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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mytilinaios has chosen Sanitarium as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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224 lbs
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Handsome Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mytilinaios throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Mytilinaios misses with an uppercut
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
Mytilinaios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mytilinaios throws an off balance right hand
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
Rutten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mytilinaios momentarily.
Mytilinaios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mytilinaios shoots in and drives through. Rutten sprawls well.
Mytilinaios lands a nice shot that snaps Rutten's head back.
Mytilinaios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mytilinaios lands with a good body shot.
We've been informed that Mytilinaios 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mytilinaios misses with a straight left.
Mytilinaios throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mytilinaios fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rutten staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1-2. Rutten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mytilinaios misses with a hook
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutten throws the left hand but Mytilinaios avoids the punch easily.
Rutten takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Mytilinaios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handsome Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mytilinaios shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rutten defends it nicely.
Mytilinaios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mytilinaios stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mytilinaios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutten misses with a hook. Mytilinaios ducked under it nicely.
Rutten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mytilinaios throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mytilinaios looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Mytilinaios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mytilinaios misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mytilinaios lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mytilinaios throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Mytilinaios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mytilinaios misses with a body kick.
Mytilinaios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutten misses the target.
Mytilinaios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios looks to land a combination. Rutten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mytilinaios tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten slips under a jab from Mytilinaios.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten throws a front kick aimed at Mytilinaios's knee but Mytilinaios avoids it well.
Mytilinaios moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Mytilinaios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Mytilinaios is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios misses the shot to the body.
Mytilinaios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Mytilinaios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mytilinaios shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rutten napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mytilinaios tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mytilinaios looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mytilinaios tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mytilinaios has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten stops Mytilinaios from passing to mount.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Mytilinaios wants to control but Rutten is keeping him busy.
Mytilinaios working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mytilinaios wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rutten keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Mytilinaios dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mytilinaios lunges at Rutten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rutten's hand.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mytilinaios.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mytilinaios catches Rutten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rutten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mytilinaios on the side of the head.
Rutten misses with a hook
and Mytilinaios counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mytilinaios checks it well.
Mytilinaios scores with a jab to the head.
Mytilinaios takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Mytilinaios connects with a looping right hand.
Mytilinaios shoots in but Rutten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Mytilinaios.
Rutten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Mytilinaios throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten defending well as Mytilinaios loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutten misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten wants to land a leg kick but Mytilinaios is out of range.
Mytilinaios throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Mytilinaios checks a leg kick nicely.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mytilinaios slips a jab from Rutten.
Mytilinaios slips under a jab.
Mytilinaios lands with an overhand left.
Mytilinaios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Mytilinaios misses.
Mytilinaios lands a nice shot to the body.
Mytilinaios looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rutten is fending him off so far but Mytilinaios persists. Nope, Rutten circles away and we're back to standing.
Mytilinaios wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
Mytilinaios sizes up Rutten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mytilinaios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten scores with a nice right hand.
Mytilinaios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mytilinaios lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Mytilinaios saw that one coming.
Mytilinaios is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutten with a body shot.
Mytilinaios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten punishes Mytilinaios's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Mytilinaios lands a nice hook to Rutten's body. Rutten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mytilinaios looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mytilinaios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mytilinaios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mytilinaios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
Mytilinaios just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Mytilinaios misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios staying out of range there.
Rutten throws a body punch but Mytilinaios moves out of range.
Rutten misses with a straight right.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mytilinaios with a jab.
Mytilinaios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mytilinaios throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten punishes Mytilinaios's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Mytilinaios lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutten doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten clobbers Mytilinaios with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rutten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutten misses with a hook. Mytilinaios ducked under it nicely.
Mytilinaios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mytilinaios misses with a wild combination.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mytilinaios looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mytilinaios throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Mytilinaios misses with a wild body shot.
Mytilinaios cracks Rutten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mytilinaios looks to throw the jab but Rutten is out of range.
Mytilinaios throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Mytilinaios throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Mytilinaios misses with a wild body shot.
Mytilinaios on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Mytilinaios.
Rutten staying out of range there.
Mytilinaios keeps Rutten at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kostas Mytilinaios will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mytilinaios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Mytilinaios saw that one coming.
Rutten throws a leg kick that misses.
Mytilinaios misses with a straight left.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Mytilinaios is just out of range.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mytilinaios.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Mytilinaios throws a good cross that connects.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutten lands a glancing blow to the side of Mytilinaios's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mytilinaios cracks Rutten with an open hand slap.
Mytilinaios avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Rutten scores with a hook.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mytilinaios missing with a left hand there. Rutten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Mytilinaios backs away, Rutten returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios walks into a stiff left hand from Rutten.
Mytilinaios works Rutten's body with a nice hook.
Rutten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mytilinaios on the side of the head.
Mytilinaios slips under a jab.
Mytilinaios's corner calls for a 1-2. Mytilinaios obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutten digs a good body shot into Mytilinaios's ribs.
Mytilinaios misses the jab.
Mytilinaios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutten throws out the jab.
Rutten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mytilinaios finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutten's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Mytilinaios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten misses with a leg kick.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Rutten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mytilinaios throws a push kick but Rutten slaps the foot to one side.
Mytilinaios misses with an uppercut
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is looking to slow Mytilinaios down with leg kicks.
Rutten walks into a stiff left hand from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios walks into a straight right hand from Rutten.
Mytilinaios cracks Rutten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mytilinaios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutten is looking to counter punch.
Mytilinaios throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten ducks right into an uppercut from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios throws a lazy uppercut
and Rutten counters with a left to the body.
Rutten misses with a hook. Mytilinaios ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Mytilinaios on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mytilinaios defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten lands with a good body shot.
Mytilinaios misses with a left hand
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Mytilinaios tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rutten swivels and escapes.
Mytilinaios takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mytilinaios swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
A big left from Mytilinaios misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mytilinaios defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Mytilinaios misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Rutten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mytilinaios looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten connects with a right hand. Mytilinaios shakes it off.
Mytilinaios throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mytilinaios looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Mytilinaios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Mytilinaios slips the punch.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Mytilinaios is just out of range.
Rutten throws out a loose jab but Mytilinaios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mytilinaios throws a shot from downtown. Rutten moves away and avoids it.
Mytilinaios throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
Mytilinaios throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mytilinaios throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutten under the eye.
Rutten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rutten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Mytilinaios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mytilinaios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten lands a jab to the nose.
Mytilinaios lands a nice shot that snaps Rutten's head back.
Mytilinaios lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mytilinaios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rutten stuffs the takedown attempt from Mytilinaios. Mytilinaios gets slowly back to his feet.
Rutten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Mytilinaios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mytilinaios misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten lands with a right hand.
Handsome Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostas Mytilinaios is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Rutten is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Handsome Rutten.
Well Mytilinaios 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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