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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 J�rvil�inen scores the fight for Aiguo Li!
Judge Anni Minnem�ki 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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