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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Holt (ranked 8649 p4p, 0 weight class) and DaQuan Zachary (ranked 25634 p4p, 660 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zachary's choice of entrance music: Motorsport. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
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184 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Erwin Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DaQuan Zachary!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt tries to counter with a takedown but Zachary is quick to defend against it.
Holt drives through and clinches with Zachary against the cage.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zachary misses with a body kick.
Holt clinches with his opponent.
Zachary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt is looking to clinch but Zachary is avoiding it.
Zachary circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch but Zachary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zachary throws a head kick but Holt moves out of range.
Holt moves out of range of the body kick from Zachary.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zachary throws a head kick that misses.
Holt attempts a counter takedown but Zachary avoids it well and moves away.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt throws a quick counter head kick but Zachary was just out of range.
Holt moves in looking to clinch but Zachary pushes him off.
Holt tries to clinch
and Zachary counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zachary.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zachary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zachary throws a leg kick
and Holt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zachary wants to get back to his feet but Holt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zachary wants to stand up but Holt is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Holt postures up in Zachary's guard and throws a big left but Zachary blocks it.
Zachary really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zachary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zachary is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zachary has escaped and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zachary trying to stand up but can't free himself from Holt's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holt is trying to keep Zachary in close.
Zachary stops Holt from standing up.
Holt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zachary doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zachary manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zachary defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Holt wants to stand and escape but Zachary is having none of it.
Holt pulls Zachary in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zachary - that will leave a mark!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zachary throws a nice looking combination but Holt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zachary lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaQuan Zachary dominated that round.
That's time! Holt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holt tries to clinch there but Zachary circles away.
Zachary tries a quick counter leg kick but Holt is wise to it.
It looks like Erwin Holt has been cut.
Zachary swats away the attempt to clinch by Holt.
Holt tries a head kick but it misses.
Holt misses with a jab to the body
and Zachary counters with a left and a right that stings Holt.
Holt avoids the head kick by Zachary.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Zachary does no damage.
Holt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zachary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zachary scores with a head kick.
Zachary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holt wants to clinch
and Zachary counters with a series of strikes. Holt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holt really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Zachary throws a head kick that misses.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zachary connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holt has managed to clinch.
Zachary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zachary throws a series of punches but Holt avoids them all with ease.
Holt really is a fat lump.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Zachary's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zachary avoids the body shot from Holt.
Zachary unleashes a big counter combination but Holt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zachary lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt forces Zachary back against the cage and clinches.
Holt manages to break the clinch.
Zachary tries to work over Holt's front leg with a kick but Holt checks it.
Zachary lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holt will feel that in the morning.
Holt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holt throws a head kick that misses.
Zachary throws a fast counter high kick but Holt manages to duck under it in time.
Zachary misses with a head kick.
Zachary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zachary throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Holt blocks a head kick by Zachary.
Holt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zachary connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holt closes the distance but Zachary moves to the side
and Zachary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaQuan Zachary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erwin Holt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Holt is looking to clinch.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zachary tries to land a leg kick but Holt saw it coming and moves away.
Zachary throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holt.
Zachary tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Holt.
Zachary is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zachary is looking to slow Holt down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zachary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zachary manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zachary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zachary swats away the attempt to clinch by Holt.
Holt tries to clinch but Zachary moves out of range.
Zachary unleashes a big counter combination but Holt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zachary throws a head kick that misses.
Holt feinted with a counter takedown.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zachary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holt closes the distance and clinches.
Zachary lands an elbow just above Holt 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zachary blocks it with crossed arms.
Holt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zachary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A knee to the head by Holt.
Holt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zachary to keep the fight standing.
Zachary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zachary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt doesn't manage to clinch there - Zachary circles away.
Zachary is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
DaQuan Zachary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt takes the fight into the clinch.
Holt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zachary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holt feinted with a counter takedown.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zachary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zachary is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
DaQuan Zachary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt tries to clinch but Zachary moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt moves in looking to clinch but Zachary pushes him off.
Zachary unleashes a big counter combination but Holt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Holt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holt tries to clinch there but Zachary circles away.
Zachary throws a counter combo.
Zachary throws a wild body kick that Holt sees coming a mile off.
Holt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zachary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zachary is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zachary.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaQuan Zachary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zachary winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaQuan Zachary!
During a confident post fight interview, DaQuan Zachary thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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