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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 is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stratosphere. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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174 cm
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156 lbs
17 - 4 - 1 |
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163 cm
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141 lbs
23 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gajewski throws a body punch but Boyko moves out of range. Boyko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Boyko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boyko throws a body punch but Gajewski moves out of range. Gajewski takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses. Boyko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gajewski if he has to take too many more of those.
Boyko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Boyko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gajewski. Gajewski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyko can pounce on him.
Boyko misses with a lunging right hand
and Gajewski counters with a single leg into guard. Boyko didn't expect that. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boyko wants to control the position but Gajewski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Boyko regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gajewski. Boyko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gajewski.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gajewski. Gajewski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Gajewski wants to control from the top but Boyko keeps moving. Boyko trying to keep a closed guard but Gajewski is proving a slippery customer.
Gajewski throwing strikes from guard but Boyko blocks nicely. Gajewski tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyko is retaining full guard. Gajewski throws an elbow that misses. Boyko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gajewski's guard. Nice move by Boyko!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gajewski pulls Boyko in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrzej Gajewski. Gajewski throws a jab when Boyko was well out of range. Boyko tries to clinch up but Gajewski circles away and keeps his distance. Gajewski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Boyko tries to close the distance and clinch but Gajewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A low kick from Boyko is predictable there and Gajewski counters with a takedown into side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gajewski throws an elbow but Boyko slips to the side and avoids it well. Gajewski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gajewski trying to control the position but Boyko is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyko regains half guard, as Gajewski was trying to land strikes. Gajewski works his foot free and advances to mount. Gajewski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boyko's face.
Gajewski looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Boyko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gajewski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gajewski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Gajewski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Gajewski looking to finish Boyko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boyko! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boyko tries to reverse the position but Gajewski maintains control. Boyko is squirming around, avoiding Gajewski's attempts to control the action. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Gajewski. The fight stays on the outside here - Boyko looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Boyko throws a leg kick which misses Gajewski's front leg but catches the back leg as Gajewski tries to avoid it. Gajewski scoring well with a low kick there.
Boyko fakes the leg kick and cracks Gajewski in the body. Boyko moves away from the strike by Gajewski. Timofey Boyko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boyko throws a series of punches but Gajewski avoids them all with ease. Gajewski moves out of range of the body kick. Gajewski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Boyko throws a head kick but Gajewski moves out of range.
Boyko tries to clinch but Gajewski moves out of range. Boyko connects with a right hand. Gajewski shakes it off. Gajewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyko tries to clinch but Gajewski is having none of it. Boyko moves out of range as Gajewski throws a body kick.
Boyko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gajewski. Boyko misses with a body kick. Gajewski slips under a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Boyko. Gajewski does a little dance to reset his feet. Gajewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyko. Gajewski lands a nice shot that snaps Boyko's head back.
Gajewski misses with a low kick as Boyko jumps back. Boyko ducks under a wild hook from Gajewski. Boyko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The fighters circling - Gajewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boyko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Boyko throws a hook but Gajewski blocks it. Gajewski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Boyko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Boyko throws a front kick that sends Gajewski stumbling back into the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boyko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gajewski can pounce on him.
Boyko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Boyko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boyko throws a lazy head kick and Gajewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gajewski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boyko is able to avoid easily. Boyko lands a jab to Gajewski's midsection. Boyko swings and misses with a shot to the body and Gajewski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Andrzej Gajewski has got the better of the ground game so far. Gajewski is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyko has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gajewski tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyko is retaining full guard. Boyko is pulling down on Gajewski's head. It's preventing any offense from Gajewski, at least for the moment. Gajewski stays in close to Boyko's body and controls the position. Gajewski works over Boyko with some ground and pound from guard. Gajewski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Gajewski wants to control from the top but Boyko keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Gajewski is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyko has wrist control. Boyko keeping moving, preventing Gajewski from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrzej Gajewski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Gajewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyko. Boyko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Boyko connects with a jab. Boyko lands with a cross. Boyko doesn't manage to clinch there - Gajewski circles away.
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. 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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyko tries to clinch but Gajewski moves out of range. Gajewski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gajewski cracks a nice hook into Boyko's ribs. Gajewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyko.
Gajewski cracks Boyko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Boyko throws a leg kick that is checked and Gajewski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Boyko tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Boyko swings away with a leg kick that misses. Boyko lands with a nice combination. Gajewski backs away looking to recover. Gajewski blocks a jab. Gajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gajewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gajewski takes one to the chin there. Boyko tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick from Boyko is predictable there and Gajewski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Gajewski checks a leg kick nicely. Gajewski cracks Boyko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Boyko jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gajewski lands a leg kick that knocks Boyko off balance momentarily. Gajewski throws a low kick but Boyko moves out of range easily. Boyko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gajewski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Boyko checks a low kick from Gajewski. Boyko moves into range and connects with a jab. Boyko is looking to land body kicks. Boyko on the wrong end of a nice hook. Boyko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gajewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyko. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gajewski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gajewski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boyko will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Gajewski. Boyko misses with a kick to the body.
Boyko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gajewski. Some bone on bone action there as Gajewski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. A leg kick checked by Gajewski. Gajewski moves out of range as Boyko strikes. Boyko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Boyko dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Boyko moves out of range of the strikes. A lazy left from Gajewski finds it's target. Boyko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Boyko throws a right hand that Gajewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Gajewski also avoids with ease. Gajewski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Boyko slips a jab and a cross from Gajewski.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyko works Gajewski's body with a nice hook. Boyko pushes Gajewski away with a front kick. Gajewski thows a leg kick but Boyko checks it and Boyko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Boyko misses with a body kick. Gajewski jabs Boyko to the body, keeping him at a distance. Boyko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Boyko misses and Gajewski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Gajewski trying to control from half guard but Boyko is working away. Gajewski is pressing down on Boyko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boyko is holding on for now. Boyko is refusing to be controlled, as Gajewski sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boyko tries to roll over but Gajewski keeps him under control. Gajewski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boyko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrzej Gajewski wasn't active enough on the ground. Boyko looks to score with a jab to the body but Gajewski is just out of range. Boyko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gajewski throws a push kick but Boyko slaps the foot to one side. Boyko throws a nice looking combination but Gajewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A lazy left from Gajewski finds it's target. Gajewski checks a low kick from Boyko. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski really dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gajewski. Gajewski lands with a right hand. A nice leg kick lands there from Boyko. Gajewski throws a body kick that misses. A low kick from Boyko is predictable there and Gajewski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Gajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyko. Boyko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Gajewski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Gajewski checks a leg kick nicely. Gajewski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boyko's calf. A low kick from Boyko misses and Gajewski counters with an outside leg kick.
Boyko scores with a sloppy right hand. Gajewski should have avoided that one. Boyko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Gajewski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gajewski counter with a right hand. Boyko scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Gajewski.
Gajewski has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gajewski motions for Boyko to come forward. Gajewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Boyko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Boyko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Boyko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A decent looking cross lands there for Gajewski. Gajewski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gajewski throws a front kick aimed at Boyko's knee but Boyko avoids it well. Boyko checks the leg kick. Gajewski throws a leg kick but Boyko moved away. Gajewski avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyko throws a one two combo.
Gajewski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Gajewski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boyko has time to react. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boyko misses with a looping right. Boyko tries a low kick but Gajewski avoids it. Andrzej Gajewski seems to be getting the better of the standup. Gajewski swings away with a leg kick that misses. Boyko tries to clinch but Gajewski moves out of range. Boyko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyko catches Gajewski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Gajewski is looking to slow Boyko down with leg kicks. Boyko looks to score with a jab to the body but Gajewski is just out of range. Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Gajewski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boyko. That did some damage! Gajewski connects with a body shot that sends Boyko's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Gajewski moves out of range of the body kick. Gajewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gajewski is looking to score with low kicks. Gajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gajewski takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses. A big right from Gajewski misses. A decent looking cross lands there for Boyko. A head kick misses from Gajewski. Gajewski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Boyko throws a leg kick that is checked and Gajewski counters with a nice uppercut. Gajewski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boyko's calf. Boyko cracks Gajewski with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boyko thows a leg kick but Gajewski checks it and Gajewski counters with a straight right hand. Gajewski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Boyko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Boyko on the wrong end of a nice hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Boyko is looking to slow Gajewski down with leg kicks. Boyko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gajewski misses with a low kick. Gajewski misses with a left hand and Boyko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Boyko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gajewski is defending well for now. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gajewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Gajewski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boyko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gajewski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boyko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gajewski doesn't seem bothered though. Gajewski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gajewski thumps Boyko with a low kick. Boyko drops his hands momentarily and Gajewski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Boyko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Boyko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gajewski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A kick lands to the mid section there for Boyko. Gajewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyko. Boyko motions for Gajewski to come forward. Boyko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gajewski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Boyko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Boyko looks to score with a jab to the body but Gajewski is just out of range. Boyko misses with a leg kick and Boyko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Boyko staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gajewski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gajewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyko throws a push kick but Gajewski slaps the foot to one side. Boyko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gajewski can pounce on him.
Boyko missing with a left hand there. Gajewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gajewski blocks a leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Boyko. That's going to slow Gajewski down. Boyko throws a leg kick and Gajewski counters with a nice leg kick. Gajewski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Boyko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gajewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Boyko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boyko has managed to clinch.
A short left from Boyko. Timofey Boyko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gajewski stalling against the cage.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Boyko lands an uppercut. Boyko is stalling here.
Gajewski lands a right hand. Gajewski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gajewski.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Boyko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gajewski avoids the damage to the body. Boyko trying to land knees to the body.
Boyko swings wildly with an uppercut but Gajewski uses good head movement to avoid it. Gajewski lands with a left to the head. Gajewski misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boyko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A battle for position here, against the cage. Gajewski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boyko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gajewski can turn it around. Gajewski lands a nice uppercut. Gajewski trying to stall but Boyko improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyko. Boyko blocks a body shot from Gajewski. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boyko. Gajewski manages to break the clinch.
Gajewski thows a left - swing and a miss! Boyko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boyko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gajewski counters with a nice uppercut. Gajewski slips under a jab. Boyko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boyko connects with a solid leg kick. Decent striking displayed by Gajewski there. Boyko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gajewski. Gajewski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gajewski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Boyko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gajewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gajewski throws a leg kick which misses Boyko's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyko tries to avoid it. Gajewski moves out of range as Boyko strikes. Gajewski scores with a jab. Boyko acknowledges it with a nod of the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Some bone on bone action there as Gajewski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Gajewski blocks a head kick by Boyko.
Andrzej Gajewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Gajewski takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Andrzej Gajewski. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Gajewski! Andrzej Gajewski retains his featherweight title! After the big win, Andrzej Gajewski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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