Connor felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, but his eyes were on Flood. What the hell had he gotten himself into? Flood was crazy. Still, people often underestimate Connor. Flood probably thought Connor would go down easily, but if Flood thought that going for an attack to Connor's throat would take him down, the boy obviously didn't realise that Connor was nearly a foot taller than him. 

So Connor stopped Floods blow with his arm, shifting to the side to avoid the other blows, and kicked out himself towards Flood, maintaining his balance.