UFC on FX 5 – Bigfoot vs. Browne Results: Jake Ellenberger and Jay Hieron put on a snoozer

Before his bout with Jay Hieron at UFC on FX 5 - Bigfoot vs. Browne, Jake Ellenberger was known for his vicious aggression and…

By: Nate Wilcox | 11 years ago
UFC on FX 5 – Bigfoot vs. Browne Results: Jake Ellenberger and Jay Hieron put on a snoozer
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Before his bout with Jay Hieron at UFC on FX 5 – Bigfoot vs. Browne, Jake Ellenberger was known for his vicious aggression and 7 fight UFC win streak. Then he lost to Martin Kampmann in June and blamed the loss on his reckless abandon. He certainly rectified that against Jay Hieron, taking no chances over three slow rounds.

UFC on FX 5 Bigfoot vs. Browne Results: Jake Ellenberger def. Jay Hieron via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Ellenberger came out cautious in the first but did manage to hurt Hieron with a combination following an uppercut. On the ground Ellenberger didn’t do a great deal.

In the second round, Hieron landed with a left hook. Then Ellenberger shot in for a double leg, took Hieron down and landed some elbows on the ground from inside Hieron’s guard.

Ellenberger came out and ducked some hooks from Hieron in the third. There were a couple of desultory take down attempts by Ellenberger and Hieron threw a few more hooks but basically no one did anything in the third round until the absolute final second when Ellenberger lunged in and seemed to hobble a retreating Hieron but it was hardly enough to make up for such a slow round.

Hieron drops to 23-6 and 0-1 in his current UFC run. Ellenberger gets back on the winning track, 7-2 in the UFC and 28-6 overall. Neither man picked up any fans with tonight’s flat performances.

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Nate Wilcox
Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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