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NEW ORLEANS – This is the UFC Fight Night 25 live blog for Jonathan Brookins vs. Erik Koch, a featherweight bout on tonight’s UFC on Spike telecast from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
Brookins (12-3, 1-0 UFC) has not fought since winning Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter” with a unanimous decision win over Michael Johnson last December. Brookins was scheduled to return against Jeremy Stephens in June, but had to pull out of the fight with an injury.
Koch (12-1, 1-0) has won three straight, all in the first round. His last two fights have been Knockout of the Night winners – one with a head kick in his final WEC fight against Francisco Rivera last November and one against Rafael Assuncao in his UFC debut in March.
The live blog is below.
Round 1: Cautious start for both fighters, and after 30 seconds Brookins moves in looking for a single-leg and has Koch against the fence. They spend a full minute there, with not much activity. They’re trading knees here and there, though. Brookins really wants this takedown. He appears strong enough to keep Koch on the fence, but not strong enough to get it down. The crowd grows slightly restless halfway through the round. Then Koch finally gets out and hits a nice left. Then a left outside leg kick. Brookins misses and uppercut. Koch dodges out of a couple jabs, almost Anderson Silva-sytle, then lands another left. Brookins again wants the takedown, but Koch defends along the cage. Koch reverses, then Brookins reverse. Brookins lands a big throw takedown, but it’s after the horn.
Not a lot of action, but Koch seemed to get the better of things and we’ll give him a 10-9 first round.
Round 2:
Snapping outside left leg kick from Koch. Then he goes back to it. Brookins shoots for a single, Koch defends again and lands a right as they scurry to the fence. Decent elbow from Brookins just before the break, but back in the middle Koch lands a nice right kick to the head that gets Brookins’ attention. Brookins continues to work to get the fight to the ground, and Koch continues to defend it mostly well. A little scramble sees the fight go to the ground briefly, but it’s right back up and into teh clinch along the cage. After a minute, they break and go back to the middle. Another nice leg kick from Koch. Then he tags Brookins with a short combo before Brookins again works for a takedown. This time, he finally makes it work and Koch works out of guard. As he pops up, Brookins lands a nice right. But Koch still gets back to his feet.
It’s a round very similar to the first – not a ton happening, but enough from Koch that we’ll give it to him 10-9 again.
Round 3:
Koch peppers Brookins with jabs to open the round. He eats a knee, but gets back to the middle and looks to stay standing. Brookins shoots for another single, but Koch avoids it. Good head movement from Koch in his standup game. Brookins again shoots for a single, but it’s not there and it’s more clinch work on the fence. After the separate around the 2 minute mark, Koch lands a nice kick, then continues to work his jab. A Superman punch from Brookins doesn’t find a home. But they clinch up and Brookins lands his best takedown of the fight. They pop up immediately, though, then clinch again. A nice exchange at the 30-second mark gives the fans some hope, but there’s not much to it.
Little tougher to score this round, but we’ll give it to Koch 10-9 and the fight to him 30-27.
Result: Erik Koch def. Jonathan Brookins, unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
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NEW ORLEANS – This is the UFC Fight Night 25 live blog for Jonathan Brookins vs. Erik Koch, a featherweight bout on tonight’s UFC on Spike telecast from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
Brookins (12-3, 1-0 UFC) has not fought since winning Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter” with a unanimous decision win over Michael Johnson last December. Brookins was scheduled to return against Jeremy Stephens in June, but had to pull out of the fight with an injury.
Koch (12-1, 1-0) has won three straight, all in the first round. His last two fights have been Knockout of the Night winners – one with a head kick in his final WEC fight against Francisco Rivera last November and one against Rafael Assuncao in his UFC debut in March.
The live blog is below.
Round 1: Cautious start for both fighters, and after 30 seconds Brookins moves in looking for a single-leg and has Koch against the fence. They spend a full minute there, with not much activity. They’re trading knees here and there, though. Brookins really wants this takedown. He appears strong enough to keep Koch on the fence, but not strong enough to get it down. The crowd grows slightly restless halfway through the round. Then Koch finally gets out and hits a nice left. Then a left outside leg kick. Brookins misses and uppercut. Koch dodges out of a couple jabs, almost Anderson Silva-sytle, then lands another left. Brookins again wants the takedown, but Koch defends along the cage. Koch reverses, then Brookins reverse. Brookins lands a big throw takedown, but it’s after the horn.
Not a lot of action, but Koch seemed to get the better of things and we’ll give him a 10-9 first round.
Round 2:
Snapping outside left leg kick from Koch. Then he goes back to it. Brookins shoots for a single, Koch defends again and lands a right as they scurry to the fence. Decent elbow from Brookins just before the break, but back in the middle Koch lands a nice right kick to the head that gets Brookins’ attention. Brookins continues to work to get the fight to the ground, and Koch continues to defend it mostly well. A little scramble sees the fight go to the ground briefly, but it’s right back up and into teh clinch along the cage. After a minute, they break and go back to the middle. Another nice leg kick from Koch. Then he tags Brookins with a short combo before Brookins again works for a takedown. This time, he finally makes it work and Koch works out of guard. As he pops up, Brookins lands a nice right. But Koch still gets back to his feet.
It’s a round very similar to the first – not a ton happening, but enough from Koch that we’ll give it to him 10-9 again.
Round 3:
Koch peppers Brookins with jabs to open the round. He eats a knee, but gets back to the middle and looks to stay standing. Brookins shoots for another single, but Koch avoids it. Good head movement from Koch in his standup game. Brookins again shoots for a single, but it’s not there and it’s more clinch work on the fence. After the separate around the 2 minute mark, Koch lands a nice kick, then continues to work his jab. A Superman punch from Brookins doesn’t find a home. But they clinch up and Brookins lands his best takedown of the fight. They pop up immediately, though, then clinch again. A nice exchange at the 30-second mark gives the fans some hope, but there’s not much to it.
Little tougher to score this round, but we’ll give it to Koch 10-9 and the fight to him 30-27.
Result: Erik Koch def. Jonathan Brookins, unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
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Filed under: UFC, NewsMiddleweight striker Alan Belcher blasted Canadian Jason MacDonald with ground and pound strikes to win in his UFC return Saturday at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans, La.
Fighting for the first time in 16 months due to a seriou…
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Middleweight striker Alan Belcher blasted Canadian Jason MacDonald with ground and pound strikes to win in his UFC return Saturday at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans, La.
Fighting for the first time in 16 months due to a serious eye injury, Belcher showed little ring rust by forcing MacDonald to verbally submit at three minutes and 48 seconds into the first round.
“I didn’t know if I ever was going to fight again and I know tonight this is what I want to do,” said Belcher, who seemed a fight away from a title shot before the eye injury. “I want to pursue that belt and I’m back, baby.”
Despite carrying a five-inch reach advantage, MacDonald felt his best bet was to take the fight to the ground, pulling guard a minute-and-a-half into the fight. After shrugging off MacDonald’s intentions for a submission, Belcher punished MacDonald with left-right punches and right elbows. MacDonald attempted a kimura to stop Belcher’s flurry, but it also allowed Belcher to pass to side mount. Belcher tried for a crucifix which allowed MacDonald to escape back to open guard. But Belcher’s punches were too effective, as he would pass to knee on stomach and fire away for the finish.
Belcher improved his record to 16-5, while MacDonald dropped to 26-15.
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NEW ORLEANS – This is the UFC Fight Night 25 live blog for Alan Belcher vs. Jason MacDonald, a middleweight bout ontonight’s UFC on Spike telecast from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
Belcher (16-6, 7-4 UFC), from nearby Biloxi, Miss., returns for the first time in 16 months following successful surgeries to repair a detached retina. Despite the lengthy layoff, Belcher’s last four fights have resulted in fight night bonus awards – two Fight of the Night wins and two Submission of the Night checks. His only loss in his last five fights was a controversial split decision against Yoshihiro Aikyama at UFC 100.
MacDonald (25-14, 6-6 UFC) knows what it’s like to return after a long layoff. The Canadian came back following a severe broken leg suffered at UFC 113 to submit Ryan Jensen in the first round at UFC 129 in April. MacDonald’s first two UFC wins, in 2006, were submissions of Ed Herman and Chris Leben.
The live blog is below.
Round 1: This has the potential to be a fun little scrap. Belcher’s been out for 16 months, but is fighting in front of his home bayou fans. MacDonald got some momentum after a submission win in April coming off a near-year layoff. They touch gloves and get rolling. MacDonald misses a couple strikes to start. Belcher ties him up with a quick Thai clinch, but he can’t land anything from it. Only 30 seconds in, the crowd is chanting “Alan!” MacDonald reverses and is looking for a takedown, but winds up on his back with Belcher looking for some ground and pound. Belcher postures up and lands a couple good shots, then starts bringing them with a little more intensity. The crowd goes crazy hoping for a finish, but MacDonald covers up and stays mostly safe. Belcher moves into side control, then gets up and lands some good shots from his feet. MacDonald looks to be in a little trouble and is mostly just trying to survive. And soon after, he’s taken a few too many. Dan Miragliotta jumps in to stop it, and Belcher has a nice win in his return.
Result: Alan Belcher def. Jason MacDonald, submission (verbal tapout, strikes), 3:48 Round 1
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NEW ORLEANS – This is the UFC Fight Night 25 live blog for Alan Belcher vs. Jason MacDonald, a middleweight bout ontonight’s UFC on Spike telecast from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
Belcher (16-6, 7-4 UFC), from nearby Biloxi, Miss., returns for the first time in 16 months following successful surgeries to repair a detached retina. Despite the lengthy layoff, Belcher’s last four fights have resulted in fight night bonus awards – two Fight of the Night wins and two Submission of the Night checks. His only loss in his last five fights was a controversial split decision against Yoshihiro Aikyama at UFC 100.
MacDonald (25-14, 6-6 UFC) knows what it’s like to return after a long layoff. The Canadian came back following a severe broken leg suffered at UFC 113 to submit Ryan Jensen in the first round at UFC 129 in April. MacDonald’s first two UFC wins, in 2006, were submissions of Ed Herman and Chris Leben.
The live blog is below.
Round 1: This has the potential to be a fun little scrap. Belcher’s been out for 16 months, but is fighting in front of his home bayou fans. MacDonald got some momentum after a submission win in April coming off a near-year layoff. They touch gloves and get rolling. MacDonald misses a couple strikes to start. Belcher ties him up with a quick Thai clinch, but he can’t land anything from it. Only 30 seconds in, the crowd is chanting “Alan!” MacDonald reverses and is looking for a takedown, but winds up on his back with Belcher looking for some ground and pound. Belcher postures up and lands a couple good shots, then starts bringing them with a little more intensity. The crowd goes crazy hoping for a finish, but MacDonald covers up and stays mostly safe. Belcher moves into side control, then gets up and lands some good shots from his feet. MacDonald looks to be in a little trouble and is mostly just trying to survive. And soon after, he’s taken a few too many. Dan Miragliotta jumps in to stop it, and Belcher has a nice win in his return.
Result: Alan Belcher def. Jason MacDonald, submission (verbal tapout, strikes), 3:48 Round 1
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According to UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in a video on the UFC’s Facebook page, Jake Shields is probably the toughest opponent he’s ever faced.The former Strikeforce middleweight champion stood toe-to-toe with the French Canadian for fi…
According to UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in a video on the UFC’s Facebook page, Jake Shields is probably the toughest opponent he’s ever faced.
The former Strikeforce middleweight champion stood toe-to-toe with the French Canadian for five grueling rounds in their championship bout at UFC 129.
Before facing Shields, St-Pierre hadn’t even lost a round in four years.
He wasn’t able to come away with a victory, but Shields proved that he was one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world and certainly worthy of a UFC title shot.
Fans have come to expect dominance from St-Pierre, who has virtually destroyed every upper-echelon foe thrown his way.
Even with his everlasting dominance, there have been moments in St-Pierre’s UFC career where he’s faced adversity.
Join Bleacher Report as we reminisce on Georges St-Pierre’s toughest opponents.
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MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 25 results for all of the Sept. 17 Shields vs. Ellenberger fights, plus live coverage from New Orleans, live blogs of all the fights and live UFC Fight Night 25 twitter updates.
In the main event, Jake Shields will square off against Jake Ellenberger, and Court McGee will face Dongi Yang in the co-main event.
Check out the full results below.
Televised Bouts
Jake Ellenberger def. Jake Shields via first-round TKO (live blog)
Court McGee def. Dongi Yang via unanimous decision (live blog)
Erik Koch def. Jonathan Brookins via unanimous decision (live blog)
Alan Belcher def. Jason MacDonald via submission (verbal, strikes) (live blog)
Preliminary Bouts
Vagner Rocha def. Cody McKenzie via submission (rear-naked choke) (live blog)
Evan Dunham def. Shamar Bailey via unanimous decision (live blog)
Lance Benoist def. Matthew Riddle via unanimous decision (live blog)
Ken Stone def. Donny Walker via technical submission (rear-naked choke) (live blog)
Seth Baczynski def. Clay Harvison via submission (rear-naked choke) (live blog)
T.J. Waldburger def. Mike Stumpf via submission (triangle choke) (live blog)
Robert Peralta def. Mike Lullo via unanimous decision (live blog)
Justin Edwards def. Jorge Lopez via unanimous decision (live blog)
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MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 25 results for all of the Sept. 17 Shields vs. Ellenberger fights, plus live coverage from New Orleans, live blogs of all the fights and live UFC Fight Night 25 twitter updates.
In the main event, Jake Shields will square off against Jake Ellenberger, and Court McGee will face Dongi Yang in the co-main event.
Check out the full results below.
Televised Bouts
Jake Ellenberger def. Jake Shields via first-round TKO (live blog)
Court McGee def. Dongi Yang via unanimous decision (live blog)
Erik Koch def. Jonathan Brookins via unanimous decision (live blog)
Alan Belcher def. Jason MacDonald via submission (verbal, strikes) (live blog)
Preliminary Bouts
Vagner Rocha def. Cody McKenzie via submission (rear-naked choke) (live blog)
Evan Dunham def. Shamar Bailey via unanimous decision (live blog)
Lance Benoist def. Matthew Riddle via unanimous decision (live blog)
Ken Stone def. Donny Walker via technical submission (rear-naked choke) (live blog)
Seth Baczynski def. Clay Harvison via submission (rear-naked choke) (live blog)
T.J. Waldburger def. Mike Stumpf via submission (triangle choke) (live blog)
Robert Peralta def. Mike Lullo via unanimous decision (live blog)
Justin Edwards def. Jorge Lopez via unanimous decision (live blog)
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It’s been while since I’ve written this column. For those of you who are unfamiliar with how this works, I’ll explain it to you in very short and simple terms. I will go over the entire card and choose the fighters who I feel could lose their jobs shou…
It’s been while since I’ve written this column. For those of you who are unfamiliar with how this works, I’ll explain it to you in very short and simple terms. I will go over the entire card and choose the fighters who I feel could lose their jobs should they lose tonight.
This is the first time I have done this for anything other than a standard UFC pay-per-view, but I figured I could use the practice. The event is full of young, inexperienced (As far as the UFC is concerned) fighters who are either receiving their first shot in the Octagon or at the very least their second opportunity.
Sometimes a fighter can lose, but when they lay it all out on the line, UFC President will given them another chance. He is willing to reward those who would rather put on an exciting fight rather than play it safe just to get a win.
So without further delay, let’s take a look at “Who’s on the Hot Seat.”
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NEW ORLEANS – This is the UFC Fight Night 25 live blog for Jonathan Brookins vs. Erik Koch, a featherweight bout on tonight’s UFC on Spike telecast from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
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