Post by The Rocketmen on Jan 4, 2013 7:48:55 GMT -5
Craig Whatman looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Furious Styles looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Furious is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Craig Whatman attempts a sweep single...
Craig Whatman catches Furious Styles's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Luke Warm.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm tries to escape from closed guard...
Furious waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Craig Whatman! He is reversed and nor Furious Styles is on half guard!
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman tries to close the guard.
Luke Warm put Furious Styles in closed guard.
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious is in closed guard... Luke Warm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Furious Styles!
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Furious Styles
Furious Styles tries to roll to his side and trap Craig Whatman in his guard...
Furious Styles gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Luke Warm moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Poorly executed technique. Furious Styles looks to counter!
Furious launches a few weak punches
Luke Warm blocks them effectively.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Furious tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Furious Styles holds Craig Whatman and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Craig Whatman looks to posture up and open Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman forces Furious Styles to open his guard.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Luke Warm moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Furious Styles tries to close the guard.
Furious put Craig Whatman in closed guard.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Some of the people here are booing!
Luke Warm struggles on the ground and tries to break Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman is in Furious open guard now
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Furious Styles has seen better days.
Furious tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Craig Whatman has seen better days.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Luke Warm struggles on the ground and tries to break Furious Styles's guard...
Furious doesn't want to free his opponent and Luke Warm continues in closed guard
Poorly executed technique. Furious Styles looks to counter!
Furious switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Luke Warm struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Luke Warm pushes Furious Styles and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Furious looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Craig Whatman's punches
Furious measures the resilience of Luke Warm's chin with an uppercut while Luke Warm lands some great crosses.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Craig Whatman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The fans feel like they are watching a Floyd Mayweather fight. Here come the boos.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles loses balance and goes to the ground.
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Luke Warm tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Furious Styles
Furious tries to escape from the full mount...
Furious struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Furious Styles
Furious Styles tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Furious Styles creates enough space to control Craig Whatman's leg.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Craig Whatman pushes Furious's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Furious wraps his legs while he holds Craig Whatman's head... Tight guard!
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Luke Warm is taking this opportunity to rest.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Furious Styles attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm is in closed guard... Furious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Furious Styles in his guard...
Furious Styles rolls him over and takes his back!
Furious is in rear mount over Luke Warm
Furious tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Luke Warm! Furious has one hook in and keeps working!
Furious is in rear mount over Luke Warm with one hook in
Craig Whatman is visibly gassed. You have to wonder how hard he trained for this fight.
Luke Warm is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Furious tries to use some of his tricky moves but Furious's is smart enough to counter him.
Furious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Furious Styles launches a few punches to Luke Warm
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Luke Warm has a small cut in his Forehead
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Furious Styles and Luke Warm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Furious Styles is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Luke Warm looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Furious Styles's punches
Luke Warm is on the receiving end of a great combo by Furious.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Craig Whatman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Craig Whatman shoots for a double leg takedown!
Furious Styles sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Craig Whatman is fading quickly.
The two exchange wildly
Furious is connecting with a few punches
Luke Warm fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Furious sprawls and remains on his feet.
Furious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Furious Styles tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Furious Styles who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Furious Styles pushes away Luke Warm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Luke Warm doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Furious Styles
The fighters are clinching.
Furious Styles tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Furious circles out and slips free of Craig Whatman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Furious struggles... Craig Whatman is unable to take him down
Craig Whatman and Furious engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Furious Styles is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Furious Styles goes with a looping right hand while Craig Whatman jumps back and jabs
Luke Warm seems staggered and Furious Styles runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Furious sprawls and remains on his feet.
Craig Whatman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Craig Whatman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Furious won't budge, forcing Luke Warm to pull guard.
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious is in closed guard... Luke Warm tries to roll on the ground!
Furious Styles uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious is in closed guard... Luke Warm tries to roll on the ground!
Furious Styles uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Furious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Furious use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in ARCO Arena (Sacramento, CA) is cheering him!
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious Styles looks to pass to mount...
Furious slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Craig Whatman.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Furious Styles in his guard...
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Furious Styles in his guard...
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Furious Styles in his guard...
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Furious Styles rolls Craig Whatman to his stomach and takes his back!
Furious is in rear mount over Luke Warm
Luke Warm has Furious controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Furious is unable to move under Luke Warm control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Furious is breathing hard. He is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for him now on.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Luke Warm decides to launch some tentative punches
Furious Styles takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Luke Warm is very hurt. You can see it in how he is moving in the last moments.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman fires an unorthodox punch to Furious's torso
that goes wide.
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Furious struggles... Craig Whatman is unable to take him down
Luke Warm pushes Furious Styles and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Luke Warm cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Furious can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Craig Whatman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Craig Whatman closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Luke Warm pushes Furious Styles and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Some of the people here are booing!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Craig Whatman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Furious Styles jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Craig Whatman circles around Furious
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Furious struggles... Craig Whatman is unable to take him down
Craig Whatman attempts a sweep single...
Furious Styles was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Luke Warm clumsily fails here and it's time for Furious Styles to fight back!
Furious Styles leans forwards and tries to grapple with Luke Warm
Furious shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Furious doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Craig Whatman embrace and tries to move away...
Craig Whatman pushes Furious forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Craig Whatman launches a few punches towards Furious's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Furious seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Furious doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Craig Whatman embrace and tries to move away...
Craig Whatman pushes Furious forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luke Warm tries to breaks Furious Styles's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Luke Warm doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Luke Warm clumsily fails here and it's time for Furious Styles to fight back!
Furious tries to breaks Craig Whatman's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Furious doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Furious Styles tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Furious circles out and slips free of Craig Whatman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 4:15 in the 4 round
Craig Whatman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Furious Styles jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Poorly executed technique. Furious Styles looks to counter!
A left hook from Furious
grazes the chin of Luke Warm.
Craig Whatman goes with a looping right hand while Furious Styles jumps back and jabs
Luke Warm only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Furious decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Furious moves back and takes a deep breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Furious Styles has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Furious Styles and Luke Warm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Craig Whatman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles loses balance and goes to the ground.
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Craig Whatman looks to pass to mount...
Furious creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Craig Whatman closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Furious has his hand down and he is just willing the round to end. He will need better cardio training in the future.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Craig Whatman shoots for a double leg takedown!
Furious Styles sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Furious and Luke Warm circle around the center of the cage.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
A punch from Craig Whatman
whizzes past Furious.
Poorly executed technique. Furious Styles looks to counter!
Nice punches from Furious Styles.
Even nicer blocks from Luke Warm.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Craig Whatman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Furious Styles can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Furious launches a stiff jab!
Luke Warm ducks that one.
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Furious Styles can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Some of the people here are booing!
Furious steps backwards away from Craig Whatman. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:25 in the 5 round
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Furious struggles... Craig Whatman is unable to take him down
The clock says 4:35 in the 5 round
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Luke Warm, who walks calmly to his corner.
Winner is Furious Styles by Split decision at 5:00 Round 5
Statistics: Craig Whatman
Punches 8/25 (32%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 3/21 (14%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 7,98
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 308 s
Statistics: Furious Styles
Punches 23/41 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 145,47
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 13,22
Time on the ground 308 s
Unbelievable! Luke Warm lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Here's the story to this fight. Whatman throws takedown, Styles fights for control back in the fight, over and over and over.
Furious Styles looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Furious is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Craig Whatman attempts a sweep single...
Craig Whatman catches Furious Styles's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Luke Warm.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm tries to escape from closed guard...
Furious waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Craig Whatman! He is reversed and nor Furious Styles is on half guard!
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman tries to close the guard.
Luke Warm put Furious Styles in closed guard.
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious is in closed guard... Luke Warm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Furious Styles!
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Furious Styles
Furious Styles tries to roll to his side and trap Craig Whatman in his guard...
Furious Styles gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Luke Warm moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Poorly executed technique. Furious Styles looks to counter!
Furious launches a few weak punches
Luke Warm blocks them effectively.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Furious tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Furious Styles holds Craig Whatman and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Craig Whatman looks to posture up and open Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman forces Furious Styles to open his guard.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Luke Warm moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Furious Styles tries to close the guard.
Furious put Craig Whatman in closed guard.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Some of the people here are booing!
Luke Warm struggles on the ground and tries to break Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman is in Furious open guard now
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Furious Styles has seen better days.
Furious tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Craig Whatman has seen better days.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Luke Warm struggles on the ground and tries to break Furious Styles's guard...
Furious doesn't want to free his opponent and Luke Warm continues in closed guard
Poorly executed technique. Furious Styles looks to counter!
Furious switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Luke Warm struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Luke Warm pushes Furious Styles and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Furious looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Craig Whatman's punches
Furious measures the resilience of Luke Warm's chin with an uppercut while Luke Warm lands some great crosses.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Craig Whatman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The fans feel like they are watching a Floyd Mayweather fight. Here come the boos.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles loses balance and goes to the ground.
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Luke Warm tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Furious Styles
Furious tries to escape from the full mount...
Furious struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Furious Styles
Furious Styles tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Furious Styles creates enough space to control Craig Whatman's leg.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Craig Whatman pushes Furious's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Furious wraps his legs while he holds Craig Whatman's head... Tight guard!
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Luke Warm is taking this opportunity to rest.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Furious Styles attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm is in closed guard... Furious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Furious Styles in his guard...
Furious Styles rolls him over and takes his back!
Furious is in rear mount over Luke Warm
Furious tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Luke Warm! Furious has one hook in and keeps working!
Furious is in rear mount over Luke Warm with one hook in
Craig Whatman is visibly gassed. You have to wonder how hard he trained for this fight.
Luke Warm is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Furious tries to use some of his tricky moves but Furious's is smart enough to counter him.
Furious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Furious Styles launches a few punches to Luke Warm
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Luke Warm has a small cut in his Forehead
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Furious Styles and Luke Warm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Furious Styles is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Luke Warm looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Furious Styles's punches
Luke Warm is on the receiving end of a great combo by Furious.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Craig Whatman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Craig Whatman shoots for a double leg takedown!
Furious Styles sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Craig Whatman is fading quickly.
The two exchange wildly
Furious is connecting with a few punches
Luke Warm fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Furious sprawls and remains on his feet.
Furious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Furious Styles tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Furious Styles who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Furious Styles pushes away Luke Warm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Luke Warm doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Furious Styles
The fighters are clinching.
Furious Styles tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Furious circles out and slips free of Craig Whatman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Furious struggles... Craig Whatman is unable to take him down
Craig Whatman and Furious engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Furious Styles is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Furious Styles goes with a looping right hand while Craig Whatman jumps back and jabs
Luke Warm seems staggered and Furious Styles runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Furious sprawls and remains on his feet.
Craig Whatman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Craig Whatman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Furious won't budge, forcing Luke Warm to pull guard.
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious is in closed guard... Luke Warm tries to roll on the ground!
Furious Styles uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious is in closed guard... Luke Warm tries to roll on the ground!
Furious Styles uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Furious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Furious use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in ARCO Arena (Sacramento, CA) is cheering him!
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious Styles looks to pass to mount...
Furious slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Craig Whatman.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Furious Styles in his guard...
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Furious Styles in his guard...
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Furious Styles in his guard...
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Furious Styles rolls Craig Whatman to his stomach and takes his back!
Furious is in rear mount over Luke Warm
Luke Warm has Furious controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Furious is unable to move under Luke Warm control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Furious is breathing hard. He is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for him now on.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Luke Warm decides to launch some tentative punches
Furious Styles takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Luke Warm is very hurt. You can see it in how he is moving in the last moments.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman fires an unorthodox punch to Furious's torso
that goes wide.
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Furious struggles... Craig Whatman is unable to take him down
Luke Warm pushes Furious Styles and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Luke Warm cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Furious can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Craig Whatman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Craig Whatman closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Luke Warm pushes Furious Styles and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Some of the people here are booing!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Craig Whatman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Furious Styles jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Craig Whatman circles around Furious
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Furious struggles... Craig Whatman is unable to take him down
Craig Whatman attempts a sweep single...
Furious Styles was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Luke Warm clumsily fails here and it's time for Furious Styles to fight back!
Furious Styles leans forwards and tries to grapple with Luke Warm
Furious shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Furious doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Craig Whatman embrace and tries to move away...
Craig Whatman pushes Furious forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Craig Whatman launches a few punches towards Furious's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Furious seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Furious doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Craig Whatman embrace and tries to move away...
Craig Whatman pushes Furious forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luke Warm tries to breaks Furious Styles's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Luke Warm doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Luke Warm clumsily fails here and it's time for Furious Styles to fight back!
Furious tries to breaks Craig Whatman's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Furious doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Furious Styles tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Furious circles out and slips free of Craig Whatman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 4:15 in the 4 round
Craig Whatman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Furious Styles jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Poorly executed technique. Furious Styles looks to counter!
A left hook from Furious
grazes the chin of Luke Warm.
Craig Whatman goes with a looping right hand while Furious Styles jumps back and jabs
Luke Warm only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Furious decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Furious moves back and takes a deep breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Furious Styles has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Furious Styles and Luke Warm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Craig Whatman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles loses balance and goes to the ground.
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Craig Whatman looks to pass to mount...
Furious creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Craig Whatman closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Furious has his hand down and he is just willing the round to end. He will need better cardio training in the future.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Craig Whatman shoots for a double leg takedown!
Furious Styles sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Furious and Luke Warm circle around the center of the cage.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
A punch from Craig Whatman
whizzes past Furious.
Poorly executed technique. Furious Styles looks to counter!
Nice punches from Furious Styles.
Even nicer blocks from Luke Warm.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Craig Whatman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Furious Styles can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Furious launches a stiff jab!
Luke Warm ducks that one.
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Furious Styles can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Some of the people here are booing!
Furious steps backwards away from Craig Whatman. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:25 in the 5 round
Luke Warm grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Furious struggles... Craig Whatman is unable to take him down
The clock says 4:35 in the 5 round
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Luke Warm is holding Furious Styles's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Furious Styles shows great balance while pushing away Craig Whatman
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Luke Warm, who walks calmly to his corner.
Winner is Furious Styles by Split decision at 5:00 Round 5
Statistics: Craig Whatman
Punches 8/25 (32%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 3/21 (14%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 7,98
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 308 s
Statistics: Furious Styles
Punches 23/41 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 145,47
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 13,22
Time on the ground 308 s
Unbelievable! Luke Warm lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Here's the story to this fight. Whatman throws takedown, Styles fights for control back in the fight, over and over and over.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!