Kevin Holland and Uros Medic fought to a majority draw tonight at UFC 334 in a fight that saw Medic being deducted a point in the 2nd round for two groin strikes.
Round One
Attempted oblique kick from Holland to start. Calf kick for him. He lands another.
Head kick attempt from Medic as Holland was turning away and it lands to the shoulder blade, then tries to flurry behind it.
Medic lands a nice punch, but Holland connects too. Calf kick for Holland. And again.
Solid body kick for Medic. Oblique kick from Holland. A couple of rangey punches from Holland. Medic with a punch.
Holland kicks out Medic’s legs from under him. He gets right back up. Holland with an uppercut and now bobbing and weaving to avoid Medic’s counter-strikes.
Holland with big uppercuts and brings Medic down for a moment with a trip. Medic back to his feet. Holland going for a takedown. Now Holland sets up a ninja choke and it’s in tight as he goes to the mat with it.
Somehow Medic is surviving this deep choke. Holland rolls and looks for the d’arce choke, but Medic is able to make it to the end of the round.
Round Two
Leg kick from Holland. Medic with a kick that strays to the groin and that forces a time-out for him to recover.
Back to the action. Both men exchanging kicks. Holland feeling out with oblique kicks now. Side kick to the body and another oblique kick from Holland.
Medic punches to the body. Body kick from Medic. Leg kick for Holland. Left hook from Medic in close.
There’s another exchange in close and Medic throws another kick that lands to the groin and forces a second time-out. Holland taking the full five minutes here, but looks like he will be ok to continue. Will the ref Marc Goddard take a point? Yes, indeed he does, and now we go back to it.
Low kick from Holland. Now a side kick to the body. Calf kick and now a body kick. Swing and a miss from Holland. Medic lunges in with a body punch.
Holland lands a takedown. There’s a scramble and now Medic is scrambling and manages to sprawl. Holland presses Medic up against the cage and stays there for the remaining seconds in the round.
Round Three
Calf kick for Holland. Now a side kick as he looks to maintain distance. A couple of punches from Medic and tries to land again, but it’s a bit messy and Holland manages to clinch up and press him into the cage.
Holland looks like he’s happy just to run down the clock here. The ref has other plans though and soon separates them.
Leg kicks exchanged. Punch gets through for Medic and Holland looked a little unsteady for a moment, but it might just have been a slip a he’s slid on the mat a few times tonight.
Medic lands again and Holland loses his balance for a moment. Medic doesn’t try to capitalize though. Another solid connection for Medic.
Missed head kick from Holland. Medic blasts him with a few left hands and Holland looks hurt as he staggers backwards. Holland is able to survive under pressure though and so we’re headed to the scorecards.
Decision
Holland got the better of the first round here, particularly with his submission attempts. The second round was closer, but Medic being deducted a point seemed to swing the fight in Holland’s favor. However, in the final round he was trying to run down the clock, while Medic was looking for a finish and had him hurt. So it goes to the judges to decide the outcome and somewhat unexpectedly it ends up being a majority draw (28-28 x2).
