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HFC 183 Troublemakers PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe has chosen Tom Sawyer by Rush as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanishk Soni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thorpe.
Soni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorpe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soni somewhat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thorpe checks a leg kick.
Soni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorpe's coach down at The Power Plant was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thorpe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Soni stuffs the takedown attempt from Thorpe. Thorpe gets slowly back to his feet.
Soni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thorpe.
Thorpe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soni ducks under a wild hook from Thorpe.
Thorpe wants to clinch up but Soni keeps it at a distance.
Soni goes for a double leg but Thorpe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thorpe continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanishk Soni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soni breaks the clinch.
Soni is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorpe.
Thorpe fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Soni
and Thorpe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thorpe lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
Soni jumps guard and drags Thorpe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thorpe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Soni has momentary wrist control but Thorpe slips an elbow through the middle.
Thorpe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soni keeping moving, preventing Thorpe from controlling successfully.
Thorpe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Thorpe might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Soni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorpe.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soni tries to clinch up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thorpe enables Soni to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thorpe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thorpe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe pushes Soni off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Soni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thorpe avoids it really well and circles away.
Thorpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soni rushes Thorpe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soni wants a takedown but no success here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorpe.
Thorpe is looking for a takedown.
Thorpe tries to stall but Soni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorpe wants a takedown but no success here.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorpe.
Soni is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soni is trying to push Thorpe away but Thorpe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soni throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorpe.
Soni is trying to push Thorpe away but Thorpe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorpe tries to score a body lock takedown but Soni shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Soni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorpe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Thorpe seems content to control.
Thorpe looks to land a strike but Soni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Thorpe looking to pass the guard.
Thorpe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Soni has his hands on Thorpe's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thorpe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for Thorpe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thorpe tries to clinch up.
Soni lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thorpe will feel that in the morning.
Soni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thorpe tries to clinch up.
Soni wants to clinch but Thorpe slips to the side
and Thorpe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorpe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thorpe lands in his opponent's guard.
Thorpe controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni keeping moving, preventing Thorpe from controlling successfully.
Thorpe stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Soni throws up his legs and catches Thorpe in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Thorpe tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Soni! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tanishk Soni!
After winning the bout, Tanishk Soni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Scott Thorpe was interviewed post fight and said 'I need more PEDs for the next fight. Who's got the od juice?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez has chosen Skindred - Rat Race as his entrance music. Antonio Suarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Rosenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
Rosenberg scores with a jab to the head.
Rosenberg misses with a hook. Suarez ducked under it nicely.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Rosenberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rosenberg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Suarez on his heels. He'll look to pass Suarez's guard now, I'm sure.
Rosenberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rosenberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rosenberg wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Rosenberg from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rosenberg looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suarez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rosenberg was covering up waiting for the punch and Suarez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Suarez passes Rosenberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez prevents Rosenberg from improving his position.
Suarez trying to control the action but Rosenberg is working from the bottom.
Suarez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rosenberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rosenberg tries to get to full guard but Suarez has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suarez connects with a nice short shot to Rosenberg's temple.
Suarez is stalling here. Rosenberg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Suarez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rosenberg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosenberg tries to score with some ground and pound. Suarez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rosenberg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rosenberg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rosenberg tries to move to mount but Suarez blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez struggling a bit here.
Suarez parries the strikes from Rosenberg easily there. Rosenberg is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Suarez to escape.
Suarez is looking for a sweep.
Rosenberg is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rosenberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rosenberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rosenberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suarez.
Antonio Suarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suarez throws out a leg kick but Rosenberg moves out of range and Suarez only half commits.
Rosenberg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Suarez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez trying to keep a closed guard but Rosenberg is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenberg throws an elbow that misses. Suarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosenberg's guard. Nice move by Suarez!
Rosenberg working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenberg controlling the position.
Rosenberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suarez being controlled here momentarily.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Rosenberg keeps moving.
Suarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rosenberg's head.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosenberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rosenberg working for a triangle but Suarez defends it easily.
Suarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Rosenberg can't keep his opponent in guard - Suarez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Niko Rosenberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suarez seems to be working for a kimura but Rosenberg defends the submission attempt.
Suarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Rosenberg manages to get to full guard.
Suarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rosenberg's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rosenberg sees it coming and defends easily.
Suarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosenberg is trying is best to control the position here.
Rosenberg wants to get back to full guard.
Rosenberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suarez can do to turn this around?
Rosenberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rosenberg is controlling Suarez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Suarez trying to work for an americana but Rosenberg has managed to regain full guard.
Rosenberg is pulling down on Suarez's head to control his posture.
Rosenberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four 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.
Rosenberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Suarez being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Suarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosenberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Suarez's half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosenberg is trying to control. Suarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rosenberg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Suarez throws a series of punches but Rosenberg avoids them all with ease.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rosenberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suarez with a poor takedown
and Rosenberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt - Rosenberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Niko Rosenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Suarez.
Suarez misses with a right hand
and Rosenberg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suarez's knee momentarily.
Rosenberg tests Suarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suarez ducks under a wild hook from Rosenberg.
Nice straight punches there by Rosenberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rosenberg.
Rosenberg throws a hook to the side of Suarez's head but Suarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Rosenberg circles away easily
and Rosenberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Rosenberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rosenberg.
Suarez shoots in but Rosenberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosenberg catches Suarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rosenberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt
and Rosenberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rosenberg slips under a jab from Suarez.
Suarez walks into a left hand.
Rosenberg scores with a shot to the body.
Suarez darts in looking for a takedown but Rosenberg gets double underhooks and turns Suarez into the cage.
Rosenberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
A short body shot lands from Rosenberg as the two fighters clinch.
Rosenberg lands a takedown into guard.
Rosenberg is stalling in the full guard.
Suarez keeping full guard, as Rosenberg tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Rosenberg is really struggling to control Suarez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenberg is one step ahead there.
Antonio Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rosenberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rosenberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rosenberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rosenberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Antonio Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rosenberg stuffs the takedown.
Suarez tries to bum rush Rosenberg with a series of wild strikes but Rosenberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suarez misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Rosenberg.
Suarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suarez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rosenberg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rosenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Rosenberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suarez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Suarez tries to buck Rosenberg off but Rosenberg is having none of it.
Rosenberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Suarez is not content to let Rosenberg control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Rosenberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosenberg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Rosenberg!
A relieved looking Niko Rosenberg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Sadat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhelin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anwar Sadat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anwar Sadat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhelin Li!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadat lands with a straight right. Li didn't see that one coming.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sadat.
Li moves away from the strike by Sadat.
Li looks for a takedown but Sadat sprawls well.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown but Sadat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Li's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Li shoots in and drives through. Sadat sprawls well.
We've been hearing reports that Sadat has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Anwar Sadat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhelin Li.
Sadat with a hook.
Li walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sadat throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a single leg into guard. Sadat didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li trying to control but Sadat is working from the bottom.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sadat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sadat keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Sadat is retaining full guard.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li is looking to pass into half guard but Sadat pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sadat is in guard.
Sadat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sadat sitting in guard here, content to control.
Li is trying to keep Sadat in close.
Sadat trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
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.
Sadat slips nicely into half guard.
Sadat is looking to advance position but Li won't allow it.
Sadat is thwarting Li's attempts to control the position.
Li regains full guard. Nicely done.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Li keeping moving, preventing Sadat from controlling successfully.
Li keeping full guard, as Sadat tries to pass.
Sadat advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadat is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Li tries to improve position but can't.
Li is still trying to improve position.
Sadat looking to control but instead Li has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sadat tries to pass to full mount but Li defends it.
Li looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sadat is trying to work for a kimura but Li is defending well.
Li is controlling Sadat's trapped leg to prevent Sadat from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Li is trying to control but can't.
Sadat wants to pass the guard but Li is defending well.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Sadat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
Li is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sadat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sadat's back!
Will Li go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Li looking for the choke but no joy.
Well, with Li on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sadat is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li is looking for the choke from the back position but Sadat is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anwar Sadat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Li is looking to clinch.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Li or perhaps it was just good defense by Sadat, which made it look bad.
Sadat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Li defends well and Sadat ends up having to push Li into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sadat's efforts to push away.
Li is trying to drag Sadat to the mat but Sadat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anwar Sadat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhelin Li.
Li manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadat stands and throws Li's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Li is looking to regain half guard here but Sadat keeps moving and retains side control.
Sadat tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sadat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sadat wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Li, who protects the arm well.
Li prevents Sadat from moving into mount.
Li sneaks back into half guard.
Sadat trying to control from half guard but Li is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sadat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Sadat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Li tries to roll over but Sadat keeps him under control.
Sadat trying to mount his opponent but Li defends it.
Li wants to improve his position but Sadat is controlling well.
Li is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sadat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sadat's back!
Li is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sadat has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sadat knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sadat for a finish.
Li punches the canvas rather than the man.
Li is persistently looking for the submission but Sadat is defending it well.
Sadat covering up well and avoiding damage.
Li patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li looking for the RNC.
Sadat wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Li cracks Sadat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sadat avoids a series of strikes thrown by Li.
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sadat?
Li avoids the attempt from Sadat to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Li working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhelin Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sadat misses with a body shot.
Sadat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Sadat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sadat stuffs the takedown attempt from Li. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Sadat misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Sadat.
Li darts in looking for a takedown but Sadat gets double underhooks and turns Li into the cage.
Li is trying to stall.
Li pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li controls Sadat momentarily but Sadat frees himself.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working for a triangle but Sadat defends it easily.
Sadat trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sadat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sadat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadat tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sadat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sadat is trying to move to mount but Li reverses beautifully and ends up in Sadat's guard.
Li wants to pass the guard but Sadat is keeping the position.
Zhelin Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sadat is pulling down on Li's head. It's preventing any offense from Li, at least for the moment.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li won't allow Sadat to sweep him here.
Sadat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sadat keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Sadat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sadat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sadat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Li keeping moving, preventing Sadat from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li trying to control the position here.
Sadat trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sadat is one step ahead there.
Sadat forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sadat trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Anwar Sadat.
I think Sadat 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anwar Sadat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Degrizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fetty Mockenmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mockenmaker has chosen break ya fu**ing neck as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
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209 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Degrizz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fetty Mockenmaker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mockenmaker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Degrizz as he jumps to the side.
Degrizz looks to land a left hand but Mockenmaker moved out of range nicely.
Mockenmaker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Degrizz.
Mockenmaker goes for a double leg but Degrizz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Degrizz continues to drive forward.
Mockenmaker is looking for a takedown.
Jim Degrizz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fetty Mockenmaker.
Mockenmaker is working for takedown but Degrizz is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've been hearing reports that Degrizz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Degrizz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Degrizz manages to break the clinch.
Mockenmaker shoots in for a takedown but Degrizz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the body from Mockenmaker misses
and Degrizz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Degrizz tries a head kick but it misses.
Mockenmaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mockenmaker is looking to chop away at Degrizz's legs.
Mockenmaker darts in looking for a takedown but Degrizz gets double underhooks and turns Mockenmaker into the cage.
Mockenmaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Degrizz lands but Mockenmaker takes it in his stride.
Degrizz misses with a few strikes there.
Mockenmaker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Degrizz defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Degrizz.
Degrizz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mockenmaker is rocked!
Mockenmaker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mockenmaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Degrizz finish him?
Degrizz lands a right hook to the body.
Degrizz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mockenmaker misses with a shot to the body
and Degrizz counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Mockenmaker.
Degrizz throws a quick head kick that knocks Mockenmaker silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Degrizz is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim Degrizz!
Jim Degrizz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, t.i and ludacris-wish you would. The key to victory for Tyson Drone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Drone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan tries for a takedown but Drone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ryan gets the takedown into side control.
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Drone is defending well.
Ryan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Drone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Drone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryan sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
Drone is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan gets full guard.
Drone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ryan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Drone doesn't defend quickly enough and Ryan has managed to lock this one up! Can Drone escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ryan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jack Ryan!
Our winner, Jack Ryan, 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hammet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Finger Eleven - Slow Chemical. Gordon Hammet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Garcilazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gordon Hammet!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcilazo moves away.
Garcilazo throws a nice inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hammet has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice shot by Hammet.
Gordon Hammet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammet looks for a takedown but Garcilazo sprawls well.
No luck for Garcilazo with that takedown attempt.
Garcilazo scores with a leg kick.
Hammet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hammet shoots in but Garcilazo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hammet lands with an overhand left.
No luck for Garcilazo with that takedown attempt.
Garcilazo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hammet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammet throwing strikes but missing.
Hammet postures up and lands a big shot to Garcilazo's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammet connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammet being controlled here momentarily.
Hammet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammet postures up.
Hammet works over Garcilazo with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammet passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hammet throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garcilazo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garcilazo's coaches at Rape Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hammet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo tries to bench press Hammet off him but Hammet keeps the position.
Garcilazo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hammet.
Garcilazo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hammet sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Garcilazo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Garcilazo is trying to get back to half guard.
Hammet throws an elbow but Garcilazo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hammet goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Garcilazo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hammet but great work by Garcilazo.
Hammet is pushing Garcilazo's head away, looking to escape. Garcilazo manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo controlling from side mount.
Garcilazo is looking to take a break and control but Hammet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcilazo prevents Hammet from escaping the position.
Garcilazo controls the position from side control.
Garcilazo trying to control the action but Hammet is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcilazo advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Hammet dominated that round.
That's time! Garcilazo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hammet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Gordon Hammet has been cut.
Garcilazo tries to score with a low kick but Hammet moves his leg out of the way.
Hammet just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcilazo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcilazo staying out of range there.
Garcilazo clinches with his opponent.
Garcilazo lands with a right to the head.
Hammet is looking for a takedown.
Hammet looking for a takedown.
Hammet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcilazo's sensitive parts.
Garcilazo is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Garcilazo shuts the power down on Hammet. Lights out, game over! Garcilazo is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Garcilazo!
A very excited looking Martin Garcilazo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshawn Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marshawn Lynch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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30
285 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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28
260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshawn Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Viceroy lands a jab to the head.
Viceroy scores with a body shot.
Viceroy tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Viceroy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Viceroy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lynch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Viceroy looks to land a combination. Lynch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lynch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viceroy ducks under a wild hook from Lynch.
Viceroy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lynch wants to clinch up but Viceroy keeps it at a distance.
Viceroy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lynch's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Viceroy.
Lynch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Viceroy works over Lynch's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OH! Lynch has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Viceroy smells blood and charges in for the finish! Viceroy unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Lynch sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lord Viceroy!
Lord Viceroy gave a mention to V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Langer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanjay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langer comes to the cage accompanied by Jeezy f. Rocko and 2 Chainz - Benihana. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sanjay Singh enters the cage!
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28
238 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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29
232 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernhard Langer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sanjay Singh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langer clinches with his opponent.
Langer lands a left hand.
Langer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Langer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Langer fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Nice body punch from Langer - that landed with a thud.
Singh blocking some punches.
Langer pushes Singh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singh tries to work over Langer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Langer digs a right hand underneath Singh's ribcage. Singh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Langer controls his hands.
Singh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Langer.
Langer misses with some punches.
Singh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Langer scores with a hook to the body.
Langer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Singh.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Langer.
Langer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh trying to stall but Langer improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Langer cracks Singh with a nice body shot.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Langer fails to land.
Langer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Singhs head.
Langer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Langer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Langer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Langer is working Singh over against the cage.
Langer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Langer.
A nice left hand lands by Langer.
A short left from Langer.
Singh misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Langer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Singh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Langer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langer throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
Langer lands with a short shot to the head.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Langer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Singhs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Langer.
Langer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Langer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Langer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Langer working aggressively here.
Singh is looking to control Langer's arms but Langer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Singh has his back to the cage.
Singh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Langer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Langer lands a left hand.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Langer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Langer scores with a shot to the side of Singh's head.
Singh is rocked!
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Singh is still on wobbly legs! Can Langer finish him?
Langer misses with the head strike.
Langer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Langer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh seems to have recovered his senses.
Singh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Singh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Langer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Langer lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langer misses with a punch on the inside.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Langer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Langer lands a hook that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Langer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Singh to his knees! Langer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernhard Langer!
Bernhard Langer retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Bernhard Langer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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