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UFC 201 live blog: Matt Brown vs. Jake Ellenberger

Matt Brown and Jake Ellenberger will square off on the UFC 201 main card Saturday.
Matt Brown and Jake Ellenberger will square off on the UFC 201 main card Saturday.
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This is the UFC 201 live blog for Matt Brown vs. Jake Ellenberger, a welterweight bout at Saturday night's UFC event at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga.

Brown, who has won two of his past five fights, will face Ellenberger, who has lost four of his past five fights, on the main card.

Check out the UFC 201 live blog below.

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Round 1: Big time important fight for Ellenberger, who has been trying to get his ship right. Brown still the same tenacious fighter he's always been. Should be good. Referee is Marc Goddard. Brown with a mohark. And right away Ellenberger lands a big shot that downs Brown! He is covering up as Ellenberger closes in, and now he's recovering. Whoa. He stands up, and Ellenberger tries to land big again. Body kick from Ellenberger. Shades of Brown's start against Erick Silva. See if he can turn the tables again. Ellenberger now patient, trying to recover his energy. Now a big kick to the body, and boom! Matt Brown can't recover from liver kick, and it's over! Ellenberger comes up huge right when he needs to, explodes on Matt Brown and does it emphatically. Right hand knocks him down early, and body kick finishes the job later.

UFC 201 official results: Jake Ellenberger def. Matt Brown via TKO (strikes) at 1:46 of R1

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