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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. Corbett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Men at Work - Down Under. Eddie Brock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 cm
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brock thows a body shot but no joy. Brock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brock lands with a cross.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut. Corbett throws a right and a left that Brock avoids nicely. Brock misses with a head kick.
Corbett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Brock. Corbett throws a push kick but Brock slaps the foot to one side. Corbett wants to clinch up but Brock keeps it at a distance. Corbett tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range. Corbett misses with a looping right. Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Corbett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corbett ducks under a wild hook from Brock. Brock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. 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! Brock lands some shots froms side control. Corbett is looking to regain half guard here but Brock keeps moving and retains side control. Corbett looks to move to half guard but instead Brock has passed into mount! Damn! Corbett wants to control but Brock is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brock prevents Corbett from getting the reversal. Brock controlling from the full mount. Corbett is trying to escape the mount.
Corbett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Brock tries to control but Corbett wriggling away. Brock controlling from mount. Corbett wants to hold on but Brock pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brock with shots to the head and body - Corbett looks very uncomfortable down there. Corbett is trying desperately to improve position. Brock content just to control the position here. Corbett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brock raining down shots from the mount! 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 tries to hold on but Brock postures up. Corbett is trying desperately to improve position. Brock content just to control the position here. Brock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brock prevents Corbett from getting the reversal. Brock lands a big elbow. Brock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Corbett is bucking up trying to escape but Brock cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Brock controlling from mount. Corbett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brock controlling the pace for now. Corbett manages to regain half guard. Good work. Brock controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eddie Brock just wasn't active enough. Corbett staying out of range there. Corbett tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance. Good shot there by Brock. Corbett tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance. Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away. Brock sizes up Corbett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Nathan Corbett's cut even more. Corbett works Brock's body with a nice hook. Corbett doesn't manage to clinch there - Brock circles away.
Brock lands a jab to the nose. Brock darts in and clinches Corbett up against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Corbett blocks a body shot from Brock. Brock working some nice short punches in the clinch. Corbett misses with a body punch.
Corbett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock 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.
Corbett ducks right into an uppercut from Brock. Corbett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Corbett. Corbett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock. Corbett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brock misses with a wild body shot. Brock moves into the clinch. Corbett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Corbett tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Corbett back against the cage. Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch. Corbett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Brock throws a looping overhand right but Corbett ducks down to avoid it. Brock dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch but Brock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Brock misses with a right hand letting Corbett counter with a right hand. Brock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Brock takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Corbett is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Brock has denied him. Still in the clinch, Brock scores with a nice short uppercut. Corbett misses with a hook from the clinch. Brock prevents a body shot from Corbett. Brock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Corbett is looking to control Brock's arms but Brock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corbett has his back to the cage. Brock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Corbett is defending well. Corbett takes a shot to the head. Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Brock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Corbett defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him. Corbett tries to clinch up and Brock counters with a left and a right that stings Corbett. Corbett misses with the combination.
Brock dives in and scores a takedown into Corbett's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Brock postures up.
Brock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Brock's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Brock shoots in looking for a takedown. Corbett tries to sprawl out of it but Brock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Corbett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Brock checks a leg kick. Brock misses with an uppercut. Brock connects with the punch.
The cut above Nathan Corbett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Corbett throws a nice inside leg kick. Corbett throws a leg kick but Brock sees it coming and moves out of range. Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far. Brock connects with a leg kick. Corbett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Corbett lands a nice looking body shot.
Brock moves into the clinch successfully.
Corbett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brock avoids it. Corbett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brock lands a hook that snaps the head of Corbett backwards. Brock tries to throw a body punch but Corbett avoids it by throwing Brock back against the cage. Corbett takes an elbow to the forehead. Corbett working aggressively here.
Brock has Corbett pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brock pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Corbett tumbling to the mat - Brock dives into Corbett's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Corbett looking to control.
Brock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corbett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brock has managed to get both his arms back between Corbett's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Corbett keeping moving, preventing Brock from controlling successfully. Brock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Brock postures up.
Brock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Brock trying to control but Corbett is working from the bottom. Corbett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Brock stopping the sweep attempt from Corbett. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Brock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock 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!
Brock misses with a looping right. Brock clinches up against the cage. Corbett trying to control the position but instead, Brock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corbett into the cage. Brock tries to work over Corbett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Brock blocks a body shot from Corbett. Brock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Brock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corbett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brock throws a head punch that misses. Corbett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards. Corbett landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Corbett. Brock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Corbett tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range. Corbett is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Corbett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brock to score with a decent uppercut. Brock works Corbett's body with a nice hook. Brock throws an off balance right hand
and Corbett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A nice inside leg kick there by Brock. That's going to slow Corbett down. Brock misses with a leg kick and Corbett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Brock misses with a straight right. Corbett throws a looping overhand right but Brock ducks down to avoid it. Nice straight punches there by Brock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brock.
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! Brock gets a clinch. Brock swings wildly with an uppercut but Corbett uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land. With the fighters up against the cage, Corbett throws an elbow but misses. Brock lands a hook to the side of the head. Brock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards. Brock scores with a nice hook to the head. Brock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Corbett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brock lands with a light punch inside. Corbett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Corbett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards. Corbett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Corbett tries to stall but Brock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Corbett effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brock dodges an elbow strike from Corbett.
Brock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Brock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brock swings wildly with an uppercut but Corbett uses good head movement to avoid it. Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Corbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow. Brock misses with a hook from the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Brock's face as he tries to break the clinch. Corbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Corbett seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks. Corbett throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock. Corbett looking to throw knees to the head but Brock is blocking nicely.
Corbett tries to stall but Brock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Corbett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbett. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Corbett blocks an elbow strike. Brock has a couple of punches blocked by Corbett.
Corbett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards. Nathan Corbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Corbett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brock lands with a light punch inside. Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Brock is trying to drag Corbett to the mat but Corbett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Brock misses with the head strike.
Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Brock misses with a straight left. Corbett gets tackled into the cage by Brock. Brock maintains the clinch. Corbett struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Brock avoiding damage as Corbett throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Eddie Brock showed his dominance in that final round. Well Brock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock! Eddie Brock 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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