Infinite MMA's Harry Webb and Luke Dally return as title holders

After winning an amateur fight in February, Webb fought for his first title belt, knocking out South Australian Carlos Sanchez for the National Featherweight title.

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It's been a fast rise for Webb since his first bout and win over three-months ago.

"I didn't expect to have a title this soon or even have two fights at this stage of this year, I'm rapt," he told The Courier.

Webb was due to face another opponent from Melbourne who pulled out two weeks ago.

It meant his preparation was hampered as he knew little about Sanchez once the South Australian was confirmed as his new opponent.

"I knew he was a good grappler and that was all we really knew," he said.

"We saw two minutes of his last fight and it was all grappling so we were sort of expecting him to come out and try and take me down.

"That's exactly what happened and by the end of the first round he got tired and I turned it around and started to get the better of the grappling.

"Then in the second round it was all stand up and I took over the fight and ending up getting the knock out."

A flurry of punches and an uppercut was enough for the referee to step in and hand Webb the win.

Striking was where Webb felt most comfortable fighting in the early stages of his career, but he feels he is well rounded now and confident standing up or grappling, as he showed in his victory.

He now looks forward to the next Demolition Fight Series scheduled for late August and some other shows towards the end of the year.

Dally successfully defended his National Lightweight Title in his first bought since winning the belt in February.

He said it was a sweeter victory, the win confirming he is the best in his division.

"It sets it in stone that I'm the champ," he said.

"Winning the belt is awesome but defending it definitely feels a bit sweeter."

It was a slow grind for Dally, fighting all three rounds and winning by unanimous decision. Like Webb, Dally knew his opponent was a strong grappler.

"Coming into the fight we knew the guy had a good grappling game, pretty experienced in competition as a brown belt," he said.

"We actually expected him to come out and strike a bit initially.

"It kind of did start like that but pretty quickly he went back to what he was good at and initiated the grapple.

"Once he initiated the grapple he pushed me against the fence ... especially in this camp we work wrestling a crazy amount ... so I was able to get the upper hand in the grappling.

"I was out striking him as well, so I was dominating the fight wherever it went."

Dally now must decide whether he will defend his belt or fight as a professional in his next bought.

"We'll see what happens, I'll talk to my coach and see what he thinks," he said.

"Either I'll fight on that show defending my belt or ... I could possibly make my professional debut ... just not sure yet.

"I just need to get my professional license and basically hit up any promotion and tell them that I want to fight as a professional.

"Just depends what my coach thinks is the next best step."

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