Post by The Rocketmen on Feb 7, 2013 12:40:29 GMT -5
Furious Styles looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Craig Whatman looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Luke Warm is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
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.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Craig Whatman looks to mount Furious Styles...
Craig Whatman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Furious Styles
Furious Styles tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
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
Luke Warm misses a step and Furious Styles sees an opportunity to counter him!
Furious tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Furious Styles fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman is cooling the fight on the ground
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 tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Furious Styles fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
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 on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles tries to pass Craig Whatman's guard...
Furious Styles manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Furious tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Luke Warm from the side mount!
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Furious Styles controls the situation despite Craig Whatman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to 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 on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
This is starting to resemble a Floyd Mayweather fight. You can here the boos starting.
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
Craig Whatman is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
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.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Furious tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Craig Whatman is looking to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman gets his hips free and moves to 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
Luke Warm 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) is cheering him!
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Furious tries to show some ground skills
Furious Styles put Luke Warm in half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
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
Craig Whatman tries to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Luke Warm tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Furious from the side mount!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Furious.
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Round 2
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Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
An overhand right from Furious Styles that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Luke Warm's stops that one with his face! How is Luke Warm standing?!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
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
Craig Whatman looks to mount Furious Styles...
Furious Styles takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Craig Whatman tries to pass to half guard...
Furious Styles's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
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
Luke Warm tries to free his leg...
Furious doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Furious is trying to counter now!
Furious Styles overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Luke Warm pulls his arm out of danger.
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
Luke Warm is in closed guard... Furious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over 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.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman is cooling the fight on the ground
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.
Craig Whatman moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Craig Whatman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Furious goes down.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Furious steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Furious tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
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!
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Craig Whatman is looking to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Furious Styles attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles manages to switch to full guard.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal allows Furious time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Some of the people here are booing!
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Craig Whatman circles around Furious
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
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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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 is in closed guard... Furious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to escape from the full mount...
Furious Styles is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles tries to pass Craig Whatman's guard...
Furious Styles manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Furious's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get 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
Craig Whatman is looking to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Craig Whatman tries to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Some of the people here are booing!
Craig Whatman looks to pass to mount...
Furious creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) are cheering for the fighters.
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Furious looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Craig Whatman's punches
Luke Warm is on the receiving end of a great combo by Furious.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Furious and Luke Warm circle around the center of the cage.
Craig Whatman looks rather shattered.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
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
Furious Styles attempts to trap Craig Whatman in his guard.
Furious Styles manages to switch to full guard.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Craig Whatman struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Craig Whatman tries to pass to half guard...
Furious Styles's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
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!
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Furious Styles tries to better his position on the ground...
Furious is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll on the ground...
Furious knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Luke Warm misses a step and Furious Styles sees an opportunity to counter him!
Furious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Furious Styles controls the situation despite Craig Whatman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
This is starting to resemble a Floyd Mayweather fight. You can here the boos starting.
Furious Styles is cooling the fight on the ground
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Furious Styles pushes Craig Whatman down and prevents his attempts to escape
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Furious Styles controls the situation despite Craig Whatman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Furious Styles.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Shovel hook by Furious Styles
tags Luke Warm.
Luke Warm has a small cut in his Mouth
Craig Whatman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Furious Styles jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Furious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Furious moves forward looking for some action
Furious Styles shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
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 1:45 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Furious takes a break to breathe while holding Craig Whatman.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Some of the people here are booing!
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Furious and Luke Warm circle around the center of the cage.
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
This is starting to resemble a Floyd Mayweather fight. You can here the boos starting.
Furious Styles tries to pass Craig Whatman's guard...
Furious Styles manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 4 round
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles has punished Luke Warm very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
Some of the people here are booing!
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 4 round
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Furious tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious Styles looks to mount Craig Whatman...
Furious Styles slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Furious Styles tries to better his position on the ground...
Furious is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Furious Styles pushes Craig Whatman down and prevents his attempts to escape
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Furious Styles.
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Round 5
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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 taking this opportunity to rest.
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles looks to posture up and open Craig Whatman's guard...
Furious Styles forces Craig Whatman to open his guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Furious Styles is in open guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles has punished Luke Warm very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
Luke Warm tries to close his guard around Furious
He is not able to do it
Furious Styles is in open guard over Luke Warm
Luke Warm tries to close his guard around Furious
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Furious Styles is in open guard over Luke Warm
Luke Warm tries to close his guard around Furious
He is not able to do it
Furious Styles is in open guard over Luke Warm
Furious is taking this opportunity to rest.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) are cheering for the fighters.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:35 in the 5 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:00 in the 5 round
Furious Styles burned himself out. I don't think he has any gas left in the tank.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:10 in the 5 round
Furious and Luke Warm circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Furious sprawls and remains on his feet.
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Furious Styles looks rather shattered.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
I think Furious Styles needs to learn how to pace himself better. His performance is suffering from his exhaustion.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement he can receive.
Craig Whatman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:05 in the 5 round
Some of the people here are booing!
Craig Whatman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
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
Furious Styles circles around Luke Warm
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 4:25 in the 5 round
Furious and Luke Warm 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.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
Winner is Furious Styles by Split decision at 5:00 Round 5
Statistics: Furious Styles
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 66,74
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 818 s
Statistics: Craig Whatman
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/12 (42%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 27,2
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 3,4
Time on the ground 818 s
Whatman took Styles down, laid and prayed. He put a stat point into control and asked what it could do - that. Second round, one heavy punch by Styles, and takedowns by Whatman - lay and pray again. The judges apparently did not find that style impressive.
Craig Whatman looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Luke Warm is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
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.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Craig Whatman looks to mount Furious Styles...
Craig Whatman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Craig Whatman is in full mount over Furious Styles
Furious Styles tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
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
Luke Warm misses a step and Furious Styles sees an opportunity to counter him!
Furious tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Furious Styles fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman is cooling the fight on the ground
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 tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Furious Styles fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
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 on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles tries to pass Craig Whatman's guard...
Furious Styles manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Furious tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Luke Warm from the side mount!
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Furious Styles controls the situation despite Craig Whatman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to 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 on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
This is starting to resemble a Floyd Mayweather fight. You can here the boos starting.
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
Craig Whatman is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
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.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Furious tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Craig Whatman is looking to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman gets his hips free and moves to 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
Luke Warm 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) is cheering him!
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Furious tries to show some ground skills
Furious Styles put Luke Warm in half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
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
Craig Whatman tries to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Luke Warm tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Furious from the side mount!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Furious.
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Round 2
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Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
An overhand right from Furious Styles that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Luke Warm's stops that one with his face! How is Luke Warm standing?!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
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
Craig Whatman looks to mount Furious Styles...
Furious Styles takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Craig Whatman tries to pass to half guard...
Furious Styles's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
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
Luke Warm tries to free his leg...
Furious doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Furious is trying to counter now!
Furious Styles overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Luke Warm pulls his arm out of danger.
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
Luke Warm is in closed guard... Furious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over 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.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman is cooling the fight on the ground
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.
Craig Whatman moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Craig Whatman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Furious goes down.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Furious steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Furious tries to close his guard around Luke Warm
He succeeds!
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!
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Craig Whatman is looking to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Furious Styles attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles manages to switch to full guard.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Furious
Luke Warm is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal allows Furious time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Some of the people here are booing!
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Craig Whatman circles around Furious
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
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Furious Styles is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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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 is in closed guard... Furious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to escape from the full mount...
Furious Styles is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles tries to pass Craig Whatman's guard...
Furious Styles manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Furious's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get 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
Craig Whatman is looking to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Furious
Craig Whatman tries to pass Furious Styles's guard...
Craig Whatman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Craig Whatman is in side mount over Furious Styles
Some of the people here are booing!
Craig Whatman looks to pass to mount...
Furious creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) are cheering for the fighters.
Furious moves backwards and Craig Whatman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Furious looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Craig Whatman's punches
Luke Warm is on the receiving end of a great combo by Furious.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Furious and Luke Warm circle around the center of the cage.
Craig Whatman looks rather shattered.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
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
Furious Styles attempts to trap Craig Whatman in his guard.
Furious Styles manages to switch to full guard.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Craig Whatman struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Furious
Craig Whatman tries to pass to half guard...
Furious Styles's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
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!
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Furious Styles tries to better his position on the ground...
Furious is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll on the ground...
Furious knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Luke Warm misses a step and Furious Styles sees an opportunity to counter him!
Furious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Furious Styles controls the situation despite Craig Whatman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
This is starting to resemble a Floyd Mayweather fight. You can here the boos starting.
Furious Styles is cooling the fight on the ground
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Furious Styles pushes Craig Whatman down and prevents his attempts to escape
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Furious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Furious Styles controls the situation despite Craig Whatman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Furious Styles.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Shovel hook by Furious Styles
tags Luke Warm.
Luke Warm has a small cut in his Mouth
Craig Whatman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Furious Styles jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Furious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Furious moves forward looking for some action
Furious Styles shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
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 1:45 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Furious takes a break to breathe while holding Craig Whatman.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Craig Whatman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Luke Warm steps backwards away from Furious Styles. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Some of the people here are booing!
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Furious and Luke Warm circle around the center of the cage.
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
This is starting to resemble a Floyd Mayweather fight. You can here the boos starting.
Furious Styles tries to pass Craig Whatman's guard...
Furious Styles manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 4 round
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles has punished Luke Warm very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
Some of the people here are booing!
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Craig Whatman attempts to move to full guard
Furious Styles keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 4 round
Furious Styles is in half guard over Luke Warm
Furious tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Furious Styles is in side mount over Craig Whatman
Furious Styles looks to mount Craig Whatman...
Furious Styles slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Furious Styles tries to better his position on the ground...
Furious is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Furious Styles is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Luke Warm is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Furious Styles pushes Craig Whatman down and prevents his attempts to escape
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Furious Styles.
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Round 5
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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 taking this opportunity to rest.
Furious Styles is in closed guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles looks to posture up and open Craig Whatman's guard...
Furious Styles forces Craig Whatman to open his guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Furious Styles is in open guard over Luke Warm
Furious Styles has punished Luke Warm very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
Luke Warm tries to close his guard around Furious
He is not able to do it
Furious Styles is in open guard over Luke Warm
Luke Warm tries to close his guard around Furious
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Furious Styles is in open guard over Luke Warm
Luke Warm tries to close his guard around Furious
He is not able to do it
Furious Styles is in open guard over Luke Warm
Furious is taking this opportunity to rest.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) are cheering for the fighters.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:35 in the 5 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:00 in the 5 round
Furious Styles burned himself out. I don't think he has any gas left in the tank.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:10 in the 5 round
Furious and Luke Warm circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Furious sprawls and remains on his feet.
Luke Warm moves backwards and Furious Styles is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Furious Styles looks rather shattered.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Furious Styles fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
I think Furious Styles needs to learn how to pace himself better. His performance is suffering from his exhaustion.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement he can receive.
Craig Whatman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:05 in the 5 round
Some of the people here are booing!
Craig Whatman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
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
Furious Styles circles around Luke Warm
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Furious studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 4:25 in the 5 round
Furious and Luke Warm 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.
Luke Warm and Furious circle around the center of the cage.
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
Winner is Furious Styles by Split decision at 5:00 Round 5
Statistics: Furious Styles
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 66,74
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 818 s
Statistics: Craig Whatman
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/12 (42%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 27,2
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 3,4
Time on the ground 818 s
Whatman took Styles down, laid and prayed. He put a stat point into control and asked what it could do - that. Second round, one heavy punch by Styles, and takedowns by Whatman - lay and pray again. The judges apparently did not find that style impressive.