Nathan Corbett

Nathan Corbett
Born Nathan Corbett
(1979-10-23) 23 October 1979
Hamilton, New Zealand
Other names Carnage
Nationality Australian
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight 94.2 kg (208 lb; 14.83 st)
Division Heavyweight (2010-)
Cruiserweight (2002-2009)
Light-heavyweight
Reach 73.5 in (187 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Team Urban Fight Gym
Trainer Richard Walsh
Years active 15 (1997–present)
Kickboxing record
Total 65
Wins 59
By knockout 44
Losses 5
By knockout 3
No contests 1
Other information
Website www.totalcarnage.com.au
last updated on: April 12, 2014

Nathan "Carnage" Corbett (born 23 October 1979) is an Australian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Urban Fight Gym, Gold Coast, Australia. He was the WMC Muaythai Cruiserweight World champion[1] and K-1 Scandinavia 2007 tournament champion. He is the current World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion.[2] 10 time Muay Thai world champion John Wayne Parr describes him as the "elbow master".

Biography and career

Nathan Corbett started practicing martial arts with karate at age of 14, which led him to shoot boxing and Muay Thai. He turned pro in 1997 and rose to national prominence in 2002 when he defeated Australian legend Scott Bannan with a slicing elbow and followed up his strong performance with a 1st round KO win over Clifton Brown of Canada winning his first WMC World Title.

On 26 June 2005 at Xplosion 10 event in Australia, Nathan Corbett won his second WMC World Title over Russian muay thai fighter Magomed Magomedov.

At 3rd MARS World Fighting GP in Chiba, Japan in 2006 he suffered his first KO loss of his career against American Heavyweight Alex Roberts.

Nathan Corbett's fight against Tyrone Spong ended in a controversial decision, with Corbett knocking Spong out with punches but resumed fighting after the referee had stopped the fight, the fight was declared a no contest. On the second round Spong knocked Corbett, who recovered and fought through the round. On the third round, Corbett switched stance to southpaw and caught Spong with a hard right hook. Spong couldn't make the count and the referee waved it off. Corbett alleged that he misunderstood the referee Paolo Tocha as he waved his hands not up high enough and giving his back to him, so he jumped to finish the fight. Fighters as Mark Castagnini and Ray Sefo did support this could be a possibility.

He was scheduled to face Nikolaj Falin at Kings of Kombat 8 in Melbourne on 8 December 2012 but his opponent pulled out due to health issues.[3]

He was then reported to be fighting Dzianis Hancharonak at Total Carnage III in Gold Coast on 9 March 2013 but Hancharonak was already pencilled in to face another opponent close to that date and did not accept the fight,[4][5] and so Javlon Nazarov stepped in.[6] Finally, Nazarov was replaced by Kamil Sokolowski.[7] At the beginning of the fight Sokolowski came on Corbett with punches, but was countered with knees and right elbow and fight was over before it even started.[8]

He signed a two fight contract with Glory in July 2013.[9] In his long-awaited rematch with Tyrone Spong at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States on October 12, 2013, he was dropped twice with left hooks in round two and lost by TKO.[10][11][12]

At Total Carnage IV held in Gold Coast on December 14, 2013, Nathan Corbett took a second round elbow TKO win over Henriques Zowa, defending the WKN heavyweight muay Thai world title.[13][14][15]

Competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship, he fought in the Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2014. In the semi-finals against Gökhan Saki, Corbett began to bleed from his right ear after being struck by a left overhand from the Turk. This led the ringside physician to advise referee Al Wichgers to halt the fight at the 2:35 mark of round one, handing Corbett a TKO loss and eliminating him from the tournament.[16]

Titles

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WBC title fight". Wbcmuaythai.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. ↑ "WBC rankings". Wbcmuaythai.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  3. ↑ Rian Scalia. "Steve Moxon Closes Out 2012 With KO Win". liverkick.com.
  4. ↑ Rian Scalia. "Nathan Corbett vs. Dzianis Hancharonak at Total Carnage III, March 9". liverkick.com.
  5. ↑ Parviz Iskenderov. "Nathan Corbett vs Dzianis Hancharonak – Not Happening". fightmag.
  6. ↑ Rian Scalia. "Total Carnage III Fight Card for March 9". liverkick.com.
  7. ↑ Rian Scalia. "March Madness: Muay Thai Fights to Watch This Month". liverkick.com.
  8. ↑ Rian Scalia. "Nathan Corbett Gets Quick KO Win at Total Carnage 3". liverkick.com.
  9. ↑ Rian Scalia. "Nathan "Carnage" Corbett Signs With GLORY". liverkick.com.
  10. ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY 11 Main Event Confirmed as Corbett vs. Spong". liverkick.com.
  11. ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY 11 Chicago Live Results and Discussion". liverkick.com.
  12. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Tyrone Spong Flattens Nathan Corbett in Technical Fight". liverkick.com.
  13. ↑ "Nathan “Carnage” Corbett Returns to Ring at Total Carnage IV Fight Night - Bonus Round Kickboxing". Bonus Round Kickboxing. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  14. ↑ Parviz Iskenderov. "Nathan Corbett defends his WKN World title in Australia". Fightmag. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  15. ↑ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - LiverKick". Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  16. ↑ "Gokhan Saki Wins Title, Tyrone Spong Suffers Gruesome Leg Injury at Glory 15". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  17. ↑ "WMC World Champions 2006". Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2016.


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