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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 1131 p4p, 606 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 104 p4p, 57 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26 - 14 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azevedo Souza lands with a right hand.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Shigeru Otori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otori throws a body punch but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Otori - just one landing.
Otori jabs Azevedo Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Otori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azevedo Souza scores with a decent looking hook.
Otori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori throws a jab but it's blocked by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza feinted with a counter takedown.
Azevedo Souza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ruttos gym in the buildup to the fight.
Otori looks to land a right hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range.
Azevedo Souza feinted with a counter takedown.
Otori takes a swing at Azevedo Souza's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azevedo Souza appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big right from Otori misses.
Otori misses with a straight left.
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azevedo Souza appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Azevedo Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Azevedo Souza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Azevedo Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azevedo Souza appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Azevedo Souza is just out of range.
Azevedo Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
The fighters circling - Otori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo Souza moves away.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Otori avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Otori finds it's way round the side to connect with Azevedo Souza's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Azevedo Souza is just out of range.
Azevedo Souza scores with the left hand. Otori knows he should have avoided that one.
Otori lands with an uppercut that bounces Azevedo Souza off the cage and back into range.
Azevedo Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azevedo Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Nice uppercut lands for Otori. That snapped Azevedo Souza's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Otori to score with a decent uppercut.
Shigeru Otori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Otori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azevedo Souza to score with a decent uppercut.
Azevedo Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Otori misses.
Otori scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azevedo Souza attempts a counter takedown but Otori avoids it well and moves away.
Otori throws a hook but Azevedo Souza avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the side of Otori's head but Otori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Otori throws a big shot that misses.
Otori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azevedo Souza moves away from the strike by Otori.
Otori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo Souza tries to counter with a takedown but Otori is quick to defend against it.
Azevedo Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azevedo Souza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Azevedo Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Azevedo Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Otori.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses with a two punch combination.
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Otori counters with a right hand to the body.
Otori misses with a straight left.
Otori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Otori.
Otori is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azevedo Souza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Otori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azevedo Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
That's time! Azevedo Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Otori misses with a looping right.
Azevedo Souza drops down looking for a counter takedown but Otori sprawls and moves away.
Otori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azevedo Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Azevedo Souza backs off Otori throws a huge counter combo but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it all.
Otori misses with a hook.
Azevedo Souza feinted with a counter takedown.
Azevedo Souza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Otori quickly recovers to half guard.
Otori is trying to escape back to his feet but Azevedo Souza uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Azevedo Souza wants to control but Otori is keeping him busy.
Otori really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Azevedo Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Azevedo Souza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Azevedo Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Azevedo Souza is working for a guillotine from mount but Otori frees his head quite easily.
Otori is desperately trying to improve his position but Azevedo Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
Azevedo Souza controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Azevedo Souza tries to control but Otori wriggling away.
Otori tries to hold on but Azevedo Souza pushes him away.
Azevedo Souza seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Otori is holding on tight.
Azevedo Souza controlling his opponent.
Otori is looking to get to half guard.
Otori felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza looking to control but Otori is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Azevedo Souza controlling from mount.
Otori is in all sorts of trouble here.
Azevedo Souza looking to control but Otori is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Azevedo Souza is working for a guillotine from mount but Otori frees his head quite easily.
Azevedo Souza is stalling here but it's allowed Otori to get half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori is trying to get back to full guard.
Azevedo Souza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Otori tries to kick Azevedo Souza off in order to stand up. Azevedo Souza Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Azevedo Souza trying to control the position but Otori is working away.
Azevedo Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Otori knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Otori is not content to let Azevedo Souza control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Azevedo Souza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Otori looks to throw the jab but Azevedo Souza is out of range.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
Otori throws a shot from downtown. Azevedo Souza moves away and avoids it.
Azevedo Souza tries to counter with a takedown but Otori is quick to defend against it.
Otori lands a really nice looking cross but Azevedo Souza seems unphased.
Otori throws a right hand that misses
and Azevedo Souza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Otori makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Otori slips a jab from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
Otori jabs Azevedo Souza right on the nose. Azevedo Souza blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Otori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Otori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Otori misses with a left hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Otori!
Otori is trying to get back to half guard.
Azevedo Souza moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Miguel Azevedo Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Otori prevents Azevedo Souza from improving position.
Azevedo Souza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Otori, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori stops Azevedo Souza from passing to mount.
A lull in the action here.
Otori stops Azevedo Souza from passing to mount.
Azevedo Souza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori tries to bench press Azevedo Souza off him but Azevedo Souza keeps the position.
Azevedo Souza is looking to take a break and control but Otori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azevedo Souza is trying to get an arm triangle but Otori is defending well.
Azevedo Souza is trying to get an arm triangle but Otori is defending well.
Otori is not content to let Azevedo Souza control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Azevedo Souza remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Azevedo Souza trying to control the position but Otori is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Otori misses with a body punch
and Azevedo Souza counters with a shoot takedown. Otori fights it but they end up in guard.
Otori has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Azevedo Souza is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shigeru Otori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Otori 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 Paulo Santos 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... Shigeru Otori!
During a confident post fight interview, Shigeru Otori thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
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