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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jettrin Yongjaiyut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lankford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Lankford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jettrin Yongjaiyut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Lankford!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankford keeps the fight on the outside.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up but Lankford circles away and keeps his distance.
Lankford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lankford lands a really nice looking cross but Yongjaiyut seems unphased.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Lankford moves away
and Lankford counters with a three punch combo that has Yongjaiyut backing up. Yongjaiyut nods at Lankford to acknowledge the strikes.
Yongjaiyut fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lankford unleashes a big counter combination but Yongjaiyut bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lankford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lankford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lankford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lankford unleashes a big counter combination but Yongjaiyut bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yongjaiyut closes the distance and clinches.
Lankford stalling.
Lankford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Lankford.
Yongjaiyut shoots in for a takedown but Lankford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lankford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lankford.
Lankford circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Lankford counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lankford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Lankford moves out of range.
Yongjaiyut shoots in but Lankford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jettrin Yongjaiyut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lankford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lankford throws a counter combo.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Lankford is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut moves to clinch but Lankford breaks away
and Lankford counters with a left to the body.
Lankford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yongjaiyut fails with the takedown
and Lankford counters with a big head kick but Yongjaiyut shrugs it off.
Yongjaiyut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lankford counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lankford lands with a hook. Yongjaiyut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch but Lankford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lankford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yongjaiyut pushes Lankford up against the cage in a clinch.
Lankford letting Yongjaiyut take a breather here.
The referee calls for Yongjaiyut to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lankford misses with an elbow strike.
Lankford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lankford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Lankford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yongjaiyut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lankford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lankford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lankford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch up but Lankford keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankford circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lankford counters with a stiff right hand.
Lankford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yongjaiyut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Lankford.
Lankford takes the fight into the clinch.
Lankford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lankford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lankford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yongjaiyut looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lankford is fending him off so far but Yongjaiyut persists. Nope, Lankford circles away and we're back to standing.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lankford counters with a straight right hand.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lankford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch
and Lankford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Lankford moves away
and Lankford counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Lankford is having none of it.
Yongjaiyut looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jettrin Yongjaiyut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up but Lankford circles away and keeps his distance.
Lankford throws a counter combo.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lankford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch there but Lankford circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankford lands a leg kick that knocks Yongjaiyut off balance momentarily.
Yongjaiyut shoots and misses
and Lankford counters with a left and a right that stings Yongjaiyut.
Lankford swats away the attempt to clinch by Yongjaiyut.
Lankford unleashes a big counter combination but Yongjaiyut bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lankford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yongjaiyut closes the distance but Lankford moves to the side
and Lankford counters with a left and a right that stings Yongjaiyut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Lankford's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut checks the leg kick.
Lankford takes the fight into the clinch.
Yongjaiyut missing with knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yongjaiyut pushes off an throws an elbow but Lankford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lankford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lankford breaks from the clinch.
Yongjaiyut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Lankford there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Lankford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jab by Lankford.
Yongjaiyut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lankford counters with a stiff right hand.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch but Lankford is avoiding it.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up but Lankford circles away and keeps his distance.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lankford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankford connects with an inside leg kick.
Yongjaiyut drives through and clinches with Lankford against the cage.
Lankford lands an elbow inside that Yongjaiyut shrugs off.
Lankford breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lankford as Yongjaiyut shoots in.
Lankford unleashes a big counter combination but Yongjaiyut bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lankford tries to score with a low kick but Yongjaiyut moves his leg out of the way.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yongjaiyut. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch.
Yongjaiyut backing away here, and Lankford unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yongjaiyut fails with the takedown
and Lankford counters with a stiff right hand.
Yongjaiyut misses with a takedown attempt
and Lankford counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jettrin Yongjaiyut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yongjaiyut wants to stall.
Yongjaiyut stalling the fight.
Lankford manages to break the clinch.
Yongjaiyut looks to clinch
and Lankford counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lankford. Those never looked like landing.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lankford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lankford throws a series of punches but Yongjaiyut moves out of range.
Lankford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lankford circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lankford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yongjaiyut is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lankford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrew Lankford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lankford circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lankford counters with a left and a right that stings Yongjaiyut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lankford only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch
and Lankford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yongjaiyut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Despite the aggression on Lankford's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yongjaiyut looks to clinch
and Lankford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yongjaiyut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lankford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Yongjaiyut backs off Lankford throws a huge counter combo but Yongjaiyut manages to avoid it all.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch there but Lankford circles away.
Lankford appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lankford keeps the fight on the outside.
Lankford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lankford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lankford instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lankford manages to break the clinch.
Lankford misses with a body shot.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Lankford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yongjaiyut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yongjaiyut takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Lankford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lankford 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Lankford!
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