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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Soren Bammerthwaite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Duim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soren Bammerthwaite has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soren Bammerthwaite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Duim!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Duim.
Duim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bammerthwaite.
Bammerthwaite takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bammerthwaite throws a wild body kick that Duim sees coming a mile off.
Soren Bammerthwaite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duim checks a low kick from Bammerthwaite.
Bammerthwaite misses with a hook. Duim ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Duim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bammerthwaite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bammerthwaite misses with a low kick.
Duim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bammerthwaite on the side of the head.
Duim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duim tries to close the distance and clinch but Bammerthwaite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bammerthwaite darts in looking for a takedown but Duim gets double underhooks and turns Bammerthwaite into the ropes.
An inside leg kick from Bammerthwaite misses.
Duim feints and then cracks Bammerthwaite's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bammerthwaite down.
Duim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duim cracks Bammerthwaite with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bammerthwaite throws an off balance right hand
and Duim counters with a nice uppercut.
Duim jabs Bammerthwaite to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bammerthwaite tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bammerthwaite somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soren Bammerthwaite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duim cracks Bammerthwaite with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bammerthwaite misses with a shot to the body
and Duim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bammerthwaite changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Duim looks to score with a jab to the body but Bammerthwaite is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duim wants it to stay on the feet.
Danny Duim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duim digs a good hook to Bammerthwaite's body.
Duim jabs at Bammerthwaite's body.
Duim connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duim rushes Bammerthwaite and presses him up against the ropes.
Duim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bammerthwaite blocks an uppercut.
Bammerthwaite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bammerthwaite.
Duim goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bammerthwaite misses with a shot to the body
and Duim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bammerthwaite tries to land a leg kick but Duim saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duim gets caught flat footed, as Bammerthwaite shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bammerthwaite showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bammerthwaite sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duim's guard.
Bammerthwaite is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Duim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bammerthwaite. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bammerthwaite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bammerthwaite looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bammerthwaite is looking to take a break and control but Duim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bammerthwaite is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Duim is defending against the submission attempts here by Bammerthwaite.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite controlling the action here.
Bammerthwaite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bammerthwaite is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've been informed that Duim has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duim has hold of Bammerthwaite's hands but Bammerthwaite slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bammerthwaite is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Duim!
Duim holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bammerthwaite tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bammerthwaite is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Duim is surviving well by controlling Bammerthwaite's body position as best he can.
Bammerthwaite looking to secure an arm triangle but Duim defends it well.
Bammerthwaite throws some wild stikes that Duim manages to avoid easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bammerthwaite trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bammerthwaite lands a heavy elbow.
Bammerthwaite is working for a guillotine from mount but Duim frees his head quite easily.
Bammerthwaite has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bammerthwaite looking to ground and pound but Duim is blocking nicely.
Bammerthwaite lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bammerthwaite looking to secure an arm triangle but Duim defends it well.
Duim is in a horrible position here. Bammerthwaite smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Duim is bucking up trying to escape but Bammerthwaite cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bammerthwaite throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Duim blocking the ground and pound.
Bammerthwaite working for a submission but Duim is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bammerthwaite looking to finish with strikes here!
Duim is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Duim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bammerthwaite landing strikes from the mount and Duim is in trouble!
Bammerthwaite working Duim over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soren Bammerthwaite dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bammerthwaite misses with a takedown
and Duim counters with a nice body shot.
Duim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bammerthwaite closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Duim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Bammerthwaite crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bammerthwaite lands some shots froms side control.
Bammerthwaite has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Duim!
Bammerthwaite wants to finish this one by submission but Duim is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bammerthwaite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Duim wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bammerthwaite.
Bammerthwaite wants to control the pace but Duim is squirming around nicely.
Duim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bammerthwaite is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bammerthwaite working for a guillotine from mount but Duim is in no mood to give up.
Bammerthwaite lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Duim hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite looking to ground and pound but Duim is blocking nicely.
Soren Bammerthwaite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bammerthwaite throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Duim is in a horrible position here. Bammerthwaite smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Duim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bammerthwaite looking to ground and pound but Duim is blocking nicely.
Bammerthwaite tries to control but Duim wriggling away.
Bammerthwaite takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Duim is surviving well by controlling Bammerthwaite's body position as best he can.
Bammerthwaite working the ground and pound effectively.
Duim tries to lock up and control but Bammerthwaite gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bammerthwaite trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bammerthwaite misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Duim looks a forlorn figure.
Duim is in a horrible position here. Bammerthwaite smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bammerthwaite with the ground and pound from mount.
Bammerthwaite throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bammerthwaite looking to finish Duim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Duim!
Bammerthwaite cracks Duim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite looking to control but Duim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bammerthwaite goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Duim is on top in guard.
Bammerthwaite is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bammerthwaite not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duim can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite stalling.
Bammerthwaite throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duim is not content to let Bammerthwaite control the position.
Duim is defending against the submission attempts here by Bammerthwaite.
Bammerthwaite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duim keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite trying to mount his opponent but Duim defends it.
Bammerthwaite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duim keeps working.
Bammerthwaite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duim can do to turn this around?
Bammerthwaite sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duim defending well though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bammerthwaite controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Duim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bammerthwaite misses with a straight right.
Duim lands an overhand right.
Duim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bammerthwaite on the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite with a lazy takedown attempt
and Duim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bammerthwaite misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soren Bammerthwaite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duim is pushing Bammerthwaite up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bammerthwaite breaks the clinch.
Duim lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bammerthwaite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soren Bammerthwaite dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bammerthwaite misses with a takedown attempt - Duim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bammerthwaite is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Duim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duim works Bammerthwaite's body with a nice hook.
Duim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duim moves in looking to clinch but Bammerthwaite pushes him off.
Bammerthwaite tries to counter by clinching up but Duim breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bammerthwaite throws a body shot but no joy.
Bammerthwaite rushes Duim and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bammerthwaite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite pushes off an throws an elbow but Duim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Duim tries to land knees in the clinch but Bammerthwaite avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bammerthwaite.
Bammerthwaite has Duim pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Duim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Duim has Bammerthwaite pressed against the ropes.
Bammerthwaite breaks from the clinch.
Duim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bammerthwaite. Bammerthwaite circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bammerthwaite throws a combination that misses
and Duim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duim stuffs the takedown attempt from Bammerthwaite. Bammerthwaite gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soren Bammerthwaite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bammerthwaite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite blocks a body shot from Duim.
Duim tries to land knees in the clinch but Bammerthwaite avoids the damage to the body.
Duim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bammerthwaite jumps into guard, dragging Duim to the mat.
Bammerthwaite is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bammerthwaite has his foot on Duim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duim works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duim trying to control but Bammerthwaite is working from the bottom.
Duim won't allow Bammerthwaite to sweep him here.
Bammerthwaite has a closed guard, preventing Duim from standing up.
Bammerthwaite manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Duim manages to get himself to full guard.
Bammerthwaite landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Bammerthwaite advances to half guard.
Bammerthwaite is looking to advance position but Duim won't allow it.
Bammerthwaite passes to full mount!
Duim tries to reverse the position but Bammerthwaite maintains control.
Bammerthwaite controlling from the full mount.
Bammerthwaite lands a nice shot to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Duim has left one of his arms exposed and Bammerthwaite doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Duim screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Soren Bammerthwaite!
Our winner, Soren Bammerthwaite, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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