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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Sandman (ranked 1458 p4p, 2297 weight class) and Aiguo Li (ranked 193 p4p, 291 weight class). Li has chosen WHEN THAT DAY COMES as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiguo Li!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's five 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. 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.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
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.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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