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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 23, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Holodov gets a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fudge gets underhooks to prevent Holodov's takedown attempt.
Fudge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Holodov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holodov fails with a takedown attempt.
Fudge throws a series of punches but Holodov avoids them all with ease.
As Fudge backs off Holodov throws a huge counter combo but Fudge manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fudge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fudge throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Holodov moves into range and clinches up with Fudge.
Fudge tries to break the clinch but Holodov is controlling the position.
Fudge is looking to break free of the clinch but Holodov has double underhooks. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Fudge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holodov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holodov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fudge's efforts to push away.
Holodov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holodov is stalling here.
#BC2#
Holodov breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Fudge tries to keep at a distance but Holodov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fudge is trying to force a seperation but Holodov has the dominant position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#BC2#
Holodov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fudge looks to land a combination but Holodov avoids it well.
Fudge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fudge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holodov.
Adam Fudge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Holodov.
Fudge throws a head kick but Holodov moves out of range.
No joy there for Fudge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Fudge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fudge.
Holodov wants to clinch up but Fudge keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Fudge.
Holodov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CL2#
Holodov clinches. #T3#
Fudge is trying to force a seperation but Holodov has the dominant position.
Holodov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fudge gets underhooks to prevent Holodov's takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Holodov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holodov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fudge circles away.
Fudge throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Holodov needs to keep his hands up - Fudge had a free shot at his head there.
Fudge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adam Fudge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fudge looks to land a combination but Holodov avoids it well.
Holodov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fudge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holodov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fudge lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holodov is looking to chop away at Fudge's legs. #T4#
Fudge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holodov circles away quickly and effectively.
Fudge lands a leg kick that knocks Holodov off balance momentarily.
Fudge throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Holodov counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC#
Fudge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fudge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holodov feints a counter leg kick.
Fudge shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holodov eats them both and turns towards Fudge to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fudge lands a jab-cross combination.
Fudge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fudge throws a head kick that half lands.
Fudge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Holodov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fudge is breathing heavily.
Holodov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#ROC#Holodov is rocked!
Fudge throws a head kick but Holodov moves out of range.
Holodov is still on wobbly legs! Can Fudge finish him?
Fudge throws a sloppy head kick and Holodov moves out of range easily.
Holodov tries a head kick but it misses.
Fudge swats away the attempt to clinch by Holodov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Fudge dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Fudge lands a jab-cross combination.
Holodov seems to have recovered his senses.
Fudge plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fudge tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Fudge does no damage. #CL2#
Holodov pushes Fudge up against the cage in a clinch.
Holodov misses with an elbow over the top.
Holodov looking for a takedown.
Fudge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holodov can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Holodov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holodov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fudge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Holodov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Holodov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1#
Holodov working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Holodov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Holodov works to advance to full mount. Fudge defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fudge avoids a series of strikes thrown by Holodov.
Fudge trying desperately to get to his feet.
#T2#
Holodov lands with some strikes.
Holodov punishing his opponent with strikes. #SUB2#
Holodov looking for a guillotine from mount but Fudge is having none of it.
Holodov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Holodov with the ground and pound from mount. #SUB2#
Holodov goes for an armbar but Fudge turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fudge. #SUB2#
Holodov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holodov is breathing heavily.#T3#
Holodov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fudge's guard. #REVB##SUB2#
Holodov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fudge is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fudge has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Holodov looking for a guillotine here but Fudge defends easily.
#T4#
Holodov wants to stand but Fudge is controlling the position.
Fudge wants to stand and escape but instead Holodov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Holodov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Holodov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Holodov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Fudge fails to land with a series of punches.
Fudge scores with a head kick. Holodov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Holodov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holodov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fudge scores with a push kick.
Fudge looks to land a combination. Holodov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holodov misses with a low kick.
#TD2#
Holodov gets the takedown into side control.
Fudge explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Fudge. That snapped Holodov's head back.
Holodov avoids the head kick by Fudge.
Fudge thuds his right hand into Holodov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fudge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fudge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holodov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fudge swivels and escapes.
Holodov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Fudge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Holodov instigates a clinch. #BC#
Fudge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Holodov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fudge on his heels. He'll look to pass Fudge's guard now, I'm sure.
Fudge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holodov on the ground.
Holodov distracts Fudge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Max Holodov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holodov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holodov won't allow Fudge to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Holodov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fudge is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fudge has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Holodov holds on and takes a little breather.
Holodov wants to stand up but Fudge is controlling him.
Fudge tries to stand but Holodov is controlling from the bottom. #T3#
Holodov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Holodov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fudge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fudge lands a glancing blow to the side of Holodov's head.
Adam Fudge is winning the standup battle so far.
Holodov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fudge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD2#
Holodov looking to score a takedown here. Fudge is defending well but Holodov drives through and ends up in Fudge's guard.
Holodov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fudge wants to get back to his feet but Holodov is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
Holodov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fudge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Holodov drops back looking for a leg! Fudge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fudge manages to kick Holodov off! Holodov jumps back into Fudge's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holodov passes Fudge's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Fudge showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fudge has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Fudge! |
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