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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Bjork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Cabana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjork comes to the ring accompanied by Tianamen. Hans Bjork has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Bjork!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Cabana!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjork with a poor takedown
and Cabana counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjork with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabana counters with a straight right hand.
Bjork has his takedown stuffed
and Bjork takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Bjork. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Cabana.
Bjork gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bjork has his takedown stuffed
and Cabana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Cabana lands.
Cabana lands with an uppercut that bounces Bjork off the ropes and back into rage.
Cabana clinches with his opponent.
Bjork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cabana is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabana as Bjork tries to tie him up.
Bjork pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabana lands with an overhand left.
Bjork misses with a takedown attempt
and Cabana counters with a shoot takedown. Bjork fights it but they end up in guard.
Bjork looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bjork is breathing heavily.
Cabana throwing strikes from guard but Bjork blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bjork works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bjork will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cabana controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cabana wants to stand but Bjork has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cabana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bjork wants to get back to his feet but Cabana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jim Cabana.
Bjork shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cabana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Cabana there.
Bjork fails with the takedown
and Cabana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabana clinches up against the ropes.
Cabana can't break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cabana tries to circle away but Bjork has him pinned against the ropes.
Cabana wants to break free but Bjork has control.
Bjork tries to land knees in the clinch but Cabana avoids the damage to the body.
Cabana wants to break free but Bjork has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bjork takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabana.
A short left from Cabana.
Cabana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cabana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bjork.
Cabana avoids a wild elbow strike from Bjork.
Cabana managing to block the knees to the body from Bjork.
Cabana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bjork tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabana avoids it.
Bjork breaks from the clinch.
Bjork misses with a takedown attempt
and Cabana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cabana tries to break the clinch but Bjork is controlling the position.
Cabana tries to circle away but Bjork has him pinned against the ropes.
Cabana jumps guard and drags Bjork to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjork throwing strikes but missing.
Cabana throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bjork in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjork.
Bjork trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cabana wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cabana has momentary wrist control but Bjork slips an elbow through the middle.
Bjork throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bjork won't allow Cabana to get back to his feet.
Cabana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Cabana dominated that round.
That's time! Bjork's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cabana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cabana might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cabana lands with an overhand left.
Cabana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bjork in his tracks.
Bjork tries for a takedown but Cabana circles away easily
and Cabana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabana connects with the punch.
Bjork misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Cabana to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjork misses with a takedown
and Cabana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Bjork. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjork has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bjork there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bjork misses with a takedown attempt
and Cabana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bjork thinking.
A cross from Cabana lands.
Hans Bjork seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabana with a jab.
Cabana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice jab there from Cabana.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cabana.
Bjork takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bjork is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bjork doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cabana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjork shoots and misses
and Cabana counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cabana.
Cabana connects with a jab.
Cabana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cabana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cabana rushes Bjork and presses him up against the ropes.
Bjork is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bjork keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cabana's efforts to push away.
Cabana managing to block the knees to the body from Bjork.
Cabana avoiding damage as Bjork throws knees to the body.
Cabana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bjork just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Cabana avoids a wild elbow strike from Bjork.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cabana. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bjork tries to land knees in the clinch but Cabana avoids the damage to the body.
Cabana wants to break free but Bjork has control.
Bjork trying to land knees to the body.
Cabana avoiding damage as Bjork throws knees to the body.
Cabana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cabana is trying to push Bjork away but Bjork has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cabana wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjork won't allow it.
Bjork trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cabana decides to pull guard.
Bjork stops Cabana from standing up.
Bjork is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bjork in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bjork is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabana swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bjork is now in Cabana's guard. A big mistake from Cabana there, giving up the dominant position!
Bjork is in close to Cabana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bjork trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bjork landing with the ground and pound.
Bjork stands up over Cabana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cabana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bjork. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabana has momentary wrist control but Bjork slips an elbow through the middle.
Bjork makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bjork thows a big elbow that misses.
Bjork chips away with some ground and pound.
Cabana keeping moving, preventing Bjork from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cabana can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bjork with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bjork trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bjork keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabana's head.
Bjork stands up over Cabana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bjork throwing strikes from guard but Cabana blocks nicely.
Bjork throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Cabana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Bjork fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cabana avoids it really well and circles away.
Cabana throws a head kick that misses.
Bjork tries for a takedown but Cabana circles away easily
and Cabana counters with a straight right hand.
Bjork misses with a takedown
and Cabana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bjork won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Bjork. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabana tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bjork has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bjork sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bjork is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cabana's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cabana's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabana is trying to break free.
Bjork scores with punches from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bjork.
Bjork lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bjork.
Jim Cabana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bjork lands shots from the back.
Bjork is hanging on to Cabana's back as he tries to escape.
Bjork lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Bjork softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bjork throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Cabana!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjork loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Cabana hold on?
Bjork scores with punches and elbows.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bjork. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Bjork lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cabana wants to escape the position.
Bjork cracks Cabana with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Cabana from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Cabana covers up after that shot from Bjork.
Bjork lands punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bjork.
Cabana grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Cabana hold on?! Bjork is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cabana is trying to remain composed but Bjork is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Bjork scores with punches to the body.
Cabana covers up after that shot from Bjork.
Bjork lands shots from the back.
Bjork loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Cabana hold on?
Jim Cabana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cabana is trying to remain composed but Bjork is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Bjork connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Cabana to escape the position.
Bjork is landing with strikes from the back.
Bjork has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Cabana.
Bjork scores with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabana covers up after that shot from Bjork.
Bjork loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Cabana hold on?
Bjork punches Cabana on the ear.
Bjork punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bjork is looking to control Cabana but Cabana is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cabana is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bjork punishes Cabana with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjork is persistently looking for the submission but Cabana is defending it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabana is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Bjork showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cabana 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Cabana!
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