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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Corner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Corner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Corner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hossein throws a body punch but Corner moves out of range.
Corner lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corner. Hossein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hossein misses with a lunging right hand
letting Corner counter with a right hand.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Corner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hossein.
A slow jab from Hossein misses its intended target.
Hossein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corner moves away.
A left lands for Corner.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein moves forwards but Corner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hossein misses with a hook.
Hossein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corner.
Corner shoots in and gets a takedown into Hossein's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corner won't allow Hossein to get back to his feet.
Corner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Corner is pushing down on Hossein's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hossein is fighting to maintain full guard but Corner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Corner stops Hossein from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Corner in particular looking to stall.
Corner is looking to take a break and control but Hossein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corner seems to be working for a kimura but Hossein defends the submission attempt.
Hossein is trying to stand.
Corner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hossein is trying to stand up here but Corner is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hossein is looking to escape.
Corner prevents Hossein from improving his position.
Corner slows the pace down in half guard.
Corner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hossein defends it well.
Corner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hossein keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein tries to roll over but Corner keeps him under control.
Hossein is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Corner jumps into side control!
Corner wants to control but Hossein is keeping him busy.
Hossein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corner swings around for an armbar but Hossein sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Corner's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Corner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hossein misses with a hook
and Corner counters with a stiff right hand.
Corner wants to clinch.
A jab from Corner does it's job there.
Hossein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Corner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corner slips a straight right by Hossein.
Some wild striking there from Hossein.
Hossein lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hossein.
It looks like Tony Corner has been cut.
Corner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corner looks to land a right hand but Hossein moved out of range.
Corner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Corner.
Hossein moves out of range as Corner throws a body kick.
Corner lands a glancing blow to the side of Hossein's head.
Hossein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Corner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corner lands a jab to the nose.
Nice straight punches there by Hossein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hossein.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hossein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hossein misses with a few strikes there.
Corner wants to clinch.
Corner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hossein was well out of range. Poor timing from Corner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Corner misses with a wild body shot.
Hossein dips to his left and cracks Corner with an uppercut!
Hossein takes a swing at Corner's ribcage but misses.
Corner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corner moves away.
Tony Corner is winning the standup battle so far.
Corner throws a shot from downtown. Hossein moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corner misses with a few strikes there.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Corner rushes Hossein and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein has had enough of the clinch but Corner keeps him there for the moment.
Corner has a couple of punches blocked by Hossein.
Corner leaning against his opponent.
Corner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hossein up against the cage.
Corner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corner tries to throw a body punch but Hossein avoids it by throwing Corner back against the cage.
Corner'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.
Corner swings wildly with an uppercut but Hossein uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corner lands a left hand.
Corner misses with a punch to the body.
Corner throws a punch but it's blocked by Hossein.
Hossein breaks the clinch.
Corner shoots for a takedown but Hossein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hossein avoids the head kick by Corner.
Hossein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Corner moves into the clinch.
Corner looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hossein.
Corner misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Corner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Corner's cut.
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.
Hossein cracks Corner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Corner.
A big right from Hossein misses.
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hossein looks to land a combination but Corner avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Corner.
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Corner moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
Jab from Hossein.
Corner thuds a left hand into Hossein's body.
Hossein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hossein throws a shot from downtown. Corner moves away and avoids it.
Hossein throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
Jab from Corner.
Corner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
Corner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Corner moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
Hossein tries to bum rush Corner with a series of wild strikes but Corner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corner.
A jab from Hossein misses.
Corner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hossein staying out of range there.
Hossein avoids the body shot from Corner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein misses with a leg kick
and Corner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hossein loads up on a big right hand but Corner slips the punch.
Hossein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hossein throws a nice looking combination but Corner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hossein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hossein misses with a right hand
and Corner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Hossein swats away the attempt to clinch by Corner.
Corner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hossein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hossein.
Hossein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hossein misses with a double jab.
Corner misses with a body punch
and Hossein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hossein cracks Corner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Corner throws a one two combo.
Hossein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hossein slips under a jab from Corner.
Corner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hossein to score with a decent uppercut.
Corner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hossein misses with a lunging right hand
and Corner counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hossein counters with a straight right hand.
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Corner's head but Corner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Hossein misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein lands the left hand.
Corner gets a clinch.
Corner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hossein's elbow.
Corner is looking to control Hossein's arms but Hossein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corner has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corner swings wildly with an uppercut but Hossein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hossein manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Corner's cut.
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.
Corner misses with a body punch
and Hossein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corner clinches.
Corner throws a punch but it's blocked by Hossein.
Hossein wants to get back to striking at distance but Corner won't allow it.
Corner swings wildly with an uppercut but Hossein uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Corner.
Corner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corner.
Corner misses with a punch on the inside.
Corner throws a head punch that misses.
Corner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hossein's elbow.
Come on Corner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner tries to stall but Hossein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Corner.
Hossein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corner has him pressed against the cage.
Hossein is trying to force a seperation but Corner has the dominant position.
Corner tries to throw a body punch but Hossein avoids it by throwing Corner back against the cage.
Corner slowing the pace effectively.
Hossein is looking to break free of the clinch but Corner has double underhooks.
Corner has Hossein pressed against the cage, preventing Hossein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hossein.
Corner has Hossein pressed against the cage, preventing Hossein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corner keeps control of Hossein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hossein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hossein.
Corner misses with a punch on the inside.
Corner tries to work over Hossein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hossein prevents a body shot from Corner.
Corner is trying to maintain a safe position but Hossein gets an underhook and turns Corner into the cage.
Corner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Sadiq Hossein has been cut.
Hossein is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corner has Hossein pushed against the cage.
Corner has Hossein pressed against the cage, preventing Hossein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corner is stalling here.
Hossein is trying to force a seperation but Corner has the dominant position.
Corner keeps control of Hossein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hossein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hossein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corner.
Corner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corner manages to avoid it.
Hossein missing with a left hand there. Corner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses with a straight left.
Hossein throws a jab when Corner was well out of range.
Hossein swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hossein misses the target.
Hossein dodges the punch combination from Corner.
Hossein tries to bum rush Corner with a series of wild strikes but Corner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hossein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hossein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hossein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corner has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Corner had his way with Sadiq Hossein in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Corner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hossein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hossein throws a body punch but Corner moves out of range.
Hossein with a jab.
Hossein avoids the body shot from Corner.
Hossein avoids the body shot from Corner.
A big right from Hossein misses.
Hossein throws a sloppy body shot
and Corner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hossein circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Corner lands.
Corner lands a really nice looking cross but Hossein seems unphased.
Corner darts in trying to clinch
and Hossein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner ducks under a wild hook from Hossein.
Corner thuds a left hand into Hossein's body.
Hossein misses with a looping left.
Corner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hossein misses the jab.
Corner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hossein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein misses with a straight right.
Corner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hossein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hossein misses its intended target.
Hossein lands with a shot to the body.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Corner clobbers Hossein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hossein as he jumps to the side.
Hossein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein misses with an uppercut
and Corner counters with a nice uppercut.
Hossein throws a poor cross that misses
and Corner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hossein needs to keep his hands up - Corner had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corner's corner calls for a 1-2. Corner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Hossein does it's job there.
Corner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hossein works Corner's body with a nice hook.
Hossein swings widly with a right hand
and Corner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corner closes the distance and clinches up with Hossein, looking for a takedown. Corner pushes Hossein against the cage but Hossein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hossein misses the jab.
Hossein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corner takes one to the chin there.
Corner misses with a body shot.
Hossein misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corner cracks Hossein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hossein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hossein is just out of range.
Tony Corner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hossein lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Hossein does no damage.
Hossein throws an off balance right hand
and Corner counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Corner blocks the low kick.
Sadiq Hossein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hossein swings widly with a right hand
and Corner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sadiq Hossein.
I think Corner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Corner!
Tony Corner retains his lightweight title!
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