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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Deal (ranked 19790 p4p, 536 weight class) and Tei Yeily (ranked 20700 p4p, 532 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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160 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal throws a hook but Yeily blocks it.
Yeily is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Deal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeily.
Deal checks a leg kick nicely.
Yeily keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deal misses with a series of wild punches.
Deal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Deal misses with a straight left.
Yeily moves out of range as Deal strikes.
Deal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yeily is out of range.
Yeily thumps Deal with a low kick.
Yeily takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Tei Yeily has been cut.
Yeily uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deal.
Yeily appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yeily has managed to clinch.
Deal wants to get back to striking at distance but Yeily won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yeily.
Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yeily tries to land a knee to the head but Deal blocks with his arms.
Yeily tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yeily lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal is looking to break free of the clinch but Yeily has double underhooks.
Deal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Deal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yeily works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yeily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yeily lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Chris Deal has been cut.
Yeily misses with a knee strike.
Yeily landing knees to the head.
Yeily lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes.
Yeily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yeily lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Deal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yeily lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yeily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deal working hard to break the clinch.
Yeily connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deal's face.
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's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeily throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yeily cracks Deal with a nice body shot.
Yeily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal is trying to push Yeily away but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Deal can't break the clinch.
Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes.
Yeily keeps control of Deal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yeily lands an elbow inside.
Deal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yeily creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deal's defenses.
Chris Deal's cut is getting worse.
Deal trying to land knees to the body.
Yeily lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Yeily.
Deal working hard to break the clinch.
Yeily blocks an uppercut.
Yeily scores with a shot to the side of Deal's head.
Yeily using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deal takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeily lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deal or not.
Yeily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deal's efforts to push away.
Deal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yeily circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yeily ducks under a wild hook from Deal.
Yeily tries to counter with a clinch but Deal shakes him off and moves away.
Deal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Deal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yeily has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yeily and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yeily uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deal.
Deal misses with a low kick as Yeily jumps back.
Yeily tries to counter by closing the distance.
Deal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yeily counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deal moves out of range of the leg kick from Yeily.
Deal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yeily.
Yeily defending well as Deal loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deal. Yeily does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeily dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deal. That did some damage!
Deal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chris Deal is winning the standup battle so far.
Deal wants to slow Yeily down by chopping away at his legs.
Deal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yeily counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deal's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeily clinches with his opponent.
Yeily crunches a lovely knee into Deal's ribcage.
Deal is trying to break the clinch but Yeily is controlling him.
Deal is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily lands a shoulder strike.
Yeily prevents Deal from breaking the clinch.
Deal is trying to break the clinch but Yeily is controlling him.
Yeily lands a good knee to the midsection. Deal won't want to take too many of those.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deal takes an elbow to the temple.
Chris Deal's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Deal breaks from the clinch.
Yeily has Deal up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yeily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deal blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Yeily.
Yeily tries a body shot but Deal blocks it.
Deal is trying to break the clinch but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Deal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deal is trying to push Yeily away but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yeily lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yeily pushes Deal back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Deal is trying to break the clinch but Yeily is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeily.
Deal breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily cracks the inside of Deal's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deal misses with a right hand
and Yeily counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Yeily.
Deal misses with a straight left.
Deal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yeily connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeez, Chris Deal's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Yeily connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yeily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Deal misses its intended target.
Deal cracks Yeily with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chris Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deal lands a nice shot that snaps Yeily's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeily, right into the meat.
Deal throws a lazy head kick
and Yeily counters with a thumping low kick.
Yeily cracks Deal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeily throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yeily getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Deal wants to slow Yeily down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice side step and Yeily releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yeily has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yeily.
Yeily chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeily, right into the meat.
Yeily gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deal can't break the clinch.
Yeily misses with a body punch.
Yeily lands an elbow inside that Deal shrugs off.
Yeily prevents Deal from breaking the clinch.
Deal is trying to break the clinch but Yeily is controlling him.
Yeily pushes Deal back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Yeily.
Deal tries to circle away but Yeily has him pinned against the ropes.
Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yeily lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Yeily.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Deal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tei Yeily!
In his post fight interview, Tei Yeily started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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G |
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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