Nathan Corbett

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Nathan Corbett
Born Nathan Corbett
(1979-10-23) 23 October 1979 (age 44)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Other names Carnage
Nationality Australian
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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 (1979-10-23)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]

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][10] 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.[11][12][13][14][15]

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.[16][17][18][19]

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.[20][21][22]

Titles

  • 2010 W.K.N. Muay Thai World Champion -95 kg (4 title defences)
  • 2010 A-1 World Combat Cup Heavyweight Tournament Champion
  • 2009 W.I.P.U. King of the Ring Champion
  • 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Scandinavian Qualification Champion
  • 2005 W.B.C. Muay Thai World Champion -79 kg
  • 2005-06 W.M.C. Muay Thai World Champion -86 kg[23] (1 title defence)
  • 2005 I.M.F. World Champion
  • 2003 W.M.C. Muay Thai World Champion -82 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

References

See also