Push Admin

MMA: Rene Catalan wins in Jakarta, improves chances at fighting for ONE title

Article (news)

ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/01/15/rene-catalan-011417.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Rene Catalan was victorious in Jakarta Saturday night. Photo from Catalan CFSPhil Facebook page</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — Rene Catalan made his case for a world title shot by submitting his Indonesian foe in the undercard of ONE: Quest for Power in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday.Catalan forced Indonesia’s Adrian Matheis to tap out via arm bar in the second round of their strawweight fight at Jakarta Convention Center.The victory could make Catalan a prime challenger to Yoshitaka Naito&#x27;s ONE strawweight championship.“Every fighter dreams to become a world champion. I really hope that ONE Championship will give me an opportunity to fight for the title in the future. This fight might be the door to a world title fight. Let us all hope for the best,” Catalan, a former wushu champion like current ONE titlist Eduard Folayang, said prior to the bout.Before Jakarta, Catalan beat China’s Zhang You Liang via a lopsided decision last September.Meanwhile, Filipino fighter Vaughn Donayre lost via points despite putting up a good fight against Dutch-Indonesian Vincent Latoel in their lightweight bout.Donayre was able to engage Latoel in an exciting standup action during the first two rounds. But Vincent rallied in the final round with a slew of takedowns that earned him the win.Manila-based Ukranian Igor Subora got the first win in his ONE Championship career by outpointing the shorter Sheriff Mohamed of Egypt.Subora, who lost both of his attempts in the heavyweight division, has found success in the light heavyweight class by using his superior reach against the Egyptian. Mohamed threatened to knock him out in the final round, but Subora managed to weather the storm.In the main event, Russia&#x27;s Vitaly Bigdash manhandled Aung Lan Sang of Myanmar in 5 rounds to retain the ONE middleweight crown.Aung was able to engage Bigdash in a competitive match until the Russian cut the &quot;Burmese Python&quot; with a sharp elbow to the face. The blood streaming from Aung&#x27;s face blinded the Myanmarese and the Russian took advantage for a unanimous decision.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Rene Catalan made his case for a world title shot by submitting his Indonesian foe in the undercard of ONE: Quest for Power in Jakarta on Saturday.

Rene Catalan made his case for a world title shot by submitting his Indonesian foe in the undercard of ONE: Quest for Power in Jakarta on Saturday.