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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Whitaker (ranked 2568 p4p, 365 weight class) and Phil Coleman (ranked 3270 p4p, 440 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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223 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitaker, which made it look bad.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Whitaker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Whitaker tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Whitaker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whitaker works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
Whitaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitaker wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker.
Coleman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whitaker is on top in guard.
Whitaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
Whitaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Whitaker trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Whitaker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
Whitaker looking to pass the guard.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
Whitaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman trying to control the position.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Whitaker wants to control but Coleman postures up.
Whitaker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Whitaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whitaker tries to get out of the position.
Whitaker sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Whitaker!
Whitaker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Whitaker keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whitaker moves into full guard.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coleman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whitaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whitaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coleman lands a right hook to the body.
Coleman gets a clinch.
Coleman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Whitaker has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Coleman regains guard immediately.
Whitaker preventing the sweep.
Whitaker trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Whitaker postures up.
Coleman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Whitaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Whitaker being controlled here momentarily.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whitaker fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coleman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whitaker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coleman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whitaker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Whitaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker wants the takedown. Coleman is fighting it off but Whitaker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Coleman's guard against the cage.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitaker's guard.
Coleman trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Whitaker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman is fighting to break Whitaker's control of his arms but Whitaker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whitaker's head.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Whitaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whitaker trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Whitaker throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Whitaker tries to pass.
Whitaker forces his way into half guard.
Coleman is staying active underneath Whitaker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whitaker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitaker throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
Whitaker throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Whitaker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
Whitaker wants to pass to mount but Coleman is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker uses his free foot to push down on Coleman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Coleman.
Coleman wants to control but Whitaker is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Whitaker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coleman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phil Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Whitaker feinted with a counter takedown.
Coleman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coleman lands in his opponent's guard.
Whitaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Whitaker, not yet.
Coleman distracts Whitaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker working a defensive guard here.
Whitaker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker.
Whitaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coleman.
Coleman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whitaker is on top in guard.
Whitaker stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
Whitaker landing with the ground and pound.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Coleman has wrist control.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman controlling the position.
Coleman has momentary wrist control but Whitaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Whitaker stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Coleman pulls Whitaker in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Whitaker has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Whitaker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Eric Whitaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Whitaker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coleman is trying to improve his position.
Coleman manages to get back to half guard.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitaker.
Whitaker tries to pass to full mount but Coleman defends it.
Whitaker winds up and cracks Coleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitaker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whitaker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Whitaker.
I think Whitaker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Whitaker!
Eric Whitaker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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