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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Terry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tei Yeily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai Theme. Tei Yeily has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
Excellent MT
Very quick
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Johnson is looking to land body kicks. Yeily fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson. Yeily has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes. Yeily keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeily checks a low kick from Johnson. Yeily misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick. A lazy body kick from Yeily and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Yeily scores with a body shot.
Johnson defending well as Yeily loads up on a big left hand. Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses. Yeily looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming. As Yeily looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo but Yeily just gets out of the way. Yeily throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Johnson half committed to a counter leg kick. A head kick misses from Johnson. Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Yeily moves out of range easily. Yeily looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johnson misses with a head kick.
Yeily digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Yeily goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Yeily misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yeily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it. Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick. Yeily throws a nice inside leg kick. Yeily throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away. Yeily connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off. Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yeily tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson throws a head kick but Yeily moves out of range.
Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away. Johnson is looking to chop away at Yeily's legs. Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yeily. Yeily obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Yeily was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Johnson is looking to land body kicks. Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yeily flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away. Yeily throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. Yeily looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yeily throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Yeily avoids it easily. Yeily lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nice body kick from Yeily. Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Yeily lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily. Yeily smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Yeily with a hook. Yeily checks a low kick from Johnson. Yeily misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yeily. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson. Johnson throws out a loose jab but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it. Johnson scores with a jab. Johnson slips under a jab from Yeily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily 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.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yeily. Yeily looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yeily cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs. Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeily can pounce on him.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Yeily misses with a body kick. Yeily cracks Johnson with a good jab. Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson checks a leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Yeily. That's going to slow Johnson down. Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Tei Yeily seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeily, right into the meat.
A big right from Yeily misses. Yeily pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Yeily settles back down. Yeily misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Yeily throws a half hearted mid kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yeily throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head. Yeily uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yeily looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range. Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Yeily. Yeily maintains the clinch. I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily misses with a short punch on the inside. Yeily misses with some punches.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Yeily breaks the clinch.
Yeily thumps Johnson with a low kick. Yeily looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range. Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yeily. Yeily throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily. Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Yeily on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Yeily. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick. Yeily tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Yeily cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Johnson misses the shot to the body. Yeily checks a leg kick. Johnson 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. Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a low kick but Yeily avoids it. Yeily moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson. The fighters circling - Yeily throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yeily misses with a low kick. Yeily blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Yeily ducks under a wild hook from Johnson. Johnson misses with a low kick as Yeily jumps back. Yeily rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Johnson lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeily can pounce on him.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yeily scores with a nice body kick.
Yeily scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Johnson scores with a push kick. Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeily circles away quickly and effectively. Johnson slips a jab from Yeily. Yeily ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson. Yeily chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yeily takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yeily swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson. Terry Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Yeily throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson. Yeily throws a body kick that misses and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick. Johnson slips a jab from Yeily. Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yeily tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it. Yeily throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Yeily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Yeily there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Yeily cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson throws a head kick that misses. Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Johnson lands a jab to the nose. Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yeily. That did some damage! Yeily catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Yeily pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch. Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Yeily has the dominant position. Yeily working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily misses with the head strike.
Yeily misses with some punches.
Yeily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yeily swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. Yeily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yeily working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yeily lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Yeily lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Yeily lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not. Yeily struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Yeily throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson. Johnson is trying to push Yeily away but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. A head punch on the inside from Yeily fails to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily really 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.
Yeily throws a nice inside leg kick. Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yeily paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Yeily lands an overhand right. Yeily wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs. Johnson looks to throw the jab but Yeily is out of range. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yeily. Johnson shrugs it off though. Yeily misses with a body shot.
Yeily fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A solid leg kick lands there for Yeily.
Yeily moves into the clinch. Yeily working aggressively here.
Yeily tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow. Johnson blocks a body shot from Yeily. Yeily throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson. Yeily keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yeily misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes. Yeily scores with an uppercut up the middle. Yeily breaks from the clinch.
Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away. Yeily fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range. Yeily closes the distance and clinches. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeily. Yeily misses with a punch to the body.
Yeily makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Yeily misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yeily. Yeily lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Yeily misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeily. Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yeily working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yeily breaks from the clinch.
Yeily moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Yeily cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Yeily connects with a quick right hand that sends Johnson tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tei Yeily! Tei Yeily was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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