Sherdog’s Top 10: ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Finale Knockouts

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9. Martin Kampmann vs. Jake Ellenberger
“The Ultimate Fighter 15” Finale
June 1, 2012 | Las Vegas
Kampmann fought back from the brink against a man they call “The Juggernaut.” Floored by a vicious left hook inside the first minute of a spirited encounter, Kampmann recovered and responded with a rousing second-round stoppage of Ellenberger at the Palms Casino Resort. Brought down by a smashing knee from the clinch, Ellenberger folded 1:40 into Round 2. Kampmann’s outing did not start well. Ellenberger swarmed with punches and delivered a clean, crippling left hook to the jaw that dropped the Dane where he stood. He somehow recovered on the ground, tied up the Nebraskan and eventually worked into position for a guillotine. It was an opportunity missed for Ellenberger. Ellenberger bloodied the Xtreme Couture representative with another barrage in the second round, but his pace slowed noticeably from that point forward. Kampmann staggered him with a short right hook to the temple, clinched and scored the fight-ending knee.

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