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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes into the arena with Twisted blaring out of the sound system. Gajewski has chosen Stratosphere as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
42 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gajewski throws a low kick but Lester moves out of range easily.
Gajewski blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Lester misses
and Gajewski counters with a head kick.
Lester avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
Lester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gajewski. Gajewski obviously looking to wear him down.
Gajewski swings widly with a right hand
and Lester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lester.
Lester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gajewski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gajewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester takes a shot to the head.
Gajewski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gajewski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gajewski tries to break the clinch but Lester is controlling the position.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gajewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lester.
Lester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gajewski. That did some damage!
Gajewski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lester.
Gajewski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gajewski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gajewski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Gajewski.
A low kick from Lester misses
and Gajewski counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gajewski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gajewski throws a sloppy body shot
and Lester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lester.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Lester lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gajewski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lester seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gajewski can turn it around.
Lester displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gajewski up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Lester has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gajewski manages to break the clinch.
Lester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Lester.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gajewski tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Gajewski breaks from the clinch.
Gajewski tries to work over Lester's front leg with a kick but Lester checks it.
Gajewski checks a low kick from Lester.
Lester lands a jab.
Lester scoring well with a low kick there.
Gajewski throws a low kick, looking for Lester's leg but Lester calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester blocks a jab.
Lester is looking to clinch but Gajewski is avoiding it.
Gajewski lands a nice shot that snaps Lester's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gajewski lands a big head kick that sends Lester tumbling to the mat! Gajewski takes a step backwards and waves Lester back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lester is rocked!
Lester lands with an uppercut that bounces Gajewski off the cage and back into range.
Oh Lester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gajewski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lester.
Lester seems to have got his legs back now.
Gajewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester cracks Gajewski with a good jab.
Lester moves out of range as Gajewski throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski dominated that round.
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.
Lester motions for Gajewski to come forward. Lester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lester - that will leave a mark!
Gajewski misses with a body punch
and Lester moves into the clinch.
Gajewski misses with some punches.
Lester has Gajewski pushed against the cage.
Lester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gajewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gajewski.
Lester prevents Gajewski from breaking the clinch.
Lester tries a body shot but Gajewski blocks it.
Gajewski manages to break the clinch.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Gajewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lester as he jumps to the side.
Lester instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester keeps control of Gajewski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lester tries to work over Gajewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gajewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gajewski fails to land.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Gajewski blocks with his arms.
Gajewski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gajewski cracks Lester with a nice body shot.
Gajewski lands a shot to the body.
Lester content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gajewski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gajewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gajewski lands with a right to the head.
Lester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Gajewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gajewski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gajewski is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Lester looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lester scores with a leg kick.
Lester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gajewski can pounce on him.
Gajewski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lester tenderised Gajewski's leg. Gajewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gajewski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lester's sensitive parts.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gajewski.
Lester jabs Gajewski right on the nose. Gajewski blinks but takes it well.
Lester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gajewski is out of range and Lester settles back down.
Lester keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gajewski, right into the meat.
Lester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gajewski.
Gajewski throws out a leg kick but Lester moves out of range and Gajewski only half commits.
Gajewski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lester misses with a hook. Gajewski ducked under it nicely.
Lester thows a leg kick but Gajewski checks it
and Gajewski counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester is trying to get back to half guard.
Gajewski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Lester's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lester is not content to let Gajewski control the position.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gajewski punishes Lester's body with a nice straight punch.
Lester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gajewski.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gajewski throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gajewski. That's going to slow Lester down.
Lester throws a chopping leg kick but Gajewski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gajewski moves away from the strike by Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Gajewski circles away.
Gajewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gajewski throws a body shot but no joy.
Gajewski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gajewski avoids the head kick by Lester.
Gajewski looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Gajewski moved out of range nicely.
Gajewski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gajewski.
Gajewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gajewski.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lester moves forwards but Gajewski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gajewski throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Lester.
Gajewski throws a low kick but Lester avoids it.
Gajewski avoids a kick to the body.
Gajewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Gajewski walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Gajewski.
Gajewski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lester counters by clinching up.
Lester lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gajewski or not.
Lester lands with a right to the head.
Lester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lester lands an elbow that stopped Gajewski in his tracks for a moment.
Gajewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski is trying to trip Lester. He has hold of a leg but Lester is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gajewski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gajewski is one step ahead there.
Lester pulls Gajewski in to control the position.
Gajewski wants to pass the guard but Lester is keeping the position.
Gajewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gajewski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gajewski stopping the sweep attempt from Lester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gajewski misses with a wild body shot.
Lester feints and then cracks Gajewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gajewski down.
Gajewski throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lester.
Lester lands an uppercut.
Gajewski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lester gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gajewski tries to circle away but Lester has him pinned against the cage.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gajewski breaks from the clinch.
Lester shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
Lester smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lester looks to land a combination. Gajewski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gajewski throws a low kick but Lester avoids it.
Lester instigates a clinch.
Gajewski gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gajewski misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gajewski.
Lester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gajewski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gajewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a nice knee to the body.
Gajewski breaks the clinch.
Lester lands a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gajewski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gajewski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gajewski fails with a takedown attempt.
Lester lands a jab.
Lester lands with a hook. Gajewski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gajewski is looking to land body kicks.
Gajewski digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
Gajewski checks a leg kick nicely.
Gajewski thuds his right hand into Lester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lester jabs Gajewski right on the nose. Gajewski blinks but takes it well.
Gajewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gajewski tries to land a front kick but Lester steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester has Gajewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Lester gets underhooks to prevent Gajewski's takedown attempt.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Gajewski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gajewski lands with a right to the head.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Gajewski pushes Lester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gajewski tries to circle away but Lester has him pinned against the cage.
Gajewski looking to stall.
Lester lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester lands a hook that snaps the head of Gajewski backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Gajewski controls his hands.
Gajewski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gajewski lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lester.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
Gajewski connects with a single shot there.
Gajewski thows a leg kick but Lester checks it
and Lester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lester.
Still in the clinch, Lester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gajewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lester clinches up with Gajewski and pushes him back against the cage.
Lester misses with a knee to the head.
Lester has Gajewski pressed against the cage, preventing Gajewski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gajewski lands with a right to the head.
Gajewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester 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.
Lester throws the kick towards the body but Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski misses with a looping left.
Gajewski connects with an inside leg kick.
Lester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gajewski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lester can pounce on him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lester!
Nice shot by Lester.
Gajewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester 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.
Lester tries to clinch but Gajewski moves out of range.
Gajewski moves out of range of the body kick from Lester.
Lester clobbers Gajewski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A clash of legs there as Lester blocks the low kick.
Lester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gajewski, pushing him back against the cage.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Gajewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester throws an elbow but it misses.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gajewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gajewski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gajewski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lester scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Gajewski.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Lester checks a leg kick nicely.
Gajewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski misses with a body shot.
Gajewski checks a leg kick.
Gajewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Lester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gajewski blocks the body kick.
Gajewski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lester gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gajewski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lester won't be happy with that.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester is looking for a sweep.
Andrzej Gajewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrzej Gajewski.
I think Gajewski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Gajewski!
Andrzej Gajewski is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Andrzej Gajewski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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