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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gajewski's choice of entrance music: Stratosphere. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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141 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yngwie Malmsteen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajewski connects with a single shot there.
Gajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Malmsteen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malmsteen swings for the body but Gajewski moves out of range.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Gajewski tries for a takedown but Malmsteen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malmsteen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gajewski.
Malmsteen is looking to clinch.
Gajewski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Malmsteen lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Malmsteen.
Decent striking displayed by Malmsteen there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malmsteen is looking to wear down Gajewski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gajewski throws out a powerful jab.
Jab by Malmsteen.
Gajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malmsteen moves away.
Malmsteen blocks a jab.
Gajewski lands with a right hand.
Gajewski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gajewski connects with a crisp jab.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gajewski.
Gajewski scores with a jab. Malmsteen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gajewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen checks a low kick from Gajewski.
Gajewski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gajewski avoids the body shot from Malmsteen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malmsteen thuds a left hand into Gajewski's body.
Gajewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen misses with a straight left.
Gajewski tries to keep at a distance but Malmsteen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malmsteen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gajewski.
Gajewski blocks an uppercut.
Gajewski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gajewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gajewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malmsteen prevents a body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Gajewski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malmsteen.
Gajewski stalling the fight.
A short left from Malmsteen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski is stalling here.
Gajewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gajewski tries a body shot but Malmsteen blocks it.
A short left from Malmsteen.
A head punch on the inside from Malmsteen fails to land.
Malmsteen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malmsteen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gajewski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malmsteen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malmsteen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gajewski controls his hands.
Gajewski tries a body shot but Malmsteen blocks it.
Gajewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gajewski.
Malmsteen blocks an uppercut.
Gajewski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Yngwie Malmsteen has been cut.
Malmsteen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gajewski lands a hook that snaps the head of Malmsteen backwards.
Gajewski looking to stall.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen has a couple of punches blocked by Gajewski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gajewski lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Malmsteen.
Gajewski working aggressively here.
Come on Gajewski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malmsteen prevents a body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski lands a shoulder strike.
Gajewski is trying to maintain a safe position but Malmsteen gets an underhook and turns Gajewski into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrzej Gajewski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yngwie Malmsteen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gajewski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malmsteen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gajewski scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Malmsteen misses.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gajewski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malmsteen has time to react.
Gajewski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malmsteen throws out a leg kick but Gajewski moves out of range and Malmsteen only half commits.
A combination from Gajewski does no damage.
Malmsteen throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
Malmsteen thows a leg kick but Gajewski checks it
and Gajewski counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malmsteen. Gajewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot
and Gajewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski digs a good body shot into Malmsteen's ribs.
Gajewski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gajewski throws a sloppy head kick and Malmsteen moves out of range easily.
Malmsteen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gajewski.
Gajewski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malmsteen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malmsteen just misses with a punch to the body.
Gajewski scores with a decent looking hook.
Gajewski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gajewski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malmsteen throws a hook to the side of Gajewski's head but Gajewski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yngwie Malmsteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Gajewski moves out of range.
Malmsteen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malmsteen misses the body punch
and Gajewski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malmsteen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gajewski wants to control from the top but Malmsteen keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gajewski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malmsteen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gajewski pushing down on Malmsteen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gajewski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malmsteen is refusing to be controlled, as Gajewski sits in half guard.
Malmsteen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gajewski prevents Malmsteen from improving his position.
Gajewski is looking to take a break and control but Malmsteen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski wants to free his trapped foot but Malmsteen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gajewski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malmsteen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gajewski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malmsteen defending well though.
Gajewski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gajewski 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.
Malmsteen gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gajewski postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yngwie Malmsteen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Gajewski.
Gajewski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malmsteen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gajewski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malmsteen. Gajewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malmsteen works the jab nicely.
Gajewski fails with the takedown.
Gajewski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malmsteen circles away.
Malmsteen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gajewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gajewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen throws a right hand that Gajewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Gajewski also avoids with ease.
Gajewski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick which misses Gajewski's front leg but catches the back leg as Gajewski tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Gajewski throws a right and a left that Malmsteen avoids nicely.
Gajewski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gajewski avoids a kick to the body.
Yngwie Malmsteen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malmsteen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
Gajewski lands a high kick!
Gajewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malmsteen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot
and Gajewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malmsteen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Gajewski moves out of range.
Gajewski scores with the left hand. Malmsteen knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Gajewski coming out on top.
Gajewski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gajewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Malmsteen coming out on top.
Gajewski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gajewski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot
letting Gajewski counter with a right hand.
Gajewski scores with a leg kick.
Malmsteen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gajewski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malmsteen misses with a lunging right hand
and Gajewski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gajewski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malmsteen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gajewski throwing strikes from guard but Malmsteen blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski throws a big right hand that misses.
Gajewski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gajewski stands up over Malmsteen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gajewski passes into half guard.
Gajewski tries to pass to full mount but Malmsteen defends it.
Malmsteen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski trying to pass the guard but Malmsteen defending well.
Malmsteen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gajewski.
Malmsteen has a hand on Gajewski's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gajewski takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gajewski goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Malmsteen turns into him and now he's in Gajewski's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gajewski controls Malmsteen momentarily but Malmsteen frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yngwie Malmsteen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gajewski scores with a body shot.
Gajewski thuds a left hand into Malmsteen's body.
Malmsteen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malmsteen scores with a nice right hand.
Gajewski cracks Malmsteen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malmsteen moves away.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Gajewski there.
Malmsteen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Malmsteen.
Malmsteen misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gajewski scores with a hook.
Gajewski cracks Malmsteen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab
and Gajewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Gajewski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gajewski.
Gajewski scores with a jab to the head.
Malmsteen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gajewski.
Sloppy strikes from Malmsteen. Those never looked like landing.
Gajewski throws a leg kick which misses Malmsteen's front leg but catches the back leg as Malmsteen tries to avoid it.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Malmsteen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gajewski with that takedown attempt.
Malmsteen scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Nice jab there from Gajewski.
Malmsteen lands with a hook. Gajewski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gajewski feints and then cracks Malmsteen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malmsteen down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gajewski. That's going to slow Malmsteen down.
A bone on bone clash there as Malmsteen blocks the leg kick.
Malmsteen is looking to clinch.
Gajewski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gajewski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malmsteen lands with a shot to the body.
Malmsteen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gajewski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malmsteen scrambles back to his feet.
Malmsteen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Gajewski finds it's way through Malmsteen's defenses.
Malmsteen misses with an uppercut
and Gajewski counters with a nice leg kick.
Malmsteen lands a nice looking body shot.
Malmsteen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gajewski.
Malmsteen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gajewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Malmsteen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malmsteen misses with a hook.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
Malmsteen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gajewski. Gajewski obviously looking to wear him down.
Malmsteen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gajewski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gajewski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malmsteen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski wants to pass the guard but Malmsteen is keeping the position.
Gajewski stopping the sweep attempt from Malmsteen.
Gajewski tries to free his leg and advance position but Malmsteen is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gajewski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malmsteen keeping full guard, as Gajewski tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Yngwie Malmsteen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Gajewski moves out of range.
Gajewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gajewski cracks the inside of Malmsteen's front leg.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
Malmsteen throws a series of strikes that have Gajewski backpedaling.
Gajewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malmsteen.
Gajewski scores with a leg kick.
Gajewski cracks Malmsteen with an open hand slap.
Malmsteen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Gajewski.
A jab from Malmsteen does it's job there.
Gajewski sizes up Malmsteen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses with a few strikes there.
Malmsteen misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as Malmsteen blocks the low kick.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
A big right from Malmsteen misses.
Malmsteen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Malmsteen misses the target.
Gajewski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gajewski showed some decent athleticism there.
Gajewski trying to control from Malmsteen's half guard. Malmsteen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski throws an elbow that misses. Malmsteen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gajewski's guard. Nice move by Malmsteen!
Gajewski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gajewski seems keen to control Malmsteen's posture.
Malmsteen wants to stand but Gajewski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Malmsteen throwing strikes but missing.
Malmsteen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Malmsteen wants to stand but Gajewski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gajewski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malmsteen postures up in Gajewski's guard and throws a big left but Gajewski blocks it.
Gajewski trying to control the position.
Malmsteen postures up in Gajewski's guard and throws a big left but Gajewski blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski looking for a sweep. Not yet Gajewski, not yet.
Gajewski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gajewski is adopting a defensive guard.
Gajewski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Malmsteen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gajewski lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Gajewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gajewski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Gajewski! Andrzej Gajewski retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrzej Gajewski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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