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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borje Cuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memphis Klaspinowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borje Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Memphis Klaspinowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klaspinowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Borje Cuba has been cut.
Klaspinowski misses with a kick to the body.
Klaspinowski throws a wild body kick that Cuba sees coming a mile off.
Klaspinowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klaspinowski drops Cuba with a nice combination! Klaspinowski dives into Cuba's guard, looking to finish!
Cuba is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klaspinowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cuba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klaspinowski lands a couple of elbows.
Klaspinowski thows a big elbow that misses.
Cuba keeping moving, preventing Klaspinowski from controlling successfully.
Klaspinowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cuba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klaspinowski cracks Cuba with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuba keeping moving, preventing Klaspinowski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaspinowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Klaspinowski is in close to Cuba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klaspinowski is pushing down on Cuba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cuba is fighting to maintain full guard but Klaspinowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klaspinowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klaspinowski throwing shots but Cuba is blocking nicely.
Cuba has hold of Klaspinowski's hands but Klaspinowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Klaspinowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Klaspinowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klaspinowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cuba has hold of Klaspinowski's hands but Klaspinowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klaspinowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Klaspinowski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klaspinowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cuba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Klaspinowski thows a huge punch but Cuba dodges it nicely.
Klaspinowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cuba defending well though.
Klaspinowski is nestled in close to Cuba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Klaspinowski there.
Klaspinowski is nestled in close to Cuba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klaspinowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klaspinowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Cuba has hold of Klaspinowski's hands but Klaspinowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Klaspinowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cuba keeps working.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Klaspinowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klaspinowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klaspinowski lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klaspinowski trying to control the action but Cuba is working from the bottom.
Klaspinowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cuba is trying to maintain the position but Klaspinowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Klaspinowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cuba defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaspinowski is nestled in close to Cuba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Klaspinowski connects with a nice short shot to Cuba's temple.
Klaspinowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Memphis Klaspinowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borje Cuba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Klaspinowski misses with a takedown attempt - Cuba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klaspinowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Klaspinowski misses the target.
Klaspinowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuba misses with a takedown attempt
and Klaspinowski counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Klaspinowski.
Memphis Klaspinowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klaspinowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klaspinowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klaspinowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaspinowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cuba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Klaspinowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cuba defending well though.
Klaspinowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cuba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klaspinowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klaspinowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klaspinowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klaspinowski trying to control the action but Cuba is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Klaspinowski there.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Cuba has hold of Klaspinowski's hands but Klaspinowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Good standup being displayed there by Klaspinowski as he connects with a hook.
Borje Cuba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klaspinowski is looking to clinch.
Klaspinowski scores with a kick to the body.
Klaspinowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klaspinowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klaspinowski lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klaspinowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Klaspinowski scores with a jab. Cuba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Klaspinowski throws a right and a left that Cuba avoids nicely.
Klaspinowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klaspinowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cuba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cuba moves forwards but Klaspinowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Klaspinowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cuba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski is putting a hurting on Cuba here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cuba is not content to let Klaspinowski control the position.
Klaspinowski is working Cuba over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Klaspinowski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Klaspinowski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Klaspinowski grinds an elbow into Cuba's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuba tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Memphis Klaspinowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Borje Cuba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Klaspinowski scores a takedown into full mount!
Memphis Klaspinowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klaspinowski landing strikes from the mount.
Klaspinowski is landing with some decent strikes but Cuba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot there that rocks Cuba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cuba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Cuba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot there that rocks Cuba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Klaspinowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cuba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klaspinowski lands a big elbow.
Klaspinowski with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba is trying to escape the mount.
Klaspinowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Klaspinowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Klaspinowski with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Klaspinowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Klaspinowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Klaspinowski working Cuba over with strikes here.
Cuba tries to hold on but Klaspinowski pushes him away.
Memphis Klaspinowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski scoring with strikes but Cuba is staying in there.
Klaspinowski landing strikes from the mount and Cuba is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klaspinowski looking to control but Cuba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Klaspinowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Klaspinowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cuba is looking to escape.
Klaspinowski cracks Cuba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cuba is in a horrible position here. Klaspinowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Klaspinowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Klaspinowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Klaspinowski controlling from mount.
Cuba is in a horrible position here. Klaspinowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Klaspinowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cuba is squirming around, avoiding Klaspinowski's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski scoring with strikes but Cuba is staying in there.
Klaspinowski landing shots from mount.
Klaspinowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cuba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaspinowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Klaspinowski looking to finish Cuba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cuba!
Borje Cuba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klaspinowski controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Memphis Klaspinowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klaspinowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Memphis Klaspinowski!
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