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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Linewood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kmicic, pushing him back against the cage.
Linewood taking a breather.
Linewood throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Kmicic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Kmicic clinches.
Linewood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linewood effectively controlling the action here.
Linewood tries to stall but Kmicic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kmicic struggles to land a body shot inside as Linewood controls his hands.
Linewood taking a breather. #BC#
Kmicic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kmicic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kmicic tries to clinch up but Linewood circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linewood! But no joy.
Linewood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kmicic's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Linewood forces Kmicic back against the cage and clinches.
Linewood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linewood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Linewood blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Kmicic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Kmicic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linewood, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kmicic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Linewood just leaning against Kmicic, taking a breather.
Linewood blocks a body shot from Kmicic.
Linewood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Kmicic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kmicic wants to clinch
and Linewood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kmicic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL#
Kmicic instigates a clinch. #BC#
Kmicic breaks the clinch.
Linewood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kmicic blocks a leg kick.#CL#
Kmicic closes the distance and pushes Linewood back into the cage.
Linewood throws a punch but it's blocked by Kmicic. #BC#
Kmicic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kmicic is looking to clinch but Linewood is avoiding it.
Kmicic tries to clinch there but Linewood circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kmicic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrzej Kmicic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood wants to land a leg kick but Kmicic is out of range.
Kmicic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Linewood has closed the distance and engaged Kmicic in a clinch.
Kmicic working hard to break the clinch.#T2##BC#
Kmicic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kmicic walks away with a smile on his face. Linewood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kmicic slips under a jab from Linewood.
Kmicic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kmicic tries to clinch but Linewood is having none of it.
Shock Linewood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kmicic misses with a takedown attempt - Linewood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kmicic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Linewood backs up against the cage.
#CUT#
It looks like Shock Linewood has been cut.
Kmicic wants to clinch.
Linewood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kmicic under the eye.
Kmicic tries to clinch but Linewood moves out of range.
Kmicic needs to keep his hands up - Linewood had a free shot at his head there.
Linewood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T3#
Linewood lands a body shot.
Linewood defending well as Kmicic loads up on a big left hand.
Linewood throws a body shot but no joy.
Kmicic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kmicic tries to clinch but Linewood moves out of range.
Linewood looks to land a right hand but Kmicic moved out of range.
Kmicic wants to clinch up but Linewood keeps it at a distance.
Kmicic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kmicic feints a jab promting Linewood to slip. Kmicic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Linewood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good shot there by Linewood.#CL#
Kmicic rushes Linewood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kmicic can't break the clinch.
Kmicic tries to break the clinch but Linewood is controlling the position. #BC#
Kmicic breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Linewood closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linewood.
Linewood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kmicic's efforts to push away.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
Kmicic working hard to break the clinch.
Kmicic misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Kmicic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linewood lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Linewood.
Kmicic blocks a head kick by Linewood.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kmicic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Linewood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kmicic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Linewood keeps the fight on the outside.
Linewood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Kmicic does no damage.
Kmicic wants to clinch up but Linewood keeps it at a distance.
Kmicic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Linewood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2#
Linewood has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Linewood breaks the clinch.
Kmicic walks into a jab.#ROC2#
Kmicic is rocked!
Kmicic tries to clinch up but Linewood circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shock Linewood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shock Linewood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Linewood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Linewood wants it to stay on the feet.
Kmicic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kmicic sets himself, and Linewood steps forward looking for the clinch! Kmicic avoids it this time.
Linewood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linewood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Kmicic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kmicic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linewood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kmicic throws a head kick that misses.
Kmicic seems to have got his legs back now.
Linewood lands the left hand.
Linewood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Kmicic gets tackled into the cage by Linewood. Linewood maintains the clinch.
Kmicic misses with a punch to the body.
Shock Linewood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Linewood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Kmicic controls his hands.
#BC#
Kmicic breaks from the clinch.
Kmicic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Kmicic. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Kmicic looks to clinch
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shock Linewood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linewood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kmicic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kmicic tries to close the distance and clinch but Linewood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Andrzej Kmicic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Kmicic.
Kmicic throws a jab but it's blocked by Linewood.
Linewood tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Kmicic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linewood, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Linewood.
Linewood lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Kmicic manages to break the clinch.
Kmicic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linewood throws a sloppy head kick and Kmicic moves out of range easily.
Kmicic misses with a double jab.
Linewood connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linewood drops Kmicic with a naaaaasty hook - Kmicic is in real trouble here! Linewood dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shock Linewood!
In his post fight interview, Shock Linewood started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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