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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mytilinaios comes to the cage accompanied by Sanitarium. 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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203 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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185 cm
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220 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Achilles Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mytilinaios throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mytilinaios off to one side.
Mytilinaios throws a good cross that connects.
Mytilinaios closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mytilinaios slips a jab from Jones.
Mytilinaios misses with a straight right.
Mytilinaios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Mytilinaios strikes.
Mytilinaios lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mytilinaios fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mytilinaios throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Mytilinaios seems unphased.
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 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Jones.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Mytilinaios misses
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mytilinaios's knee momentarily.
Nice shot by Mytilinaios.
Jones slips a jab from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mytilinaios manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to move into range but Mytilinaios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mytilinaios throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mytilinaios.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mytilinaios on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mytilinaios to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mytilinaios.
Achilles Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mytilinaios scores with a body shot.
Mytilinaios connects with a single shot there.
Mytilinaios scores with a hook.
Jones moves away from the strike by Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Mytilinaios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a body punch but Mytilinaios moves out of range.
Mytilinaios misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mytilinaios drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones pushes Mytilinaios away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mytilinaios gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios controlling the position from side mount.
Mytilinaios trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Mytilinaios swings around for an armbar but Jones sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mytilinaios's guard.
Mytilinaios wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Mytilinaios actively working from the bottom here.
Mytilinaios trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jones manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mytilinaios is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mytilinaios sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios manages to get to full guard.
Mytilinaios working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Mytilinaios working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mytilinaios escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mytilinaios looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kostas Mytilinaios will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Kostas Mytilinaios is winning the standup battle so far.
Mytilinaios lands a head shot.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Mytilinaios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Mytilinaios is just out of range.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mytilinaios slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Mytilinaios moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Jones misses.
Mytilinaios clinches with his opponent.
Mytilinaios tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mytilinaios misses with a body punch.
Mytilinaios struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Mytilinaios misses with some punches.
Jones blocks a body shot from Mytilinaios.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios takes a shot to the head.
Mytilinaios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mytilinaios throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Mytilinaios struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Mytilinaios tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones is working Mytilinaios over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Mytilinaios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mytilinaios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
I was talking to Mytilinaios's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Mytilinaios.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mytilinaios backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mytilinaioss head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mytilinaios misses with some punches.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Mytilinaios controls his hands.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mytilinaios throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mytilinaios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mytilinaios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mytilinaios tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Mytilinaios controls the action.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Mytilinaios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mytilinaios misses with a body punch.
Mytilinaios turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mytilinaios manages to end up in side control.
Mytilinaios is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones stops Mytilinaios from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones prevents Mytilinaios from improving position.
Jones tries to escape but Mytilinaios is in control.
Mytilinaios passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jones!
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jones has worked his arm free - good work by Jones!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mytilinaios tries to move to mount but Jones blocks the move with his legs.
Mytilinaios trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Mytilinaios tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Mytilinaios looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mytilinaios ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mytilinaios scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
A big left from Jones misses.
Mytilinaios has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Mytilinaios.
A big right from Jones misses.
Mytilinaios appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mytilinaios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mytilinaios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mytilinaios with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mytilinaios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mytilinaios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mytilinaios lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Mytilinaios connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Mytilinaios is looking to counter punch.
Jones throws a right and a left that Mytilinaios avoids nicely.
Mytilinaios fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Mytilinaios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mytilinaios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mytilinaios under the eye.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mytilinaios lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Mytilinaios closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mytilinaios tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mytilinaios, into his guard.
Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mytilinaios tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones walks into a jab.
Mytilinaios ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
It looked like Mytilinaios wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mytilinaios lands a head shot.
Mytilinaios looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mytilinaios misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Mytilinaios had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mytilinaios's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mytilinaios duly obliges.
Mytilinaios loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones is looking to slow Mytilinaios down with leg kicks.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Mytilinaios throws a big shot that misses.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mytilinaios.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Mytilinaios misses.
Mytilinaios takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mytilinaios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Mytilinaios.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Mytilinaios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mytilinaios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mytilinaios connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mytilinaios shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Mytilinaios 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mytilinaios in his tracks.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Mytilinaios moves his leg out of the way.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mytilinaios is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones defending well as Mytilinaios loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Mytilinaios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones scores with the left hand. Mytilinaios knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mytilinaios throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a big right hand! Oh Mytilinaios is in trouble here! Jones follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achilles Jones!
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energy
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hype
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