Kevin Holland had to once again survive some groin strikes and it appeared he was heading towards victory until the judges delivered a majority draw after three rounds.
Holland nearly got the win early with a D’arce choke submission but showed off some solid striking while bouncing back from the repeated fouls to get the job done. But two judges scored the fight 28-28 with the third official going 30-27 for Holland but the result is still the same with a confusing majority draw.
Medic was patient early
but he finally unleashed a barrage of shots that Holland did a good job of avoiding. Medic connected with a hard left hand but Holland answered right back as the exchanges continued.
Holland landed a slick uppercut that got Medic’s attention as he started talking to his opponent before scoring a well-timed knockdown. Holland then locked up a D’arce choke before falling to the canvas to lock up the submission.
Medic was surviving as Holland was holding onto the choke and he eventually escaped just before the opening round ended.
Medic attempted to re-establish his striking in the second round as he threw out several kicks before going back up top to the head with punches. Medic connected with a hard right hand and then went back down to the body.
Medic then uncorked a second kick to the groin that caused a pause in the action. Referee Marc Goddard gave him time to recover before taking a point away.
On the restart, Holland was throwing plenty of kicks of his own before a quick takedown but Medic was doing his best to resist as the battle moved back to the cage.
