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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Lawal!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawal throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Lawal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott tries to clinch there but Lawal circles away.
Lawal lands a nice looking body shot.
Walcott clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lawal tries to break free but Walcott pushes him back against the cage.
Walcott'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.
Walcott trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott slows down the pace here.
Lawal can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walcott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawal's brow.
Lawal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lawal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walcott just leaning against Lawal, taking a breather.
Lawal blocks an elbow strike.
Walcott stalling the fight.
Lawal looking to stall.
Walcott holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Walcott.
Walcott moves out of range of the leg kick from Lawal.
Lawal shoots in but Walcott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Lawal.
Lawal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawal dives in and grabs Walcott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walcott pushes down on Lawal's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott gets underhooks to prevent Lawal's takedown attempt.
Walcott holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawal backwards.
It looks like Renato Lawal has been cut.
Lawal tries to pull guard but Walcott won't allow it.
The referee calls for Walcott to work.
Lawal wants a takedown.
Walcott pushes Lawal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawal letting Walcott take a breather here.
Lawal looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Walcott.
Lawal looks to clinch
and Walcott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walcott.
Lawal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walcott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Walcott taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walcott.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawals head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walcott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walcott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lawal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lawal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walcott working Lawal over with knees to the body.
Lawal looks gassed!
Walcott missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott stalling.
Walcott seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Walcott for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lawal managing to block the knees to the body from Walcott.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walcott.
A short body shot lands from Walcott as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lawal jumps guard but Walcott stands there with Lawal around his waist. Lawal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Walcott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Lawal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lawal shoots and misses
and Walcott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walcott just leaning against Lawal, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Walcott.
Lawal throws a head kick that misses.
Lawal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walcott holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Walcott - that landed with a thud.
Lawal blocks an elbow strike from Walcott.
Lawal fails to pull guard.
Joe Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Lawal.
Walcott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lawal fails to pull guard.
Lawal is breathing heavily.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Walcott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal goes for a takedown attempt but Walcott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lawal darts in trying to clinch
and Walcott counters by moving into the clinch.
Walcott lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Walcott.
Walcott prevents Lawal from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walcott obliges.
Nice elbow from Walcott.
Lawal has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Lawal wants a takedown.
Walcott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawal blocks it with crossed arms.
Walcott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawal is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walcott.
Lawal is trying to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walcott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walcott taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walcott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawal is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Walcott.
Walcott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawal is defending well for now.
Walcott is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Walcott.
A head kick by Lawal misses
and Walcott moves into the clinch.
Walcott holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lawal is working for takedown but Walcott is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal fails to pull guard.
Walcott trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Walcott.
Lawal misses with an elbow strike.
Walcott digs a right hand underneath Lawal's ribcage. Lawal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lawal jumps guard but Walcott stands there with Lawal around his waist. Lawal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walcott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawal or not.
Lawal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walcott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lawal working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Walcott.
Lawal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walcott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walcott throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawal avoids it.
Come on Walcott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lawal is looking to break free of the clinch but Walcott has double underhooks.
Walcott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Walcott.
Walcott slips a jab and a cross from Lawal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick by Lawal misses
and Walcott counters by clinching up.
Walcott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renato Lawal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawal misses with a leg kick
and Walcott moves into the clinch.
Lawal wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walcott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walcott is stalling here.
Walcott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lawal.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walcott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joe Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walcott slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Lawal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott taking a breather.
Walcott is pressed up against the cage. Lawal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walcott down to the mat. Walcott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Lawal.
Lawal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walcott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walcott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
Walcott misses with a knee to the head.
Lawal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walcott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walcott crunches a lovely knee into Lawal's ribcage.
Walcott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walcott pushes Lawal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawal tries for a takedown but Walcott manages to get underhooks.
Walcott effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands an elbow inside that Lawal shrugs off.
Walcott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawal.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Walcott.
Lawal throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by Lawal misses
and Walcott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walcott.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lawal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walcott smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal misses with a leg kick
and Walcott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walcott.
Lawal is working for takedown but Walcott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Walcott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lawal pulls guard effortlessly.
Walcott gets to his feet. Lawal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Walcott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lawal tries to pull guard but Walcott won't allow it.
Lawal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walcott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walcott looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Walcott.
Lawal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walcott counters by clinching up.
Lawal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walcott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lawal has his takedown stuffed
and Walcott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walcott.
Renato Lawal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawal being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Walcott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walcott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
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