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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Glover (ranked 1329 p4p, 1988 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 177 p4p, 248 weight class). Glover comes to the cage accompanied by GOAT Power. Leonard Nimoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy jabs Glover to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roger Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover defending well as Nimoy loads up on a big left hand.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Glover slips under a jab.
Nimoy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glover misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Nimoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glover was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Glover swinging wildly here.
Glover forces Nimoy back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nimoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Glover or perhaps it was just good defense by Nimoy, which made it look bad.
Nimoy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Nimoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Nimoy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nimoy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Nimoy catches Glover right on the button with a cross.
Nimoy circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Nimoy counter with a right hand.
Nimoy lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good standup being displayed there by Glover as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nimoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nimoy misses with a hook
and Glover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nimoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Glover. Glover gets slowly back to his feet.
Nimoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glover went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nimoy throws a looping overhand right but Glover ducks down to avoid it.
Glover wants to clinch up but Nimoy keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Glover's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Glover misses the target.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but Nimoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nimoy! But no joy.
Nimoy looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tests Glover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nimoy loads up on a big right hand but Glover slips the punch.
Nimoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nimoy throws an off balance right hand
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nimoy misses with a body kick.
Nimoy throws a right hand that misses
and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glover moves into the clinch.
Glover is trying to force a seperation but Nimoy has the dominant position.
Glover blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glover lands a shot to the body.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to work over Glover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy scores with a shot to the side of Glover's head.
Glover lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Glover controls his hands.
Glover manages to break the clinch.
Glover tries to clinch but Nimoy is having none of it.
Glover is looking to clinch.
Leonard Nimoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glover misses with the combination.
Nimoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Nimoy dominated that round.
That's time! Glover's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nimoy swings for the body but Glover moves out of range.
Glover appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nimoy misses with a hook
and Glover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Nimoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roger Glover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nimoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glover.
Nimoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nimoy misses with a body shot.
Nimoy throws a looping overhand right but Glover ducks down to avoid it.
Nimoy throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoy.
A quick step to the side and Glover tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover avoids the body shot from Nimoy.
It looked like Glover was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Glover takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nimoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with a hook
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Nimoy lands a nice hook to Glover's body. Glover takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glover swings for the body but Nimoy moves out of range.
Glover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nimoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glover counters with a left to the body.
Glover lands a jab.
Glover misses with a wild combination.
Glover on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glover moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Glover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoy.
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nimoy misses with a low kick as Glover jumps back.
It looked like Glover wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nimoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nimoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Glover's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Glover. Those never looked like landing.
Glover is looking to clinch but Nimoy is avoiding it.
Nimoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nimoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glover.
It looked like Glover was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nimoy misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely.
Nimoy avoids the body shot from Glover.
Nimoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nimoy misses with a body shot.
Nimoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Glover swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Glover cracks Nimoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
Glover misses with a wild combination.
Nimoy slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
Nimoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Glover's head.
Nimoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimoy scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Glover is rocked!
Nimoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Glover.
Glover throws a big counter combination but Nimoy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Nice uppercut lands for Nimoy. That snapped Glover's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Nimoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Glover avoids the body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Glover was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Glover tries to clinch up but Nimoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Nimoy throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
Nimoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nimoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Nimoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but Nimoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glover under the eye.
Glover doesn't manage to clinch there - Nimoy circles away.
Nimoy throws a hook to the side of Glover's head but Glover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glover misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Nimoy does no damage.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but Nimoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
Glover tries to clinch there but Nimoy circles away.
Glover moves out of range of the strikes.
Nimoy avoids the body shot from Glover.
Glover tries to bum rush Nimoy with a series of wild strikes but Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimoy is just out of range.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nimoy looks to throw the jab but Glover is out of range.
Glover takes a jab right on the kisser.
Glover scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Glover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nimoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Glover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nimoy misses with a right hand
and Glover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nimoy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Glover.
Glover tries to clinch up but Nimoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Glover throws a right hand that misses
and Nimoy counters with a solid body kick.
Glover slips under a jab from Nimoy.
Glover seems to have got his legs back now.
Glover lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy jabs Glover right on the nose. Glover blinks but takes it well.
Nimoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nimoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Nimoy.
Nimoy missing with a left hand there. Glover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nimoy digs a good body shot into Glover's ribs.
Roger Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glover 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.
Some wild striking there from Nimoy.
Glover works Nimoy's body with a nice hook.
Glover closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
Glover throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Nimoy to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoy looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
Nimoy stuns Glover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Glover. That snapped Nimoy's head back.
It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Glover takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nimoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nimoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Nimoy gets tackled into the cage by Glover. Glover maintains the clinch.
Nimoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nimoy lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nimoy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!
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