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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agaton Piaskun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Agaton Piaskun!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Corbett.
Piaskun keeps Corbett at a distance using the push kick.
Corbett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Piaskun circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Corbett. Those never looked like landing.
Corbett throws a right and a left that Piaskun avoids nicely.
Piaskun is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corbett.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corbett moves in looking to clinch but Piaskun pushes him off.
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!
Corbett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Piaskun looks to throw the jab but Corbett is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Corbett does no damage.
Corbett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Corbett blocks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Piaskun.
Corbett thumps Piaskun with a low kick.
Piaskun keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Piaskun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piaskun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Piaskun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Piaskun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corbett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun tries to keep at a distance but Corbett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Piaskun is trying to stall.
Corbett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Corbett stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corbett.
Corbett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Corbett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piaskun.
Piaskun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corbett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corbett leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett missing with knees to the body.
Corbett connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Agaton Piaskun has been cut.
Corbett pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Corbett is trying to keep Piaskun in close.
Piaskun 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.
Corbett 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.
Corbett is working hard here to advance position.
Corbett is trying to control the position but Piaskun postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Nathan Corbett wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Corbett blocks a head kick by Piaskun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett avoids the head kick by Piaskun.
Corbett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Piaskun throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Corbett counters with a leg kick.
Corbett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corbett has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Corbett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piaskun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett pulls guard effortlessly.
Piaskun showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Corbett dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Piaskun lands a nice looking body shot.
Corbett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Piaskun sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Corbett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Piaskun.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Corbett enables Piaskun to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Corbett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Corbett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Piaskun manages to get himself to full guard.
Corbett slips nicely into half guard.
Corbett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Piaskun defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piaskun won't allow Corbett to pass to mount.
Corbett is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Corbett trying to control from half guard but Piaskun is working away.
Corbett wants to pass to mount but Piaskun is defending the position.
Piaskun wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Corbett trying to control the action but Piaskun is working from the bottom.
Nathan Corbett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Corbett lands with a kick to the temple. Piaskun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Corbett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nathan Corbett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corbett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Piaskun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Corbett as he avoids it easily.
Piaskun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corbett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun throws a leg kick which misses Corbett's front leg but catches the back leg as Corbett tries to avoid it.
Piaskun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corbett misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Corbett.
A good leg kick by Corbett.
No joy there for Corbett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corbett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Piaskun takes one to the side of the head.
Corbett misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett tries to score with a low kick but Piaskun moves his leg out of the way.
Piaskun throws a hook but Corbett blocks it.
Piaskun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corbett doesn't seem bothered though.
Piaskun misses with a left hand
and Corbett counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piaskun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Piaskun scores with a sloppy right hand. Corbett should have avoided that one.
Corbett looks for a takedown but Piaskun sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corbett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Agaton Piaskun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Piaskun, right into the meat.
Piaskun keeps the fight on the outside.
Piaskun misses with a low kick.
Piaskun throws a leg kick but Corbett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corbett blocks the body kick.
Corbett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piaskun swings widly with a right hand
and Piaskun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piaskun throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corbett counters with a leg kick.
Piaskun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corbett scores with a shot to the body.
Corbett fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piaskun needs to keep his hands up - Corbett had a free shot at his head there.
Corbett pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Piaskun back to the cage. Corbett follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Corbett misses with a low kick.
Piaskun is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Piaskun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corbett is out of range.
Corbett blocks the body kick.
Corbett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Corbett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piaskun's head.
Corbett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Piaskun counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corbett wants to control but Piaskun postures up.
Piaskun controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corbett keeps working.
Piaskun looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Corbett is avoiding damage well.
Corbett tries to buck Piaskun off but Piaskun is having none of it.
Piaskun in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Corbett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Piaskun happy to just control the position for now.
Agaton Piaskun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Corbett regains half guard there - taking advantage of Piaskun's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Corbett is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett is looking to control Piaskun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Corbett avoid being mounted?
Piaskun is keen to just control but Corbett is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corbett trying to hold on to Piaskun's head to control him but Piaskun postures up.
Piaskun trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Corbett tries to clinch there but Piaskun circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett misses with a two punch combination.
Corbett feints a jab promting Piaskun to slip. Corbett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Piaskun slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Corbett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Corbett tries to bum rush Piaskun with a series of wild strikes but Piaskun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corbett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piaskun.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corbett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Piaskun can pounce on him.
Piaskun tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piaskun lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Agaton Piaskun just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Piaskun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nathan Corbett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corbett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corbett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Corbett tries to clinch up.
Corbett throws a nice looking combination but Piaskun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piaskun pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corbett is out of range and Piaskun settles back down.
Piaskun throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corbett makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Piaskun really felt that one!
Corbett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Piaskun sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A lazy body kick from Piaskun
and Corbett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A bone on bone clash there as Corbett blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Piaskun.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Piaskun.
Corbett fails to land with a series of punches.
Piaskun closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Corbett did well to prevent Piaskun getting side control.
Corbett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piaskun.
Piaskun with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Corbett wants to get back to his feet.
Piaskun seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Piaskun has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Agaton Piaskun was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Corbett avoids a kick to the body.
Piaskun takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Piaskun shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Piaskun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Piaskun is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corbett.
No joy there for Corbett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun lands a nice hook to Corbett's body. Corbett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piaskun closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Corbett quickly recovers to half guard.
Piaskun not doing much here.
Corbett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Corbett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piaskun is one step ahead there.
Corbett trying to keep a closed guard but Piaskun is proving a slippery customer.
Corbett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piaskun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corbett looking for a sweep. Not yet Corbett, not yet.
Corbett trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Corbett can't keep his opponent in guard - Piaskun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corbett wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piaskun is looking to advance position but Corbett won't allow it.
Corbett works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agaton Piaskun dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Corbett has a takedown stuffed.
Piaskun misses with a body shot.
Agaton Piaskun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corbett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Piaskun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Piaskun closes the distance and clinches up with Corbett, looking for a takedown. Piaskun pushes Corbett against the cage but Corbett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Piaskun misses with a low kick.
Corbett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corbett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A bone on bone clash there as Piaskun blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Corbett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corbett throws a series of punches but Piaskun moves out of range.
Piaskun scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head kick misses from Piaskun.
Piaskun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piaskun misses with a straight left.
Corbett misses with a series of wild punches.
Corbett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun throws a lazy body kick
and Corbett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corbett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Piaskun avoids it really well and circles away.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piaskun tries to work over Corbett's front leg with a kick but Corbett checks it.
Piaskun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corbett is looking to clinch but Piaskun is avoiding it.
Corbett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piaskun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Piaskun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Corbett but Corbett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corbett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corbett shoots for a double leg takedown but Piaskun sprawls well. He's pushed Corbett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbett checks a low kick from Piaskun.
Piaskun tries for a takedown but Corbett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Piaskun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Corbett swivels and escapes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corbett, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piaskun misses with a kick to the body
and Corbett counters with a nice body kick.
Corbett lands with a thumping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piaskun.
Piaskun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piaskun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nathan Corbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corbett closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piaskun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Corbett walks away with a smile on his face. Piaskun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Corbett connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Corbett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piaskun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Nathan Corbett retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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