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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett comes to the cage accompanied by Men at Work - Down Under. Justice has chosen Westside Connection - Bow Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Justice!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corbett.
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Corbett.
Corbett darts in trying to clinch
and Justice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corbett wants to clinch
and Justice counters with a right hand to the body.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Corbett checks a leg kick.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Corbett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Corbett with that takedown attempt.
Ivan Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett thows a leg kick but Justice checks it
and Justice counters with a straight right hand.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett connects with an inside leg kick.
Corbett checks a low kick from Justice.
Justice throws a hook but Corbett avoids it easily.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Corbett avoids the body shot from Justice.
Corbett tries to clinch but Justice moves out of range.
A big right from Corbett misses.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corbett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corbett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Justice's calf.
Justice cracks Corbett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice misses with a straight left.
Corbett tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
Corbett forces Justice back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws an elbow but it misses.
Justice wants to break free but Corbett has control.
Corbett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corbett tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corbett throws out a leg kick but Justice moves out of range and Corbett only half commits.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corbett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett has Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
Justice misses with an elbow strike.
Justice takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice breaks the clinch.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Corbett is just out of range.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Corbett tries to clinch but Justice moves out of range.
Corbett darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Justice takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Corbett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corbett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
Corbett wants to stall.
Corbett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corbett wants to stall.
Corbett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Justice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Corbett.
Justice lands a leg kick that knocks Corbett off balance momentarily.
Corbett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Corbett digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corbett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corbett on the side of the head.
Corbett tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Justice.
Corbett is looking to clinch.
Corbett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Justice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corbett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Corbett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Justice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corbett tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corbett counters with a good low kick that Justice was not able to check.
Justice thows a leg kick but Corbett checks it
and Corbett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corbett closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Corbett pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Corbett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Corbett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corbett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Justice!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbett trying to control but Justice is having none of it.
Justice wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Corbett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corbett tries to push Justice's head away but Justice is holding on tight.
Corbett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice is squirming around, avoiding Corbett's attempts to control the action.
Corbett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Justice is looking to get to half guard.
Justice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Corbett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett punching from mount but Justice doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Corbett trying to control but Justice is having none of it.
Justice working to try and regain half guard.
Corbett with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice blocking the ground and pound.
Corbett trying to control but Justice is having none of it.
Justice tries to lock up and control but Corbett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is trying desperately to improve position.
Corbett working Justice over with strikes here.
Justice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Corbett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Corbett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Justice is in all sorts of trouble here.
Justice wants to get back to his feet.
Justice is squirming around, avoiding Corbett's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Corbett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Justice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corbett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justice taking shots to the head.
Corbett throwing strikes but Justice recovers to half guard. A much better position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice works his way to full guard. Good work.
Corbett trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Justice manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corbett trying to keep a closed guard but Justice is proving a slippery customer.
Corbett uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Corbett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Corbett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nathan Corbett is winning the standup battle so far.
Corbett darts in trying to clinch
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Corbett moves away and avoids it.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Corbett staying out of range there.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corbett shoots in for a double leg but Justice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Justice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Corbett back to the cage. Justice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Justice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Corbett does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws a right hand that misses
and Corbett counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Justice as Corbett shoots in.
Justice swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
Justice with a nice cross.
Corbett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corbett wants to clinch.
Nathan Corbett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Corbett slips the punch.
Justice lands a jab to the head.
Justice throws a hook but Corbett blocks it.
Justice throws out a powerful jab.
Justice gets tackled into the cage by Corbett. Corbett maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Justice won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Corbett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice is trying to force a seperation but Corbett has the dominant position.
Corbett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Justice just stands there and leans against the cage.
Corbett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Justice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Corbett up against the cage.
Justice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corbett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corbett lands an elbow that stopped Justice in his tracks for a moment.
Corbett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett wants to stall.
Corbett scores with a hook to the body.
Corbett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Justice is keeping busy.
Justice trying to stall but Corbett improves his position.
Justice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justice misses with a right hand
and Corbett counters with a body kick that stops Justice in his tracks momentarily.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corbett clinches with his opponent.
Corbett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Corbett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Justice avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Corbett leaning his opponent against the cage.
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!
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Corbett as the two fighters clinch.
Corbett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Justice's efforts to push away.
Corbett lands a damaging elbow.
Corbett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Justice is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corbett stalling in the clinch.
Justice is trying to force a seperation but Corbett has the dominant position.
Corbett taking a breather.
Corbett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nathan Corbett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Corbett misses with a hook to the body
and Corbett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corbett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Justice jabs Corbett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corbett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Corbett.
Corbett tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Corbett tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
Justice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corbett.
Corbett is looking to clinch.
Justice connects with a right hand. Corbett shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Corbett.
Justice lands with an overhand left.
Corbett has closed the distance and engaged Justice in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
Corbett with a knee to the head.
Corbett looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corbett.
Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corbett manages to avoid it.
Corbett tries to clinch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Justice is predictable there
and Corbett counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Justice tried to score with a low kick but Corbett checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett tries to clinch up.
Justice scores with a body shot.
Justice swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
Corbett cracks Justice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corbett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Justice as he avoids it easily.
Corbett clinches up with Justice and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Justice - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Corbett scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Nathan Corbett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corbett swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corbett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Justice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corbett has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice dodges an elbow strike from Corbett.
A short left from Corbett.
Corbett swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Corbett fails to land.
Justice working hard to break the clinch.
Corbett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Corbett.
Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Corbett moves away and avoids it.
Justice misses with a leg kick
and Corbett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corbett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corbett misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Corbett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Corbett tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Corbett back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Corbett.
Corbett jumps guard and drags Justice to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Justice has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Corbett is proving hard to escape from.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice is sitting in close to Corbett's body. Corbett has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Justice is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Justice is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Corbett.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nathan Corbett!
Nathan Corbett retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Nathan Corbett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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