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Event:
TWGC 42 (185lbs, D1): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 11, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 16 losses; Alexander Maximus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Dan Catara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Maximus scores with a takedown into Catara's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Maximus (2) vs (0) Catara
Maximus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maximus is pushing down on Catara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Catara is fighting to maintain full guard but Maximus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maximus stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus uses his free foot to push down on Catara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Catara. Score +3 for passing guard: Maximus (5) vs (0) Catara
Maximus content just to control the position here. #T1#
Catara prevents Maximus from taking his back.
Maximus controlling the pace for now.
Catara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Catara is still trying to improve position.
Maximus wants to take his opponent's back but Catara doesn't allow it.
Catara has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Maximus (8) vs (0) Catara
Maximus biding his time, looking for the opening.
#T2#
Maximus has the hooks in. Catara is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Maximus is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Catara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catara rolls, trying to escape but Maximus keeps control of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Maximus controlling the positon.#T3#
I really don't envy Catara right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maximus really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Catara.
Maximus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Catara for as long as he can get away with.
You can see the frustration on Catara's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Catara looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I would not like to be Catara right now.
#T4#
Catara is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Maximus off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#T5##T6#
Despite being in a bad position, Catara is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Catara tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Maximus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T7#
This is a sustained period of stalling by Maximus.
Maximus has the hooks in. Catara is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Maximus keeps control of the position easily here as Catara tries to buck him off.
#T8#
Maximus avoiding Catara 's attempts to control his hands.
Maximus keeps control of the position easily here as Catara tries to buck him off.
#T9#
Catara looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T10#
Maximus trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Catara doesn't escape.
Maximus keeps control of the position as Catara tries to break free.
Maximus keeps control of the position easily here as Catara tries to buck him off.
Catara can't escape the position.
#T11#
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Maximus continues to stall.
Catara wants to control his opponent's hands but Maximus gets his hands free. #T12#
Maximus biding his time, looking for the opening.
Maximus continues to hold on tight.
Catara just trying to survive but Maximus is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Maximus biding his time, controlling Catara.
Catara tries to escape the position.
#T13#
Maximus not allowing Catara to control his hands.
Maximus controls the action.
Catara is in bad spot here.
Maximus trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Catara doesn't escape. #T14#
Catara tries to roll but Maximus sticks to his back.
Maximus not allowing Catara to control his hands.
Maximus controls the action.
Maximus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Catara looking to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Maximus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Dan Catara was interviewed post fight and said 'Should have won this one...'. |
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Event:
TWGC 42 (185lbs, D1): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 10, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Dan Catara! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Donnie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Larkin clinches up against the cage.
Catara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Larkin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Catara is trying to drag Larkin to the mat but Larkin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Larkin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Catara. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Catara turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Catara (4) vs (0) Larkin
Catara controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin controls the position for a moment.
Catara is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T1#
Larkin struggling a bit here.
Catara tries to advance to mount but Larkin denies him.
Larkin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Catara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Catara trying to control the position but Larkin is working away.
Larkin struggling a bit here.
Catara works to advance to full mount. Larkin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Catara (6) vs (0) Larkin#T2#
Catara looking to control but Larkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Larkin can't escape the position.
Catara controlling the pace for now.
Catara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Catara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3##SUB#
Catara is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Larkin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Larkin! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (6) vs (2) Larkin
Catara is trying to hold Larkin in close to prevent damage but Larkin has managed to pass into half guard.
Larkin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Catara wants to control but Larkin is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Larkin trying to pass the guard but Catara defending well.
Larkin is thwarting Catara's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T5#
Still in half guard, Larkin seems content to control.
Larkin wants to free his trapped foot but Catara is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Catara is not content to let Larkin control the position.
Catara is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Larkin seems content to control.
Catara is looking to control Larkin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Catara avoid being mounted?#T6#
Catara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Larkin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
My spies in Steel Penn Training Den inform me that Larkin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Catara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Larkin preventing the sweep.
Catara wants to hit a sweep here but Larkin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Catara there! Score +3 for passing guard: Catara (6) vs (5) Larkin
Catara is desperately trying to improve his position but Larkin has a good base and remains in mount.#T7#
Catara slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Catara won't allow Larkin to pass to mount.
Catara is looking to improve his position.
Catara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Larkin is working away from the top position though.
Larkin not doing much here.
Catara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Catara.#T8#
Catara is pulling down on Larkin's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Catara is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (8) vs (5) Larkin
Catara wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving.
Larkin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T9#
Larkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Catara trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Catara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Catara trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Catara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T10#
Catara looking to sit in guard and control but Larkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (8) vs (7) Larkin#SUB#
Catara looking for a guillotine here but Larkin defends easily.
Catara is trying to keep Larkin in close.
#T11#
Larkin preventing the sweep.
Catara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (10) vs (7) Larkin#SUB#
Catara is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Catara is looking for a kimura here.
#T12#
Larkin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Catara tries to pass to full mount but Larkin defends it.
Catara wants to take a breather but Larkin is having none of it. #T13#
Larkin wants to control but Catara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Catara trying to control from Larkin's half guard. Larkin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Larkin is trying to control the position but Catara postures up.
Larkin being controlled here, momentarily.
Catara wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving.
Catara tries to free his leg and advance position but Larkin is retaining full guard. #T14#
Catara trying to control the position from guard on top but Larkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larkin has control of Catara's left arm, preventing Catara from doing any damage.
Catara trying to control the position from guard on top but Larkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larkin pulls Catara in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Catara takes the fight on points by 10 to 7.
Dan Catara took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
TWGC 41 (265lbs, D1): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 20, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Dan Catara! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Shen Po!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Po tries to keep at a distance but Catara has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Po is trying to trip Catara. He has hold of a leg but Catara is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Po persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Catara (0) vs (2) Po
Catara is pulling down on Po's head to control his posture.
Po content to stall in guard here.
Catara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Po is looking to advance position but Catara has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Catara (4) vs (2) Po
Po has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Catara (7) vs (2) Po
Po tries to escape but Catara has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Po breaks Catara's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (7) vs (4) Po#T2##SUB#
Catara throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Po escapes and throws Catara's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Catara (7) vs (7) Po
Catara is looking to regain half guard here but Po keeps moving and retains side control.
Po is looking to take a break and control but Catara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Po just content to control the position.
Catara is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Catara is not content to let Po control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Po happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Let's hope that Po has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
Catara regains half guard there - taking advantage of Po's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Po moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Catara (7) vs (10) Po#T5#
Catara wants to control but Po postures up.
Catara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Po's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Catara is trying to get back to full guard.
Catara trying to control from the bottom.
Catara is trying to control but Po passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Catara (7) vs (13) Po
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T6#
Po trying to control the position but Catara is working away.
Po just content to control the position.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Po has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Catara is looking to regain half guard here but Po keeps moving and retains side control.
Catara is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Po is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Catara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Catara is trying to escape the position but Po is controlling the position. #T7#
Catara is looking for a sweep.
Catara wants to control but Po postures up.
Po wants to lay and pray for a moment but Catara keeps working.
Catara seems a little lost for a moment, as Po dominates the positioning.#T8#
It looks like Po might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Po trying to control the action but Catara is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Catara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T9##SUB2#
Po is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Catara has escaped the position, nice work there.
Po just content to control the position.
Po's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T10#
Po wants to control but Catara is keeping him busy.
Catara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Po wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Po is trying to get an arm triangle but Catara is defending well.
Po working away.
Catara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Catara can't do much from the bottom here. #T11#
Catara tries to bench press Po off him but Po keeps the position.
Po wants to lay and pray for a moment but Catara keeps working.
Po takes a little break here. Catara wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T12#
Po trying to control the position but Catara is working away.
Po happy to just control the position for now.
Po trying to control the position but Catara is working away. #T13#
Catara being controlled for a moment.
Catara can't do much from the bottom here.
Catara trying to remain calm as Po controls from the top position.#T14#
Po wants to lay and pray for a moment but Catara keeps working.
Catara is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Catara is looking for a sweep.
Po is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Po tries for a kimura but Catara is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Catara is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Po wins on points by 13 to 7.
Shen Po bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Dan Catara had this to say: 'Should have won this one...'. |
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Event:
STRIKE! 9
Date: Apr 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Schultz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Catara.
Catara lands with a nice body kick.
Catara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schultz's head.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
Catara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schultz.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Catara sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL2#
Catara rushes Schultz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Schultz avoids the elbow strike from Catara, against the ropes.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catara avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Schultz letting Catara take a breather here.
Catara blocks a body shot from Schultz. #T1##BC2#
Catara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Catara moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Catara.
Catara throws an elbow but it misses.
Catara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schultz or not. #BC2#
Catara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schultz misses with a hook.
Schultz scores with a sloppy right hand. Catara should have avoided that one.
Schultz dodges the punch combination from Catara.
Catara throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Catara moves into the clinch successfully.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Catara.
Catara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Catara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land. #BC2#
Catara breaks the clinch.
Schultz misses the jab.
Catara wants to counter with a clinch but Schultz pushes him away.#CL2#
Catara pushes Schultz up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Catara breaks from the clinch.
Catara avoids the head kick by Schultz.
A countering left hand to the body from Catara misses.
Catara slips under a jab from Schultz.
As Schultz backs off Catara throws a huge counter combo but Schultz manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Catara darts in and clinches Schultz up against the ropes.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catara misses with an elbow strike.
Catara is stalling here.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Catara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Schultz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Catara has closed the distance and engaged Schultz in a clinch.
Catara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Schultz misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land. #BC2#
Catara manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Catara does it's job there.#CL2#
Catara clinches with his opponent.
Catara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Catara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Catara moves into the clinch successfully.
Schultz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Catara backwards. #BC2#
Catara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz motions for Catara to come forward. Schultz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz misses with a telegraphed body shot
#KD2#
and Catara counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Schultz to the mat! Catara runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Schultz is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Catara is out of range and Schultz settles back down. #CL2#
Catara instigates a clinch. #T1##BC2#
Catara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Catara rushes Schultz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Catara tries to stall but Schultz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Catara blocks a body shot from Schultz. #BC2#
Catara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catara moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Catara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schultz throws out the jab.
Catara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schultz throws a solid leg kick but Catara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schultz.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Catara moves away and avoids it.
Schultz throws a poor cross that misses
and Catara counters with a right hand to the body.
Schultz misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Catara clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Catara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Catara uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Catara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Catara blocks it.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catara backwards.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Catara.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Catara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Catara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catara slips a jab from Schultz.
Schultz sets himself, and Catara steps forward looking for the clinch! Schultz avoids it this time.#CL2#
Catara rushes Schultz and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Catara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catara looks to land a combination but Schultz avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dutch Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Catara moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Catara takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
That's time! Schultz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Schultz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Catara slips a jab from Schultz.
A thudding body kick lands there by Catara!
#CL2#
Catara rushes Schultz and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Catara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schultz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Catara's head but Catara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Catara scores with a head kick. Schultz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Catara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schultz doesn't seem bothered though. #CL2#
Schultz tries to keep at a distance but Catara has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land. #BC2#
Catara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Catara takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. #T1#
Catara pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dutch Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Catara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schultz dodges the punch combination from Catara.
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Catara is looking for the big counter here.
Catara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Catara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Schultz looks to score with a jab to the body but Catara is just out of range.
Catara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Catara scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2##CL2#
Catara drives through and clinches with Schultz against the ropes.
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!
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Catara trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catara prevents a body shot from Schultz.
Catara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Catara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Catara taking a breather.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Catara's elbow.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Catara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dan Catara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schultz throws a nice looking combination but Catara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schultz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Catara counters with a good low kick that Schultz was not able to check.
Dan Catara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schultz throws a sloppy body shot
#CL2#
and Catara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Catara.
Dan Catara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Catara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Catara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Catara!
Dan Catara took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
STRIKE! 5
Date: Mar 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Catara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elizondo.
Elizondo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Elizondo misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Catara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elizondo, pushing him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo stuns Catara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo lands a jab to the head.
Elizondo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elizondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Elizondo connects with a solid leg kick.
Elizondo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Catara under the eye.
Elizondo connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elizondo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but Catara moved away.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Catara.
Gaizka Elizondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Elizondo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Catara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Catara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elizondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elizondo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elizondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Elizondo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Elizondo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Catara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elizondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Catara tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Elizondo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Catara ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
Elizondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Catara throws a sloppy head kick
letting Elizondo counter with a right hand. #T2#
Catara throws the left hand but Elizondo avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elizondo throws out a loose jab but Catara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catara 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.
Elizondo looks to land a body kick but Catara moved away.
A low kick lands for Elizondo.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo misses with a leg kick
and Catara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Catara walks into a jab.#CL2#
Catara drives through and clinches with Elizondo against the ropes.
Elizondo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elizondo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Catara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Elizondo is trying to break free.
Elizondo throws a punch but it's blocked by Catara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Catara breaks from the clinch.
Catara doesn't manage to clinch there - Elizondo circles away.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Elizondo misses the jab.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elizondo throws a low kick, looking for Catara's leg but Catara calmly moves out of range.
Elizondo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Catara. #CL2#
Catara clinches with his opponent.
Elizondo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Catara pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Elizondo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Catara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elizondo is trying to stall.
Catara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elizondo digs a right hand into Catara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Catara's gas tank. #T1#
Elizondo lands a nice knee to the body.
Catara has Elizondo pressed against the ropes, preventing Elizondo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elizondo is trying to maintain a safe position but Catara gets an underhook and turns Elizondo into the ropes.
Elizondo looking to throw knees to the head but Catara is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elizondo tries to circle away but Catara has him pinned against the ropes.
Elizondo stalling against the ropes.
Catara has Elizondo pressed against the ropes, preventing Elizondo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elizondo is trying to break the clinch but Catara is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Catara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elizondo lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from Elizondo misses #CL2#
and Catara counters by clinching up.
Elizondo looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Catara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elizondo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Catara can do to turn this around?#T2#
Elizondo lands a nice shot that snaps Catara's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Elizondo blocks the leg kick.
#CL2#
Catara clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Catara.
#BC2#
Catara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Catara is out of range.
Elizondo connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Catara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Elizondo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elizondo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Catara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elizondo. Elizondo obviously looking to wear him down.
#CL2#
Catara closes the distance and pushes Elizondo back into the ropes.
Elizondo pushes off an throws an elbow but Catara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Catara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elizondo trying to stall but Catara improves his position.
Elizondo tries to break the clinch but Catara is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Elizondo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Catara checks it well.
Catara tries to counter with a clinch but Elizondo shakes him off and moves away.
Catara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Catara tries to clinch there but Elizondo circles away.
Catara looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range. #CL2#
Catara forces Elizondo back against the ropes and clinches.
Elizondo prevents a body shot from Catara. #BC#
Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
Elizondo checks a low kick from Catara.
Catara 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.
Catara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elizondo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elizondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Catara moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1#
Elizondo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Catara is keeping busy.#BC#
Elizondo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Catara.
Elizondo throws a head kick but Catara moves out of range.
Elizondo scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Elizondo.
Catara staying out of range there.
Elizondo lands with a straight right. Catara didn't see that one coming.
Catara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Catara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Elizondo counters with a nice leg kick.
Catara wants to clinch up but Elizondo keeps it at a distance.#T2##CL2#
Catara rushes Elizondo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Elizondo as Catara tries to tie him up. #BC#
Elizondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catara wants to clinch up but Elizondo keeps it at a distance.
Elizondo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Catara counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo throws a hook to the side of Catara's head but Catara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Catara as he checks the leg kick.
Catara is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice uppercut there from Elizondo.
Elizondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elizondo circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Catara clinches. #BC2#
Catara manages to break the clinch.
Elizondo throws a solid leg kick but Catara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elizondo.
Dan Catara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elizondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elizondo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaizka Elizondo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elizondo, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Dan Catara spoke after the fight, saying 'Should have won this one...'. |
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Event:
STRIKE! 2
Date: Feb 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#CL#
Catara has Black up against the ropes in a clinch.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Catara's head.
Catara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Catara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Catara taking a breather.
Catara tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black being controlled against the ropes.
Catara holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Catara.#CL#
Catara has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black throws a hook but Catara blocks it.#T1#
Catara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black wants to clinch.
Black looks for the body kick but Catara saw that one coming.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Catara.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Catara moves into range and clinches up with Black.
Black can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Catara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Catara off the ropes and back into range.
A jab from Black misses.
A punch lands to the side of Catara 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T2#
Catara wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.#ROC2#Catara is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Dan Catara has been cut.
Catara wants to clinch.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Catara misses with a body shot.
Catara slips a jab from Black.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
Catara misses with a head kick.
Dante Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Catara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catara keeps the fight on the outside.
Catara tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dan Catara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Catara counters with a nice leg kick.
Catara moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Catara gets a clinch. #BC2#
Black breaks from the clinch.
Catara checks a leg kick nicely.
Black throws an off balance right hand
#CL#
and Catara counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Black keeps control of Catara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Black.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Catara controls his hands.
#T1#
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Catara backwards.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Catara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Catara moves out of range of the body kick.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black tries to clinch up.
Catara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Catara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black tries to clinch but Catara is having none of it.
Dante Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Catara ducks down to avoid it.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Catara circles away quickly and effectively.
Dante Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
A thudding body kick lands there by Catara!
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Catara.
Black throws a counter combo.
Catara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Catara clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the ropes.
Black tries to work over Catara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black working aggressively here.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Catara's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Catara blocking some punches.
#BC#
Catara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Catara rushes Black and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Catara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Black wants to land a leg kick but Catara is out of range.
Black misses with a wild combination.
#CL#
Catara darts in and clinches Black up against the ropes.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Catara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Catara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Catara walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Catara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
It looked like Catara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Catara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Catara paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Catara looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Catara tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dante Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Catara throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Catara looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well. #CL#
Catara clinches.
Catara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Catara.
Catara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Catara.
Black blocks a body shot from Catara.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Catara is controlling him.#T2#
Black dodges an elbow strike from Catara.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Catara.
A frustrated look appears on Catara's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Black manages to break the clinch.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Catara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black misses with a straight left.
Catara is looking to clinch.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Black!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Black!
Dante Black seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Dan Catara had this to say: 'Should have won this one...'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Fish shoots for a takedown but Catara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fish shoots in looking for a takedown but Catara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fish's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fish has a takedown stuffed.
As Fish tries to get set, Catara tries to push him back and clinch up but Fish manages to avoid the attempt.
Dan Catara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bloe Fish.
Fish takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fish will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Catara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Catara wants to pass to mount but Fish is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish wants to improve his position but Catara is controlling well.
#SUB#
Catara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fish has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Catara lands a nice short elbow.#T1#
Catara performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fish is in trouble now - Catara has advanced to mount!
Catara lands a big elbow.
Catara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Catara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Catara landing punches.
Catara landing punches. #ROC#Fish is rocked!
A big strike lands for Catara! That's really hurt Fish and he's turned his back - Catara keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Catara jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Catara!
Dan Catara thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 03, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Catara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB#
Catara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Catara has an Americana. Saunders didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Catara is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Catara hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dan Catara!
After winning the bout, Dan Catara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Catara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tricks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Catara.
Tricks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Dan Catara has been cut.
Tricks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Catara throws a big counter combination but Tricks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tricks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Catara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tricks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Catara drops his hands momentarily and Tricks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tricks feints and then cracks Catara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Catara down. #CL#
Catara forces Tricks back against the cage and clinches.
Catara avoiding damage as Tricks throws knees to the body.
Tricks lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catara is pushing Tricks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tricks swings wildly with an uppercut but Catara uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Catara jumps guard but Tricks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catara.
Tricks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Catara's elbow.
Tricks misses with the head strike.
Tricks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catara is trying to drag Tricks to the mat but Tricks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Catara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Catara blocks an uppercut.
Catara is looking for a takedown.#TD#
Catara gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Catara won't allow Tricks to sweep him here.
Catara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Tricks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T2#
Catara trying to move into half guard but instead Tricks has managed to sweep!#REVB##SUB#
Catara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tricks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tricks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Catara looking for a sweep. Not yet Catara, not yet.
Catara striking off his back but it's not causing Tricks any problems.
Catara keeping moving, preventing Tricks from controlling successfully.
Tricks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Catara wants to stand and escape but Tricks is having none of it. #T3#
Catara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tricks tries to stand but Catara is controlling from the bottom. #ES#
Catara wriggles free and stands up.
Tricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Tricks lands.
Catara checks a leg kick.
Catara fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick lands for Tricks.
Tricks misses with a body shot.
Tricks lands with a right hand.
Tricks throws a sloppy body shot
and Catara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tricks throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Tricks misses. #T4#
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!
A jab from Tricks finds it's way through Catara's defenses. #ROC2#Catara is rocked!
Catara switches off momentarily and Tricks cracks him with a monster right hand! Catara topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Tricks dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Tricks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trae Tricks! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Bryzgalov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Catara counters with a two punch combo.
Bryzgalov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Catara closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bryzgalov's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Catara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Catara scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC#Bryzgalov is rocked!#SU#
Catara gets to his feet. Bryzgalov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bryzgalov is still on wobbly legs! Can Catara finish him?#TD#
Catara gets a big slam - oh, Bryzgalov is out! Bryzgalov is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Dan Catara!
A relieved looking Dan Catara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TWGC 40 (185lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 02, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Roman Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Dan Catara!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Kersikov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kersikov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Catara avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
Kersikov tries to keep at a distance but Catara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kersikov is working for takedown but Catara is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kersikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov wants a takedown but no success here.
Catara gets underhooks to prevent Kersikov's takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Catara gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kersikov (0) vs (2) Catara
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Catara told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Catara controlling from the top position.
Catara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Catara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kersikov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Catara advances to half guard. #T2#
Catara wants to free his trapped foot but Kersikov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kersikov's coaches at KFA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#SUB2#
Catara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Catara trying to control the pace.
Catara is trying to control. Kersikov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Kersikov wants to get back to full guard.
Catara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kersikov keeps working.
Kersikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Catara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kersikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kersikov trying to control but Catara postures up.
Catara passes into side control, despite Kersikov's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (0) vs (5) Catara#T4#
Catara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kersikov keeps working.
Catara taking a break here but Kersikov is having none of it and regains half guard. #T5##SUB2#
Catara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kersikov is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Catara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T6#
Kersikov is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Catara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Catara is looking to advance position but Kersikov won't allow it.
Catara trying to control from half guard but Kersikov is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T7#
Catara is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Catara trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Catara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Catara tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Catara from controlling successfully. #T8#
Catara passes into half guard.
Catara stalling away here and it's allowed Kersikov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Catara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Catara is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kersikov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kersikov has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (5) Catara#T9#
Kersikov looking to pass the guard.
Kersikov stands and throws Catara's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (5) vs (5) Catara
Catara is trying to control Kersikov's posture but Kersikov avoids it. #T10#
Catara tries to buck Kersikov off but Kersikov is having none of it.
Catara can't do much from the bottom here.
Catara looks to move to half guard but instead Kersikov has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kersikov (7) vs (5) Catara
Catara is trying to escape the mount.
Kersikov wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #T11#
Kersikov manages to capitalize on a mistake by Catara to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kersikov (10) vs (5) Catara
Catara looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Catara do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kersikov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Catara trying to control the hands but Kersikov breaks the grip. #T12#
Catara is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kersikov not allowing Catara to control his hands.
Kersikov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kersikov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T13#
You can see the frustration on Catara's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Catara trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Catara is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kersikov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Catara wants to control his opponent's hands but Kersikov gets his hands free. #T14#
Kersikov is riding his opponent, not letting Catara buck him off.
Will Kersikov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Catara tries to roll but Kersikov sticks to his back.
Catara looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kersikov.
Catara tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kersikov not allowing Catara to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kersikov takes the fight on points by 10 to 5.
An out of breath Roman Kersikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TWGC 39 (265lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 2
Date: May 16, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 12 losses; Denubis Majere! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Dan Catara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Catara decides to pull guard.
Catara keeping moving, preventing Majere from controlling successfully.
Catara has his hands on Majere's head, controlling the position.
Majere slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Majere (3) vs (0) Catara
Catara told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Catara regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catara trying to control but Majere postures up.
Majere wants to control but Catara is keeping him busy. #T1#
Catara won't allow Majere to pass to mount.
Majere is just content to waste time from the top position. Catara takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Catara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Majere (3) vs (2) Catara
Majere is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Oblivion Gate, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Majere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Catara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Majere keeps working. #T2#
Majere works his way to full guard. Good work.
Catara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Majere working a defensive guard here.
Catara is fighting to break Majere's control of his arms but Majere is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Catara trying to control but Majere is working from the bottom. #T3#
Catara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Majere haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Majere is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Catara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Catara's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB#
Majere working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Catara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Catara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
Majere wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Majere looking for a sweep. Not yet Majere, not yet.
Majere keeping moving, preventing Catara from controlling successfully.
Catara is looking to advance position but Majere has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Majere (7) vs (2) Catara
Catara is looking to improve his position but Majere isn't that keen on the idea.#T5#
Catara sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Majere wants to pass the guard but Catara is defending well.
Majere prevents Catara from improving his position.
Catara wants to control but Majere passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Majere (10) vs (2) Catara
Catara is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T6#
Catara is not content to let Majere control the position. #SUB#
Majere thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Catara is not content to let Majere control the position.
Catara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T7#
Majere is controlling the pace.
Catara trying to hold on to Majere's head to control him but Majere postures up.
Catara tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Majere has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Majere (13) vs (2) Catara
Majere tries to control but Catara wriggling away. #T8#
Catara wants to hold on but Majere pushes him away.#SUB#
Majere has hold of Catara's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Catara manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Majere looking to control but Catara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T9#
Catara is looking to improve his position but Majere isn't that keen on the idea.
Majere avoids the attempt from Catara to control.
Majere controlling his opponent.
Catara wants to control but Majere is having none of it.#T10#
Majere takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Majere avoids the attempt from Catara to control.
Majere is stalling here but it's allowed Catara to get half guard.
Majere slows the pace down in half guard.
Majere working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Catara's thigh. Catara counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T11#
Majere pushes down on Catara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Majere keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Majere wants to take a breather but Catara is having none of it.
Majere works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Majere (16) vs (2) Catara#SUB#
Majere tries for a kimura but Catara is defending well.
Catara manages to work his way to half guard, despite Majere's best efforts.
Catara is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.#T12#
Majere works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Majere (19) vs (2) Catara
Catara tries to lock up and control but Majere gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Catara is working to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Majere has control of Catara's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Catara regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Majere looking to control and managing it successfully. #T13#
Catara tries to lock up and control but Majere gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Majere tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Majere has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T14#
Catara is looking to get to half guard.
Majere trying to control but Catara is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Catara is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Majere takes the fight on points by 19 to 2.
A victorious Denubis Majere thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
TWGC 39 (265lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 15, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 13 losses; Dusty Rhodeo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Dan Catara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Catara rushes Rhodeo and presses him up against the cage.
Rhodeo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Catara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rhodeo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Catara after a bit of a struggle. #TD2#
Catara works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rhodeo (0) vs (2) Catara
Catara told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhodeo is trying to control the position but Catara postures up.
Rhodeo working a defensive guard but Catara passes into half guard.
Catara not doing much here.
Rhodeo is trying to control but can't.
Catara trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodeo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rhodeo is looking to control Catara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rhodeo avoid being mounted?#T1##SUB2#
Catara seems to be working for a kimura but Rhodeo defends the submission attempt.
Rhodeo wants to get back to full guard.
Rhodeo keeping control of the position.
Rhodeo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rhodeo is adopting a defensive guard.
Rhodeo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Rhodeo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Catara is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rhodeo. Score +3 for passing guard: Rhodeo (0) vs (5) Catara#T2#
Rhodeo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rhodeo trying to control from the bottom.
Rhodeo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rhodeo.
Catara postures up.
Rhodeo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Catara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rhodeo looking to control but Catara passes into half guard.
#T3#
Rhodeo is controlling Catara's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB2#
Catara wants to work for an arm triangle but Rhodeo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Catara is looking for a kimura but Rhodeo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Catara to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Catara seems to be working for a kimura but Rhodeo defends the submission attempt.
Rhodeo trying to control here.
Catara works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rhodeo (0) vs (8) Catara#SUB2#
Catara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Catara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rhodeo is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Catara tries to move to mount but Rhodeo blocks the move with his legs.
Rhodeo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Catara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rhodeo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rhodeo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Catara is working away from the top position though.
Rhodeo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rhodeo is controlling Catara's posture.
Catara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rhodeo's guard.
Rhodeo wants to get back to full guard.#T5#
Catara keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rhodeo is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodeo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Catara stalling.
Rhodeo controlling the position well. #T6#
Rhodeo wants to control but Catara passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rhodeo (0) vs (11) Catara
Catara is looking to take a break and control but Rhodeo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhodeo is looking for a sweep.
Catara advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Rhodeo (0) vs (13) Catara
Catara tries to control but Rhodeo wriggling away.
Rhodeo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Rhodeo (0) vs (16) Catara
Rhodeo tries to roll but Catara sticks to his back.
Rhodeo trying to control the hands but Catara won't let him. #T7#
Catara has good solid back control here. #SUB2#
Catara is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rhodeo is defending well though. Catara let's go of the attempt for now.
Good control from Catara.#SUB2#
Catara is persistently looking for the submission but Rhodeo is defending it well.
Rhodeo just trying to survive but Catara is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A lull in the action here.
#T8##SUB2#
Catara looking to break Rhodeo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Rhodeo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Catara will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Rhodeo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rhodeo tries to improve his position but instead Catara has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Rhodeo (0) vs (19) Catara
Rhodeo is in bad spot here.
Rhodeo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rhodeo wants to get back to full guard.
Rhodeo is refusing to be controlled, as Catara sits in half guard.
Rhodeo is trying to get back to full guard.
Rhodeo is concentrating on defense, preventing Catara from advancing position.
Rhodeo is looking to control Catara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rhodeo avoid being mounted?
Catara prevents Rhodeo from improving his position.#T9#
Catara is looking to advance position but Rhodeo won't allow it.
Rhodeo keeping hold of Catara's head, controlling as best he can.
Rhodeo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Catara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rhodeo defends it well.
Rhodeo trying to control from the bottom.
Catara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rhodeo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T10#
Rhodeo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rhodeo wants to control but Catara is keeping busy.
Rhodeo wants to get back to full guard but Catara has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Rhodeo (0) vs (22) Catara
Rhodeo wants to control but Catara is having none of it.
Catara looking to control but Rhodeo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rhodeo tries to lock up and control but Catara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Catara forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Rhodeo (0) vs (25) Catara
Rhodeo trying to control the action but Catara just sinks the hooks in. #T11#
Will Catara go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Catara keeps control of the position as Rhodeo tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Catara is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Rhodeo is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Catara!
Our winner, Dan Catara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Thursar throws a body punch but Catara moves out of range.
Catara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thursar misses with a straight right. #TD#
Catara drives through with a takedown into Thursar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SU#
Thursar is working an open guard so Catara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Thursar catches Catara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thursar throws a jab but it's blocked by Catara. #TD#
Thursar gets caught napping as Catara dives in and scores a takedown. Thursar manages to retain guard.
Thursar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Catara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Catara distracts Thursar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Catara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thursar being controlled here, momentarily.
Catara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Catara tries to free his leg and advance position but Thursar is retaining full guard.
Thursar wants to sweep but no luck.
Catara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Catara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Catara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Catara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Catara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thursar.#CL#
Catara has closed the distance and engaged Thursar in a clinch.
#BC#
Catara breaks the clinch.
Catara walks into a stiff left hand from Thursar.
Catara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thursar's waist but Thursar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Catara off to one side.
Catara shoots for a takedown but Thursar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Catara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thursar connects with a body shot that sends Catara's belly button to the back.
Thursar scores with a hook to the body. Catara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #KD2#
Thursar cracks Catara with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thursar has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Catara to stand back up!#ROC2#Catara is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Dan Catara has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thursar throws an overhand right that drops Catara like a sack of potatoes! Thursar dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sayten Thursar!
During a confident post fight interview, Sayten Thursar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 16, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Catara throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boco tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Catara is in Boco's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Boco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Catara is aware though and is defending well.
Boco is trying to keep Catara in close.
Catara cracks Boco with a solid left hand.
Boco trying to control the position.
Catara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Catara's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catara advances position into side control!
Catara in side control lands a decent elbow. #T1#
Catara moves into full mount!
Catara controlling from mount.
Catara with the ground and pound from mount.
Catara controlling the position easily from mount.
Boco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Catara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boco wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Boco wants to hold on but Catara pushes him away.#T2#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Catara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Catara drops a big elbow. That's hurt Boco! More shots from Catara and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Catara!
A relieved looking Dan Catara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Hanson shoots in looking for a takedown. Catara tries to sprawl out of it but Hanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Catara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Catara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Catara controlling the action here.
Hanson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Catara scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catara works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Hanson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#T1#
The referee warns Hanson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#ROC#Hanson is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Catara.
Hanson is still in real trouble! Can Catara finish him?
Catara controlling the pace for now.
Catara lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Hanson! Catara sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Hanson and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Catara!
Our winner, Dan Catara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Catara misses with a low kick.
Filth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Filth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Catara's hands.
Filth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Filth punishes Catara's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick from Catara lands but Filth takes it in his stride.
Filth stuffs the takedown attempt from Catara. Catara gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Filth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice uppercut lands for Filth. That snapped Catara's head back.
Catara connects with a nice looking jab.
Filth scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filth misses with an uppercut.
Catara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Filth connects with a high kick. #CUT2#It looks like Dan Catara has been cut.
Catara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#ROC2#Catara is rocked!#T1#
Filth scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Catara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filth drops Catara with a straight right hand, right on the button! Filth follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obama Filth!
A less than humble Obama Filth misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
CWCFN 12
Date: Jan 28, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Dan Catara! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 11 losses; Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
O Reilly closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Catara's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Catara (0) vs (2) O Reilly
O Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Catara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reilly wants to pass the guard but Catara is keeping the position.
O Reilly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Catara pulls O Reilly in to control the position.
O Reilly looking to sit in guard and control but Catara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (2) vs (2) O Reilly
O Reilly pulls Catara in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly keeping full guard, as Catara tries to pass.
Catara won't allow O Reilly to sweep him here. #T1#
O Reilly pulls Catara in to control the position.
O Reilly is trying to control the position but Catara postures up.
Catara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Reilly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Reilly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Catara controls the pace.
Catara preventing the sweep.
Catara wants to pass the guard but O Reilly is keeping the position.
O Reilly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Catara manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (2) vs (4) O Reilly
Catara seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Catara pulls O Reilly in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
O Reilly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Reilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Catara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Reilly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Catara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Reilly defends it easily.
O Reilly stays in close to Catara's body and controls the position. #T3#
O Reilly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
My spies in Silverback MMA inform me that O Reilly has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB#
Catara has his foot on O Reilly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Reilly works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Reilly is pushing down on Catara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Catara is fighting to maintain full guard but O Reilly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Catara trying to control here.
O Reilly moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Catara (2) vs (7) O Reilly
Catara gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Catara (2) vs (9) O Reilly
O Reilly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Reilly wants to control the pace but Catara is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Catara is looking to get to half guard.
O Reilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Catara is looking to escape.
O Reilly controlling the position easily from mount.
Catara wants to control but O Reilly is having none of it.
Catara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because O Reilly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
O Reilly trying to control but Catara is having none of it. #T5#
O Reilly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Catara is looking to get to half guard.#T6#
O Reilly controlling the pace for now.
O Reilly with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Catara tries to hold on but O Reilly postures up.
O Reilly tries to control but Catara wriggling away. #T7#
O Reilly controlling from mount.
Catara tries to hold on but O Reilly postures up.
Catara working to try and regain half guard.
Catara tries to lock up and control but O Reilly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Catara is trying desperately to improve position.
O Reilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Catara is looking to escape.
O Reilly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T8#
O Reilly pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
O Reilly looking to control but Catara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Reilly looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB2#
O Reilly jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Catara is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Catara and O Reilly has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Catara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Catara tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T9#
O Reilly has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Catara (2) vs (11) O Reilly
O Reilly takes Catara's back. Score +3 for taking back: Catara (2) vs (14) O Reilly
O Reilly gets his hands free as Catara looks to control.
O Reilly is riding his opponent, not letting Catara buck him off.
It looks like O Reilly might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Catara tries to roll but O Reilly sticks to his back.
#T10#
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#SUB2#
O Reilly is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Catara is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Patty O Reilly!
In his post fight interview, Patty O Reilly started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
CWCFN 11
Date: Jan 18, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Dan Catara! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Wilky Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Catara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Catara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Catara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pierre uses from the top position.
Catara is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre is looking to advance position but Catara has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Catara (4) vs (0) Pierre
Pierre stops Catara from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Catara controlling from mount.
Catara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pierre is looking to escape.
Pierre wants to control but Catara is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Catara has a good base and remains in mount.
Catara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Catara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Catara working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T1#
Catara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Catara avoids the attempt from Pierre to control.
Pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB#
Catara wants to finish this one by submission but Pierre is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Catara.
Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pierre tries to hold on but Catara pushes him away.
Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Catara controlling his opponent.
Pierre regains half guard.
Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2##SUB#
Catara is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pierre working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Catara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Catara has managed to get both his arms back between Pierre's legs - danger averted.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Catara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Catara looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Catara is pushing down on Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Catara has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catara is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Catara is trying to control the action in half guard but Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been informed that Pierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Well, if Catara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB2#
Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Catara slows the pace down in half guard.
Pierre moves into full guard.
Pierre keeping full guard, as Catara tries to pass. #SUB2#
Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Catara is aware though and is defending well.
Catara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Catara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Catara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Catara wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Catara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T5##SUB2#
Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pierre is controlling Catara's posture.#SUB2#
Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Catara stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
Catara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Pierre working for a triangle but Catara defends it easily.
Catara wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.#T6#
Catara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Pierre is looking for a triangle here but Catara uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Catara (7) vs (0) Pierre
Pierre is trying to improve his position.
Catara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierre keeps working.
Pierre regains half guard.
Catara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pierre trying to control but Catara postures up.
Catara is trying to control. Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T7##SUB#
Catara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pierre defends it well.
Pierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pierre.
Pierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (7) vs (2) Pierre#SUB#
Catara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Catara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Catara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Catara manages to kick Pierre off! Pierre jumps back into Catara's guard.
Pierre looking to pass the guard. #T8#
Pierre trying to control but Catara is working from the bottom.
Catara wants to improve his position but instead Pierre has moved into half guard.
#SUB2#
Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Catara sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Catara still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Catara has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Catara (11) vs (2) Pierre
Pierre gets back to half guard.#T9##SUB2#
Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Catara prevents Pierre from improving his position.
Catara wants to pass to mount but Pierre is defending the position. #SUB2#
Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Catara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pierre is pressing down on Catara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T10#
Catara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Catara is aware though and is defending well.
Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Catara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Catara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pierre keeping full guard, as Catara tries to pass.
Catara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Catara tries to free his leg and advance position but Pierre is retaining full guard.
Pierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (11) vs (4) Pierre#T11#
Pierre wants to control from the top but Catara keeps moving.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Catara is keeping the position for now.
Catara controls Pierre momentarily but Pierre frees himself.
Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Catara keeps moving.
Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T12#
Pierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Catara working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.
Pierre is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Pierre trying to control but Catara is working from the bottom.
Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Catara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Catara controls Pierre momentarily but Pierre frees himself.
Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Catara keeps moving. #T13#
Pierre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Catara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Catara's legs - danger averted.
Catara keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre passes Catara's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Pierre is working for a kimura but Catara is defending it quite comfortably.
Catara wants to get back to full guard.#T14#
Pierre wants to control but Catara is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Pierre is working for a kimura but Catara is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Catara defends the submission attempt.
Catara trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Catara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Catara takes the fight on points by 11 to 4.
An out of breath Dan Catara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CWC 329 - Prelims
Date: Nov 06, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 11 losses; Peter OBrien! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Dan Catara!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
OBrien tries to clinch there but Catara circles away.
#CL2#
Catara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
OBrien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Catara walks away with a smile on his face. OBrien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
OBrien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Catara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OBrien shoots in for a takedown but Catara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
OBrien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Catara goes for a takedown attempt but OBrien pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#TD2#
OBrien gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: OBrien (0) vs (2) Catara
OBrien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. OBrien is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Catara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Catara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OBrien swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
OBrien is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Catara is aware though and is defending well.
OBrien looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Catara trying to control but OBrien is working from the bottom.
Catara looking to sit in guard and control but OBrien gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (2) vs (2) Catara
OBrien trying to control the position from guard on top but Catara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Catara told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
OBrien showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OBrien trying to control the position from guard on top but Catara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Catara pulls OBrien in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
OBrien trying to control but Catara is working from the bottom.
Catara keeping full guard, as OBrien tries to pass. #T3#
OBrien trying to control but Catara is working from the bottom. #SUB#
OBrien drops back, looking for a kneebar! Catara looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Catara looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Catara! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: OBrien (2) vs (6) Catara
OBrien regains half guard.
Catara prevents OBrien from improving his position.
OBrien trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Catara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
OBrien is looking to control Catara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can OBrien avoid being mounted?#T4#
Catara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: OBrien (2) vs (9) Catara
OBrien is trying desperately to improve position.
Catara controlling from the full mount.
OBrien is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
OBrien is trying desperately to improve position.
OBrien is working hard here to advance position.#T5#
OBrien wants to hold on but Catara pushes him away.
OBrien tries to get back to half guard but can't.
OBrien has given up his back here. Will Catara look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: OBrien (2) vs (12) Catara
OBrien really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB2#
Catara patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB2#
Catara looking for the choke but no joy.
OBrien is trying to break free.
#SUB2#
Catara is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. OBrien knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften OBrien for a finish. #T6#
OBrien tries to roll but Catara sticks to his back.
OBrien just trying to survive but Catara is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
OBrien is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
OBrien is trying to break free.
OBrien breaks Catara's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (4) vs (12) Catara
OBrien trying to control but Catara is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Catara working for a triangle but OBrien defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catara wants to sweep here but OBrien controlling him for the moment. #T7##SUB#
OBrien drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Catara manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now OBrien has Catara in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (4) vs (14) Catara
OBrien keeping full guard, as Catara tries to pass.
Catara is still trying to improve position.
Catara controls from within his opponent's guard.
OBrien keeping full guard, as Catara tries to pass. #T8#
OBrien tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
OBrien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Catara defends it easily.
Catara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OBrien is looking to sweep but instead, Catara has passed into half guard.
OBrien holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Still in half guard, Catara seems content to control.
OBrien is trying to get back to full guard.
OBrien controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T9#
OBrien is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Catara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Catara's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: OBrien (8) vs (14) Catara
OBrien gets his hands free as Catara looks to control. #SUB#
OBrien is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Catara has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
OBrien avoiding Catara 's attempts to control his hands.
Catara tries to break free.
Catara breaks OBrien's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (8) vs (16) Catara
Catara wants to control from the top but OBrien keeps moving.
OBrien trying to control the position.
#T10#
OBrien has control of Catara's left arm, preventing Catara from doing any damage.
Catara preventing the sweep.
OBrien controls Catara momentarily but Catara frees himself.
Catara trying to control but OBrien is working from the bottom.
Catara tries to free his leg and advance position but OBrien is retaining full guard.
OBrien lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (10) vs (16) Catara
OBrien wants to control from the top but Catara keeps moving. #SUB2#
Catara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead OBrien passes into half guard.
#T11#
Catara wants to improve his position but OBrien is controlling well.
OBrien performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Catara manages to get to full guard.
Catara is pulling down on OBrien's head to control his posture.
OBrien looking to pass the guard.
OBrien trying to control the position from guard on top but Catara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T12#
OBrien looking to sit in guard and control but Catara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (10) vs (18) Catara
Catara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Catara trying to control the position from guard on top but OBrien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Catara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control OBrien haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
OBrien is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Catara wants to control from the top but OBrien keeps moving.
OBrien working a defensive guard here.
#T13#
Catara is fighting to break OBrien's control of his arms but OBrien is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Catara wants to control from the top but OBrien keeps moving.
OBrien trying to control the position here.
Catara sitting in guard here, content to control.
OBrien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T14#
OBrien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OBrien wants to control the position but Catara says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Catara is keen to just control but OBrien is a slippery customer.
OBrien wants to improve his position but Catara is controlling well.
Catara is keen to just control but OBrien is a slippery customer.
Catara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Catara is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OBrien trying to control but Catara postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Catara wins on points by 18 to 10.
Dan Catara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
CWC 317 - Prelims
Date: Aug 14, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Dan Catara! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 25 losses; Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Catara shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Catara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Catara drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Diaz pushes Catara up against the cage in a clinch.
Catara jumps guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Catara. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Catara won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Catara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Catara tries to pass.
Catara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Catara tries to pass. #T1#
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz looking to control.
Diaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Catara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Diaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Catara from controlling successfully.
Diaz has Catara pulled in close to control his posture. #T3#
Catara advances to half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Catara has control of the leg.
Diaz trying to hold on to Catara's head to control him but Catara postures up.
Catara prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz has his hands clasped together around Catara's back. He's all about the action.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
#T4#
Catara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Diaz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (0) vs (2) Diaz
Diaz stalling.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Catara defends it. #T5#
Catara wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
#SUB#
Catara actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Catara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T6#
Catara tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Catara wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz not doing much here.
Catara wants to get back to full guard but Diaz has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Catara (0) vs (5) Diaz#T7#
Diaz trying to control the position but Catara is working away.
Catara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T8#
Catara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but Catara denies him.
A control attempt from Catara but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Catara (0) vs (7) Diaz#T9#
Catara tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
Catara is looking to get to half guard.
Catara wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Catara is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T10#
Catara is just holding on here. Diaz manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Catara (0) vs (10) Diaz
Catara wants to control his opponent's hands but Diaz gets his hands free.
Diaz biding his time, looking for the opening.
Catara looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB2#
Catara is having to fend off submission attempts from Diaz, who is looking to sink in the choke. Diaz doesn't have the hooks in though and Catara manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (2) vs (10) Diaz#T11#
Diaz controls Catara momentarily but Catara frees himself.
Catara is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Catara wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catara stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Catara content to stall in guard here. #T12#
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz pulls Catara in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Catara's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Catara (2) vs (12) Diaz
Catara wants to improve his position but instead Diaz has moved into half guard.
Catara tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.#T13#
Catara trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Catara regains full guard. Nicely done.
Catara is looking to sweep but instead, Diaz has passed into half guard.
Catara wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz controlling the action here. #T14#
More stalling from Diaz.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Catara wants to control the action here but instead Diaz manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Catara (2) vs (15) Diaz
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diaz wins on points by 15 to 2.
Dick Diaz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
KoF:IW - Mcgillicutty x Goku
Date: Aug 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Catara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Catara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Catara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Catara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Catara was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Catara misses with a takedown
and Drake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drake throws a combination. Catara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#It looks like Dan Catara has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
Catara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drake tries to avoid it but Catara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drake to the ground. Drake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Catara. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Catara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Catara at a distance.
Catara is breathing heavily.
Drake steps in with a hook that catches Catara right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Drake follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Catara looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Drake! |
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Event:
ACA 15: Bastard vs Cisse
Date: Feb 19, 2021 |
#R1#
Butcher tries to clinch up.#TD#
Catara looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Butcher wants to get back to his feet but Catara passes into half guard.
Butcher scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Catara manages to mount him!
Catara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Butcher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Catara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T1#
Butcher wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Catara breaks from Butcher's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Catara content just to control the position here.
We've been hearing good reports from Catara's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Catara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Butcher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Catara looking to finish Butcher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Butcher!#SUB#
Catara has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Butcher is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Catara!
Dan Catara thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
ACA 10: Cummhaill vs Wolf
Date: Jan 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Hamilton tries to clinch #TD#
and Catara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hamilton's guard.
Catara content to stall in guard here. #SU#
Catara stands and steps away. Hamilton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD#
Catara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Catara controlling the pace.
Catara working Hamilton over with strikes.
Catara controlling the pace. #T1#
Catara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Catara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Catara controlling the pace. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Catara frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hamilton looks winded!
Catara landing shots from mount.
Catara with good strikes from the mount here!
Catara controlling from mount.
Catara's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Catara lands a nice shot to the head. #T3##SUB#
Catara is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hamilton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Catara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hamilton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Catara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Catara looking to secure an arm triangle but Hamilton defends it well.
Catara landing strikes, looking to finish!
Catara controlling the position easily from mount.
Catara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
Catara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Catara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Catara lands a big shot to the head and Hamilton winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Catara!
Our winner, Dan Catara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
ACA 3: Stephenson vs Fast
Date: Nov 27, 2020 |
#R1#
Catara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Three defends it nicely.
Three lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Catara circles away quickly and effectively.
Three connects with a body shot.
Catara throws a poor cross that misses
and Three counters with a stiff right hand.
Catara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Three keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Panda Three seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Three connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been informed that Three has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catara looks to throw a body kick
and Three counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Three misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Catara counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Three circles away from the clinch attempt
and Three counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Catara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Three should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Catara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL2#
Three darts in and clinches Catara up against the cage.
Catara is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Catara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Catara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Three presses Catara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Three working aggressively here.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Catara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Three gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Three has eaten all the pies!
Catara tries to circle away but Three has him pinned against the cage.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
Catara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Three to keep the fight standing.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
Catara looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Three.
Catara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Three avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Three is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Catara tries to break the clinch but Three is controlling the position.
Three misses with a hook to the ribs.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Catara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Three.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Catara.
#T3#
Three lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Catara tries to pull guard but Three holds him up against the cage and eventually Catara drops back down to his feet.
Catara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Three blocks it with crossed arms.
Three lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catara backwards.
Three lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD#
Catara gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catara is breathing heavily.
Three wants to control but Catara is keeping busy.
Three slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Three working a defensive guard here.
Three wants to stand but Catara is controlling the position.
Catara postures up.
Three is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T4#
Three is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Catara is refusing to be controlled, as Three sits in half guard.
Catara missing with punches from the bottom.
Three content to control rather than advance.
Catara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Three is working away from the top position though.
Catara is looking to improve his position.
Three is controlling the pace.
Catara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Catara tries to get out of the position.
Three wants to lay and pray for a moment but Catara keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panda Three dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Catara moves to clinch but Three breaks away
and Three counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Three jabs Catara right on the nose. Catara blinks but takes it well.
Catara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Three moves away.
Three steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Catara.
Three lands with a good body shot.
Three defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Catara.
A punch lands to the side of Catara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Catara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dan Catara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Three connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Three.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Catara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Three manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Three appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Catara moves in looking to clinch but Three pushes him off.
Three lands with a nice body punch.
Catara fails to land the takedown.#T1#
Catara closes the distance but Three moves to the side
enabling Three to counter with a crisp jab.
Three scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Catara doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck for Catara with that takedown attempt.
Three looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Catara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Three scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Catara doesn't seem bothered though.
Three lands a head shot.
Three lands a two punch combo.
Catara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A decent looking cross lands there for Three.#T2#
Three throws a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Three rushes Catara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catara misses with the head strike.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Catara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Three misses with the head strike.
Catara is trying to break the clinch but Three is controlling him.
Three lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Catara or not.
Three doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Catara tries to pull guard but Three won't allow it.
Three makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Catara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Catara is looking to clinch but Three is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Three closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
Catara is trying to drag Three to the mat but Three just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Panda Three seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Three prevents a takedown attempt there.
Three can't find room to land a body shot as Catara controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Three.
A short right from Three.
Three keeps control of Catara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Three digs a right hand underneath Catara's ribcage. Catara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Three working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Catara prevents a body shot from Three.
Three scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Three misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Catara tries to pull guard but Three holds him up against the cage and eventually Catara drops back down to his feet.
Catara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Catara tries to pull guard but Three won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Three creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Three has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Three lands with a light punch inside.
Catara tries to stall but Three uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Three tries to work over Catara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Three misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catara.
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!
Three lands a left hand.
#ROC2#Catara is rocked!
Three has Catara pressed against the cage, preventing Catara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oh Catara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Three scores with a shoulder strike.
Catara misses with a punch to the body.
Three works on Catara's body with a couple of short punches.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Three lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panda Three showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Three misses with a few strikes there.
Catara seems to have got his legs back now.
Some wild striking there from Three.
A punch lands to the side of Catara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Three fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Catara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Three throws a right hand that Catara ducks under and follows up with a left that Catara also avoids with ease.
Catara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Three paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Three comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Three sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Catara somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Three scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Three connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Three swinging wildly here.
Catara is looking to counter with head kicks.
Three throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Catara on the side of the head.
Three defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Catara.
Three lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Three. That snapped Catara's head back.
Catara tries to clinch up but Three circles away and keeps his distance.
Catara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Three lands with a right hand.
Catara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Three sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Catara somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Catara. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##CL2#
Three has closed the distance and engaged Catara in a clinch.
Three tries to work over Catara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Three presses Catara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Catara is trying to force a seperation but Three has the dominant position.
Three tries a body shot but Catara blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Three creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Three cracks Catara with a nice body shot.
Three is working Catara over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Three - that landed with a thud.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three misses with a punch to the body.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Three lands a body shot.
Three lands with a short shot to the head.
Three makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Three lands a hook that snaps the head of Catara backwards.
Three throws a big uppercut that drops Catara! More strikes from Three and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Catara lies dazed against the cage as Three celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panda Three! |
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