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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett comes to the cage accompanied by Men at Work - Down Under. Speed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amon Tobin / El Cargo. Daniel Speed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nathan Corbett's chin.
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215 lbs
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206 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Speed!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Corbett.
Speed throws a body kick that misses.
Corbett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corbett.
Corbett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Corbett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speed's calf.
Speed throws a right hand that Corbett ducks under and follows up with a left that Corbett also avoids with ease.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Corbett closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corbett.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Corbett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corbett avoids the body shot from Speed.
Corbett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Corbett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed keeps the fight on the outside.
Corbett connects with a single shot there.
Corbett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That kick from Speed tenderised Corbett's leg. Corbett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corbett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Corbett tries to clinch but Speed is having none of it.
Speed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Corbett looks to land a left hand but Speed moved out of range nicely.
Corbett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
An inside leg kick from Corbett misses.
Corbett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Speed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Speed throws a body punch but Corbett moves out of range.
Corbett throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with a nice body shot.
Speed missing with a left hand there. Corbett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett slips under a jab from Speed.
Daniel Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed loads up on a big right hand but Corbett slips the punch.
Corbett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corbett.
Corbett wants to clinch but Speed slips to the side
and Speed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corbett's knee momentarily.
Corbett throws a head kick but Speed moves out of range.
Speed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Speed 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 stuns Speed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Speed digs a good body shot into Corbett's ribs.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Speed.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corbett has time to react.
Corbett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Speed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corbett is out of range.
Speed takes a swing at Corbett's ribcage but misses.
Speed misses with a kick to the body.
Speed scores with a one two! Corbett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Speed scores with a shot to the body.
Corbett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corbett tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Corbett misses.
Corbett throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corbett's sensitive parts.
Corbett throws a solid leg kick but Speed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corbett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corbett. Speed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corbett lands an overhand right.
Speed loads up on a big right hand but Corbett slips the punch.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbett moves away.
Speed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corbett rather than just go for the knockout.
Corbett moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed blocks the body kick.
Corbett blocks a jab.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corbett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corbett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Speed scores with a punch to the head.
Corbett looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Speed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Corbett tries to clinch there but Speed circles away.
Corbett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corbett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Corbett is predictable there
and Speed counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Speed punishes Corbett's body with a nice straight punch.
Corbett tries to clinch but Speed moves out of range.
Speed scores with a jab.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Speed does no damage.
Speed punishes Corbett's body with a nice straight punch.
Corbett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed punishes Corbett's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
Corbett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Speed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Speed scores with a push kick.
Corbett lands a jab to the head.
Speed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corbett.
A punch lands to the side of Speed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Speed stuns Corbett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corbett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Speed in his tracks.
Corbett wants to clinch
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Corbett.
Corbett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speed can pounce on him.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniel Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corbett connects with an inside leg kick.
Speed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corbett. Corbett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Speed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good leg kick by Speed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Speed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Speed.
Corbett tries to score with a low kick but Speed moves his leg out of the way.
Nice shot lands for Speed.
Speed misses with a few strikes there.
Corbett misses with a few strikes there.
Speed connects with a jab.
Speed tries a low kick but Corbett avoids it.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Speed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corbett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A good leg kick by Corbett.
Speed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Corbett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice combination there by Corbett.
It looks like Daniel Speed has been cut.
Speed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Speed throws a leg kick but Corbett sees it coming and moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Speed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corbett wants to clinch.
Corbett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a low kick but Corbett moves out of range easily.
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Speed scores with a sloppy right hand. Corbett should have avoided that one.
Speed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corbett sizes up Speed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Corbett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Speed connects with a leg kick. Corbett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corbett motions for Speed to come forward. Corbett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speed is looking to slow Corbett down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett walks into a jab.
Speed checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Corbett misses.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Corbett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corbett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Corbett is just out of range.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Corbett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corbett pushes Speed up against the cage in a clinch.
Corbett is pushing Speed up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Corbett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Corbett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed'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.
The crowd are getting on Speed's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Speed as Corbett tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
Speed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Corbett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corbett.
Speed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Corbett up against the cage.
Speed misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Speed.
Speed lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Speed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corbett lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbett blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Corbett struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Corbett lands a nice elbow.
Speed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Corbett blocking some punches.
Speed has Corbett pressed against the cage.
Corbett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corbett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corbett as Speed tries to tie him up.
Speed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Speed throws the kick towards the body but Corbett avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Speed.
Speed defending well as Corbett loads up on a big left hand.
Corbett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corbett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
Corbett throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with an outside leg kick.
Speed checks a leg kick.
Corbett tries to clinch there but Speed circles away.
Speed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Speed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Corbett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Speed counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corbett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Speed finds it's way through Corbett's defenses.
Corbett wants to clinch.
Corbett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corbett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed throws a low kick but Corbett moves out of range easily.
Corbett throws a poor cross that misses
and Corbett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Speed lands a nice shot that snaps Corbett's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Speed really dominated that 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.
A jab from Speed does it's job there.
Corbett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Speed's head backwards.
Corbett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Corbett throws a solid leg kick but Speed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corbett.
Corbett ducks right into an uppercut from Speed.
Speed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corbett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Speed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speed connects with an inside leg kick.
Speed feints a jab promting Corbett to slip. Speed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Corbett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett tries to clinch but Speed moves out of range.
Corbett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Speed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corbett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speed's brow.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
Corbett taking a breather.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
Corbett working aggressively here.
Corbett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Speed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corbett tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Speed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Corbett misses.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbett was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Corbett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Speed. Speed obviously looking to wear him down.
Corbett moves to clinch but Speed breaks away
and Speed counters with a stiff right hand.
Speed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corbett momentarily.
Corbett takes one to the chin there.
Speed scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Speed misses.
Corbett throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
Speed scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Speed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Speed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed scores with a nice strike.
Speed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Speed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Speed throws a right hand that misses
and Corbett counters with a thumping low kick.
Corbett throws a combination that misses
and Speed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nathan Corbett's cut is getting worse.
Speed scores with a jab to the head.
Corbett is rocked!
Speed misses with a wild combination.
Oh Corbett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corbett scores with a kick to the body.
Corbett seems to have got his legs back now.
That kick from Corbett tenderised Speed's leg. Speed is trying to keep his angry face on.
Speed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corbett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed throws a low kick but Corbett moves out of range easily.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett wants to clinch up but Speed keeps it at a distance.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Speed swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Corbett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Speed misses its intended target.
Corbett throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speed takes a swing at Corbett's ribcage but misses.
Corbett misses with a jab to the body
and Speed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Speed throws a series of punches but Corbett avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Speed misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Speed dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Speed misses with a body shot.
A big left from Speed misses.
Corbett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speed is able to avoid easily.
Nice body kick there by Corbett.
Speed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Speed checks a low kick from Corbett.
Corbett fails with a takedown attempt.
Corbett doesn't manage to clinch there - Speed circles away.
Speed avoids a kick to the body.
Speed throws a leg kick but Corbett moved away.
Corbett looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Corbett throws a right and a left that Speed avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a jab-cross combination.
Corbett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Speed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corbett is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Speed ducks right into an uppercut from Corbett.
Speed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corbett in his tracks.
Speed wants to slow Corbett down by chopping away at his legs.
Corbett misses with a straight left.
Corbett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corbett is looking to chop away at Speed's legs.
Speed keeps the fight on the outside.
Speed lands with an uppercut that bounces Corbett off the cage and back into range.
Speed lands the left hand.
Corbett tries to move into range but Speed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corbett moves in looking to clinch but Speed pushes him off.
Corbett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corbett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Speed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corbett.
Speed misses with a low kick as Corbett jumps back.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corbett.
Speed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corbett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speed.
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Corbett.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corbett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws a low kick but Speed moves out of range easily.
Speed 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 lands a head kick. Speed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Corbett misses with a few strikes there.
Corbett throws a sloppy body shot
and Speed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Speed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corbett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
Speed misses the jab.
Speed stuns Corbett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corbett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speed.
Speed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No luck for Corbett with that takedown attempt.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corbett misses with a hook.
Nathan Corbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Speed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Speed cracks Corbett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Speed.
Corbett takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Speed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Corbett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corbett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Corbett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Speed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Speed.
Well Speed 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Speed! Daniel Speed retains his light heavyweight title!
Daniel Speed seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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