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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Thorvaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Thorvaldson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Hood!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Thorvaldson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorvaldson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hood.
Thorvaldson trying to control the position but instead, Hood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thorvaldson into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hood.
Hood lands a left hand.
Hood lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hood throws an elbow but misses.
Hood cracks Thorvaldson with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hood.
Hood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorvaldson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hood throws an elbow but it misses.
Hood digs a right hand underneath Thorvaldson's ribcage. Thorvaldson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Hood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorvaldson misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Hood.
Hood misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Thorvaldson.
Hood avoiding damage.
Hood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorvaldson avoids it.
Hood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thorvaldson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hood can turn it around.
Hood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hood throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Thorvaldson.
Hood trying to land knees to the body.
Hood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorvaldson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hood.
Hood lands a body shot.
Hood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hood blocking some punches.
Thorvaldson throws a head punch that misses.
Thorvaldson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood is leaning against Thorvaldson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hood lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hood lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorvaldson backwards.
Hood tries a knee to the head but Thorvaldson blocks it.
Hood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Hood.
Hood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorvaldson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Thorvaldson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hood lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorvaldson backwards.
Thorvaldson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hood smiles and moves away.
A big right from Hood misses.
Hood misses with a double jab.
Thorvaldson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hood closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorvaldson.
Hood works on Thorvaldson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hood tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorvaldson avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thorvaldson fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Hood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hood.
Hood tries to land a knee to the head but Thorvaldson blocks with his arms.
Thorvaldson misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hood.
Hood lands a left hand.
Hood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hood lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorvaldson backwards.
Thorvaldson is trying to pull guard but Hood has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Thorvaldson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorvaldson working aggressively here.
Hood throws an elbow that misses.
Hood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hood pushes Thorvaldson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorvaldson misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Thorvaldson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorvaldson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson throws a head punch that misses.
Hood is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Hood.
Hood lands a left hand.
Hood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Thorvaldson.
Hood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorvaldson backwards.
Hood lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hood throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thorvaldson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorvaldson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorvaldson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorvaldson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorvaldson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hood.
A right hand to the body from Hood.
Hood stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Hood dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hood pushes Thorvaldson up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorvaldson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorvaldson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorvaldson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hood just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorvaldson.
Hood works on Thorvaldson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hood stalls.
Thorvaldson working aggressively here.
Hood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Hood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood stalls.
Thorvaldson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hood.
Thorvaldson drags the fight down to the ground.
Hood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thorvaldson is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorvaldson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thorvaldson looking for a guillotine here but Hood defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorvaldson looking for a guillotine here but Hood defends easily.
Hood tries to stand but Thorvaldson is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thorvaldson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thorvaldson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thorvaldson looking for a triangle here. Hood is fighting it but it looks tight! Thorvaldson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hood is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Erik Thorvaldson!
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energy
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hype
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