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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett comes to the cage accompanied by .... Natural is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: back in black - ACDC. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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223 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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215 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Natural!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett misses with a looping left.
Natural darts in and clinches Corbett up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Natural.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Corbett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corbett wants a takedown.
Corbett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Corbett has Natural pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Natural manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natural lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Natural prevents the takedown attempt.
Natural gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Natural throws a knee to the head but misses.
Natural is pushing Corbett up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Natural lands a knee to the head.
Natural gets underhooks to prevent Corbett's takedown attempt.
Natural gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Corbett.
Natural has Corbett pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Natural pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Corbett tumbling to the mat - Natural dives into Corbett's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett keeping moving, preventing Natural from controlling successfully.
Corbett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Natural is aware though and is defending well.
Natural trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natural avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Natural trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natural working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Natural slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Natural pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corbett is keeping the position for now.
Corbett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Natural throwing strikes but missing.
Corbett throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Natural got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corbett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natural has managed to get both his arms back between Corbett's legs - danger averted.
Natural lands a couple of elbows.
Corbett looking for a sweep. Not yet Corbett, not yet.
Natural is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Natural trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Corbett's guard.
Natural thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Natural thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corbett's head.
Natural seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Corbett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Corbett wants to control but Natural is keeping busy.
Natural lands with a punch from half guard.
Natural is looking to pass Corbett's guard but actually Corbett recovers to full guard.
Natural loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Natural trying to control but Corbett is working from the bottom.
Corbett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Natural defends it easily.
Natural not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Corbett controls Natural momentarily but Natural frees himself.
Natural looking to pass the guard.
Corbett looking for a sweep. Not yet Corbett, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Natural dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Natural takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Natural. Beautiful body shot.
Natural on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Natural lands a body shot.
Corbett scores with a one two! Natural had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Natural misses with a body shot.
Natural rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corbett counters with a two punch combo.
Corbett misses with a straight right.
Natural with a poor takedown
and Corbett counters with a series of strikes. Natural will be more careful next time no doubt.
Natural fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Natural.
Corbett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Natural counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corbett thinking.
Natural bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corbett's head.
Natural tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbett was well out of range. Poor timing from Natural.
Natural dodges the punch combination from Corbett.
Corbett misses with a hook
and Natural counters with a series of strikes. Corbett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corbett moves away from the strike by Natural.
Natural misses with a looping left.
Natural throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corbett misses with a right hand
and Natural counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett fails with the takedown.
Natural throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natural swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natural rushes Corbett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Corbett goes for a takedown attempt but Natural pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Natural misses with a right hand
and Corbett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Natural moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Natural's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corbett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Natural pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natural lands a hook that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Natural lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Natural fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Natural throws a right hand that misses
and Corbett counters with a takedown into side control.
Natural struggling a bit here.
Natural wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Corbett is chipping away with strikes.
Natural can't do much from the bottom here.
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Natural takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Natural's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett looks up at the clock and then as Natural takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Corbett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Natural tries to bench press Corbett off him but Corbett keeps the position.
Corbett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Natural regains half guard, as Corbett was trying to land strikes.
Natural is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Corbett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Corbett's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corbett trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You can see the frustration on Corbett's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Natural is looking to control Corbett but Corbett is wriggling around and keeping busy.
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.
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!
Natural clinches up with Corbett and pushes him back against the cage.
Corbett blocking some punches.
Natural with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Natural is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corbett is keeping busy.
Corbett is working for takedown but Natural is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hand to the body from Natural.
Corbett managing to block the knees to the body from Natural.
Natural tries to land a knee to the head but Corbett blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natural wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Natural lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Corbett tries to score a body lock takedown but Natural shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Natural scores with a shot to the side of Corbett's head.
Natural scores with a shot to the side of Corbett's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett is working for takedown but Natural is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natural tries a body shot but Corbett blocks it.
Corbett tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Natural.
Natural blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corbett is working for takedown but Natural is calmly controlling the position for now.
Natural works on Corbett's body with a couple of short punches.
Natural throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corbett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Natural to work.
Natural escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natural throws a lazy right hand but Corbett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Natural swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Natural staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett misses with a takedown attempt
and Natural counters with a left to the body.
Natural thuds his right hand into Corbett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Natural works the jab nicely.
Natural throws a right and a left that both miss.
Natural jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Natural closes the distance and clinches up with Corbett, looking for a takedown. Natural pushes Corbett against the cage but Corbett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Natural lands with a nice combination. Corbett backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natural scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Natural.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
Corbett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Randy Natural seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Natural throws a shot to the body.
Natural digs a good hook to Corbett's body.
Corbett moves out of range of the body kick.
Natural clinches up with Corbett and pushes him back against the cage.
Corbett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Natural pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Natural throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Natural unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Natural is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corbett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Natural.
Natural is pressed up against the cage. Corbett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Natural down to the mat. Natural avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural misses with a straight right.
Jab by Natural.
Corbett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Natural.
Natural throws a front kick aimed at Corbett's knee but Corbett avoids it well.
Corbett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Natural counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corbett thinking.
Natural rushes Corbett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Natural breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Corbett misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corbett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Natural jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Natural comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Natural has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Natural!
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hype
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