Tasmanian based promotion Valor closed out 2014 at Albert Hall in Launceston tonight with Valor 9: Potter vs Dare.
In the main event, welterweight champion Callan ‘The Rockstar’ Potter successfully defended his title for the second time, knocking out Hobart’s Stuart Dare in the fifth round with a head-kick.
Meanwhile, Local fighter Adam Trickey scored an upset win over the Queensland’s David Butt in the co-main event to claim the promotion’s number one lightweight contender spot. With the win, which he captured with a first round knock-out, ‘The Submission Magician’ will go on to face current lightweight champion Adam ‘The Smiling Assassin’ Cook at a yet to be determined 2015 date. Butt, the Eternal MMA champion, was unsuccessful in what was his ninth fight for 2014.
Unofficial Results:
- Callan Potter def Stuart Dare via KO (Head-Kick), Rd 5 – Valor welterweight Title Fight
- Adam Trickey def David Butt via KO (Head Kick), Rd 1
- Hoshi Friedrich def Damon Upton-Greer via TKO, Rd 1
- Jesse Medina def Dylan Wolf via Referee Stoppage
- David Simmons def Mick Flaherty via TKO, Rd 1
- Jerick Panes def Dalton Jenkins via TKO, Rd 1
- Steven Maxwell def Stephan Friedrich via TKO, Rd 2
- Luke Hearn def Dennis Markovic via TKO (Punches), Rd 1
- Jesse Gibbins def Benny Parry via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), Rd 1
