventually secured the back mount. However, Edwards was able to escape and eventually made it to the final bell.

In the end, Lopez’ last minute surge was not enough to sway the judges and Edwards was declared winner, with all three judges scoring the bout 29-28 in favor of the TUF alum.

Lopez now has suffered not only his first loss in the UFC, but his first since a 2007 split-decision opposite of Strikeforce fighter Nick Rossborough.

Edwards now finds job security and lives to fight another day under the Zuffa banner while Lopez had an impressive showing in defeat and at 22-years-old will also find success in the future, as he is an obvious talent.  

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Erik Koch Beats Jonathan Brookins, Extends Win Streak to Four

Filed under: UFC, NewsWEC veteran Erik Koch made it back-to-back wins in the UFC Saturday, outpointing The Ultimate Fighter 12 winner Jonathan Brookins in an evenly-fought matchup at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans, La.

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WEC veteran Erik Koch made it back-to-back wins in the UFC Saturday, outpointing The Ultimate Fighter 12 winner Jonathan Brookins in an evenly-fought matchup at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans, La.

A student of Duke Roufus, Koch was the better standup artist with among his highlights, solid lefts, punishing leg kicks and a left high kick. Coming off two straight Knockout of the Night awards (one was in the WEC), the 22-year-old Koch wasn’t able to put together explosive performances of the past, but scored enough on the feet to sway the judges in his favor 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27. According to FightMetic, Koch outlanded Brookins in total strikes 86 to 29.

The fight itself wasn’t pretty, as Brookins tried to take Koch out of his striking game by constantly shooting for takedowns and dirty-boxing. Brookins was only successful on one takedown which he held for just a mere 30 seconds.


Koch (13-1), who now carries a four-fight win streak, made his UFC debut in March with a knockout over Raphael Assuncao.

Brookins (12-4) of Gracie Barra Orlando was fighting for the first time since beating Michael Johnson last December at the TUF 12 finale.

 

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