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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timofey Boyko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boyko as he jumps to the side.
Boyko moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Khan throws a head kick but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boyko instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.
Boyko scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyko is pressed up against the cage. Khan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boyko down to the mat. Boyko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyko throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boyko.
Boyko clinches.
Boyko lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Boyko crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
Boyko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyko connects with a knee to the head.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boyko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boyko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Khan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boyko trying to land knees to the body.
Boyko prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Boyko.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Boyko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khan's face.
Khan jumps guard and drags Boyko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boyko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boyko wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
Boyko is stalling in the full guard.
Boyko wants to get up but he can't break Khan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Timofey Boyko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boyko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boyko moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Boyko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
Khan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boyko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Boyko.
Boyko lands a good knee to the midsection. Khan won't want to take too many of those.
Khan wants a takedown.
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 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Boyko crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyko prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyko lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timofey Boyko dominated that round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyko leaves Khan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boyko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
Timofey Boyko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.
Khan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
Boyko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyko lands a good knee to the midsection. Khan won't want to take too many of those.
Boyko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.
Boyko lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
Boyko with a knee to the head.
Boyko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boyko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
Boyko lands an elbow inside.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
Boyko crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Boyko.
Boyko landing knees to the head.
Khan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyko.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands a nice elbow.
Boyko lands a knee to the head.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boyko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boyko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boyko scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Boyko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boyko crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyko.
Boyko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boyko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boyko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyko lands a good knee to the midsection. Khan won't want to take too many of those.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boyko landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyko working Khan over with knees to the body.
Boyko landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timofey Boyko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Khan throws a head kick but Boyko moves out of range.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Boyko sprawls well.
Boyko is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Boyko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boyko is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Boyko circles away and we're back to standing.
Boyko gets a clinch.
Boyko with a knee to the head.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Boyko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
Boyko lands a good knee to the midsection. Khan won't want to take too many of those.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Boyko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Boyko.
Boyko crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.
Boyko with a knee to the head.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyko scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boyko landing knees to the head.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyko scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyko trying to land knees to the body.
Boyko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan tries to break free but Boyko pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Boyko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyko stops a takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boyko is keeping busy.
Boyko crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boyko prevents it.
Knees to the body from Boyko.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan goes for a takedown attempt but Boyko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Boyko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boyko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timofey Boyko!
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energy
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