Carlo Prater wanted to turn the page from an awful 2010. He didn't waste much time doing so. The 29-year-old veteran, who lost 3-of-4 fights last year, put Bryan Travers to sleep with a modified anaconda choke just 38 seconds into their fight at Strikeforce Challengers in Cedar Park, Tx.
Prater (26-10-1) was emotional about the victory.
"No one likes to lose and my record says I'm not a perfect fighter. I'm sorry I'm crying like a wimp, I'm just very emotional," said Prater, who grew up in Brazil and then Houston. "I'm coming off a series of losses. It's been a long couple of years."
Prater lost 2-of-3 fights last September in Shine's lightweight tournament. He was one of the favorites coming in, but fell to both Rich Crunkilton and Drew Fickett. He was just 2-6 since the middle of 2008. Keep in mind, this was a guy who started off his career with an 11-1-1 record, including wins over Carlos Condit and Spencer Fisher.
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt charged forward from the start, landing an inside leg lick, a left hand and when Travers (15-3) tried to work the clinch, Prater scored an easy trip takedown just 16 seconds into the fight. Within three seconds, he secured the choke. Travers was out pretty quickly. Referee Jon Schorle was a little slow in stopping the fight (0:58 mark).
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