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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Horner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaughn Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Horner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horner lands a high kick!
It looks like Vaughn Ellis has been cut.
Horner drives through with a takedown into Ellis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ellis kicks Horner off and gets to his feet.
Horner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horner slows the pace down in half guard.
Horner wants to pass the guard but Ellis is defending well.
Ellis is looking to control Horner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ellis avoid being mounted?
Horner is trying to control. Ellis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellis trying to control from the bottom.
Horner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horner throwing shots but Ellis is blocking nicely.
Horner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ellis is looking to control Horner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ellis avoid being mounted?
Horner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Horner wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
Horner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Horner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ellis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ellis struggling a bit here.
Ellis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ellis struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horner decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ellis to his feet.
Ellis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ellis showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Horner wants to improve his position but Ellis is controlling well.
Ellis lands with a punch from half guard.
Horner has hold of Ellis's hands but Ellis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ellis throwing shots but Horner is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Horner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ellis drops an elbow to the side of Horner's head.
Horner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ellis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ellis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Horner looks winded!
Ellis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ellis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Horner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Horner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ellis pulls his head out easily.
Ellis lands strikes from half guard.
Ellis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ellis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Horner's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vaughn Ellis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaughn Ellis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ellis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Horner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ellis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horner dives in and scores a takedown into Ellis's guard.
Ellis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Horner dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ellis is avoiding damage well.
Ellis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Horner is pressing down on Ellis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ellis lands a couple of elbows.
Horner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ellis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Horner is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner looking for a sweep. Not yet Horner, not yet.
Ellis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ellis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ellis really is a fat lump.
Ellis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ellis with a nice head shot there.
Horner is wriggling around but Ellis manages to pass to half guard.
Ellis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Horner taking some punishment here, with Ellis in his half guard.
Ellis lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ellis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ellis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Horner is trying to stand back up but Ellis is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ellis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Horner is looking to control Ellis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horner avoid being mounted?
Ellis drops an elbow to the side of Horner's head.
Ellis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis thows a huge punch but Horner dodges it nicely.
Horner wants to control but Ellis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ellis working Horner over with strikes.
Ellis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Horner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Ellis.
Ground and pound from Ellis.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horner can do to turn this around?
Ellis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ellis drops an elbow to the side of Horner's head.
Horner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Horner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ellis pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands strikes from half guard.
Ellis throwing shots but Horner is blocking nicely.
Horner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ellis is working away from the top position though.
Ellis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ellis lands a nice short elbow.
Horner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ellis.
Ellis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaughn Ellis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vaughn Ellis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horner throws a right hand that Ellis ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellis also avoids with ease.
Horner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horner moves into the clinch.
Ellis goes for a takedown attempt but Horner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ellis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horner pinned against the cage. Horner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horner throws the kick towards the body but Ellis avoids it.
Horner gets a takedown into half guard.
Ellis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner forces Ellis back against the cage and clinches.
Horner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ellis tries to pull guard but Horner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaughn Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horner gets underhooks to prevent Ellis's takedown attempt.
Ellis tries to score a body lock takedown but Horner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ellis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ellis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ellis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Horner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Horner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ellis's guard.
Horner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Horner landing with the ground and pound.
Horner stands and throws Ellis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vaughn Ellis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is trying to get back to half guard.
Horner decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Horner clinches up against the cage.
Ellis fails to pull guard.
Ellis manages to pull guard.
Horner looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Horner gets to his feet. Ellis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Horner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Horner wants to pass the guard but Ellis is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horner is thwarting Ellis's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Horner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ellis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaughn Ellis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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