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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaQuan Zachary (ranked 5325 p4p, 523 weight class) and Xander Draven (ranked 6360 p4p, 565 weight class). Zachary comes to the cage accompanied by Motorsport. Draven has chosen The Bombshell - Powerman 5000 as his entrance music. DaQuan Zachary has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DaQuan Zachary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Draven!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven tries to clinch up.
Zachary seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zachary staying out of range there.
Draven jabs at Zachary's body.
Draven scores with a one two! Zachary had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Draven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zachary looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Zachary saw that one coming.
Zachary throws a big counter combination but Draven scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zachary slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
Draven wants to clinch up but Zachary keeps it at a distance.
Zachary is looking for a counter combo.
Zachary blocks a low kick nicely.
Draven misses with a hook. Zachary ducked under it nicely.
Draven tries to bum rush Zachary with a series of wild strikes but Zachary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xander Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven blocks a head kick by Zachary.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven misses with a body shot.
Draven misses with a left hand
and Zachary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven swings widly with a right hand
and Zachary counters with a nice kick to the body.
DaQuan Zachary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zachary tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven pushes Zachary up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Draven.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Zachary is just out of range.
Draven tries to clinch but Zachary is having none of it.
Zachary wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zachary throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draven's head.
Draven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zachary counters with a leg kick.
Zachary looks to land a combination but Draven avoids it well.
Draven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zachary as he avoids it easily.
Zachary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dravens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Zachary. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven wants to clinch.
Draven looks to land a combination but Zachary avoids it well.
Zachary went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zachary displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Draven.
We've been told by Zachary's head coaches at Cozad MMA Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from Zachary misses.
Draven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zachary.
Draven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draven throws a series of punches but Zachary avoids them all with ease.
Draven wants to clinch up but Zachary keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Draven.
DaQuan Zachary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Draven.
Zachary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Zachary seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zachary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Zachary tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven throws a series of punches but Zachary avoids them all with ease.
Draven is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Draven.
Draven looks winded!
Draven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zachary appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zachary cracks Draven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draven. Zachary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draven moves into range and clinches up with Zachary.
Zachary manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zachary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zachary fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zachary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draven throws out a counter right but Zachary avoids it with no problem.
Draven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zachary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zachary thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Draven if he has to take too many more of those.
Zachary pushes Draven away with a front kick.
Draven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zachary rather than just go for the knockout.
Draven lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Draven misses with a double jab.
Draven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zachary counters with a one-two to the body.
Draven wants to clinch
and Zachary counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DaQuan Zachary will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zachary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Draven misses its intended target.
Draven misses with the combination.
Draven just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromZachary.
Nice body punch from Draven.
Draven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zachary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Draven. Those never looked like landing.
Draven moves to clinch but Zachary breaks away
and Zachary counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven lands a jab.
Zachary fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zachary connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven misses with a double jab
and Zachary counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Zachary.
Draven wants to clinch.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zachary.
Zachary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Draven misses with a series of wild punches.
Draven is looking to clinch but Zachary is avoiding it.
DaQuan Zachary is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zachary swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zachary turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draven dives in and grabs Zachary's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zachary pushes down on Draven's head and hops out.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Draven avoids the head kick by Zachary.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zachary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Zachary seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Draven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zachary counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven tries a low kick but Zachary avoids it.
Zachary is looking for a counter combo.
Zachary tries to keep at a distance but Draven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zachary comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Zachary tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zachary with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Zachary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zachary avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Draven looks to move away, Zachary throws a big counter combo but Draven just gets out of the way.
Zachary throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draven's head.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Zachary counters with an outside leg kick.
DaQuan Zachary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zachary, pushing him back against the cage.
Zachary lands an elbow just above Draven 's eye.
Draven has Zachary pressed against the cage.
Zachary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zachary manages to break the clinch.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draven throws a front kick aimed at Zachary's knee but Zachary avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Zachary.
Draven drives through and clinches with Zachary against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zachary breaks from the clinch.
Zachary shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Draven eats them both and turns towards Zachary to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Draven fails with a takedown attempt.
DaQuan Zachary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Draven.
Draven lands with a nice body punch.
Draven throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaQuan Zachary dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Zachary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zachary moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zachary.
Draven catches Zachary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zachary breaks the clinch.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Zachary tenderised Draven's leg. Draven is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draven has managed to clinch.
Zachary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven tries to bum rush Zachary with a series of wild strikes but Zachary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zachary throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven throws a series of punches but Zachary avoids them all with ease.
Draven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zachary has time to react.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zachary lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven avoids the head kick by Zachary.
Draven throws a right hand that Zachary ducks under and follows up with a left that Zachary also avoids with ease.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Draven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draven stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Draven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zachary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zachary lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven shoots in but no luck this time.
Draven misses with a hook.
Draven scores with a hook to the body. Zachary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zachary ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Draven throws a combination that misses
and Zachary counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Zachary to acknowledge the strikes.
Zachary throws a head kick that Draven semi-blocks.
Draven swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zachary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draven throws a series of punches but Zachary avoids them all with ease.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zachary counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Zachary to acknowledge the strikes.
Zachary lands with a slapping head kick.
Draven looks to clinch
and Zachary counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Zachary to acknowledge the strikes.
Draven lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Draven tries to clinch up but Zachary circles away and keeps his distance.
Zachary throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zachary lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Draven throws a leg kick but Zachary sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draven moves in looking to clinch but Zachary pushes him off.
Draven wants to clinch.
Zachary thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven connects with a body shot.
Draven misses with a combination
and Zachary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zachary is working the combinations to good effect here.
Draven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zachary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaQuan Zachary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zachary, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaQuan Zachary!
A very excited looking DaQuan Zachary made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Xander Draven spoke after the fight, saying 'I let my fans down, this won't happen again'.
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