David Carr Defeats Olympic Silver Medalist Daichi Takatani

CORALVILLE, Iowa - David Carr defeated 2024 Olympic silver medalist Daichi Takatani (Japan) Wednesday night in the co-main event at FloWrestling's Night in America: Lee vs. Ono freestyle event.

Carr, a two-time national champion for Iowa State now training at the Cyclone Regional Training Center, took out Takatani, 10-7, in a 76 kg bout which proved to be the match of the night. The former Cyclone is ranked No. 15 in the world at 74 kg while Takatani owns a No. 2 ranking at the same weight.

MATCH OF THE NIGHT!

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The pair started off with plenty of hand fighting and fakes but no dedicated offensive attack through nearly the first two minutes of the bout. That led to Carr getting placed on the activity clock. With the :30 second clock about to expire, Carr struck with a low leg attack for a takedown and immediately transitioned into a leg lace. Carr was able to get a pair of turns from the leg lace and was suddenly ahead, 6-0.

Takatani countered with less than :10 seconds remaining in the first period with a big double leg for two points. That narrowed Carr's lead to 6-2 at the break.

Carr showed no signs of slowing down in the second with a head fake and a snap down, followed by a spin and two more points with a takedown. Once again, Carr was able to take advantage on the mat and turned Takatani with a gut wrench. As he went for a second turn, his Japanese counterpart stepped over for a pair of exposure points of his own. Takatani was also able to work from par terre and got an additional two points from a gut wrench of his own. Even so, Carr held a 10-6 lead.

Later in the final period, Takatani was able to shoot Carr outside of the activity circle and was rewarded with a step-out point. The 10-7 score was how the match would end as Carr evaded all offensive attacks from Takatani.

Former Cyclone Marcus Coleman also participated in the event. He fell, 12-1, to Jay Aiello (Penn RTC) in a 97 kg bout.

Earl Smith, InterMat contributed to this story.

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Terrific performance 👏

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