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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 3870 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Dan Catara (ranked 410 p4p, 221 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Elizondo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Catara has chosen Everlong as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Catara!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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
and Catara counters by clinching up.
Elizondo looking to slow down the pace here.
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?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo lands a nice shot that snaps Catara's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Elizondo blocks the leg kick.
Catara clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Catara.
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.
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!
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.
Catara forces Elizondo back against the ropes and clinches.
Elizondo prevents a body shot from Catara.
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.
Catara moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Catara is keeping busy.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Catara clinches.
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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