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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko comes to the cage accompanied by Kamaedzitca - Колазварl. Gajewski has chosen Two Steps From Hell - Hypnotica as his entrance music. Timofey Boyko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajewski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boyko thows a leg kick but Gajewski checks it
and Gajewski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boyko takes a swing at Gajewski's ribcage but misses.
Boyko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gajewski punishes Boyko's body with a nice straight punch.
Boyko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gajewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gajewski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boyko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyko keeps control of Gajewski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boyko managing to block the knees to the body from Gajewski.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyko as Gajewski tries to tie him up.
Gajewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyko is pushing Gajewski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gajewski lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gajewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gajewski's defenses.
Gajewski avoiding damage as Boyko throws knees to the body.
Boyko lands a shoulder strike.
Gajewski has Boyko pushed against the cage.
Boyko misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gajewski backwards.
Gajewski looking for a takedown.
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski trying to land knees to the body.
Gajewski can't find room to land a body shot as Boyko controls the action.
Gajewski slows down the pace here.
Gajewski avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyko.
Gajewski wants to get back to striking at distance but Boyko won't allow it.
Boyko looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski pushes Boyko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyko blocks a body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boyko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gajewski's elbow.
Boyko has a couple of punches blocked by Gajewski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gajewski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boyko tries a body shot but Gajewski blocks it.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Gajewski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boyko misses with an elbow strike.
Gajewski lands a takedown into guard.
Boyko keeping moving, preventing Gajewski from controlling successfully.
Gajewski is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski trying to control but Boyko is working from the bottom.
Boyko wants to stand and escape but Gajewski is having none of it.
Gajewski wants to pass the guard but Boyko is keeping the position.
Gajewski slips nicely into half guard.
Boyko trying to control here.
Gajewski trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski wants to take a breather but Boyko is having none of it.
Gajewski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gajewski prevents Boyko from improving his position.
Gajewski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boyko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gajewski is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boyko!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gajewski controlling the position easily from mount.
Gajewski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Boyko hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boyko instigates a clinch.
Boyko trying to land knees to the body.
Gajewski prevents a body shot from Boyko.
Boyko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gajewski.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gajewski is leaning against Boyko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Boyko.
Boyko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gajewski misses with a punch to the body.
Timofey Boyko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gajewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Boyko.
Gajewski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyko working aggressively here.
Boyko is stalling here.
A short left from Gajewski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gajewski lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyko throws an elbow but misses.
Boyko misses with the head strike.
Gajewski dodges an elbow strike from Boyko.
Boyko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boyko blocks a body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boyko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Timofey Boyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Gajewski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gajewski takes a shot to the head.
Boyko scores with a shoulder strike.
Gajewski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
Gajewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boyko looking to slow down the pace here.
Gajewski stalling in the clinch but Boyko improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski dodges an elbow strike from Boyko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gajewski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Boyko to work.
Gajewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gajewski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gajewski is looking to control Boyko's arms but Boyko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gajewski has his back to the cage.
Gajewski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boyko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boyko is looking to clinch.
Boyko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Boyko.
Gajewski lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko misses the jab.
Boyko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gajewski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gajewski throws a right hand that misses
enabling Boyko to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gajewski.
Gajewski cracks Boyko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boyko closes the distance and pushes Gajewski back into the cage.
Boyko avoiding damage as Gajewski throws knees to the body.
Gajewski tries to work over Boyko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gajewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyko as Gajewski tries to tie him up.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gajewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyko presses Gajewski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boyko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gajewski trying to stall but Boyko improves his position.
Gajewski presses Boyko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gajewski wants to take the fight to the mat but Boyko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gajewski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boyko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gajewski.
Gajewski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
Boyko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gajewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gajewski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyko's elbow.
Gajewski misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Boyko - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gajewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyko lands a shot to the body.
Gajewski misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Timofey Boyko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boyko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gajewski.
Gajewski misses with the combination.
Boyko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gajewski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boyko to score with a decent uppercut.
Gajewski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gajewski tries to score with a low kick but Boyko moves his leg out of the way.
Boyko lands a front kick.
Boyko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyko clinches up with Gajewski and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyko throws an elbow but misses.
Boyko taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gajewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Boyko.
Boyko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gajewski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gajewski has Boyko pushed against the cage.
Boyko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gajewski is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gajewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gajewski avoids a wild elbow strike from Boyko.
Gajewski lands with a short shot to the head.
Gajewski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boyko is keeping busy.
Gajewski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Gajewski.
Boyko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyko looking to throw knees to the head but Gajewski is blocking nicely.
Boyko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gajewski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gajewski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gajewski tries for a takedown but Boyko manages to get underhooks.
Gajewski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boyko working Gajewski over with knees to the body.
Boyko lands a nice elbow.
Gajewski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gajewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyko stops a takedown attempt from Gajewski.
Timofey Boyko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Gajewski.
Gajewski takes an elbow to the temple.
Gajewski tries to throw a body punch but Boyko avoids it by throwing Gajewski back against the cage.
Boyko scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyko crunches a lovely knee into Gajewski's ribcage.
Boyko struggles to land a body shot inside as Gajewski controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Gajewski 's eye.
Boyko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boyko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boyko with a knee to the head.
Gajewski taking a breather.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Boyko.
Gajewski takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyko misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Gajewski as the two fighters clinch.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
Gajewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gajewski avoiding damage as Boyko throws knees to the body.
Gajewski tries a body shot but Boyko blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Boyko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands a good knee to the midsection. Gajewski won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gajewski.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Gajewski in his tracks for a moment.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gajewski working aggressively here.
Gajewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Boyko lands with a left to the head.
Boyko managing to block the knees to the body from Gajewski.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Gajewski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boyko with a knee to the head.
Gajewski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timofey Boyko clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boyko misses with a body shot
and Gajewski counters with a three punch combo that has Boyko backing up. Boyko nods at Gajewski to acknowledge the strikes.
A cross from Boyko lands.
Gajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyko is just out of range.
Boyko looks to clinch
and Gajewski counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyko scores with a push kick.
Gajewski scores with a hook to the body. Boyko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boyko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyko staying out of range there.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gajewski gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gajewski lands an elbow.
Boyko tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Gajewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko is looking to reverse the position.
Gajewski trying to control the position but Boyko is working away.
Boyko wants to control but Gajewski postures up.
Boyko regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gajewski's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Boyko is not content to let Gajewski control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boyko pushes Gajewski off looking to stand but Gajewski dives back in and keeps control.
Gajewski thows a huge punch but Boyko dodges it nicely.
Gajewski lands strikes from half guard.
Gajewski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyko wants to get back to full guard.
Boyko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boyko tries to get out of the position.
Andrzej Gajewski has got the better of the ground game so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gajewski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gajewski is keen to just control but Boyko is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrzej Gajewski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boyko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gajewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boyko looks to score with a jab to the body but Gajewski is just out of range.
Boyko lands with a right hand.
Boyko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gajewski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gajewski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gajewski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko moves away from the strike by Gajewski.
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boyko sprawls well. Boyko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gajewski gets slowly back to his feet.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyko catches Gajewski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boyko connects with a high kick.
Boyko wants to clinch.
Boyko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gajewski. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gajewski connects with a leg kick. Boyko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Boyko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boyko digs a good body shot into Gajewski's ribs.
Nice body punch from Gajewski.
Boyko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gajewski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boyko misses with the body kick
and Gajewski counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyko tries to clinch there but Gajewski circles away.
Boyko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Boyko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gajewski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski lands the left hand.
Boyko scoring well with a low kick there.
Boyko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boyko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gajewski.
Boyko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gajewski.
Gajewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyko.
Boyko is looking to score with low kicks.
Timofey Boyko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyko lands a front kick.
Gajewski slips under a jab.
Boyko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boyko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gajewski finds it's way round the side to connect with Boyko's head.
Boyko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gajewski under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Gajewski.
Gajewski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyko darts in trying to clinch
and Gajewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko has Gajewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyko misses with some punches.
Boyko prevents a body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski lands a left hand.
Gajewski can't break the clinch.
Gajewski is looking for a takedown.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gajewski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boyko lands a right hand.
Gajewski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boyko tries to throw a body punch but Gajewski avoids it by throwing Boyko back against the cage.
Gajewski managing to block the knees to the body from Boyko.
Gajewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyko controls his hands.
Boyko tries to stall but Gajewski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boyko lands a nice elbow.
Gajewski prevents a body shot from Boyko.
Boyko lands with a short shot to the head.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
Gajewski working aggressively here.
Gajewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gajewski misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Boyko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gajewski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
Boyko lands a good knee to the midsection. Gajewski won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Gajewski fails to land.
Boyko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyko tries a body shot but Gajewski blocks it.
Boyko lands an elbow inside.
Boyko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boyko.
Gajewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boyko scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Boyko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boyko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrzej Gajewski!
Andrzej Gajewski is the new featherweight champion!
Andrzej Gajewski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Happy Pills , into his post fight interview.
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