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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dukes comes into the arena with My Chemical Romance - Blood blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka tries to keep at a distance but Dukes has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dukes.
Silakka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dukes scores a nice knee to the body.
Dukes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silakka tries to pull guard but Dukes won't allow it.
Silakka tries to break the clinch but Dukes is controlling the position.
Dukes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dukes tries a knee to the head but Silakka blocks it.
Silakka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dukes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dukes lands an elbow just above Silakka 's eye.
It looks like Jon Silakka has been cut.
Dukes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dukes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dukes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dukes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dukes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silakka looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes with a knee to the head.
Dukes lands an elbow inside that Silakka shrugs off.
Dukes lands a knee to the head.
Dukes scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dukes.
Dukes lands a damaging elbow.
Dukes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dukes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dukes digs a good body shot into Silakka's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Dukes.
Dukes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That has opened up Jon Silakka's cut even more.
Dukes has Silakka up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukes lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Dukes.
Dukes effectively controlling the action here.
Dukes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dukes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dukes scores a nice knee to the body.
Dukes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silakka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dukes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dukes lands an elbow that stopped Silakka in his tracks for a moment.
Dukes lands an elbow that stopped Silakka in his tracks for a moment.
Dukes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silakka gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silakka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes is staying active underneath Silakka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dukes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka prevents Dukes from improving his position.
Dukes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dukes pushes Silakka up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukes landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dukes.
Dukes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dukes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silakka's defenses.
Dukes scores with a knee to the head.
Dukes misses with a knee strike.
Dukes lands a knee to the head.
Dukes scores a nice knee to the body.
Dukes scores with a knee to the head.
Dukes scores with a knee to the head.
Dukes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dukes misses with a knee strike.
Dukes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dukes lands an elbow inside that Silakka shrugs off.
Silakka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dukes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Frank Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Silakka.
Silakka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dukes smiles and moves away.
Dukes instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silakka.
Dukes manages to break the clinch.
Dukes has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dukes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Silakka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dukes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukes scores a nice knee to the body.
Dukes lands a knee to the head.
Dukes with a knee to the head.
Silakka avoids the elbow strike from Dukes, against the cage.
Dukes misses with a knee strike.
Dukes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dukes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dukes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dukes.
Dukes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dukes lands an elbow just above Silakka 's eye.
Dukes lands an elbow that stopped Silakka in his tracks for a moment.
Dukes blocks the elbow strike.
Dukes lands a nice elbow.
Silakka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dukes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silakka's defenses.
Dukes scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Dukes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dukes stalling the fight.
Dukes lands an elbow inside that Silakka shrugs off.
Silakka takes an elbow to the temple.
Dukes slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dukes throws an elbow but misses.
Dukes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dukes landing knees to the body.
Silakka wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dukes.
Silakka has a couple of punches blocked by Dukes.
Dukes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silakka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dukes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silakka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dukes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silakka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dukes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frank Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Silakka.
Silakka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dukes has Silakka pressed against the cage.
Dukes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silakka's face.
Silakka blocks an elbow strike from Dukes.
Dukes lands an elbow inside.
Dukes lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dukes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silakka manages to pull guard.
Dukes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dukes lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dukes.
A head kick from Dukes lands but Silakka takes it in his stride.
Silakka shoots for a double leg takedown but Dukes sprawls well. He's pushed Silakka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dukes swats away the attempt to clinch by Silakka.
Dukes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dukes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dukes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dukes duly obliges.
Dukes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silakka's sensitive parts.
Silakka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dukes can pounce on him.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes tries a head kick but it misses.
Silakka tries to keep at a distance but Dukes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Dukes.
Dukes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silakka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dukes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silakka misses with a knee strike.
Dukes looking to throw knees to the head but Silakka is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Dukes.
Silakka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dukes lands a damaging elbow.
Dukes landing knees to the body.
Dukes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silakka tries to break the clinch but Dukes is controlling the position.
Dukes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silakka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dukes prevents it.
Silakka takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dukes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silakka takes an elbow to the temple.
Dukes lands a knee to the head.
Silakka takes an elbow to the temple.
Silakka avoiding damage as Dukes throws knees to the body.
Silakka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dukes has him pressed against the cage.
Dukes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frank Dukes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dukes looking to throw knees to the head but Silakka is blocking nicely.
Dukes lands a damaging elbow.
Dukes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dukes.
Dukes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dukes looking to throw knees to the head but Silakka is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Dukes.
Dukes lands a nice knee to the body.
Silakka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dukes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silakka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dukes blocks it with crossed arms.
Dukes crunches a lovely knee into Silakka's ribcage.
Dukes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dukes breaks the clinch.
Dukes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silakka can do to turn this around?
Dukes throws a body punch but Silakka moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dukes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Silakka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dukes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes darts in and clinches Silakka up against the cage.
Dukes lands an elbow inside.
Dukes landing knees to the head.
Dukes breaks the clinch.
Silakka needs to keep his hands up - Dukes had a free shot at his head there.
Silakka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frank Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dukes.
Dukes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukes landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silakka letting Dukes take a breather here.
Dukes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dukes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes misses with a knee to the head.
Dukes lands a knee to the head.
Dukes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silakka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dukes can pounce on him.
Dukes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silakka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dukes really felt that one!
Dukes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silakka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silakka walks into a stiff left hand from Dukes.
Silakka doesn't manage to clinch there - Dukes circles away.
Good shot there by Dukes.
Dukes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dukes.
No joy there for Dukes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dukes forces Silakka back against the cage and clinches.
Silakka looking to slow down the pace here.
Dukes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka looking to stall.
Dukes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silakka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dukes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silakka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dukes tries to land a knee to the head but Silakka blocks with his arms.
Silakka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silakka is trying to maintain a safe position but Dukes gets an underhook and turns Silakka into the cage.
Dukes lands a nice knee to the body.
Dukes lands a nice elbow.
Dukes lands an elbow that stopped Silakka in his tracks for a moment.
Dukes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silakka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dukes's waist but Dukes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silakka off to one side.
Dukes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silakka counters with a body kick.
Silakka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frank Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Silakka.
Silakka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silakka shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Dukes.
Dukes swats away the attempt to clinch by Silakka.
Silakka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frank Dukes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka walks into a left hand.
Dukes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dukes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dukes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dukes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dukes just misses with a punch to the body.
Silakka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dukes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silakka, pushing him back against the cage.
Silakka breaks from the clinch.
Dukes clinches up with Silakka and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukes slows down the pace here.
Dukes managing to block the knees to the body from Silakka.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dukes looking to throw knees to the head but Silakka is blocking nicely.
Frank Dukes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silakka taking a breather.
Silakka can't find room to land a body shot as Dukes controls the action.
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.
Dukes lands an elbow that stopped Silakka in his tracks for a moment.
Dukes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silakka takes an elbow to the temple.
Jon Silakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukes lands a knee to the body.
Silakka takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dukes.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silakka throws an elbow but misses.
Dukes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silakka.
Dukes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dukes lands a knee to the body.
Dukes lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dukes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dukes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dukes!
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hype
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