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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by RIOT . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
27
185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Fredriksson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Grey! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fredriksson takes a kick to the side of the head. Fredriksson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Fredriksson throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Grey closes the distance and pushes Fredriksson back into the cage. Nice elbow from Grey. Grey misses with an elbow strike.
Fredriksson tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey avoids the damage to the body. Fredriksson works on Grey's body with a couple of short punches. With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses. Fredriksson looks to throw an elbow but misses. Grey managing to block the knees to the body from Fredriksson.
Grey blocks the elbow strike.
Fredriksson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fredriksson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grey.
Fredriksson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Fredriksson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey avoids it. Fredriksson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greys head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grey managing to block the knees to the body from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson working hard to break the clinch. Grey throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredriksson throws a head punch that misses. Grey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fredriksson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grey.
Grey pushes off an throws an elbow but Fredriksson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Grey blocks an elbow strike. Fredriksson lands a knee to the body.
Grey landing knees to the body.
Fredriksson pushes off an throws an elbow but Grey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tony Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Grey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grey looks to land a left hand but Fredriksson moved out of range nicely. Grey thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut there from Grey. Fredriksson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Grey clinches. This has been an exciting period of action! Fredriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grey's efforts to push away. Fredriksson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fredriksson throws an elbow but misses. Fredriksson throws an elbow but it misses.
Fredriksson lands a right hand. Fredriksson lands an elbow just above Grey 's eye. Fredriksson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grey tries to break free but Fredriksson pushes him back against the cage. Fredriksson misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Grey.
Fredriksson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grey's defenses. Fredriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey is defending well for now. With the fighters up against the cage, Fredriksson throws an elbow but misses. Fredriksson lands a shoulder strike. Fredriksson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fredriksson misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey. Fredriksson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grey breaks the clinch.
Grey darts in and clinches Fredriksson up against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fredriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grey's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey avoids it. Grey blocking some punches.
Grey is looking to break free of the clinch but Fredriksson has double underhooks. Grey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Fredriksson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fredriksson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Fredriksson. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fredriksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Grey controls his hands.
Fredriksson tries to work over Grey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Fredriksson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tony Grey has been cut. A short uppercut from Fredriksson. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Fredriksson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tony Grey's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A clash of legs there as Fredriksson blocks the low kick. Fredriksson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grey.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Fredriksson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Fredriksson throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily. Grey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A jab from Grey misses. Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Grey throws a leg kick that misses. Fredriksson throws a nice outside leg kick. Grey throws a leg kick but Fredriksson moved away. Grey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredriksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grey.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fredriksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Grey closes the distance looking to clinch and Fredriksson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Grey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grey tries a head kick but it misses.
Fredriksson throws a series of punches but Grey moves out of range. Grey moves away from the strike by Fredriksson. Grey rushes Fredriksson and presses him up against the cage. Grey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grey blocks an uppercut.
Grey takes an elbow to the forehead. Grey stalling in the clinch but Fredriksson improves position. A bit of stalling here from Fredriksson.
Grey blocks an elbow strike. Fredriksson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grey's defenses. Fredriksson lands a hook that snaps the head of Grey backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Grey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Grey blocks a body shot from Fredriksson. Fredriksson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fredriksson dodges an elbow strike from Grey.
Fredriksson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Grey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Grey misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson lands a hook to the side of the head. Grey misses with an elbow over the top. Grey breaks the clinch.
Grey throws a leg kick that is checked and Fredriksson counters with a big head kick but Grey shrugs it off. Grey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Fredriksson connects with a crisp jab. Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away. Grey throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Fredriksson.
A punch lands to the side of Grey 's head but he takes it in his stride. Grey throws a push kick but Fredriksson slaps the foot to one side. Fredriksson tries to clinch up but Grey circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson works Grey's body with a nice hook. Grey is looking to slow Fredriksson down with leg kicks. Grey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fredriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grey.
Grey lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Grey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Grey keeps Fredriksson at a distance using the push kick. Fredriksson gets a clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fredriksson takes an elbow to the temple. Grey avoids a wild elbow strike from Fredriksson. Grey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tony Grey's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fredriksson lands with a nice body punch. Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grey manages to avoid it. Fredriksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey. Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Grey. Grey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Grey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fredriksson is able to avoid easily. Grey throws a quick inside leg kick. Fredriksson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Grey works the jab nicely. Grey tries to land a leg kick but Fredriksson saw it coming and moves away.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick nicely. Fredriksson misses with an uppercut. Grey saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fredriksson looks to land a right hand but Grey moved out of range. A slow jab from Fredriksson misses its intended target. Grey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fredriksson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Fredriksson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grey. Grey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Grey throws a head kick that Fredriksson semi-blocks.
Tony Grey seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fredriksson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grey throws a leg kick that misses. Grey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fredriksson lands with a slapping head kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Grey misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grey avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
A shot to the liver by Grey. Beautiful body shot. Grey misses with a combination
and Fredriksson counters by moving into the clinch. Fredriksson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey. Grey blocks a body shot from Fredriksson. Fredriksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey is defending well for now. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fredriksson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grey avoiding damage as Fredriksson throws knees to the body.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey scores with a head kick. Fredriksson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson 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. Grey misses with a kick to the body.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Fredriksson throws out a loose jab but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it. Fredriksson misses with a hook. Grey with a body punch. A glancing blow. Nice cross by Grey. Grey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Grey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fredriksson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson throws a right and a left that both miss. Grey takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses. Grey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Grey jabs Fredriksson right on the nose. Fredriksson blinks but takes it well. Fredriksson misses with a hook. Grey tries a head kick but it misses.
Grey throws a leg kick but Fredriksson sees it coming and moves out of range. Grey clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Grey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fredriksson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Grey avoids the elbow strike from Fredriksson, against the cage.
Fredriksson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Tony Grey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Grey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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