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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mishko Tolstiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bo Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishko Tolstiy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mishko Tolstiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bo Riley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolstiy wants to clinch but Riley slips to the side
and Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tolstiy has Riley pressed against the cage.
Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bo Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Riley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tolstiy clinches up against the cage.
Riley can't get the takedown.
Tolstiy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tolstiy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tolstiy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Riley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tolstiy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tolstiy is striking off his back. Riley thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstiy manages to get to full guard.
Tolstiy trying to control the position.
Riley postures up and lands a big shot to Tolstiy's brow.
Riley trying to move into half guard but instead Tolstiy has managed to sweep!
Tolstiy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Riley trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolstiy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tolstiy rushes Riley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tolstiy is trying to push Riley away but Riley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tolstiy to keep the fight standing.
Riley tries to pull guard but Tolstiy holds him up against the cage and eventually Riley drops back down to his feet.
Mishko Tolstiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bo Riley.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tolstiy smiles and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolstiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riley sprawls well. Riley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tolstiy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Riley tries to clinch but Tolstiy moves out of range.
Tolstiy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tolstiy wants it to stay on the feet.
Tolstiy clinches up with Riley and pushes him back against the cage.
Tolstiy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tolstiy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tolstiy.
It looks like bo Riley has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley has Tolstiy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tolstiy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tolstiy walks away with a smile on his face. Riley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tolstiy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riley is out of range.
Tolstiy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tolstiy wants a takedown but no success here.
Tolstiy jumps guard.
Tolstiy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley gets tackled into the cage by Tolstiy. Tolstiy maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mishko Tolstiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bo Riley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tolstiy shoots in for a takedown but Riley shows good takedown defense.
Riley tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Tolstiy.
Riley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riley wants it to stay on the feet.
Riley fails with the takedown.
Riley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tolstiy avoids it really well and circles away.
Tolstiy darts in and clinches Riley up against the cage.
Riley breaks the clinch.
Riley fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolstiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolstiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley tries to clinch up but Tolstiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Tolstiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolstiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tolstiy if he has to take too many more of those.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Tolstiy.
Riley avoids a kick to the body.
Tolstiy moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley looking to slow down the pace here.
Tolstiy wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mishko Tolstiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Tolstiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riley misses with a combination
and Tolstiy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tolstiy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tolstiy is trying to force a seperation but Riley has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley manages to break the clinch.
Riley is looking to clinch but Tolstiy is avoiding it.
Riley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tolstiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Tolstiy as Riley shoots in.
Mishko Tolstiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tolstiy shoots in but Riley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tolstiy gets a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tolstiy.
Riley tries for a takedown but Tolstiy manages to get underhooks.
Tolstiy tries to pull guard but Riley holds him up against the cage and eventually Tolstiy drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolstiy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tolstiy wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tolstiy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tolstiy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley trying to control but Tolstiy is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolstiy kicks Riley off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mishko Tolstiy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on bo Riley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Riley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tolstiy is fending him off so far but Riley persists. Nope, Tolstiy circles away and we're back to standing.
Tolstiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
Tolstiy tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tolstiy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolstiy pushes Riley off and gets back to his feet.
Riley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tolstiy's waist but Tolstiy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riley off to one side.
Riley closes the distance and clinches up with Tolstiy, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes Tolstiy against the cage but Tolstiy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mishko Tolstiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bo Riley.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tolstiy shoots in for a takedown but Riley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstiy wants to clinch.
Riley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Tolstiy.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolstiy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riley tries to break the clinch but Tolstiy is controlling the position.
Riley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tolstiy to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tolstiy prevents it.
Riley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tolstiy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tolstiy lands in his opponent's guard.
Tolstiy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tolstiy stands up and waves to Riley to follow him.
Tolstiy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley wants to clinch.
Tolstiy shoots in and drives through. Riley sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tolstiy can't get the takedown.
Riley can't get the takedown.
Riley tries to pull guard but Tolstiy won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolstiy breaks from the clinch.
Riley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tolstiy darts in trying to clinch
and Riley counters by clinching up.
Tolstiy wants a takedown.
Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tolstiy wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolstiy tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mishko Tolstiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tolstiy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mishko Tolstiy!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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