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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 188 p4p, 135 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 12 p4p, 9 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Malley misses with a shot to the body
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Malley has time to react.
O Malley scores with a hook to the body. Otori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Otori checks a low kick from O Malley.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Otori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Malley. O Malley obviously looking to wear him down.
Otori moves away from the strike by O Malley.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Otori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otori scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Otori. Beautiful body shot.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley scores with a decent looking hook.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley motions for Otori to come forward. O Malley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Otori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by O Malley's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Malley scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Otori misses.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Otori lands a head shot.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromOtori.
O Malley misses with a leg kick
and Otori counters with a leg kick.
O Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by O Malley as he connects with a hook.
Otori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Otori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Otori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley throws a leg kick
enabling Otori to counter with a crisp jab.
O Malley throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
Otori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Otori has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Malley.
Otori cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
A slow jab from Otori misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
enabling Otori to counter with a crisp jab.
Otori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Otori counters with a straight right hand.
Otori stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley cracks Otori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Otori on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Malley throws a hook but Otori blocks it.
O Malley sizes up Otori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Malley scores with a jab.
Otori connects with a nice looking jab.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
letting Otori counter with a right hand.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Otori scores with a jab to the head.
Otori misses with a hook. O Malley ducked under it nicely.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Otori to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head.
O Malley tries to land a front kick but Otori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Otori cracks O Malley with a good jab.
O Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Otori lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Otori throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Otori with a nice cross.
A jab from Otori misses.
Otori looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
Otori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otori swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
A shot to the body from O Malley misses
enabling Otori to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that 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.
O Malley needs to keep his hands up - Otori had a free shot at his head there.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
O Malley scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Otori blocks a jab.
Otori moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
Otori looks to land a body kick but O Malley moved away.
O Malley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Malley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Otori ducks right into an uppercut from O Malley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O Malley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Otori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Otori's sensitive parts.
Otori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Otori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Malley's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otori lands a body shot.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Otori lands a glancing blow to the side of O Malley's head.
Otori checks a leg kick nicely.
Otori feints a counter leg kick.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
O Malley thumps Otori with a low kick.
Otori moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Otori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Otori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Otori fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Otori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from O Malley misses
and Otori counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Otori's shoulder, as Otori tries to avoid the shot.
O Malley misses with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Otori.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Otori only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Malley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Otori counter with a right hand.
Otori scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Malley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otori.
O Malley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Otori's head but Otori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Otori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Malley scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses with an uppercut
and O Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
Otori slips a straight right by O Malley.
Otori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
It seemed like Otori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Malley misses with a hook.
Otori throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley thows a leg kick but Otori checks it
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Otori scores with a nice right hand.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otori moves away.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otori moves away.
Otori cracks O Malley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Otori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Malley moves out of range as Otori strikes.
O Malley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Otori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Otori.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Otori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Otori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Otori.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shigeru Otori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! O Malley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otori throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Malley lands the left hand.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Malley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Otori counters with a nice uppercut.
Otori lands a jab to O Malley's midsection.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Good shot there by Otori.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
O Malley lands a nice shot that snaps Otori's head back.
O Malley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Malley misses with a body punch
and Otori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of O Malley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori is looking to land body kicks.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley scores with a hook to the body. Otori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Malley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Otori circles away quickly and effectively.
Otori moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
Otori throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
O Malley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Otori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Malley throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
Otori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
Otori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Otori connects with a body shot.
O Malley throws a hook but Otori blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Otori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Otori throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori blocks a head kick by O Malley.
O Malley clobbers Otori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Otori takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Malley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Otori lands with a shot to the body.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Malley finds it's way round the side to connect with Otori's head.
Otori throws a jab but it's blocked by O Malley.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
Otori connects with an inside leg kick.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Otori with a hook.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
O Malley backing away here, and Otori unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
A swing and a miss from Otori.
O Malley throws a nice looking combination but Otori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley backing away here, and Otori unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Otori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Otori seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to land a leg kick but Otori is out of range.
Otori thuds his right hand into O Malley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A lazy left from Otori finds it's target.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a nice leg kick.
Otori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Otori scores with a nice strike.
Otori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Otori. Beautiful body shot.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori counters with a low kick, right behind O Malley 's knee.
Otori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
Otori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Shigeru Otori just about did enough to take it.
That's time! O Malley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley connects with a nice looking jab.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Otori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Otori to counter with a crisp jab.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
O Malley misses with a jab to the body
and Otori counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Malley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Otori lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from O Malley. Those never looked like landing.
Otori lands a slapping body shot.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Otori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Otori.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by O Malley there.
Otori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Otori blocks a jab.
O Malley cracks Otori with a good jab.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Otori throws a leg kick but O Malley checks it.
Otori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Otori lands with a kick to the ribs.
Otori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Otori moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Otori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Otori throws a jab but it's blocked by O Malley.
O Malley throws a quick counter head kick but Otori was just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otori with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Otori misses.
Otori scores with a body shot.
O Malley throws a hook but Otori avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
O Malley misses with a right hand
letting Otori counter with a right hand.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Otori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Otori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by O Malley there.
O Malley throws a hook but Otori blocks it.
Otori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley lands an overhand right.
Otori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Otori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Malley lands with a straight right. Otori didn't see that one coming.
Otori works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from O Malley misses
and Otori counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Otori.
Otori slips under a jab.
O Malley thows a leg kick but Otori checks it
and Otori counters with a straight right hand.
O Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otori cracks O Malley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Otori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Malley throws a right and a left that Otori avoids nicely.
O Malley throws a sloppy body shot
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Otori misses with an uppercut.
O Malley fails to land with a series of punches.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a left to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Otori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Otori slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Shigeru Otori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Malley is looking to slow Otori down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for O Malley.
A big right from O Malley misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
O Malley throws a shot to the body.
Otori misses with a body shot.
O Malley misses the jab.
Otori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Otori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori scores with a nice strike.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otori throws a big counter head kick but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
O Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Otori under the eye.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otori manages to avoid it.
Otori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley lands with a good body shot.
Otori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Nice straight punches there by O Malley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Malley.
Otori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Malley's hands.
Otori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Malley scores with a nice head shot.
O Malley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
Otori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Otori.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Otori counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Malley's knee momentarily.
O Malley 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.
O Malley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Malley.
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otori counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick from O Malley misses
and Otori counters with a nice leg kick.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
O Malley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Otori scores with a decent looking hook.
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Otori scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley tries a low kick but Otori avoids it.
O Malley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Otori lands an overhand right.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori throws a jab but it's blocked by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Otori counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
O Malley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Otori counters with a nice uppercut.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by O Malley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley lands a jab to the head.
Otori is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Otori is still on wobbly legs! Can O Malley finish him?
Otori throws a leg kick which misses O Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as O Malley tries to avoid it.
Otori slips under a jab.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
O Malley cracks Otori with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Otori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Otori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otori throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
Otori avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Otori seems to have recovered his senses.
Otori slips a straight right by O Malley.
Otori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean O Malley.
Well Otori 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
Shigeru Otori is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Shigeru Otori thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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