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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tei Yeily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksudov Konstantinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very strong
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tei Yeily! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maksudov Konstantinovich! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yeily tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Konstantinovich throws a big shot that misses. Yeily throws a leg kick and Konstantinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Tei Yeily has been cut. Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konstantinovich moves away. Konstantinovich moves away from the strike by Yeily. Yeily misses with an uppercut
and Konstantinovich counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Yeily looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Yeily throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Konstantinovich to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd cheers as Yeily lands an impressive looking overhand right. Konstantinovich doesn't seem phased though. Yeily looks to clinch and Konstantinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Yeily missing with a left hand there. Konstantinovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Yeily misses with a looping right. Konstantinovich lands a jab-cross combination. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yeily just misses with a punch to the body.
Yeily attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Konstantinovich looks like he wants to counter punch here. Yeily throws a right hand that misses
letting Konstantinovich counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Konstantinovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yeily moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Yeily tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Yeily lands a really nice looking cross but Konstantinovich seems unphased.
It looks like Maksudov Konstantinovich has been cut. Tei Yeily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yeily lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. An inside leg kick from Yeily misses. Konstantinovich flicks out a counter leg kick but Yeily steps away. Konstantinovich stuns Yeily with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Yeily connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Konstantinovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yeily. Yeily misses with a right hand and Konstantinovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Konstantinovich walks into a stiff left hand from Yeily. Yeily lands a really nice looking cross but Konstantinovich seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action! Yeily fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Yeily cracks the inside of Konstantinovich's front leg. Yeily throws a sloppy body shot
and Konstantinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yeily changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Yeily takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yeily catches Konstantinovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Yeily will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Konstantinovich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yeily with a body shot. Yeily missing with a left hand there. Konstantinovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Yeily lands a glancing blow to the side of Konstantinovich's head. Konstantinovich misses the shot to the body. Konstantinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konstantinovich throws a counter combo. Konstantinovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yeily. Konstantinovich throws a body punch but Yeily moves out of range. A head kick misses from Yeily. Konstantinovich looks like he wants to counter punch here. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Konstantinovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Konstantinovich tries to get set, Yeily tries to push him back and clinch up but Konstantinovich manages to avoid the attempt. Yeily moves out of range of the leg kick from Konstantinovich. Yeily walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maksudov Konstantinovich will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Yeily throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Konstantinovich to counter with a crisp jab. Konstantinovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yeily counters with a nice low kick that buckles Konstantinovich's knee momentarily. Konstantinovich has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Yeily throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Yeily lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Yeily misses with an uppercut
and Konstantinovich counters with a nice body shot. Yeily swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Konstantinovich counter with a right hand. Yeily throws a right hand that misses
enabling Konstantinovich to counter with a crisp jab. Yeily throws out a loose jab but Konstantinovich uses good head movement to avoid it. A little jabbing left from Konstantinovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Konstantinovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Yeily attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A punch combination from Yeily misses. A countering left hand to the body from Konstantinovich misses. Yeily misses with an uppercut. Konstantinovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Konstantinovich cracks Yeily with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. This has been an exciting period of action! Yeily slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yeily scoring well with a low kick there.
Konstantinovich misses with an uppercut. Yeily was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Yeily uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Konstantinovich. A big right from Konstantinovich misses. Yeily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Konstantinovich manages to avoid it. A combination from Konstantinovich does no damage. Konstantinovich works Yeily's body with a nice hook. Yeily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Konstantinovich sees it coming and avoids it easily. Yeily misses with a straight right. Konstantinovich only half commits to the counter leg kick. Decent striking displayed by Konstantinovich there. Konstantinovich misses with a body kick. Yeily throws a shot from downtown. Konstantinovich moves away and avoids it. Konstantinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Yeily throws a right hand that misses
and Yeily takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Konstantinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Yeily - just one landing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yeily avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Yeily keeps Konstantinovich at a distance using the push kick. Yeily doesn't manage to clinch there - Konstantinovich circles away.
Yeily throws a looping overhand right but Konstantinovich ducks down to avoid it. Yeily connects with a jab. Yeily wants to slow Konstantinovich down by chopping away at his legs. Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konstantinovich moves away. Yeily cracks Konstantinovich with a good jab. Konstantinovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yeily. The fight stays on the outside here - Yeily looks like he's thinking about clinching though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maksudov Konstantinovich will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Konstantinovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Yeily is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Konstantinovich slips a straight right by Yeily. Yeily misses the body punch and Konstantinovich counters with a nice uppercut. Konstantinovich misses with a hook to the body
and Yeily counters with a leg kick. Konstantinovich slips under a jab. Yeily dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Konstantinovich. That did some damage! A looping hook to the body misses from Konstantinovich. Yeily does a little dance to reset his feet. Yeily is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Konstantinovich. Konstantinovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Yeily tries to close the distance and clinch up but Konstantinovich swats him away and circles back towards the center. Konstantinovich lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yeily loads up on a big right hand but Konstantinovich slips the punch. Yeily is looking to clinch but Konstantinovich is avoiding it.
Konstantinovich wants to land a leg kick but Yeily is out of range. Yeily throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Konstantinovich jabbing away but nothing is landing. The fight stays on the outside here - Yeily looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Konstantinovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeily circles away quickly and effectively. Yeily pushes Konstantinovich up against the ropes in a clinch. A short right from Konstantinovich. A head punch blocked on the inside by Konstantinovich. Yeily misses with some punches.
Yeily misses with some punches.
Yeily swings wildly with an uppercut but Konstantinovich uses good head movement to avoid it. Konstantinovich blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Konstantinovich.
Konstantinovich slowing the pace effectively. The referee calls for Konstantinovich to work.
The crowd are getting on Konstantinovich's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Yeily misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right from Yeily. Konstantinovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yeily's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeily. Konstantinovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Yeily gets an underhook and turns Konstantinovich into the ropes. Yeily tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right hand to the side of the head by Konstantinovich. A head punch on the inside from Yeily fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Konstantinovich. A head punch blocked on the inside by Konstantinovich. 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 some punches.
Konstantinovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. A head punch on the inside from Yeily fails to land. Yeily misses with a hook from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily clearly takes that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Konstantinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeily is just out of range. Yeily rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Konstantinovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Yeily cracks Konstantinovich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. A jab from Yeily misses. Konstantinovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yeily. Konstantinovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Yeily tests Konstantinovich's chin there with a solid looking shot. Yeily misses with a jab to the body
and Konstantinovich counters with a right hand to the body. Yeily lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Konstantinovich loads up on a big right hand but Yeily slips the punch. Yeily clobbers Konstantinovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. This has been an exciting period of action! Konstantinovich checks a low kick from Yeily. Yeily just misses with a punch to the body.
Konstantinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Konstantinovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Yeily swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Konstantinovich punishes Yeily's body with a nice straight punch. Konstantinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yeily. Konstantinovich looks like he wants to counter punch here. Yeily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeily throws a leg kick but Konstantinovich sees it coming and moves out of range. Konstantinovich appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Konstantinovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeily was well out of range. Poor timing from Konstantinovich. Konstantinovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A bone on bone clash there as Konstantinovich blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Yeily misses letting Konstantinovich counter with a right hand. Yeily misses with an uppercut. Yeily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Konstantinovich sees it coming and avoids it easily. Yeily throws a jab but it's blocked by Konstantinovich. Yeily tries to clinch up. Konstantinovich misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yeily lands with a right hand. Yeily misses with a hook
and Konstantinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nice defenses there by Konstantinovich. That kick from Yeily tenderised Konstantinovich's leg. Konstantinovich is trying to keep his angry face on. Konstantinovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yeily to score with a decent uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A decent looking cross lands there for Yeily. Yeily pivots, looking for a leg kick but Konstantinovich is out of range and Yeily settles back down. Konstantinovich staying out of range there. Nice defenses there by Yeily. Konstantinovich checks the leg kick. A little jabbing left from Konstantinovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Konstantinovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yeily looks to land a right hand but Konstantinovich moved out of range. Konstantinovich now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Yeily throws a looping overhand right but Konstantinovich ducks down to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily had his way with Maksudov Konstantinovich in that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Konstantinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yeily. Yeily is looking to take this fight into the clinch. It seemed like Konstantinovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Yeily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Konstantinovich feints and then cracks Yeily's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yeily down. Konstantinovich digs a good body shot into Yeily's ribs. Yeily takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick from Konstantinovich misses. It looked like Yeily wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Konstantinovich looks to land a right hand but Yeily moved out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yeily swings for the body but Konstantinovich moves out of range.
Yeily throws a leg kick that is checked and Konstantinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand! Yeily finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yeily dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Konstantinovich. That did some damage! Yeily misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yeily throws a front kick aimed at Konstantinovich's knee but Konstantinovich avoids it well. Yeily throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Konstantinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Yeily tries to clinch there but Konstantinovich circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Yeily blocks the leg kick.
Yeily throws a hook but Konstantinovich avoids it easily. Konstantinovich lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Konstantinovich moves out of range as Yeily strikes. Yeily on the wrong end of a nice hook. Konstantinovich misses with a wild combination.
Konstantinovich digs a good hook to Yeily's body.
Yeily connects with the punch. Konstantinovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Konstantinovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeily manages to avoid it. Yeily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeily looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Yeily swings for the body but Konstantinovich moves out of range.
Konstantinovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Yeily throws a shot from downtown. Konstantinovich moves away and avoids it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Konstantinovich lands a jab to the nose. Konstantinovich throws a good cross that connects.
Konstantinovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Yeily was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A slow jab from Yeily misses its intended target. Konstantinovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Yeily misses with a looping right. Konstantinovich cracks Yeily with an open hand slap. Konstantinovich is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Konstantinovich.
And that's the end of the fight! Maksudov Konstantinovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Konstantinovich 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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