Nathan Corbett

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Nathan Corbett
BornNathan Corbett
(1979-10-23) 23 October 1979 (age 44)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Other namesCarnage
The Man with the Golden Elbows
ResidenceNewport Beach, California
NationalityAustralian
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight94.2 kg (208 lb; 14.83 st)
DivisionHeavyweight (2010–)
Cruiserweight (2002–2009)
Light-heavyweight
Reach73.5 in (187 cm)
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
TeamUrban Fight Gym
TrainerRichard Walsh
Years active1997–2014
Kickboxing record
Total65
Wins59
By knockout44
Losses5
By knockout3
No contests1
Other information
OccupationCoach, Sports commentator, Author
Websitewww.carnagecorbett.com
Last updated on: 4 April 2019

Nathan "Carnage" Corbett (born 23 October 1979) is a New Zealand-born Australian former Muay Thai kickboxer, who has held 11 world titles in three weight-divisions.[1][2][3]

Hailing out of the Urban Fight Gym, Gold Coast Corbett was the World Muaythai Council (WMC) Cruiserweight World champion,[4] the K-1 Scandinavia 2007 tournament champion, the World Boxing Council Muaythai (WBC Muaythai) Cruiserweight World Champion[5] and former World Kickboxing Network (WKN) Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion (including three defenses).[6][7]

Biography and career[edit]

Nathan Corbett started practicing martial arts with karate at the age of 14, which then led him to shoot boxing and Muay Thai.

Corbett turned professional in 1997 and rose to national prominence in 2002 when he defeated Australian legend Scott 'The Cannon' Bannon with a slicing right elbow. He then followed up this 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, Corbett won his second WMC World Title over Russian 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.

Corbett vs. Spong I[edit]

Corbett’s career is undoubtedly tied to that of Tyrone Spong. The two fought for the first time in Jamaica in 2009 in a highly anticipated bout of heavyweight kick boxers at the peak of their respected careers. It would be a major test for Corbett as Spong was the not only the most decorated fighter he would challenge at that point but the bout would be under modified kickboxing rules, eliminating Corbett's ability to use his infamous elbows.[8][9]

In what was considered a controversial bout Corbett knocked Spong out in the third round. Spong, to his credit, managed to rise back to his feet, however referee Paolo Tocha stopped the fight as Spong was visibly staggering. As the signal was given to stop the fight, Corbett misinterpreted this as a restart and began to strike Spong further. This led to Paolo Tocha stopping the fight altogether and ruling the bout a no contest.[10]

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.[11]

He was then reported to be fighting Dzianis Hancharonak at Total Carnage III in Gold Coast on 9 March 2013 but Hancharonak was already penciled in to face another opponent close to that date and did not accept the fight,[12][13] and so Javlon Nazarov stepped in.[14] Finally, Nazarov was replaced by Kamil Sokolowski of Poland[15] Sokolowski began the contest with heavy pressure but was countered viciously with knees and finally a right elbow to the temple of Sokolowski handing Corbett a KO victory 20 seconds into the first round.[16][17]

Corbett vs. Spong II[edit]

He signed a two-fight contract with Glory in July 2013.[18] In his long-awaited rematch with Tyrone Spong at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States on 12 October 2013, he was dropped twice with left hooks in round two and lost by TKO.[19][20][21]

At Total Carnage IV held in Gold Coast on 14 December 2013, Nathan Corbett took a second round elbow TKO win over Henriques Zowa, defending the WKN Heavyweight Muay Thai World Title.[22][23][24]

Corbett vs. Saki[edit]

Competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship, he fought in the Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014. In the semi-finals against Gökhan Saki, Corbett was struck with a left overhand to the ear, or what's infamously referred to as the "Saki Bomb". Corbett's ear exploded, which led to part of the ear openly hanging off.[25] The ringside physician intervened and referee Al Wichgers called a halt to the fight at the 2:35 of Round 1, handing Corbett a TKO loss and eliminating him from the tournament.[26]

In a twisted turn of events, Saki would go on to face Tyrone Spong in the finals. 1:30 into Round 1 Spong attempted a right low kick from the southpaw stance. Saki, standing orthodox, checked the kick, resulting in Spongs leg breaking. Spong then stepped back onto the broken leg before falling to the canvas. The referee immediately stopped the bout.[27]

Personal life[edit]

Nathan Corbett currently lives in California, USA. He continues to train and teach Muay Thai.

Corbett actively travels, co-leading the Ronin-Carnage Team alongside Misa Ronin in Novi Sad, Serbia.[28]

Corbett is a regular contributor to FIGHTMAG, where he writes the 'Carnage Diary'.[29]

In 2017 Corbett launched the 'Ultimate Warrior Retreat' in Bali, Indonesia. Described as 6 days of training the body and mind through the art of yoga and Muay Thai, as well as mentoring talks and cultural beauty.[30]

Titles[edit]

Over the course of 10 years, Corbett collected 11 prestigious World title belts.[31]

  • World Kickboxing Network
    • 2013 W.K.N. Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion
    • 2013 W.K.N. Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion
    • 2012 W.K.N. Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion
    • 2010 W.K.N. Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion
  • A-1 World Combat Cup
    • 2010 A-1 World Combat Cup Heavyweight Tournament Champion
  • World Independent Promoters Union
    • 2009 W.I.P.U. King of the Ring Champion
  • K-1
    • 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Scandinavian Qualification Champion
  • World Boxing Council Muaythai
    • 2005 W.B.C. Muay Thai Light Heavyweight World Champion
  • World Muaythai Council
    • 2005–06 W.M.C. Muay Thai Cruiserweight World Champion
    • 2003 W.M.C. Muay Thai Light Heavyweight World Champion
  • International Muaythai Federation
    • 2005 I.M.F. World Champion.[32]

Kickboxing record[edit]

Kickboxing Record
59 Wins (44 (T)KO's, 15 Decisions), 5 Losses, 1 No contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2014-04-12 Loss Netherlands Gökhan Saki Glory 15: Istanbul – Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Istanbul, Turkey TKO (Ear injury) 1 2:35 59–5–1
2013-12-14 Win Angola Henriques Zowa Total Carnage IV Gold Coast, Australia TKO (Left elbow) 2 1:47 59–4–1
Retains W.K.N. Muay Thai World title −95kg.
2013-10-12 Loss Suriname Tyrone Spong Glory 11: Chicago Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA TKO (Left hook) 2 1:10 58–4–1
2013-03-09 Win Poland Kamil Sokolowski Total Carnage III Gold Coast, Australia KO (Right elbow) 1 0.20 58–3–1
Retains W.K.N. Muay Thai World title −95kg.
2012-09-01 Win Australia Steve McKinnon Total Carnage II Gold Coast, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 57–3–1
2012-06-23 Win Romania Adrian Marc Kings of Kombat 7 Melbourne, Australia TKO (Low kick) 1 56–3–1
2012-04-07 Win France Stéphane Susperregui Fight Night Total Carnage Gold Coast, Australia Decision 5 3:00 55–3–1
Retains W.K.N. Muay Thai World title −95kg.
2011-11-06 Win France Abdarhmane Coulibaly Muaythai Premier League: Round 3 The Hague, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 54–3–1
2011-09-02 Win Czech Republic Tomáš Hron Muaythai Premier League: Round 1 Long Beach, CA, United States KO (Punches) 1 2:38 53–3–1
2011-04-16 Win Poland Piotr Lepich Domination 6 Mirrabooka, Australia KO (Elbow) 1 2:59 52–3–1
2010-11-27 Win Spain Frank Muñoz Evolution 22 Gold Coast, Australia TKO (Referee stoppage) 3 51–3–1
2010-09-19 Win Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev Domination 5 Perth, Australia KO (Knee strike) 4 1:19 50–3–1
Wins vacant W.K.N. Muay Thai World title −95kg.
2010-06-09 Win Tonga Cedric Kongaika Last Man Standing 2, final Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 49–3–1
Wins A-1 World Combat Cup Heavyweight tournament title.
2010-06-09 Win Australia Thor Hoopman Last Man Standing 2, semi final Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 48–3–1
2010-06-09 Win Australia Shane Tilyard Last Man Standing 2, quarter final Melbourne, Australia TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 1:32 47–3–1
2009-08-08 Win Cape Verde Michael Andrade Xplosion Super Fight 19 Gold Coast, Australia TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 2:52 46–3–1
2009-06-26 NC Suriname Tyrone Spong Champions of Champions 2 Montego Bay, Jamaica NC (Original KO for Corbett) 3 45–3–1
2009-05-29 Win Croatia Sinisa Andrijasevic Brute Force 11 Melbourne, Australia KO (Knee strike) 1 45–3
Wins W.I.P.U. King of the Ring World title.
2009-04-04 Win France Emmanuelle Payet Evolution 16 Brisbane, Australia TKO (Leg kick) 2 44–3
2008-12-06 Win New Zealand Tony Angelov Evolution 15 "The Contender Qualifier" Brisbane, Australia KO (Left hook) 2 1:41 43–3
2008-09-04 Win Thailand Wehaj KingBoxing Evolution 14 "The Contenders" Brisbane, Australia KO (Elbow strike) 2 42–3
2008-04-26 Win Thailand Leonard Sitpholek Evolution 13 "Carnival of Carnage" Brisbane, Australia TKO (Doctor stoppage) 3 41–3
2008-03-29 Win Germany Mike Sbrzesny Xplosion 18 Super Fights Sydney, Australia TKO (Doctor stoppage) 1 40–3
2007-12-08 Win Turkey Recai Celik Xplosion 17 Sydney, Australia KO (Punches) 1 2:59 39–3
Retains W.M.C. Muay Thai World title.
2007-09-01 Win Slovakia Erik Kosztanko Evolution 11 "Night of Carnage" Brisbane, Australia KO 3 2:01 38–3
2007-06-22 Win Thailand Kaoklai Kaennorsing Xplosion Super Fights Gold Coast, Australia KO (Punches) 2 2:48 37–3
2007-05-19 Win Suriname Ashwin Balrak K-1 Scandinavia GP 2007 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 36–3
Wins K-1 Scandinavia 2007 tournament title.
2007-05-19 Win Kazakhstan Teodor Sariyev K-1 Scandinavia GP 2007 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 35–3
2007-05-19 Win Albania Azem Maksutaj K-1 Scandinavia GP 2007 Stockholm, Sweden TKO 2 2:40 34–3
2006-11-11 Win Canada Clifton Brown Xplosion Macau Macau, China KO (Uppercut) 2 33–3
Retains W.M.C. Muay Thai World title −86kg.
2006-08-18 Win Australia Steve McKinnon Xplosion 13 Sydney, Australia TKO (Doctor stoppage) 4 32–3
2006-05-15 Loss United States Alex Roberts 3rd MARS World Fighting GP Chiba, Japan KO (Right high kick) 2 1:57 31–3
2005-12-10 Win Japan Magnum Sakai Xplosion 12 WBC Muay Thai Event Gold Coast, Australia TKO (Elbow strikes) 3 31–2
Wins vacant W.B.C. Muay Thai World title −79kg.
2005-09-09 Win South Korea Kwak-Yun Sub Xplosion 2005 Hong Kong Hong Kong KO (Elbow strike) 1 30–2
Wins I.M.F. Muay Thai World title −86kg.
2005-08-28 Loss Japan Noboru Uchida Titans 2nd Japan DQ (Kicked downed opponent) 1 29–2
2005-06-25 Win Russia Magomed Magomedov K-1 Challenge 2005 Xplosion X Sydney, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 29–1
Wins W.M.C. Muaythai World title −86kg.
2005-04-15 Win Thailand Kiattisak Hemkajit Xplosion 9 Sydney, Australia TKO 2 28–1
2004-12-18 Win Japan Tatsufumi Tomihira K-1 Challenge 2004 Oceania vs World Gold Coast, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 27–1
2004-11-07 Win South Korea Myeon Ju Lee Titans 1st Kitakyushu, Japan TKO (Corner stop./towel) 3 1:25 26–1
2004-09-19 Win Brazil Nilson de Castro Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004 Yokohama, Japan KO (Left hook) 2 1:52 25–1
2004-08-27 Win Belgium Jean Wanet Evolution 2 Brisbane, Australia KO 1 24–1
2004-07-23 Win New Zealand Aaron Boyes Supreme Carnage Australia KO 1 23–1
2004-06-26 Win New Zealand Jayson Vemoa Boonch Cup Muay Thai Event Gold Coast, Australia KO (Knee strike) 1 22–1
2004-05-22 Win Australia Brett Franklin Samurai Explosion Sydney, Australia KO (Left punch) 1 21–1
2004-05-16 Win Russia Magomed Magomedov WMC World Title in Hong Kong Hong Kong Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 20–1
2003-12-16 Win Canada Clifton Brown Xplosion Super Fight Vol. 5 Gold Coast, Australia KO (Overhead elbow) 1 2:54 19–1
Wins W.M.C. Muay Thai World title −82kg.
2003-08-08 Win Australia Danny Maskacheff Boonchu Cup Warriors of Muay Thai Gold Coast, Australia KO (Left uppercut elbow) 2 18–1
2003-06-01 Win Japan Koji Iga Shootboxing – S of the World vol.3 Japan KO (Punches) 2 0:57 17–1
2003-04-27 Win Australia Blair Hinds Xplosion 4 Shootboxing vs Muay Thai 3 Australia TKO (Referee stoppage) 4 16–1
2002-12-15 Win Japan Koji Iga Xplosion 3 – Kings Of Champions Australia TKO 4 15–1
2002-09-21 Win Australia Chris Johnson S-Mac Event Gold Coast, Australia TKO (Kicks) 5 14–1
2002-07-28 Win Australia Chad Walker Muay Thai Uprising Boonchu Cup Gold Coast, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 13–1
2002-07-07 Win Japan Yu Ikeda Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2002 Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 1:07 12–1
2002-04-18 Win Australia Scott Bannan Brisbane, Australia TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 11–1
2002-03-16 Win Australia Steve Delyster Muay Thai Explosion Boonchu Cup Gold Coast, Australia 10–1
2001-07-08 Win Australia Kelly Witchard X-plosion On Jupiters! Gold Coast, Australia KO 9–1
2001-05-12 Loss Poland Paul Slowinski Light Heavyweight Super 8 Brisbane, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 8–1
2001-03-18 Win Australia Steve Delyster Boonchu Cup 2 Gold Coast, Australia KO (Left body rip) 3 8–0
2000-05-20 Win Australia John Woods Boonchu Cup 1 Gold Coast, Australia KO 2 7–0
2000 Win Papua New Guinea Stanley Nandex Jimmy Cass Show Queensland, Australia Decision 5 3:00 6–0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Pride Gym fighter battles for Muay Thai World title". Trail Times. 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Steve (4 September 2014). "World Champ Nathan Corbett to teach kick boxing classes". The Inverell Times.
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  18. ^ Rian Scalia (5 February 2020). "Nathan "Carnage" Corbett Signs With GLORY". liverkick.com.
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  20. ^ Dave Walsh (28 March 2019). "GLORY 11 Chicago Live Results and Discussion". liverkick.com.
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  22. ^ "Nathan "Carnage" Corbett Returns to Ring at Total Carnage IV Fight Night – Bonus Round Kickboxing". Bonus Round Kickboxing. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  23. ^ Parviz Iskenderov. "Nathan Corbett defends his WKN World Title in Australia". Fightmag. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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  25. ^ Andreas Georgiou (14 April 2014). "Glory 15 Review". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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  29. ^ "Nathan Corbett – Author – FIGHTMAG". Fightmag.com.au. 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  30. ^ Nathan Corbett (2017). "Carnage Global presents Ultimate Warrior Retreat in Bali". Fightmag. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  31. ^ Nathan Corbett (2016). "About". Carnagecorbett.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  32. ^ Nathan Corbett (2016). "About". Carnagecorbett.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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