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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renner has chosen God Particle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
32 - 17 - 0 |
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184 cm
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160 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renner gets tackled into the cage by Joseph. Joseph maintains the clinch.
Joseph working Renner over with knees to the body.
Renner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Renner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Renner tries to score a body lock takedown but Joseph shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Renner gets an underhook and turns Joseph into the cage.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renner is defending well for now.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Renner.
Joseph is defending well against a takedown attempt.
William Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Renner controls the action.
A body shot lands from Joseph.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renner.
Joseph looking to throw knees to the head but Renner is blocking nicely.
Joseph definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joseph prevents the takedown attempt.
Renner wants a takedown.
Renner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short left from Joseph.
Joseph gets underhooks to prevent Renner's takedown attempt.
Joseph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph trying to land knees to the body.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Renner avoids the damage to the body.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Joseph manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Renner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.
Renner has Joseph pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Joseph manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joseph pushes Renner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Joseph as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Renner looks winded!
Joseph tries to stall but Renner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Renner avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Renner takes a shot to the head.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner wants to take the fight to the mat but Joseph manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joseph missing with knees to the body.
Renner working hard to break the clinch.
Joseph is fighting off a takedown attempt but Renner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Joseph to the mat. Joseph regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph wants to stand and escape but Renner is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joseph is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph wanted to stand there but Renner had control of the position.
Joseph not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Joseph would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joseph wants to clinch up but Renner keeps it at a distance.
As Joseph backs off Renner throws a huge counter combo but Joseph manages to avoid it all.
Joseph is looking to score with low kicks.
Joseph rushes Renner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Renner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Joseph gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Renner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Joseph is defending well.
Renner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Renner breaks from the clinch.
Joseph instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Renner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Renner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Renner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joseph thuds his right hand into Renner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joseph throws the left hand but Renner avoids the punch easily.
Joseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joseph darts in trying to clinch
and Renner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Joseph won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner working the ground and pound but Joseph is defending the strikes.
Joseph is trying to improve his position.
Renner decides to stand back up. Renner steps back and let's Joseph get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph blocks a head kick by Renner.
Joseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joseph tries to clinch but Renner moves away
and Renner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renner scores with a nice right hand.
Renner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joseph rushes Renner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Joseph.
Renner letting Joseph take a breather here.
Renner has had enough of the clinch but Joseph keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Joseph gets underhooks to prevent Renner's takedown attempt.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Renner avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Renner gets an underhook and turns Joseph into the cage.
Renner avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.
Joseph is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph misses with a knee to the head.
Renner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
William Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Renner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joseph is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joseph looking to slow down the pace here.
Joseph working Renner over with knees to the body.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renner can do to turn this around?
Renner is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Joseph scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph is stalling here.
Renner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joseph tries to work over Renner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joseph.
William Joseph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Renner looking for a takedown.
Renner tries to score a body lock takedown but Joseph shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Renner controls the action.
Joseph unloads a knee to the mid-section. Renner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joseph lands a hook that snaps the head of Renner backwards.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renner is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joseph.
Renner prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joseph looking to slow down the pace here.
Joseph lands a knee to the body.
Joseph is pressed up against the cage. Renner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joseph down to the mat. Joseph avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joseph drives through and clinches with Renner against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looking to throw knees to the head but Renner is blocking nicely.
Renner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joseph's waist but Joseph gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Renner off to one side.
William Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renner misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph tries to clinch but Renner moves out of range.
Joseph doesn't manage to clinch there - Renner circles away.
Joseph's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joseph duly obliges.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
Renner throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.
William Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renner misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph 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!
Joseph is looking to clinch but Renner is avoiding it.
Renner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Renner throws a shot to the body.
Joseph instigates a clinch.
Renner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Renner backwards.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Renner avoids the damage to the body.
Joseph leaning his opponent against the cage.
Joseph looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner tries for a takedown but Joseph manages to get underhooks.
Joseph unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Renner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Renner avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph scores with a shoulder strike.
Joseph gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Renner.
William Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renner.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Renner blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joseph trying to stall but Renner improves his position.
Renner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Joseph pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Renner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Joseph clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Renner scores with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner is not going to allow Joseph to sit and survive in this position.
Renner is punishing Joseph with strikes - can he finish him?!
Renner misses with punches from the back.
Joseph is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Joseph is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph is keeping busy.
Renner not allowing Joseph to control his hands.
William Joseph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to break free.
Joseph trying to control the action but Renner just sinks the hooks in.
Renner controlling well, preventing Joseph from escaping the position.
Renner scores with punches to the body.
Renner doesn't have the hooks in and Joseph manages to turn into his guard.
Renner wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Joseph is now in half guard.
Joseph stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to advance to full mount but Renner doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Renner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 William Joseph.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joseph, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Joseph!
William Joseph decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Jeremy Renner had this to say: 'The better man won tonight. I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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