Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: FREAKSHOW 43
Date: Nov 12, 2025

#R1#
Li will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Li.
Bowman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bowman wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Bowman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiguo Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowman misses with a low kick as Li jumps back.
Bowman misses with a straight left.
Bowman's coach down at Tap Out Tuesday was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bowman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Li shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bowman defends it nicely.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowman tries to sprawl out of it but Li keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bowman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Li tries for a takedown but Bowman circles away easily
and Bowman counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li closes the distance and clinches up with Bowman, looking for a takedown. Li pushes Bowman against the ropes but Bowman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bowman throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li fails with the takedown
and Bowman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bowman as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Bowman lands with a kick to the temple. Li shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowman swivels and escapes.
Li changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bowman tries to avoid it but Li manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bowman to the ground. Bowman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Li blocks a head kick by Bowman. #TD#
Li shoots in and bounces Bowman off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bowman's head.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.
Li will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bowman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Li postures up in Bowman's guard and throws a big left but Bowman blocks it.
Bowman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Li manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Bowman won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Li manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bowman manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Li's guard. #REVB#
Li working a defensive guard but Bowman manages to pass into side control anyway.
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.
Bowman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Li manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3#
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bowman's head.
Li wants to control but Bowman is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Bowman wants to get back to full guard.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li working over Bowman with some ground and pound. Bowman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Li connects with a nice short shot to Bowman's temple.
Li with the ground and pound but Bowman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Li is working Bowman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li postures up in Bowman's guard and throws a big left but Bowman blocks it. #T4#
Bowman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li stands up over Bowman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowman working a defensive guard here.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bowman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T5#
Bowman keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bowman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bowman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bowman wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice side step and Bowman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bowman stuffs the takedown attempt from Li. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Bowman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.
Li looks for a takedown but Bowman sprawls well.
A jab from Bowman finds it's way through Li's defenses.
Bowman connects with a solid leg kick. #TD#
Li gets a double leg takedown into Bowman's guard.#SU#
Li gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T6#
Bowman connects with an inside leg kick.
Bowman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sloppy strikes from Bowman. Those never looked like landing.
Li darts in looking for a takedown but Bowman gets double underhooks and turns Li into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li has Bowman pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bowman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bowman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bowman prevents it.
Li goes for a takedown attempt but Bowman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #KD2#
Bowman drops Li with a beautiful combination! Li stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bowman is looking for the KO!
Christian Bowman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T7#
Good standup being displayed there by Bowman as he connects with a hook.
Bowman throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Li.
Christian Bowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bowman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowman cracks Li with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Li fails to land the takedown.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowman tries to sprawl out of it but Li keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bowman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T8#
Bowman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Bowman.
Li throwing a counter right hand but Bowman manages to avoid it.
Li throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bowman's waist but Bowman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Li off to one side.
Bowman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aiguo Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bowman defends well and Li ends up having to push Bowman into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Li has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bowman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Bowman. #T9#
Bowman can't break the clinch.
Bowman prevents the takedown attempt.
Bowman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bowman gets underhooks to prevent Li's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Bowman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bowman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Christian Bowman!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Christian Bowman!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Christian Bowman!

Christian Bowman wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Christian Bowman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: FREAKSHOW 39
Date: Oct 15, 2025

#R1##TD2#
Li darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Goodwin is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goodwin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Li is nestled in close to Goodwin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Li scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goodwin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goodwin manages to get to full guard.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goodwin's head.
Goodwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goodwin has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Goodwin's brow.
Li working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#Goodwin is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li works over Goodwin with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Goodwin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Li stands up over Goodwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goodwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Goodwin's brow.
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li throwing strikes but missing.
Li scoring with some ground and pound.
Li wants to control from the top but Goodwin keeps moving.
Li scoring with punches to the head and body.
Goodwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li stands up over Goodwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
Goodwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li scoring with some ground and pound.
Goodwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Li controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Li is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Goodwin is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
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.
Li scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Goodwin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SU2#
Li decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Goodwin, up you get!
Goodwin stuffs the takedown.
Goodwin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Li just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Li with a poor takedown
and Goodwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Li feints and as Goodwin raises his hands in defense, Li changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Li postures up.
Goodwin keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Li preventing the sweep.
We've been informed that Li has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SU2#
Goodwin is working an open guard so Li takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Li fails with the takedown
and Goodwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glenn Goodwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiguo Li.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiguo Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Li.
Li slips under a jab.#TD2#
Li throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Goodwin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Li is in Goodwin's guard.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li postures up.
Li landing with the ground and pound. #SU2#
Li stands up and waves to Goodwin to follow him. #TD2#
Li fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Goodwin sprawls well initially but Li persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Li 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.
Goodwin tries to get to full guard but Li has control of the leg.
Goodwin wants to sweep but Li has passed to side control!
Glenn Goodwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T5#
Li is chipping away with strikes.
Goodwin throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Goodwin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Li wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goodwin is working hard here to advance position.
Li working the ground and pound from side control.
Li connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goodwin some visible discomfort.
Goodwin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Li cracks Goodwin with a big elbow.
Li lands some shots froms side control.#SUB2#
Li tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Li has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Goodwin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T6#
Li scoring with punches and elbows.
Li has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Goodwin!
Li loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Goodwin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Li land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Li stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiguo Li!
A relieved looking Aiguo Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: FREAKSHOW 18 OPEN WEIGHT FINAL
Date: May 21, 2025

#R1#
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spence counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Li is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Li looks to land a left hand but Spence moved out of range nicely.
Li misses with a combination
and Spence counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Li ducks straight into an uppercut from Spence and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Li manages to regain guard straight away. #ROC2#Li is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU2#
Spence stands up from Li's guard - Spence perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spence lands a right hook to the body.
Li gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Spence points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Li wakes up just in time to hear Spence thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timothy Spence!

Event: FREAKSHOW 14 WORLD TITLES
Date: Apr 16, 2025

#R1#
Li fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Li takes a swing at Sandman's ribcage but misses.
Sandman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sandman throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
Li throws a right and a left that Sandman avoids nicely.
Li lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Li swings for the body but Sandman moves out of range.
Sandman stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sandman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Sandman coming out on top.
Sandman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sandman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandman lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Sandman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Li scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sandman doesn't seem bothered though.
Sandman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
A slow jab from Sandman misses its intended target.
Sandman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Sandman with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Sandman does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Li scores with a hook.
Sandman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Li on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandman.
Sandman throws out a powerful jab.
Aiguo Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandman throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Sandman misses.
Aiguo Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li scores with a hook to the body. Sandman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sandman's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Li misses with a jab to the body
and Sandman counters with a straight right hand.
Sandman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
Sandman slips a straight right by Li.
Sandman throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Sandman scores with a nice right hand. #ROC#Li is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Sandman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Sandman moves forwards but Li connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Li misses with a jab, cross combination. #T2#
Li avoids the body shot from Sandman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Li! But no joy.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandman misses the target.
A jab from Li misses.
A punch lands to the side of Sandman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandman was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Sandman throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Sandman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandman counters with a straight right hand.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandman was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Sandman connects with a jab.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Sandman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Sandman misses with an uppercut.
Sandman dodges the punch combination from Li.
It looked like Sandman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sandman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sandman throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Sandman dodges the punch combination from Li. #T3#
Li looks to land a right hand but Sandman moved out of range.
Li throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sandman counter with a right hand.
Li misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Sandman to counter with a crisp jab.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandman finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Sandman knocks Li out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mr Sandman!
Mr Sandman is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Mr Sandman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: FREAKSHOW 12
Date: Apr 02, 2025

#R1#
Marsh throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li blocks a jab.
Li feinted with a counter takedown.
Marsh throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Marsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marsh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li tries to counter with a takedown but Marsh is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Marsh moves into the clinch.#BC#
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliver Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsh misses with a looping left.
Li appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marsh throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
and Li counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marsh! #SUB#
Li is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Marsh looks calm but he's in trouble here. Li gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Marsh is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Li lets go of the hold and Marsh can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aiguo Li!
A very excited looking Aiguo Li 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.

Event: FREAKSHOW 9
Date: Mar 12, 2025

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Schmitt shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Schmitt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Li manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schmitt won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Schmitt wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Schmitt stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Schmitt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schmitt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schmitt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Li looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Schmitt is defending well. Li quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Schmitt has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Li celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aiguo Li!
After winning the bout, Aiguo Li thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: FREAKSHOW 7
Date: Feb 26, 2025

#R1#
Sandman misses the shot to the body.
Li is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sandman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Sandman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandman.
Li tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sandman throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Sandman throws a body shot but no joy.
Sandman throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandman. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sandman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
Sandman misses with a double jab. #T1#
Sandman throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Li drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sandman defends it well.
Sandman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sandman throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Li with the counter takedown but Sandman avoids it easily.
Sandman missing with a left hand there. Li was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Li slips under a jab.#CL#
Sandman moves into range and clinches up with Li.
Li tries to break free but Sandman pushes him back against the ropes.
Sandman has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Sandman struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands. #BC#
Sandman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li moves out of range as Sandman strikes.
Li tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T2#
Sandman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Li counters with a single leg into guard. Sandman didn't expect that.
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.
Sandman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sandman defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandman wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Li can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sandman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet. #T3#
Sandman tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Sandman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sandman stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sandman trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sandman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Li wants to sweep here but Sandman controlling him for the moment.
Li is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB2#
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T4##SUB2#
Sandman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Li has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sandman has managed to get both his arms back between Li's legs - danger averted.
Li looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sandman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sandman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandman lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sandman moves into full mount! Li won't be happy about that!
Li sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sandman is nestled in close to Li, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T5#
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. Sandman connects with a nice short shot to Li's temple.
Sandman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sandman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Li looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li wants to get back to full guard but Sandman has passed into side control.
Sandman landing strikes.
Li is looking to regain half guard here but Sandman keeps moving and retains side control.
Sandman trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom. #T6#
Li manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sandman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Li stopping the sweep attempt from Sandman.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li stopping the sweep attempt from Sandman.
Sandman is working hard here to advance position.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T7#
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li throwing strikes but missing.
Li has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MMA Kung Fu Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li wants to pass the guard but Sandman is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sandman holds on and takes a little breather.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Sandman has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.#T8#
Li trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Li is working Sandman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sandman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandman working a defensive guard but Li passes into half guard.
Sandman is trying to maintain the position but Li is very close to passing his half guard.
Li winds up and cracks Sandman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Li drops an elbow to the side of Sandman's head.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Li slips a nice elbow through Sandman's hands, connecting with Sandman's forehead.
Sandman gets full guard.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sandman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T9#
Sandman keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li distracts Sandman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sandman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sandman wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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 Mr Sandman.
I think Sandman 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Aiguo Li!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Mr Sandman!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Mr Sandman!

Mr Sandman wins by split decision!
An out of breath Mr Sandman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: FREAKSHOW 4
Date: Feb 05, 2025

#R1#
Riggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li feints the counter takedown.
Riggs lands with a good body shot.
Riggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riggs looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Riggs misses with a hook to the body #TD2#
and Li counters with a takedown into side control.
Li is putting a hurting on Riggs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Li working away.
Li scores with a couple of short elbows.
Li working away.
Li connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riggs some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs is not content to let Li control the position.
Li lands some shots froms side control.#T1#
Li lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Riggs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Li working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Riggs parries the strikes from Li easily there. Li is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riggs to escape.
Li grinds an elbow into Riggs's temple.
Riggs is not content to let Li control the position.
Li connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riggs some visible discomfort.
Li looking to control but instead Riggs has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Riggs controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Li scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T2#
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Riggs wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riggs trying to control but Li postures up.
Li misses with a head shot. Riggs uses the momentum to regain guard.
Li is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Riggs has wrist control.#T3#
Riggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li won't allow Riggs to sweep him here.
Li wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Li postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Riggs covers up, he's hurt! Li keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Li and the ref steps in to end the fight! Li can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiguo Li!
Our winner, Aiguo Li, 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.

Event: FREAKSHOW 1
Date: Jan 01, 2025

#R1#
Brigand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li feints the counter takedown.
Brigand definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brigand tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brigand darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brigand tries to kick Li off in order to stand up. Li Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brigand is not content to let Li control the position.
Brigand might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li lands some shots froms side control.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Li works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brigand regains half guard.
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.
Brigand is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brigand trying to control from the bottom.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Li is nestled in close to Brigand, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Li keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.#ROC2#Brigand is rocked!
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Brigand is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brigand is trying to get back to full guard.
Li lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
Li creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Brigand is out cold and this one is all over! Li climbs onto the ropes to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aiguo Li!
A relieved looking Aiguo Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 29, 2024

#R1#
Murdermanis tries to clinch but Li moves away #TD#
and Li counters with a takedown into side control.
Li lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Murdermanis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Li controlling the action here.
Murdermanis is trying to maintain the position but Li is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdermanis tries to roll over but Li keeps him under control.
Li slips a nice elbow through Murdermanis's hands, connecting with Murdermanis's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murdermanis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Li. #SUB2#
Murdermanis looking for a triangle here. Li is fighting it but it looks tight! Murdermanis pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Li is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Modris Murdermanis!

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