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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 127 p4p, 193 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 7 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Otori.
Otori on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Otori thows a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it
enabling Jurgensen Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Otori throws a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a low kick but Otori avoids it.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Otori.
Otori slips a jab from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otori staying out of range there.
Otori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shigeru Otori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurgensen Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Otori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Otori misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a jab.
Otori takes a swing at Jurgensen Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Otori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Otori throws a combination. Jurgensen Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otori manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Jurgensen Sanchez's head back.
Otori scores with a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Otori seems unphased.
Otori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Otori throws a lazy uppercut
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Otori.
Otori misses with a hook to the body
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Otori misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Otori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Otori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Jurgensen Sanchez misses its target.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Otori blocks the leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to bum rush Otori with a series of wild strikes but Otori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Otori misses with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori looks to land a right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a leg kick but Otori moved away.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otori misses with a right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Otori checks a low kick from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves forwards but Otori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Otori missing with a left hand there. Jurgensen Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
A lazy left from Otori finds it's target.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Otori dodges the punch combination from Jurgensen Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez is just out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips under a jab from Otori.
Otori misses with a hook.
Jurgensen Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jurgensen Sanchez throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Otori takes a swing at Jurgensen Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Otori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori throws a series of strikes that have Jurgensen Sanchez backpedaling.
Jurgensen Sanchez works Otori's body with a nice hook.
Otori checks the leg kick nicely there.
Otori throws a combination. Jurgensen Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Otori, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otori with a nice calf kick.
Otori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Otori misses.
Otori misses with a hook.
Otori throws out a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range and Otori only half commits.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Otori just manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Jurgensen Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings for the body but Otori moves out of range.
No joy there for Otori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Otori there.
That kick from Otori tenderised Jurgensen Sanchez's leg. Jurgensen Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Otori throws a lazy right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Otori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jurgensen Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Otori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Otori misses.
Otori misses with a body kick.
Otori misses with a looping left.
Otori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Otori moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Otori.
A big right from Otori misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Otori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
Otori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Otori.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Otori should have avoided that one.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Jurgensen Sanchez's head back.
Otori misses with an uppercut. Jurgensen Sanchez saw that one coming.
Otori misses with a body kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to bum rush Otori with a series of wild strikes but Otori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Otori lands with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Otori misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Otori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Otori throws a wild body kick that Jurgensen Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Otori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A nice side step and Otori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Otori scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Otori at a distance.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes one on the button.
Otori lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jurgensen Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Jurgensen Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a jab.
Otori throws a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Jurgensen Sanchez misses the target.
Otori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otori misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Otori blocks the leg kick.
Otori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Jurgensen Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Otori doesn't seem phased though.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Jurgensen Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otori lands a nice hook to Jurgensen Sanchez's body. Jurgensen Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurgensen Sanchez.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jurgensen Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Otori lands a jab to the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurgensen Sanchez. Otori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurgensen Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Otori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Otori's front leg but catches the back leg as Otori tries to avoid it.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a combination. Otori sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Otori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Otori checks the leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Otori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jurgensen Sanchez. That did some damage!
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Otori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Otori's head.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Otori's corner calls for a 1-2. Otori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Otori's leg but Otori calmly moves out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jurgensen Sanchez. That's going to slow Otori down.
Otori throws a lazy head kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Otori just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Jurgensen Sanchez does no damage.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez moves away.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jurgensen Sanchez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otori throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Otori.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries a low kick but Otori avoids it.
Otori tries to land a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Jurgensen Sanchez's head back.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Jurgensen Sanchez misses the target.
Otori misses with an uppercut. Jurgensen Sanchez saw that one coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Otori manages to avoid it.
Otori looks to land a combination but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids it well.
Otori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otori fails to land with a series of punches.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids the body shot from Otori.
Nice body punch from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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! Jurgensen Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Otori misses with a left hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez moves away.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Jurgensen Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Otori just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Otori there.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Otori. Otori circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Otori looks to throw the jab but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a combination. Otori sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otori works Jurgensen Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Otori throws a hook but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jurgensen Sanchez walks into a jab.
Otori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Otori looks to land a combination but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids it well.
Jurgensen Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Otori slips a jab and a cross from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori lands a jab to the head.
Otori misses with a hook
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Otori takes one to the chin there.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Jurgensen Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgensen Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a jab. Otori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otori lands with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Jurgensen Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Otori throws a poor cross that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Jurgensen Sanchez lands.
Otori connects with a high kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Otori's head.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Otori moved out of range.
Otori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a right and a left that Otori avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Otori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurgensen Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Otori checks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Otori lands the left hand.
Otori lands a jab.
Otori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Otori throws a lazy right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Jurgensen Sanchez with a jab.
Otori lunges at Jurgensen Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez's hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Otori wants to slow Jurgensen Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Jurgensen Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left and a right from Otori both land. Nice combination.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks for the body kick but Otori saw that one coming.
Otori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jurgensen Sanchez momentarily.
Otori avoids a kick to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A little jabbing left from Otori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez feints and then cracks Otori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Otori down.
Otori throws a body punch but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
Otori throws a right hand that Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jurgensen Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a head shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A low kick from Otori is predictable there
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otori manages to avoid it.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Jurgensen Sanchez's head back.
Otori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shigeru Otori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
Otori throws a series of punches but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
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 Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
Shigeru Otori thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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