Post by The Rocketmen on Mar 11, 2013 10:11:44 GMT -5
Justin Traviss looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Craig Whatman looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Sandman and Luke Warm move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Craig Whatman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Justin Traviss is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Luke Warm into his guard.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Sandman
Luke Warm is in closed guard... Sandman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
Justin Traviss is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Traviss in his guard...
Craig Whatman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Justin Traviss is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Sandman tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Justin Traviss controls the situation despite Craig Whatman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Justin Traviss is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Traviss in his guard...
Justin Traviss rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm
Luke Warm has given his back to Justin Traviss who is trying to get one hook in!
Justin Traviss has one hook in!
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm with one hook in
Luke Warm has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Craig Whatman uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Craig Whatman. 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Luke Warm is connecting with a few punches
Luke Warm pushes Justin Traviss and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Sandman is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
An overhand right from Justin Traviss 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?!
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Sandman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Craig Whatman's punches
Sandman measures the resilience of Luke Warm's chin with an uppercut while Luke Warm lands some great crosses.
Sandman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Craig Whatman's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Craig Whatman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sandman goes down.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Sandman
Luke Warm moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Sandman
Nice beating Justin Traviss has received.
Justin Traviss tries to close the guard.
Sandman put Craig Whatman in closed guard.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Sandman
Luke Warm breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Sandman
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Luke Warm is in closed guard... Sandman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
Justin Traviss is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Traviss in his guard...
Justin Traviss rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm
Luke Warm has given his back to Justin Traviss who is trying to get one hook in!
Justin Traviss has one hook in!
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm with one hook in
Terrible one sided match... Luke Warm was not ready to fight a fighter of Justin Traviss caliber.
Sandman has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Luke Warm.
Nicely done! Sandman now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm with two hooks in
Luke Warm has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Craig Whatman uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Craig Whatman. 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Justin Traviss has found an opening in the defense of Luke Warm, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Luke Warm is wobbling!
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Craig Whatman attempts a sweep single...
Justin Traviss was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Sandman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Justin Traviss fakes a punch and launches himself over Luke Warm!
Nice move by Sandman who clinches and pushes Luke Warm against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Craig Whatman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sandman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Justin Traviss tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Luke Warm is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sandman launches a few hard punches to Craig Whatman's ribs!
Craig Whatman's ribs shows the damage! Justin Traviss is working his opponent ribs!
Craig Whatman pushes away Sandman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sandman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Craig Whatman
The fighters are clinching.
Craig Whatman slightly pushes Sandman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Justin Traviss.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Sandman is connecting with a few punches
Justin Traviss goes with a looping right hand while Craig Whatman jumps back and jabs
Luke Warm seems staggered and Justin Traviss runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Luke Warm stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Justin Traviss is coming in again!
The ref pulls off Justin Traviss! Luke Warm seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Craig Whatman's Mouth
Winner is Justin Traviss by TKO (Punch) at 0:44 Round 2
Statistics: Justin Traviss
Punches 11/20 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 691,7
Clinch Damage 53,44
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 156 s
Statistics: Craig Whatman
Punches 8/14 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 88,19
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 156 s
Honestly, when I saw Whatman land some takedowns I thought the fight would go differently, and nearly did. Just needs to do something when he gets his opponents where he wants them.
Craig Whatman looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Sandman and Luke Warm move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Craig Whatman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Justin Traviss is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Luke Warm into his guard.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Sandman
Luke Warm is in closed guard... Sandman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
Justin Traviss is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Traviss in his guard...
Craig Whatman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Justin Traviss is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Sandman tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Justin Traviss controls the situation despite Craig Whatman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Justin Traviss is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Traviss in his guard...
Justin Traviss rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm
Luke Warm has given his back to Justin Traviss who is trying to get one hook in!
Justin Traviss has one hook in!
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm with one hook in
Luke Warm has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Craig Whatman uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Craig Whatman. 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Luke Warm is connecting with a few punches
Luke Warm pushes Justin Traviss and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Sandman is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
An overhand right from Justin Traviss 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?!
Luke Warm studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Sandman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Craig Whatman's punches
Sandman measures the resilience of Luke Warm's chin with an uppercut while Luke Warm lands some great crosses.
Sandman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Craig Whatman's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Craig Whatman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sandman goes down.
Craig Whatman is in open guard over Sandman
Luke Warm moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Craig Whatman is in half guard over Sandman
Nice beating Justin Traviss has received.
Justin Traviss tries to close the guard.
Sandman put Craig Whatman in closed guard.
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Sandman
Luke Warm breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Craig Whatman is in closed guard over Sandman
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Luke Warm is in closed guard... Sandman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Craig Whatman!
Justin Traviss is in full mount over Craig Whatman
Craig Whatman tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Traviss in his guard...
Justin Traviss rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm
Luke Warm has given his back to Justin Traviss who is trying to get one hook in!
Justin Traviss has one hook in!
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm with one hook in
Terrible one sided match... Luke Warm was not ready to fight a fighter of Justin Traviss caliber.
Sandman has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Luke Warm.
Nicely done! Sandman now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Sandman is in rear mount over Luke Warm with two hooks in
Luke Warm has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Craig Whatman uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Craig Whatman. 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Justin Traviss has found an opening in the defense of Luke Warm, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Luke Warm is wobbling!
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Craig Whatman attempts a sweep single...
Justin Traviss was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Sandman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Justin Traviss fakes a punch and launches himself over Luke Warm!
Nice move by Sandman who clinches and pushes Luke Warm against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Craig Whatman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sandman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Justin Traviss tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Luke Warm is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sandman launches a few hard punches to Craig Whatman's ribs!
Craig Whatman's ribs shows the damage! Justin Traviss is working his opponent ribs!
Craig Whatman pushes away Sandman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sandman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Craig Whatman
The fighters are clinching.
Craig Whatman slightly pushes Sandman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Justin Traviss.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Sandman is connecting with a few punches
Justin Traviss goes with a looping right hand while Craig Whatman jumps back and jabs
Luke Warm seems staggered and Justin Traviss runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Luke Warm stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Justin Traviss is coming in again!
The ref pulls off Justin Traviss! Luke Warm seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Craig Whatman's Mouth
Winner is Justin Traviss by TKO (Punch) at 0:44 Round 2
Statistics: Justin Traviss
Punches 11/20 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 691,7
Clinch Damage 53,44
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 156 s
Statistics: Craig Whatman
Punches 8/14 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 88,19
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 156 s
Honestly, when I saw Whatman land some takedowns I thought the fight would go differently, and nearly did. Just needs to do something when he gets his opponents where he wants them.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!