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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 09, 2019 |
#R1# Willace misses the jab. Flanagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willace. Willace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Flanagan motions for Willace to come forward. Flanagan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Flanagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willace. Flanagan tries to clinch there but Willace circles away.
Flanagan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Flanagan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Willace momentarily.
Bill Willace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Flanagan fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Willace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Flanagan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Willace just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Flanagan defending well as Willace loads up on a big left hand. Willace misses with a body shot.
Willace throws out a loose jab but Flanagan uses good head movement to avoid it. Flanagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Flanagan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willace circles away quickly and effectively. Flanagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willace.#T1# Willace scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Willace. Flanagan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Willace swings for the body but Flanagan moves out of range.
Flanagan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Willace just misses with a punch to the body.
Flanagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willace throws out the jab. Flanagan defending well as Willace loads up on a big left hand. Willace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flanagan dives in for a single leg takedown but Willace sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Flanagan moves away from the strike by Willace. Willace thuds a left hand into Flanagan's body. Willace misses with a body shot.
Willace throws a big shot that misses. Willace throws a hook to the side of Flanagan's head but Flanagan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Decent striking displayed by Willace there. Willace just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2# Flanagan doesn't manage to clinch there - Willace circles away.
Willace lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Willace misses. Flanagan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Flanagan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willace wants it to stay on the feet. Flanagan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Willace as he jumps to the side. Willace throws a jab but it's blocked by Flanagan. Willace slaps away a takedown attempt from Flanagan, before circling back to the center of the mat. Flanagan is breathing heavily. Willace dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bill Willace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Willace throws a looping overhand right but Flanagan ducks down to avoid it. Flanagan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Willace pinned against the cage. Willace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3# Flanagan ducks under a wild hook from Willace. Flanagan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willace. Willace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flanagan appears to be looking for a big counter. Willace lands a head shot. Willace stuns Flanagan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Flanagan moves out of range as Willace strikes. Willace throws a looping overhand right but Flanagan ducks down to avoid it. Willace is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Flanagan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Willace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flanagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willace. Flanagan slips a straight right by Willace. Willace throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A jab from Willace finds it's way through Flanagan's defenses. Willace misses the shot to the body. Flanagan shoots in but no luck this time. #T4# Flanagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Willace to score with a decent uppercut. Flanagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willace. Flanagan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Willace looks to throw the jab but Flanagan is out of range. Willace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Willace misses with a body shot.
As Willace tries to get set, Flanagan tries to push him back and clinch up but Willace manages to avoid the attempt. Flanagan moves out of range as Willace strikes. Willace misses with a straight left. Willace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Willace lands a nice shot to the body.
Flanagan is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Willace throws an overhand right that lands on Flanagan's shoulder, as Flanagan tries to avoid the shot. Willace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flanagan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Flanagan staying out of range there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Willace dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Willace throws a shot from downtown. Flanagan moves away and avoids it. Willace has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Willace blocks a head kick by Flanagan.
Willace looks to land a right hand but Flanagan moved out of range. Flanagan misses with a wild combination.
Willace misses with an uppercut. Flanagan slips under a jab from Willace. Flanagan doesn't manage to clinch there - Willace circles away.
Willace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Willace misses its intended target. Flanagan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Willace throws a body punch but Flanagan moves out of range. Willace avoids the head kick by Flanagan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Willace! But no joy. Flanagan shoots for a double leg takedown but Willace sprawls well. He's pushed Flanagan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Flanagan shoots in looking for a takedown. Willace tries to sprawl out of it but Flanagan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Willace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1# Flanagan has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Flanagan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Flanagan moves away from the strike by Willace. Bill Willace seems to be getting the better of the standup. Willace misses with a wild body shot. Flanagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Willace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Willace. Willace pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Willace misses with a hook. Willace jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Willace slips a jab and a cross from Flanagan.
A big left from Willace misses. Willace throws a looping overhand right but Flanagan ducks down to avoid it. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Flanagan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Willace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Willace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flanagan.
Flanagan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#ROC2# Flanagan is rocked!#T2# Willace lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Flanagan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Willace steps in with a hook that catches Flanagan right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Willace follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Flanagan looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Willace! Bill Willace decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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