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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Modnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elijah Modnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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197 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Modnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie MacArthur!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modnar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MacArthur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
MacArthur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Modnar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been hearing reports that Modnar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Modnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Elijah Modnar has been cut.
MacArthur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Modnar dodges the punch combination from MacArthur.
Modnar motions for MacArthur to come forward. Modnar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur avoids a kick to the body.
MacArthur throws out a counter right but Modnar avoids it with no problem.
Modnar lets loose with a powerful body kick. MacArthur will feel that in the morning.
MacArthur throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur tries to bum rush Modnar with a series of wild strikes but Modnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur throws a hook but Modnar avoids it easily.
Modnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but MacArthur sprawls and moves away.
MacArthur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Modnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacArthur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Modnar throws a front kick aimed at MacArthur's knee but MacArthur avoids it well.
MacArthur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Modnar's hands.
MacArthur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Modnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
MacArthur checks a leg kick nicely.
MacArthur unleashes a big counter combination but Modnar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
MacArthur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Modnar's hands.
MacArthur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Elijah Modnar's cut is getting worse.
MacArthur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Modnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on MacArthur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MacArthur is looking for a sweep.
Modnar misses with the ground and pound.
Modnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modnar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
MacArthur is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
MacArthur is trying to control Modnar's posture but Modnar avoids it.
MacArthur is not content to let Modnar control the position.
Modnar lands some shots froms side control.
Modnar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Modnar working away.
Modnar scoring with punches and elbows.
Modnar in side control lands a decent elbow.
MacArthur avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Modnar.
MacArthur is trying to get back to half guard.
MacArthur parries the strikes from Modnar easily there. Modnar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable MacArthur to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Modnar misses with the ground and pound.
Modnar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MacArthur down.
MacArthur is trying to improve his position.
MacArthur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
MacArthur is looking to reverse the position.
Modnar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MacArthur down.
MacArthur is rocked!
Modnar scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh MacArthur is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Modnar can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Modnar!
Elijah Modnar is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Elijah Modnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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