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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 01, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Holden gets a clinch.
Simonov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holden.
#TD2#
Simonov successfully pulls guard.
Holden seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holden being controlled here momentarily.
Holden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simonov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simonov wants to sweep but no luck.
Simonov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Simonov with the ground and pound but Holden uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T1#
Holden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Simonov trying to control but Holden is working from the bottom.
Holden pulls Simonov in to control the position. #SUB#
Holden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Simonov defends it easily.
Holden seems keen to control Simonov's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SUB#
Holden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Simonov trying to control but Holden is working from the bottom.
Holden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SUB#
Holden looking for a triangle here. Simonov is fighting it but it looks tight! Holden pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Simonov is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Reid Holden!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 18, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Kurminowski gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kurminowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kurminowski pushes Holden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Kurminowski breaks the clinch.
Holden blocks a head kick by Kurminowski.
#TD2#
Kurminowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kurminowski is working away from the top position though.
Holden looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kurminowski is looking to advance position but Holden won't allow it. #T1#
Holden trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Kurminowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holden defends it well.
Holden trying to control here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kurminowski is looking to advance position but Holden won't allow it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Kurminowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Holden tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #T2#
Holden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kurminowski throwing strikes here but Holden is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kurminowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holden is looking to escape.
Kurminowski controlling from mount.
Holden is looking to get to half guard.#T3#
Kurminowski avoids the attempt from Holden to control.
Holden really is a fat lump.
Holden is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kurminowski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Holden controls the position.
Kurminowski throwing strikes here but Holden is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Holden wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.#SUB2#
Kurminowski looking for the choke from the back.
Kurminowski has good solid back control here.
Holden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kurminowski not allowing Holden to control his hands. #SUB2#
Holden is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holden is trying to get back to his feet but Kurminowski has full control of the position and if anything, Holden has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wojciech Kurminowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Kurminowski moves in looking to clinch but Holden pushes him off.
Holden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Kurminowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Holden on his heels. He'll look to pass Holden's guard now, I'm sure.
Kurminowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wojciech Kurminowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kurminowski looking to sit in guard and control but Holden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Holden wants to get up but he can't break Kurminowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kurminowski pulls Holden in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holden scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kurminowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
Holden seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Holden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kurminowski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Holden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kurminowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurminowski has Holden pulled in close to control his posture. #SU#
Kurminowski is working an open guard so Holden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kurminowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kurminowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Kurminowski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T2##SU2#
Kurminowski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Holden to stand up.
Sloppy strikes from Kurminowski. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
Kurminowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holden did well to prevent Kurminowski getting side control.#ES#
Holden kicks off Kurminowski and gets to his feet.
Kurminowski is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Holden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Kurminowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurminowski keeps the fight on the outside.#TD2#
Kurminowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holden manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T3#
Holden looking for a sweep. Not yet Holden, not yet.
Kurminowski prevents Holden from getting back to his feet.
Kurminowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kurminowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holden is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Holden isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kurminowski stacks Holden on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kurminowski!
You can see the frustration on Holden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SU2#
Kurminowski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Holden to his feet. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kurminowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurminowski avoids the head kick by Holden.
Kurminowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Holden circles away.
#CL2#
Kurminowski rushes Holden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Kurminowski gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kurminowski controlling the pace.
Kurminowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holden defending well though.
Holden gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reid Holden will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Kurminowski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holden's guard.
Holden keeping moving, preventing Kurminowski from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Holden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kurminowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holden is trying to hold Kurminowski in close to prevent damage but Kurminowski has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurminowski is stalling here. Holden is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kurminowski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Holden has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SU#
Holden stands up. #T1##TD2#
Kurminowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SU2#
Kurminowski stands up and beckons Holden to his feet. #TD2#
Holden gets caught napping as Kurminowski dives in and scores a takedown. Holden manages to retain guard.
Holden keeping full guard, as Kurminowski tries to pass.
Holden controlling the position.
Kurminowski sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
Holden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurminowski trying to control but Holden is working from the bottom.
Kurminowski stays in close to Holden's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Holden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kurminowski defends it easily.
Kurminowski wants to control from the top but Holden keeps moving. #T3#
Holden seems keen to control Kurminowski's posture.
Kurminowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Holden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB#
Holden throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kurminowski uses it to pass to side control.
Kurminowski throws an elbow but Holden slips to the side and avoids it well.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kurminowski working away.
Holden prevents Kurminowski from improving position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kurminowski.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurminowski is looking to clinch but Holden is avoiding it.
#TD2#
Kurminowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kurminowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wojciech Kurminowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kurminowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wojciech Kurminowski!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Holden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neale paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Holden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neale, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Neale gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Holden actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Holden trying to hold on to Neale's head to control him but Neale postures up.
Neale is trying to control. Holden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Holden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Neale missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Holden is defending against the submission attempts here by Neale.
#T1#
Holden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Holden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Neale stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Holden has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Neale manages to get his head free but now Holden has transitioned to an armbar! Neale grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Holden! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reid Holden!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 22, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Holden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salazar!
Salazar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Salazar sneaks back into half guard.
Holden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SU#
Holden decides to stand and escape the position. #TD#
Holden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee asks Holden politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Holden prefers to stall for the moment though.
Salazar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salazar struggling a bit here.
Holden taking a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Salazar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Holden cracks Salazar with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T1#
Holden lands a few punches from side control.
Holden is working Salazar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Holden trying to control the position but Salazar is working away.
Salazar wants to control but Holden postures up.
Salazar taking a bit of punishment here - Holden scoring with strikes.
Holden working the head and body with strikes.
Holden controls the position.
Holden tries to advance to mount but Salazar denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Holden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
Holden cracks Salazar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Holden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Holden is chipping away with strikes.
Holden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Holden is putting a hurting on Salazar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Salazar is looking for a sweep.
Holden working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Holden's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Salazar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Holden's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holden landing a few strikes. #T3#
Holden landing strikes.
Salazar on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB#
Holden tries for a kimura but Salazar is defending well.
Holden cracks Salazar with a big elbow.
Salazar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Salazar is trying to get back to half guard.
Holden lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Holden's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Holden landing a few strikes.
Holden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Holden creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#SU#
Holden decides to stand back up. #T4#
Salazar tries to clinch up but Holden circles away and keeps his distance.
Salazar tries to clinch but Holden moves out of range.
Holden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salazar tries to avoid it but Holden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salazar to the ground. Salazar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Salazar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holden's half guard.
Salazar looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holden moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Holden pulls Salazar in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reid Holden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD2#
Salazar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Holden quickly recovers to half guard.
Holden wants to get back to his feet.
Holden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holden keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Holden scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Holden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salazar can do to turn this around?
Holden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salazar's guard. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden is in close to Salazar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Holden working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Holden stays in close to Salazar's body and controls the position.
Holden cracks Salazar with a solid left hand.
Holden postures up and lands a big shot to Salazar's brow.
Holden landing with the ground and pound.
Holden lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Salazar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holden defends it easily.
Reid Holden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salazar's head.#SUB#
Holden drops back looking for a leg! Salazar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Salazar manages to kick Holden off! Holden jumps back into Salazar's guard.
Holden scoring with some ground and pound. #T2#
Holden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Holden trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Holden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holden landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Holden controlling from the top position.
Holden trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar trying to keep a closed guard but Holden is proving a slippery customer.
Holden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holden wants to control from the top but Salazar keeps moving.
Holden lands a couple of elbows.
Holden landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Salazar working for a triangle but Holden defends it easily.
Holden is in close to Salazar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holden's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Salazar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Holden connects with a couple of short punches.
Salazar being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reid Holden dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Salazar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holden, pushing him back against the cage.
Salazar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#TD2#
Salazar manages to pull guard.
Holden trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Holden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Holden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holden scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden content to stall in guard here.
Holden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salazar's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Holden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Holden works over Salazar with some ground and pound from guard.
Holden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Holden postures up and lands a big shot to Salazar's brow.
Salazar controls Holden momentarily but Holden frees himself.
Holden postures up and lands a big shot to Salazar's brow.
Holden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Holden working Salazar over with strikes.
Holden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Holden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salazar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Holden drops an elbow to the side of Salazar's head.
Holden winds up and cracks Salazar with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Holden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Salazar taking some punishment here, with Holden in his half guard.
Holden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holden controlling the action here.
Holden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3#
Holden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holden controlling the action here.
Holden is nestled in close to Salazar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Holden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holden with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Salazar wants to control but Holden is keeping busy.
#T4##SUB#
Holden is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salazar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Emir Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holden working over Salazar with some ground and pound. Salazar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Holden connects with a nice short shot to Salazar's temple. #SUB#
Holden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salazar defends it well.
Holden winds up and cracks Salazar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salazar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reid Holden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reid Holden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reid Holden!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Bugbee throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Holden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bugbee's guard.
Bugbee is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Holden dives into side control.
#REVB#
Bugbee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holden connects with a decent elbow.
Bugbee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SU#
Holden stands up.
Bugbee misses with the combination.
Bugbee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Holden is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bugbee!
Holden misses with a left hand
and Bugbee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Holden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bugbee is trying to defend but Holden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bugbee has hold of Holden's hands but Holden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1#
Bugbee tries to kick Holden off but Holden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Holden with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Holden is nestled in close to Bugbee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Holden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice strikes from Holden there.
Holden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Holden there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Holden in particular looking to stall.
Holden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holden working Bugbee over with strikes.
Holden working over Bugbee with some ground and pound. Bugbee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Holden working the head and body with strikes.
Holden controlling the action here. #SU#
Holden stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #TD#
Holden looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Holden working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Holden connects with a nice short shot to Bugbee's temple.
Holden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Holden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Holden there.
Holden sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bugbee tries to kick Holden off but Holden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Holden working Bugbee over with strikes.
Holden is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bugbee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Holden winds up and cracks Bugbee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holden working over Bugbee with some ground and pound. Bugbee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holden working Bugbee over with strikes.
Holden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Holden is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Holden.
Bugbee looks winded!
Holden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holden not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reid Holden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bugbee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holden.
Bugbee throws a counter combo.
Holden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bugbee fails to land with a series of punches.
Holden tries for a takedown but Bugbee circles away easily
and Bugbee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holden thinking. #TD#
Holden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bugbee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden lands some shots froms side control.
Bugbee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Holden is putting a hurting on Bugbee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bugbee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T1#
Holden controlling from side mount.
Holden in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee asks Holden politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Holden prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bugbee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Holden looks up at the clock and then as Bugbee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Holden smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Holden cracks Bugbee with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SU#
Holden stands up.
Holden shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reid Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Holden with a poor takedown
and Holden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bugbee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holden throws a sloppy head kick and Bugbee moves out of range easily.
Holden takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bugbee enables Holden to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bugbee manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holden stops Bugbee from standing up.
Bugbee is breathing heavily.
Holden connects with a couple of short punches.
Holden lands a couple of digs.
Holden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bugbee's head.
Holden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T3#
Holden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bugbee can do to turn this around?
Holden connects with a couple of short punches.
Holden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bugbee's head.
Holden connects with a couple of short punches.
Holden forces his way into half guard.#SU#
Holden decides to stand up.
Holden darts in looking for a takedown but Bugbee gets double underhooks and turns Holden into the cage.
Bugbee unleashes a big counter combination but Holden bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Holden misses with a body shot.
#T4##CL#
Bugbee tries to keep at a distance but Holden has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Holden breaks from the clinch.
Bugbee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#TD#
Holden throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bugbee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holden is in Bugbee's guard.
Holden postures up and lands a big shot to Bugbee's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Holden landing with the ground and pound. #SU#
Holden decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reid Holden dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Holden gets a clinch.
Bugbee tries to circle away but Holden has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Holden breaks from the clinch.
Bugbee throws a nice looking combination but Holden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Holden. #ES2#
Bugbee sneaks out the side door and pushes Holden away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chris Bugbee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bugbee misses with a body shot
#TD#
and Holden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holden is taking a breather. Bugbee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T1#
Bugbee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Holden looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Holden with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bugbee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holden scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2##SU#
Holden decides to stand and escape the position.
Holden darts in trying to clinch
and Bugbee counters with a left and a right that stings Holden.
Holden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bugbee counters with a left and a right that stings Holden.
A low kick from Bugbee is predictable there #TD#
and Holden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bugbee wants to stand up but Holden is controlling him. #T3#
Holden sitting in guard here, content to control. #SU#
Holden decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #TD#
Holden feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Holden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4##SU#
Bugbee is working an open guard so Holden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD#
Holden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Holden winds up and cracks Bugbee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holden is controlling the pace.
Holden winds up and cracks Bugbee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chris Bugbee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reid Holden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reid Holden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reid Holden!
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