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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pranab Modi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tei Yeily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pranab Modi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeily throws a leg kick which misses Modi's front leg but catches the back leg as Modi tries to avoid it.
Yeily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Modi manages to avoid it.
Yeily digs a good body shot into Modi's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yeily.
Modi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yeily thows a leg kick but Modi checks it
and Modi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yeily fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Modi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Modi looks to land a right hand but Yeily moved out of range.
Modi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Modi scores with a punch to the head.
Yeily wants to land a leg kick but Modi is out of range.
Yeily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Modi manages to avoid it.
Modi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Yeily as he checks the leg kick.
Yeily avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Yeily is predictable there
and Modi counters with a low kick, right behind Yeily 's knee.
Modi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Modi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Modi misses with a body shot.
Yeily lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Modi at a distance.
Tei Yeily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Modi slips a jab and a cross from Yeily.
Yeily misses the shot to the body.
Yeily gets tackled into the ropes by Modi. Modi maintains the clinch.
Yeily swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Modi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Modi misses with a punch to the body.
Yeily lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yeily blocking some punches.
Modi blocks the elbow strike.
Modi blocking some punches.
Yeily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Modi blocks a body shot from Yeily.
Yeily gets through Modi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Modi lands a hook that snaps the head of Yeily backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Modi has a couple of punches blocked by Yeily.
Modi misses with some punches.
Yeily connects with a knee to the head.
Modi throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeily.
Modi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Modi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pranab Modi has been cut.
Modi tries to throw a body punch but Yeily avoids it by throwing Modi back against the ropes.
Yeily misses with a knee strike.
Yeily lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Modi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yeily throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeily tries to land knees in the clinch but Modi avoids the damage to the body.
Yeily lands a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Yeily.
Yeily tries to land a knee to the head but Modi blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pranab Modi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Modi scores with a shot to the body.
Yeily misses with a hook to the body
and Modi counters with a leg kick.
Yeily takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Yeily misses the target.
Modi throws out a leg kick but Yeily moves out of range and Modi only half commits.
Jab by Yeily.
Yeily connects with a good right hand that stumbles Modi. Modi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Modi throws a low kick, looking for Yeily's leg but Yeily calmly moves out of range.
Yeily tries to work over Modi's front leg with a kick but Modi checks it.
Yeily throws a leg kick which misses Modi's front leg but catches the back leg as Modi tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily closes the distance and pushes Modi back into the ropes.
Yeily lands a hook that snaps the head of Modi backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeily tries a knee to the head but Modi blocks it.
Yeily scores a nice knee to the body.
Modi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yeily has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily lands a shoulder strike.
Modi tries to work over Yeily's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yeily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yeily.
Yeily misses with a knee strike.
Yeily throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yeily struggles to land a body shot inside as Modi controls his hands.
Yeily throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yeily.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Modi.
Yeily takes a shot to the head.
Yeily misses with a knee to the head.
Yeily looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Modi misses with a body punch.
Yeily with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Modi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily takes a shot to the head.
Modi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yeily backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Modi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeily swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yeily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yeily comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Modi working aggressively here.
Modi misses with a body punch.
Modi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yeily throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Modi.
Modi misses with the head strike.
Yeily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yeily landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeily.
Yeily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pranab Modi'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.
Modi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Modi misses with a straight right.
Yeily checks the leg kick.
Yeily throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yeily tries to clinch but Modi is having none of it.
Yeily misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Modi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Modi throws a jab but it's blocked by Yeily.
A combination from Modi does no damage.
Modi avoids the body shot from Yeily.
Yeily throws a leg kick but Modi checks it.
Modi is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily looks to throw the jab but Modi is out of range.
Yeily tries to work over Modi's front leg with a kick but Modi checks it.
Modi tries to clinch there but Yeily circles away.
Modi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yeily is able to avoid easily.
Yeily throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yeily.
Yeily wants to counter the offense by Modi and move into the clinch position.
Yeily slips a jab and a cross from Modi.
Yeily wants to land a leg kick but Modi is out of range.
Yeily misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Modi.
Yeily slips a jab and a cross from Modi.
Modi lands a lovely overhand right.
Modi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeily was well out of range. Poor timing from Modi.
Some bone on bone action there as Modi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yeily catches Modi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yeily scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yeily throws a front kick aimed at Modi's knee but Modi avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Yeily blocks the leg kick.
Yeily feints a counter leg kick.
Modi digs a good hook to Yeily's body.
Yeily is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Modi rather than just go for the knockout.
Yeily thuds a left hand into Modi's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modi throws a leg kick but Yeily moved away.
Yeily swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yeily throws a leg kick but Modi checks it.
Good leg kick by Yeily there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Modi wants to land a leg kick but Yeily is out of range.
Modi misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Yeily blocks the leg kick.
Yeily swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Modi counters with a nice body shot.
Yeily misses with a low kick.
Tei Yeily seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Yeily misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Modi.
A low kick from Yeily misses
and Modi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yeily dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Modi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tei Yeily just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Pranab Modi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Modi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Modi throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeily.
Modi avoids the elbow strike from Yeily, against the ropes.
Yeily lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yeily can't find room to land a body shot as Modi controls the action.
Yeily gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Modi working aggressively here.
Yeily has a couple of punches blocked by Modi.
Modi takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Modi.
Modi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Modi misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily tries to land a knee to the head but Modi blocks with his arms.
Yeily misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modi.
Modi tries to throw a body punch but Yeily avoids it by throwing Modi back against the ropes.
Modi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yeily pushes off an throws an elbow but Modi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tei Yeily seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yeily misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but Modi blocks it.
Modi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but Modi blocks it.
Yeily throws a punch but it's blocked by Modi.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
Modi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily misses with a knee strike.
Yeily lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeily.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
Modi gets through Yeily's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yeily.
A shot in the inside from Modi.
Modi gets through Yeily's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Modi misses with the head strike.
Yeily works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeily misses with a knee to the head.
Yeily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yeily misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Yeily.
Yeily with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Modi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Modi takes a shot to the head.
Modi lands a shot to the body.
Yeily with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yeily throws a punch but it's blocked by Modi.
A short left from Modi.
Yeily missing with knees to the body.
Modi throws a head punch that misses.
Modi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Modi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pranab Modi's cut.
That's time! Modi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Modi scores with a leg kick.
Modi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Modi moves into the clinch.
Modi misses with some punches.
Yeily lands a hook that snaps the head of Modi backwards.
Modi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but Modi blocks it.
Yeily throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Yeily scores with a nice short uppercut.
Modi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Modi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Modi blocks an elbow strike from Yeily.
Modi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yeily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modi misses with a punch to the body.
Modi blocks an elbow strike from Yeily.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yeily throws an elbow but misses.
Modi working aggressively here.
Modi swings wildly with an uppercut but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Modi swings wildly with an uppercut but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pranab Modi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Modi.
Yeily tries to land knees in the clinch but Modi avoids the damage to the body.
Modi avoids the elbow strike from Yeily, against the ropes.
Yeily lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeily tries to land knees in the clinch but Modi avoids the damage to the body.
Modi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yeily backwards.
Yeily prevents a body shot from Modi.
Yeily lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yeily with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Modi is defending well for now.
Modi working aggressively here.
Yeily misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modi.
Yeily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yeily missing with knees to the body.
Modi working aggressively here.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Modi fails to land.
Yeily unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Modi fails to land.
Yeily lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yeily throws an elbow but misses.
Yeily throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Modi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yeily lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Modi backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Yeily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tei Yeily comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yeily 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tei Yeily!
Tei Yeily bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Pranab Modi was interviewed post fight and said 'heavy handed'.
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