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| John Howard | Jake Ellenberger |
Arguably two of the most powerful welterweights, Ellenberger and Howard will be looking to knock each others head off their respective shoulders. Both guys come in off a win, with Howard riding a seven fight win streak, four being in the UFC. Both guys are well rounded, but prefer to use strikes to finish fights. This fight should produce one, if not both fighters, with a bonus check afterward.
John Howard is coming off two spectacular come from behind knockouts over veteran Dennis Hallman and newcomer Daniel Roberts. Both fights were back and forth affairs, that saw Howard knock his opponent out. With the Hallman fight, he did so with only five seconds remaining in the fight, while in the fight with Roberts he battled back after being taken down and almost submitted. Howard, as mentioned, has tremendous power, but his ground game can't be overlooked either. His takedown defense is somewhat lacking, as was seen against Roberts, but he is competent off his back, even having produced three submission wins earlier in his career while defending. He'll need to keep Ellenberger standing, and try to pick him off on the feet.
When Jake Ellenberger is discussed, one fight sticks out, and it was his controversial loss to Carlos Condit back in 2009. Since then, he has one fight, knocking out veteran Mike Pyle. Ellenberger, much like Howard, is well rounded, but possesses much better wrestling. As was seen in his fight with Condit, his power enable him to get the fight to the ground and work his ground and pound very well. One question mark, that was seen in the Condit fight, was his gas tank. Due to his sometimes over-zealous nature, he tends to burn out later on in fights. He'll need to grind Howard out and stay out of his reach on the feet.
Look for Ellenberger to exploit Howard's lacking sprawl, as he continuously takes Doomsday down to win a unanimous decision.
Prediction - Jake Ellenberger by Unanimous Decision
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