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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 1430 p4p, 1569 weight class) and Death Minister (ranked 220 p4p, 247 weight class). Minister is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rhapsody of Fire. Leonard Nimoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Death Minister!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Minister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Minister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nimoy has him pressed against the cage.
Minister blocking some punches.
Nimoy misses with the head strike.
Minister working hard to break the clinch.
Nimoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minister backwards.
Nimoy misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy throws a head punch that misses.
Minister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nimoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Minister controls his hands.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy lands with a light punch inside.
Nimoy lands with a left to the head.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy throws a head punch that misses.
Nimoy scores with a shot to the side of Minister's head.
Minister has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nimoy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Minister can turn it around.
Minister is trying to break the clinch but Nimoy is controlling him.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Minister.
Good body shot from Nimoy.
Minister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy tries a body shot but Minister blocks it.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Minister.
Nimoy breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Death Minister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minister lands with a shot to the body.
Nimoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nimoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Minister misses with a straight left.
Minister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Minister prevents a body shot from Nimoy.
Minister blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy is leaning against Minister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nimoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Nimoy.
Nimoy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
Nimoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
A body shot lands from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands an uppercut.
Minister has had enough of the clinch but Nimoy keeps him there for the moment.
Nimoy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minister's efforts to push away.
Minister prevents a body shot from Nimoy.
Minister prevents a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minister's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Minister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimoy manages to break the clinch.
Nimoy avoids the body shot from Minister.
Minister throws a looping overhand right but Nimoy ducks down to avoid it.
Minister throws out a loose jab but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoy is looking to counter the offense by Minister and move into the clinch.
Minister throws out a loose jab but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoy slips a jab from Minister.
A jab from Minister misses.
Minister scores with a hook.
Nimoy lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Nimoy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Minister avoids the body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minister can do to turn this around?
Minister looks to throw the jab but Nimoy is out of range.
Nimoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minister works Nimoy's body with a nice hook.
Nimoy wants to clinch.
Minister slips a jab from Nimoy.
Minister catches Nimoy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minister looks to land a left hand but Nimoy moved out of range nicely.
Nimoy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Minister lands a slapping body shot.
Nimoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Minister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Minister misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister throws a sloppy body shot
and Nimoy counters by moving into the clinch.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
Minister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Minister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minister.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Minister controls the action.
Minister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minister connects with the punch.
Minister paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Nimoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Minister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nimoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minister misses with a looping left.
Nimoy lands a left and a right that send Minister crashing to the mat, dazed. Nimoy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Minister is rocked!
It looks like Death Minister has been cut.
Nimoy 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimoy clinches up against the cage.
Minister is still on wobbly legs! Can Nimoy finish him?
Nimoy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Minister's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Minister drops to his knees and Nimoy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Nimoy!
Death Minister was interviewed post fight and said 'You have survived the Death Minister, you mortal life has been spared for now.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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