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ICON Fight NIGHT 4 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Bailey.
Bailey misses with the combination.
Bailey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey has Williams pressed against the cage.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with a hook
and Bailey counters with a left to the body.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Bailey misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Bailey.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bailey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Bailey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bailey throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Bailey throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Bailey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Bailey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Bailey slips a jab from Williams.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Acadamia de La Fuerza in the buildup to the fight.
Williams works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey takes one to the chin there.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Bailey scores with a body shot.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailey.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Bailey avoids them all with ease.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Bailey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bailey looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Bailey slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Bailey counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bailey!
It looks like D'Wayne Williams has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams misses the jab.
Bailey tries to counter with a clinch but Williams shakes him off and moves away.
Bailey throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bailey forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bailey or not.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Williams.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Bailey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on D'Wayne Williams's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bailey tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Bailey moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Joe Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Bailey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Williams.
Bailey swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bailey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bailey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bailey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bailey wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Bailey tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Bailey can't break the clinch.
Bailey wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailey taking a breather.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams moves out of range as Bailey strikes.
Bailey swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe Bailey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bailey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Bailey lands an overhand right.
Bailey tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
No joy there for Bailey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bailey moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a combination
and Bailey counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Bailey shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Williams is backing up but Bailey catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Williams covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Bailey Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Bailey!
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