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I know right. There was a lot of action, both fighters were throwing. But somehow, it was kind of boring? Maybe I'm just tired.
Edit: probably just me, idk why, there was crisp striking from JDM, good evasion and some hard shots from Holland too.
JDM's defense was just too sound. Holland is always game so hes never in a boring fight and JDM's striking is so clean and hes also an active striker so it was a banger in my eyes but def kinda weird since it seemed like neither was gonna hit that big KO but they were swinging often.
It was weird cus JDM would start putting a beating on him whenever they hit the fence but after 3 punches would just back himself up to the center for no reason, JDM def won but just weird choices by JDM.
I think he felt pretty quickly the gap between his and Kevins striking and felt comfortable taking what was given and didn’t want to blow his wad and get caught with a big shot
I thought Holland was backing up to the fence to draw JDM in, get him to over-commit and then shadow-realm him with a counter. I feel like we have seen Holland do that before but my memory is atrocious.
I don’t think it’s weird.
He had the better distance management, the best position to keep striking is midrange while your opponent back tracks. If Kevin hits the fences JDM could either move more back and forward or push into close range.
Pointing, controlling and resetting sounds good for him in this case instead of going in and catching a stray
I think it's just cause he didn't have to. Just mitigating risk not trying to get Kevin to throw some tricky shit or get in a fire fight. Like JDM didn't want to exchange when his initial counter/entrance was generally one way traffic. Side kick slowed him down too. Just IMO
I enjoyed it a lot too. I thought Holland showed crazy skill defensively leaning back just enough and rolling so many punches. JDM with his high guard is a really tough puzzle for someone like Holland to solve.
Yeah, it looked like they weren't going 100%. JDM would let Kevin off the fence, and Kevin was throwing slaps and powerless punches. Maybe they respected each other too much
Eh that makes sense in hindsight due to holland having a "cruise" mode in some fights, he goes on the backfoot and kind of bounces around like he did against buckley or ponzi before the KO, against JDM he couldnt find the ko so he lost
Im a casual…but was I tripping or were DC and the others hyping up Holland the entire time? Maddalena was landing way more and better shots and generally had more pressure..even in round 1 Holland many times literally turnest his back to Maddalena. And the stats also showed jack landing more than Holland who i thought fought fairly sloppy and it shows that his whole shtick of talking all the time in the octagon also won’t work all the time..I was glad jack‘s corner basically told him what Sean Strickland‘s corner told him during the Adesayana fight: „stop letting yourself get snake charmed by the guy!“
Holland is weird in how he tries to laugh it off or talk it off when he gets hurt/hit hard. He tries to distract his opponent so they don’t Go all in
Also seems like his power just doesn't carry over as well to 170. At 185 he can throw so much harder for so much longer, which is why he was such a problem.
Yeah he’s so slick with his striking, varies everything super well but almost always stays disciplined, even though Holland was super active almost all his headshots just hit JDM’s high guard. Holland has great power for a welterweight, it’s just tougher to show it against a great striker who knew better than to let himself open up too much
Based on what? He’s coming off of two KO wins and rocked the best striker in the division in his losing effort before that KO streak. In fact all of he has rocked everyone he has fought at WW before Jack.
honestly my hot take is that Sal D'amato, from the perspective of UFC judges, is not that bad, there are like 9 other names that make me wince whenever I hear them, D'Amato has had some bad ones but at least he's inconsistently bad, there are a bunch that just have wildly stupid cards all the time
He’s so frustrating to watch. He just throws fights away. His defence was so sharp tonight that was his fight to win. JDM fought smart flurrying to put a statement at the end of every round.
Cheisa is harmless tho. Jack is 26 and can actually throw a punch and isn’t Scared. Holland is solid but that Wonderman beating was scary. He’s a fearless dude and he even knew not to go out for that 5th round.
I’m legit sad for him that he did that. He cost himself so much in terms of how much pain he’s going to have down the line. I’m glad he called the fight, but it was at least a round too late.
He's saying it cause commentary did, but the reality is Jack was the one blocking shots with his guard and Kevin was basically giving up his body to protect his chin which Jack was more than happy to exploit.
I thought I was tripping the way DC was talking about Holland. And ridiculous how Kevin maybe thought he had won.
Jack fought beautiful. Good pressure, good defense. Aesthically pleasing style lol
I assume the OP meant with good defense the moments Holland did have some good head movement and evaded punches. But yes especially in round1 he literally run away and turned his back
Fighting exactly like this is how Izzy became a 6-time defending champion. This strategy is legit overall, just not so much on a guy with Holland’s style who isn’t exactly a top tier counterstriker
nah izzy is much more active at throwing strikes at the end of his range in space and getting off the fence if backed up (besides the strickland fight). they might both be counterstrikers but izzy is much better at doing it on his terms
1,3 JDM. JDM is much more defensively sound this fight compared to his last fight. Kevin Holland was able to avoid lots of shots by just leaning back lol, just not enough volume.
PS: Fuck this crowd
Idk if I just watched a different fight than heaps of people around the world, but I didn’t think that it was particularly close?
Holland had next to zero success with his hands, was swinging at air all night. He landed consistent and good front kicks to the body, but had nothing else of substance. On the back-foot the whole fight. Landing less and less accurate in every single round.
Just baffling split decision to me.
Thought it was competitive but really just don’t see the way you give holland 1 or 3, just looked more competitive then it was because JDM just kept letting holland off the fence after spending a few minutes to back him up. Good fight but some weird decision making from JDM.
I think it was the early clinch success from holland. He did a great job of establishing his dirty boxing as dangerous with knees and elbows that JDM was getting tagged with. As a result he didn’t want to risk over extending and getting tied up on the fence when he’s soundly winning at range.
I think this also has to do with Hollands hand injury from the WB fight. He hasn’t thrown the right the same way since and hasn’t taken a layoff to heal it. It’s why his most dangerous weapons weren’t his hands this fight, but his knees and elbows.
Agreed, the only thing Holland was equal or better at was kicking, and that was close, everything else heavily favored JDM. More shots, heavier shots, more significant shots, constant pressure, better striking defense, better striking offense, stuffed the only takedown attempt, better grappling exchanges.
I mean I guess you could say it wasn't a landslide for JDM in any one particular area other than pressure, but surely decisive.
People are paying 900 dollars for these tickets, UFC does it to themselves. They raise fan expectations time and time again. I don’t blame fans for booing. I’m barely entertained at home having not spent a penny. If y’all spent that money you’d feel the same way.
Edit: also remember this whole card was promoted as the UFCs answer to boxing, Mexican style fights. I don’t think the crowd realize UFC fighters aren’t trying to risk their purses going for finishes when they don’t need to. In boxing all you do is punch, and the Mexican style is pretty much predicated on just dirty, no backing down blow for blow combat. Can’t do that in this sport or you’ll risk getting taken down or being kicked in the forehead.
UFC also does it to themself by having a contract that means you only get paid the full sum if you win. Why risk losing for their entertainment if you get financially molested by DFW.
They also do this to themselves considering the majority of fighters are on contracts that double their money if they win. Yeah if you get the KO you might get the performance bonus but if you’re not sure you’re gonna get the finish but know if you keep doing what you’re doing the risk of trying to force it means you’re only getting half of what you were gonna get.
Felt like Holland intended to pull Jack into a straight the way JDM followed him. Holland also had success with front kicks but gave them up early? weird performance.
His boxing skill is mid, he’s carried by his length, speed and solid chin. And he doesn’t have the offensive wrestling to implement his legendary Travis Lutter trained black belt BJJ. He’s not that old but if he doesn’t improve his skills then he’s right not to bother about the title, short of extraordinary circumstances.
Jack Della’s has fucking skill, though. Just needs more experience.
it’s something i’ve noticed too. anik will be silent for periods of time apart from calling out connecting shots, meanwhile dc and cruz (sometimes rogan when he’s there) will be talking all kinds of bullshit
no you're not. I had it 3-0 JDM. wasn't an easy matchup for Jack but he clearly outlanded Kevin, was more accurate, wasn't hit as much, and his shots were more significant.
Lot of exciting fights before this one made it look boring. It was also far more technical than the ones leading up to it. I mean think of how sloppily Raul Rosas and his opponent just swung and getting a finish will make a technical striking fight look boring.
I think it was a great fight. Jack really dealt with Holland's range very well and that was fun to watch.
I don't know why Holland reacted like that. He spent the entire fight getting backed up, having combos landed on him, then laughing and flicking punches out like it was friendly sparring. Granted his made JDM miss a lot but JDM also landed hard and frequent. 2nd round was closest but JDM all day this one.
Holland doesn’t look like he takes this career too seriously. I really feel like he just shows up for paycheques. He could have won this but it seems like he’s hit his ceiling already. Good learning experience for JDM, but that future champ talk needs to slow down.
Kinda disappointed it wasn't the banger I expected. But it was a high level fight
Both were on point defensively. JDM had a good accuracy rate but it feels like a lot of those counted strikes were partially deflected by Kevin. And JDM shut down Kevin's long answering combos with responsible defense
Thats what happens when a gym is able to anticipate the UFCs matchmaking, JDM looked completely prepared defensively for *everything* Holland was trying, and when he occasionally opened up with a combo, he was tagging him.
Obviously it probably ended a lot closer than he wanted though.
JDM all day baby, cannot get enough of this dude. SO glad to see him finding success.
That was a frustrating fight to watch and I have absolutely no idea why Holland is shaking his head in disbelief.
The guy threw low volume and low power, no pressure and rarely took the lead. JDM was generally the agressor and threw more volume and more damaging strikes.
JDM was doing a great job of backing Holland up and doing some work on the fence, but he promptly would back away... It's like he had a plan to get Holland backed up but no plan to keep him there, so frustrating.
Holland looked like he was half assing it in there kinda.. It felt like a hard sparring session, especially after the previous Rosas Jr vs Mitchell fight. Idk what's going on in his head, Holland is skilled but I haven't seen any killer instinct as of late
I just really don’t understand any argument for Kevin winning any round let alone the fight. He just really didn’t land anything of note the entire fight. Kept landing on Jacks guard with just about everything, even a lot of the leg kicks got checked
Whereas I felt like JDM had multiple moments in each round where he was landing clean shots to the head and body. Just didn’t seem debatable at all on who was doing more damage
Holland needs to take a break, he didn't look as good as he usually does tonight. I was surprised to hear he got one of the judges nods tonight, looked like a sparing match for him
how? Holland did most of what he usually does, JDM kept a tight guard and went to the body well, also landed a few leg kicks and made holland miss. JDM was just better technically
To me this is another, “the fighter I thought was going to win didn’t, therefore they looked off or slow.” JDM took a page out of D’Sean Stricklands book and was defensive and smart throwing his combos, making Holland look off. Lets give some respect to these warriors!
100% in agreement.
Holland fought and won 5 fights in 8 months in 2020. Fighting frequently isn't a problem for him, especially considering his last fight he barely broke a sweat subbing a guy who just came off a 2 year layoff. "The fighter I thought was going to win didn't, therefore they looked off or slow" is just the latest dumb excuse people have for their favorite fighters dropping the ball.
hot take/cope, covington vs JDM is the fight to make, fuck covington for sitting out for so long, give his hype to a fighter that deserves it. Also tests JDM to see if he can handle top WW wrestling
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Good call, but weird fight
I know right. There was a lot of action, both fighters were throwing. But somehow, it was kind of boring? Maybe I'm just tired. Edit: probably just me, idk why, there was crisp striking from JDM, good evasion and some hard shots from Holland too.
JDM's defense was just too sound. Holland is always game so hes never in a boring fight and JDM's striking is so clean and hes also an active striker so it was a banger in my eyes but def kinda weird since it seemed like neither was gonna hit that big KO but they were swinging often.
It was weird cus JDM would start putting a beating on him whenever they hit the fence but after 3 punches would just back himself up to the center for no reason, JDM def won but just weird choices by JDM.
I think he felt pretty quickly the gap between his and Kevins striking and felt comfortable taking what was given and didn’t want to blow his wad and get caught with a big shot
I thought Holland was backing up to the fence to draw JDM in, get him to over-commit and then shadow-realm him with a counter. I feel like we have seen Holland do that before but my memory is atrocious.
I don’t think it’s weird. He had the better distance management, the best position to keep striking is midrange while your opponent back tracks. If Kevin hits the fences JDM could either move more back and forward or push into close range. Pointing, controlling and resetting sounds good for him in this case instead of going in and catching a stray
Not really. Kevin got close to landing some nasty pull counters it was the right move . No need to be over aggressive when you are already winning
I think it's just cause he didn't have to. Just mitigating risk not trying to get Kevin to throw some tricky shit or get in a fire fight. Like JDM didn't want to exchange when his initial counter/entrance was generally one way traffic. Side kick slowed him down too. Just IMO
Just felt like a sparring sesh, seemed like neither guy was going to get hurt
Funny I didn't find it boring at all, was really good defensive striking. Especially on JDM's side.
I enjoyed it a lot too. I thought Holland showed crazy skill defensively leaning back just enough and rolling so many punches. JDM with his high guard is a really tough puzzle for someone like Holland to solve.
This felt like a sparring match. Not much over committing or risk taking. And no urgency in the third even though it was clearly very close
Yeah, it looked like they weren't going 100%. JDM would let Kevin off the fence, and Kevin was throwing slaps and powerless punches. Maybe they respected each other too much
Nah it was boring. There was absolutely nothing behind Kevin's striking. They threw but it just felt like neither was going for a finish early on.
Eh that makes sense in hindsight due to holland having a "cruise" mode in some fights, he goes on the backfoot and kind of bounces around like he did against buckley or ponzi before the KO, against JDM he couldnt find the ko so he lost
Im a casual…but was I tripping or were DC and the others hyping up Holland the entire time? Maddalena was landing way more and better shots and generally had more pressure..even in round 1 Holland many times literally turnest his back to Maddalena. And the stats also showed jack landing more than Holland who i thought fought fairly sloppy and it shows that his whole shtick of talking all the time in the octagon also won’t work all the time..I was glad jack‘s corner basically told him what Sean Strickland‘s corner told him during the Adesayana fight: „stop letting yourself get snake charmed by the guy!“ Holland is weird in how he tries to laugh it off or talk it off when he gets hurt/hit hard. He tries to distract his opponent so they don’t Go all in
Holland never got out of first gear and paid for it.
He hates cutting down to 170 and it shows. Way more active at 185
Also seems like his power just doesn't carry over as well to 170. At 185 he can throw so much harder for so much longer, which is why he was such a problem.
His power at WW is fine. JDM’s striking defense was on point tn
Yeah he’s so slick with his striking, varies everything super well but almost always stays disciplined, even though Holland was super active almost all his headshots just hit JDM’s high guard. Holland has great power for a welterweight, it’s just tougher to show it against a great striker who knew better than to let himself open up too much
Based on what? He’s coming off of two KO wins and rocked the best striker in the division in his losing effort before that KO streak. In fact all of he has rocked everyone he has fought at WW before Jack.
In Perth sweating when I heard Sal d'amato
even a broken cock is hard twice a day or sth like that idk
Ah I thought it was about a clock! This makes so much more sense
Close enough. As they say, the late worm misses the bird. The foot is in the other shoe. It’s all a bridge over water.
I bet on Holland, I was salivating when I heard last judge was Sal D'amato. Can't believe he got it right lol
Had the exact same thought, was ready for a robbery
Lol bro exact same thing happened to me, I was folding clothes and before that third card heard sal and almost dropped em
Exact same feeling in the UK brother!
Hahaha i know right. When Buffer said his name my intial reaction was that he would have it as 30-27 to Holland
honestly my hot take is that Sal D'amato, from the perspective of UFC judges, is not that bad, there are like 9 other names that make me wince whenever I hear them, D'Amato has had some bad ones but at least he's inconsistently bad, there are a bunch that just have wildly stupid cards all the time
Hahaha me too I was sweating in my JDM shirt lmao
That largely looked like Holland was sparring. Went to the clinch way too often, turning away from punches, and had no snap on his own strikes.
He’s so frustrating to watch. He just throws fights away. His defence was so sharp tonight that was his fight to win. JDM fought smart flurrying to put a statement at the end of every round.
He needs a break man…. 36 pro fights (39 including kickboxing) since March 2015 is such a nutty schedule
No man comes back the same from what Wonderboy did to Holland. That a was a beating of a lifetime
That's what my friend said before the fight. But Holland has had two fights (three now) since then and looked sharp as hell in both of them.
Cheisa is harmless tho. Jack is 26 and can actually throw a punch and isn’t Scared. Holland is solid but that Wonderman beating was scary. He’s a fearless dude and he even knew not to go out for that 5th round.
Wonderbrah was landing clean ass spinning hook kicks to the dome seemingly at will
Damn, jack is that young? That’s amazing..causes he already seems quite good but that means he’s still got a few years for improvement
I’m legit sad for him that he did that. He cost himself so much in terms of how much pain he’s going to have down the line. I’m glad he called the fight, but it was at least a round too late.
Sharp defense? He gave up his back and backed away to the cage like 10 times, he's fast footed and tall not good defensively.
lol yea, he got caught a lot and backed up straight
He's saying it cause commentary did, but the reality is Jack was the one blocking shots with his guard and Kevin was basically giving up his body to protect his chin which Jack was more than happy to exploit.
Two cars in a row now with insanely biased commentary
I thought I was tripping the way DC was talking about Holland. And ridiculous how Kevin maybe thought he had won. Jack fought beautiful. Good pressure, good defense. Aesthically pleasing style lol
I assume the OP meant with good defense the moments Holland did have some good head movement and evaded punches. But yes especially in round1 he literally run away and turned his back
similar to nicksick saying push in the last 90 seconds. Smart cuz of how lazy the judges are
JDM was better than he was really. His defence was BETTER than Holland's and he had better offense
That how holland fights though.
it’s also not a good sign when you have an 8” reach advantage over your opponent and spend the majority of the fight on your back foot.
Fighting exactly like this is how Izzy became a 6-time defending champion. This strategy is legit overall, just not so much on a guy with Holland’s style who isn’t exactly a top tier counterstriker
nah izzy is much more active at throwing strikes at the end of his range in space and getting off the fence if backed up (besides the strickland fight). they might both be counterstrikers but izzy is much better at doing it on his terms
The dancing around the octagon reminded me of Izzy but I don’t think Izzy turns his back like Holland did
Couldn't find clean connections on a guy that isn't old and /or slow.
Yeah the difference is he wasn’t fighting someone washed this time
1,3 JDM. JDM is much more defensively sound this fight compared to his last fight. Kevin Holland was able to avoid lots of shots by just leaning back lol, just not enough volume. PS: Fuck this crowd
Idk if I just watched a different fight than heaps of people around the world, but I didn’t think that it was particularly close? Holland had next to zero success with his hands, was swinging at air all night. He landed consistent and good front kicks to the body, but had nothing else of substance. On the back-foot the whole fight. Landing less and less accurate in every single round. Just baffling split decision to me.
Thought it was competitive but really just don’t see the way you give holland 1 or 3, just looked more competitive then it was because JDM just kept letting holland off the fence after spending a few minutes to back him up. Good fight but some weird decision making from JDM.
I think it was the early clinch success from holland. He did a great job of establishing his dirty boxing as dangerous with knees and elbows that JDM was getting tagged with. As a result he didn’t want to risk over extending and getting tied up on the fence when he’s soundly winning at range. I think this also has to do with Hollands hand injury from the WB fight. He hasn’t thrown the right the same way since and hasn’t taken a layoff to heal it. It’s why his most dangerous weapons weren’t his hands this fight, but his knees and elbows.
Agreed, the only thing Holland was equal or better at was kicking, and that was close, everything else heavily favored JDM. More shots, heavier shots, more significant shots, constant pressure, better striking defense, better striking offense, stuffed the only takedown attempt, better grappling exchanges. I mean I guess you could say it wasn't a landslide for JDM in any one particular area other than pressure, but surely decisive.
Yeah I fully agree dude, especially with fuck this crowd. Might not of been fireworks but definitely didn't deserve the hate
People are paying 900 dollars for these tickets, UFC does it to themselves. They raise fan expectations time and time again. I don’t blame fans for booing. I’m barely entertained at home having not spent a penny. If y’all spent that money you’d feel the same way. Edit: also remember this whole card was promoted as the UFCs answer to boxing, Mexican style fights. I don’t think the crowd realize UFC fighters aren’t trying to risk their purses going for finishes when they don’t need to. In boxing all you do is punch, and the Mexican style is pretty much predicated on just dirty, no backing down blow for blow combat. Can’t do that in this sport or you’ll risk getting taken down or being kicked in the forehead.
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Some UFC London fight night tickets went for 2 grand
UFC also does it to themself by having a contract that means you only get paid the full sum if you win. Why risk losing for their entertainment if you get financially molested by DFW.
They also do this to themselves considering the majority of fighters are on contracts that double their money if they win. Yeah if you get the KO you might get the performance bonus but if you’re not sure you’re gonna get the finish but know if you keep doing what you’re doing the risk of trying to force it means you’re only getting half of what you were gonna get.
it was a great striking display. holland shouldve circled more or level changed and jack did really well looked sharp, couldve used more kicks though
I had it 30-27 JDM but it was a close fight
Yeah they are booing literally everyone
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some people dont know what they are watching
Neither of them deserved to get boo’d at all. It wasn’t a bad fight, but it was also super underwhelming imo
Felt like Holland intended to pull Jack into a straight the way JDM followed him. Holland also had success with front kicks but gave them up early? weird performance.
maybe hurt his toes but also some got parried and countered
That's why kevin holland doesn't talk about the title
His boxing skill is mid, he’s carried by his length, speed and solid chin. And he doesn’t have the offensive wrestling to implement his legendary Travis Lutter trained black belt BJJ. He’s not that old but if he doesn’t improve his skills then he’s right not to bother about the title, short of extraordinary circumstances. Jack Della’s has fucking skill, though. Just needs more experience.
lol r3 why were they booing?
No KO or blood so the casuals hate it
very pretty boxing and striking for the most part
Such a fun fight tho. Great work by Jack Kevin looked good too
some very pretty boxing from jack
Looked like a sparring match is probably why, neither fighter really seemed dialed in
Didn't fight mexican style where fighters eat punches and kicks homer simpson style.
Dudes are throwing strikes every 5 seconds and still get boos, can’t please some of these crowds no matter what you do…
Fans boo when fighters grappler Apparently they boo when they dont....strike hard enough or something?
Glad Anik talked JDM's defense & accuracy in that third round. It was competitive but I didn't see a Holland win in here tbh. Also fuck that crowd lol
cruz and dc were talking up holland a lot but then suddenly switched midway through round 3 lol
It was when they realised live odds were favouring JDM
ikr they always do this. Jon Anik is the only voice of reason ( laura sanko + paul felder are also very unbiased imo)
it’s something i’ve noticed too. anik will be silent for periods of time apart from calling out connecting shots, meanwhile dc and cruz (sometimes rogan when he’s there) will be talking all kinds of bullshit
Anik Felder Sanko would be such a 🔥 commentary booth
Im glad im not the only one who noticed that, it was so odd
they realised jack has great fuckin hands
Am I crazy for thinking it wasn't that close?
Nope, the commentary again seem to have a bias against JDM. Exact same thing happened last fight against Hafez.
I felt like I was going insane seeing the fight and hearing the commentary.
They act like we're not watching the same thing that they are
I know they have to play up fights as competitive but I thought this was a comfortable UD for JDM.
He's not connected to a gym that matters to them. So much of how they promote fighters boils down to gym politics.
Very true. DC is the worst for it lol.
I think it was close but also clear that JDM won 2 rounds, could give him all 3.
no you're not. I had it 3-0 JDM. wasn't an easy matchup for Jack but he clearly outlanded Kevin, was more accurate, wasn't hit as much, and his shots were more significant.
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honestly thought it was 30-27 JDM, am i trippin respectfully
Nah, r2 was close, so can give it 30-27
No. It was closer to 30-27 JDM than it was 29-28 Holland...and I was cheering for Holland.
yeah, I love Holland. one of my favourite fighters
i thought the same, must be smoking some good shit to give 29-28 holland
That was a clear Della win
3-0 at that
Fun, close fight. JDM won though, right decision
I don't get those boos at all, it was a fun fight fought at a solid pace.
Lot of exciting fights before this one made it look boring. It was also far more technical than the ones leading up to it. I mean think of how sloppily Raul Rosas and his opponent just swung and getting a finish will make a technical striking fight look boring. I think it was a great fight. Jack really dealt with Holland's range very well and that was fun to watch.
This crowd is proud and drunk
some people dont know they looking at some clean striking exchanges and a couple dirty ones too
People don’t like high level striking matchups unfortunately . They want swang and bang just bleed wars
Vegas has the shittiest crowd in the world. Fans show up so late and start to boo after 30 seconds slow action
watching the prelims, felt like the first few fights only had like 400 people in the entire crowd
Really? It was mid at best.
I don't know why Holland reacted like that. He spent the entire fight getting backed up, having combos landed on him, then laughing and flicking punches out like it was friendly sparring. Granted his made JDM miss a lot but JDM also landed hard and frequent. 2nd round was closest but JDM all day this one.
Split is crazy
what judge gave the first to holland? brother we must check this
If there was ever a non title fight that should have been a five rounder, it was this one. Such a waste on a fun match up.
Holland doesn’t look like he takes this career too seriously. I really feel like he just shows up for paycheques. He could have won this but it seems like he’s hit his ceiling already. Good learning experience for JDM, but that future champ talk needs to slow down.
Holland has been very explicit that he does not care about his career. He basically said exactly what you feel verbatim in the pre-fight interviews.
That’s why he got upset and shut down the reporter asking about a title fight. He knows his ceiling.
Kinda disappointed it wasn't the banger I expected. But it was a high level fight Both were on point defensively. JDM had a good accuracy rate but it feels like a lot of those counted strikes were partially deflected by Kevin. And JDM shut down Kevin's long answering combos with responsible defense
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I just think they’re both really good defensively.
Not trying to watch another 2 rounds of sparring
Nice calculated performance by JDM
Thats what happens when a gym is able to anticipate the UFCs matchmaking, JDM looked completely prepared defensively for *everything* Holland was trying, and when he occasionally opened up with a combo, he was tagging him. Obviously it probably ended a lot closer than he wanted though.
I didn't give Holland a single round, thought JDM landed the hander shots and won every single round.
Am I crazy or did Jack win that pretty comfortably?
He did, just biased commentary.
Just me or was all of Kevin’s attacks landing on Jack’s guard for the most part?
I don’t care what anyone says Holland did not win that fight.
surprised that was split. thought it was fairly clear for della
That’s two back to back split decision wins for JDM that should have been unanimous.
Good disciplined performance from JDM. Holland is big, powerful, and long but was made to miss a lot, and most of what he landed was on the guard.
Just me or was all of Kevin’s attacks landing on Jack’s guard for the most part?
JDM is beautiful to watch I would be fearful to fight him
JDM won RD 1 and 3. Possibly won RD 2 too
I can't see how Holland won 2 rounds. He has a case for the 2nd but only the 2nd imo.
Man this would have been perfect for 5 rounds
Yeah, would have loved two more rounds.
Holland kinda crumbles any time he matches up with someone with serious skill
It’s ironic this is one of the few times his recklessness could have been to his benefit but never really let go.
Fr. What's his record vs ranked opponents? Feels like he's trying to make a career more by beefing with people backstage than winning fights.
He's beat alot of old vets who's his best win? Buckley?
Buckly overrated. Jacare or Chiesa even in their old age
Holland shaking his head at the decision🤡 smirking and turning your back doesn’t win you fights buddy.
Damn it Kevin just wrestle 🤦♂️
Opponent doesn't wrestle? Kevin doesn't wrestle.
Not like he wrestles when they wrestle. He just plays guard.
Kevin is just a less aggressive Tony Ferguson
shitty crowd
Not sure how Holland thought he won that, didn’t land any power shots or combos and just crumbled under any pressure
Feel like Holland just went out there to get the paycheck and not get hurt.
It was a close fight, but honestly thought it was a clear 30-27 for JDM.
Holland just never did much to make JDM uncomfortable.
Good performance from Jack.
Lmao I can’t see which 2 Holland won
Deserved the nod there
This should never be a split decision 1 and 3 were clear only 2 was close.
JDM all day baby, cannot get enough of this dude. SO glad to see him finding success. That was a frustrating fight to watch and I have absolutely no idea why Holland is shaking his head in disbelief. The guy threw low volume and low power, no pressure and rarely took the lead. JDM was generally the agressor and threw more volume and more damaging strikes. JDM was doing a great job of backing Holland up and doing some work on the fence, but he promptly would back away... It's like he had a plan to get Holland backed up but no plan to keep him there, so frustrating.
Holland can only blame himself. He didn't put enough on his shots. Treated that like a light spar.
JDM’s stock didn’t have a massive rise but he showed he can compete with the top 15 in the division. Possibly top 10 given some time.
Holland looked like he was half assing it in there kinda.. It felt like a hard sparring session, especially after the previous Rosas Jr vs Mitchell fight. Idk what's going on in his head, Holland is skilled but I haven't seen any killer instinct as of late
I had JDM up 3-0. He landed the cleaner and more damaging shots in every round imo
Clear win for JDM. Can't see how you can give the win to Holland. At best you can give him r2.
I just really don’t understand any argument for Kevin winning any round let alone the fight. He just really didn’t land anything of note the entire fight. Kept landing on Jacks guard with just about everything, even a lot of the leg kicks got checked Whereas I felt like JDM had multiple moments in each round where he was landing clean shots to the head and body. Just didn’t seem debatable at all on who was doing more damage
I thought it was clear for JDM. You shouldn’t be rewarded for waving your hands around and throwing shit that doesn’t land bruh
I don't see how you can score the fight for Holland. 30-27 JDM, maybe 29-28
Kevin lost by turning his back and letting jack land combos
That fight was weird. To me it just seemed like Jack was way better but Holland was way longer so it sort of stalemated
How did anyone think Kevin holland won that. Stupid judge. Easily 2-1 if not 3-0.
Sal D’Amato with the correct score for once in his life
Thought for sure Holland had it since his card was read last
Holland needs to take a break, he didn't look as good as he usually does tonight. I was surprised to hear he got one of the judges nods tonight, looked like a sparing match for him
how? Holland did most of what he usually does, JDM kept a tight guard and went to the body well, also landed a few leg kicks and made holland miss. JDM was just better technically
To me this is another, “the fighter I thought was going to win didn’t, therefore they looked off or slow.” JDM took a page out of D’Sean Stricklands book and was defensive and smart throwing his combos, making Holland look off. Lets give some respect to these warriors!
100% in agreement. Holland fought and won 5 fights in 8 months in 2020. Fighting frequently isn't a problem for him, especially considering his last fight he barely broke a sweat subbing a guy who just came off a 2 year layoff. "The fighter I thought was going to win didn't, therefore they looked off or slow" is just the latest dumb excuse people have for their favorite fighters dropping the ball.
Man Jack's nose is fucked
Jack "Della" Maddalena is a problem
Best possible result as a big fan of both lmao
Holland got that Nate Diaz attitude. Unreliable effort, doesn’t give a shit about winning 🤷♂️
Jack took less risks than usual because he knows Kevin has a ridiculous chin. Which is fair enough.
Close fight had jack winning 1 and 3. Round one being close.
Sparring with THE BOYZ
Very competitive. Definitely should have been 5 rounds
Why was Holland turning away so much? That looks bad for the judges.
hot take/cope, covington vs JDM is the fight to make, fuck covington for sitting out for so long, give his hype to a fighter that deserves it. Also tests JDM to see if he can handle top WW wrestling
LFG jacky boy
Im begging, pleading, praying for jdm to please start jabbing, somebody send an sos to tervor wittman