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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1304 p4p, 3898 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 164 p4p, 364 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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 55 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima wants to clinch
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nimoy misses with a body shot
and Shima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nimoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Shima misses
enabling Nimoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Shima swings for the body but Nimoy moves out of range.
Shima slips under a jab.
Nimoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Shima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nimoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Shima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nimoy misses with a left hand
and Shima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nimoy with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima looks to land a combination but Nimoy avoids it well.
Shima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nimoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shima throws a combination that misses
and Nimoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shima thinking.
Shima tries to close the distance and clinch but Nimoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nimoy tries a quick counter leg kick but Shima is wise to it.
Nimoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shima forces Nimoy back against the cage and clinches.
Nimoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nimoy.
Nice body punch from Nimoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shima.
Shima blocking some punches.
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!
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Shima.
Nimoy gets through Shima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shima controls his hands.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Nimoy avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima is trying to stall.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Nimoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shima's elbow.
A short uppercut from Nimoy.
Shima blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy tries to work over Shima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Nimoy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nimoy lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shima.
Shima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nimoy up against the cage.
A short right from Nimoy on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Shima avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Shima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonard Nimoy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nimoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Shima cracks Nimoy with an open hand slap.
Shima throws a series of punches but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nimoy lands a nice looking body shot.
Nimoy throws the left hand but Shima avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Shima was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nimoy.
Shima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima moves into the clinch successfully.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Nimoy.
Stalling in the clinch from Shima.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Shima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy lands a shoulder strike.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shima controls his hands.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Nimoy tries a body shot but Shima blocks it.
Nimoy throws a head punch that misses.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
Nimoy pushes Shima back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shima has Nimoy pushed against the cage.
Shima blocking some punches.
Shima is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nimoy is keeping busy.
Nimoy breaks the clinch.
Shima tries to clinch up but Nimoy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy staying out of range there.
Nimoy feints a counter leg kick.
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Shima.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shima tries to clinch but Nimoy moves out of range.
A big left from Nimoy misses.
Shima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nimoy walks into a straight right hand from Shima.
Nimoy throws a body punch but Shima moves out of range.
Shima scores with a nice head shot.
Nimoy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shima with a jab.
Shima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Nimoy counter with a right hand.
Shima lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nimoy takes one on the button.
Shima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Shima misses with an uppercut
and Nimoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tetsuo Shima is winning the standup battle so far.
Nimoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shima throws out the jab.
Tetsuo Shima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nimoy thows a leg kick but Shima checks it
and Shima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shima has Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
Shima lands with a short shot to the head.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shima.
Shima clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Nimoy tries to work over Shima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shima tries to bum rush Nimoy with a series of wild strikes but Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shima throws a series of punches but Nimoy avoids them all with ease.
Nimoy misses with a body kick.
Shima connects with the punch.
Shima misses with a combination
enabling Nimoy to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that second round.
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!
Shima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shima counters with a three punch combo that has Nimoy backing up. Nimoy nods at Shima to acknowledge the strikes.
Shima clinches up against the cage.
Shima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shima is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shima for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Shima prevents Nimoy from breaking the clinch.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima lands an uppercut.
Nimoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy tries a body shot but Shima blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nimoy as Shima tries to tie him up.
Nimoy tries to work over Shima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Shima scores with a shoulder strike.
Shima is stalling here.
Shima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima looking to slow down the pace here.
Shima trying to control the position but instead, Nimoy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shima into the cage.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoy controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to work over Shima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
A nice left hand lands by Shima.
Shima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nimoy or not.
Nimoy lands an uppercut.
Nimoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shima backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Nimoy.
Shima blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy lands a body punch.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shima blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nimoy as Shima tries to tie him up.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Nimoy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shima's elbow.
Shima stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shima blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Nimoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nimoy pushes Shima back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nimoy lands an uppercut.
Nimoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shima backwards.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shimas head.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima tries to stall but Nimoy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nimoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shima trying to control the position but instead, Nimoy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shima into the cage.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Shima uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nimoy 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!
Tetsuo Shima spoke after the fight, saying 'Off to the next, I thought I would have beat this bum but shit happens'.
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