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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tei Yeily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 cm
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155 lbs
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176 cm
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160 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yeily sizes up Deal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Deal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Deal throws a sloppy head kick and Yeily moves out of range easily. Yeily uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deal. Yeily connects with a leg kick. Deal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Yeily forces Deal back against the ropes and clinches. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yeily creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Yeily looking to throw knees to the head but Deal is blocking nicely.
Deal working hard to break the clinch. Yeily is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Yeily throws an elbow that misses.
Deal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yeily is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deal is defending well for now. Yeily is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deal is defending well for now. A short right hand to the side of the head by Yeily. Deal is trying to break the clinch but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes. Deal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Yeily jabbing away but nothing is landing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yeily looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Deal misses with a looping left. Yeily closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yeily lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Chris Deal has been cut. Deal is looking to control Yeily's arms but Yeily gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deal has his back to the ropes. Yeily throws a head punch that misses. We've been informed that Yeily has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Deal avoids a wild elbow strike from Yeily. Yeily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deal's efforts to push away. Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Yeily throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yeily lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Yeily is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deal is defending well for now. Yeily lands a hook to the side of the head. Deal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deal tries to break free but Yeily pushes him back against the ropes. Yeily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deal's efforts to push away. Deal stalling the fight.
Yeily landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yeily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Yeily. Yeily looking to throw knees to the head but Deal is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A frustrated look appears on Deal's face as he tries to break the clinch. Yeily lands with a short shot to the head.
Chris Deal's cut is getting worse. Deal avoids a wild elbow strike from Yeily. Deal can't break the clinch.
Yeily keeps control of Deal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Yeily tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deal avoids it. Deal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeily lunges at Deal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Deal's hand. Deal tries to clinch but Yeily moves out of range. Yeily attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Yeily lands an overhand right. Yeily closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Yeily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deal managing to block the knees to the body from Yeily.
Yeily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deal's efforts to push away. 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 Chris Deal'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.
Deal throws a looping overhand right but Yeily ducks down to avoid it. Yeily wants to counter the offense by Deal and move into the clinch position. A swing and a miss from Yeily. Deal ducks under a wild hook from Yeily. Deal throwing a counter right hand but Yeily manages to avoid it. A punch combination from Deal misses. Deal throws a nice looking combination but Yeily bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Deal lands a slapping body shot.
Yeily uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deal. Yeily flicks out a counter leg kick but Deal steps away. Chris Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yeily connects with an inside leg kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deal checks a leg kick. Yeily slips a jab from Deal. Tei Yeily seems to be getting the better of the standup. Deal moves in looking to clinch but Yeily pushes him off. Yeily throws a counter combo. Deal misses with a head kick.
Yeily misses with a looping right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Deal throws a wild body kick that Yeily sees coming a mile off. Deal throws out a loose jab but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it. Yeily on the wrong end of a nice hook. Yeily cracks a nice hook into Deal's ribs. This has been an exciting period of action! Deal tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yeily manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Deal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yeily bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deal's head. Deal throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Yeily dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deal. That did some damage! Deal misses with an uppercut. Yeily saw that one coming. Deal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Deal sets himself, and Yeily steps forward looking for the clinch! Deal avoids it this time. Deal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chris Deal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Yeily cracks Deal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Deal thumps Yeily with a low kick. Yeily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Tei Yeily has been cut. Yeily scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deal in his tracks. Yeily is looking to slow Deal down with leg kicks. 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! Deal throws a body kick that misses. Yeily misses with a low kick.
Yeily avoids the body shot from Deal.
Yeily throws a low kick but Deal moves out of range easily. Deal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Deal misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yeily throws a quick inside leg kick. Yeily lands a slapping body shot.
Deal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yeily counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Deal is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Deal looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeily is just out of range. Yeily tries to counter with a clinch but Deal shakes him off and moves away. Yeily misses with a low kick.
Deal throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Yeily counters by clinching up. Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes. Deal presses Yeily against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Deal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Yeily blocks a head kick by Deal.
Yeily with a body punch. A glancing blow. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yeily lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A big right from Deal misses. Deal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Yeily avoids the body shot from Deal.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Deal slips a straight right by Yeily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tei Yeily will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deal moves out of range of the strikes. Deal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Deal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yeily in his tracks.
Yeily is rocked! A swing and a miss from Deal. Yeily is still on wobbly legs! Can Deal finish him? A slow jab from Deal misses its intended target. Yeily fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Deal checks it well. Yeily misses the shot to the body. Yeily motions for Deal to come forward. Yeily throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Yeily looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yeily seems to have recovered his senses. Deal misses with a lunging right hand
and Yeily makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Deal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yeily. Deal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Deal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeily counters by moving into the clinch. Yeily working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Yeily gets through Deal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Tei Yeily seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Deal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Deal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeily looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Deal throws a looping overhand right but Yeily ducks down to avoid it. Yeily blocks the body kick.
Deal backing away here, and Yeily unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Deal throws a shot from downtown. Yeily moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deal misses with an uppercut. Yeily takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Deal throws a shot from downtown. Yeily moves away and avoids it. Deal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yeily looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Deal misses with a wild combination.
Yeily flicks out a counter leg kick but Deal steps away. Yeily closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Deal takes an elbow to the forehead. A short right from Yeily. Deal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Yeily throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deals head. Yeily gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yeily prevents Deal from breaking the clinch. Yeily creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Yeily digs a right hand into Deal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Deal's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Deal breaks the clinch.
Deal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deal lands a really nice looking cross but Yeily seems unphased.
A combination from Deal does no damage. Yeily uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Deal has time to react. Deal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Deal throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Yeily drops his hands momentarily and Deal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Deal walks into a jab. Deal misses with a head kick.
Yeily staying out of range there. Despite the aggression on Yeily's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Deal takes a body punch but keeps moving. Deal throws the left hand but Yeily avoids the punch easily. Yeily ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yeily sizes up Deal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Deal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Deal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yeily wants to counter with a clinch but Deal pushes him away. Deal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yeily is looking to slow Deal down with leg kicks. Deal lands a nice looking body shot.
Yeily stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A bone on bone clash there as Deal blocks the leg kick.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yeily paws at him with a jab and circles away. Yeily flicks out a counter leg kick but Deal steps away. Yeily scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deal doesn't seem bothered though. Yeily slips a jab and a cross from Deal.
Yeily connects with a solid leg kick. Deal wants to clinch up but Yeily keeps it at a distance. That kick from Yeily tenderised Deal's leg. Deal is trying to keep his angry face on. Deal misses with a kick to the body.
Yeily lands with a good body shot. Deal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Deal misses with a jab to the body
and Yeily counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Yeily throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Yeily gets in close and instigates a clinch. Deal avoiding damage as Yeily throws knees to the body.
Yeily pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yeily misses with a knee to the head. Yeily using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Deal tries to break the clinch but Yeily is controlling the position. Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes. Yeily lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Yeily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deal blocks it with crossed arms. Yeily tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deal avoids it. Yeily tries to land a knee to the head but Deal blocks with his arms.
Deal blocks an elbow strike from Yeily.
A frustrated look appears on Deal's face as he tries to break the clinch. Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Yeily struggles to land a body shot inside as Deal controls his hands.
Yeily pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Deal lands a right hand. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yeily just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deal's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yeily doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yeily stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Yeily gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Yeily pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Yeily lands an elbow inside that Deal shrugs off. Yeily throws an elbow that misses.
Yeily tries to land a knee to the head but Deal blocks with his arms.
Yeily is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deal is defending well for now. Yeily looks to throw an elbow but misses. Yeily landing knees to the head.
Chris Deal's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Deal is trying to break free. Yeily lands an elbow just above Deal 's eye. Yeily landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Yeily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Deal takes an elbow to the forehead. Yeily has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Deal taking a breather. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that fourth round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yeily lands a slapping body shot.
Yeily scores with a jab to the body. Deal cracks Yeily with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Deal works the jab nicely. Deal misses with a wild body shot. Nice defenses there by Yeily. Deal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yeily counters with a lovely straight right hand! Deal takes a shot right to the bread basket. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeily, right into the meat.
Deal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeily can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Yeily lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deal doesn't seem phased though. Deal throws a jab but it's blocked by Yeily. Yeily steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Deal. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Deal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Deal misses with an uppercut. Deal misses the shot to the body. Yeily connects with a looping right hand.
Yeily circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deal misses with a body punch
and Yeily counters with a lovely straight right hand! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deal checks a leg kick. Yeily lands a nice shot to the body.
Deal misses with a straight right. Deal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deal loads up on a big right hand but Yeily slips the punch. 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. Yeily thuds a left hand into Deal's body. Deal throws a lazy right hand but Yeily sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Yeily feints a counter leg kick. Yeily lands a nice hook to Deal's body. Deal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Yeily has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Deal jabbing away but nothing is landing. Yeily scores with a leg kick.
Yeily lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yeily. Chris Deal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Yeily misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yeily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Deal takes the fight into the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Deal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Deal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yeily takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Deal throws a combination that misses and Yeily holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Deal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Deal throws a right hand that misses
and Yeily connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd cheers as Yeily lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deal doesn't seem phased though. Yeily blocks a jab. A shot to the liver by Yeily. Beautiful body shot. A nice leg kick lands there from Yeily. The fighters circling - Deal throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Donk. Yeily catches Deal right on the button with a cross. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yeily scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deal in his tracks. Yeily thuds a left hand into Deal's body. Yeily throws a good cross that connects.
Deal lands with a hook. Yeily tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tei Yeily! Tei Yeily is the new featherweight champion! Tei Yeily decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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