UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger scored a first round knockout of Sean Pierson at UFC 129.
What was the high spot of this fight?
The crushing power shot that stiffened Pierson’s limbs and sent him tumbling to the ground.
Where do these guys go from here?
Ellenberger has won 4 straight UFC fights after dropping a very close split decision to Carlos Condit in his first trip to the Octagon. I would hope that he is given better fights than guys with limited upside coming off horribly sloppy brawls.
Pierson had a six fight win streak stopped at the left hand of Ellenberger. I don’t know that he will find long-term success in the UFC but I’d assume an undercard bout against another 170 pounder coming off a loss is in order. From there we can get a better idea of where he fits in the roster.
Watch it now, later, or never?
I like knockouts, and I’m sure you do too. Plus, it’s only one round. So watch it now.
More UFC 129 Results and Analysis from Bloody Elbow after the jump.
- Next Day Thoughts – Donna Hurrle
- GSP Tried to Force the KO Against Jake Shields – Kid Nate
- Jose Aldo Continues Fight for Mainstream Recognition – David St. Martin
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva Loses Steam – Brent Brookhouse
- Great Judging Should Be Applauded Sometimes – Tim Burke
- UFC Hits Home Run With UFC 129 Live Experience – Matt Bishop
- Zuffa and the UFC Finally Hit It Big – Matthew Roth
- Hours After, GSP Still Can’t See With His Left Eye – Anton Tabuena
- UFC 129 Play by Play and Live Commentary – Brent Brookhouse
- Is Steven Seagal Secretly a Martial Arts Genius? – Jonathan Snowden
- Georges St. Pierre Holds Back UFC’s Canadian Coming Out Party at UFC 129 – Jonathan Snowden
- UFC 129 Post-Fight Press Conference Video
- Georges St. Pierre Slips Past Jake Shields
- Jose Aldo Holds Off Mark Hominick
- Lyoto Machida Clouts Randy Couture
- Vladimir Matyushenko Mops the Floor With Jason Brilz
- Ben Henderson Whips Up On Mark Bocek
- Rory MacDonald Ragdolls Nate Diaz
- Jake Ellenberger Brutalizes Sean Pierson
- Claude Patrick Edges Daniel Roberts
- Pablo Garza Submits Yves Jabouin
- John Makdessi KO’s Kyle Watson With Spinning Back Fist
- Jason MacDonald Triangles Ryan Jensen
- Ivan Menjivar Clocks Charlie Valencia